Japan’s Financial Service Agency has licensed a cryptocurrency exchange being rebranded and relaunched by internet giant Rakuten. Author: Yogita Khatri

CoinDesk looks at the appeal of the RadicalxChange movement and its dream of “reinventing institutions to fix problems” such as inequality. Author: Christine Kim

Bitmain’s application to go public in Hong Kong has officially lapsed, meaning there’ll be no IPO anytime soon for the mining giant. Author: Wolfie Zhao

Bitcoin’s daily volatility in March, measured as the difference between 24-hour highs and lows, is its lowest since April of 2017. Author: Sam Ouimet

Social investing platform eToro has acquired Firmo, a smart contract firm that enables derivatives to be tokenized “on any major blockchain.” Author: Daniel Palmer