Category: crypto

President Trump spoke at a Mar-a-Lago gala on April 25 for the top 297 TRUMP memecoin holders, with a VIP reception for the top 29. Senators Warren, Schiff, and Blumenthal criticized the event as an improper sale of presidential access. The gala raised concerns about conflicts of interest and potential foreign influence.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on multiple crypto wallets linked to Iran’s IRGC, resulting in Tether freezing $344 million in USDT across two Tron addresses. The action is part of Operation Economic Fury to cut off Tehran’s financial lifelines. Tether has aligned its freezing policy with OFAC’s list.

A coalition of over 120 crypto organizations urged the Senate Banking Committee to immediately markup the CLARITY Act in a joint letter. They warned that further delay could lead to investment, jobs, and technological development moving offshore and losing global regulatory influence. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the bill a national security priority.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management launched the Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio on April 23, targeting stablecoin issuers’ reserves for compliance with the GENIUS Act. The fund invests in US Treasury bills and repo agreements, with a $10 million entry minimum and fees. This move follows their successful Bitcoin ETF launch, positioning them in the growing digital asset…

BNB Chain has become the leading blockchain network for autonomous AI agents, with over 150,000 on-chain deployments recorded as of April 20, 2026, representing a 43,750% increase from the start of the year. One in every three AI agents operating on any blockchain now runs on BNB Chain, driving significant economic activity.

Ripple released a four-phase roadmap on April 20 to protect the XRP Ledger from quantum computing attacks, with Phase 2 testing already underway. The plan aims for full post-quantum cryptography implementation by 2028. Meanwhile, SoFi enabled XRP deposits for retail users. The roadmap includes key rotation and deterministic seed-based key generation advantages for XRPL.

DoorDash is collaborating with Tempo’s stablecoin blockchain to pay delivery workers and merchants across 40+ countries with instant settlement speeds and fixed US dollar fees. This partnership aims to streamline global payouts, reduce costs, and enhance transaction flexibility. Other companies like Stripe and ARQ are also leveraging Tempo’s stablecoin rails for payment operations.

Pi Network is sponsoring Consensus 2026 in Miami, with co-founders presenting on May 6 and May 7. They will discuss human identity online and aligning Web3, AI, and blockchain for utility. The network faces a deadline of April 27 for node operators to upgrade to Protocol 22. The event aims to attract over 20,000 attendees.

Coinbase will launch Trade at Settlement for XRP futures on May 1, allowing institutional traders to execute large block orders at the official closing price. This move completes XRP’s institutional execution pathway on Coinbase, following its classification as a digital commodity by the SEC and CFTC in March 2026.

BridgeTower Capital has deployed Chainlink’s infrastructure stack to tokenize $11 billion in securities from the DOM X Arizona Copper-Gold Project. This deployment is live production infrastructure, not a pilot, and is one of the largest single-asset tokenization builds. BridgeTower plans to tokenize over $25 billion in additional US natural resources assets using the same platform.