Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago Iran Demands Bitcoin Payments to Cross the Strait of Hormuz Iran imposed a $1-per-barrel Bitcoin toll on tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026 — sending BTC above $72,700. The move marks the first known use of Bitcoin as sovereign payment infrastructure for international trade. BitcoinCryptoTrading
Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago PEPE on Wall Street: Canary Capital Files Spot ETF With the SEC Canary Capital filed an S-1 with the SEC on April 8, 2026 for a spot PEPE ETF — the first filing to package a meme token with no claimed utility into a regulated brokerage product. Here's what it means for crypto markets. MemecoinsRegulationEthereum
Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago New York Times Names Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto — He Denies It The New York Times published a 12,000-word investigation on April 8, 2026, naming Adam Back — Hashcash inventor and Blockstream CEO — as Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Back denied it six times in two hours. Here's what the evidence actually shows. BitcoinCryptoWeb3
Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago Q-Day: How Quantum Computers Are Putting Bitcoin at Risk A Google Quantum AI paper has redefined the threat timeline: fewer qubits than expected may be enough to break Bitcoin's cryptography. Here's what it really means for your funds. BitcoinBlockchainAI
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 months ago Claude Mythos: The AI That Found Thousands of Security Vulnerabilities Anthropic has developed Claude Mythos, an AI model too dangerous to release publicly — it found thousands of vulnerabilities across every major OS and browser. Enter Project Glasswing. AIHackNews
Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago Morgan Stanley Launches MSBT: The First Major US Bank to Issue a Bitcoin ETF On April 8, 2026, Morgan Stanley debuted on NYSE Arca with MSBT: the first spot Bitcoin ETF issued directly by a major US bank. Fee 0.14%, 16,000 advisors, BlackRock in its sights. BanksBitcoinUnited States
Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago Tokenized RWAs Hit $27.6 Billion: Why Institutions Are Betting Big in 2026 While Bitcoin battles geopolitical fear, tokenized Real World Assets surged to $27.6 billion in April 2026 — posting a +4% gain amid a broader crypto downturn. RWACrypto
Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Make Blockchain Official Strategy Jamie Dimon's 2026 shareholder letter makes it official: JPMorgan is embedding blockchain, stablecoins, and tokenization into its core competitive strategy — a seismic shift from Wall Street's most influential voice. BanksStablecoinsBlockchain
Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago Bitcoin Is Front-Running the Fed: The Decoupling That Changes Everything Binance Research documents a historic shift: Bitcoin no longer reacts to Fed decisions — it anticipates them. Institutional spot ETF buyers have inverted the old correlation. Here's why this changes everything for crypto investors. BitcoinBanksNews
Francesco Campisi · 4 months ago Saylor Loses $14.5 Billion in a Quarter — Then Buys Another $330 Million in Bitcoin Strategy reports a $14.46 billion unrealized loss in Q1 2026 — then immediately buys another $330 million in Bitcoin. Michael Saylor's conviction shows no sign of slowing. BitcoinTrading
