Crypto Hackers Drained $17B in a Decade, DefiLlama Data Shows
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TL;DR Rising credential attacks: DefiLlama data shows more than $17 billion stolen as crypto hackers increasingly target private keys and user behavior rather than protocol code. DeFi under strain: Over $600 million was drained from DeFi protocols in 60 days, with GSR warning that compressed yields may no longer justify exposure to crypto hackers and […]

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A Deep Dive Into Layer 1s: Cardano, Solana, and Polkadot Compared
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Layer-1 blockchains form the foundational infrastructure of the crypto ecosystem. While Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate the headlines, the true battleground for innovation in scalability and governance lies with the next generation. In this in-depth analysis, we compare three of the most relevant and technically ambitious projects on the market: Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), and Polkadot […]

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Is Crypto Safe From Quantum Computers? Coinbase Says Yes
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Your crypto is safe from quantum computers today, but the race to secure it for the future must begin immediately.

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The Bear Case for <b>Cryptocurrency</b> That Every Investor Should Read – AOL.com
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It has been a bumpy ride for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in 2026. The world's largest cryptocurrency fell from more than $87,000 to roughly $74,000, as of …

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Anthony Scaramucci Puts Bitcoin Market Cap At $21 Trillion, So How Much Will 1 BTC Be?
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Anthony Scaramucci, the financier and SkyBridge Capital founder who briefly served as White House communications director, has made a bold case for Bitcoin’s long-term value.  According to him, Bitcoin’s market cap is well on track to reach $21 trillion, and this is because of its fixed supply, its growing institutional footprint, and a monetary trust […]

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New York Sues Coinbase and Gemini Over Alleged Illegal Prediction Market Gambling Operations
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Bitcoin Magazine New York Sues Coinbase and Gemini Over Alleged Illegal Prediction Market Gambling Operations New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed lawsuits against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, alleging that both companies operate illegal gambling platforms through prediction markets available in New York. The lawsuits claim that Coinbase and Gemini allow users […]

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Ripple CEO Backs New SEC Direction as 360M XRP Accumulation Signals Shift
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Key Takeaways: 360 million XRP tokens have been accumulated by “whales”, showing the confidence increase in this asset  Brad Garlinghouse praises Paul Atkins as he brings balance and promotes innovation The shift in the management approach in the U.S. is changing crypto market sentiment. Ripple is openly changing its tone toward U.S. regulators, and large […]

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Playdate Draws a Hard Line: No AI Art Allowed, Code Assistants Still Welcome
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Game developer and creator of the Playdate console, Panic Inc., has banned games made using generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT and MidJourney, from its Console storefront. The ban will apply to games which have used AI tools for the creation of creative elements such as art, writing and music — the use of AI […]

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Bitcoin price rally 'in progress' but upside could be capped at $84K
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Analysts say Bitcoin’s rally has begun, but the upside may be capped at an average spot BTC ETF cost basis near $84,000.

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Stablecoins Move Toward Mainstream Payments as Binance Cites Visa-Beating Volume
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Stablecoin transaction volume has surpassed Visa in raw terms, Binance Research said, signaling rapid growth in blockchain-based payments. The data highlights expanding adoption, though much of the activity still reflects trading and liquidity flows rather than real-world payment usage. Key Takeaways: Binance Research said stablecoins processed $33T, exceeding Visa in raw transfer volume. Fireblocks data […]

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Does Asteroid Shiba Actually Hold a Future?
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Asteroid Shiba has surged into the spotlight after a viral link to Elon Musk and SpaceX, driving extreme price gains despite lacking fundamental utility.

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“Are We an Industry of Clowns?” Curve Founder Blasts DeFi Security Failures
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Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, has called for the development of industry-wide security standards in decentralized finance, amid a surge in recent hacks originating largely from centralized single points of failure. The KelpDAO exploit is one of the latest examples and ranks among the largest DeFi breaches in recent months, shaking the confidence of […]

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Uzbekistan Establishes Besqala Mining Valley for <b>Cryptocurrency</b> Mining – Binance
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Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree to establish the 'Besqala Mining Valley,' a special zone dedicated to cryptocurrency …

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Bitget Opens Access to Pre-IPO Tokens, Kicking Off with SpaceX on Solana
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The cryptocurrency exchange Bitget unveiled its new Pre-IPO trading zone, debuting with the preSPAX token, an asset linked to the economic performance of SpaceX. The information was revealed this April 21 and indicates that, through this platform, retail users will be able to gain exposure to Elon Musk’s aerospace company before its expected IPO, utilizing […]

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Arkham unveils Decentralized Trading Platform on Solana with Real-Time Intelligence in the Crypto Market
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Arkham launches its decentralized trading platform, which signals a new era in the way traders access on-chain data and direct transactions. The platform is built on top of Solana allowing users to find and trade tokens in short time while accessing real time intelligence. This announcement cements Arkham, not simply as an analytics provider, but […]

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Shiba Inu Nears Explosive Setup As 1,660% Rally Zone Reappears
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A return to all-time highs would put Shiba Inu near $0.000088 — a price level the token has not touched since 2021. That target is back in focus after an analyst flagged that SHIB is trading inside the same accumulation zone that previously sent the meme coin surging by four digits. Analyst Pins Target At […]

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour To Speak at Bitcoin 2026 Conference on Prediction Markets and BTC
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Bitcoin Magazine Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour To Speak at Bitcoin 2026 Conference on Prediction Markets and BTC A new fireside chat has been announced for Bitcoin 2026 featuring Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, in conversation with Brandon Green, CEO of BTC Inc. The session takes place April 27 at 11:40 AM on the […]

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Arkham Launches Decentralized Trading With 800K Wallet Data on Solana
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Key Takeaways: Arkham implements decentralized onchain trading combined with live, onchain analytics 800,000+ labeled traders can be tracked by the users and trade can be made based on wallet performance  Platform combines such features as the token discovery, data intelligence, and execution in a single interface  Arkham is taking the next step and becoming fully […]

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Institutional Crypto Adoption ‘Happening Now’: Ripple Executive Says Real-World Use Cases Taking Hold
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Institutional adoption of digital assets is moving into live financial deployment as major firms focus on infrastructure and execution. Ripple executive Cassie Craddock said activity seen across Paris events shows this shift is already reshaping mainstream finance. Key Takeaways: Ripple says institutional adoption of digital assets is happening now. Craddock states the focus has shifted […]

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Nium taps Coinbase to add USDC into global payments network
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Nium integrates Coinbase’s infrastructure to enable USDC-based cross-border payments, allowing businesses to settle in fiat or stablecoins without relying on prefunded accounts.

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Pokemon Card Market Nears $5.38M Weekly High as RWAs Mature
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Pokemon Trading Card Game marketplace revenue reached approximately US$5.38 million for the week ending April 6. Courtyard drove much of the activity with a model linking NFTs to vaulted, redeemable physical cards. The growth suggests tokenised collectibles are shifting from speculative NFT trading toward real-world asset utility. Pokemon Trading Card Game marketplaces generated approximately US$5.38 […]

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Does XRP Have a Chance? Unhealthy Bitcoin (BTC) Price Pattern Arises, Hyperliquid's (HYPE) $40 Will not Stay for Long: Crypto Market Review
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Despite the somewhat positive performance across the board; most assets are lagging behind with inability to move forward.

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Burnet County Sheriff's Office warns of new scam involving requests for <b>cryptocurrency</b> gift cards
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Scammers are reportedly calling and texting, saying you'll be arrested if you don't pay money right away – and they're even using real names from …

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dYdX and Crypto Platforms in Hot Water as Philippine SEC Issues Major Investor Alert
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The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public advisory warning against engaging with several crypto trading platforms that are not authorized to operate in the country. Among the flagged entities was the widely used decentralized trading platform dYdX. The SEC said it received reports indicating that these platforms have been offering investment […]

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy Acquires $2,540,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin in One of the Firm’s Largest Buys Ever
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Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy just completed its third-largest Bitcoin acquisition ever, buying up 34,164 BTC for approximately $2.54 billion. The company now owns 815,061 BTC acquired for $61.56 billion, at an average price of $75,527 per Bitcoin. The recent acquisition, priced at an average of $74,395 per Bitcoin, was Strategy’s largest since a 55,000 BTC […]

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Aave Is Down 18% And Carrying $196M In Bad Debt, But Smart Money Is Buying Anyway
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Aave is having one of the worst weeks in its history. On April 18, attackers exploited a vulnerability in KelpDAO’s rsETH bridge and deposited the stolen tokens as collateral on Aave V3, borrowing roughly $196 million in wrapped ether against assets the protocol had no reason to reject at the time. The bad debt was […]

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Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Taps Kalshi for Real-Time Prediction Insights
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TL;DR: Strategic Alliance: ProCap Financial, Anthony Pompliano’s Nasdaq-listed firm (BRR), integrates Kalshi data to create a new category of prediction-based investment research. Asset Backing: The company currently holds 5,457 Bitcoin and executed a strategic merger in June 2025, projecting crypto-asset acquisitions of up to $1 billion. Data Efficiency: Kalshi’s prediction markets outperform Wall Street consensus […]

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Kalshi and Polymarket Enter the Crypto Race to Launch Perpetual Futures
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Bitcoin Magazine Kalshi and Polymarket Enter the Crypto Race to Launch Perpetual Futures Two of the largest prediction market platforms in the United States are set to enter the crypto derivatives space within days of each other, marking a shift in how these platforms compete for traders. Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market valued at $11 […]

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New York targets Coinbase, Gemini in fresh crackdown on prediction markets
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Attorney General Letitia James alleged that Coinbase and Gemini ran unlicensed markets, adding pressure on crypto companies as states move to regulate event-based trading platforms.

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Arbitrum Security Council Freezes 30,766 ETH From KelpDAO Exploiter in Emergency Onchain Action
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The Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ether held by the KelpDAO exploiter on Arbitrum One, moving the funds to a protocol-controlled address before they could be bridged back to the Ethereum mainnet. Key Takeaways: Arbitrum’s Security Council froze 30,766 ETH worth roughly 70 million from the KelpDAO exploiter on April 21. Peckshield flagged the exploiter […]

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‘There’s Not Enough Stock To Buy’: BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Touts Market Technicals Amid Equity Rally
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BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says equities are surfing off “amazing” technicals amid recent all-time highs. In a new interview with Bloomberg Television, Rieder, the financial giant’s chief investment officer (CIO) of global fixed income, outlines what he thinks is driving the recent market rally. “The technicals in the equity market are extraordinary, and the earnings numbers […]

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Early Uber Investor Questions Current Bitcoin Price
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Early Uber investor and venture capitalist Jason Calacanis has sparked a heated debate over Bitcoin’s true market value.

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