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Key Takeaways: TRM Labs reports stablecoins drive 95% of illicit Latam inflows, forcing VASPs to upgrade tech next. The Sinaloa Cartel laundered $103B in 2025, pushing governments to enforce upcoming AML laws. Following these reports, Latam countries are enhancing their compliance standards. TRM Labs: Regulation is Narrowing Threat Windows In Latam Crypto regulations are advancing internationally, and Latam is not an exception, even with numerous documented threats. According to TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence firm, regulations are coming to make cryptocurrency transactions and flows more secure in the region. In a recent report, TRM Labs disclosed that stablecoins have become…

Momentum is rapidly building in Washington around the long-debated CLARITY Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that could finally define how digital assets are regulated in the United States. What was once another stalled crypto bill is now emerging as a central policy battleground – backed not just by industry insiders, but by some of the most influential figures across government, finance, and blockchain.From the U.S. Treasury to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and from Capitol Hill to leading crypto advocates, a rare alignment is taking shape. At stake is more than regulatory clarity, it is the future of financial…

The Japanese government passed an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Friday, officially reclassifying crypto assets as financial instruments. Summary The Japanese government officially reclassified cryptocurrency as a financial instrument on Friday through an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. New regulations reported by Nikkei now prohibit insider trading and require asset issuers to provide transparent financial disclosures once a year. According to a report by Nikkei, the new legislation introduces a ban on insider trading and prohibits any buying or selling of digital assets based on non-public information. Previously, the Financial Services Agency handled…

Zcash (ZEC) and MOnero (XMR) are among the top performing cryptocurrencies today. According to CoinGecko data, ZEC has rallied by 17.3% in the last 24 hours, 56.4% in the last week, more than 72% over the previous month. XMR, on the other hand, has risen by 6.5% in the last 24 hours, 5.1% in the last week, but is down 2.8% over the previous month. Let’s discuss why privacy cryptocurrencies like Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) are rallying today. Source: CoinGecko Privacy Cryptocurrencies Surge: Why Are Zcash (ZEC) And Monero (XMR) Rising? Source: TechSpot Zcash (ZEC) and Monero’s (XMR) latest…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto exchange Bithumb is pursuing legal action to freeze nearly $500,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) unrecovered from the $40 billion payout error in February, signaling that the platform will turn to the courts to reclaim the assets. Bithumb Launches Legal Action On Thursday, local news media outlet Chosun Biz reported that the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb had begun legal proceedings to recover part of the Bitcoin that had not been returned after a recent error. On February 6, Bithumb accidentally distributed 620,000 Bitcoin, worth over $40 billion,…

The ongoing war between Iran and the US has stifled market movements, particularly in the crypto market. Following the Easter holidays, the XRP price has shot up to its monthly starting price of around $1.37.XRP Price Prediction Summary As of April 2026, XRP is currently trading around $1.37.Short term: Around $1.40-$1.43 this week.Mid-term (1-2 months): $1.45-$1.50 rangeLong-term (year-end): CoinCodex puts XRP around $1.68 by end-2026, while other forecasts are much more optimistic.2026 bullish cases: Potential highs near $10.18, and a maximum of $6.60 with an average of $3.80.XRP Price Prediction: What the Analysts are Saying The reports from Yahoo Finance were derived…

USDC issuer Circle has seen its stock (NYSE: CRCL) tumble by 9.89% over the past day, closing at $85.10. The fall was attributed to an unfavorable analyst review and to its alleged inaction during the Drift Protocol exploit.Source: MarketWatch Why did Circle’s shares dip by about 10%?Financial analyst Ed Engel of Compass Point Investment Bank downgraded the stock from “neutral” to “sell”. He also cut its valuation to $77, citing thinning margins from Circle’s stablecoin yield-sharing initiative. Under this “pay-to-play” approach, Circle generated $2.75B in total revenue for 2025 but paid out roughly half — $1.35B — to Coinbase.The analyst also…

Ethereum is trading above $2,200. The recovery is real. And a CryptoQuant report has identified the structural event that made it possible — one that most participants were reading as a danger signal at the time it occurred. Related Reading The report traces the current price strength to a single, measurable development in February: Binance’s ETH Open Interest 30-day Change fell to approximately -$2.13 billion in mid-February 2026 — the deepest deleveraging event since October 2025, when the metric reached a comparable -$2.11 billion. At the time, that reading looked like confirmation of further downside. The chart was falling. Leverage…

Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and RWF pricing gaps compressed 60-81% as multi-provider competition intensified in Q1 2026. Zambia’s ZMW widened 701 bps in five weeks, signaling frontier corridor volatility will shape Q2 2026 operations. Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026: Brazil Real Hits 0 bps Execution Cost, Kenya Tightens 81% The report, built on 1,147,767 rate observations across 51 currencies and 90 calendar days on the Borderless network, divides the stablecoin foreign exchange market into three tiers: corridors that have reached institutional-grade pricing, corridors in active…

A new research proposal claims it can make Bitcoin transactions resistant to quantum attacks without changing the network’s core rules, a goal that has drawn attention as concerns grow over future cryptographic risks. In a paper published on April 9, Avihu Levy of StarkWare outlined “Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Without Softforks,” introducing a scheme called Quantum Safe Bitcoin, or QSB. The design aims to protect transactions from threats posed by quantum computers while remaining compatible with the existing Bitcoin protocol. The proposal targets a known vulnerability in Bitcoin’s current design. Standard transactions rely on ECDSA signatures over the secp256k1 curve. In…