As debates surrounding the identity of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto reignite in the cryptocurrency world, recent claims suggest that Adam Back may be the person behind this identity. Following these allegations, Perry E. Metzger, one of the administrators of the cryptography mailing list that played a critical role in Bitcoin’s early days, made noteworthy statements
Market maker Keyrock and tokenization platform Securitize published a new report on the future of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization today, April 9. According to the research, the distributed RWA market — meaning tokenized assets that are freely transferable on-chain — is projected to grow from around $29 billion today to $400 billion by 2030 as
Securitize has appointed former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Brett Redfearn as president and a member of its board, adding regulatory experience as the firm prepares to go public this year. Redfearn, who previously led the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, will work with Securitize’s leadership team to scale its offerings across
In brief Some Bitcoiners welcomed a report that Iran and affiliated actors are accepting Bitcoin for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz TRM’s Ari Redbord expressed skepticism, telling Decrypt that “we don’t have data at this point indicating that crypto is being used at scale.” Bloomberg has reported that shipping companies are using stablecoins
Aptos integrated into Tria’s global trading engine, a neobank with 500,000 users across more than 150 countries with its own custody system. The Aptos network recorded a record TVL of $1 billion, 10 million monthly active users and 326 million transactions in a single day. BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Microsoft operate live products on the
Bitcoin has climbed back above $72,000, keeping the short‑term uptrend intact while setting up a test between bullish targets near $78,000 and critical support around $70,000. Bitcoin has pushed back above $72,000, but the structure behind the move matters more than the headline level. According to Gate, $BTC/USDT is trading around $72,036, up 1.28% over
Bitcoin’s rebound to around $71,000 has reignited a familiar bullish conversation about price, liquidity, and positioning. It has also exposed a less comfortable fact inside the network itself. The fee market has barely moved. For a market that still treats on-chain congestion as a sign of organic demand, that divergence deserves more attention than another
Tok-Edge has unveiled the Redemption Token, a new cryptoasset structure tied to redemptions in its upcoming fund. The firm also confirmed a $15 million valuation after raising about $1.5 million and said its launch fund will be capped at $21 million. Tok-Edge has stepped out publicly with a new fund structure that tries to separate
The latest Finestel report on February 2026 shows Bitcoin’s plunge toward $60,000 was one of crypto’s deepest capitulation events yet, but disciplined asset managers cushioned most of the damage by rotating into stablecoins, cutting leverage, and selectively buying the rebound. Bitcoin’s February slide was brutal but not terminal: macro shocks, a hawkish Fed pivot, and