Leading Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex was founded by sons of elite political family tied to supreme leaders: Reuters - The Block

CryptoQuant says bitcoin’s April price surge was ‘speculative’ as spot demand remains weak, warns of correction risk - The Block

BlackRock urges OCC to drop tokenized reserve cap idea, expand eligible assets in GENIUS Act comment letter - The Block

Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing - CoinDesk

Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk's survey shows - CoinDesk

U.S. voters don't trust Trump administration to oversee crypto sector, CoinDesk poll finds - CoinDesk

Crypto is at bottom of U.S. voters' priorities heading into elections, CoinDesk survey shows - CoinDesk

North Korea's Crypto Hack Playbook Won't Work on Canton Network, Says Digital Asset CEO - Decrypt

Policy Summit and other things at Consensus 2026: State of Crypto - CoinDesk

North Korea terrorism creditors move to seize Arbitrum-frozen Kelp DAO ETH ahead of DeFi United vote - The Block

New York AG settles for $5 million with Uphold in first enforcement action against a crypto yield product promoter - The Block

Bitcoin Tops $80,000 for Three-Month High as Asian Stocks Rise - Bloomberg

Michael Saylor’s Strategy pauses weekly bitcoin purchases ahead of Q1 earnings release - The Block

Bitcoin rises past $80,000, breaking ‘major’ psychological resistance zone - The Block

The Funding: How DeFi hacks could hit crypto funds - The Block

Strategy pauses bitcoin buys before Tuesday earnings - CoinDesk

Kraken parent Payward completes Bitnomial acquisition, unlocking US crypto derivatives offering - The Block

North Korea blames ‘reptile media’ over reports of crypto theft - The Block

Coinbase boosts Solana trading with DFlow integration - CoinDesk

Bitcoin stalls near $80,000. Stocks and ETF inflows still point to a breakout. - CoinDesk

Kraken parent Payward closes $550 million Bitnomial deal, securing full CFTC derivatives stack - CoinDesk