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Blockchain Is South Korea’s New Fiscal Weapon — A Blow To Privacy?
South Korea is kicking off a pilot that will replace government expense credit cards with blockchain‑based deposit tokens. Blockchain Goes TradFi? The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced on an official press release that the pilot project for the execution of national treasury funds using bloc...Bitcoinist
Thu, Apr 16
TSMC earned $18.2 billion in Q1 2026, beating expectations for the eighth straight quarter
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported its strongest quarterly earnings on Thursday, driven by demand for advanced chips used in artificial intelligence systems. The company bumped up its growth projections while announcing plans to boost spending on new production facilities. TSMC said it earned T$572.5 billion ($18.2 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, a 58% […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 16
Could Bitcoin Hit $90,000 And Trigger A New Altcoin Rally? Expert Cites 6 Major Catalysts
Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to advance above major hurdles during the recent recovery, with price action failing to break through the $76,000 resistance level. The market signals also show that several major cryptocurrencies—Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Solana (SOL), and XRP—managed to track ...NewsBTC
Thu, Apr 16
Why Did The Bitcoin Price Rally Past $75,000 Despite The US-Iran War?
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan has explained why the Bitcoin price has shown strength amid the US-Iran war, with the leading crypto rallying above $75,000. BTC is notably up over 12% since the war started, outperforming the stock market and gold. Why The Bitcoin Price Has Rallied...NewsBTC
Thu, Apr 16
Binance Appoints Thiago Sarandy as General Manager for Brazil
São Paulo, April 16, 2026 – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded volume and chosen by over 300 million users worldwide, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Thiago Sarandy as General Manager for Brazil amid a fast evolving crypto regulation debate in Latin America’s largest market. In this expanded role, Sarandy will […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 16
Qubic Starts Dogecoin Mining Phase 2, Shifting Rewards Away From XMR
Qubic has moved its Dogecoin mining rollout into phase 2, a step that begins redirecting miner economics away from Monero and toward DOGE-linked rewards. For Qubic, the change matters because phase 2 is where the migration stops being a live test and starts becoming a real incentive shift. In an Apr...Bitcoinist
Thu, Apr 16
Bitcoin Rally Faces First Test At $76K As Sellers Step In: Analysts
Daily profits from Bitcoin sales are climbing fast — and analysts say a key threshold could determine whether the current rally has legs or runs out of steam. Related Reading: ‘Extremely Good News’ – XRP DeFi Momentum Builds As SEC Softens Position On Interfaces Profit-Taking Still Below Danger Zone...NewsBTC
Thu, Apr 16
Bitcoin community split over proposal to freeze vulnerable wallets amid quantum threat
Bitcoin is facing the potential effect of quantum computing. BIP-361 is causing a rift in the community, as it suggests freezing legacy addresses, including the mined coins of Satoshi Nakamoto.Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 16
Hyperliquid’s HIP‑3 Open Interest Skyrockets— Is 24/7 Tokenized Equity About To Rewrite Wall Street?
Hyperliquid’s HIP‑3 open interest is pushing toward the multi‑billion mark, led by not just crypto perps but synthetic equities and index products. Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 New ATH Following Bitget Wallet integration of Hyperliquid’s HIP‑3 infrastructure at the beginning of the month, The Block claimed t...NewsBTC
Thu, Apr 16
A New Bull Run? Bitcoin Investors Have Stopped Selling, And Demand Is Rising
Bitcoin flows into exchanges have dropped to levels not seen in over six years, and this could be the first of many signs of a bull run. The latest on-chain data shows a massive drop in the amount of BTC being moved onto trading platforms, hinting at a slowdown in selling activity even as uncertaint...Bitcoinist
Thu, Apr 16
South Korea launches blockchain payment pilot to curb misuse of public funds
The South Korean government has introduced a blockchain payment system aimed at stopping the misuse of public funds and modernizing its financial infrastructure. This is the second time the nation will be implementing its pilot technology after it was first used to pay subsidies for EV charging stations. Will government spending in South Korea change? […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 16
Cardano Founder Says Bitcoin Has Entered ‘Shitcoin Land’
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson used one of his most confrontational videos in recent memory to argue that Bitcoin’s long-running resistance to structural change has left it exposed to the quantum computing threat now surfacing in debate around BIP 361. His core claim was blunt: Bitcoin’s governan...Bitcoinist
Thu, Apr 16
Bitcoin Hits $76K As Tech Stocks Push Wall Street To Fresh Records
Fundstrat’s chief investment officer, Tom Lee, says the next big move in markets won’t be led by stocks — it’ll be driven by crypto. Speaking Wednesday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” Lee argued that Bitcoin and Ether are positioned to lead the next leg of the rally, al...NewsBTC
Thu, Apr 16
Ripple Price Forecast: XRP edges up above $1.40 on growing institutional, retail demand
Ripple (XRP) maintains a neutral-to-bullish tone, trading above $1.41 at the time of writing on Thursday, supported by renewed institutional and retail interest. A steady price increase could accelerate the remittance token toward the next resistance levels at $1.50 and $1.55.
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Thu, Apr 16
Justin Sun escalates public feud with 'tyrannical' Trump-linked World Liberty
Crypto mogul Justin Sun is still on his public fight with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), calling the Trump-linked venture “tyrannical” after Cryptopolitan reported on a new proposal that would keep early investor tokens locked for four years. “This proposal is packaged as ‘governance alignment signals’ and ‘long-term commitments,’ but it’s one of the most absurd […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 16
Luigi Mangione-inspired copycat puts tech leaders Elon Musk, Jensen Huang on alert
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was not the only tech leader on the radar of the man now accused of trying to kill him. Before his arrest, Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old college student from Texas, had already floated the idea of going after other major names in the industry, with Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 16
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