LIVE APRIL 10, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET: March CPI drops this morning. This article will be updated with the actual print as soon as BLS publishes. Consensus: 3.3-3.4% headline, 2.7% core. Refresh for reaction. Bitcoin is trading around $71,500…
RWA Tokenization 2026: How Real-World Assets Are Quietly Going Mainstream, and What It Means for Crypto
While most of the crypto market spent Q1 2026 in various stages of decline, one corner of the industry has been quietly growing at a pace that has Wall Street paying serious attention. The total value of real-world assets tokenized…
Can You Put Bitcoin in Your 401(k) in 2026? The DOL Just Changed the Rules. Here Is What It Actually Means.
The US Department of Labor published a proposed rule on March 30, 2026 that could fundamentally change the relationship between American retirement savings and digital assets. The headlines ran hot: Bitcoin could be coming to 401(k)s. The reality is more…
CLARITY Act Senate Deadline 2026: Why April Is the Last Real Window for U.S. Crypto Law
The Senate Banking Committee postponed its CLARITY Act markup on January 14, 2026, the morning it was scheduled to begin. It has not rescheduled. The Senate returns from Easter recess on April 13. Senator Bernie Moreno has said plainly that…
Circle Patents Multi-Blockchain Token Rebalancer: What US12586062B2 Means for USDC and Cross-Chain Liquidity
CN CryptoNewsBytes Editorial Team Our editorial team covers blockchain technology, stablecoin infrastructure, and crypto IP developments. Patent analysis is based on USPTO grant data and publicly available technical documentation. Reviewed March 27, 2026. Key Facts Patent granted: US12586062B2 was awarded…
While Bitcoin Drops 22% and ETH Bleeds 60%, Two Tokens Are Up Big in 2026. Here Is Why HYPE and TAO Are Winning the Bear Market.
The 2026 crypto market has a simple structure. Bitcoin is down approximately 22 percent year-to-date. Ethereum is down over 33 percent. Solana is roughly flat to slightly negative. The altcoin market at large has 38 percent of tokens trading near…
$285 Million Gone in 12 Minutes: How the Solana DeFi Hack on Drift Protocol Actually Happened
On April 1, 2026, Solana’s largest DeFi perpetuals exchange, Drift Protocol, lost $285 million in 12 minutes. The team posted on X to confirm it was real, not an April Fool’s joke. By the time most users saw the warning,…
North Korea Stole $1.5 Billion From Bybit. One Year Later, Only 3% Is Recovered. Here Is Where the Money Went.
On February 21, 2025, 401,347 Ethereum tokens worth approximately $1.5 billion disappeared from Bybit in under two minutes. It remains the largest theft in the history of cryptocurrency, surpassing every bank heist ever recorded including the $1 billion Saddam Hussein…
FTX Paid Out $2.2 Billion. Here Is Exactly How Much Creditors Actually Got.
The FTX Recovery Trust launched its fourth creditor distribution on March 31, 2026, as scheduled. Payments are now arriving in accounts. Eligible creditors should receive funds by April 2 or 3 at the latest, within the one to three business…
From McDonald’s to the World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange to Federal Prison. CZ’s Untold Story.
The Changpeng Zhao prison chapter is one of the most consequential untold stories in crypto. In February 2026, CZ sat down with Chamath Palihapitiya on the All-In Podcast for nearly two hours and said things he had never said publicly…