Blockchain Industry Updates & Privacy News
Coinbase International Exchange has announced the upcoming launch of BASED1 perpetual contract trading on April 20. The new derivative product will be available in supported regions once liquidity conditions are met, expanding the platform's offerings for traders.
Read MorePublic bitcoin miners sold over 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026, a record liquidation. Driven by soaring mining costs, this capital is being strategically redeployed into AI infrastructure, signaling a major shift in the crypto mining landscape.
Read MoreThe price of AAVE has experienced a notable decline, falling below the key $90 support level to $89.99. With a 24-hour drop exceeding 3.6%, market volatility has increased significantly. Analysts advise investors to monitor developments closely and manage risk appropriately.
Read MoreCoinbase is testing internal AI assistants that act as virtual colleagues, providing high-level feedback via Slack and email. Initial versions emulate former executives' decision-making styles. The CEO indicated AI agents may soon outnumber human employees, with staff able to create custom assistants.
Read MoreByteDance's Vice President Li Liang addressed recent rumors of a sharp profit decline. He clarified that the figures were calculated under specific accounting standards, including non-operational factors like preferred shares, and do not reflect true operational performance. Excluding these, overall revenue and profit continue to grow, with core e-commerce and new businesses showing positive trends.
Read MoreJapanese regulated stablecoin issuer JPYC raised approximately ¥2.8 billion ($17.6M) in an extended Series B round. Funding will accelerate technology development, talent acquisition, and expansion of yen-denominated digital asset services in the Web3 ecosystem.
Read MoreHong Kong's OASES adds 22 strategic enterprises in biopharma, chip design, and digital finance to its roster. The move is projected to attract HK$73 billion in investment and create over 25,000 jobs, with most setting up regional headquarters or R&D centers.
Read MoreAnt Digital's CTO proposed the 4R Full-Stack framework to address four critical gaps in the AI agent economy: execution flaws, identity absence, payment barriers, and collaboration risks, advocating for a foundational redesign of the technical infrastructure.
Read MoreSBI Remit has launched a new remittance and salary deposit service for foreign workers in Japan, leveraging Ripple's distributed ledger technology in partnership with Tottori Bank. This expansion brings its total partner financial institutions to 26.
Read MoreYearn Finance developer Banteg clarifies the recent LayerZero-related incident, arguing it was not RPC poisoning. The attacker breached internal trust boundaries, compromised key nodes, and executed a targeted supply chain attack, a far more sophisticated threat than network-level manipulation.
Read MoreAt a recent Web3 summit, an industry executive highlighted that AI Agents are transforming trading behaviors, enabling users to conduct market operations via proxies. However, the industry lacks infrastructure balancing efficiency and security. An on-chain operating system is emerging to integrate trading, data, security, and settlement capabilities, providing a unified framework for AI Agent decision-making. Open ecosystems and infrastructure will empower users and reshape Web3 participation.
Read MoreFollowing April 12 talks, U.S.-Iran negotiations have made behind-the-scenes progress, yet fundamental disagreements over Iran's nuclear enrichment and security in the Strait of Hormuz continue to pose major obstacles to a final deal.
Read MoreInformed sources indicate the Bank of Japan is likely to hold rates steady at its April meeting amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty from the Middle East. Policymakers seek more time to assess the impact on inflation and growth, shifting market focus to a potential June policy shift.
Read MoreOn-chain data reveals a major OTC whale deposited 1,000 cbBTC into Coinbase, realizing a profit of approximately $1.97 million. The address retains a massive portfolio including 2,000 cbBTC and over 133,000 ETH, drawing significant market attention to its next potential moves.
Read MoreHong Kong's SFC introduces a new regulatory framework to pilot secondary market trading of tokenized authorized investment products, starting with money market funds, to boost the local digital asset ecosystem.
Read More