Key Takeaways: Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Shin Hyun-song, sworn in on April 21, 2026, made CBDC and deposit tokens the...

Key Takeaways: Paolo D’Amico says AI agents will shift identity management to a central role over the next 5 years. Integration of...

Key Takeaways: OSL Group expanded USDC access across trading, payments, and settlement. Circle strengthens regulated stablecoin...

Key Takeaways: Grayscale signaled bitcoin may have bottomed as buyers return to breakeven levels. Markets show cost basis...

Key Takeaways: Météo France filed a complaint with Roissy airport gendarmerie after two CDG sensor anomalies on April 6 and April...

Key Takeaways: Over 30 crypto industry participants urged SEC to formalize DeFi guidance. Regulatory ambiguity around SEC broker...

Key Takeaways: Unlicensed operators forecast to exceed £1 billion in UK gambling ad spend by 2028. Licensed UK operators to reduce...

Key Takeaways: Input Output submitted 9 Cardano treasury proposals totaling $38.9M, nearly 50% less than its 2026 ask. The Leios...

Key Takeaways: U.S. Reps. Young Kim and Sam Liccardo introduced the PACE Act to modernize payments. Bill aims to open Fed systems...

Key Takeaways: Admiral Samuel Paparo confirmed INDOPACOM runs a live Bitcoin node and is conducting operational network security...

SEI gained 10% to $0.062, fueled by Bitcoin’s $78k retest and positive risk sentiment. Rising TVL, stablecoin growth, and Giga...

PRESS RELEASE. Road Town, British Virgin Islands – April 22, 2026 – Jumper, a DeFi aggregator unifying swaps, cross-chain...

Key takeaways Bitcoin price rallies higher, trading above $78,000 on Wednesday after surging nearly 6% so far this week. US-listed...

Key Takeaways: The FCA raided 8 premises on April 22, 2026, issuing cease and desist letters in the UK’s first P2P crypto...

Justin Sun says WLFI froze 2.94 billion tokens and removed voting rights. Lawsuit filed after failed attempts to resolve the...

Key Takeaways: Core Scientific plans $3.3 billion debt raise for 2031 notes, pivoting from bitcoin mining. JPMorgan-backed $1...

Key takeaways Pepe extends gains on Wednesday, stretching its rally from the 50-day EMA. Derivatives data show heightened retail...

Key Takeaways: Tether minted 2 billion USDT on Ethereum in three days, with total USDT supply now near $190 billion. Large USDT...

Key Takeaways: MARISKS reports unknown actors are extorting shipping firms for bitcoin and USDT to bypass the blockade. At least...

Coinlocally expands into tokenized equities with 10 new stock trading pairs. Users can trade major stock tokens against USDT with...

Key Takeaways: FTX’s estate sold Alameda’s Anysphere stake for $200K in 2023; it is now worth an estimated $500 million. By April...

Key Takeaways: The Arbitrum Security Council and SEAL 911 froze 30,766 ETH on April 18 to mitigate the Kelp DAO heist. Certik...

Key Takeaways: Three NZ High Court proceedings filed against bet365, Super Group, and Skycity. Skycity class-action claim covers...

Key Takeaways: Soluna Holdings and Blockware signed a 4th expansion deal, adding 3.3 MW at Project Dorothy 1B in West Texas....

Key Takeaways: SpaceX announced a joint AI coding deal with Cursor AI on April 21, 2026, securing a $60 billion acquisition option....

Key Takeaways: Ripple says institutional adoption of digital assets is happening now. Craddock states the focus has shifted to...

Key Takeaways: Binance Research said stablecoins processed $33T, exceeding Visa in raw transfer volume. Fireblocks data shows banks...

Key Takeaways: XRP gains regulated access as deposits go live on SoFi’s platform. SoFi expands crypto offerings by adding XRP...

Key Takeaways: Brad Garlinghouse linked changing SEC policy to improving sentiment in U.S. crypto markets. Paul Atkins pointed to...

Key Takeaways: Strategy acquired 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion on April 20, 2026, bringing total holdings to 815,061 coins. River...

Key Takeaways: Carmine Agnello, grandson of Gambino boss John Gotti, received a 15-month federal prison sentence on April 20, 2026....

Key Takeaways: Shakepay launched bitcoin-backed loans on April 21, 2026, becoming the first crypto platform in Canada to offer the...

Key Takeaways: Polymarket officially announced the launch of perpetual futures trading for crypto and stocks on April 21, 2026. The...

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs added $238.37 million, with Blackrock’s IBIT sustaining the five-day inflow streak with a $256 million...

Key Takeaways: Reuters reported that New York AG Letitia James sued Coinbase and Gemini on April 21 for operating unlicensed...

Key Takeaways: Atkins outlined a sharper SEC push for clearer crypto oversight. CFTC coordination could ease market friction for...

Key Takeaways: Curve Finance’s Michael Egorov has urged for industry-wide DeFi standards after recent onchain exploits, targeting...

Key takeaways Stellar is up 7% in the last 24 hours, making it the best performer among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap....

Key Takeaways: The Information reports Doordash plans to pay its Dasher drivers in stablecoins via the Tempo blockchain, built by...

Arbitrum froze 30,766 ETH before it could be bridged out. Attacker moved 75,701 ETH and began routing funds to Bitcoin. Over $176...

Key Takeaways: Zodia Custody added BitMEX to its Interchange network in Q1 2026 to secure institutional trading. The move reduces...

Key takeaways DOGE is up 1% and is now trading at $0.095. The memecoin could rally towards the $0.10 psychological level in the...

Key Takeaways: 0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud launched onchain access to Qwen LLMs for AI agents on April 21, 2026. The move...

Key Takeaways: Arbitrum’s Security Council froze 30,766 ETH worth roughly 70 million from the KelpDAO exploiter on April 21....

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...