Japan’s Cabinet approved a landmark amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on April 10, 2026, reclassifying cryptocurrency as a financial instrument on par with stocks and bonds. The bill, advanced by the Financial Services Agency after more than…
SBI announces that 13 Top Banks are about to join the Ripple Ecosystem
SBI holdings- an entity that solidly backs ripple- just announced a new app known as moneyTap. This app will be focusing on cashless payments for small transfers. The SBI group is sometimes referred to as strategic business innovator group, and…
Japan’s SBI invests $15 million in Swiss wallet startup, Tangem
Japanese financial services giant SBI has invested $15 million in Tangem, a Swiss startup, and maker of a slimline hardware wallet for crypto-currencies. The Swiss startup describes its product as a “smart banknote for digital assets” designed to be used…
$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,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
