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Today β€” 23 April 2026crypto.news

Firelight and Sentora partner to bring native DeFi protection to XRP

23 April 2026 at 17:42
Firelight and Sentora wire native, capital-backed cover into XRP DeFi vaults on Flare, turning FXRP staking into institutional-grade exploit and oracle protection. Firelight Protocol has partnered with Sentora to embed a capital-backed protection layer directly into Sentora’s institutional DeFi vault…

Google Cloud, CVC strike multi-year deal to scale agentic AI across industries

23 April 2026 at 17:30
Google Cloud has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with global private equity and investment firm CVC Capital Partners to accelerate the adoption of AI across its portfolio companies. According to an April 23 press announcement, the collaboration spans sectors…

Flying Tulip adds withdrawal circuit breaker as April DeFi exploits top $600M

23 April 2026 at 15:45
Flying Tulip has introduced a circuit breaker to slow or queue withdrawals as DeFi losses mounted in April following a series of large exploits. According to official documentation, the safeguard is designed to limit how quickly funds can leave the…

KPMG debuts AI agent to support finance teams in month-end closing tasks

23 April 2026 at 15:30
KPMG has unveiled a new AI-powered assistant designed to change how legal entity controllers and accounting analysts handle month-end closing processes. According to reports, the tool, called KPMG Ignite Financial Close Companion, is built on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise and…

Crypto market outlook as Iran blames U.S. naval blockade for stalled peace talks

23 April 2026 at 14:30
Crypto prices retreated on Thursday as concerns over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire weighed on market sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) price fell 2% to $77,593 on Thursday as it gave up most of its gains from Wednesday when it hit above $79,000…

WLFI co-founder Zach Witkoff under spotlight after 2022 drug arrest video surfaces

23 April 2026 at 13:48
World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Witkoff has come under renewed scrutiny after body camera footage from a 2022 drug-related arrest resurfaced. According to recently surfaced footage on X, Witkoff was detained on New Year’s Day 2022 outside the E11EVEN nightclub…

Bitcoin price retreats after reclaiming $79K, derivatives data point to further upside

23 April 2026 at 11:57
Bitcoin price rallied to a 12-month high above $79,000 on Wednesday before pulling back to $78,000 as investors booked profits. However, derivatives data suggest the asset may be building momentum for another move higher. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin…

Blockchain Capital eyes $700M raise across early and growth crypto funds

23 April 2026 at 11:34
Crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital has moved to raise $700 million across two new funds as investment appetite shows signs of concentration despite a slowdown in overall deal flow. Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that the…

CertiK warns AI misuse and infrastructure gaps to drive 2026 crypto hacks

23 April 2026 at 11:02
AI-driven exploits and cross-chain flaws have pushed crypto security risks into focus in 2026, experts at CertiK warn, with losses already crossing $600 million. According to the blockchain security firm, attackers have leaned on a mix of social engineering, infrastructure…

American Bankers Association pushes for more time on Genius Act feedback

23 April 2026 at 10:37
The American Bankers Association has called for more time on stablecoin rulemaking tied to the GENIUS Act, citing gaps in regulatory coordination. The American Bankers Association, in a letter sent Tuesday, urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Deposit…

Thailand SEC seeks to streamline crypto derivatives rules

23 April 2026 at 10:15
Thailand wants to streamline access to crypto derivatives by allowing firms to operate under a single licensed entity. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand, a new public consultation has opened on rules that would let licensed digital…

Bitcoin Hits an 11-Week High Above $78,000 but Analysts Say the Rally Is a Squeeze, Not a Shift

23 April 2026 at 02:35
Bitcoin climbed above $78,000 on April 22, reaching its highest price in 11 weeks, as a wave of short liquidations and improved macro sentiment following Trump’s ceasefire extension combined to push the asset to a key technical level that had…

April 2026 Is Already the Worst Month for Crypto Hacks Since February 2025, With $606 Million Lost in 18 Days

23 April 2026 at 02:05
Crypto protocols have lost more than $606 million to hacks and exploits in just the first 18 days of April 2026, making it the single worst month for theft in the industry since the $1.4 billion Bybit breach in February…

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns, Becomes Trump’s Third Cabinet Departure

23 April 2026 at 01:50
US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned from the Trump administration amid an active inspector general investigation into misconduct allegations, making her the third cabinet member to depart during the president’s second term. Lori Chavez-DeRemer stepped down as US Secretary…

American Bitcoin Stock Jumps 12% After Deploying 11,298 New Mining Machines

23 April 2026 at 01:30
Shares of American Bitcoin, the Trump family-linked mining company, surged approximately 12% on April 22 after the firm announced it had completed the deployment of 11,298 new ASIC miners at its Drumheller, Alberta site, expanding its active fleet to roughly…

The $290 Million KelpDAO Hack Linked to North Korea Wiped $13 Billion From DeFi in Two Days

23 April 2026 at 01:15
A $290 million exploit on KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, attributed by LayerZero to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, sent shockwaves through DeFi and erased more than $13 billion in total value locked across protocols within 48 hours. Attackers drained…

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Is Targeting Crypto Executives With Fake Meeting Invites

23 April 2026 at 00:49
North Korea’s Lazarus Group has launched a new macOS malware campaign called Mach-O Man that uses fake online meeting invitations to trick crypto and fintech executives into executing malicious commands on their own devices, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.…

Two CIA Agents Die in Mexico After Returning From a Drug Lab Raid

23 April 2026 at 00:29
Two CIA officers were killed in a car crash in the Mexican state of Chihuahua on April 20 while returning from a counternarcotics operation to destroy a clandestine drug lab, igniting a sovereignty dispute between Washington and Mexico City. Two…

Coinbase taps UK‑regulated tGBP in local‑currency stablecoin push

23 April 2026 at 00:00
Coinbase has listed FCA‑sandbox‑tested tGBP, letting users move pound‑pegged stablecoins across its app and exchange as it doubles down on local‑currency rails beyond USD. Coinbase is deepening its bet on non‑USD stablecoins, rolling out full support for the pound‑pegged tGBP…

Iran Seizes Ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump Extends the Ceasefire

23 April 2026 at 00:00
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, hours after President Trump extended the ceasefire with Tehran indefinitely, while confirming the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place. Iran’s Islamic…

Trump’s Fed Nominee Says He Won’t Take Rate Orders. One Republican Is Holding Up the Vote.

22 April 2026 at 23:50
Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, told a Senate confirmation hearing on April 21 that he has made no commitments to the White House on interest rates and would act independently, even as Republican Senator Thom…

Virginia Voters Approve New Map That Could Give Democrats Four More House Seats

22 April 2026 at 23:35
Virginia voters have narrowly approved a new congressional map that could shift as many as four House seats from Republican to Democrat, delivering a major boost to the party’s bid to retake the House in the 2026 midterms. Virginia voters…

DOJ Charges the SPLC With Fraud Over Secret Payments to Extremist Informants

22 April 2026 at 23:15
The US Department of Justice has filed fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleging the civil rights organization made secret payments to extremist informants without proper disclosure. The US Department of Justice announced a federal indictment against the…

American Bitcoin boosts Trump-linked hash power to 28.1 EH/s

22 April 2026 at 23:00
American Bitcoin, co‑founded by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., has energized 11,298 new ASICs, lifting owned hash rate to 28.1 EH/s as it doubles down on low‑cost BTC accumulation. American Bitcoin Corp., the publicly listed mining company co‑founded by Eric…

OpenAI Is Now Selling Pay-Per-Click Ads Inside ChatGPT

22 April 2026 at 22:59
OpenAI has begun charging advertisers on a cost-per-click basis inside ChatGPT, marking its first direct move into the digital advertising market and putting it in competition with Google and Meta. OpenAI has quietly launched a pay-per-click advertising model inside ChatGPT,…

US Banks Are Fighting the New Stablecoin Rules. The White House Is Not Having It

22 April 2026 at 22:45
Major US banks are lobbying to slow down new stablecoin legislation, but the White House has intervened directly, telling the banking industry to stand down. US banks are mounting resistance to proposed stablecoin legislation moving through Congress, arguing the rules…

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Kraken Filed 56 Million Crypto Tax Forms in 2025 and Wants Congress to Raise the Bar

22 April 2026 at 22:34
Kraken submitted 56 million crypto tax forms for 2025, most reporting gains under $50, and is now calling on Congress to overhaul what it calls an unworkable reporting threshold. Kraken filed 56 million crypto tax forms with the IRS for…

GSR debuts first active multi‑asset crypto staking ETF on Nasdaq

22 April 2026 at 22:00
GSR’s new BESO ETF on Nasdaq actively manages a Bitcoin‑Ethereum‑Solana basket with weekly rebalancing, a 1% fee, and built‑in staking rewards where allowed. GSR is moving from pure market‑making into the center of the ETF arms race, rolling out its…

Pyth plugs into Kalshi’s new commodities hub as oracle backbone

22 April 2026 at 21:00
CFTC‑regulated prediction market Kalshi is wiring Pyth’s oracle and Pyth Pro feeds into its new commodities hub, using first‑party prices to settle gold, oil, gas, and grain event contracts. Pyth Network is extending its oracle footprint into the heart of…

Syed Sameer steps in as power broker in Justin Sun–WLFI standoff

22 April 2026 at 20:00
Sameer Group CEO Syed Sameer is offering to broker a private deal to unfreeze Justin Sun’s blacklisted WLFI tokens, drawing backlash from retail holders shut out of negotiations. Syed Sameer, CEO of Sameer Group LLC, has put himself forward as…

RaveDAO’s vertical day surging 106% sits on top of a 95% crash scandal

22 April 2026 at 19:00
RaveDAO (RAVE) is up about 106% on $418m volume after a 95% crash that erased nearly $6b, as ZachXBT alleges insiders ran a pump‑and‑dump and OKX funds the probe. RaveDAO is in full trader mode. CoinGecko and major exchanges show…

Analyst alleges β€˜on-chain insider’ front‑runs Trump speeches

22 April 2026 at 17:38
Crypto Rover says wallets with a β€œ100% win rate” keep trading BTC, ETH and $TRUMP around President Trump’s speeches, reviving long‑running β€œTrump insider” whale fears. Crypto commentator Crypto Rover has escalated accusations of political insider trading, posting what he calls…

MemeCore vs Shiba Inu: who’s more diluted?

22 April 2026 at 17:33
MemeCore’s FDV sits several turns above its circulating cap, leaving heavy unlock overhang, while Shiba Inu trades closer to full dilution after years of burns. As of recent data, MemeCore’s circulating market capitalization is in roughly the $2.8–$4.3 billion range…

Memecoins and mid‑caps lead speculative rotation as traders chase alt beta: what cryptos are worth buying?

22 April 2026 at 17:27
MemeCore rips 22% as traders rotate into memecoins and mid‑caps like RAIN, PENGU, XMR, BCH and chase edgeX retrodrop hype instead of de‑risking into Bitcoin. Even with Bitcoin and Ethereum hogging the macro headlines, the most aggressive risk‑taking is happening…

Structural shift: DeFi risk-on, gaming builds through volatility

22 April 2026 at 17:21
DeFi TVL and DEX volumes are rising on Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and BNB as NFT gaming races toward a $60.82B market and builders keep shipping through hacks. Capital is quietly rotating back into DeFi even as the industry digests…

Regulation squeeze: MiCA deadline, CLARITY Act, and UK/JP hardening

22 April 2026 at 17:13
MiCA’s July 2026 deadline, the US CLARITY Act plus SEC–CFTC MoU, and the UK/Japan FSMA-style regimes are squeezing out thin‑margin crypto venues in a global licensing reset. Europe’s MiCA regime is entering its endgame, with the transitional period for existing…

KelpDAO hacker launders funds from Ethereum to Arbitrum and into Tron-based USDT

22 April 2026 at 17:05
The attacker behind KelpDAO’s nearly $300 million rsETH exploit is now laundering funds from Ethereum to Arbitrum and into Tron-based USDT. The attacker behind the nearly $300 million KelpDAO exploit has begun laundering the haul, routing funds through Arbitrum and…

How to start passive income with free AI trading bots in 2026: A beginner’s guide

22 April 2026 at 17:00
AI trading bots emerge as a practical passive income tool for everyday investors in 2026. In 2026, more everyday investors are focusing on a practical question: how to build a sustainable income stream without relying on constant trading or high-frequency…

UK watchdog raids eight London sites over illegal P2P crypto trading

22 April 2026 at 16:55
UK regulator FCA raided eight London sites over alleged illegal P2P crypto trading, issuing stop notices and escalating its wider crackdown on unregistered platforms. According to Reuters, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raided eight locations across London suspected…

North Korea’s Lazarus Group targets crypto execs with new macOS malware

22 April 2026 at 16:48
North Korea’s Lazarus Group is using β€œMach-O Man” macOS malware and fake meeting invites to hijack crypto execs and fund nine-figure DeFi raids. Lazarus, the North Korean state-backed hacking outfit, has rolled out a new macOS malware campaign aimed squarely…

6 new crypto coins 2026 that could lead the next innovation wave

22 April 2026 at 15:17
Utility-driven new crypto coins gain momentum as investors target early-stage opportunities in 2026. The biggest winners in new crypto coins 2026 are emerging from projects that combine real-world utility with strong early-stage entry opportunities.Β  As innovation accelerates, investors are focusing…

Three reasons why Ethereum price could surge to $3,000 soon

22 April 2026 at 14:36
Ethereum price rallied nearly 5% to reclaim the $2,400 mark on Wednesday amid a broader market rebound as crude oil prices fell. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose 4.8% to $2,402 on April 22, extending its monthly…

UK fintech Stratiphy restores access to tax-free crypto ETNs via IF ISAs

22 April 2026 at 13:55
Stratiphy has introduced a new route for UK investors to regain tax-free exposure to crypto ETNs after recent rule changes limited access. According to the Financial Times, the fintech platform is offering crypto exchange-traded notes through Innovative Finance (IF) ISAs,…

Bitcoin rally continues as Grayscale calls bull market

22 April 2026 at 13:07
As Bitcoin price continues to march higher towards $80,000, Grayscale researchers believe the asset has likely already formed a market bottom and is entering the early phase of a new bull cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) price reached a 10-week high above…

35% of European investors would switch banks for crypto access: survey

22 April 2026 at 12:03
European investors are starting to weigh crypto offerings when choosing banks, even as regulatory gaps and low awareness continue to slow adoption. A BΓΆrse Stuttgart Digital survey found that 35% of investors across Germany, Italy, Spain, and France would consider…

Russia advances crypto bill with licensing rules and retail limits

22 April 2026 at 11:37
Russia’s State Duma has advanced a crypto regulation bill in its first reading, outlining licensing rules, investor limits, and cross-border use provisions. According to state news agency TASS, the proposed law assigns the Bank of Russia as the primary authority…

U.S. military commander flags Bitcoin’s cybersecurity role in Senate hearing

22 April 2026 at 11:26
A senior U.S. military commander has described Bitcoin as a cybersecurity tool with potential use in national defense. At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, Samuel Paparo said Bitcoin’s role goes beyond financial use cases and can support…

Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh signals pro crypto stance during committee hearing

22 April 2026 at 10:50
Kevin Warsh signaled support for integrating digital assets into the U.S. financial system during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve. During a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, Warsh backed the idea that crypto already plays a…

Nium integrates Coinbase to enable instant USDC payouts

22 April 2026 at 10:25
Singapore-based fintech firm Nium has partnered with Coinbase to bring USDC-powered cross-border payments to its global network. According to a Tuesday announcement, the integration plugs Coinbase’s custody, liquidity, and wallet infrastructure into Nium’s platform, allowing businesses to send, receive, and…

Coinbase Spent $1.07 Million on Washington Lobbying in Q1 2026 Focused on the CLARITY Act and Stablecoin Rules

22 April 2026 at 03:00
Coinbase lobbying activity for Q1 2026 totaled $1.07 million, the company disclosed in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, targeting the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the GENIUS Act stablecoin law, and digital asset tax treatment legislation. Coinbase lobbying in…

Iran Refuses to Negotiate Under Threat as Ceasefire Deadline Arrives and Hormuz Tensions Rise

22 April 2026 at 02:40
Iran war news escalated Tuesday as parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated publicly that Tehran will not accept negotiations under conditions it considers coercive, with the 10-day US-Iran ceasefire set to expire Wednesday and both sides sharpening rhetoric ahead of…

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues ActBlue Over Gift Card Donations and False Claims to Congress

22 April 2026 at 02:15
US election news from Texas arrived Monday as Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in Tarrant County district court against ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform, alleging it violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by continuing to accept gift…

House Homeland Security Panel Opens Hearing on Crypto Fraud and Digital Extortion by Transnational Criminal Networks

22 April 2026 at 01:59
The most urgent crypto scam news on Capitol Hill arrived Tuesday as the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint subcommittee hearing on how transnational criminal organizations use crypto fraud, online scams, and digital extortion to steal from Americans. Crypto…

Coinbase Launches Agentic.market, a Discovery Layer Where AI Agents Buy and Sell Services With Stablecoins

22 April 2026 at 01:15
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced Monday the launch of Agentic.market, a marketplace platform for Coinbase AI agents that allows autonomous software agents to discover, compare, and purchase services from other agents without API keys, paying in USDC through the x402…

Crypto hacks top $17b in a decade as attackers pivot from code to keys

22 April 2026 at 01:00
DefiLlama logs 518 crypto hacks and over $17b in losses in 10 years, with attackers shifting from smart contracts to keys, bridges and wallets, as rsETH loses ~$290m. Crypto’s security bill over the past decade has quietly climbed past $17…

Coinbase Study Finds Privacy Tools Like Railgun Are Mathematically Safe From Quantum Attacks

22 April 2026 at 00:40
study producing major crypto privacy news found that zero-knowledge proof systems including Railgun, PrivacyPools, Aleo, and Aztec are mathematically immune to quantum attacks, because they rely on information-theoretic security rather than encryption, meaning they remain safe even against infinitely powerful…

Coinbase Advisory Board Paper Warns Crypto Cannot Afford to Wait on Quantum Threats

22 April 2026 at 00:15
A 50 page quantum computing crypto risk assessment published Tuesday by Coinbase’s independent advisory board concludes that while today’s blockchains remain secure, a fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of breaking widely used encryption is increasingly plausible and that preparation must begin…

Silicon Valley’s β€˜monitoring the situation’ MTS meme becomes a 24/7 news machine delivered by a16z

22 April 2026 at 00:00
a16z is backing β€œMonitoring the Situation,” a 24/7 X livestream born from Polymarket meme culture, as tech VCs build their own news-industrial complex. Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, the Silicon Valley venture firm that has raised more than $15…

Ripple Reveals a Four Phase Plan to Make the XRP Ledger Safe From Quantum Attacks by 2028

21 April 2026 at 23:55
Ripple announced a structured four phase roadmap for XRP quantum security on Monday, targeting full quantum-resistant cryptography on the XRP Ledger by 2028 in response to Google Quantum AI research showing that current blockchain cryptography could eventually be cracked by…

Warsh Pledges to Sell His Full Crypto and Venture Portfolio Worth at Least $192 Million

21 April 2026 at 23:40
Kevin Warsh crypto holdings disclosed in his 69-page OGE Form 278e financial filing include indirect stakes in more than 20 blockchain and digital asset companies spanning Solana, dYdX, Polymarket, Dapper Labs, and Lightning Network infrastructure, with combined assets alongside his…

GOP Senator Britt Urges a Way Forward to Confirm Warsh Before the May 15 Deadline

21 April 2026 at 23:15
The most significant Fed nomination news from Tuesday’s hearing came not from the nominee but from Republican Senator Katie Britt of Alabama, who signaled the first concrete Republican effort to find an offramp around the Tillis blockade, urging all parties…

Aave’s WETH unfreeze hands leverage to whales and illiquidity to everyone else

21 April 2026 at 23:00
Spark’s MonetSupply says Aave’s decision to unfreeze its Core WETH market lets LST/LRT whales farm ~45% weETH loops while aEthWETH sits at 100% utilization, trapping regular users. Aave (AAVE) has decided to unfreeze its Ethereum Core WETH market just as…

Warsh Tells the Senate Trump Never Asked for a Rate Cut Commitment and He Would Have Refused

21 April 2026 at 22:55
The most pointed Kevin Warsh news from Tuesday’s Senate confirmation hearing was his direct answer to the central question senators asked: CNBC confirmed that Warsh told the Senate Banking Committee β€œThe president never asked me to predetermine, commit, fix, decide…

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Warsh Calls the Fed’s 2021 Inflation Response a Fatal Policy Error at Senate Confirmation Hearing

21 April 2026 at 22:30
In the most consequential Federal Reserve news in years, Trump’s Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh testified before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that the central bank committed a β€œfatal policy error” on inflation in 2021 and 2022, and that correcting…

Virginia Voters Decide Today on a Redistricting Plan That Could Shift the House Majority

21 April 2026 at 22:02
Virginia redistricting reaches its decisive moment today as voters in a statewide special election choose whether to approve a Democratic-drawn congressional map that would shift the state’s House delegation from six Democratic seats and five Republican seats to a projected…

β€˜Are we an industry of clowns?’ Curve founder urges unified DeFi security rulebook after rsETH shock

21 April 2026 at 22:00
Curve founder Michael Egorov is pushing for chain-wide DeFi security standards after the Kelp rsETH exploit exposed how β€œcentralized” chokepoints can still wreck supposedly decentralized systems. Curve founder Michael Egorov has called for industry-wide DeFi security standards after what he…

Congressman’s PACE Act would plug fintechs directly into Fed rails

21 April 2026 at 21:00
A new PACE Act bill would let qualified non‑bank payment firms tap Fed rails directly, cutting fees and delays while dovetailing with the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin regime. A U.S. Congressman has proposed the PACE Act, a bill that would give…

New York targets Coinbase and Gemini in fresh compliance clash

21 April 2026 at 20:25
New York has sued Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan for alleged state law violations, extending the state’s aggressive campaign against major crypto platforms. New York state has filed lawsuits against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, accusing the crypto…

USDT supply hits fresh $188b ATH as Tether tightens grip on stablecoins

21 April 2026 at 20:14
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT supply has hit a record $188b, cementing the stablecoin’s dominance as broader stablecoin liquidity sits near all-time highs. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the circulating supply of USDT has reached a new all-time high…

BASIS.pro opens public waitlist, bringing institutional-grade arbitrage yield to a broader market

21 April 2026 at 20:06
BASIS opens public waitlist for execution-based crypto yield platform after institutional testing. For years, the most effective yield strategies in crypto have operated quietly behind institutional walls – fast, complex, and largely inaccessible. BASIS is now attempting to change that.…

Bitget unveils AI co-creation push to turn trading bots into β€˜co-pilots’

21 April 2026 at 19:42
Bitget is expanding its AI β€œco-pilot” trading push into a full ecosystem spanning retail users, developers, and institutional partners. Bitget is doubling down on AI-native trading, launching an AI ecosystem co-creation plan that aims to turn its Agent Hub and…

DoorDash tests stablecoin payroll as Tempo lands blue-chip clients

21 April 2026 at 18:02
DoorDash is working with Stripe- and Paradigm-backed Tempo to explore paying delivery workers in stablecoins, as Visa, banks and fintechs plug into Tempo’s rails. DoorDash is teaming up with blockchain project Tempo to explore paying its delivery couriers in stablecoins,…

French crypto worker wrests gun from fake courier in home invasion, shots fired

21 April 2026 at 17:56
A fake courier tried to steal a French crypto worker’s private keys at gunpoint, but was disarmed in a struggle, underscoring France’s surge in β€œwrench” attacks. In the early morning hours of April 11, a French crypto worker and his…

0G and Alibaba plug Qianwen LLM straight into onchain AI agents

21 April 2026 at 17:49
0G Foundation is wiring Alibaba Cloud’s Qianwen LLM into decentralized infrastructure via token-gated access, seeding one of the first onchain commercial AI agent stacks. 0G Foundation has struck a formal partnership with Alibaba Cloud to bring the Chinese tech giant’s…

UK lays unified rails for stablecoins and tokenized deposits

21 April 2026 at 17:42
The UK Treasury wants stablecoins and tokenized deposits regulated like payment services, backing the push with new rules, BoE coordination and Β£1m for fintech pilots. The UK Treasury used London Fintech Week to signal its most ambitious push yet to…

SEC’s β€œinnovation exemption” sets new rails for tokenized securities

21 April 2026 at 17:32
SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveils an β€œinnovation exemption,” five‑bucket token rules and a CFTC pact, opening a regulated path for tokenized securities on‑chain. Marking the first anniversary of his chairmanship at the Washington Economic Club, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins used…

Cosmos researcher drops high‑severity CometBFT zero‑day securing over $8B

21 April 2026 at 17:24
Researcher Doyeon Park drops a high‑severity CometBFT zero‑day that can stall Cosmos chains securing $8B, spotlighting disclosure gaps in core crypto infrastructure. A critical zero‑day vulnerability in Cosmos’ CometBFT consensus layer has been publicly disclosed by security researcher Doyeon Park,…

Can Cardano price hit $0.30 as it eyes breakout from a bullish wedge?

21 April 2026 at 17:10
Cardano price rallied nearly 12% last week before stabilizing around $0.25 on Tuesday. Now it is close to confirming a bullish reversal pattern on the charts that could position it for more upside in the coming sessions. According to data…

Bitcoin breakout sparks fresh altcoin hype as BlockchainFX nears its $15m launch trigger

21 April 2026 at 16:29
Bitcoin rally boosts altcoin sentiment as BlockchainFX nears final presale milestone. Bitcoin’s latest advance is beginning to reshape sentiment across the digital asset market.That matters beyond Bitcoin itself. Historically, a Bitcoin breakout tends to revive demand for altcoins by drawing…

BYDFi review: A versatile crypto exchange built for every type of trader

21 April 2026 at 15:38
BYDFi marks rapid global growth with 1M users and multiple industry recognitions. Β Overview Website https://www.bydfi.com Founded 2020 Sector Hybrid crypto exchange (CEX + DEX) Registered Users 1,000,000+ Countries 190+ Spot Trading Pairs 1,000+ Derivatives Pairs 500+ Maximum Leverage 200x KYC…

Philippine SEC flags dYdX, six others over unlicensed crypto activity

21 April 2026 at 15:30
The Philippine SEC has warned investors against using dYdX and six other crypto platforms, saying they are operating without authorization in the country. According to a Tuesday post on Facebook, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission named dYdX, Aevo, gTrade,…

U.K. energy firm Reabold to explore Bitcoin mining as an early-stage funding tool

21 April 2026 at 13:27
Reabold Resources is considering a plan to use gas from its Yorkshire site to power a small Bitcoin mining operation. However, the company says it is more of an early-stage test rather than a pivot away from energy production. According…

Japan’s JSCC tests using government bonds as digital collateral on blockchain

21 April 2026 at 11:56
Japan’s clearing arm JSCC has begun testing whether government bonds can function as digital collateral on blockchain infrastructure. According to a Monday announcement from Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, part of Japan Exchange Group, the firm has partnered with Mizuho Financial…

Singapore’s largest bank OCBC launches tokenized gold fund on Ethereum and Solana

21 April 2026 at 11:28
OCBC has rolled out a tokenized physical gold fund, bringing real-world asset exposure on-chain for institutional investors. OCBC said the product was launched in partnership with Lion Global Investors and digital asset exchange DigiFT, with the GOLDX token issued on…

Crypto code is speech, not conduct, Coin Center tells U.S. courts

21 April 2026 at 11:07
Coin Center has stepped up its defence of crypto developers, arguing that publishing software code should be treated as protected speech under the U.S. Constitution. According to a report released Monday by Coin Center, Executive Director Peter Van Valkenburgh and…

CLARITY Act may miss April markup as talks over stablecoin rewards continue

21 April 2026 at 10:38
A push to delay the Senate markup of the CLARITY Act to May has emerged as disputes over stablecoin yield continue to stall progress. According to Punchbowl News, US Senator Thom Tillis has advised Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott to…

Arbitrum locks $71M in ETH linked to Kelp DAO exploit

21 April 2026 at 10:17
Arbitrum has moved to lock down a large portion of funds tied to the Kelp DAO exploit, stepping in as the fallout from the cross-chain breach continues to spread. According to a Tuesday update from Arbitrum, the network’s Security Council…

Will XRP price break out of the symmetrical triangle or slide as the 4H MACD turns bearish at the apex?

21 April 2026 at 04:00
XRP price is at $1.4311 on April 20, as the 4H chart shows a symmetrical triangle reaching its apex simultaneously with a bearish MACD crossover, compressing an imminent directional resolution into the tightest point of the pattern. XRP (XRP) price…

Will Bitcoin price break above $77,500 or reverse as the 4H MACD prints a bearish crossover at ascending channel resistance?

21 April 2026 at 03:00
Bitcoin price is at $76,466 on April 20, pressing the upper boundary of a 4H ascending channel from the February lows while the MACD simultaneously prints a bearish crossover on the same timeframe, creating a directional tension that will define…

XRP Weekly Gain Outpaces Bitcoin and Ethereum as Trading Volume Jumps 23%

21 April 2026 at 02:00
The XRP price prediction picture improved this week as CoinGecko showed XRP trading at $1.43 with a 6.7% gain over seven days, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market which rose 3.2% over the same period, while 24-hour trading volume jumped 23%…

FBI Director Kash Patel Files $250 Million Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic Over Drinking Report

21 April 2026 at 01:45
Kash Patel news broke Monday as the FBI Director filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick in US District Court in Washington, alleging the magazine published β€œfalse and obviously fabricated allegations” in a story…

Michigan Attorney General Rejects DOJ Request for Detroit Ballots in Broader Federal Election Push

21 April 2026 at 01:20
US election news arrived Sunday when Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel formally rejected a Department of Justice demand for ballots and voting materials from Wayne County, which includes Detroit, calling the request β€œas absurd as it is baseless” in a…

Tokenization firm KAIO raises $8m from Tether to scale on-chain funds

21 April 2026 at 01:00
KAIO raises $8m from Tether to bring BlackRock‑style funds onchain with $100 tickets. Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization infrastructure company KAIO has closed an $8 million strategic financing round led by stablecoin issuer Tether, bringing its total funding to $19 million, according…

Trump Weighs Unfreezing $20 Billion in Iranian Assets After Years of Attacking Obama for the Same Move

21 April 2026 at 00:45
The Trump Iran deal under negotiation includes a proposal to unfreeze $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for Tehran surrendering its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, CNN reported, according to two US officials and two additional sources briefed on…

Sentient team-linked wallet shifts $11.5m SENT into fresh address

21 April 2026 at 00:00
Sentient’s suspected team wallet just moved 687 million SENT β€” around $11.52 million and 9.49% of supply β€” into a fresh address, putting AI-token treasury risk back in focus. A suspected Sentient (SENT) team multi-signature wallet has transferred 687 million…

Brent Crude at $94.57 as Strait of Hormuz Records Near-Zero Traffic for Second Straight Day

20 April 2026 at 23:40
The crude oil price benchmark Brent reached $94.57 per barrel Monday morning, up more than 5% from Friday’s close, as CNBC reported that Kpler maritime data recorded essentially zero tanker crossings of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, with shipping…

JD Vance Departs for Islamabad Amid Deep Uncertainty Over Whether Iran Will Show

20 April 2026 at 23:20
Iran peace talks entered their most uncertain phase yet Monday as Vice President JD Vance prepared to lead a delegation to Islamabad alongside envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Axios reported, even as Iran’s Foreign Ministry formally stated it has…

Grinex hack blows a hole in Russia’s sanctions‑evading crypto lifeline

20 April 2026 at 23:00
A suspected state‑linked $13m hack has shuttered sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Grinex, cutting a major ruble‑to‑crypto sanctions‑evasion channel. A major Russian cryptocurrency exchange used to funnel money around Western sanctions has shut down after a suspected large‑scale cyberattack that wiped…

OpenAI Investigates ChatGPT Outage Affecting Users Across Multiple Regions

20 April 2026 at 22:59
A ChatGPT outage struck thousands of users globally Monday, TechRadar reported, with Downdetector recording a spike from under 1,000 reports to over 5,000 within roughly 30 minutes of disruptions first appearing around 10:05 AM ET, as OpenAI confirmed on its…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Vow Retaliation After US Marines Board and Seize Touska

20 April 2026 at 22:45
IRGC news on Monday confirmed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declared they will take β€œnecessary action against the terrorist US military” once the safety of the Touska’s crew is confirmed, CNN reported, after the USS Spruance fired on the Iranian-flagged cargo…

Trump Breaks With His Own Energy Secretary Over Gas Price Timeline

20 April 2026 at 22:25
Trump news today includes a rare public rebuke of a sitting cabinet member, as President Trump told The Hill that Energy Secretary Chris Wright is β€œtotally wrong” on gas prices, the Washington Examiner reported, insisting prices will fall below three…

Trump’s Iran bomb warning puts oil, Bitcoin and crypto risk back in play

20 April 2026 at 22:00
Trump’s threat of β€œlots of bombs” if the Iran ceasefire lapses feeds straight into Bitcoin’s war‑driven volatility and the debate over its safe‑haven role. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that β€œlots of bombs start going off” if a fragile…

Nasdaq slip tests crypto’s decoupling story as BTC and ETH hold up

20 April 2026 at 22:00
Nasdaq drops 1% and the S&P 500 0.6%, but Bitcoin near $75k and Ethereum around $2.3k show crypto holding up better than U.S. tech β€” at least intraday. U.S. equities opened the week on the back foot, with Gate’s TradFi…

Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran Power Plants by Wednesday With No Deal in Sight

20 April 2026 at 21:55
Iran war news escalated Monday as President Trump renewed his threat to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if no deal is reached before Wednesday’s ceasefire expiry, NBC News reported, even as Iran’s central military command warned its response to…

Bitcoin Proves More Resilient Than Oil as Iran Tensions Resurge Monday

20 April 2026 at 21:35
Bitcoin price today opened at $74,335, down 1.6% over 24 hours, Yahoo Finance reported, as the asset absorbed the weekend’s Iran escalation significantly better than oil, which surged over 5%, and European equities, which fell over 1%. Bitcoin (BTC) price…

Kelp DAO blames LayerZero defaults for $290m rsETH bridge disaster

20 April 2026 at 21:00
Kelp DAO says a LayerZero β€œdefault” single‑validator setup helped enable a $290m rsETH bridge hack, forcing a messy blame game and a rushed security migration. Kelp DAO has pushed back against LayerZero’s official explanation of a $290 million bridge exploit,…

Iran Pulls Out of Second-Round Pakistan Talks as Ceasefire Nears Expiry

20 April 2026 at 20:51
Iran news today centers on Tehran’s formal refusal to send negotiators to Islamabad, Al Jazeera reported Monday, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stating that β€œno clear prospect for productive negotiations is foreseen under current conditions,” even as a US…

Oil Price Surges 5% as Hormuz Goes Dark and US Seizes Iranian Vessel

20 April 2026 at 20:45
Oil price news Monday showed Brent crude jumped 4.3% to $94.18 and WTI rose 5.6% to $88.54, reversing Friday’s 9% collapse as Iran reimposed Strait of Hormuz restrictions over the weekend, the US Navy seized the Iranian cargo vessel Touska,…

5 recommended free cloud mining platforms for 2026: Secure, stable, and beginner-friendly

20 April 2026 at 20:12
Cloud mining platforms attract new users in 2026 seeking simple entry into Bitcoin mining. Interested in participating in Bitcoin mining in 2026 but don’t want to purchase expensive mining hardware? Then cloud mining platforms remain one of the simplest and…

Little Pepe could be one of the most-watched memecoins this year

20 April 2026 at 19:42
Little Pepe presale nears completion as funding surpasses $28M and tokens sell out rapidly. The traction behind Little Pepe (LILPEPE) is no longer something that can be ignored. The project has now exceeded $28,101,728 in its ongoing presale, getting close…

Get 35% extra tokens: How to join one of the leading memecoin presales in 2026 today

20 April 2026 at 18:33
Memecoin presales gain traction in 2026 as investors chase fast-moving utility-driven assets. Investors are currently fleeing stagnant legacy tokens in favor of high-speed utility assets that offer immediate, double-digit growth potential. While the broader market faces indecision, the best memecoin…

Altcoin rotation favors throughput over β€˜clever’ DeFi narratives

20 April 2026 at 18:29
2026’s altcoin rotation is skipping meme narratives and flowing into XRP, BNB, Solana, TRON and Hyperliquid, as traders pay for throughput and real volume. Altcoin flows in 2026 are starting to look less like a classic β€œaltseason blow‑off” and more…

Crypto hacks top $600m in April as market prices in β€˜security tax’

20 April 2026 at 18:21
April has already seen over $600m stolen across DeFi, bridges and wallets, turning security from a protocol‑level concern into a full‑blown market risk premium. Fresh aggregate figures show that crypto protocols have already lost over $606m to hacks in the…

ZachXBT presses MemeCore over $6B valuation and token supply concentration

20 April 2026 at 18:15
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has raised fresh questions over MemeCore’s M token, urging the project to justify its multibillion-dollar valuation and clarify claims that insiders control more than 90% of the supply. According to posts on X, on-chain investigator ZachXBT has…

OpenGradient’s AI token to debut in Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap TGE

20 April 2026 at 18:12
OpenGradient’s AI‑focused OPG token will launch via an exclusive Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap TGE on April 21, with access gated by Binance Alpha points. Binance Wallet will jointly launch the exclusive Token Generation Event for OpenGradient with PancakeSwap on April…

Gate integrates Kasplex Layer 2 to bring smart contracts to Kaspa’s KAS

20 April 2026 at 18:05
Gate has integrated Kasplex Layer 2 on Kaspa, opening a direct bridge for users to move KAS onto an EVM‑compatible DeFi environment. Gate has officially integrated the Kasplex Layer 2 network, allowing users to move Kaspa’s native token KAS between…

DefiLlama founder rejects claims Aave TVL is inflated by looping trades

20 April 2026 at 17:59
DefiLlama founder 0xngmi says Aave’s TVL isn’t being β€œpumped” by circular borrowing, arguing the platform’s metrics already strip out borrowed assets and loops. DefiLlama founder 0xngmi has pushed back on claims that Aave’s total value locked (TVL) is overstated because…

Exchanges face heat as OKX funds ZachXBT probe into 95% RAVE crash

20 April 2026 at 17:52
OKX founder Mingxing β€œStar” Xu boosts ZachXBT’s bounty on alleged RAVE token manipulation to $25,000 after a 95% crash from roughly $26 to near $1 wipes out billions in value. OKX founder and CEO Star said the exchange will contribute…

Baolaike: Start a new era of intelligent cloud mining and easily earn more income

20 April 2026 at 17:51
Renewable-powered cloud mining gains attention as investors seek simpler crypto income models. As times change, public attitudes towards energy are also evolving. People are increasingly relying on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power to power β€œnew energy”…

Binance says platform, funds safe after Vercel supply chain breach

20 April 2026 at 17:36
Binance says users and funds are safe after Vercel’s $2m data breach, spotlighting how a single SaaS compromise can ripple across Web3 front ends. Vercel, a widely used cloud hosting and front‑end deployment platform in the crypto ecosystem, disclosed a…

How crypto collateral is changing forex margin practices

20 April 2026 at 17:32
Crypto-backed collateral reshapes forex margin trading with greater flexibility for traders. The use of crypto as collateral for trading in the forex markets is shifting the forex margin trading paradigm. This provides a solution to the inefficiency and inflexibility problems…

Google looks to scale AI chip ecosystem with Marvell as Nvidia competition heats up

20 April 2026 at 17:30
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is reportedly in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips designed to improve how artificial intelligence models are run. According to a report by The Information, citing people familiar with the matter, one of the…

Solana breaks a key resistance while BlockchainFX is tipped as the crypto millionaire maker ahead of its launch

20 April 2026 at 17:20
Solana breakout and BlockchainFX presale momentum draw investor focus this week. Every so often, the crypto market throws up a combination of signals that makes even the most seasoned traders sit up straight. Right now, Solana is breaking through a…

Leading crypto to invest this week: 5 analysts favorites

20 April 2026 at 17:04
Projects like Dogeball, Sui, and Avalanche are attracting capital as investors prioritize utility and revenue models. Institutional capital is currently flooding into assets that solve real-world logistical bottlenecks as the global economy faces sticky inflation and a pivotal transition in…

Ethereum price forms bullish triangle as ETF inflows hit 7-day streak, is a breakout next?

20 April 2026 at 16:20
Ethereum price fell to an intraday low of nearly $2,250 on Monday as hopes for a peace deal in the U.S.–Iran conflict faded. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price fell over 3% to $2,258 on Monday before settling…

Coinbase brings $5M crypto-backed loans to UK. via Morpho on Base

20 April 2026 at 14:37
Coinbase has rolled out its crypto-backed lending service in the United Kingdom, allowing users to borrow up to $5 million in USDC against digital assets. Coinbase said in a statement on Monday that the new offering lets UK users access…

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