Bitmine Immersion Technologies completed its listing up-switch from NYSE American to the NYSE main board on Thursday, marking a major milestone in the company’s development. Chairman Tom Lee announced an increase to the stock buyback program to $4.0 billion, but the stock price is still facing challenges, down 90% from its peak last year. Bitmine currently holds 3.98% of the total supply of ether, and market conditions may be the key to its turnaround.

After Anthropic’s Claude Code feature was just released on 4/8, the 4/9 update unexpectedly removed it, leaving the developer community severely disappointed. The original electronic pet Buddy sparked a lot of discussion due to leaked source code, but it disappeared within just a day, causing a strong backlash across the community—some people even chose to downgrade and keep an older version. Developers feel betrayed by this and are worried about the future return of the functionality.

A trader using four coordinated wallets built a 145.24 million FARTCOIN leveraged long position on Hyperliquid, triggering a forced liquidation that cost the attacker $3.02 million and pushed $1.5 million in losses onto the platform’s liquidity vault. Key Takeaways: A trader using 4 wallets built

Evernorth has moved its XRPN merger plan forward with a fresh SEC filing. The amended S-4 keeps the company on course for a Nasdaq market debut. The transaction would combine Evernorth with Armada Acquisition Corp. II. The move follows the SPAC route rather than a standard IPO. It gives the market

The Executive Yuan has approved the draft of the “Virtual Asset Services Act,” setting rules for service providers into 7 categories and adopting a license-and-permit system. The new law will tightly regulate asset custody and explicitly prohibit paying interest on stablecoins. If the matter involves fraud, the maximum penalty is NT$200 million. With that, Taiwan’s crypto industry is set to enter a compliant era. _This article was updated and revised on 2026/4/8 to the version approved by the Executive Yuan_ The draft Virtual Asset Services Act has passed through the Executive Yuan—here’s a quick guide you can read at once -------------------- Taiwan’s cryptocurrency industry has finally entered a clear regulatory era! After the Financial Supervisory Commission released a preliminary draft last year, the Executive Yuan passed revisions to the “Virtual Asset Services Act” in early April this year. The draft will be submitted to the Legislative Yuan for review. The purpose is to improve the development and management of Taiwan’s virtual asset business, protect the rights and interests of traders, and promote financial technology innovation. Compared with the 2025 version, the Executive Yuan’s approved version tightens enforcement in penalties and regulation

The Executive Yuan has approved the draft of the “Virtual Asset Services Act,” which regulates service providers into 7 categories and adopts a licensing and permit system. The new law will strictly manage asset custody and explicitly bans paying interest on stablecoins. If it involves fraud, the maximum penalty will be as high as NT$200 million. With this, Taiwan’s crypto industry is stepping into a compliant era. _This article was updated and revised on 2026/4/8 to reflect the Executive Yuan-approved draft version_ The draft Virtual Asset Services Act passes through the Executive Yuan—read this quick overview all at once -------------------- Taiwan’s cryptocurrency industry is finally entering a clear regulatory era! After the Financial Supervisory Commission released a preliminary draft last year, the Executive Yuan has, in early April this year, approved amendments to the “Virtual Asset Services Act” draft and will submit it to the Legislative Yuan for review. The goal is to improve the development and management of Taiwan’s virtual asset business, protect the rights and interests of traders, and promote innovation in financial technology. Compared with the 2025 version, the Executive Yuan-approved version in terms of penalties and regulation

Bitmine Immersion Technologies completes its uplisting from the U.S. board of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the NYSE, keeping its stock ticker unchanged, and announces that it will expand its share repurchase plan to $4 billion. The uplisting shows that it meets the rigorous standards of the NYSE main board and can attract more institutional investors. The share repurchase plan reflects the company’s commitment to its shareholders and is intended to boost its stock price.

The Executive Yuan has approved the draft of the “Virtual Asset Services Act,” which will regulate service providers into 7 categories and adopt a license-based system. The new law tightly regulates asset custody and clearly prohibits stablecoins from paying interest. If fraud is involved, the maximum penalty is 200 million yuan; declaring that Taiwan’s crypto industry is entering a compliant era. _This article was updated and revised on 2026/4/8 to the Executive Yuan-approved draft version_ The draft of the Virtual Asset Services Act has passed through the Executive Yuan—an easy one-page summary to read at once -------------------- Taiwan’s cryptocurrency industry has finally entered a clear regulatory era! After the Financial Supervisory Commission released a preliminary draft last year, the Executive Yuan has passed the “Virtual Asset Services Act” amendment draft in early April this year. It will be submitted to the Legislative Yuan for review. The goal is to improve the development and management of Taiwan’s virtual asset sector, protect traders’ rights and interests, and promote financial technology innovation. Compared with the 2025 version, the Executive Yuan’s approved version in terms of penalties and regulation…

A higher low on the TOTAL3 chart signals a strengthening altcoin market structure but does not guarantee immediate price expansion. Capital rotation from Bitcoin into altcoins historically occurs after Bitcoin stabilizes, supporting potential relative outperformance phases. Not all altcoi

The Executive Yuan has approved the draft of the Virtual Asset Services Act, which will regulate service providers into 7 categories and adopt a permit-and-licensing system. The new law will tightly regulate asset custody and explicitly bans interest-bearing issuance of stablecoins. If it involves fraud, the maximum penalty is 200 million yuan. With that, Taiwan’s crypto industry is set to move into a compliance era. _This article was updated and revised on 2026/4/8 to the version approved by the Executive Yuan_ The draft Virtual Asset Services Act passes through the Executive Yuan—quick rundown once to see -------------------- Taiwan’s cryptocurrency industry has finally entered a clear regulatory era! After the Financial Supervisory Commission released a preliminary draft last year, the Executive Yuan has passed proposed amendments to the Virtual Asset Services Act in early April this year, to be submitted to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation. The goal is to improve the development and management of Taiwan’s virtual asset businesses, protect the rights of traders, and promote financial technology innovation. Compared with the 2025 version, the version approved by the Executive Yuan differs in penalties and regulation in