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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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Are shrinking DeFi yields driving users away from on-chain markets?
DeFi yield may be too low for the current risk of hacks. Overall, median DeFi yields are at a four-year low, reflecting weakened demand for DEX trading.
Thu, Apr 9
Dubai regulator VARA sets new rules for digital asset issuance
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has developed a rule book globally on how to codify digital assets.
Thu, Apr 9
USDT on TRON linked to $1.6B Ponzi scheme
USDT on TRON was used to move up to $1.6B linked to a Ponzi scheme posing as a fake health tech company.
Thu, Apr 9
Banks push back on White House report, warn stablecoins bring new risks
Major banks reject the White House claim that stablecoins pose minimal risk.
Thu, Apr 9
Alibaba rolls out 10,000 local chips as Big Tech eyes Nvidia exit
Alibaba and China Telecom announced Tuesday they're building a computing facility in southern China that will use chips designed by the e-commerce company.
Thu, Apr 9
CZ skips NFTs, chooses Amazon for book launch
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) released his autobiography, and one thing stood out to parts of the crypto community; it wasn’t very “crypto.” It had no NFT tie-in, no token-gated access, and no on-chain experiment, but just Amazon. This decision caught the attention of Colin Wu, and he questioned why one of crypto’s biggest figures would choose […]
Thu, Apr 9
Stablecoins set to surpass Visa and Mastercard by 2035
Stablecoins could process up to $1.5 quadrillion annually by 2035, potentially surpassing Visa and Mastercard combined.
Thu, Apr 9
XRP becomes quantum-resistant powerhouse while whales go on a buying spree
XRP keeps quantum risk very low, with only 0.03% of supply exposed, and most accounts are still protected.
Thu, Apr 9
Iran says it will only allow 12 ships per day to pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is telling ships that under terms passed through mediators, it plans to let only about 12 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz each day during the two week ceasefire agreed with Trump. Pakistani mediators said ships must coordinate with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, before they pass. Cryptopolitan had earlier reported that […]
Thu, Apr 9
Nikon’s NEMO will launch on the ISS this week
Nikon has announced it will be providing its tech for a new mission project to the International Space Station to research the effect of microgravity in drug discovery, life science, and potentially elucidate the reason why humans age on Earth. In a report on Wednesday, Nikon said its live cell observation system, known as Nikon […]
Wed, Apr 8
Polygon Labs plans to raise $100 million to fund its payments business expansion
Polygon Labs is in advanced talks to raise up to $100 million to fund a dedicated stablecoin payments business, according to a report by The Information. This development is coming around the same time the network is making serious advancements in its payments features, the latest being its third mainnet upgrade in four months. For […]
Wed, Apr 8
Grayscale’s Head of Research is looking at Aave becoming a household name
Aave’s token traded into green territory today as two institutional papers reviewed the protocol favorably this month. On one hand, Zach Pandl, the Head of Research at Grayscale, shared his thoughts about whether Aave could become a household name. On the other hand, the Bank of Canada, in what was its first formal central bank […]
Wed, Apr 8
Anthropic launches Claude Mythos Preview but is keeping it away from the public
Anthropic has on Wednesday launched Claude Mythos Preview, a new cyber AI model, but the public cannot use it. Speaking via a blog post, the company said, “AI models have reached a level of coding capability where they can surpass all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.” The AI company […]
Wed, Apr 8
Currenc Group partners with Securitize and Animoca to tokenize Nasdaq shares on Ethereum and Solana
Currenc Group will offer its CURR shares in a tokenized form after a partnership with Securitize.
Wed, Apr 8
TRON Network Integrated into Hyperlane, Expanding Interoperability to Over 150 Chains
Geneva, Switzerland — April 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today TRON Network’s integration into Hyperlane, a leading permissionless cross-chain messaging protocol. This integration expands TRON’s interoperability by enabling developers to seamlessly build and scale applications across […]
Wed, Apr 8
South Korea tightens crypto withdrawal rules to curb fraud after 170 billion won losses
South Korean authorities have implemented a standard rule for all exchanges that restricts users from easily bypassing withdrawal delays, especially in cases where they are linked to fraud. A loss of 170.5 billion won was recorded between June and September of 2025 due to criminals exploiting the differing exception requirements of various exchange platforms. South […]
Wed, Apr 8
French crypto owners to declare self-hosted wallets to the state
Tax authorities in France will be going after cryptocurrency investors under a new law that obliges them to declare any wallet holding a few thousand euros’ worth of coins. The upcoming legislation, which has just overcome a parliamentary hurdle in Paris, is expected to increase state surveillance over the digital assets of the French people. […]
Wed, Apr 8
Iran ceasefire in unclear limbo as many ships keep waiting for approval
Iran wants oil tankers to pay a steep new fee to cross the Strait of Hormuz after last night’s ceasefire announcement, with the bill set at $2 million per fully loaded supertanker. The Iranians are demanding that the $2 million be paid in Bitcoin, and sometimes Chinese yuan, but mostly it’s going to be crypto. […]
Wed, Apr 8
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) dismisses fears that stablecoin yields will impact lending
The Trump White House, via its Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), has dismissed the fears that community bankers and traditional stakeholders have raised concerning the yield clause in the CLARITY Act. The report described the effect of yield-bearing stablecoins as “quantitatively small” rather than the existential threat that the banking lobby claims. The Council of […]
Wed, Apr 8
Adam Back denies Satoshi Nakamoto claims from New York Times investigation
Adam Back is back at the center of the Satoshi Nakamoto mystery after New York Times reporter John Carreyrou published a very long investigation that says the clues point to him more than anyone else. John says he first got pulled into this investigation spotting Adam get visibly tense when his name came up as […]
Wed, Apr 8
