An elderly woman from Raleigh, North Carolina has fallen prey to a deceptive scheme that cost her $75,000. Bettilyn Smyth’s ordeal began after she noticed two unfamiliar transactions on her bank account, reports ABC11. Smyth called what she thought was customer support, but it turns out that she contacted a scammer who told her that …
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Why Meta is choosing partners over power in its 2026 stablecoin push
Key takeaways Meta plans to introduce dollar-linked stablecoin payments across its platforms in late 2026. Unlike its earlier Libra attempt, the company will not issue its own cryptocurrency but instead integrate existing stablecoins. Regulatory opposition to the Libra/Diem project made it clear that governments were uncomfortable with Big Tech issuing private global currencies. Meta’s new …
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Token voting is crypto’s broken incentive system
Opinion by: Francesco Mosterts, co-founder of Umia. Crypto prides itself on being a market-driven system. Prices, incentives, and capital flows determine everything from token valuations to lending rates and blockspace demand. Markets are the industry’s primary coordination mechanism. Yet, when it comes to governance, crypto suddenly abandons markets altogether. Recent governance disputes at major protocols …
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3,117,874 People Warned After Healthcare Firm Breached, Placing Trove of Sensitive Personal and Medical Records at Risk
A US healthcare management services provider says a security breach may have compromised the information of current and former patients. In a notice, QualDerm Partners says that it detected unauthorized activity on certain systems within its network on Christmas eve. An investigation supported by a third-party cybersecurity forensics firm determined that between December 23rd and …
Ripple adds digital asset support to treasury management platform
Ripple has added digital asset capabilities to its treasury management platform, allowing corporate finance teams to hold, track and manage cryptocurrencies and fiat balances within a single system, the company said. According to a company announcement, the update introduces Digital Asset Accounts and a unified dashboard that aggregates balances across bank accounts, custody providers and …
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Franklin Templeton deepens crypto push with CoinFund spinoff deal
Global asset manager Franklin Templeton is set to expand its crypto footprint by acquiring a spinoff of the crypto-native investment firm CoinFund. Franklin Templeton said Wednesday it plans to acquire 250 Digital, a CoinFund spinoff that runs liquid crypto investment strategies, expanding the asset manager’s digital asset business. The deal will form part of a …
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Strategy set to resume buying Bitcoin via STRC: Will BTC price hit $80K?
Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) looks set to restart its Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation engine after a short pause, with its STRC preferred stock likely funding fresh crypto purchases this week. Key takeaways: Strategy may purchase at least $76.25 million in Bitcoin this week. Combined with a technical setup, Bitcoin may rise to $80,000 in April. Strategy …
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Oil Prices and Inflation Primed To Push Back Federal Reserve Rate Cuts, Says Morgan Stanley Economist
Economists at Morgan Stanley say rising oil prices and persistent inflation pressures could delay anticipated interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Speaking on the firm’s “Thoughts on the Market” podcast, Chief U.S. Economist Michael Gapen says the Fed is likely to proceed cautiously, pushing expected rate cuts further into the year. “I think the …
Bybit Boosts Earn Carnival With Bonus APR and New 1.2 Million USDT Prize Pool
April 1st, 2026 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is extending its popular Earn Carnival in response to strong user demand as global market volatility persists. The continued campaign maintains robust earning opportunities across premium Bybit Earn products with an additional prize pool of 1,200,000 USDT, offering …
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CoinShares stock makes US debut on Nasdaq following SPAC merger
CoinShares, a European-based digital asset manager, is slated to make its US public markets debut today following the completion of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, highlighting the crypto industry’s deepening ties with public markets. The company announced Wednesday that it had finalized a previously announced business combination with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp., …
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Australia passes digital asset bill bringing crypto platforms under licensing
Australia has passed legislation that will bring many digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms under the country’s financial services licensing regime. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 has now cleared both houses of the Australian Parliament, according to parliamentary records, marking the biggest step yet in Canberra’s push to create a dedicated …
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Fed’s Barr invokes Panic of 1907 in warning on stablecoin rules
US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Tuesday that clearer US stablecoin rules could speed the market’s growth, but warned that regulators still need to address money laundering risks, bank run risks and consumer safeguards as they implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. Speaking at a Federalist Society event …
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US crypto wash trading case reaches court as 3 extradited, 10 charged
Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in federal court in Oakland on Monday as US prosecutors expanded a wash-trading case that has now charged 10 foreign nationals tied to four crypto market-maker companies. The court appearances mark the latest step in a US crackdown on alleged wash trading in digital asset markets that began …
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Analyst Who Shorted Bitcoin at $123,000 Shifts Into Accumulating BTC – But There’s a Catch
One of the few analysts who accurately called Bitcoin’s 2025 top says that he’s starting to buy BTC again. The pseudonymous analyst KillaXBT tells his 180,000 followers on X that Bitcoin is likely nearing a market bottom after its massive decline since October, and he is now accumulating BTC. However, he warns that Bitcoin may …
Dorsey shares AI-integrated workplace vision weeks after Block’s 40% staff cut
Block co-founder Jack Dorsey has shared his vision of a future workplace where artificial intelligence could take the role of middle managers, weeks after the company cut around 4,000 employees because of AI. In a blog post on Tuesday, Dorsey and Block’s lead independent director, Roelof Botha, said AI can track projects, identify issues, assign …
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