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- Connecting Excellence Group Plc (AQSE:XCE, OTCQB:XCELF), the international executive recruitment firm that holds Bitcoin as a core treasury asset, has received 0.516 Bitcoin worth approximately £27,472 as payment for executive recruitment services provided through its flagship business, Spencer Riley. The company believes this marks the first time a UK-listed recruitment business has both invoiced and settled service fees in Bitcoin. The Bitcoin has been retained directly in the group's treasury and will not be converted to fiat currency, in keeping with XCE's strategy of accumulating Bitcoin on its balance sheet without deploying additional capital or issuing new equity. The receipt takes the group's total Bitcoin holdings to...

- Transacta on Compliant Crypto Payments, Fast Onboarding, and Scaling High-Value Transactions As adoption grows, businesses are looking for crypto payment providers that can combine licensing, compliance support, fast execution, and a service model built for real operational use. This is especially relevant in segments where transaction values are high, client expectations are demanding, and payment flows often require closer review. Transacta is a licensed crypto provider with eight years in the market, focused on helping businesses accept and instantly convert crypto payments. Its offering includes crypto invoicing, e-commerce checkout, and card processing, with crypto POS and payouts set to follow. The company holds regulatory...

- Broadridge Brings Crypto and Tokenized Assets Into One Platform for Canadian Wealth Managers Broadridge has launched a new digital asset platform for Canadian wealth managers, giving firms a way to offer cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets alongside traditional investments through a single operating environment. The platform supports both advisor-led and self-directed models and includes integrated wallets, institutional-grade custody, exchange connectivity, disclosure workflows, and proxy-voting capabilities. The rollout lands in a part of the market that has been slower to modernize than trading venues and custodians. Wealth managers have had no shortage of client interest in digital assets, but many firms have still been...

- Hester Peirce is fueling a regulatory clash inside the SEC after new guidance on crypto interfaces raised fresh questions about whether wallets and front-end tools should be treated as broker-dealers. The pro-crypto SEC commissioner urges public comments to help refine regulations, aiming to preserve innovation in user tools for self-custody and blockchain interactions without overly broad securities law interpretations. Hester Peirce Calls for Formal Rulemaking In SEC's New Crypto Interface Guidance The SEC Division of Trading and Markets has released interim guidance addressing how broker-dealer rules apply to crypto user interfaces. The statement focuses on “covered user interfaces” used to prepare and transmit blockchain-based...

- Where Will Bitcoin Be in 10 Years? Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) might be trading 42% off its record from last October (as of April 11), but investors shouldn't let that distract them from the dominant cryptocurrency's unbelievable rise. It can be difficult to wrap your head around a 10-year trailing return of 17,000%. The focus now turns to the next decade. What follows is a discussion of where Bitcoin could be trading in 2036. Dissecting the "digital gold" narrative Bitcoin is often compared to gold, with the former being viewed as a "digital gold." This narrative makes sense. Bitcoin is scarce, as it has a maximum supply cap of 21 million units. And there is only a fixed amount of the precious metal on Earth, whether above or below...

- MicroStrategy's STRC preferred stock recorded $1.1 billion in daily trading volume on Monday, marking a new high for the instrument. The company confirmed the surge, noting a 46.5% increase from its previous peak. The sudden spike has drawn attention across crypto markets, with traders attempting to decode its implications for Bitcoin exposure. STRC Volume Surge Fuels Bitcoin Accumulation Narrative According to Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research at VanEck, the volume spike could be tied to a large Bitcoin purchase. Indeed, MicroStrategy reported its latest Bitcoin purchase on Monday, involving $1 billion in BTC and catapulting the firm's holdings to 780.897 Bitcoin. The timing of the move has added to...

- New Pro-DeFi Policies Show the SEC Isn't Waiting for Congress to Act on Crypto The SEC unveiled a new policy Monday exempting certain decentralized finance interfaces from key registration requirements—a proactive move that indicates the regulator is moving full-steam ahead on its crypto agenda, with or without Congress. The new policy, laid out today in an SEC staff statement, allows user interfaces for DeFi tools to forego registration as broker-dealers, so long as they meet certain requirements. User interfaces, as defined by the SEC, are services, created by crypto companies, that make it easier for self-custodial wallet holders to complete on-chain transactions. Prior to President Donald Trump’s return to power, the SEC...

- Crypto Exchange Kraken Targeted In Extortion Attempt Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says it has been targeted in an extortion attempt by a criminal group. The privately held exchange says the criminals are threatening to release videos that provide access to internal systems that contain sensitive client data unless a ransom is paid. Kraken says it shutdown two instances of inappropriate access tied to individuals within its support team, each involving limited client data. On social media, Kraken wrote: “Our systems were never breached; funds were never at risk; we will not pay these criminals; we will not ever negotiate with bad actors.” This is not the first time that Kraken has been extorted for money or had its security...

- World Liberty Investor Justin Sun Claims Trump Crypto Venture 'Secretly' Installed Tool to Freeze User Holdings LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - A major investor in U.S. President Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture has claimed that the firm "secretly" implemented a tool to unilaterally freeze and restrict private holdings of its WLFI token. In posts on social media platform ‌X on Sunday, crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun said, without offering evidence, that World Liberty had embedded what he described as a "backdoor blacklisting function" ‌in the blockchain-based contracts used for the tokens. The move, Sun wrote, gave World Liberty "unilateral power" to "freeze, restrict, and effectively confiscate the property...

- A criminal group is threatening to release stolen customer data from crypto exchange Kraken, the firm reported Monday, publicly disclosing the conflict via social media. “We will not pay these criminals; we will not ever negotiate with bad actors,” Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco posted on X. “We are currently being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release videos of our internal systems with client data shown if we do not comply with their demands,” Percoco added. “We are actively working with federal law enforcement across multiple jurisdictions to pursue all individuals involved and bring them to justice.” According to Percoco, the firm recently received a tip that a video was made showcasing sensitive...

- SEC Staff Exempts Crypto Interface Providers from Mandatory Registration As part of its ongoing effort to deliver clarity on the application of federal securities laws to digital assets, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC's) Division of Trading and Markets today issued a staff statement on when crypto interfaces can legally operate without needing to obtain broker-dealer registration. What's the Scoop? This article has been published in Yahoo.com via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/sec-staff-exempts-crypto-interface-175222387.html

- Crypto investment products surged back to life last week as improving macro conditions triggered a sharp reversal in institutional sentiment, according to data released Monday by asset manager CoinShares. The $1.1 billion in weekly inflows marked the strongest weekly performance since early January, with tentative ceasefire developments in Iran and softer-than-expected US CPI data restoring investor confidence, according to James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares. U.S. investors dominated the return to crypto, accounting for $1.06 billion or 95% of global flows. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs captured the bulk of this activity with $833.2 million in weekly inflows, according to Farside Investors data. Trading volumes rose 13%...

- What Happens to Crypto Prices When the Fed Cuts Interest Rates? Many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), are highly sensitive to interest rate swings. Let's see why higher interest rates are generally bad for cryptocurrencies, and why they tend to rally when the Fed reduces those benchmark rates. How are cryptocurrencies affected by interest rates? When interest rates are low, it's easier for individuals and companies to take out cheap loans. Yields on fixed-income plays -- such as CDs, T-bills, and bonds -- also decline. Those factors often drive investors toward riskier investments, such as growth stocks and cryptocurrencies. But when interest rates rise, those investors rotate back...

- Korea Calls For Circuit Breakers On Crypto Exchanges Korea’s central bank is calling for stock-market-style circuit breakers on the country's cryptocurrency exchanges in order to protect investors from severe volatility. The proposal from the Bank of Korea would bring crypto under the same “halt trading” rules as stocks that are listed on the Korea Exchange. The recommendation calls for automatic halts when cryptocurrency prices swing sharply or abnormal orders hit the exchange. The central bank said the halt trading rule is especially important for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) that trade around the clock: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. While some analysts and investors applaud the recommendation, others...

- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was trading above $73,000 on Saturday, April 11, before everything fell apart. U.S. and Iran peace talks ended without a deal in Pakistan that night, and by Sunday morning, Trump had announced a full U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Bitcoin price dropped to around $70,000 afterward, and oil prices surged 7%. The emergency oil reserves that have been holding global markets together since March are running out in mid-April, and this blockade makes it even harder for the strait to reopen. As long as oil costs stay this high, Bitcoin would be stuck in the same range it's been trapped in since the war started. The big question now is if the blockade pressures Iran into a deal or just extends the...

- Crypto Hacker Mints $1.1 Billion in Polkadot via Ethereum Bridge, But Can Only Cash Out $237K A technical exploit of blockchain token bridge Hyperbridge led to the artificial creation of 1 billion Polkadot (DOT) tokens valued above $1.1 billion—but it only saw around $237,000 in losses due to limited liquidity, the firm reported on Monday. The protocol, which allows users to transfer funds to and from distinct blockchains—like Ethereum to Polkadot—said the exploit was as a result of a vulnerability in its proof verification logic. The malicious actor has not yet been identified. “This flaw allowed invalid proofs to be incorrectly accepted as valid,” Hyperbridge posted on X. “As a result, a malicious message was processed that...

- How to start buying crypto with $100 You don’t need thousands of dollars to buy crypto. Many platforms let you buy fractional amounts, so $100 is enough to open a position, learn how the market works, then decide whether crypto belongs in your portfolio. Just get your mindset right first. Starting with $100 is best viewed as a low-stakes way to gain experience — not a fast track to wealth. How to invest in crypto with $100 Crypto can be exciting and chaotic. Prices can swing dramatically in a matter of hours, and bad decisions get punished quickly. It isn’t for everyone. But starting with $100 can work in your favor. It gives you room to learn the ropes without putting too much on the line. Before you buy anything, though, make...

- Foundry Launches Zcash Mining Pool Alongside Industry-Leading Bitcoin Pool Foundry Digital, operator of the world's largest Bitcoin mining pool, officially launched its Foundry Zcash Pool on Monday with multiple institutional mining customers already onboarded. The pool has captured about 29% of the Zcash network's hashrate since its March announcement, per on-chain data, marking a rapid expansion into privacy-focused cryptocurrency mining beyond Bitcoin. Foundry CEO Mike Colyer positioned the launch as addressing a critical infrastructure gap around the coin, which saw a surge in value last year. “The launch of Foundry Zcash Pool reflects years of building infrastructure that institutions trust and a responsibility we’re...

- ECB Backs ESMA-Led Crypto Supervision in EU: Tighter MiCA Enforcement Incoming The European Central Bank (ECB) has formally backed a proposal to transfer crypto-asset service provider supervision to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – a move that would collapse 27 fragmented national licensing regimes into a single Paris-based enforcement framework. The ECB’s opinion, issued in response to the European Commission’s 2025 capital markets package (COM/2025/941, 942, 943), positions ESMA as the direct supervisor of systemically relevant crypto-asset service providers across the EU. The push is already drawing resistance from member states that built their regulatory infrastructure – and licensing revenue – around...

- For most investors, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) doesn't need an introduction. Given its sizable market cap of $1.5 trillion (as of April 10), it has high visibility that puts it in the same bracket as some of the world's most valuable companies. Its incredible performance in the past decade speaks for itself. But instead of focusing on the upside, which gets all the attention, let's look at the downside. Is this the safest cryptocurrency to own for the long term? Here are three reasons why I believe Bitcoin easily fits that description. First-Mover Advantage Bitcoin's first block was created in January 2009. This cryptocurrency is over 17 years old, making it the oldest digital asset out there. This gives it a first-mover advantage that...