Month: April 2026

SEC Gives Some Self-Custody Crypto Apps 5 Years to Sort Out Broker Licensing

The SEC Division of Trading and Markets published a staff statement,  telling certain wallet-linked crypto trading apps they can operate without a broker-dealer license – for now – as long as they function as neutral software and stay out of…

Bitcoin (BTC) Neared $80K as the US and Iran Extended the Ceasefire: Your Weekly Crypto Recap

An interesting and, ultimately, positive week, saw Bitcoin’s price attempt a shot at $80K and renewing positive sentiment across the board. The tension, and more specifically the recent signs of de-escalation, in the Middle East have sparked another wave…

China tightens crypto crackdown with new marketing rules

China has issued new online marketing rules that classify crypto promotion and trading as illegal. The Bitcoin price prediction market for April 25 sits at 99.8% YES, unchanged from yesterday. The People’s Bank of China, alongside seven other agencies, reinforced…

NFT

What Is Peace Frog (PEACE)? The Meme Coin Riding the Frog Meta in 2026 — and Whether It Has Anything Behind It

The frog meta never really dies in crypto. From Pepe’s billion-dollar market cap to the endless parade of Kermit clones, frog-themed tokens have a strange, stubborn staying power. Now, in 2026, a new contender is croaking for attention: Peace Frog…

Polymarket Maduro Raid Bet: Big Brother Is Now Watching You On-Chain

On December 26, 2025, an active-duty Green Beret stationed at Fort Bragg opened a fresh account on the crypto prediction platform Polymarket. Over the following days, he placed roughly 13 bets totaling $33,034, all on outcomes tied to U.S. military…

NFT

What Is Courtyard NFT? The Platform Quietly Beating CryptoPunks in Weekly Sales — Without a Single PFP

There are no cartoon apes. No pixelated punks. No penguin profile pictures. And yet, week after week, a platform called Courtyard is sitting comfortably at the top of the NFT sales charts — quietly outpacing some of the most iconic…

US Soldier Charged With Using Classified Intel to Win $400K on Polymarket

Investigators allege a soldier placed strategic bets on Venezuela events using nonpublic intel. A US Army soldier has been charged with using classified government information to profit from prediction market bets, according to an indictment unsealed by the US…

Fold brings Bitcoin to employee paychecks with enterprise bonus platform launch

Fold Holdings has rolled out a Bitcoin-based bonus program for employees, expanding its push to bring BTC into everyday workplace compensation. Summary Fold has introduced a Bitcoin bonus program that lets companies distribute recurring BTC rewards without handling custody or…

Pentagon email reveals tensions with NATO allies over Iran conflict

An internal Pentagon email proposes sanctions against NATO allies not supporting the US in the Iran conflict, and the idea of suspending Spain from certain alliance roles has surfaced. The odds of the US withdrawing from NATO by April 30…

Crypto

Ethereum Foundation Veteran Josh Stark Is Stepping Down

Josh Stark, one of the Ethereum Foundation most senior executives, is stepping down after a five-year tenure, a departure that lands at an unusually turbulent moment for one of crypto’s most influential organizations. Stark announced the decision was made in…