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US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 8-Month High Above 4.4%, Pulls Back on Middle East Ceasefire Reports

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed above 4.4% this week, its highest level in eight months, before retreating to around 4.32% Wednesday as reports of potential de-escalation in the Middle East eased investor nerves. Bond Market Selloff Pushes 10-Year Yield The move reflected a sharp repricing of inflation and fiscal risk. Bond prices fell as investors demanded higher returns on longer-dated government debt, pushing the 10-year yield to close at approximately 4.39% on Tuesday, according to data tracked by Ycharts and the St. Louis Fed’s FRED database. Three overlapping pressures drove the climb. The ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict — including airstrikes…

RegulationApr 5

FBI Sting Operation Exposes Crypto Price Rigging Network as 10 Foreign Nationals Charged, Over $1M Seized

Federal crackdown exposes alleged crypto price manipulation network, signaling intensifying enforcement risk for digital asset firms as authorities target coordinated trading schemes that inflated valuations and misled investors across global markets. Crypto Market Manipulation Charges Target Firms, Executives Federal prosecutors detailed a sweeping enforcement action targeting crypto market abuse. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges on March 30 against 10 individuals tied to four firms accused of manipulating digital asset prices. The case centers on coordinated trading practices designed to mislead investors and inflate valuations. Investigators outlined additional findings tied to investor harm and financial gains from the…

LegalApr 5

Gate Rolls Out Real-Time P2P Pricing Across Monierate and P2P.Army

Gate has put its P2P trading data in a more visible spotlight. In an announcement published today, the exchange said its P2P pricing is now integrated with Monierate and P2P.Army, giving traders a way to view live Gate P2P rates, merchant performance and activity status on third-party platforms instead of relying only on the exchange itself. The company framed the move as a step toward greater transparency and faster comparison across the market. For active P2P users, the practical appeal is easy to see. Gate says the integration lets traders compare offers in one place, check merchant completion rates before…

ExchangesApr 5

$ETH Whale Pulls $82M from FalconX, Market Speculates Tom Lee Connection

A big Ethereum ($ETH) whale has recently made a notable $ETH shift. The Ethereum whale has extracted $ETH worth of $82M from FalconX. As per the data from Arkham Intelligence, the wallet “0x978…b67a7” currently holds a cumulative 40,000 $ETH, with a value of $82.1M. The respective purchase pattern signifies Tom Lee’s involvement in the move, as the pattern is analogous to the Bitmine buyout pattern. THIS WHALE JUST BOUGHT $82M OF $ETH A fresh wallet just withdrew $82M of $ETH from FalconX in the past hour. The purchase pattern matches known Bitmine purchase patterns. Is this Tom Lee? pic.twitter.com/P1pE5HXELI —…

EthereumApr 4

Australia Lays Groundwork for Tokenized Asset Markets After RBA Project

Australia’s central bank is moving toward building the legal and market infrastructure needed for tokenized asset markets, as regulators begin coordinating on rules that could allow the products to trade at scale within the financial system. In a speech on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Brad Jones said the question was no longer whether tokenization had a future in Australia’s financial system, but how it would be implemented, following the conclusion of the bank’s Project Acacia research program into tokenized assets and money. The RBA said it would work with other regulators and industry on a new digital…

RegulationApr 4

CFTC’s top enforcer puts prediction market insider traders on notice

The US commodities regulator’s chief enforcement director sent a cautionary message to prediction market insider traders on Tuesday, vowing that violators will face enforcement action. “We are aware of the speculation about insider trading,” CFTC enforcement director David Miller said at a panel at New York University on Tuesday. “We are watching.” “There’s a myth in mainstream media and social media that insider trading doesn’t apply in the prediction markets … That is wrong.” Miller, a former federal prosecutor who was appointed to the position on March 2, said the Commission will use its prosecutorial discretion and will not dedicate…

LegalApr 4

Bitcoin Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone Announce They Will Delisting This Altcoin! Here Are the Details

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone, announced that they have added the Drift (DRIFT) token to their delisting watchlist. This simultaneous decision by the three major exchanges has attracted attention in the market. The exchanges stated that the step was taken due to hacking and abnormal asset outflows detected in the protocol. Officials emphasized that the problem was not limited to price movements but could directly affect the project’s technical infrastructure. Related News Details Emerge on How Today’s $285 Million Drift Protocol Hack Unfolded—They Used an Unbelievable Tactic According to reports, the problem is linked to a…

ExchangesApr 4

Coinbase Survey Shows 25% of Institutions Plan to Add XRP to Their Allocations in 2026

A survey by Coinbase confirms that 25% of institutions plan to include $XRP in their allocations in 2026. The crypto market has struggled since October 2025, with total market value dropping by $1.45 trillion over this period. During the same time, $XRP has fallen by nearly 51%, showing that altcoins have faced the same pressure as Bitcoin (BTC). Despite this sustained downturn, large institutional investors have not stepped away from the market. Instead, they have begun adjusting their strategies. A Coinbase survey confirmed that 25% of institutions plan to add $XRP to their allocations this year. Key Points The total…

RegulationApr 4

Australia passes crypto regulation requiring exchanges to obtain financial services licenses

Australia passed legislation on Wednesday, creating its first comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets that requires crypto exchanges and custody providers to obtain financial services licenses. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 cleared both houses on April 1, bringing firms that hold digital assets on behalf of customers into the existing Australian Financial Services Licence regime. Australia's bill creates two new regulated categories under the Corporations Act: digital asset platforms, which hold crypto on behalf of users, and tokenized custody platforms, which hold real-world assets and issue a corresponding digital token. Operators of both must obtain an Australian…

LegalApr 4

Bonk.fun’s April Fools Joke Targets Israel, Sparks Debate

Solana’s meme coin launchpad, Bonk.fun, used April Fools’ Day to post a mock “feature launch” that quickly turned into a political jab, suggesting the platform would restrict access to users in Israel. The post, framed as a new “Trench Guard” system, showed a geo-block screen with an Israel flag, implying users from the region would be blocked from trading. Introducing Trench Guard 🪖 To ensure the long-term sustainability of the protocol and protect our global user base, we have implemented strict geographical restrictions following an internal risk assessment. Users in affected jurisdictions will be restricted from accessing the… pic.twitter.com/zZFEc2rDqZ —…

ExchangesApr 4