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Bhutan is quietly unwinding one of the most unusual bitcoin experiments any government has ever run.The Royal Government of Bhutan transferred roughly 319.7 BTC worth $22.68 million to two addresses on Thursday, according to Arkham Intelligence data. Roughly 250 BTC went to a wallet previously used to route funds for sale via Galaxy Digital and OKX. Another 69.7 BTC was sent to a new, unmarked address.The transaction is part of a series of ongoing sales that have been going on for a while.Bhutan held approximately 13,000 BTC in October 2024, accumulated through a hydropower-backed mining operation run by Druk Holding…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 9th, 2026, Chainwire Enhanced Labs Inc, a company focused on building DeFi solutions that package sophisticated options and derivatives strategies into very easily-accessible products for users, has successfully closed a $1,000,000 strategic pre-seed funding round.  The round was led by Maximum Frequency Ventures with participation from GSR, Selini, Flowdesk, and other angel investors. The team has highlighted that this is a strategic pre-seed round, with the composition of its investor base being intentional, prioritising strategic alignment. These investors have targeted expertise in trading infrastructure, market-making, institutional distribution, and more. According to the announcement article , Enhanced’s…

APIA, Samoa, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, reported that crude oil perpetual futures volume on its TradFi platform surged over 300% week-over-week, as the US-Iran ceasefire announcement triggered the largest single-day oil price swing since the 1991 Gulf War. Phemex TradFi offers WTI (XTI) and Brent crude oil (XBR) perpetual futures settled in USDT, available 24/7 with no expiry dates, enabling traders to react to geopolitical events regardless of traditional market hours. Weekly crude oil trading volume on Phemex TradFi exceeded $300 million, with the asset’s share of total TradFi volume quadrupling from approximately 3% to…

CryptoDirectories Press, Crypto airdrops are becoming one of the most exciting ways for investors to earn free tokens while supporting innovative blockchain projects. In 2026, airdrops are evolving beyond simple giveaways, with many projects using them as a tool to reward community engagement, liquidity provision, and early adoption. This article explores everything investors need to know about crypto airdrops, how they work, strategies to maximize rewards, risks to consider, and real-world examples. For those looking for innovative DeFi projects that reward early participants, see our Berachain article. What Are Crypto Airdrops? Definition and Purpose of Airdrops A crypto airdrop is…

DALLAS, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, today announced its operational update for March 2026. Cango is strategically optimizing its mining operations to prioritize cash margin over scale. This includes refining the mining fleet, decommissioning inefficient miners, deploying alternative models such as hashrate leasing in regions with high hosting fees, and migrating capacity to lower-cost power regions. Operational Strategy: Targeted Efficiency and Risk Mitigation As of March 31, 2026, Cango’s total operational hashrate stood at 37.01 EH/s, consisting of core…

London, UK, April 8th, 2026, Chainwire Wirex BaaS provides Utorg’s consumer wallet ecosystem with non-custodial card infrastructure, IBAN banking rails, and global payment acceptance — going live in weeks, not months Wirex, a full-stack crypto card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Utorg (utorg.com), a global fintech company building consumer and business infrastructure for the stablecoin economy, working with EU-regulated fintech companies behind Utorg’s rapidly growing onchain-financial application — serving more than 2 million users across 190+ countries. Through Wirex BaaS, Utorg will embed fully compliant card issuance and banking infrastructure directly into its consumer…

Belize City, Belize, April 8th, 2026, Chainwire BC.GAME has launched BC Engine, a new rewards feature that turns instant $BC earned through gameplay into auto-staked balances generating hourly BCD. With no extra wagering requirement and wallet withdrawals available at any time, the launch introduces a more continuous rewards model built around gameplay rather than one-time bonus payouts. At the core of BC Engine is a straightforward concept: players earn $BC through regular platform activity, and those rewards do not end at the point of accrual. Instead, the $BC is automatically directed into BC Engine, where it enters an hourly BCD…

Almost all financial markets reacted positively to the big development, aside from oil. After a few consecutive days of warning shots, the US and Iran reached a two-week cease-fire, which would allow them to negotiate for a permanent peace deal. Financial markets responded immediately to the news, but in opposing ways. While most assets, such as BTC, gold, and stocks, went up, oil, which had rocketed after the war began, dumped hard. Oil Slides Given the significance of the region, oil prices were impacted the most after the initial strikes began on February 28. USOIL traded below $70 per barrel…

In brief Solana exchange Stabble urged users to pull liquidity after its former CTO was alleged to be a North Korean hacker. The firm’s total value locked dropped 62% in the wake of the request, dropping from $1.75 million to less than $663,000. North Korean hackers allegedly completed a sophisticated scheme to exploit Drift Protocol last week for $285 million. Solana decentralized exchange Stabble has urged users to pull liquidity from the platform, leading to a 62% drop in its total value locked (TVL) Tuesday after the firm learned its former chief technology officer was flagged as an alleged North…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their strongest daily inflows since February on Monday despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.Crypto markets retreated on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz drew closer, dampening risk appetite across global markets.Bitcoin is trading at $69,200, according to CoinGecko, recovering from an intraday dip below $68,000 but still well off Monday’s brief push above $70,000. Ethereum is changing hands at $2,112, while Solana trades at $82. XRP fell 1.6% to $1.32.BTC ChartThe total cryptocurrency market capitalization stands at approximately $2.45 trillion, down less than 1% in the past 24 hours.Among…