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Bybit CEO Ben Zhou on Trust, AI, and the New Financial Platform at Paris Blockchain Week 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What will it take to build a financial system that billions of people can trust — and barely notice? That question set the tone for
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Tyga Enters 1win VIP Program, as Platform Blends Crypto and Entertainment
Dubai, UAE, April 16th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win continues to evolve its VIP ecosystem, bringing global rapper Tyga into its high-tier community while reinforcing its positioning as a crypto-f
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Early Signals Flash Green — 3 Altcoins That Could Move Fast: HYPE, DOGE, BCH
Hyperliquid shows strong momentum, rising volume, and growing institutional ETF interest. Dogecoin maintains community strength, fast payments, and strong retail-driven market relevance. Bitc
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Tokenized Gold Gains Momentum as OCBC Launches GOLDX on Ethereum
Tokenized gold is changing how investors approach one of the oldest stores of value. What once sat in vaults now moves across blockchains with speed and clarity, opening doors for a new class
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Bybit Uncovers AI-Assisted macOS Malware Campaign Targeting Users Searching for Claude Code (21 Apr)
Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, reported that its Security Operations Center (SOC) disclosed findings detailing a sophisticated, multi-stage malwa
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UK plans payments rule changes for stablecoins, tokenized deposits
The United Kingdom is revisiting its payments rulebook to support the adoption of new fintech and payment technologies such as stablecoins and tokenization. In a Tuesday announcement, HM Trea
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Crypto Hack Losses Surpassed $17B in 10 Years as Key Compromises Led
Crypto hack losses have surpassed $17 billion over the past decade, with private key compromises accounting for the largest share of stolen funds, according to recent industry reporting. The
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DoorDash Tests Stablecoin Payouts via Tempo for Merchants and Drivers
DoorDash is testing stablecoin payouts for merchants and drivers through a partnership with Tempo, marking a notable experiment in bringing crypto-based payments to one of the largest food de
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A Key Figure in the DeFi Sector Issues a Critical Call to Ethereum and Solana! “Get Involved!”
The DeFi sector is experiencing one of its worst periods since the 2022 crash, most recently with the KelpDAO attack resulting in losses of $290 million. While the KelpDAO attack has shaken t
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Japan's JSCC, Mizuho, and Nomura Test Government Bonds on Blockchain
Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, Mizuho Financial Group, and Nomura Holdings have launched a joint proof-of-concept trial to test Japanese government bond collateral management on block
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Three Altcoins Worth Watching This Month – And Why
Key Takeaways POL is trading above both key moving averages following the sPOL launch and $1.14B in tokenized real-world assets. ADA is consolidating, but whale accumulation and the upcoming
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Bybit Announces TSLAUSDT Funding Rate Interval Changes
Bybit has announced changes to the funding rate interval for its TSLAUSDT perpetual contracts, an update that could affect how frequently traders on the platform pay or receive funding fees o
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Spectral Syntax: Building the Onchain Agent Economy
The Next Layer of Abstraction We are moving beyond writing smart contracts. The frontier is now defining intent. Spectral Syntax represents this shift. It translates natural language into aut
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Fake delivery driver targets French crypto worker in armed home invasion
A man posing as a delivery driver allegedly tried to extort a crypto investor at gunpoint in a suburb of Montpellier, in what local media describe as the first reported crypto-motivated home
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Group of 39 firms urge EU to fast-track DLT rules, warn of lagging the US
A group of European financial companies and industry bodies have urged European Union officials and lawmakers to fast-track changes to blockchain rules, warning the region risks falling behin
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Arbitrum Freezes $70 Million in ETH Linked to KelpDAO Exploit in Emergency Security Move
Arbitrum said its Security Council initiated an emergency intervention to secure funds linked to the recent KelpDAO exploit after identifying 30,766 ETH held on Arbitrum One in an address tie
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DeFi TVL Plummets Across Top Chains After KelpDAO Hack
The fallout from the $293 million KelpDAO exploit over the weekend has spread across the DeFi ecosystem, with Total Value Locked (TVL) across several chains dropping significantly in the last
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South Korea tax agency opens bidding for crypto tracing tool
South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has opened a tender for software licenses to track virtual asset transactions as part of tax evasion enforcement, according to a government procuremen
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Crypto hackers stole $17B over past 10 years: DefiLlama
Private key compromises are emerging as one of crypto’s costliest attack vectors, with hackers stealing more than $17 billion across 518 recorded incidents over the past decade, according to
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Bybit Introduces Premier Loans, Democratizing Enterprise-Grade Capital Solutions (21 Apr)
DUBAI, UAE, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has introduced Premier Loans, an institutional-grade capital solutions
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Official FBI Japan Makes Major XRP and SWIFT Confirmation
As global finance moves deeper into blockchain integration, one question continues to dominate discussions across the digital asset industry: where exactly does XRP fit in the future of cross