SEC warns of rising impersonation scams using official branding and fake identities to exploit investor trust, highlighting growing risks tied to social media and text-based fraud schemes targeting financial data and funds.

Coinbase’s OCC trust charter approval cements a federally regulated path for crypto infrastructure, with CEO Brian Armstrong clarifying it is not becoming a bank as the firm advances institutional custody ambitions without entering traditional lending or deposit activities.

Ripple is driving measurable economic impact through its RLUSD initiative, channeling millions into underserved U.S. small businesses while expanding access to capital and supporting job creation.

The institution announced that it will offer a new kind of account, crypto accounts, to its customers, allowing them to dabble in cryptocurrency trading. The move, anticipated by CEO Rick Wurster last month, will bring this feature to over 46 million clients.

Todd Blanche has been appointed interim U.S. Attorney General following a shake-up at the Department of Justice. His prior actions on crypto enforcement and personal holdings are drawing scrutiny.

The almost complete blockade of digital connectivity that the Iranian regime has imposed since the conflict against the U.S.-Israel coalition began has already reached over 810 hours. Citizens who try to get through the blockade cracks face punishment or even death.

The recent attacks on the Pix system by the U.S. government evolved into a situation that might tilt the balance toward any of the candidates before the upcoming election, with President Lula leading in prediction markets by a slim margin.

Japan is moving deeper into the compliance phase of crypto regulation, and the latest push is less about approving new products or licensing exchanges than about making digital asset activity harder to hide from tax authorities.

Bitcoin traded mostly flat on April 3, hovering near $67,000 despite sharp geopolitical and political developments. The cryptocurrency’s relative stability kept its market cap steady at $1.34 trillion and liquidations low at $31 million.

X is introducing a new safeguard that auto-locks accounts making their first crypto-related post. The move targets phishing attacks that hijack accounts to promote scams.

Bitcoin ETFs edged back into inflows to close the shortened trading week. Ether extended its losing streak, while solana and XRP posted modest gains.

Bitcoin miner MARA has reportedly laid off about 15% of its workforce in a move the company calls “strategic, not purely financial.”

A Solana-based perpetual futures exchange lost $286 million in 12 minutes on April 1, 2026, after attackers spent three weeks quietly manufacturing fake collateral and socially engineering the protocol’s signers. The incident has been the most topical discussion in crypto circles over the last few days.

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