An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp’s LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.
Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market.
Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.
AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year.
Nearly 90% of RAVE’s supply was concentrated in just three wallets, and millions of tokens were transferred to exchanges before the price surge.
Shell argues the network is fixable and proposes a different framing to the recent quantum debate.
The company also disclosed a 4,500 BTC wallet that it can’t access due to missing private keys linked to a former CEO, who’s now missing.
Parasite Pool, which pays 1 BTC to the block finder and splits the rest among all participants, mined block 945,601 on Friday, about 48 days after its first.
Wrapped XRP on Solana lets XRP holders access Jupiter, Phantom, and Meteora without selling the asset, the latest step in Hex Trust’s multi-chain wXRP rollout first announced in December.
In an interview with CoinDesk, the Ethereum co-founder spoke also about Ethereum’s evolution through MetaMask, stablecoins and tokenization, while downplaying quantum computing as a long-term, manageable issue.
Truss criticized central banking and defended her mini-budget, suggesting bitcoin and a CPAC UK conference could help push for economic reform.
One of the biggest short liquidations 2026 wiped $593 million in bearish bets overnight. Saturday afternoon as Iran reportedly reversed the Hormuz reopening.
Token edges ahead of bitcoin and ether over seven days, though thinning participation keeps the move in consolidation territory.
Demand is emerging fastest in the Global South and cross-border use cases, where cards fail and currencies are unstable, said Adrien Duchâteau, Stripe’s crypto GTM lead.
Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin’s encryption works, why a quantum algorithm breaks it, and what Google’s paper changed about the timeline.
“[The] proposed changes are intended to stabilize price, dampen cyclicality, drive liquidity, and grow demand,” said Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.
The project is also expanding its partnerships with Tinder, Zoom and Docusign.
Oil prices slumped as Trump said Iran committed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. plans to acquire that country’s enriched uranium as part of a deal.
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Bitcoin climbs above its 100-day moving average, while Strategy moves back above its 200 week trend level.
Hedera (HBAR) joined Stellar (XLM) as a top performer, rising 1.4% from Thursday.
Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz will remain completely open for the remainder of the ceasefire.
The statements signal a potential shift in stance within the French government and its central bank.
The deal gives Payward control of a fully licensed U.S. crypto derivatives stack, accelerating its expansion in regulated markets.
What you need to know for April 17, 2026
The bitcoin price is hovering near a key resistance level with $450 million in sell orders overhead as liquidations surge and derivatives data signal caution.
RHODL ratio suggests market conditions resemble cycle corrections rather than late-stage tops, as long-term holders regain dominance.
The exchange, formerly known as Garantex and based in Kyrgyzstan, has been sanctioned by the U.S., U.K. and EU for helping users bypass sanctions.
Quarterly transactions hit 200.4 million in Q1 2026, the first time above 200 million and more than double the 2023 lows.
A bitcoin indicator based on key moving averages has accurately marked every bear market bottom since 2015. That signal hasn’t fired yet.