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- Single-crypto ETFs are all the rage in the crypto market these days. The most popular of these, of course, are the spot ETFs that invest in only Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Collectively, these spot Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in more than $100 billion from investors. But there's just one problem here: Bitcoin is down nearly 20% for the year, and almost 45% from its all-time high of $126,000 in October. Going all in on Bitcoin doesn't appear to be the optimal investment strategy right now. Shouldn't prudent investors be seeking out exchange-traded funds that invest in a basket of diversified cryptocurrencies to provide more downside risk protection? The merits of portfolio diversification In theory, investing in a basket of...

- WLFI Token Hits All-Time Low Amid World Liberty’s DeFi Lending Controversy World Liberty Financial has scrambled to pay down $25 million of its highly scrutinized loan on the DeFi lending protocol Dolomite. The immediate repayments comprise $15 million on April 7 and an additional $10 million on April 10. These payments arrive amid mounting industry backlash over the project’s use of its own token as collateral. WLFI's Repayment Follows Intense Community Pressure Data showed that the ongoing controversy dragged the WLFI token down to an all-time low of $0.07967. This is its weakest performance since the project’s highly publicized rollout in 2025. The market rout follows revelations that World Liberty essentially used its own...

- Zcash Jumped 49% Last Week As Privacy Coins Outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum Zcash and Dash (CRYPTO: $DASH) outpaced bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) and ether (CRYPTO: $ETH) this week as a broader relief rally in crypto spilled into privacy-focused tokens. Zcash traded around $371 on Saturday morning in New York, up 49% over the past seven days, while Dash climbed nearly 53% to about $46. Bitcoin and eth also moved higher following President Donald Trump’s ceasefire announcement on Iran, rising more than 8% and 9%, respectively, over the same stretch. The sharper move in privacy coins gave the rally a slightly different shape. BTC and ETH were part of the broader bounce, but the stronger catch-up in names like Zcash, Dash and Monero...

- Bitcoin News: Morgan Stanley Just Launched the Cheapest Bitcoin ETF on the Market Morgan Stanley once called Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) worthless. In 2017, the bank's analysts published a research note arguing that Bitcoin's true value could be zero. Nine years later, Morgan Stanley has launched its own spot Bitcoin ETF, making it the first major U.S. bank to issue one under its own name. The fund trades under the ticker MSBT and charges 0.14% per year, which is less than any other spot Bitcoin ETF on the market, including BlackRock's IBIT at 0.25%. Morgan Stanley also has around 16,000 financial advisors who can now direct clients straight into MSBT when they want Bitcoin exposure. Its distribution network is what makes this launch...

- The total value of all cryptocurrencies in circulation peaked at $4.4 trillion in October last year, but it has since plummeted to just $2.4 trillion. The industry faces a lot of uncertainty amid sluggish adoption rates even for some of the largest coins and tokens, but investors are also trimming their exposure to risky assets right now with economic uncertainty on the rise. Every major cryptocurrency is down from its peak -- even Bitcoin, which has declined by 43%. But the smaller end of the market is bearing the brunt of the losses, with speculative meme coins Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) each plummeting by almost 70% from their 52-week highs. Here's why I predict both meme coins will sink by a further...

- HODL Offers Bitcoin Investors Lower Fees Than IBIT The VanEck Bitcoin ETF (NYSEMKT:HODL) and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) both offer pure Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) exposure, but HODL charges a lower fee and manages less than one-fiftieth the assets under management (AUM) of IBIT, while showing similar historical drawdowns. Both IBIT and HODL are designed for investors seeking direct access to Bitcoin price movements through an exchange-traded fund structure. This comparison explores which option may appeal more, factoring in cost, recent performance, risk, and portfolio structure for those considering spot Bitcoin ETFs. Snapshot (cost & size) The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. HODL is...

- 'Not Going to Stop at Bitcoin': Morgan Stanley Weighs Tokenization, Tax Solutions in Crypto Push The debut of Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin ETF marked a major milestone on Wednesday for the investment bank with $9.3 trillion in client assets, but the financial powerhouse is already weighing what could be next when it comes to crypto. The firm filed applications in January for exchange-traded funds tracking Ethereum and Solana, but it’s doubtful that the company will stop there, Amy Oldenburg, head of digital-asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, told Decrypt in an interview this week. “We’re not going to stop at just Bitcoin,” she said in reference to Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin ETF, which has generated approximately $46 million in...

- Where Will Dogecoin Be in 5 Years? Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) hasn't escaped the broader sell-off that has occurred among technology companies and most cryptocurrencies. After years of optimism and soaring prices, the meme coin has dropped 47% over the past 12 months. Crypto investors are in the same boat as many stock investors these days, trying to figure out where the market is headed and whether brighter days are ahead or if storm clouds are forming on the horizon. Here's why Dogecoin owners may want to brace themselves. A tumultuous five years If you look back over the past five years of Dogecoin's price, you'll see an astronomical spike in the coin's value back in 2021. That jump occurred, in part, due to an influx of people...

- Jim Cramer on Riot Platforms: “If You Want That, You Just Go Buy Bitcoin” Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) is among the stocks Jim Cramer reviewed while discussing the Iran ceasefire that triggered a relief rally. A caller asked if the stock is a buy, sell, or hold, and Cramer replied: Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) is a Bitcoin mining and infrastructure company that also designs and manufactures specialized power distribution equipment. The company provides electrical products and installation services for data centers and industrial utility customers. During the episode aired on August 6, 2025, a caller inquired about the stock during the lightning round, and Cramer responded: It is worth noting that since the above...

- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has a security problem that isn't going away, and it just got harder to dismiss. On March 31, Google's Quantum AI research team published a white paper showing that future quantum computers could crack the cryptography protecting Bitcoin's wallets using far fewer resources than previously thought -- and that such machines may arrive sooner than the market has priced in. No quantum computer capable of this exists yet, but if it did, it'd represent an existential threat to Bitcoin. And that's worth thinking about. Meanwhile, another coin, Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC), which shares most of Bitcoin's supply policies, is meaningfully further along in preparing for this threat. Is that a reason to buy it right now...

- Japan Crypto Revolution Inbound? Tokyo Pass New Law Equalising Crypto and Stocks The Japanese Cabinet approved a bill on April 10 reclassifying crypto as a financial instrument under the amended Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, pulling digital assets out of the Payment Services Act framework and placing Japanese crypto on the same legal footing as stocks and bonds. Maximum prison sentences for unregistered sellers jump from 3 years to 10 years. Fines climb from 3 million yen to 10 million yen. Insider trading on undisclosed information is now explicitly banned. That’s not incremental regulatory cleanup. That’s a structural reclassification with enforcement teeth attached from day one. The question is exactly what this...

- Money Is Rotating Back Into Bitcoin, On-Chain Data Shows Bitcoin (BTC) is showing early signs of a liquidity rotation, with on-chain metrics and futures positioning both pointing to a gradual shift in investor behavior. The move comes as BTC’s price has seen a modest recovery amid the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran. Stablecoin-to-BTC Pipeline Reopens In a post on X (formerly Twitter), analyst Darkfost noted that at the end of February, Bitcoin's realized cap hit an extreme low of -$28.7 billion. At the same time, stablecoin market capitalization grew to over $6 billion. This reflected defensive positioning by investors looking to preserve capital without fully exiting the market. According to the analyst, however, the...

- Iran Reportedly Explores Crypto for Strait of Hormuz Shipping Tolls Iran is reportedly demanding $1 per barrel of oil in crypto from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the current ceasefire with the United States – and the operational details are striking. Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, told the Financial Times that vessels must email Iranian authorities with cargo details and, once cleared, are given seconds to pay in Bitcoin to ensure the transaction cannot be traced or confiscated under existing sanctions. If confirmed and formalized, this would represent the first known instance of a sovereign state collecting real-world trade tolls in...

- Coinbase Says AI Agents Are the Future Of Crypto. So Which Cryptocurrencies Should You Be Buying? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently suggested that AI agents will change everything. And Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) seems to agree. The company recently suggested that AI agents could be the future of crypto. With that in mind, which cryptos could benefit from the newfound investor appetite for AI agents? Here are three that are on my investment radar right now. Bittensor At the top of the list is Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO), a decentralized blockchain protocol primarily used for the sharing and training of large language models (LLMs). It's essentially a Layer 1 blockchain for open-source, decentralized AI projects. As such, Bittensor...

- Iran’s Hormuz Toll Could be In Stablecoins, Not Bitcoin Iran is demanding cryptocurrency payments from tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for Iran's Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters' Union, specifically named Bitcoin (BTC) in a recent statement. However, Chainalysis suggests that stablecoins could be the instrument of choice, consistent with how the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has historically moved money. Stablecoins Fit Iran’s Playbook Chainalysis argues that stablecoins, not BTC, will likely serve as the IRGC's toll collection instrument. The firm pointed to the regime's well-documented preference for dollar-pegged tokens across years of illicit trade. The reasoning...

- Meet Adam Back, who one NYT journalist says with ‘99.5%’ certainty is the creator of Bitcoin The long search for Bitcoin's pseudonymous founder, "Satoshi Nakamoto," is over — at least that's what The New York Times' investigative reporter John Carreyrou claims. After poring over emails and forum posts in the crypto community for the better part of a year, Carreyrou is now confident that 55-year-old British cryptographer Adam Back is in fact the one who created the world's original cryptocurrency. Must Read In fact, on a recent episode of the New York Times' Daily podcast, Carreyrou said he's "somewhere between 99.5% and 100%" certain that he's figured out Nakamoto's true identity, Yahoo Finance reports. As a vocal member of the...

- Is Cryptocurrency a Legitimate Part of a Long-Term Investment Portfolio? Just a few years ago, many financial advisors wouldn't touch crypto. That era is now over; according to a 2026 survey conducted by Bitwise, an asset manager, 32% of the financial advisors they polled allocated crypto in client accounts in 2025, and 99% planned to maintain or increase their exposure. But crypto isn't a monolith, and not all crypto assets are equally legitimate as part of a long-term portfolio, so let's take a look at what's legitimate and sort it from what's sketchy. The professionals have spoken Among professional investment advisors who allocate on behalf of their clients, 83% keep their exposure under 5%, with an allocation of 2% as a...

- Crypto startups kicked off the second quarter of 2026 with a bang, raising $76 million this week, according to DefiLlama data. They have now raised nearly $5 billion so far in 2026. Venture investors, including the likes of Sumitomo Corporation, Paradigm, and YZi labs, are focusing on infrastructure and the overlap between artificial intelligence and decentralized networks, April data suggests. Still, there are some headwinds for founders angling for new checks, venture investors say. Chief among them is the uncertainty caused by the US-Iran conflict. While the two have signed a fragile ceasefire, investors are waiting to see how it holds up. “Given the current macroeconomic outlook, geopolitical uncertainty, and the rapid pace...

- Institutions are accelerating their adoption of crypto, with major players steadily entering the market and expanding their exposure to digital assets. But while participation is rising, the way these institutions engage with the ecosystem has fundamentally changed. The old model, where funds parked large amounts of capital directly on crypto exchanges, is being replaced. In its place is a new architecture where trading and custody are no longer intertwined. How FTX Broke Institutional Trust in Exchange Custody Before 2022, the dominant strategy was simple. Deposit funds onto an exchange, execute trades, and leave capital there for convenience and speed. Exchanges acted as both trading venues and custodians. That model worked...

- Cryptocurrency prices were poised to end the trading week higher after the U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. Prices for digital assets such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: $ETH) rose alongside stocks as crude oil prices plunged below $100 a barrel on news of the ceasefire. Bitcoin was trading right around $73,000 on April 10, up from $66,000 U.S. a week earlier. Ether was near $2,250 U.S. and back above the key support level of $2,000 U.S. The uptick in crypto prices coincided with a big rally in equities as investors cheered the ceasefire and crude oil prices plunged as much as 15%. Despite the rally, many analysts are warning that near-term risks remain for risk assets such as crypto, especially as...