MarketsCoinGecko: CEX Volumes Down 39% in Q1 2026
CoinGecko report: top-10 CEX spot volumes fell 39% in Q1 2026, from $4.5T to $2.7T. March hit $800B - the weakest since November 2023.
MarketsCoinGecko report: top-10 CEX spot volumes fell 39% in Q1 2026, from $4.5T to $2.7T. March hit $800B - the weakest since November 2023.
DeFiTether funds a $150M recovery program for Drift Protocol after a $280M hack, as Drift switches from USDC to USDT and Circle faces criticism.
InstitutionalCharles Schwab, the US brokerage with $12.22 trillion in client assets, rolls out direct spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for retail investors through Paxos.
InstitutionaleToro agreed to acquire self-custodial wallet Zengo for about $70M. CEO Yoni Assia predicts Bitcoin will eventually reach $250,000 and beyond.
RegulationPakistan's State Bank allowed banks to open accounts for licensed crypto firms under Virtual Assets Act 2026, ending an 8-year prohibition dating back to 2018.
StablecoinsTether launched tether.wallet on April 14 - a self-custodial app for USDT, Bitcoin and gold-backed XAUT with email-style addresses and cloud key backup.
InstitutionalDeutsche Borse is investing $200 million in Kraken parent Payward for a 1.5% fully diluted stake, valuing the crypto exchange at roughly $13.3 billion.
SecurityUS musician G. Love lost 5.9 Bitcoin ($420,000) to a fake Ledger Live app on Apple's App Store. ZachXBT traced the stolen funds to KuCoin.
MarketsPolymarket bets briefly appeared in Google News alongside Reuters and The Guardian. Google called the appearance an error and removed the results.