Cysic open‑sources its Venus zkVM engine, recasting proof generation as a global computation graph and positioning ZisK inside Ethereum’s emerging EIP‑8025 proof market. Cysic has released Venus, a new open‑source zkVM compute engine that restructures proof generation around a global computation graph rather than a traditional hardware abstraction layer, positioning the company’s ZisK stack squarely
Morgan Stanley moves closer to launching a bitcoin ETF, signaling a major step toward broader institutional access and intensifying expectations for significant capital inflows into crypto markets. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley targets April 8 launch for bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca. Fee below Blackrock IBIT’s 0.25% could shift ETF competition and attract new capital flows.
With the deadline given to Iran by US President Donald Trump fast approaching, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty continue to rise. This is negatively impacting Bitcoin, and the $BTC price has fallen below $68,000 again in the last few hours. As Bitcoin ($BTC) continues to experience volatile price movements, Joao Wedson, CEO of the analytics platform
Institutional collateral and liquidity optimization fintech Transcend announced today, April 7, that it has connected to privacy-focused blockchain Canton Network. The integration enables clients to move collateral and cash in real time across counterparties and markets using a mix of traditional and tokenized assets. Per the release, Transcend connects to more than 45 central counterparty
Charles Schwab’s latest research on digital assets argues that cryptocurrencies’ place in a portfolio hinges less on return forecasts and more on how much risk an investor is willing to take. The report frames bitcoin and ether (ETH) as high-volatility assets that can quickly reshape a portfolio’s risk profile. “Any allocation to cryptocurrency is likely
As of April 7, 2026, just after 8 a.m. Eastern time, bitcoin hovered just above the $68,000 zone with mixed signals across the 1-hour, 4-hour and daily charts. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held above ~$68,000 on April 7, 2026, stuck below $70,000 resistance. Charts show 12 bearish signals among moving averages, reinforcing weak trend momentum. Bitcoin
The state of quantum computing and what it would take to threaten Bitcoin Quantum computing has advanced materially over the past 18 months, but the field remains in the transition from noisy hardware to early fault tolerance. The key shift is away from raw physical-qubit counts and toward logical qubits, gate fidelity, runtime, and error
Tokyo has real momentum, but its institutional crypto case will not be built on speculation alone. Japan’s strongest edge is emerging in compliant financial rails and regulated infrastructure, though speed, product breadth, and global liquidity still lag rival hubs. Key Takeaways Japan FSA cited 12 million accounts and $31 billion assets in 2025, boosting Tokyo’s
Stellar is now operational on Lava Network which is a major achievement in increasing the reliability of infrastructure in blockchain based financial applications. The integration adds Remote Procedure Call (RPC) access to both the mainnet and the testnet of Stellar, allowing developers and institutions to connect to the network more effectively. 1/ @StellarOrg is now