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Solana Yield Protocol Carrot Shuts Down After Drift Exploit Drains $8M in TVL
Key Takeaways: Carrot ( DeFi Carrot) shut down April 30, 2026, citing the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit as the cause. Users...
Nexo expands 0% credit to SOL, XRP, becoming first mover in crypto
Nexo adds SOL, XRP to its 0% APR crypto-backed credit product. ZiC lets users borrow at 0% interest with no liquidation risk. Over...
Digital Asset Giant Moonpay Buys Sodot for $100M to Target Global Finance
Key Takeaways: Moonpay acquired Israeli firm Sodot for $100 million in an all-stock deal closed in April 2026. Moonpay...
Ondo price forecast: bulls target multi-month resistance at $0.30
Ondo price hovers around $0.26 after bouncing off crucial support. Ondo leads tokenized stocks, ETFs with over $825M TVL peak....
Coinbase Introduces CUSHY Strategy to Bring Institutional Credit Onchain
Key Takeaways: Coinbase Asset Management launched CUSHY to expand tokenized credit access for qualified investors. Institutions can...
Shiba Inu price holds key support despite whale selling 800B SHIB
An OG Shiba Inu whale sold 800 billion SHIB for $4.9 million. SHIB held $0.0000060 support, trading near $0.0000063. If buyers...
US Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets CFTC DCO Approval – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Gemini secured a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization license on April 29, 2026, enabling in-house clearing of...
Real Finance teams up with Wiener Privatbank to unlock institutional crypto access
Real Finance, Wiener Privatbank partner for regulated blockchain access. EU-compliant framework enables institutional entry into...
Traders Push MEGA to $200M Market Cap as MegaETH Lists on 13 Exchanges at Once
Key Takeaways: MegaETH’s MEGA token began trading on April 30, 2026, on Binance, Coinbase, and 11 other major exchanges at 11:00...
ViaBTC CEO Defines Blockchain’s Role as Crypto Market Matures
PRESS RELEASE. As the crypto market matures, ViaBTC, a global cryptocurrency mining pool, is bringing sharper focus to blockchain’s...
Wasabi Protocol Loses $5M After Attacker Seizes Deployer Admin Key Across 3 Chains
Key Takeaways: An attacker drained $4.5M to $5.5M from Wasabi Protocol by compromising the deployer EOA admin key on April 30,...
Maduro Raid Commando Pleads Not Guilty After $400K Polymarket Bet on His Own Mission
Key Takeaways: Van Dyke pleads not guilty to five federal charges in Manhattan federal court Apr 28. Defense attorney Mark Geragos...
Mezo Launches Mezo Prime as Bullish Deploys 250 BTC Into Yield Vaults
Key Takeaways: Mezo and Anchorage Digital Bank launched Mezo Prime to provide bitcoin yield to corporate treasuries. Over 1,000,000...
Who Owns the Stack: From Bitcoin to AI, the Race for Power Is Going Off-Grid
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag)...
Kambi Commits to 100% AI-Traded World Cup as Q1 Bet Automation Hits 60%
Key Takeaways: Kambi Q1 2026 revenue rose 4.9% to €43.5 million, EBITDA jumped 63.5% to €5.7 million. 60% of Q1 bets across the...
RealOpen and TRON Verify $9.4M in USDT for Crypto-Enabled Real Estate Purchases
PRESS RELEASE. Los Angeles, California, April 29, 2026 — RealOpen, the leading platform for buying real estate with crypto, today...
Hong Kong Central Bank Flags Fake HSBC Tokens Circulating Ahead of Launch
Key Takeaways: Hong Kong warned unauthorized tokens are misusing names of licensed stablecoin issuers. HSBC and Anchorpoint denied...
RLUSD Goes Live on OKX With XRP Pair and 280+ Markets
Key Takeaways: Ripple and OKX launched RLUSD across 280+ eligible spot pairs. Traders gain RLUSD collateral support, XRPL...
Crypto’s Next 2 Billion Users Won’t Come From Trading Alone, Binance Explains
Key Takeaways: Binance said crypto adoption is expanding through payments, yield products, AI, and tokenized assets. Stablecoin...
Ripple, Bullish Expand Institutional Access to BTC Options Trading
Key Takeaways: Ripple Prime clients can now trade BTC options on Bullish using RLUSD. Institutional users gain faster execution...
Bitcoin’s August Hard Fork May Dwarf Every Previous Split Combined — Here’s Why
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s August 2026 eCash hard fork will distribute 1:1 tokens to holders, including Strategy’s 818,334 BTC worth...
Powell Keeps Fed Governor Role Past May 15 in First Such Move Since 1948 – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Powell holds a separate Governor term through January 2028, allowing him to stay on the Fed Board after May 15. The...
Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts for Creators in Colombia and the Philippines
Key Takeaways: Meta launches USDC stablecoin payouts for creators in Colombia and the Philippines, using Solana and Polygon...
Robinhood Posts $1.07B Q1 Revenue as 47% Crypto Drop Shifts Focus to Equities
Key Takeaways: Robinhood posted $1.07B Q1 revenue, up 15%, but crypto revenue fell 47% to $134M. Robinhood assets jumped 39% to...
Bitcoin slips to $75k as Fed holds rates, crypto stocks tumble
Bitcoin dropped to lows of $74,958 before stabilizing above $75,000. The decline also coincided with tighter liquidity in...
Visa Scales Stablecoin Rails to Nine Networks as Partners Cite Real-World Demand
Key Takeaways: Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot reached a $7 billion annualized run rate in April 2026, up 50% from the prior...
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at 3.5–3.75% – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: The Fed voted 8–4 on April 29, 2026, to hold the federal funds rate at 3.5–3.75%, with Stephen Miran dissenting for...
Brent Crude Climbs Above $115 as Trump Signals Longer Iran Naval Blockade – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Brent crude climbed above $115 per barrel on April 29 as Trump ordered preparations for an extended Iranian naval...
ApeCoin price falls sharply as NFT sector momentum fades
The ApeCoin token has shed 12% of its price value in the past 24 hours. Pudgy Penguins and Blur have also dipped as NFT sector...
Blackrock Pulls $112M From IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Outflows Extend Cooling Phase
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs saw $89.68M outflows on Apr 28, led by Blackrock IBIT’s $112.25M exit. Ether ETFs lost $21.80M as...
XRP price forecast as tokenized RWA on XRP Ledger explodes to $3B
XRP is currently trading at $1.38, down over 3% in the past week. The XRP Ledger has attracted over $3 billion in tokenized...
Pump.fun Burns $370 Million in PUMP Tokens and Locks 50% of Revenue Into Buybacks
Key Takeaways: Pump.fun burned roughly $370 million in PUMP tokens on Wednesday, cutting circulating supply by 36%. The platform...
AAVE could reclaim $100 as focus shifts to rebuilding rsETH collateral
AAVE price consolidates as market awaits recovery clarity. rsETH recovery plan addresses $246M bad debt from the Kelp DAO exploit....
Kyberswap Exploiter Moves 2,900 ETH to Tornado Cash Two Years After $65M Heist
Key Takeaways: Andean Medjedovic moved 2,900 ETH worth $6.8 million to Tornado Cash on April 29, 2026. The DOJ charged Medjedovic...
Circle Mints $500 Million in USDC on Solana as Weekly Issuance Tops $3.25 Billion
Key Takeaways: Circle minted $500 million in USDC on Solana, as flagged by onchain intelligence firm Arkham. Solana’s weekly USDC...
Ethereum ICO Participant Moves $22.88 Million in ETH After 11 Years of Dormancy
Key Takeaways: Wallet 0xCD59 transferred 10,000 ETH worth $22.88 million after lying dormant for 10.8 years. The Ethereum ICO...
Avalanche Foundation Backs W3 as 200K Workflows Go Live, Accelerating AI Finance Shift
Key Takeaways W3.io launched an AI control platform on Avalanche, already processing 200,000 daily enterprise workflows. W3 and...
Twenty One Capital’s Jack Mallers Argues BTC’s Proof of Reserves Outclasses Gold at Bitcoin 2026 – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Twenty One Capital CEO Jack Mallers says bitcoin’s onchain auditability gives it an edge over gold. The corporate...
Ripple Positions Custody as Core to Institutional Crypto Growth
Key Takeaways: Ripple highlights custody as core infrastructure driving institutional crypto adoption across Europe. Intesa...
FBI Probes Missing Man After $1M Vanished Into Gold, Crypto Buys
Key Takeaways: FBI investigators are examining Nai Ping Hou’s depleted accounts after his disappearance. Gold and cryptocurrency...
New BNB 2x Leveraged ETF XBNB Begins Trading on NYSE Arca
Key Takeaways: XBNB offers 2x daily exposure to BNB through a regulated ETF structure. Teucrium is expanding its leveraged crypto...
Stand With Crypto Calls for Urgent Senate Action on CLARITY Act
Key Takeaways: Stand With Crypto pressed lawmakers to move CLARITY Act review forward. Senate Banking Committee action could...
Bitcoin Attempts Bottom as Analyst Flags $79K and $65K Levels
Bitcoin is nearing a key price test that could confirm a bottom or expose this move as another failed attempt. The outcome will...
TON Tech Gives Telegram Bots Spending Power With New Agentic Wallet Standard
Key Takeaways: TON Tech launched Agentic Wallets on April 28, 2026, giving AI agents on Telegram direct onchain spending access....
Judge Kaplan Denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bid for a New Trial, Calling Claims Baseless
Key Takeaways: Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) Rule 33 motion on April 28, 2026, calling the new evidence...
Tim Draper Says ‘You Should Be Scared’ Without 6 Months Bitcoin Savings
Key Takeaways: Tim Draper warned Bitcoin 2026 attendees that companies without 5-15% bitcoin treasury allocation risk collapse if...
Lightspark CEO Launches Grid Global Accounts at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas
Key Takeaways: Lightspark CEO David Marcus launched Grid Global Accounts at Bitcoin 2025 Las Vegas, connecting users to 175 million...
Tether Picks Canaan Modules to Power Immersion Mining Sites
Key Takeaways: Canaan secured a follow-on order from Tether for custom hash board modules deploying to South America in 2026. The...
Traders Push Bitcoin Below $76,000 as $43M Long Liquidations Trigger Slide
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin dropped 0.7% to $76,200 on April 28 as markets shifted focus away from Middle East geopolitical risks. The...
Solidus AI Tech Rebrands to AITECH Cloud Network (ACN) and Announces Migration to Ethereum
PRESS RELEASE. Solidus AI Tech has announced a major evolution of its ecosystem, rebranding to AITECH Cloud Network (ACN) and...
Fidelity Pulls $150M From FBTC as Bitcoin ETF Flows Reverse After 9-Day Run
Key Takeaways: U.S. bitcoin ETFs saw $263.18M outflows after 9 days, led by Fidelity FBTC’s $150.40M drop. Blackrock IBIT held...
Galaxy Digital Posts $216M Q1 Loss as 20% Crypto Drop Cuts Portfolio Value
Key Takeaways: Galaxy Digital posted a $216M Q1 loss as the crypto market fell approximately 20% by March 31. Galaxy Digital assets...
UAE Quits OPEC After 59 Years, BTC Slides Below $76K Amid Hormuz Supply Shock
Key Takeaways: The UAE exits OPEC on May 1, 2026, ending 59 years of membership and removing OPEC’s third-largest producer. Bitcoin...
Blackrock, Standard Chartered Power OKX Tokenized Treasury Collateral System
Key Takeaways: OKX framework, introduced April 28, 2026 enables tokenized U.S. Treasury assets as trading margin and collateral....
Paxos Labs Amplify Pushes Built-In Yield Into $1B Toku Payroll Platform
Key Takeaways: Paxos Labs Amplify integrates with Toku, letting employees earn yield on USDC, USDT, and USDG the moment pay...
Buffett Lumps Prediction Markets With Sports Betting in ‘Tax on Stupidity’ Rebuke
Key Takeaways: Warren Buffett groups prediction markets with sports betting in a CNBC interview. Buffett says state gambling...
Compound Joins Defi United, Proposes 3,000 ETH to Recover 16,776 ETH in Exploiter Positions
Key Takeaways: Compound proposed contributing between 1,900 and 3,000 ETH worth up to $6.9 million to Defi United’s rsETH recovery...
Pi Network price outlook amid Protocol 22 upgrade, ahead of the May Protocol 23 upgrade
Protocol 22 has boosted the scalability of Pi Network ahead of smart contracts in May. Pi must break $0.190 to target $0.2045 and...
Galaxy Digital Sends ETH Worth $104 Million to Bybit, Binance and OKX, Sparking Selloff Concerns
Key Takeaways: Galaxy Digital deposited 45,000 ETH worth over $104 million to Binance, Bybit, and OKX on Tuesday. Galaxy Digital’s...
White House Adviser Patrick Witt Teases ‘Big Announcement’ at Bitcoin 2026
Key Takeaways: White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said news on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, covering its operations and the...
Bitbank Launches 0.5% Crypto Rewards Credit Card
Key Takeaways: Bitbank and EPOS Card launched Japan’s 1st Visa credit card, allowing monthly installment payments using BTC....
Zetachain Pauses Mainnet After GatewayZEVM Contract Exploit Targets Protocol Wallets
Key Takeaways: Zetachain paused cross-chain transactions on Tuesday after an exploit targeting the GatewayZEVM contract’s call...
B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi
Key Takeaways: B3 launches six Event Contracts on April 27, with bitcoin among three underlying assets. CMN Resolution 5,298 bans...
Luxor Signs MicroBT Hardware Commitment Worth $100M Alongside Firmware Launch
Key Takeaways: Luxor Technology expanded LuxOS firmware to MicroBT Whatsminer miners, covering select M50 series models. MicroBT’s...
Saipan Woman Gets 71 Months for $769K Bitcoin Wire Fraud Scheme
Key Takeaways: Inos received prison time after prosecutors described false bitcoin investment claims. Saipan victims faced wider...
Chainalysis Maps Iran Stablecoin Pipeline Behind $344M USDT Freeze
Key Takeaways: $344M USDT freeze exposed a multi-step crypto pipeline across Iran-linked networks. Chainalysis traced wallet...
Solana Readies Quantum Defense With 3-Step Roadmap and Falcon Implementation
Key Takeaways: Anza and Firedancer independently selected the Falcon post-quantum signature scheme for Solana, with code on Github....
Senate Democrats Warn SEC Crypto Exemptions May Undermine Investor Protections
Key Takeaways: Warren and Van Hollen challenged SEC guidance they say could narrow crypto investor protections. The letter warns...
SEC Chair Paul Atkins Tells Bitcoin Las Vegas 2026 a New Era Starts Now at the Agency
Key Takeaways: SEC Chair Atkins confirmed that an innovation exemption for onchain tokenized securities trading is coming within...
Fidelity Says Bitcoin Has Thin Profit Cushion as Macro Risks Drive 25% YTD Decline
Key Takeaways: Fidelity Digital Assets rates bitcoin’s Q1 2026 NUPL score at 0.21, placing BTC in the cautious “Hope-Fear” zone....
Aven Bitcoin Card Lets Holders Borrow Up to $1M Against BTC
Key Takeaways: Aven Bitcoin Visa Card offers BTC-backed credit lines up to $1 million without selling bitcoin. Aven card rates...
Anthropic Pre-IPO Traders Push Onchain Implied Cap to $1 Trillion – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Kobeissi Letter flagged Anthropic’s onchain implied valuation hitting $1 trillion on Jupiter’s Prestocks on April...
PENGU token jumps 14% amid Pudgy Penguins floor price pump
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) price touched $0.010 amid double-digit gains. The token surged as the Pudgy Penguins floor price pumped....
Bitcoin Traders Dump $1,500 in 1 Hour as Price Hits $76,567, Losses Deepen
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on April 27 as optimism regarding an Iranian peace proposal faded rapidly. Bitstamp data...
Consensys and Joe Lubin Join DeFi United Recovery Effort With up to 30,000 ETH in Support
Key Takeaways: Consensys and Ethereum stewards like Joe Lubin committed up to 30,000 ETH to DeFi United’s rsETH recovery effort on...
Romania Blocks 300 Sites and Launches €5M Treatment Fund as Polymarket Ban Holds in Court – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Romania ONJN blocked over 300 illegal gambling sites and revoked 60 licenses in its 2025-2026 mandate year. €5M...
Western Union CEO hints at Solana-based stablecoin USDPT launch in May
The USDPT stablecoin will run on Solana and be issued via Anchorage Digital. Launch is planned for May 2026 after final rollout...
Nordic Blockchain Conference Returns to Stockholm for Its 8th Edition, Highlighting the Future of Digital Finance, Policy, and Blockchain’s Interplay With Other Frontier Technologies
PRESS RELEASE. Stockholm, Sweden – April 27th, 2026. The Nordic Blockchain Conference (NBC2026) – the largest and leading...
Bitcoin’s rally stalls below $80k: Check forecast
TL;DR BTC briefly touched the $79k level during the late hours of Sunday. US-listed spot BTC ETFs recorded inflows of over $820...
Strategy Buys 3,273 Bitcoin for $255M, Total Holdings Hit 818,334 BTC
Key Takeaways: Strategy acquired 3,273 BTC for $255 million on April 27, pushing total holdings to 818,334 BTC. The firm’s BTC...
Hyperliquid price forecast: HYPE holds above $40 as leverage builds
TL;DR Hyperliquid (HYPE) holds near $42 with a bullish structure above $40. The bullish structure is supported by rising futures...
From Speculation to Stability: Discovery Bank Report Reveals 7.8M South Africans Now Invest in Crypto
Key Takeaways: Discovery Bank and Visa report that 7.8 million South Africans now treat crypto as a mainstream asset class....
Bitcoin Erases $30 Billion in Value After Early Monday Price Rejection
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit $79,490 on April 27 before a sharp retreat following news of a proposed U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Market...
APE Insider Adds to Lido DAO Long, Bringing Position to 10.26 Million LDO Worth $4.58M
Key Takeaways: The wallet linked to the APE insider trade now holds 10.26 million LDO worth $4.58 million, per Lookonchain. The...
SEC Chair Paul Atkins Makes History as First Sitting Commissioner to Address the Bitcoin Conference
Key Takeaways: SEC Chair Paul Atkins is set to address the attendees of Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas on April 27. Atkins has outlined...
BTC Touches $79,000 on Day One of the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas
Key Takeaways: BTC touched $79,000 on April 27, coinciding with the opening day of the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas. The...
This Week in Crypto Law (Apr. 19, 2026)
This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This week...
Chainalysis: EU’s New Sanctions on Russia Mark ‘a New Era’ of Crypto Enforcement
Key Takeaways: The EU launched its 20th sanctions package, strictly targeting the entire Russian cryptocurrency industry....
TRM Labs Highligihts Rise of Stablecoins in Venezuela
Key Takeaways: TRM Labs reports a Q1 2026 shift to USDT, boosting Venezuela’s volume to $17.9B for future savings. Binance P2P data...
Coinbase Brings USDC Payouts to Nium’s Network Across 190+ Countries
Key Takeaways: Coinbase expands USDC payments through Nium’s network across 190+ countries. Nium clients can fund payouts in USDC...

























































































