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Coinbase launches USDC loans in the UK, letting customers borrow against BTC, ETH and cbETH

Sophie Bennett20/04/202620/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett20/04/202620/04/2026

TL;DR Coinbase offers UK loans up to $5 million in USDC. Borrowers use Bitcoin, Ether, or cbETH as collateral. Morpho sets variable rates; liquidation risk...

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Hoskinson Says Bitcoin’s BIP-361 “Disguised” Hard Fork Would Leave 1.700.000 BTC Unrecoverable

Sophie Bennett17/04/202617/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett17/04/202617/04/2026

TL;DR BIP-361 leaves 1.7 million Bitcoin vulnerable to quantum theft. Hoskinson warns pre-2013 coins, including Satoshi’s, remain unprotected. Quantum computers threaten to steal old Bitcoin...

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XRP Ledger integrates zero-knowledge proofs to close institutional privacy gap

Sophie Bennett14/04/202614/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett14/04/202614/04/2026

TL;DR XRP Ledger adds zero-knowledge proofs for private bank transactions. Zero-knowledge proofs hide transaction details while maintaining regulatory compliance. Institutions like SBI Holdings now access...

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Circle says it will not freeze USDC without a court order after Drift hack

Sophie Bennett13/04/202613/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett13/04/202613/04/2026

TL;DR Circle won’t freeze USDC without a judge or law enforcement order. Over $420 million in stolen funds escaped due to delayed freezes. Tether freezes...

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Bitcoin miners confront steeper costs and consolidation ahead of 2028 halving

Sophie Bennett12/04/202616/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett12/04/202616/04/2026

TL;DR Miners sell Bitcoin reserves as halving approaches 2028. Energy costs and regulation squeeze mining profitability hard. Operators must diversify into power and data centers....

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Justin Sun accuses Trump-backed WLFI of using 5 billion of its own tokens to secure $75M DeFi loan and hiding a token ‘trap door’

Sophie Bennett12/04/202612/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett12/04/202612/04/2026

TL;DR Justin Sun calls WLFI a personal ATM for insiders. A $75 million DeFi loan locked out ordinary depositors. Sun lost $107 million after WLFI...

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Binance embeds prediction markets in its app, opening access to millions of users

Sophie Bennett09/04/202609/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett09/04/202609/04/2026

TL;DR Binance launches prediction markets in app, enabling outcome-share trading from USDT. Users trade probability contracts on sports, politics, economics, and crypto via wallet. Prediction...

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Treasury proposes rules forcing U.S. stablecoin issuers to police illicit transactions

Sophie Bennett08/04/202608/04/2026

by Sophie Bennett08/04/202608/04/2026

TL;DR Proposed rules subject stablecoin issuers to the Bank Secrecy Act. Issuers must file SARs, run sanctions, and monitor all transactions. Reserves must be fully...

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Charles Hoskinson calls CLARITY Act a “horrific” bill and warns it would let the SEC be ‘weaponized’

Sophie Bennett31/03/202631/03/2026

by Sophie Bennett31/03/202631/03/2026

TL;DR Hoskinson warns the CLARITY Act enables fifteen years of regulatory uncertainty weaponizing future political control. Default securities classification traps new projects while entrenching established...

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SWIFT advances to MVP for blockchain settlement; live transactions set for later in 2026

Sophie Bennett30/03/202630/03/2026

by Sophie Bennett30/03/202630/03/2026

TL;DR SWIFT confirms its blockchain ledger MVP phase with real transactions in 2026. SWIFT’s permissioned ledger on Linea needs no native cryptocurrency or public chain....

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Author : Sophie Bennett

Coinbase launches USDC loans in the UK, letting customers borrow against BTC, ETH and cbETH

Hoskinson Says Bitcoin’s BIP-361 “Disguised” Hard Fork Would Leave 1.700.000 BTC Unrecoverable

XRP Ledger integrates zero-knowledge proofs to close institutional privacy gap

Circle says it will not freeze USDC without a court order after Drift hack

Bitcoin miners confront steeper costs and consolidation ahead of 2028 halving

Justin Sun accuses Trump-backed WLFI of using 5 billion of its own tokens to secure $75M DeFi loan and hiding a token ‘trap door’

Binance embeds prediction markets in its app, opening access to millions of users

Treasury proposes rules forcing U.S. stablecoin issuers to police illicit transactions

Charles Hoskinson calls CLARITY Act a “horrific” bill and warns it would let the SEC be ‘weaponized’

SWIFT advances to MVP for blockchain settlement; live transactions set for later in 2026

ZachXBT challenges MemeCore to explain its $6...

Coinbase launches USDC loans in the UK,...

LayerZero faults Kelp DAO configuration after $292...

Hoskinson Says Bitcoin’s BIP-361 “Disguised” Hard Fork...

Ethereum logged its busiest quarter on record,...

Solana and Chainlink ETFs See Largest Daily...

Adam Back says miners’ pivot to AI...

European treasuries are building a different Bitcoin...