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Industry leaders and financial experts have issued a sharp rebuke of the South African National Treasury’s Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations 2026, calling the proposal a regressive move that mirrors apartheid-era economic controls. Key Takeaways: National Treasury draft replaces 1961

Ripple opens registration for Swell 2026 in New York, with the company describing it as its biggest Swell yet. The event brings Swell and Apex into one program, with builders, financial leaders, developers and the XRP community under one roof. Key Takeaways: Ripple brings Swell and Apex into one

Several altcoins show rising activity metrics, suggesting a possible short-term opportunity window within a volatile market structure Network fundamentals, rather than hype cycles, are increasingly shaping how analysts evaluate long-term potential across different blockchain ecosystems.

Brazil has enacted a sweeping ban on prediction markets and betting platforms, according to local media and government filings. The two leading prediction markets, Polymarket and Kalshi, were inaccessible to researchers based in the country following the ban. Regulatory Framework and Scope The

Each altcoin demonstrates unique strengths, ranging from liquidity solutions to enterprise applications and blockchain scalability improvements. Analysts emphasize measured evaluation, noting that strong descriptors do not eliminate risks tied to volatility and adoption challenges.

AWS Marketplace is integrating Chainlink's data standards and services, enabling developers and enterprises to combine AWS compute, storage, database, and API infrastructure with smart contract capabilities, according to an announcement on Friday. AWS users will now be able to access three key Chain

Morgan Stanley Investment Management launched a stablecoin reserve fund to meet rising institutional demand for compliant digital asset infrastructure. The move deepens its push into tokenization and crypto-linked products as market participation expands. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley

These tokens’ weekly performance reflects different degrees of stability, speculation, and maturity. Social factors and interactions also contributed to short-term price dynamics. Those with larger ecosystems appear to have more stable price movements than highly volatile assets. There h

Brazil has enacted a sweeping ban on prediction markets and betting platforms, including the two leading platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, according to local media and government filings. The Banco Central do Brasil issued a resolution prohibiting the platforms due to non-compliance with local

Altseason indicators not seen since 2020 have reappeared, signaling a potential shift of liquidity from Bitcoin into select altcoins with strong fundamentals. VeChain, Optimism and Injective showcase structural triggers including enterprise integration, Layer-2 growth and deflationary

JPMorgan's global head of ETF product, securities services, said tokenization should drive change across the entire funds industry, though practical applications remain on the horizon. Ciarán Fitzpatrick stated in a post from Friday that "tokenization will certainly drive how the market changes,

Polish prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto after chief executive Przemysław Kral departed for Israel, where his citizenship could prevent extradition, leaving up to 30,000 users facing losses tied to an inaccessible cold wallet holding 4,500

Litecoin underwent a deep chain reorganization on Saturday after attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in its MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) privacy layer, according to the Litecoin Foundation. The incident resulted in a three-hour reorg that erased invalid transactions from the

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on multiple wallets linked to Iran as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to increase economic pressure on the country, according to CNN. The move follows Tether's freeze of $344 million in USDT on Tron, which has been linked to

Litecoin’s official account confirmed on Saturday afternoon that a zero-day bug triggered a denial-of-service attack against major mining pools, leading to a 13-block chain reorganization that reversed invalid transactions before they could settle on the main chain. Key Takeaways: Litecoin confir

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet Inc. issued its 20th series of zero-interest bonds on April 24, 2026, raising ¥8 billion (approximately $50 million) earmarked entirely for bitcoin purchases. Key Takeaways: Metaplanet issued its 20th zero-coupon bond series on April 24, 2026, raising $50M to buy bitcoin.

The Ethereum Foundation sold 10,000 ether to Bitmine Immersion Technologies on Friday, according to the foundation's announcement. The over-the-counter transaction was completed at an average price of $2,387 per ETH, totaling nearly $24 million. Bitmine, the digital asset treasury led by Chairman

Constitutional AIP Filed for Frozen ETH Release A coalition of major DeFi protocols filed a Constitutional AIP on the Arbitrum forum Saturday morning requesting the network's DAO release approximately $71 million in frozen ETH to support rsETH recovery efforts. Aave Labs is listed as the lead