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US media personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner has escaped a class-action lawsuit after a federal judge ruled her memecoin was not a security under US law.California federal judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. wrote in an order on Thursday that the lawsuit failed to plausibly plead that Caitlyn Jenner (JENNER) tokens were investment contracts, as they didn’t pool investor money or use funds to develop “any related product or technology.”“Defendants stated that ‘[t]he $JENNER token is a memecoin on the Ethereum blockchain intended solely for entertainment purposes,’ and that its value would increase because Jenner would use her fame and influence…

Market Context: Smart Money vs. Charts DOT trades in a war zone between what the charts say and what the money does. The token sits 38% below its 200-day moving average at $2.08, screaming technical weakness. Yet derivatives positioning tells the opposite story – top traders maintain 68.9% long exposure while open interest climbed 2.94% to $51 million over 24 hours. This disconnect creates explosive setups. When institutional money fights technical gravity this aggressively, something breaks. The question is whether weak hands capitulate first or resistance levels crack under buying pressure. Technical Powder Keg Building The indicators show a market…

Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto’s problems just keep mounting. Already under fire following reports of frozen or delayed customer withdrawals, the company on Friday drew the ire of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who told parliament the company had sponsored some politicians who opposed crypto market regulation.Blocking the legislation by some politicians showed they were toeing Zondacrypto’s line, Tusk said before a vote to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of the law, according to a report by AP. The exchange has links to Russia and had previously provided the lawmakers with financial support, he said.Tusk’s comments came a day after Zondacrypto CEO…

Russia’s government submitted a bill to its parliament’s lower house in an effort to amend the country’s legal code to attach criminal liability for crypto services offered without regulatory approval or licensing.In a draft law sent to the State Duma on Friday, Russian lawmakers proposed that entities “carrying out activities related to the organization of digital currency circulation,” that operate without a license from Russia’s central bank, could be subject to criminal liability.Without registration with the Bank of Russia, individuals could face up to $4,000 in fines and up to four years in prison, or more severe penalties if part…

Singapore Gulf Bank has rolled out direct stablecoin minting for institutional clients, allowing them to convert fiat to USDC through their bank accounts with 24/7 settlement on Solana. The minimum transaction sits at $100,000, with fee waivers currently in place for minting and redemption.The Bahrain-licensed digital bank, backed by the Whampoa Group and sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat, is positioning the service as a bridge between traditional banking rails and onchain liquidity. Funds move through SGB’s internal clearing system rather than intermediary banking networks—a setup designed to cut settlement friction.More Stablecoins ComingUSDC is just the start. SGB says it plans to…

Bitcoin’s BTC$75,567.38 price action signals the momentum from U.S.–Iran ceasefire headlines is fading and markets are looking for substantive progress that could unwind war-driven stress across the global economy.The largest cryptocurrency briefly topped $76,000 early today, only to fall back in a repeat of Tuesday’s choppy pattern. The stall follows a 10% climb, predominantly driven by news of the Iran-U.S. ceasefire from a week ago.However, while optimism persists and President Donald Trump suggests the conflict is nearing an end, progress in negotiations to restore oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that accounted for 20% of global flows…

Publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies sold more BTC in Q1 2026 than in all four quarters of 2025, as business conditions tighten for the mining industry. Publicly listed BTC miners, including MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific and Bitdeer, have collectively sold more than 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026, according to TheEnergyMag.The Q1 sales surpassed the 20,000 BTC sold in Q2 2022 during the crypto bear market triggered by the collapse of the Terra-Luna ecosystem, setting a “new record” for BTC miner sales in a single quarter, TheMinerMag said. Quarterly BTC liquidations by publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies, Q1 2022-Q1 2026.…

Google is pushing deeper into personalized AI with Nano Banana 2, a new image generation feature for its Gemini app that pulls from users’ Google Photos libraries and personal context data to create custom images without lengthy prompts.The feature, announced April 16, 2026, represents Google’s latest attempt to differentiate its AI assistant in an increasingly crowded market. Rather than requiring users to write detailed descriptions and manually upload reference photos, Nano Banana 2 automatically draws on connected Google services to understand preferences and generate relevant imagery.How It Actually WorksUsers who’ve already linked their Google apps to Gemini can use simple…

You can buy a cup of coffee with bitcoin BTC$74,686.17 easily enough in the U.S. — and get a tax headache thrown in for free.The form-filling burden is enough to deter users from using the largest cryptocurrency to pay for real-world transactions, according to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank known for its support of free markets, limited government and individual liberty. Abolishing capital gains tax could change that, it said.”It’s never been easier to use Bitcoin as money,” Nicholas Anthony, a research fellow at the institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, wrote in a report. “Yet, at the…

Bitcoin (BTC) circled $74,000 at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks edged higher on news that the US and Iran may be open to another round of ceasefire negotiations.Key points:Bitcoin consolidates as analysts warn that stocks may be too optimistic over geopolitical relief.The S&P 500 approaches new all-time highs despite questions over Iran’s uranium enrichment.Bitcoin traders note missing components to support a true trend change.Iran conflict lacks “genuine resolution”Data from TradingView showed declining BTC price volatility after a trip to two-month highs the day prior.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewStocks continued a recovery on the day as US President Donald…