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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…

Aave price drops to $90 after Kelp DAO exploit, derivatives hint at potential rebound

20 April 2026 at 14:12
Aave price plummeted nearly 20% to around $90 by Monday morning following a massive exploit at Kelp DAO that left the protocol saddled with roughly $196 million in bad debt. According to data from crypto.news, Aave (AAVE) price fell from…

NSA taps Anthropic’s Mythos despite Pentagon risk warnings: report

20 April 2026 at 13:09
The National Security Agency is utilizing Anthropic’s most sophisticated AI model, Mythos Preview, despite the Department of Defense labeling the startup a “supply chain risk.” Two sources told Axios that the NSA has secured access to the high-powered model, which…

Bitcoin price outlook as Iran casts doubt on peace talks after U.S. ship seizure

20 April 2026 at 12:40
Bitcoin price briefly fell below $74,000 on Monday as fading prospects of U.S. Iran peace talks and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz weighed on sentiment. According to reports, Iranian sources recently said that Iran will not show up…

Moody’s exec warns stablecoins could erode bank market share as adoption scales

20 April 2026 at 12:01
Traditional banks could see their market dominance challenged by the rise of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets as these digital currencies move beyond their current niche uses. Moody’s Investors Service Digital Economy Group associate vice president Abhi Srivastava told crypto…

EasyDns admits to security failure following eth.limo domain hijack

20 April 2026 at 11:25
EasyDNS has confirmed that a security failure within its own systems allowed a social engineering attacker to briefly seize control of eth.limo, a primary gateway for the Ethereum Name Service. The incident occurred on Friday when an attacker successfully impersonated…

Michael Saylor hints at new Bitcoin buy as Strategy nears 800,000 BTC

20 April 2026 at 11:22
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor is signaling another massive Bitcoin acquisition, coming on the heels of a $1 billion purchase finalized earlier this month. According to a Sunday post on X, Saylor shared a chart of the company’s historical buying patterns…

Polymarket targets $15 Billion valuation in new $400M capital raise

20 April 2026 at 11:00
Polymarket is reportedly negotiating a fresh capital injection of $400 million that would propel the prediction market platform’s valuation to a staggering $15 billion. The Information reports that the funding round could eventually climb to $1 billion as the company…

Before yesterdayMain stream

NEA explores use of artificial intelligence in nuclear regulation

17 April 2026 at 17:54
The NEA Working Group on New Technologies convened a workshop on March 25–26, focusing on how artificial intelligence can be applied to regulatory oversight and internal operations within nuclear authorities. The discussions centred on practical deployment rather than theory, with…

Pi Network price breaks out of falling wedge as devs reveal mainnet v22 upgrade details

17 April 2026 at 17:20
Pi Network price rallied 8% on Friday as developers revealed a hard deadline for the Pi Network mainnet upgrade to version 22. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) price rose to a three-week high of $0.182 on Friday,…

NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed rescue deal with Blackdove

17 April 2026 at 17:00
Foundation, a prominent Ethereum-based digital art hub, has permanently ceased operations after a planned rescue acquisition by the platform Blackdove collapsed. According to a Wednesday announcement on X by Foundation founder and CEO Kayvon Tehranian, the marketplace will not return…

Global finance leaders flag serious concerns about Mythos AI model

17 April 2026 at 15:32
Finance ministers, central bankers, and senior financiers are increasingly focused on the potential risks posed by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model, amid fears it could expose critical weaknesses in global financial infrastructure. The model has already prompted high-level discussions and emergency-style…

Ethereum price approaches $2,400 as ETFs hit six-day inflows streak

17 April 2026 at 14:28
Ethereum price climbed to an intraday high of $2,375 on Friday as Ethereum ETFs continued to draw steady institutional interest. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price was trading at $2,375 last check on Friday, April 17. The largest…

Hong Kong’s Flow Capital taps DigiFT to migrate $150M credit fund to blockchain

17 April 2026 at 13:59
Flow Capital Partners is set to bring its $150 million private credit fund to the DigiFT tokenization platform by the end of April. Bloomberg reported Friday that the Hong Kong-based asset manager will offer on-chain shares of the fund, which…

Trump says U.S. is “very close to making a deal with Iran”, how will Bitcoin react?

17 April 2026 at 13:00
Bitcoin held steady around $75,000 on Friday as investors digested reports that the U.S.-Iran conflict could end as early as this weekend. According to reports, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that the U.S. is close to coming to an agreement…

Researcher uncovers fake Ledger Nano S modified to siphon crypto assets

17 April 2026 at 12:34
This article has been updated with comments from a Ledger spokesperson. A Brazilian security researcher has uncovered a sophisticated counterfeit Ledger device operation after discovering modified hardware designed to siphon cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users. The security researcher, known online as…

Ethereum Foundation-funded project exposes 100 DPRK developers operating in crypto

17 April 2026 at 12:13
A six-month investigation backed by the Ethereum Foundation has uncovered how North Korean operatives quietly embedded themselves inside dozens of Web3 teams under false identities. The Ethereum Foundation said Thursday that its ETH Rangers initiative funded a security-focused effort that…

Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex suspends trading after $14M hack

17 April 2026 at 11:24
Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex halted trading after a suspected state-level cyberattack drained up to $15 million in crypto. Grinex said Thursday it had suspended operations after losing more than 1 billion Russian rubles, roughly $13.7 million, from 54 wallets in…

Former Treasury Secretary warns of “vicious” fallout if U.S. Treasury demand weakens

17 April 2026 at 10:45
Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has called on U.S. policymakers to prepare an emergency response plan for a potential breakdown in demand for U.S. Treasurys, warning that the consequences could be severe. Speaking in a Bloomberg interview on Thursday, Paulson…

Circle faces lawsuit as $230M in stolen USDC moved across chains after Drift breach

17 April 2026 at 10:15
A new class action lawsuit has put Circle under legal scrutiny over its response to the movement of stolen USDC following the Drift Protocol hack. According to a filing in a U.S. district court in Massachusetts, Drift investor Joshua McCollum…

Chainlink price approaches bullish SMA crossover as whales accumulate, will it breakout?

16 April 2026 at 16:34
Chainlink price has remained confined in the consolidation range between $8 and $10 since early February this year as market participants weigh broader macroeconomic uncertainty against the protocol’s growing fundamental utility. According to data from crypto.news, the Chainlink (LINK) price…

Sentinel Action Fund pledges $8M to support pro-crypto Jon Husted in Ohio Senate race

16 April 2026 at 15:00
A multi-million dollar influx from crypto-aligned donors is set to shape the 2026 Ohio Senate race as the Sentinel Action Fund commits $8 million to support Republican Senator Jon Husted. Sentinel Action Fund officials announced Wednesday that the super PAC,…

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