Protecting Crypto Users Is More Important Than Faster UK Registration: FCA Executive Members of the industry have complained that the regulator takes too long to approve crypto applications.

Tokenization Growth Depends on Developing Blockchain-Powered Secondary Markets: Moody’s There aren’t enough secondary markets that support tokenized assets, and they come with risks, the ratings company said.

Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November.

Tether Reorganizes Into 4 Divisions as It Expands Beyond Stablecoins The company has formed four divisions to reflect its broadening focus: Data, Finance, Power and Edu(cation).

DeFi’s Path to Mass Adoption Goes Through Fintech Firms, Centralized Exchanges, Morpho Labs Chief Says

Ondo Finance Brings Tokenized Treasuries to the Cosmos Ecosystem with Noble Integration Introducing Ondo Finance’s offerings to Cosmos “will bring vastly improved utility and liquidity to appchains and their users, all while offering exposure to yielding instruments,” Ondo’s founder Nathan Allman said.

Protocol Village: Safe, for ‘Smart Accounts,’ Completes Acquisition of Crypto Business Wallet Multis The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24.

Aptos Strikes DeFi Partnership With Microsoft, Brevan Howard, SK Telecom The aim is to offer banks and large institutions a gateway to decentralized finance on Aptos.

First Mover Americas: BTC Dominance Increases, Binance to Re-Enter India The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Bitcoin Likely to Drop After the Halving, JPMorgan Says The bank’s analysis of open interest in bitcoin futures shows that the cryptocurrency is still considered overbought.

Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license.

New Zealand Starts Digital Cash Consultation The consultation paper asked New Zealand citizens to respond on the digital cash design, whether or not interest should be paid and if there should be holding limits.

USDe Holders Should Monitor Ethena’s Reserve Fund to Avoid Risk, CryptoQuant Warns Cryptocurrency data provider CryptoQuant has said that holders of Ethena Labs’ USDe stablecoin should monitor the project’s reserve fund to avoid risks related to the potential of a negative funding rate.

Bearish Flip in Crypto Crowd Sentiment Hints at Coming Bitcoin Price Bounce Analytics firm Santiment’s social-media metrics suggest the crypto crowd is beginning to lean bearish.

Bitcoin Dominance Increases as Halving Nears and BTC Price Lingers Near $61K BTC dominance is creeping upwards as Layer-1s and Artificial Intelligence tokens had a rough week, while Google search interest in the halving skyrockets.

Binance Could Come Back to India by Paying $2M Fine: Report The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.

What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge? The cryptocurrency underperformed this week as an economic safe haven. But bitcoiners are taking a longer term view.

The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, ‘Epic Sat,’ Stacks Nakamoto Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica.

Jury Begins Deliberations in $110M Mango Markets Fraud Trial Crypto trader Avi Eisenberg’s fate now rests in the hands of 12 New York jurors, who have been tasked with deciding whether his October 2022 trades on Mango Markets – which netted him $110 million – were fair game or fraud.

Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress Shomari Figures, a Washington insider with a lengthy progressive resume, didn’t pull in the most money in direct contributions as he sought one of Alabama’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Still, the crypto-friendly candidate dominated the crowded field of fellow Democrats and then won this week’s Democratic runoff with 61% of the vote.