Key Takeaways: Brazil’s Central Bank plans to launch International Pix to connect its 175M users globally. Pix’s 200B reduced fee transactions threaten giants like Visa and Mastercard, per the USTR. Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants Colombia to adopt Pix next. Central Bank of Brazil Plans Internationalization of Pix Payment System The Central Bank of Brazil
Strategy diluted shareholders by $69.5M but bought $45.6M of BTC. These 183,501 extra shares accreted less than the proceeds to its treasury. Source link
Elon Musk’s X is rolling out a security feature that will automatically lock any account that mentions cryptocurrency for the first time — requiring additional verification before posting resumes — a direct response to a wave of account hijacking campaigns exploiting social trust to promote scam tokens. Summary X Head of Product Nikita Bier confirmed
From the Drift Protocol exploit to a new era at Polymarket, from Hong Kong’s stablecoin news to Cambodia fighting crypto scams, here are the crypto news you may have missed this week. Total Crypto Trading Volume Reached $20.57 Trillion in Q1 2026 Total crypto trading volume reached $20.57 trillion in Q1 2026. Derivatives trading volume
U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in southwestern Iran during a U.S. mission to recover a missing F-15E crew member. The “US forces enter Iran by April 30” market now sits at 86% YES, up from 62% just 24 hours ago. The confirmation of U.S. ground operations inside Iran has shifted market odds significantly. The US
Key Takeaways: Ripple’s David Schwartz favors XRP and BTC over USD for escrow, citing stronger upside. He warns issuers can freeze funds, exposing users to centralized control risk. He says stablecoins tied to fiat limit global utility across borders and multi-currency systems. Ripple CTO Emeritus Breaks Down 3 Key Crypto Advantages David Schwartz, CTO emeritus
Founders Fund has made its name backing what Peter Thiel calls “zero to one” companies — businesses that don’t just improve on existing ideas but create something entirely new. Its portfolio includes Facebook, SpaceX, and Palantir. Its latest bet is a New Zealand startup that puts solar-powered smart collars on cows. Halter, which closed a
DeFi platform Stream Finance has halted deposits and withdrawals in response to the loss of $93M of “Stream fund assets.” Source link
March’s $52 million in losses was bad enough, but April has opened with a single incident that resulted in the theft of $285 million. A report from blockchain security firm Peckshield shows that crypto hacks rose 96% in March 2026, with scammers stealing about $52 million in major incidents. It added that a new
UNO Digital Bank has issued public advisories on its official Facebook page addressing concerns regarding certain InstaPay transfers. UNO Digital Bank Investigates InstaPay Issues In its initial customer advisory, the bank confirmed it is currently investigating an issue involving InstaPay transactions. The digital bank stated that any identified “unauthorized transactions” will be corrected and resolved