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A new class of crypto treasury companies is emerging around Strategy’s high-yield stock, STRC, drawing in firms looking to capture both exposure to bitcoin BTC$73,950.99 and additional income. STRC is a security issued by Strategy, the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, as a funding vehicle to support its ongoing bitcoin accumulation strategy. The company raises capital by offering investors an annualized dividend of 11.5%, paid monthly in cash, with proceeds primarily used to purchase BTC.Such is the stock’s popularity that it registered a record-breaking trading volume on Tuesday, with more than $1.6 billion in shares changing hands.STRC, the new…

A widely followed crypto analyst says that Bitcoin (BTC) could be printing a massive bullish reversal pattern. The pseudonymous trader Cheds tells his 372,300 followers on X that Bitcoin may be forming a rare head-and-shoulders pattern that marks the end of a correction. “BTC bullish hopium – compound fulcrum bottom forming on daily.” Source: Cheds/X In technical analysis, a compound fulcrum bottom is a reversal trend when a head-and-shoulders complex pattern forms, having multiple heads or multiple shoulders, after a sustained downtrend. Legendary trader Peter Brandt has highlighted the compound fulcrum bottom in various historical charts, including copper in the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Coinone’s chief executive is facing an official reprimand after South Korean regulators moved against the crypto exchange for a string of compliance failures, including tens of thousands of unverified user accounts and repeated dealings with unlicensed foreign platforms. Regulator Cites Tens Of Thousands Of Violations South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit, operating under the Financial Services Commission, found that Coinone failed to verify the identities of users in roughly 70,000 cases. The exchange was also accused of completing customer verification records even when key information was missing —…

Ripple partners with Kyobo Life in Korea to test tokenized government bond settlement using Ripple Custody for faster, secure trading. Ripple has partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance to test tokenized government bond settlement in South Korea. The deal marks Ripple’s first partnership with a major Korean insurer. It also makes Kyobo the first Tier 1 Korean insurer to explore this model. The work will use Ripple Custody in a regulated institutional setting. Partnership Targets Tokenized Bond Settlement in Korea Ripple announced the partnership on April 15, 2026, in Seoul. Kyobo Life is one of South Korea’s largest life insurers. The…

A closely watched gauge of ether’s relative strength against bitcoin has climbed to a three month high, backed by surging network activity and record stablecoin inflows on Ethereum.The ether-bitcoin ratio traded near 0.0313 on Wednesday, up from a 2026 low around 0.028 in February but still well below the January 18 high near 0.038. Ether gained 4% over the past seven days to trade near $2,325, outpacing bitcoin’s 3.9% move over the same period.The ETH/BTC ratio tracks the relative price of ether against bitcoin on crypto exchanges and is one of the most widely followed gauges of risk appetite across…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A UK lawmaker has asked the financial authorities to investigate Nigel Farage’s promotion of a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm, raising concerns about potential market abuse and conflicts of interest due to the politician’s potential ties to the crypto industry. Farage’s Stack BTC Video Prompts Scrutiny On Monday, UK Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CEO, Nikhil Rathi, to investigate Reform UK leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Farage over his ties to the crypto industry. In the letter, the lawmaker…

Visa, Stripe, and Zodia deepen roles in blockchain validation infrastructure Tempo scales stablecoin payments with institutional-grade validator support Agentic payments push automation in cross-border blockchain transactions Visa, Stripe & Zodia Custody Join Tempo as Blockchain Validators, marking a clear step in institutional blockchain participation. The development links traditional payment networks with onchain validation infrastructure. It also strengthens Tempo’s position in scaling stablecoin settlement and high-volume transactions. Visa strengthens validator role in global payments network Visa advances its blockchain strategy by supporting transaction validation on Tempo’s network. The company applies its global infrastructure expertise to distributed systems. This move enhances reliability…

Bitcoin BTC$73,922.42 was built on a promise that no one can touch your coins without your private key. No government, no bank, nobody. That promise is now, for the first time in Bitcoin’s 16-year history, being challenged from the developer community itself, as a part of measures to build defenses against future quantum computers that could compromise Bitcoin’s blockchain and steal your coins. The proposalJameson Loop, one of the outspoken bitcoin contributors, and other cryptographers, have proposed a move that could force bitcoin holders to migrate their coins to new quantum-resistant addresses or face having their coins frozen permanently by…

US financial giant Goldman Sachs is looking to launch a unique Bitcoin ETF. Goldman Sachs ETF Trust has filed for SEC approval of the Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. The fund is designed to deliver steady income to investors while reducing upside exposure to Bitcoin’s price. The ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets in instruments that provide exposure to Bitcoin, and it will not hold BTC directly. These include Spot Bitcoin ETPs, options on Spot Bitcoin ETPs and options on Bitcoin ETP Indices. To create income, the fund plans a dynamic options overwrite strategy, selling…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Tether’s top government affairs official is now running one of the most well-funded political operations in the crypto world. Jesse Spiro, who serves as head of government affairs for the stablecoin giant, was named chair of Fellowship PAC earlier this month — a crypto-aligned super PAC that says it has more than $100 million ready to spend on the 2026 US midterm elections. First Spending On Record The group’s opening move was a $300,000 ad buy backing Clay Fuller, a Republican who won a special election to…