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Privacy was the one thing institutions could not work around on public blockchains. Banks cannot expose transaction sizes. Treasurers cannot expose positions. Compliance teams cannot reveal client identities in open ledgers. That constraint has kept institutional adoption of public blockchains limited, until now. 🚨 KNOW: Why The ripple:native Ledger Just Quietly Became The First Public Blockchain With A Full Privacy Layer For Institutions.Let @RippleXity break it down for you 👇★ What HappenedOn March 25, 2026, @DNAOnChain executed the first-ever zero-knowledge (ZK) privacy… pic.twitter.com/kKmEqUmRtk — RippleXity (@RippleXity) May 12, 2026 The $XRP Ledger has quietly become the first public blockchain with…

Bitcoin is testing nearby support while momentum stays weak, though a bullish wedge setup keeps attention on a possible upside breakout now. Bitcoin’s ($BTC) latest session looks less like a routine dip and more like a failed holding pattern. The chart shows $BTC spending hours grinding lower after losing the $71,000 area, with each bounce attempt fading faster than the last. What stands out is not just the move below $70,000, but the way prices stalled, broke, and then failed to recover. This often points to hesitant buyers rather than aggressive dip buying. In that setup, the market is no…

Belo, a Latin America-focused digital wallet that uses crypto rails for payments, has raised $14 million in a Series A round led by stablecoin issuer Tether. The round included Titan Fund, The Venture City, Mindset Ventures and G2. The company plans to use the funds to expand into Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay, while scaling its infrastructure across the region. It is also deepening its presence in Brazil, targeting freelancers, remote workers and others who move money across borders. Founded in Buenos Aires in 2021, Belo offers a digital wallet that lets users hold and transfer local currencies…

SEOUL, South Korea – The domestic cryptocurrency sector faces another credibility crisis as Layer 1 blockchain project Mitosis confronts severe rug pull allegations, leaving investors with substantial losses and unanswered questions. According to a report by NewsWay, the project’s founders have vanished from public view since September, failing to distribute over $1.4 million in promised community rewards and triggering an 87% collapse in the value of its MITO token. This incident has reignited deep-seated concerns about investor protection and project accountability within South Korea’s vibrant but volatile crypto ecosystem, particularly following the historic collapse of Terraform Labs. Mitosis Rug Pull…

PayPal has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice over the company’s 2020 Economic Opportunity Fund, a program designed to support Black and minority-owned businesses. The resolution effectively ends a federal investigation into whether PayPal’s use of race and national origin as eligibility criteria ran afoul of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. PayPal wasn’t found to have broken the law. The DOJ preserved its right to future enforcement actions under ECOA but did not determine that the company was legally at fault. PayPal admitted no wrongdoing. What the settlement actually requires Under the terms of the deal, PayPal…

The Presidential Directorate of Communications of Turkey has just announced a major step in blockchain integration. Following the shelving of a highly controversial crypto regulation bill, public institutions in Turkey are now making notable moves toward crypto-friendly practices. But what does this latest move mean, and in what ways is the Directorate connecting with blockchain technology? Blockchain-backed publishing The Directorate has revealed that it is using blockchain technology to protect its institutional publishing archive with decentralized digital storage. This development makes the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications the first Turkish public institution to shift and safeguard its publication archive on blockchain…

Bitcoin slipped back under $70,000 Thursday morning amid reports that the Pentagon is preparing for a “final blow” in Iran. The cryptocurrency’s recent string of higher lows faces its first major test as President Donald Trump’s five-day pause of strikes against Iran expires Friday, with Axios reporting that the U.S. military is developing options in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a “massive bombing campaign.” On prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan, users now place a 60% chance on U.S. boots on the ground in Iran before May—up more than 10% on the…

The countdown has begun for the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, eagerly awaited by the cryptocurrency and global markets. Accordingly, the Fed will announce its interest rate decision for April today, followed by an oral statement from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. After three consecutive interest rate cuts that began in September last year, the Fed has not made any interest rate cuts in 2026. This month, the Fed is also expected to keep its policy interest rate range stable at 3.50–3.75 percent. When Will the FED’s April Interest Rate Decision Be Announced? The Fed will announce its April interest…

Phase 1 of the $BNB Beacon Chain Token Recovery to conclude on April 30. There are a total of 3 phases. $BNB price has dipped by 0.77% over the last 24 hours. $BNB Chain has shared details about the $BNB Beacon Chain Token Recovery Tool phase 1. It has recommended to start migration at the earliest to avoid delays. Meanwhile, the $BNB token has recorded a dip over the last 24 hours. The Binance token, with this, stands out on the list, given that most of the cryptocurrencies are adding gains to their respective values. $BNB Beacon Chain Token Recovery…

Privacy messaging app Signal has said it may exit Canada if forced to comply with the country’s proposed lawful access bill, which would require companies to build technical surveillance capabilities that some argue could threaten end-to-end encryption. In an interview with Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail on Thursday, Signal’s vice president of strategy and global affairs, Udbhav Tiwari, argued that the bill could threaten encryption and leave private messaging services vulnerable to potential cyberattacks. Bill C-22 is part of a regulatory package first introduced in March 2026. It would require electronic service providers to build surveillance capabilities and…