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Riza Dagoc
Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.
Stories by Riza Dagoc
- X to Auto-Lock Accounts That Mention Crypto for the First Time in Crackdown on Phishing Scams
Social media platform X is rolling out a new security feature designed to combat the growing wave of cryptocurrency phishing scams that exploit compromised user accounts. According to Nikita Bier, X's Head of Product,…
· Technology
- Nasdaq Recovers as Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz Deal Eases Oil Market Fears
Global markets stabilized Thursday after the Nasdaq nearly wiped out an early 2% decline following reports that Iran is working with Oman on a traffic management protocol for the Strait of Hormuz. The development calm…
· Investing
- Elliptic Links $285M Drift Protocol Hack to North Korean Hackers
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has flagged the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit — the largest crypto hack of the year — as bearing strong hallmarks of North Korea's state-sponsored Lazarus Group. The firm cited…
· Investing
- Crypto Markets Navigate Geopolitical Headwinds as Stablecoin Adoption Surges
Cryptocurrency markets remain range-bound as escalating Middle East tensions overshadow an otherwise promising macroeconomic environment, according to a recent report from digital asset manager Grayscale. The firm's r…
· Investing
- Ripple Treasury Integrates XRP and RLUSD Into Enterprise Finance Workflows
Ripple has officially launched two new features — Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury — marking a significant milestone in bringing blockchain-based assets into mainstream corporate finance. For the first time…
· Investing
- Crypto's Biggest Liquidation Wasn't a Crypto Trade
Tokenized Brent crude oil futures dominated this week's crypto liquidation event, surpassing even bitcoin and ether in a dramatic market shakeup triggered by geopolitical tensions. According to CoinGlass data, oil-rel…
· Investing
- Bitcoin Drops 2.2% as Trump's Iran Speech Dashes Hopes of De-escalation
Bitcoin dropped 2.2% to $66,609 on Wednesday, erasing the previous day's gains after President Trump's primetime address signaled a tougher stance on Iran rather than the diplomatic softening markets had been hoping f…
· Investing
- Crypto's Next Bull Cycle Will Be Built on Real-World Use Cases, Not Speculation
The days of token speculation driving crypto bull cycles may be numbered. According to Clem Chambers, founder of ADVFN — one of Europe's top financial markets platforms — the industry is undergoing a fundamental shift…
· Investing
- Bitcoin Holds Near $68K as Markets Eye Trump's Iran War Speech
Bitcoin remained stable around the $68,000 level on Wednesday as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of a widely anticipated speech from President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing Iran conflict. Reports …
· Investing
- Drift Protocol Hack Rumors Trigger 20% DRIFT Token Crash
Rumors of a potential exploit targeting Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized exchange specializing in perpetual futures trading, have sent its native DRIFT token into a sharp decline. The token plunged nearly …
· Investing
- Franklin Templeton Acquires 250 Digital to Launch Institutional Crypto Division
Franklin Templeton has announced plans to acquire 250 Digital, a crypto investment firm built from CoinFund, marking a significant step in expanding its digital asset capabilities. The deal is expected to close in the…
· Business
- Coinbase CLO Eyes CLARITY Act Stablecoin Deal by Friday
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal expressed strong confidence in a FOX Business interview that a key stablecoin yield agreement tied to the CLARITY Act could be reached within 48 hours. His remarks inject fresh…
· Regulation
- Dogecoin's $0.10 Dream: Why Removing a Zero Remains Out of Reach
Dogecoin's long-anticipated price milestone of removing a zero — pushing from roughly $0.09 to $0.10 and beyond — is looking increasingly unlikely given current market conditions. DOGE remains locked in a structural d…
· Investing
- Ethereum Eyes $3,000 as Technical Indicators Signal Potential Trend Reversal
After months of sustained selling pressure, Ethereum appears to be entering a phase of structural recovery. A rising support trendline forming through March reveals a pattern of higher lows — a meaningful shift after …
· Investing
- EDX Markets Files for National Trust Bank Charter to Strengthen Institutional Crypto Services
EDX Markets, the institutional cryptocurrency exchange backed by financial heavyweights Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Charles Schwab Corp, has taken a significant regulatory step by applying for a n…
· Business
- Drift Protocol Hit by Active Attack: Over $250M Moved, DRIFT Token Drops 20%
Solana-based decentralized finance platform Drift confirmed an active security attack on Wednesday, temporarily suspending all withdrawals and deposits as it worked to contain the breach. The incident sent shockwaves …
· Technology
- Galaxy Digital Contains Minor Cybersecurity Breach in Isolated Dev Environment
Galaxy Digital (GLXY), the digital asset financial services company led by Mike Novogratz, has disclosed that it successfully contained a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to one of its development …
· Technology
- Zcash Patches Critical Vulnerability That Could Have Drained $6.5M From Shielded Pool
Security researchers have uncovered and resolved a critical vulnerability in Zcash nodes that could have enabled malicious miners to siphon over 25,000 ZEC — approximately $6.5 million — from the network's legacy Spro…
· Investing
- USAT Stablecoin Expands to Celo Blockchain in First Layer-2 Deployment
Tether has announced the expansion of USAT, a regulated U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital, to the Celo blockchain — marking the first time the digital asset has been deployed beyond Ethereum mainnet. …
· Investing
- Circle Joins Canton Network as Super Validator, Launches USDCx for Institutional Settlement
Circle has taken on a significant new role in the Canton Network by becoming a Super Validator under CIP-0041, giving the company a fixed network weight that allows it to contribute to governance and help secure the G…
· Business
- Arizona Moves Closer to Passing State Bitcoin Reserve Bill
Arizona is making significant progress toward establishing a state-level cryptocurrency reserve, with the latest Bitcoin reserve bill approaching its final legislative vote. The proposal aims to diversify Arizona's tr…
· Regulation
- Bitcoin Whale Capitulates, Sends 1,102 BTC to Binance After Months of Losses
A Bitcoin whale who purchased 1,102 BTC eight months ago at a price of $117,770 per coin has reportedly transferred the entire holdings to Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The move is wide…
· Investing
- XRP Network Activity Surges 410% as Price Eyes Potential Breakout
The XRP ecosystem is showing renewed momentum as on-chain activity on the XRP Ledger experiences an extraordinary spike, reigniting optimism among crypto investors watching for a potential price breakout. While XRP's …
· Investing
- Bitcoin's Longest Underperformance Streak Against Stocks Raises New Questions
Bitcoin closed the first quarter of 2026 with a rough six-month stretch that market analysts say is entirely without precedent. The leading cryptocurrency has consistently lagged U.S. equities since early October 2025…
· Investing
- WisdomTree Pushes Forward on Crypto Innovation Without Waiting for U.S. Legislation
WisdomTree is not waiting for Congress to finalize crypto regulations before advancing its digital asset strategy. Will Peck, the firm's head of digital assets, made clear that pending legislation like the Clarity Act…
· Insights & Views
- Quantum Computing Now Threatens Bitcoin — And the Clock Is Running Out
A groundbreaking whitepaper released yesterday by Google Quantum AI has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency world. According to the research, a fast-clock quantum computer built on architecture similar to Googl…
· Technology
- Bitcoin and U.S. Stocks Rally as Iran Signals Possible Peace Deal
Bitcoin and U.S. equities surged on Wednesday after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hinted at a potential ceasefire, stating that Iran would consider ending hostilities in exchange for credible security guarantees…
· Investing
- Hoskinson Warns U.S. Crypto Legislation Could Take 15 Years and May Never Work
Cardano and Midnight founder Charles Hoskinson has raised serious doubts about the future of U.S. crypto regulation, warning that even if the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act passes, its real-world implementation coul…
· People
- Mercado Libre Shuts Down Mercado Coin Amid Shifting Crypto Strategy
Mercado Libre, Latin America's leading e-commerce platform, is discontinuing its proprietary cryptocurrency, Mercado Coin, roughly four years after its debut. The company announced the phase-out through official notif…
· Business
- Bitcoin Steady Above $67,700 as Trump Signals End to US-Iran War
Bitcoin maintained its position above $67,700 on Tuesday as oil prices declined following reports that President Donald Trump privately expressed willingness to end the US-Iran war, even if the Strait of Hormuz remain…
· Investing
- Ripple Prime Expands Hyperliquid Integration with On-Chain Commodity Derivatives
Ripple Prime, the institutional prime brokerage arm of Ripple, has broadened its partnership with decentralized exchange Hyperliquid to now include on-chain perpetual contracts for traditional commodities. The upgrade…
· Business
- KuCoin Permanently Banned from U.S. Market After Federal Court Approves CFTC Order
A federal court in the Southern District of New York has approved a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) consent order against Peken Global Limited, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, effectively m…
· Regulation
- Google's Quantum AI Cuts Bitcoin's Security Threshold — What It Means for Crypto
Google's Quantum AI team has released a blog post and whitepaper revealing that breaking Bitcoin's blockchain encryption may require significantly less computing power than previously believed. The findings are raisin…
· Business
- US Senate's Digital Asset CLARITY Act Moves Closer to Final Vote
The US Senate is pushing forward with the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, with a committee markup now targeted for the second half of April. Senator Cynthia Lummis has indicated that final legislative text could be …
· Regulation
- STRC Stock on Trading 212: The Hidden Tax Cost UK Investors Must Know
MicroStrategy's Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, trading under the ticker STRC, became available to UK retail investors on Trading 212 on March 30, 2026. The Bitcoin-backed preferred stock trades near…
· Business
- SEC Expands Collateral Options for Broker-Dealers in Securities Lending Markets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced a significant regulatory update that expands the types of collateral broker-dealers can use when borrowing securities from large institutional investors. Unde…
· Insights & Views
- Mined in America Act: Senate Bill to Codify Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Boost Domestic BTC Mining
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis have introduced the Mined in America Act, a landmark cryptocurrency bill designed to codify President Donald Trump's executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reser…
· Regulation
- Bitcoin Recovery Phase May Already Be Underway, Key Market Signals Suggest
Growing evidence in Bitcoin's underlying market structure suggests that a recovery phase may already be taking shape. While the broader trend still reflects a prolonged downtrend, several early indicators point toward…
· Investing
- XRP Price Shows Early Bottom Signals Amid Bearish Trend
Recent price action suggests XRP may have already hit its local bottom, with early structural shifts hinting at a potential recovery. While broader trend indicators remain bearish, the behavior around recent lows is b…
· Investing
- HyperLiquid (HYPE) Golden Cross Signal Points to Bullish Momentum
HyperLiquid's HYPE token has been quietly building strength since January, forming a textbook pattern of higher highs and higher lows that technical analysts view as a sign of sustained bullish momentum. After recover…
· Investing