The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee\\\'s Senate confirmation hearing.

Prediction market platform Kalshi is moving onto Coinbase’s turf by launching crypto perpetual futures, aiming to capture the massive demand for digital asset derivatives within a regulated U.S. framework.

The crypto-friendly fintech is planning its initial public offering (IPO) no sooner than 2028, according to an FT report.

CertiK says the lending protocol is in serious trouble while CEO Stani Kulechov tells CoinDesk he does “not have anything useful to say.”

Rechler argues that if these companies don’t adopt better content strategies and overly misuse AI-generated tools, their platforms, exchanges or dapps won’t be discovered via search.

The crypto exchange opens IPO Prime access with Republic to offer Solana-based tokens tied to private firms ahead of public listings.

The 50-page paper concludes that while today’s blockchains remain secure, a future “fault-tolerant quantum computer” capable of breaking widely used encryption is increasingly plausible, and preparation must begin now.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou was invited to meetings in the U.K. this week with government-linked bodies including the FCA and House of Lords.

A new study found that while European investors find crypto complex, they are increasingly willing to switch banks to find a trusted partner that offers secure and regulated digital asset services.

The firms requested separating the DLT pilot regime from a larger package of 18 financial laws to allow for quicker updates and build real markets.

Aave (AAVE), up 1.9% from Monday, joined Stellar (XLM) as a top performer.

A survey by Nomura reveals that roughly 80% of Japan\\\'s investment professionals plan to allocate up to 5% of their portfolios to digital assets by 2029.

What you need to know for April 21, 2026

Bitcoin advanced while altcoins continued to struggle after the weekend\\\'s DeFi exploit, with markets eyeing Middle East tensions and shifting risk sentiment.

Marisks, a maritime risk company, alerted ships stranded by the Hormuz blockade to scammers posing as Iranian authorities asking for bitcoin or USDT.