Key Takeaways: Xapo members increased active bitcoin-backed loans by 8.9% in Q1 2026 to avoid selling during volatility....

Key Takeaways: Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky ends market rumors, delaying the bank’s IPO to 2028 to build public trust. Bypassing a...

Key Takeaways: Bet365 went live in Michigan on April 17 as the 17th U.S. state operator The company replaced Pokerstars as the...

Key Takeaways: Amazon invested $5 billion in Anthropic on April 20, 2026, pushing total committed capital to $13 billion since...

Key Takeaways: Evoke confirmed 50p-per-share Bally’s Intralot offer valuing group at £225.3M. Bally’s Intralot has until May 18 to...

PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, April 20, 2026 — CoinDesk Data, the institutional research division of CoinDesk, and Messari,...

Key Takeaways: SEC emphasized regulatory clarity as key to stronger U.S. capital markets. Paul Atkins framed his first year as...

Key Takeaways: The Digital Chamber increased pressure on Senate leaders to move the bill to markup. Senate Banking faces mounting...

Key Takeaways: David Schwartz warned bridge security can weaken during real-world deployment. KelpDAO and rsETH scrutiny adds...

Key Takeaways: Chainalysis flags a KelpDAO exploit exposing a critical failure in cross-chain trust assumptions. Analysis showed...

Key Takeaways: KelpDAO exploit drained $300M+ on Apr. 18, hitting Aave with bad debt and freezes. Defillama data shows DeFi TVL...

Key Takeaways: Tether led an $8M round for KAIO on April 20, 2026, bringing the Abu Dhabi tokenization firm’s total raised to $19M....

Key Takeaways: Polymarket is reportedly in advanced talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, per The Information....

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held at $75,400 on April 20 as U.S.-Iran maritime clashes cooled hopes for a lasting ceasefire. Volatile oil...

Key Takeaways: Coinbase expanded U.K. access to USDC loans backed by BTC, ETH, and cbETH. Morpho strengthens Coinbase’s on-chain...

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs drew $996.38 million between April 13–17, led by Blackrock’s IBIT with $906.1 million in inflows. Ether...

Key Takeaways: Layerzero framed the exploit as infrastructure failure, weakening confidence in bridge security models. Chainlink’s...

HTX, established in 2013, ranks among the longest-standing cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform has developed from a basic...

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin holds $75,213 on April 20, 2026; consolidation signals neutral market impact near $76K. Data shows 10/15...

Key Takeaways: The U.S. Navy attacked the TOUSKA on Sunday, spiking Brent crude 5% and risking future ceasefire talks. The IRGC...

PRESS RELEASE. Mining Grid, the company behind the Mining Race platform, is marking the first anniversary of Mining COREs with...

Key Takeaways: OKX launched Event Contracts on April 20, 2026, for users to predict BTC and ETH price movements. The tool...

Key Takeaways: Startale Group joins Hub71’s 18th cohort to anchor operations within the Abu Dhabi Global Market. The move and a $63...

RaveDAO token plunged 95% from $26 to under $1. RAVE launched in December 2025 on Binance Alpha. ZachXBT’s on-chain analysis also...

Key Takeaways: Coinbase tests AI Slack agents mimicking ex-employees, setting an industry precedent for future work setups. The...

Key Takeaways: Tokyo launched 40M yen subsidies for stablecoins, aiming to build a future digital economic zone. After a 1st...

Key Takeaways: According to a recent report, Alcoa is in advanced talks to sell its Massena East smelter site to NYDIG, with a deal...

Key Takeaways: Nvidia released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B-parameter open MoE model activating only 12.7B parameters per forward pass....

Key Takeaways: New Bitcoin film stars Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot, probing Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity. Craig Wright’s disputed...

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fell to approximately $73,753 on April 19, 2026, after Iran rejected a second round of U.S. peace talks....

Key Takeaways: Atkins confirmed SEC will prioritize digital asset regulation policy. Peirce highlighted the lack of a spot crypto...

Key Takeaways: Broader warnings point to structural weaknesses across parts of the crypto token market. Major exchanges face rising...

Key Takeaways: Polymarket shows a 31% chance bitcoin hits $80K in April 2026, making it the most active live bracket with $3.7M in...

Key Takeaways: Gold spot prices reached $4,829 per troy ounce at the end of the week, marking a fourth consecutive weekly gain....

Key Takeaways: Cryptoquant flagged whale deposits at a July 2024 high as bitcoin hit its top since Feb. 4, 2026, near resistance....

Key Takeaways: Attackers obtained 116,500 rsETH from Kelp’s bridge on April 18, 2026, and deposited the tokens on Aave V3 as...

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.43% to 135.59T on April 17, 2026, easing mining conditions. Hashrateindex.com shows...

Key Takeaways: Trump threatened to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran if the country rejects a proposed deal by April 22,...

Key Takeaways: Strategy doubled down on bitcoin, signaling aggressive accumulation intent. Michael Saylor’s cue fueled expectations...

Key Takeaways: RAVE collapsed 95% to $1.24 after RaveDAO denied claims of a manufactured 10,000% surge. Binance and Bitget CEOs...

Key Takeaways: 68 PT lawmakers filed PL-1808/2026 to ban Brazil’s betting industry, establishing fines of up to $385M for offending...

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Key Takeaways: Netblocks reports Iran’s 50-day blockade slashed connectivity to 2%, spurring $1.8B in economic losses. Blocked from...

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Key Takeaways: Sberbank readies crypto trading for its 110M clients, awaiting upcoming Bank of Russia regulations next. Following a...

Key Takeaways: FATF increased pressure on jurisdictions to enforce crypto standards faster. Stablecoins face sharper scrutiny as...

Key Takeaways: Ark Invest is using Kalshi data to sharpen event-driven research signals. Prediction markets could boost active...

Key Takeaways: Arthur Hayes ties bitcoin’s outlook to global liquidity, with upside dependent on policy-driven liquidity....

Key Takeaways: Ripple says XRP ETFs are gaining ground alongside bitcoin and ethereum in institutional portfolios. JPMorgan...

Key Takeaways: Robert Kiyosaki warned that an “Everything Bubble” could trigger global economic decline. Bitcoin stands out as...

Key Takeaways: Arkham Intelligence labeled three onchain wallets backing Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ETF, which holds 1,348 BTC worth...

Key Takeaways: Wrapped XRP launched on Solana this week, backed 1:1 by Hex Trust with roughly 834,498 wXRP in circulation....

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs drew $663.91 million, pushing net assets above $100 billion. Ether ETFs added $127.49 million for seven...

Key Takeaways: A federal judge dismissed all securities claims against Caitlyn Jenner’s JENNER meme coin with prejudice on April...

Key Takeaways: ZachXBT flagged a $280M+ theft across Ethereum and Arbitrum DeFi protocols on April 18, 2026. KelpDAO’s exploit...

Key Takeaways: Iran reportedly fired on at least one tanker and turned back 20+ vessels on April 18, pushing Polymarket’s April 30...

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin futures open interest fell 4.20% in 24 hours to $58.44B, led by a 35.92% OI collapse at BingX. CME posted a...

Key Takeaways: RAVE crashed sharply, confirming a rapid and disorderly market unwind. Binance data shows a 68% peak-to-trough drop,...

Key Takeaways: Circle launched the USDC Bridge this week, enabling native 1:1 cross-chain USDC transfers via CCTP. The bridge...

Key Takeaways: Iran re-imposed Strait of Hormuz controls on April 18, 2026, blaming the U.S. blockade and accusing Trump of making...

Key Takeaways: RaveDAO’s RAVE token soared 10,000% since April 1, hitting a record $27.88 and a $6.6 billion market cap. Extreme...

Key Takeaways: Roland Lescure urged EU banks to launch euro stablecoins by 2026 to counter U.S. financial dominance. Tether leads...

Key Takeaways: CJEU ruled in C-440/23 that EU states can ban online gambling despite cross-border licenses Lottoland lost landmark...

Key Takeaways Novora found 91% of 150+ crypto protocols generate revenue, but disclosure remains limited. <1% disclose market...

Key Takeaways: Tempo launched Zones, a private stablecoin execution environment, giving enterprises transaction-level privacy on...

Key Takeaways: Chainalysis flags Grinex swaps as inconsistent with typical law enforcement seizures. Tron-based conversions show...

Key Takeaways: Elon Musk pushes a Federal UHI to fix AI job losses, aiming for a future era of zero inflation and abundance....

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs added $26.05 million, led by Blackrock’s IBIT, extending a 3-day inflow streak. Ether ETFs gained $18.02...

PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland — April 17, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the...

PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland — April 17, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the...

Key Takeaways: Kayvon Tehranian confirmed Foundation’s permanent shutdown on April 15, 2026, after Blackdove exited the acquisition...

Key Takeaways: Circle faces claims it failed to freeze stolen USDC after the Drift Protocol exploit. Drift suffered steep losses,...

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit $78,348 as Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, marking its highest price since Feb. 4. Global markets...

Key Takeaways: Payward will acquire Bitnomial to add a fully licensed U.S. crypto derivatives platform to its business. Bitnomial...

Key Takeaways: Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, crashing Brent futures 10% to $87.19 and easing future energy inflation. Trump...

Key Takeaways: XRP held above breakout levels, signaling buyers still control the trend. Institutional flows and Rakuten support...

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Key Takeaways: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, featuring an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test. The...

Key Takeaways: SGB launched 24/7 stablecoin minting on SGB Net to enable instant settlement for transactions over $100,000. To...

Key Takeaways: Ecoanalitica proposes a stablecoin to fix local dollar shortages, driving future Venezuelan bank integration....

Key Takeaways: Grinex halts operations after a state-level hack drains over 1 billion rubles in USDT from user wallets. The 2025...

Circle is accused of failing to freeze exploit-linked transfers. Approximately $230 million in stolen funds was routed through...

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Key takeaways  Pi Network’s PI token holds steady at $0.1730, up 4.5% from the previous day.  The Pi Core Team’s upgrade to enable...

Key Takeaways: NYSE welcomed Morgan Stanley as MSBT launched with strong institutional visibility. MSBT marks the first spot...

HIVE Raises Capital for AI and Data Centers HIVE Digital Technologies is preparing to raise $75 million through a private offering...

Key Takeaways: AI agents like Coinfello automate DeFi tasks once reserved for hedge funds to manage 24/7 market risks. Jacob C....

Key Takeaways: A Controversial Sprint From Gibraltar License to DAZN Deal Prediction and betting components are going to be...

Key Takeaways: Anthropic added ID checks for Claude users in April 2026, gating some features. Persona handles verification;...

Key Takeaways: The Federal Police arrested MC Ryan SP in a $320M crypto laundering ring, with suspects facing charges next....