Month: April 2026
Ripple-linked XRP stalls near $1.44 as ‘triangle squeeze’ nears breakout
Price holds in tight range after high-volume move, with compression signaling a decisive move as institutional demand quietly builds.
Turbo Vision 2.0 – a modern port
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Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say
This round, should it occur, would double the house-help startup’s valuation in a matter of weeks.
Hyperliquid whale holds $38M short against Bitcoin, but does it matter?
A Hyperliquid whale holds large short positions against Bitcoin and several altcoins. Does the position provide any signal on the markets’ future outcomes?
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’
Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that’s befalling him as an investor.
The bull case for graph DBs in law
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US authorities freeze $344M in crypto linked to Iran
The announced crypto freeze came just one day after Tether said it had frozen $344 million of its USDt stablecoin in response to a request from US law enforcement.
U.S. CFTC adds New York to string of states its suing to stop prediction market pushback
The federal regulator has been suing states that seek to curtail prediction markets activity and claim it should be deemed state-regulated gaming.
Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announces BTC hard fork called eCash
The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc’s announcement.
Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes
The IRS has used Palantir’s software since at least 2018, The Intercept reports.
Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’
Cohere, the Canada-based AI company that makes AI tools for businesses in regulated industries, announced Friday it would merge with Aleph Alpha, a German company that also builds AI systems for businesses and governments.
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Brazil Issues Sweeping Ban Against Prediction Market Platforms
Brazil’s Finance Ministry cited investor protection concerns and rising gambling addiction as it blocked platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.
Top memecoin holders expected to attend Trump luncheon
The US President has confirmed his attendance for the Florida event, but it’s unclear whether Tron founder Justin Sun, suing the Trump family’s crypto business, will appear.
Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
Series, a social networking app that’s grown popular on college campuses, announced a $5.1 million pre-seed round from some big names in tech.
Bitcoin is on track for its best month in a year. $5 billion USDT growth fuels the rebound
Strong earnings season trumps geopolitical risks for now, one trader said, as equities and crypto markets “stopped caring” about Iran war headlines.
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Cardano Slashes Budget in Half: Is the Next Crypto to Explode Hiding in a Presale
The next crypto to explode will likely not come from large caps trying to recover old highs, and the latest data from Cardano and Solana shows exactly why. Input Output cut its 2026 funding request to $46.8 million from $97.5 million last year, pushing the Leios upgrade and Bitcoin DeFi as the centerpiece per CoinDesk. … Read more
Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines gain
Meta has been poaching talent from Thinking Machines Lab. But it’s a two-way street.