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Stables and Mansa have formed a strategic partnership to improve stablecoin settlement infrastructure across Asia. The deal creates a dedicated liquidity layer for Stables’ fiat-to-$USDT corridors, targeting faster and more reliable cross-border settlement. Stables and Mansa are trying to solve a problem that has become harder to ignore in Asia’s stablecoin market. Demand is already there. The pipes, by their own telling, still are not. The two companies announced a strategic partnership on April 15 aimed at improving stablecoin connectivity across the region, where Asia accounts for around 60% of global stablecoin flows but only about 1% of local banks…

Fintech company Ramp Network said Friday it launched a multichain self-custodial wallet designed to tackle a common friction point in crypto of needing to rely on outside providers for core actions such as buying, swapping and cashing out. The company said the wallet allows users to buy, sell, trade and cash out digital assets inside a single application, using Ramp’s own on-ramp, off-ramp and cross-chain infrastructure rather than handing users off to external services, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. Ramp said the wallet launches with support for Ether (ETH) across eight networks: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Linea, MegaETH, Optimism,…

Following the surge in the cryptocurrency market led by Bitcoin, one of the notable developments in the cryptocurrency market occurred on the Ethereum front. Analyst Ali Martinez stated that a significant breakout has occurred in Ethereum’s technical outlook and that the price could be moving towards a new target. According to Martinez’s assessment, the Ethereum price has crossed a critical threshold by surpassing the $2,385 level, which represents the horizontal resistance of the ascending triangle formation. A break above this level is interpreted as a significant structural shift from a technical analysis perspective. Related News After the Bull Run, Michael…

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This week in crypto law reflected a clear shift from experimentation to integration. Courts reinforced federal authority, regulators refined enforcement priorities, and traditional financial institutions moved deeper into digital assets. At the same time, policymakers at both the state and international level continued building more detailed compliance frameworks. Federal Court Blocks Arizona Case Against…

Japan just opened another major door for $SHIB as a potential new listing on Rakuten Wallet will support $SHIB trading vs. JPY. The listing will see $SHIB have over 44 million users utilized in the Rakuten ecosystem. Rakuten Wallet recently announced it will launch Shiba Inu alongside other major assets such as XRP and XLM as both a listed asset and a payment method, meaning users can buy $SHIB directly with Rakuten Points and change their Rakuten Cash into $SHIB to spend it at over five million merchant locations across Japan. Rakuten Pay, an everyday commerce platform in Japan, has…

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased this week, declining 2.43% from the prior target and settling at 135.59 trillion. This adjustment comes on the heels of the previous epoch’s 3.87% increase and marks the fifth downward revision recorded this year. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.43% to 135.59T on April 17, 2026, easing mining conditions. Hashrateindex.com shows hashprice up 13.65%, boosting bitcoin miner revenue in the short term. Bitcoin hashrate tops 1 ZH/s; faster blocks suggest a possible difficulty increase by April 30. Bitcoin Network Signals Shift So far, 2026 has seen a total of eight difficulty adjustments, with five registering as…

Mitsui & Co. Digital Commodities (MDC), a subsidiary of Japanese trading giant Mitsui & Co., Ltd., its tokenized gold, silver, and platinum asset, Zipangcoin (ZPG), on OP Mainnet, according to a press release shared with The Defiant. ZPG has been issued under Japan’s regulatory framework since 2022 and currently runs on Miyabi, a proprietary private blockchain developed by longtime crypto exchange bitFlyer. The OP Mainnet deployment marks the first time the asset will be issued in a public blockchain ecosystem. Per the release, Japanese CEX GMO Coin will list ZPG on April 20. MDC’s parent, Mitsui & Co., is a…

Exciting News for WWE Fans: A New Era of Digital Ownership WWE is stepping into the world of blockchain with big plans. They have teamed up with, a new $NFT studio from FOX Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment. Together, they will launch an official for digital WWE collectibles. This multi-year deal is the first time Blockchain Creative Labs works with a brand outside of FOX. Imagine owning a piece of WWE history as a digital token. Fans will soon buy, trade, and store NFTs of iconic moments, superstars, and events like WrestleMania and SummerSlam. This marketplace uses Eluvio’s green blockchain…

Across global markets, Ethereum has emerged as one of the most heavily shorted assets, a positioning that reflects more than simple bearish sentiment. It signals a growing divergence between market expectations and $ETH’s long-term fundamentals, placing the asset at the center of an increasingly complex macro and structural narrative. How Ethereum Short Interest Now Rivals Commodities Like Silver Ethereum is currently one of the most heavily shorted assets in the world, approaching the scale of traditional commodities like Silver. An analyst known as DGMD.6529 on X revealed that over the past 21 months, institutions have reportedly acquired roughly $21 million…

As the countdown continues for the CLARITY Act, a critical bill regulating cryptocurrencies in the US, a notable move has come from the banking sector. According to information shared by journalist Eleanor Terrett, banks, particularly those based in North Carolina, have begun to directly intervene in the debate surrounding stablecoin yields. An email sent by the North Carolina Bankers Association to its member banks revealed serious concerns within the sector regarding the current consensus document. According to the email, shared by an employee of a small Wilmington-based bank, the current stablecoin “yield” regulation falls short of its goal of preventing…