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Visa has captured over 90% of total on-chain crypto card transaction volume by early 2026, establishing a dominant position despite both Visa and Mastercard supporting 130+ crypto-linked card programs globally. The consolidation of usage onto Visa's infrastructure reflects structural advantages in p

The best crypto presale to buy is not always the project making the most noise. Retail buyers are trying to read a market where large caps keep trading sideways. As XRP ETF inflows hit $119.6 million in one week and the CLARITY Act heads to a Senate markup, now is the time to lock in the best crypto

The Federal Reserve cut rates 25 basis points this week, bringing its target range to 3.5%–3.75%, and Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that future decisions will be data-dependent. On December 16 and December 18, the U.S. will release the Jobs Report and CPI inflation data, respectively — two

Analyst Zach Rector argues that XRP's recent price consolidation reflects a structural disconnect between institutional accumulation and public market activity. Speaking on the Paul Barron Podcast, Rector described the current environment as a clash between over-the-counter (OTC) institutional

China's investment banking sector rebounded sharply in 2025, with more than 70% of 30 tracked securities firms reporting positive year-over-year growth in IB fee income. According to Choice data, 25 listed Chinese securities firms generated a combined CNY 32.652

Three of China's four listed futures companies disclosed 2025 annual results, revealing sharp performance divergence despite industry-wide recovery. Hongyuan Futures reported net profit of 39.927 million yuan, down 86.61% year-over-year, marking its worst result since listing, while peers Ruida Futu

The cryptocurrency market is defined as highly volatile and rapidly evolving, offering a landscape in which a newly developed protocol has the potential to either succeed or fail in the span of 24 hours. Today’s market data from CoinMarketCap reveals a captivating trend: the wider cryptocurrency mar

Hyperliquid創辦人Jeffrey Yan在收到約10億美元估值的1億美元投資意向後，拒絕了該融資，以維持協議的中立性。他認為，引入外部資本會損害用戶對協議的信任，並選擇用個人資金支持運營。Hyperliquid的四大原則強調極端去中心化及無外部股東的運營模式，以區別於其他DeFi項目。

Exodus執行長JP Richardson表示，2026年加密貨幣市場出現史無前例的結構轉變，機構投資者迅速進場，而散戶因生活成本危機大規模缺席。數據顯示散戶活躍度降至九年低點，部分資金流向傳統市場。雖短期情緒脆弱，但中期前景仍被看好。

歐洲央行正式支持將加密資產服務提供者的監管權移交給歐洲證券及市場管理局，標誌著加密監管集中化進程的重要一步。此變革旨在統一監管標準，減少碎片化問題，並加強合規要求，但預期會提高中小型業者的合規負擔。市場對此反應負面，比特幣價格預期信心下降。

韓國央行建議在加密資產業引入熔斷機制，以防範異常交易，並指出Bithumb誤付事件揭示結構性漏洞。行長提名人申鉉鬆強調CBDC和存款代幣應為數位貨幣核心，並提出穩定幣的分階段開放策略。韓國央行還計畫於2027年啟動即時全額結算的離岸韓元系統，以降低信用風險。

美国海军自美东时间 4 月 13 日起对霍尔木兹海峡实施封锁，所有通行停止。原油价格单日涨幅近 10%，比特币 24 小时跌 1.2%。

香港警方近日披露一起網戀詐騙案，損失逾200萬港元。騙徒在Instagram主動搭訕，建立信任後以「加密貨幣投資」為名，誘導受害者分七次換取USDT並轉帳。警方提醒市民識別詐騙特徵，並建議使用防詐工具，對任何涉及轉帳的網上交友保持警惕。

Justin Sun has exposed that the World Liberty Finance project has backdoor functions in its smart contracts, allowing asset confiscation without notice. This violates decentralization principles, harming investor rights and undermining trust in the blockchain community.

根據鏈上分析，疑似控盤方在「幣安人生」代幣漲幅達6倍後，從幣安提取約5,788萬枚代幣，市值高達1.77億美元，顯示出其對市場的影響力。代幣名稱源自幣安創辦人CZ的回憶錄，近期因書籍發布而廣受關注，形成典型的蹭熱點Meme幣現象。投資者需警惕潛在的出貨風險。

Hyperbridge 跨鏈閘道合約近期遭攻擊，攻擊者偽造訊息篡改合約管理員權限，非法鑄造 10 億枚橋接 DOT，並全數拋售，但因流動性不足，最終僅獲利約 23.7 萬美元。此次事件未影響 Polkadot 原生鏈的安全。

Genius推出的空投計劃引發爭議，並於4月13日新增退款功能，允許用戶在TGE後48小時內銷毀空投份額以獲取淨手續費退款。原有規則要求即時領取者燒毀70%代幣，導致社群不滿，批評為規則逆轉。用戶對於不公平的成本計算和潛在損失表達強烈不滿。

In brief A new game based on the arcade classic Space Invaders will let one person earn a real Bitcoin reward. To claim the reward ,they must destroy 10,000 BTC worth of transactions that mirror actual activity on the blockchain. The winner will earn a 10,000 sats bounty, valued