Clock is ticking for bitcoin to prevent quantum threat as it could drain 6.9 million BTC including Satoshi’s
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2026. Apr. 25. 10:00
Can a network without formal governance coordinate the biggest cryptographic migration in its history? Ripple-linked XRP stalls near $1.44 as 'triangle squeeze' nears breakout
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2026. Apr. 25. 05:33
Price holds in tight range after high-volume move, with compression signaling a decisive move as institutional demand quietly builds. U.S. CFTC adds New York to string of states its suing to stop prediction market pushback
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2026. Apr. 24. 22:09
The federal regulator has been suing states that seek to curtail prediction markets activity and claim it should be deemed state-regulated gaming. Bitcoin is on track for its best month in a year. $5 billion USDT growth fuels the rebound
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2026. Apr. 24. 21:04
Strong earnings season trumps geopolitical risks for now, one trader said, as equities and crypto markets "stopped caring" about Iran war headlines. Tether's $344 million USDT freeze linked to U.S. 'Economic Fury' against Iran regime
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2026. Apr. 24. 19:50
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is seeking to choke off "all financial lifelines" for the regime. Trump's DOJ drops probe that stood in way of president's pick to run Federal Reserve
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2026. Apr. 24. 16:38
The Justice Department passed an investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to the Fed's own inspector, which could clear a confirmation path for Kevin Warsh. Jane Street asks court to reject Terraform claims tied to UST-LUNA crash
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2026. Apr. 24. 15:53
A filing Thursday said the lawsuit rehashes events already settled in court and seeks damages for losses caused by internal misconduct. Bitmine to buy 10,000 ether for $23.9 million from the Ethereum Foundation
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2026. Apr. 24. 15:47
The transaction brings the firm’s holdings closer to its 5% of ETH target. Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech
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2026. Apr. 24. 15:14
Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512 times larger than the previous public demonstration in September 2025. SpaceX's $75 billion IPO could drain the liquidity that's helping lift bitcoin and crypto
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2026. Apr. 24. 13:54
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are set to raise more than $240 billion combined from June through year-end, a capital pull larger than every venture-backed US IPO since 2000 combined, and crypto sits in the same liquidity pool. CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) gains 3.5%, leading index higher
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2026. Apr. 24. 13:19
Aave (AAVE), up 3.2% from Thursday, was also a top performer. Bitcoin, dollar move in near-perfect opposition. It hasn't been this extreme in almost 4 years.
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2026. Apr. 24. 11:17
What you need to know for April 24, 2026 Bitcoin stalls below at $77,500 as volatility cools, traders unwind leverage
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2026. Apr. 24. 10:40
BTC holds a tight range as open interest drops, signaling cooling momentum, while altcoins show mixed performance and ZEC attracts fresh bullish interest. Michael Saylor says the bitcoin winter is over. Some experts agree, with caveats.
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2026. Apr. 24. 10:03
Market analyst Mati Greenspan said bitcoin has not gone through a “winter,” rather a pullback within a broader bull market, adding the next leg up for bitcoin will be driven by nation-state adoption. India pushes e-rupee through welfare pilots as BRICS digital currency plan takes shape
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2026. Apr. 24. 09:25
Farmers and food programs anchor 10 pilots aimed at boosting usage, while New Delhi eyes BRICS CBDC link ahead of 2026 summit U.S. government sits on $26.5 billion gain from Intel stake, as shares surge 22%
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2026. Apr. 24. 09:05
The surge in Intel shares, up more than 22% after earnings, has significantly boosted the value of the U.S. government’s position. Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million to buy more BTC
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2026. Apr. 24. 08:02
Metaplanet has issued 8 billion yen, or about $50 million, in zero-interest bonds to fund additional bitcoin purchases. Morgan Stanley is positioning itself as the reserve manager for the stablecoin industry
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2026. Apr. 24. 06:39
The Wall Street giant has announced a fund build specifically for stablecoin issuers. Here is what it does and means for the market. Bitcoin ETFs just pulled in $2 billion in 8 days while short-term holders quietly started selling
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2026. Apr. 24. 06:07
Spot bitcoin ETFs logged their first 8-day inflow streak since October, but on-chain profit-taking is already running at 3x the rate that has marked every local top this year. Bitcoin ETFs just pulled $2 billion in 8 days while short-term holders quietly started selling
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2026. Apr. 24. 06:07
Spot bitcoin ETFs logged their first 8-day inflow streak since October, but on-chain profit-taking is already running at 3x the rate that has marked every local top this year. Bitcoin rally is stalling as Japanese inflation adds to Iran war–driven market jitters
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2026. Apr. 24. 05:01
Crypto markets weaken amid rising Japan inflation, Iran war oil disruptions, and expectations of a hawkish Bank of Japan. Wisconsin joins prediction market fight, suing Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket, Robinhood and Crypto.com
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2026. Apr. 24. 04:47
The state's complaint highlights language used by prediction market platforms as language for gambling, not investing. U.S. arrests Army green beret for $400,000 Polymarket bets on Venezuela raid he was in
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2026. Apr. 23. 22:11
Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly tried to conceal his bets about the raid on Venezuela that led to Nicolas Maduro's arrest. Aave rallies DeFi partners to contain fallout from $292 million KelpDAO hack
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2026. Apr. 23. 20:52
Industry players are coordinating a recovery effort as the year's biggest crypto rattled Aave, with Lido and EtherFi being firsts to offer aid. Inside the $71 million freeze on Arbitrum that has the crypto world questioning what decentralization really means
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2026. Apr. 23. 18:35
The emergency response prevented stolen funds from moving, but sparked debate over governance, control and the limits of decentralization on Layer 2s. The market repriced DeFi in just 48 hours
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2026. Apr. 23. 16:30
Di Bartolomeo argues that last weekend the market achieved – in real time – a notable feat that no regulator, auditor or commentator has ever done. Crypto for Advisors: AI Agents Using Crypto
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2026. Apr. 23. 15:00
AI agents are executing transactions, forming “agentic finance.” Crypto is the financial backend for these autonomous systems. Learn use cases, risks, and what experts say. Tether freezes $344 million in USDT on Tron tied to 'illicit activity'
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2026. Apr. 23. 14:53
The stablecoin issuer said the action followed U.S. law enforcement requests as global watchdog FATF warned of growing role of digital dollars in illicit money flows. JPMorgan says persistent security flaws curb DeFi’s institutional appeal
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2026. Apr. 23. 14:38
A $20 billion hit from the KelpDAO exploit highlights systemic risks, while flat ETH-denominated growth and a shift to stablecoins point to ongoing fragility in DeFi. BIS warns cryptocurrency exchanges are becoming ‘shadow banks,’ and why that's a risk
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2026. Apr. 23. 14:35
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report warning stablecoin yields and other DeFi “earn” products are bank-like services without the safeguards or insurance. The $145 billion math: Why bitcoin’s quantum threat is manageable, not existential
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2026. Apr. 23. 13:48
Quantum fears focus on vulnerable early wallets, but market data suggests even a worst case sell-off would be large, not catastrophic. Ripple-linked XRP slips amid bitcoin profit-taking, ETF delay
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2026. Apr. 23. 13:46
Token falls 2.5% after rejection near $1.44 as leveraged ETF launch pushback adds to mixed sentiment. CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) drops 3.9%, leading index lower
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2026. Apr. 23. 13:15
Ethereum (ETH), down 2.9% since Wednesday, was also an underperformer. More than 90% of Web3 games failed after $15 billion boom as gamers never showed up: Caladan
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2026. Apr. 23. 13:02
Gaming took 63% of all Web3 venture funding in 2022, but by 2025 its share had fallen to single digits as capital rotated into AI, real-world assets and layer-2 infrastructure. U.S. military runs Bitcoin node, sees crypto as power projection versus China
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2026. Apr. 23. 11:52
Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told two congressional panels this week that the military is running a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing and views the protocol as a tool of national power in competition with China. Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws retrial motion. He believes he would not get a fair trial.
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2026. Apr. 23. 11:26
The founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX said he might file for a retrial after a decision on his appeal is ruled upon. Bitcoin's bullish momentum runs into Pentagon-backed inflation warning
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2026. Apr. 23. 11:14
What you need to know for April 23, 2026 Bitcoin slips from near $80,000 as oil price increase weighs on risk assets
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2026. Apr. 23. 10:38
Bitcoin dips after testing $80,000 as oil surges and traders stay bearish, even though a breakout hints the rally could accelerate on short squeezes. More than 100 crypto firms urge Senate to move on U.S. market structure bill
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2026. Apr. 23. 10:30
Key priorities include defining clear SEC and CFTC oversight roles, protecting non-custodial developers, simplifying disclosure rules, and avoiding a patchwork of state laws. The DAT collapse: Pantera wants Satsuma to dump its bitcoin as shares crash 99%
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2026. Apr. 23. 10:21
Pantera Capital is urging London-listed Satsuma Technology to liquidate its remaining bitcoin holdings and return cash to shareholders. Coinbase backer Blockchain Capital hunts $700 million for new funds
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2026. Apr. 23. 09:59
The San Francisco-based firm is raising for its seventh early-stage fund and second growth fund, which are expected to be completed in the next five to six months. OpenAI appears to be poaching Coinbase’s marketing team
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2026. Apr. 23. 07:49
Six Coinbase senior marketing executives, including the exchange's former chief marketing officer, have jumped to OpenAI in the past year and a half. Bitcoin's bull score index just left bear territory. There's a warning attached.
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2026. Apr. 23. 06:26
The index has returned to neutral territory, a rare milestone that has historically marked market turning points, but not always correctly. FTX sold its Cursor stake for $200,000 in 2023. It would be worth $3 billion today
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2026. Apr. 23. 06:18
SpaceX's agreement to acquire AI coding startup Cursor at a $60 billion valuation has retroactively turned a routine bankruptcy asset sale by FTX's estate into one of the largest missed recoveries in crypto history. Cardano builder seeks smaller funding slice of $46.8 million for scaling and Bitcoin DeFi
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2026. Apr. 23. 05:08
The engineering organization behind Cardano submitted nine proposals totaling $46.8 million for the 2026 voting cycle, down from $97.5 million last year. Bitcoin loses grip near $80,000 as ETH, SOL, DOGE fade on profit-taking
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2026. Apr. 23. 04:36
Bitcoin traded at $77,794 on Thursday morning, up 0.4% over 24 hours but well off the $79,388 high hit Wednesday evening, with ether, XRP and Solana all closing red. World Liberty accuses Justin Sun of 'misconduct' in response to Tron founder's defamation claims
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2026. Apr. 23. 03:47
Co-founder Eric Trump went further, saying the only thing more 'ridiculous' than Sun's lawsuit is a $6 million banana duct-taped to a wall. Kalshi flags more insider trading cases, including politician who appeared on FBoy Island
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2026. Apr. 22. 21:14
The prediction market platform, which has been caught in the middle of a regulatory battle between the feds and the states, is seeking to demonstrate strong controls. Elon Musk's Tesla reports unchanged bitcoin holdings, books $173 million digital asset loss
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2026. Apr. 22. 20:36
The company's bitcoin stash remained at 11,509 BTC, worth about $880 million at bitcoin's current price of around $78,000. The question isn't whether privacy. It's what sort of privacy
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2026. Apr. 22. 18:30
Blockchains are going private. The only question left is what kind of privacy the industry will build, argues Schiller. Banks seek to slow down implementation of crypto's GENIUS Act on stablecoin oversight
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2026. Apr. 22. 16:23
U.S. banking groups argued that a number of federal agencies are moving quickly on stablecoin regulations, making it hard to understand how rules will interact. The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million
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2026. Apr. 22. 16:22
Also: DPRK hacking crypto, Aave contagion and Coinbase on quantum computing. Crypto Long & Short: Protecting the people building DeFi infrastructure
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2026. Apr. 22. 16:04
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jennifer Rosenthal writes on the need to protect the people actually building DeFi infrastructure. Then, Alexis Sirkia comments on how Ethereum's L2 strategy is failing due to a fundamental design flaw. The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links
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2026. Apr. 22. 16:01
The problem is structural and as long as bridges depend on complex systems with shared infrastructure and hidden trust assumptions, they will remain vulnerable. Trump-linked American Bitcoin shares spike over 12% after announcing more mining power
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2026. Apr. 22. 15:57
The Trump family-linked mining and treasury company announced 11,298 additional bitcoin mining ASICs at its Drumheller site. Bitcoin breaks Strategy's STRC ex-dividend date slump for the first time in six months
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2026. Apr. 22. 15:37
Bitcoin is seeing a short squeeze dynamic and steady U.S. demand to support gains. Bitcoin tops $79,000 as crypto rally gathers steam; Circle, Coinbase, Strategy lead
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2026. Apr. 22. 15:32
BTC pushed to an 11-week high with dynamics for a short squeeze building, one analyst noted. The London P2P sweep: UK FCA raids eight illegal peer-to-peer trading hubs
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2026. Apr. 22. 14:45
The sites were targeted for facilitating P2P trading without required registration or anti-money laundering controls, posing a financial crime risk. Crypto giant GSR launches its first ETF to give investors an easy way to bet on the big 3 tokens
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2026. Apr. 22. 14:33
GSR is entering the asset management space with a new Nasdaq-listed ETF that actively manages a basket of bitcoin, ether and solana while offering investors a chance to earn staking yields. HIVE, Keel push deeper into AI data centers with capital raise, asset sale
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2026. Apr. 22. 14:15
HIVE raises $115M to expand data centers while Keel exits Latin America, redirecting funds into HPC and AI as both stocks climb 4%. Tax-free bitcoin is back: How UK investors can avoid paying duty on crypto investments once more
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2026. Apr. 22. 14:11
Stratiphy will offer access to three ETNs provided by 21Shares: those covering bitcoin, ether and one combining BTC and gold. CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) rises 5.5%, leading index higher
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2026. Apr. 22. 13:14
Internet Computer (ICP) up 5.3% from Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer. Kraken filed 56 million crypto tax forms for 2025. One-third were below $1
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2026. Apr. 22. 12:45
The lack of a de minimis exemption for crypto payments and staking rewards taxed at receipt creates a huge reporting burden, the data shows. Lazarus Group has become especially dangerous with new Mach-O Man attack: CertiK
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2026. Apr. 22. 12:20
North Korea's Lazarus Group has a new attack vector that allows it to exploit an apparently routine business call as a gateway into a target's systems.
The signal bitcoin momentum traders have been waiting for is here
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2026. Apr. 22. 11:17
What you need to know for April 22, 2026 Bitcoin tests $78,000 resistance as short-squeeze risks mount, altcoins rally
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2026. Apr. 22. 10:31
BTC hovers at key $78,000 level with $180 million liquidations at stake, while altcoins and memecoins surge as risk-on sentiment returns. Flight to safety: How Maker’s Spark and USDC are winning the $10 billion Aave breakup
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2026. Apr. 22. 09:46
Funds leaving Aave are splitting across safer lending, simpler ETH exposure and off-chain yield, with stablecoins acting as a temporary refuge. Traders don’t see Kelp socializing losses after $292 million exploit
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2026. Apr. 22. 09:25
Polymarket prices low odds of a system-wide redistribution, as the protocol weighs how to handle an undercollateralized rsETH supply A make or break moment: why $79,200 could act as a launchpad or a ceiling for bitcoin
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2026. Apr. 22. 08:45
True Market Mean and Short-Term Holder cost basis form a critical $78.2K to $79.2K range that could define the next major move. A $575 bet on a Shiba-themed token became $1.17 million in 5 days
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2026. Apr. 22. 08:41
An anonymous wallet bought 2.79 billion ASTEROID tokens for $575 on April 17 and exited Tuesday for 503 ETH, worth $1.17 million, in one of the year's cleanest memecoin trades. Another DeFi protocol loses millions in hack days after KelpDAO breach
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2026. Apr. 22. 07:45
Volo Protocol lost about $3.5 million from three vaults holding WBTC, XAUm, and USDC. Bitcoin's 'Coinbase premium' just posted its longest bullish streak since October's record high of $126,000
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2026. Apr. 22. 06:24
Bitcoin's Coinbase premium has been positive for 14 straight days, the longest bullish streak since BTC hit its all time high of $126,000 in October. Bitcoin climbs to $78,100 on Trump ceasefire extension, Strategy's $2.5 billion buy
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2026. Apr. 22. 05:20
Bitcoin traded at $77,541 on Wednesday morning, up 2.2% over 24 hours and 4.3% on the week, after Trump extended the Iran ceasefire and Strategy disclosed its largest BTC purchase in 17 months. Tron's Justin Sun sues Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over frozen assets
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2026. Apr. 22. 05:20
World Liberty unfairly froze Sun's $WLFI tokens and threatened him, the lawsuit alleged. Chinese crypto mogul Li Lin’s private trading arm is set to move into a Hong Kong-listed wealth firm
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2026. Apr. 22. 05:13
The transfer effectively moves part of Li’s private trading operation into a public company where he is the largest shareholder. Crypto's great hope in Senate's Clarity Act still has a path to survive tight calendar
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2026. Apr. 21. 22:45
A sideshow stablecoin yield debate has dragged the market structure bill through months of delay, even as the Senate's available floor time diminishes for 2026. Inside the hunt for Satoshi: Filmmakers chase crypto’s biggest mystery
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2026. Apr. 21. 21:54
A new documentary digs into Bitcoin’s origins, reframing the search for Satoshi Nakamoto as both a technical investigation and a deeply human story.
New York sues Coinbase, Gemini over prediction market offerings
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2026. Apr. 21. 20:58
New York has become the latest state to argue that prediction market contracts touching on sports and entertainment violate state gambling laws. Prediction markets are the new secret weapon for Coinbase and Robinhood growth
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2026. Apr. 21. 19:49
Cantor Fitzgerald analysts said the market is treating recent trading slumps as old news, shifting focus instead toward prediction markets and new product launches to drive the next leg of growth for Coinbase and Robinhood. Core Scientific seeks $3.3 billion bond sale to further AI data center pivot
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2026. Apr. 21. 19:27
The company is building six AI data centers, leased to CoreWeave for 12 years, and is expected to generate approximately $10 billion in revenue. Mob boss John Gotti’s grandson is headed to prison for a $1.1 million Covid fraud and crypto scheme
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2026. Apr. 21. 19:10
he mob boss’ grandson defrauded the U.S. government’s Covid-19 relief system out of $1.1 million and invested at least half of it to invest in crypto businesses. Crypto's massive exploit may force big banks to rethink their blockchain plans, Jefferies warns
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2026. Apr. 21. 18:25
The $293 million Kelp DAO exploit has exposed critical infrastructure risks, leading Jefferies to suggest that traditional financial firms may pause their blockchain initiatives to prioritize security. Bitcoin slides toward $75,000 amid Warsh hearing, stalling U.S.-Iran talks
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2026. Apr. 21. 17:39
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee's Senate confirmation hearing and report of stalled Iran talks. Bitcoin slides toward $75,000 as Warsh says Trump didn't demand he cut rates
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2026. Apr. 21. 17:39
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee's Senate confirmation hearing. Kalshi takes on Coinbase, Robinhood with new plan to offer crypto perpetual futures: The Information
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2026. Apr. 21. 17:27
Prediction market platform Kalshi is moving onto Coinbase’s turf by launching crypto perpetual futures, aiming to capture the massive demand for digital asset derivatives within a regulated U.S. framework. Revolut targets a $200 billion IPO just months after its $75 billion share sale
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2026. Apr. 21. 17:07
The crypto-friendly fintech is planning its initial public offering (IPO) no sooner than 2028, according to an FT report. Aave’s core markets hit 100% utilization at once, and that's not a good thing
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2026. Apr. 21. 15:52
CertiK says the lending protocol is in serious trouble while CEO Stani Kulechov tells CoinDesk he does “not have anything useful to say.” AI slop has created a search problem crypto companies can’t ignore
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2026. Apr. 21. 15:45
Rechler argues that if these companies don’t adopt better content strategies and overly misuse AI-generated tools, their platforms, exchanges or dapps won’t be discovered via search. Bitget exchange brings pre-IPO tokens to masses starting with SpaceX on Solana
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2026. Apr. 21. 15:25
The crypto exchange opens IPO Prime access with Republic to offer Solana-based tokens tied to private firms ahead of public listings. Coinbase advisory board says quantum computing threat is on the horizon, crypto needs a plan
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2026. Apr. 21. 15:00
The 50-page paper concludes that while today’s blockchains remain secure, a future “fault-tolerant quantum computer” capable of breaking widely used encryption is increasingly plausible, and preparation must begin now.
Cut the red tape: 39 financial giants demand an emergency fast-track for Europe's blockchain pilot
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2026. Apr. 21. 14:30
The firms requested separating the DLT pilot regime from a larger package of 18 financial laws to allow for quicker updates and build real markets. UK invites crypto giant Bybit to London to win over some of UAE’s innovation shine
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2026. Apr. 21. 14:25
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou was invited to meetings in the U.K. this week with government-linked bodies including the FCA and House of Lords. European banks are at risk of losing customers to rivals with better crypto tools
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2026. Apr. 21. 14:21
A new study found that while European investors find crypto complex, they are increasingly willing to switch banks to find a trusted partner that offers secure and regulated digital asset services. DoorDash is bringing stablecoin payments to masses with Stripe-backed blockchain
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2026. Apr. 21. 14:18
The delivery service is working with the Stripe-led blockchain firm Tempo to bring stablecoin payouts to its global marketplace, replacing fragmented regional rails. XRP climbs to $1.44 as breakout builds, quantum roadmap adds long-term tailwind
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2026. Apr. 21. 14:16
Price gains 2.3% on strong volume as triangle compression nears resolution, with Ripple’s quantum plan reinforcing long-term positioning. CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) gains 3.3% while index moves lower
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2026. Apr. 21. 13:19
Aave (AAVE), up 1.9% from Monday, joined Stellar (XLM) as a top performer. Almost 80% of Japan's institutional investors plan to buy crypto within 3 years, survey finds
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2026. Apr. 21. 11:44
A survey by Nomura reveals that roughly 80% of Japan's investment professionals plan to allocate up to 5% of their portfolios to digital assets by 2029. Bitcoin trades above a make-or-break level ahead of Warsh hearing
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2026. Apr. 21. 11:29
What you need to know for April 21, 2026 Bitcoin climbs as risk sentiment improves, altcoins hit by exploit concerns
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2026. Apr. 21. 10:36
Bitcoin advanced while altcoins continued to struggle after the weekend's DeFi exploit, with markets eyeing Middle East tensions and shifting risk sentiment. Crypto scammers offer ‘safe passage’ through Hormuz. At least one ship may have been conned.
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2026. Apr. 21. 10:31
Marisks, a maritime risk company, alerted ships stranded by the Hormuz blockade to scammers posing as Iranian authorities asking for bitcoin or USDT. 
