A reported exploit on a Solana-based DeFi app drained roughly $250 million, a crypto analyst said, using the incident to underscore smart-contract risks for would-be institutional users. In the same video, the analyst pointed to documentation claiming Ripple's "G Treasury" has an official Swift compatibility profile, framing XRP as back-end settlement infrastructure rather than a retail token.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT alleges Circle did not freeze or blacklist roughly $420 million in illicit USDC flows since 2022 across 15 hack-and-fraud cases. He says Circle sometimes had hours or days to act, including cited incidents tied to GMX, Cetus and Drift Protocol, but took limited action or acted after funds were swapped into ETH.

BlackRock and other major Wall Street firms are advertising roles for permanent digital-asset desks, including a New York Managing Director position listed at $270,000–$350,000. The article says crypto firms posted 5,154 openings in early 2025, and highlights Singapore job listings rising 158% as institutional hiring spreads beyond New York.

An on-chain report from ZachXBT alleges more than $420m in USDC-related compliance lapses tied to illicit flows since 2022. Shared on 3 April, it cites cases where funds were not frozen or were frozen only after delays, including activity linked to the $280m Drift Protocol exploit.

Bitcoin miner MARA has reduced its headcount by about 15%, describing the move as a strategic step tied to a broader shift away from pure-play mining. Affected employees are set to receive one month of paid leave plus benefits through April 30, 13 weeks of severance, and payout for unused PTO. The restructuring comes as MARA expands into energy, data center, and AI-related infrastructure initiatives.

Corporate Bitcoin holders are taking different paths as market pressure persists: Strategy kept its large BTC position unchanged, while Nakamoto Holdings sold Bitcoin at a loss and reduced exposure. Nakamoto sold about $20 million in March, including roughly 284 BTC near $70,400, cutting holdings to just over 5,000 BTC as it redirected proceeds to working capital and merger-related investments.

Bitcoin ATM totals in the United States declined in Q1 2026, falling from 30,788 on January 1, 2026, to 30,229 on April 1, 2026. The net change equals a drop of 559 machines, or 1.82%, after monthly counts rose through March before slipping sharply by April 1.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) rose 6.01% in the past 24 hours to $0.00000609, moving in step with a modest broader market uptick. Despite the price gain, futures flows and liquidation activity suggest traders remain defensive, while SHIB has largely traded between $0.00000562 and $0.00000644 since March 11, 2026.