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Jack Dorsey’s Block agreed to a $45 million multistate settlement after 46 U.S. states alleged Cash App misled users about fraud protections and failed to provide the help required when accounts were hit by scams. The settlement covers claims tied to Cash App’s consumer-protection practices, fraud response, account security and customer-service systems. Block did not admit wrongdoing, but the agreement requires the company to change how it handles complaints, support and fraud prevention. State investigators alleged that Cash App advertised…

Headlined by internationally renowned DJ Don Diablo, the event brought together guests from the Web3 and fintech communities for an immersive evening experience. KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, and the exclusive Crypto Exchange and Payments Partner for Tomorrowland Winter and Tomorrowland Belgium (2026-2028), brought the spirit of global electronic music culture to Asia with the HEXAGON BLOCK PARTY in Hong Kong on April 22, which it co-hosted with Finoverse. BeInCrypto served as the event’s official media…

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), in collaboration with Block Scholes, has released a new report highlighting the growing convergence between crypto and traditional financial markets, as traders increasingly move across asset classes in response to global macro events. The report “Tokenised Markets on Bitget UEX: How Traders Are Utilising 24/7 Real-World Assets For Real-Time Macro Hedging,” examines trading behavior during the volatile first quarter of 2026. It finds that as macro events increasingly impact multiple asset classes simultaneously, traders are shifting…

A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner has beaten extraordinary odds to successfully mine a solo block. The miner earned roughly 3.128 BTC, worth about $222,000, including subsidy and transaction fees. Wu Blockchain reported that the Bitcoin miner was operating at an estimated hashrate of just 70 terahashes per second (TH/s). That hash power represented approximately 0.0000074% of Bitcoin’s total network hashrate, which sat at over 940 EH/s on April 9. At that scale, the probability of mining a block on any…

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Illinois on April 2, 2026, asking a federal court to permanently block the state from applying gambling laws to prediction market operators licensed as Designated Contract Markets (DCMs). The complaint, filed under case number 1:26-cv-03659 in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, names the state itself, Governor J.B. Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and five Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) officials as defendants.…

Warsaw delivered one of the more substantive weeks on this year’s European circuit. BeInCrypto was there as official media partner, with our Polish Editor, Jakub Dziadkowiec, covering the full event, recording eight exclusive interviews, taking the stage twice, and capturing a conference that left a mark on the European circuit. Institutional Focus and High-quality Engagement  NBX 2026 stood out not for its sheer size, but for the quality of what was actually being discussed on the floor. The 116 speakers…

Arbitrum Sepolia, the primary testnet for the leading Ethereum Layer-2, has stopped block production. The network suffered a critical consensus failure at block 204606366, causing a chain split between node operators using different CPU architectures. Developers relying on the testnet for pre-deployment validation are currently stalled as Offchain Labs engineers deploy emergency fixes.Key Takeaways: Consensus Failure: The chain halted at block 204606366, triggering a major outage that disrupted the network from 6:44 AM to 9:02 PM. Hardware Split: The breakdown…

[PRESS RELEASE – Victoria, Seychelles, March 25th, 2026] Global crypto trading platform BYDFi is participating as a sponsor of Next Block Expo 2026, held March 24–25 in Warsaw, Poland. Now in its sixth edition, NBX positions itself as one of the largest crypto and blockchain gatherings in Central and Eastern Europe, with the 2026 event expanding into a larger venue and bringing together thousands of attendees, more than 140 speakers, and dozens of Web3 brands, builders, investors, and regulators for…

Jack Dorsey announced that Block is reducing its workforce by nearly half, cutting more than 4,000 employees and bringing total headcount from over 10,000 to just under 6,000. In a note shared publicly on X, Dorsey described the move as “one of the hardest decisions in the history” of the company and said all employees would be notified the same day whether they are being asked to leave, entering consultation, or staying. Massive Layoffs at Block He stated that affected…