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- Is Now Actually a Good Time to Buy Cryptocurrency? It's been a year to forget for cryptocurrency investors. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), the world's two most valuable cryptocurrencies, have declined 15% and 21%, respectively, since the beginning of the year. The smaller altcoins fared even worse. But could that broad pullback actually represent a good buying opportunity for long-term investors? Cryptocurrencies generally rally as declining interest rates drive investors toward riskier investments. But after reducing its benchmark rates six times in 2024 and 2025, the Fed has merely kept its rates unchanged this year. The intensifying Middle East conflict, inflation, and other macro headwinds also sparked fresh...

- Most people who hold Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) are doing one of two things with it. They're either holding and waiting for the price to go up, or trading it for other cryptos—and ByBit just added a third option. The crypto exchange, which serves over 80 million users and ranks among the top three globally by trading volume, launched 44 new stock CFDs on its TradFi platform. The lineup includes Apple, Amazon, BlackRock's IBIT Bitcoin ETF, Manchester United, and sector ETFs covering energy, lithium, and uranium. ByBit lets users hold BTC and ETH on the platform and use both as collateral to back their stock positions, so users don't have to sell their crypto to start trading equities. If this model catches on...

- What's the Scoop? Frankfurt Stock Exchange operator Deutsche Börse Group today announced its intention to make a $200M strategic investment into crypto exchange Kraken. This article has been published in Decrypt via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/frankfurt-stock-exchange-operator-announces-163813042.html

- Quantum-Day Reality Check: Debunking the Quantum Threat to Crypto Key Takeaways Quantum computing has long hung over the crypto industry like a distant storm. Now, a new Google research paper has brought those fears back to the surface, with fresh headlines warning that future quantum machines could crack the encryption behind Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and much of the blockchain world—reviving talk of an inevitable “Q-Day.” But is that threat really closing in—or still far off on the horizon? Google’s Quantum Wake-Up Call On Mar. 31, Google Quantum AI released a detailed white paper titled “The Quantum Threat to Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies.” Co-authored with heavyweights like Stanford’s Dan Boneh and the Ethereum...

- Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh filed a 69-page financial disclosure with the US Office of Government Ethics on April 14, revealing assets worth well over $100 million across crypto, AI, and private equity. The filing clears the last major bureaucratic step before the Senate Banking Committee can schedule his confirmation hearing. Warsh's Disclosure Reveals Wide-Ranging Portfolio The document lists two investments valued at over $50 million each in the Juggernaut Fund LP and $10.2 million in consulting fees from the investment office of billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller. It also includes approximately two dozen positions held through THSDFS LLC, with some individually worth up to $5 million. Those holdings'...

- Bitcoin Shorts Get Rekt as BTC Jumps Above $75K, Hitting 2-Month Price High Bitcoin continued to rise early Tuesday, topping a price of $75,000 and hitting its highest level since early February as bears betting against BTC and other leading cryptocurrencies saw rising short liquidations. The leading crypto asset was recently trading at $75,834, per data from CoinGecko, rising above the $75,000 mark for the first time since March 16. At that recent price, Bitcoin is at its highest level since the first days of February. Bitcoin is up 5.5% over the last day, putting up a more than 10% rise over the past week as other major coins show even larger gains during the same span. Ethereum, for example, is up nearly 8% in the last 24...

- Kraken Says It Is Being Extorted Over Stolen Crypto User Data and Refuses to Pay Kraken confirmed Monday it is being extorted by a criminal group holding videos of internal systems containing customer data, and the crypto exchange has publicly refused to comply. Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco disclosed the threat via X on April 13, 2026, stating the firm is working with federal law enforcement across multiple jurisdictions to pursue arrests. The refusal is the right call. It’s also a calculated institutional signal at a moment when exchange trust is structurally fragile. Key Takeaways: How Kraken Crypto Breach and Extortion Mechanics Actually Worked This was not a credential-scraping exploit or a protocol vulnerability...

- Fed nominee Warsh's holdings include SpaceX, Polymarket, crypto and AI WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Holdings in Elon Musk's SpaceX company and predictions platform Polymarket are among dozens of future-oriented assets that Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh lists on a newly filed financial disclosure. Warsh's major holdings put his assets at well over $100 million, including two $50-million-plus holdings in the Juggernaut Fund LP, apparently part of Warsh's work advising for the Duquesne Family Office, the private investment firm of Stanley Druckenmiller. In dozens of other holdings, listed as part of something called DCM Investments 10 LLC with a market value of no more than half a million dollars, Warsh's stylings as...

- Dogecoin (CRYPTO: $DOGE) is near $0.10 U.S. as memecoins get caught up in a broader cryptocurrency rally.  Analysts Perspective Analysts say that the current breakout in Dogecoin looks strong, with the price holding gains rather than fading as it has over the past six months. Crypto bulls note that Dogecoin is seeing fresh capital inflows after weeks of inactivity, signaling returning interest from investors. DOGE is currently trading at $0.094 U.S., having gained 2% in the past 24 hours. Analysts see $0.10 U.S. as a key support level for the best-known memecoin.  Market Levels That said, Dogecoin faces a key resistance level at $0.095 U.S., which has capped recent rallies in the token. Still, there is hope for DOGE amid a...

- Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo Leaves Law Firm to Focus on Crypto Advisory J. Christopher Giancarlo, who chaired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2017 to 2019 and earned the designation ‘CryptoDad’ for his broadly permissive posture toward digital asset innovation during that tenure, is departing Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP – where he served as senior counsel and co-chair of the firm’s Digital Works practice since 2019 – to concentrate exclusively on advisory work for fintech and cryptocurrency firms. The departure marks his full exit from institutional law practice and a deliberate repositioning toward direct private-sector engagement with the digital asset industry at a moment when the regulatory architecture...

The SEC Just Gave DeFi a Green Light The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets dropped a major piece of guidance Monday, creating a formal safe harbor for "Covered User Interfaces." DeFi front-ends, wallet apps, browser extensions, and any software that helps users execute crypto securities transactions through their own self-custodial wallets are covered in the safe harbor, meaning they can operate without registering as broker-dealers, effective immediately, valid for five years. The conditions are clear: never take custody of user assets or keys, don’t recommend or solicit specific trades, charge fixed and neutral fees (no transaction-based compensation), and disclose any relationships with connected trading venues. If a protocol...

- For the first time since mid-March, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is back above $75,000. The Bitcoin price had been ranging below $70,000 for more than a month, with every rally getting cut short by the bearish pressure the Middle East war has put on the market. Right now, the whole market is surging—Bitcoin has climbed 5.9%, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has rallied 8.6%, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has gained 4.2%, and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is up 6.3%. The trigger was Iran signaling that it wants to come back to the negotiating table, combined with Trump's Hormuz blockade turning out to be less damaging than traders expected. With the market back in the green, could this be the start of the crypto bull run? What's Driving the Crypto Rally Today? Iran...

- Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Today, Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Prices Rebound Despite U.S. Blockade in the Middle East Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $74,442.23 on Tuesday, a 5.2% gain from Monday’s opening price of $70,757.62. The value of bitcoin at 7:20 a.m. ET was $74,442. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,369.90 on Tuesday, up 8.1% from Monday’s opening price of $2,192.33. The value of ethereum at 7:20 a.m. ET was $2,375. Bitcoin and ethereum showed strength on Tuesday after President Trump announced on Monday that Iran still wanted to make a peace deal. Traders seem focused on prospects for a peaceful end to the war, despite White House threats to block Iranian ports off the Strait of Hormuz. While signs of conflict escalation in the...

- The Bitcoin (BTC) price recorded an intra-day high of $74,942 on Tuesday after China denied arming Iran and warned the US against tariff escalation. The denial follows President Trump's 50% tariff threat on any country supplying weapons to Tehran, injecting new tension into an already volatile geopolitical and trade environment. China Pushes Back on Arms Accusations Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Beijing "always acts prudently and responsibly on the export of military products." He called media reports of Chinese military support for Iran "purely fabricated" and vowed countermeasures if tariffs followed. The statement responded to US intelligence assessments that China was preparing to ship air defense systems to Iran. Trump warned...

- Bitcoin Nears $75K As Risk-on Sentiment, Geopolitical Landscape Improves Bitcoin’s sustained uptrend over the past few weeks comes amid an improving risk-on sentiment across the broader financial markets. The leading crypto is trading at around $74,420, up 5.2% in the past 24 hours. The S&P 500 index closed Monday with a 1% gain, marking its highest daily close since the U.S.-Iran war began on February 28. Bitcoin is up around 13% since February 28, underscoring the asset’s safe-haven behavior during times of crisis. The S&P 500 and Japan’s Nikkei are up roughly 1%, while gold is down around 9% in this period. Its performance reflects improving risk-on sentiment, as evidenced by easing bearish positioning in the options market and...

- "Short Sellers Lose $440 Million as Bitcoin Climbs Toward $75,000" Bitcoin (BTC) gained 5.7% over the past 24 hours, climbing to $74,679 and triggering $540 million in crypto liquidations across the derivatives market. The rally caught short sellers off guard, with 169,525 traders liquidated in the period, according to CoinGlass data. Short Sellers Bear the Brunt Short positions accounted for $440 million of the total losses, roughly 81% of all liquidations. Long traders lost nearly $100 million by comparison. BTC-denominated positions led the damage at $236 million, followed by Ethereum (ETH) at $143 million, Rave at $35 million, and Solana (SOL) at $11.37 million. The single largest liquidation order hit on Aster, a BTCUSDT...

- Bitcoin rises to $74,000 as traders call Trump’s bluff on Iran Bitcoin jumped to a four-week high of $74,929 after President Donald Trump said that Iran had reached out for potential peace talks even as the US moved ahead with its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Crypto traders believe that while White House rhetoric has become more aggressive, the actual policy stance has softened, according to a note to investors from digital asset trading firm QCP on April 13. The US may talk big, but it is highly unlikely that the Americans would intercept Chinese vessels and risk a global escalation, the analysts wrote. “Despite renewed blockade threats, implied vols and risk reversals have drifted back toward pre-conflict levels, a...

- Elon Musk’s Father Declares Crypto the Future of Finance Errol Musk, father of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, says there is no doubt that crypto is the future of finance. The South African engineer called the old model "finished." His comments come alongside revelations about his sons' Bitcoin (BTC) holdings and his own first-hand experience of crypto payments. Elon Musk's Father Backs Crypto Errol Musk was unequivocal about where global finance is heading. The 79-year-old engineer grounded his conviction in personal experience. He described how transferring money across countries through a bank is "practically impossible," whereas crypto transfers happen instantly. He noted that he has met the founder of Binance, Changpeng...

- IRS turns up heat on crypto ahead of April 15 tax deadline. Here’s what you need to know before filing The Internal Revenue Service is stepping up its crackdown on crypto tax evasion — and investors are running out of excuses, experts say. What was once a murky grey zone is now a brightly lit compliance regime backed by the agency’s Criminal Investigation division, according to Andrew Duca, founder of tax platform Awaken Tax. “This year, we are seeing the IRS clampdown on crypto tax evasion more than ever before,” he told DL News. “The IRS's Criminal Investigation division is going after crypto cases more and more.” His stark warning lands right before the April 15 filing deadline for US crypto investors. Some 61% of US crypto...

- Key Takeaways X is stirring fresh excitement across the crypto world after a cryptic post from its head of product. As Bitcoin and altcoins struggle through a tough year, Nikita Bier, X’s product chief and a Solana advisor, dropped a brief but pointed hint that quickly set the timeline buzzing. A Cryptic Post, a Familiar Pattern—and a Market Watching Closely Crypto markets have struggled for momentum in 2026, but a single post from X’s head of product was enough to shift the conversation. On April 14, Nikita Bier wrote: It was brief, vague—and immediately set off speculation across the industry. Coming from the executive overseeing X’s product roadmap, the comment was widely interpreted as more than just a passing remark. Within...