Payments

Morning Minute: NFTs Storm Back, Led by Bored Apes

Bitcoin made its highest weekly close since January. Western Union is launching a stablecoin. And NFTs are making a major comeback. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Apr 27, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Infrastructure

Bitcoin leads $1.2B weekly inflows into crypto investment products

Crypto ETPs see $1.2 billion inflows in fourth straight week as Bitcoin leads gains and blockchain equity ETFs hit record…
Apr 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Bitcoin Developer Paul Sztorc Plans August Hard Fork Dubbed eCash, With a Plan to Reassign Satoshi Nakamoto’s Coins

Paul Sztorc wants to fork Bitcoin into a new chain called eCash and reassign part of Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.1 million…
Apr 27, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin Climbs to $79,488, a 12-Week High, on Reports of U.S.-Iran Deal Progress

Bitcoin hit its highest level since January 31 on Monday after reports emerged that Iran had submitted a new proposal…
Apr 27, 2026
DeFi

Aave’s DeFi United Recovery Effort Reaches $238 million As Crypto Rallies to Bail Out Its Biggest Lender

Mantle and Aave DAO together contributed 55,000 ETH, or $127 million, as the DeFi United effort to cover bad debt…
Apr 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Western Union to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana Next Month, Stable Card Planned for Consumers in Dozens of Markets

Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan confirmed the May launch of the company’s Solana-based USDPT stablecoin on its Q1 earnings call,…
Apr 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Western Union to Launch Solana-Based Stablecoin Plus ‘Stable Card’ Next Month

The USDPT stablecoin launching next month will serve as an alternative to SWIFT for agent settlements rather than consumer transactions.…
Apr 27, 2026
Institutional

Grayscale moves away from Coinbase for new ETF product – Is Wall Street building a post-Coinbase custody map?

The Bitcoin ETF trade sold investors a simple promise: crypto exposure inside a wrapper that looked and felt like mainstream…
Apr 27, 2026
Stablecoins

Why this week could reprice Bitcoin in 48 Hours: Fed first, GDP and PCE right after

Bitcoin is heading into a rare macro window where the first reaction may age fast. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to…
Apr 27, 2026
Regulation

88 people charged over 12 crypto wrench attacks in France

French law enforcement agencies have been investigating wrench attacks and found that some of the alleged offenders were involved in…
Apr 27, 2026