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The Coinbase CEO has hinted at a bold goal for the future of crypto. Brian Armstrong recently suggested that the company is working to bring crypto to one billion users. He made the comment in response to a simple idea online. 🤝COINBASE CEO HINTS AT BRINGING CRYPTO TO A BILLION USERS VIA THE BASE APPCoinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) may have just shared what the Base App (@baseapp) promises to offer users.In response to a user’s (@0xNairolf) statement that crypto would win once it… pic.twitter.com/HOpwIbWeLS — BSCN (@BSCNews) April 4, 2026 The idea was simple. Crypto wins when it becomes…
Stellar is now operational on Lava Network which is a major achievement in increasing the reliability of infrastructure in blockchain based financial applications. The integration adds Remote Procedure Call (RPC) access to both the mainnet and the testnet of Stellar, allowing developers and institutions to connect to the network more effectively. 1/ @StellarOrg is now live on Lava Network 🌋RPC access for Stellar mainnet and testnet is here.Stellar handles real-world financial flows. Lava brings the infrastructure to keep it running 24/7. pic.twitter.com/NRREI1YjS8 — Lava Network 🌋 (@lavanetxyz) April 6, 2026 The action indicates an increasing need to have strong infrastructure…
The decentralized finance landscape witnessed a significant development this week as Aave V4 deposits surpassed the $10 million threshold, marking a pivotal moment for the Ethereum-based lending protocol’s latest iteration. This milestone achievement follows the protocol’s mainnet launch last month and signals growing confidence in the upgraded platform’s capabilities. According to the official announcement from the Aave team, supply and borrowing limits will gradually expand as the system matures, creating a controlled growth environment for participants. Aave V4 Protocol Achieves $10M Deposit Milestone The Aave V4 protocol reached this financial milestone through organic user adoption across the Ethereum ecosystem. Consequently,…
Crypto markets deepened their losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and raised its 2026 inflation forecast yesterday, compounding a selloff triggered by hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $70,000, down 1.3% over the past 24 hours. $ETH and SOL fell 2% to $2,135 and $88.5, respectively. Meanwhile, Ripple (XRP) slipped 1%. Total crypto market capitalization is down 1.5% to $2.48 trillion, according to Coingecko. Fed Raises Inflation Outlook Yesterday, the Federal Reserve held rates steady as widely expected, but the accompanying projections delivered a hawkish surprise. Policymakers raised their 2026 PCE inflation…
Crypto card payments have just set a new record. In fact, by March 2026, their total transaction volume rose to $584.5 million, marking a 211% increase compared to the previous year. This marks the new all-time monthly high ever recorded. Crypto Credit Cards Crypto cards are actually debit cards, generally, and not credit cards. However, in common language, there is often confusion because the term “credit card” has now entered everyday vocabulary and is frequently used to generally identify payment cards, not just credit cards. From a technical standpoint, cryptocurrency payment cards are prepaid cards, or debit cards. In fact,…
Cango Inc. sold 6,451 bitcoin across February and March 2026, applying the proceeds entirely to retire crypto-collateralized loans as the company transitions its mining infrastructure toward artificial intelligence (AI) compute services. Key Takeaways: Cango Inc. sold 6,451 $BTC across February and March 2026, generating roughly $442 million to retire bitcoin-backed loans. The sales cut Cango’s outstanding $BTC-collateralized debt to $30.6 million and reduced its hashrate to 37.01 EH/s by March 31. Cango secured a $65 million insider equity investment and a $10 million convertible note from DL Holdings to fund its AI compute pivot. Bitcoin Miner Cango Cuts Crypto-Backed Loans…
Institutional collateral and liquidity optimization fintech Transcend announced today, April 7, that it has connected to privacy-focused blockchain Canton Network. The integration enables clients to move collateral and cash in real time across counterparties and markets using a mix of traditional and tokenized assets. Per the release, Transcend connects to more than 45 central counterparty clearinghouses (CCPs) — the intermediaries that sit between buyers and sellers in derivatives and securities markets to reduce counterparty risk — as well as five triparty agents. The integration with Canton appears to be the fintech’s first partnership with a crypto firm, letting institutions incorporate…
Aave’s token traded into green territory today as two institutional papers reviewed the protocol favorably this month. On one hand, Zach Pandl, the Head of Research at Grayscale, shared his thoughts about whether Aave could become a household name. On the other hand, the Bank of Canada, in what was its first formal central bank study of the protocol, called DeFi lending with proper governance “operationally viable.” $AAVE currently trades around $93.4, after peaking near $96.5 during the day. The token has spent most of 2026 under pressure, with other first-quarter governance crises that resulted in the departures of BGD…
TL;DR: The firm will repurchase over 6 million shares of FWDI common stock for a total of $27.4 million, reducing its float by 7.4%. The operation was financed through a $40 million crypto loan from Galaxy Digital, backed by the Solana ($SOL) staking in its treasury. Forward Industries currently holds 7 million $SOL, valued at $614 million, despite recording $1.1 billion in unrealized losses. Forward Industries, a leading treasury firm based on the Solana ecosystem, has just announced the repurchase of a massive stake from an institutional investor. This private transaction is part of a $1 billion buyback program previously…
In a significant post-hack financial move, an address linked to the bankrupt FTX and Alameda Research estates executed a substantial liquidation of DRIFT tokens, selling 6.94 million units for approximately $320,000. This transaction occurred through the market maker Wintermute in the wake of the devastating $285 million exploit targeting the Drift decentralized finance protocol. The sale represents a dramatic devaluation from Alameda’s initial acquisition, spotlighting the cascading financial repercussions of major security breaches in the cryptocurrency sector. FTX and Alameda’s DRIFT Liquidation Details Blockchain analytics firm EmberCN first identified and reported the transaction. The sale involved a wallet address historically…