Justin Sun has accused World Liberty Financial, or WLFI, of hiding controls that could freeze token holders’ wallets. Summary Justin Sun said WLFI hid blacklist controls that could freeze wallets without notice or recourse. Onchain data tied the project to large token-backed borrowing that drew fresh criticism from observers. WLFI faced added pressure as token

President Donald Trump said the United States will begin naval action at the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Truth Social post shared Sunday.  Summary Trump said the US Navy will begin blockading ships entering or leaving the Strait immediately. The post said US forces may interdict vessels accused of paying tolls to Iran. Trump

BNB Chain has told node operators to complete a required software update before the Osaka/Mendel hard fork reaches mainnet on April 28.  Summary BNB Chain told node operators to install BSC v1.7.2 before the Osaka/Mendel hard fork launches. The April 28 mainnet upgrade follows testnet activation and adds stability, gas limits, and finality. BNB Chain

European banks and corporates are moving from research to rollout in the stablecoin market.  Summary European banks and corporates are now choosing stablecoin partners instead of only studying the market opportunity. MiCA gave firms one rulebook, helping stablecoin projects move faster from planning to execution stages. Corporate treasury demand is pushing stablecoin use for payments,

Ripple has issued another warning to the XRP community after a fake Instagram account appeared to impersonate Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse.  Summary A fake Instagram account posed as Brad Garlinghouse and promoted an XRP giveaway scam to users. David Schwartz warned the XRP community that Ripple executives will never ask for funds online. Ripple

A new push for the CLARITY Act is building in Washington as crypto policy supporters warn the timeline may be narrowing.  Summary Cynthia Lummis warned Congress may miss its best chance to pass the CLARITY Act soon. David Sacks and crypto leaders urged the Senate to move market structure legislation forward now. Senate progress may

Crypto exchange activity slowed in the first quarter of 2026 after the market cooled from its earlier peak.  Summary Crypto exchange trading volume fell sharply in Q1 2026 as market participation weakened after the cycle peak. Perpetual futures dominated March activity, with volume reaching four times the level of spot trading. Binance held the top

Pavel Durov said push notifications can create a privacy risk even after users delete messages and apps.  Summary Pavel Durov said push notifications may preserve data even after users delete chats and apps. Reports said FBI retrieved deleted Signal messages from iPhone notification logs in a criminal investigation. Interest in decentralized messaging apps rose as

Prediction market users turned to Kalshi and Polymarket as NASA’s Artemis II mission returned to Earth, placing trades not only on future Moon landing timelines but also on words that might appear in the agency’s post-splashdown briefing.  Summary Kalshi users traded contracts on NASA briefing words after Artemis II completed its Moon flyby. Prediction markets

Bitwise Asset Management has taken another step in its effort to launch a spot Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund in the United States.  Summary Bitwise added a ticker and fee to its Hyperliquid ETF filing with the SEC. Eric Balchunas said the latest filing details suggest the fund could launch soon. Hyperliquid posted strong token gains and