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The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has conducted its first on-site crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading, Cointelegraph reported. In a joint operation with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, the FCA inspected eight locations where illegal crypto transactions were taking place, issuing immediate cease-and-desist orders. Steve Smart, the FCA's Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, stated that unregistered P2P crypto trading is an illegal activity that creates risks of financial crime. Although P2P crypto trading in the UK requires official approval, there are currently no P2P traders or platforms registered with the FCA.

Major centralized exchanges (CEXs) are actively utilizing AI in their operations, Wu Blockchain reported via X. OKX has introduced the Claude Enterprise Edition for all its employees, while Bybit has provided both Claude and Open Claw to its entire staff. Meanwhile, Bitget has mandated that employees meet an internal standard for daily AI usage within the quarter. Some exchanges are also requiring over 90% of their code to be written with AI assistance, with others managing AI token consumption as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI).

MoonPay and the Dogecoin Foundation have donated 1 million DOGE to support dog welfare in the U.S., BeInCrypto reported. The donation is valued at approximately $100,000 based on current prices.

The grace period for the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is set to end on July 1, after which providing services to EU customers without a MiCA license will be prohibited, Cointelegraph reported. The new rules are expected to pose a significant burden for smaller and early-stage projects, as licensing costs, enhanced governance requirements, and reporting obligations raise the barrier to entry. While fully decentralized services are exempt from the regulation, the industry remains concerned about ongoing uncertainty due to ambiguous classification criteria for hybrid projects.

Whale Alert reported that 200,000,000 USDT has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance. The transaction is valued at about $200 million.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher today. - S&P 500: +0.7% - Nasdaq: +0.8% - Dow Jones: +0.7%

A new documentary claims that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was not an individual but a shared pseudonym for two cryptographers, Hal Finney and Len Sassaman, Decrypt reported. The film, "Finding Satoshi," released on April 22, theorizes that Finney wrote the Bitcoin code while Sassaman handled documentation, including the nine-page white paper. Sassaman died by suicide in 2011, following Satoshi's last public post, and Finney died in 2014 from complications of ALS. The filmmakers stated that data from scientist Alyssa Blackburn showed Finney's and Sassaman's online activity profiles matched Satoshi's. They also noted that records show Satoshi was emailing a developer while Finney was running a marathon in Santa Barbara, which they interpret as evidence supporting the two-person collaboration theory.

President Trump said it is possible that negotiations with Iran could begin on April 24, according to a text message obtained by the New York Post.

Market maker GSR has listed its GSR Crypto Core3 ETF (BESO) on Nasdaq, The Block reported. The fund invests in BTC, ETH, and SOL and is the first multi-asset ETF in the U.S. to return staking rewards to the fund. Its assets are rebalanced weekly.

Of the 56 million cryptocurrency transaction reports U.S. exchange Kraken submitted to the IRS for the 2025 tax year, one-third, or 18.5 million, were for transactions under $1, and more than half were for $10 or less, CoinDesk reported. Only 8.5% of all transactions were for $600 or more, while 74% were under $50. Current tax law does not provide a de minimis exemption for cryptocurrency payments. Staking rewards are also taxed as ordinary income based on their market price at the time of receipt, which can result in a tax liability that exceeds the asset's current value if the token's price declines. A bill currently under consideration in Congress includes a de minimis exemption, but it is limited to stablecoins. Kraken is advocating for legislation that would allow taxpayers to choose whether to be taxed on staking rewards upon receipt or at the time of sale.

Coinbase has announced the listing of the British Pound stablecoin tGBP.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the launch of a compensation process for victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. According to The Daily Hodl, over $40 million in recovered assets are currently available for distribution. Victims are required to submit proof of their investment through an official portal by June 30. While the recovered amount is only about 1% of the total damages, this is the first tangible relief measure for the victims. OneCoin, which operated from 2014 to 2019, defrauded investors worldwide of more than $4 billion.

The North Korean hacking organization Lazarus Group is targeting the cryptocurrency and fintech industries with a new macOS malware kit called "Mach-O Man," CoinDesk reported. According to BCA founder Mauro Eldritch, the hackers send an urgent video conference invitation via Telegram that directs victims to a fake website. There, they are instructed to paste a command into their Mac terminal under the pretext of fixing a connection error. Eldritch explained that once the command is executed, the attackers gain immediate access to corporate systems, SaaS platforms, and financial resources. The malware then self-deletes its traces, making it difficult for victims to realize they have been compromised.

Bitcoin mining firm American Bitcoin (ABTC) announced it has brought an additional 11,298 of its latest ASIC miners online. The expansion increases the company's total hashrate to 28.1 EH/s, boosting its overall mining capacity by approximately 12%.

Robinhood announced the listing of USDG.

Blockchain infrastructure provider Everstake announced on X that it will discontinue support for the Celestia chain, effective April 28. The company advised users to redelegate or unstake their TIA before that date.

Bitcoin payment app Strike used the occasion of Apple CEO Tim Cook's retirement to highlight the cryptocurrency's returns. Strike noted on X that while Apple's stock price rose 20-fold during Cook's 15-year tenure, Bitcoin surged by more than 7,500-fold over the same period. Strike explained that while Cook's tenure is regarded as one of the greatest executive performances of all time, Bitcoin has overwhelmingly surpassed it without a CEO, board of directors, or quarterly earnings reports. The company added that no other asset comes close to Bitcoin.

Russia will officially legalize the use of Bitcoin and stablecoins for foreign trade payments starting July 1, BeInCrypto reported. The move is designed to circumvent Western sanctions, allowing Russian exporters to legally accept payments from buyers cut off from the Western banking system. The use of cryptocurrencies will be strictly limited to foreign trade, as domestic crypto payments remain prohibited.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, USD AI (CHIP) has surged 122.54% in a short-term rally. The token is currently trading at $0.09437, according to CoinMarketCap.

Valour, a subsidiary of crypto ETP issuer DeFi Technologies, announced it has secured a total of $11 million in institutional investment. The capital inflow includes $10 million into its "Valour Hedera (HBAR) ETP," listed on the Börse Frankfurt (Frankfurt Stock Exchange), and $1 million into its "Valour Hedera SEK," listed on Sweden's Spotlight Exchange. The investment amount is based on the execution price at the time of purchase.

Bitcoin has broken out of a multi-week trading range between $65,000 and $75,000, signaling a potential rally as risk-on sentiment returns to the market following news of President Donald Trump extending the ceasefire with Iran, CoinDesk reported. On-chain data supports this bullish outlook, with Bitcoin balances on exchanges falling to a multi-year low of 2.67 million, indicating a potential supply shock. Technically, the cryptocurrency has surpassed its 100-day moving average and is now building momentum toward its next target, the 200-day moving average at $85,900, the outlet added.

Coinbase has moved a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James regarding its prediction market from state to federal court, Cointelegraph reported. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal argued on X today that the case involves core issues of federal law, which preempts state law. The move follows a lawsuit filed yesterday by James against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan. The suit alleges that the companies' prediction market products violated New York gambling laws by offering betting services on sports, entertainment, and elections without a state gaming license.

Base, the Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase, has launched its first upgrade, Azul, on its testnet, Unfolded reported. The upgrade's key feature is a Multiproofs system, which adopts a hybrid approach combining Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs. This system allows for block finalization with just one of the two proof types. Furthermore, if the results from both methods match, the current seven-day withdrawal waiting period can be significantly shortened to just one day.

Blockchain security firm SlowMist has warned on X about a high-risk information-stealing malware, MacSync Stealer (v1.1.2), that is targeting macOS users. The malware is designed to steal cryptocurrency wallets, browser-saved credentials, system keychains, and infrastructure keys for services such as SSH, AWS, and K8s. SlowMist urged users to avoid running macOS scripts from unverified sources and to be especially cautious of unexpected prompts for system passwords.

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, described Bitcoin as a "valuable computer science tool" and a means of "power projection" during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 21, Cointelegraph reported. He explained that its Proof-of-Work (PoW) technology imposes high costs on network attackers, giving it significant application value in cybersecurity beyond its economic uses. Paparo also characterized Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer, trustless method for value transfer, adding that he welcomes any technology that supports U.S. national power. The admiral's comments were in response to a question from Senator Tommy Tuberville, who noted that even China's top monetary policy think tank has started to view Bitcoin as a strategic asset and asked how the U.S. should respond.