Interactive Brokers has launched crypto trading for eligible individual investors in the European Economic Area through its Irish affiliate, offering access to 11 cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, and SOL.

K33 research firm warns that bitcoin defensive positioning is building ahead of the typically low-volume Easter period, with leveraged short ETF exposure near record highs.

Bitcoin hovered around $67,000 on Sunday as traders warned of downside risk, with Bollinger Bands signaling an imminent volatile move and Binance order-book data showing unusual selling activity across investor classes.

The U.S. Secret Service, alongside UK and Canadian authorities, froze $12 million in stolen crypto funds and disrupted over 120 fraud domains as part of Operation Atlantic.

CryptoQuant's head of research says bitcoin and ether's post-ceasefire rally was driven by fresh long positions in perpetual futures, not short liquidations.

The European Central Bank has endorsed the European Commission's proposal to shift oversight of crypto-asset service providers and other major financial players from national regulators to a centralized EU-level authority.

Kraken says a criminal group is threatening to release videos of internal systems after two insider-related data access incidents affecting roughly 2,000 accounts, but the exchange insists no breach occurred and no client funds were at risk.

Bitcoin surged to a four-week high near $75,000 as hopes of a US-Iran deal boosted risk appetite, triggering $425 million in leveraged short liquidations.

Deutsche Börse Group has made a $200 million strategic investment in Kraken's parent company Payward, giving it a 1.5% fully diluted stake at an implied valuation of $13.3 billion as Kraken moves toward a U.S. IPO.

K33 Research says bitcoin's 46-day streak of negative funding rates mirrors past market bottoms, raising the odds of a short squeeze and upside breakout.

Bitcoin climbed above $78,000 on Wednesday, driven by strong ETF inflows, short squeezes, and easing geopolitical tensions, as the crypto Fear & Greed Index rebounded from extreme fear to 33.