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A pattern of well-timed oil trades ahead of major geopolitical announcements is drawing increasing scrutiny in energy markets. On April 7, traders built a roughly $950 million short position in...

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund recorded a major inflow on April 17, as fresh data showed continued accumulation through investment products. The firm’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) brought in approximately...

RaveDAO hit an all-time high of $27.94 on Friday, up over 50% in 24 hours and with a market cap of $6.56 billion. The token has risen an extraordinary 18,308%...

Tensions between the United States and Iran strengthened after fresh statements from Iran’s parliament speaker and new comments from U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran Pushes Back on Trump’s Claims In...

XRP, the Ripple-linked cryptocurrency, is now accessible on the Solana blockchain via a wrapped version of the token, wXRP, issued by Hex Trust. The XRP’s utility has now gone beyond...

Rhea Finance published a detailed post-mortem this week after losing $18.4 million in an exploit that investigators describe as a combination of two known DeFi attack vectors assembled into something...

James Wynn’s latest memecoin launch drew weak demand after online watchdogs accused the trader of using donations to fund another risky move. Crypto watchdog MASTR posted an update saying Wynn’s...

Bitcoin surged on April 17 after the US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open again and shipping passage was being restored. In a Truth Social post,...

The Strait of Hormuz reopened to commercial shipping after a ceasefire was reached in Lebanon. Iran warned the route could close again if the US naval blockade continues. Tehran said...

Federal prosecutors have secured a 23-year prison sentence against Robert Dunlap in a crypto scam tied to Meta-1 Coin. The United States Department of Justice said the fraud caused more...

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has agreed to acquire Bitnomial in a deal worth up to $550 million in cash and stock, giving the exchange group a fully CFTC-licensed...

Netflix and Bitcoin moved in opposite directions on Friday, with weak corporate guidance dragging one lower while crowded short positioning and calmer geopolitics pushed the other sharply higher. Netflix shares...

France is facing a sharper and more violent wave of crypto-linked kidnapping, with recent cases showing that attackers are not only targeting investors but also their parents, spouses, and children....

Charles Hoskinson recently argued that quantum computing poses a serious long-term threat to Bitcoin’s cryptographic security model and overall resilience. He said the risk could materialize between 2029 and 2035,...

U.S. financial markets surged sharply after a geopolitical update aligned with a high-profile social media post, raising fresh questions about timing and influence. Stocks rallied, and oil prices dropped after...

Rising scrutiny surrounds Strategy’s Bitcoin funding model after economist Peter Schiff warned of potential legal risks. Schiff criticized the firm’s use of STRC preferred stock, arguing the structure could mislead...

French authorities are investigating a rise in crypto-linked kidnappings after a 74-year-old man from Voiron in Isère survived a violent 16-hour abduction in January 2026. Police said attackers stormed his...

On April 14, 2026, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed in a Fox Business interview that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) mumbled a request for funds, constantly changing the amount from $2...

On April 17, 2026, Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) announced live instant USD to USDC conversion from fiat accounts across Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), BASE, Arbitrum (ARB), and Avalanche (AVAX) blockchains,...

A crypto trader has seen a $370,000 profit in an almost forgotten digital asset in his portfolio during a swift turn of events, according to a post by Lookonchain. The...

Grinex, a Russia-linked crypto exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan, has halted operations after alleging a hack that cost it approximately 1 billion rubles, equivalent to $13.1 million.  Grinex Blames the West...

A security probe backed by the Ethereum Foundation has found that about 100 North Korean IT workers infiltrated Web3 firms using fake identities, raising new concerns about vulnerabilities in the...

Crypto trading is no longer just about charts and indicators. What used to be a market driven mainly by patterns like RSI or moving averages has evolved into something far...

The U.S. Treasury carried out a $15 billion debt buyback, the largest such operation on record, as officials continue to manage liquidity in government debt markets. The move came alongside...

Bitcoin climbed toward $77,000 after former U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Iran had confirmed the Strait of Hormuz was open for full passage. The remark came as markets tracked...