Tokenisation Is Coming – How Can the Banking Industry Prepare?
Tokenisation is reshaping finance as central‑bank digital currencies, stablecoins and tokenised securities move toward mainstream adoption. A new IBM study shows only 12% of European banks have live tokenisation initiatives, despite 25% deeming it strategic. Legacy core‑banking systems, fragmented regulation and heightened cyber risk create a readiness gap. Banks that act now—experimenting, partnering with fintechs and integrating AI—can capture new revenue streams and avoid disintermediation by neobanks.
Aave Sees $6 Billion Deposit Drop as Kelp Hack Exposes Structural Risk for DeFi Lender
Aave’s total value locked plunged from $26.4 billion to roughly $20 billion after a hack on the Kelp bridge allowed attackers to deposit 116,500 rsETH (about $292 million) as collateral and borrow $196 million of wrapped ether. The exploit did not breach Aave’s contracts...
How to Automate TradingView Strategies to MEXC Futures in 2026
MEXC opened its Futures API on March 31 2026, removing the exchange‑side barrier for automated trading. The new workflow links TradingView strategy alerts to AlgoWay, which translates alert JSON into a concise execution payload for MEXC. AlgoWay’s schema requires only four core...
Nomura Study Says 65% of Institutional Investors See Crypto as a Vital Portfolio Diversifier
A Nomura and Laser Digital survey of over 500 Japanese investment professionals shows 65% of institutional investors now view crypto as a vital portfolio diversifier. Positive sentiment rose to 31% from 25% in 2024, and 79% of those considering exposure...
One Person Holds the Keys to $200 Million of a Project’s Crypto. His Co-Founder Says that Has to End
NEO co‑founder Erik Zhang controls roughly $200‑250 million worth of NEO and GAS tokens in a personal, single‑signature wallet, while the project’s treasury holds about $460 million in crypto and cash. Co‑founder Da Hongfei has proposed a restructuring that would move the...
Think-Tank Sues Tennessee County over Data Center and Crypto Ban, Calls Block Unconstitutional
A Tennessee think‑tank, the Beacon Center of Tennessee, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Kentucky‑based ExoticRidge Crypto Company challenging Hawkins County's 2025 resolution that bans cryptocurrency mining and data‑center operations. ExoticRidge plans an 8 MW Bitcoin mining facility in Bulls Gap...
Charles Schwab Is Bringing Bitcoin to Its 39 Million Clients – but without the Protections They Expect
Charles Schwab announced a phased rollout of Schwab Crypto, allowing its 39 million brokerage clients to buy spot Bitcoin and Ethereum directly through the same app used for stocks and retirement accounts. The offering is fee‑based at 0.75% per trade and...
Crypto Hack Worth $290 Million Triggers DeFi Contagion Shock
On April 19, 2026, hackers exploited a LayerZero‑powered cross‑chain bridge to steal approximately 116,500 rsETH, valued at about $293 million, making it the largest DeFi breach of the year. The attack targeted the Kelp DAO’s rsETH token, a restaked Ether derivative,...
RaveDAO Denies Manipulation as Binance, Bitget Probe RAVE Trading Activity
RaveDAO publicly denied any role in the dramatic price swing of its RAVE token, which surged from about $0.25 to nearly $28 before collapsing over 80%. On‑chain analyst ZachXBT accused the project of a pump‑and‑dump, suggesting insiders control more than...
IxCrypto Releases First Quarter 2026 Index Review
IX Asia Indexes released its Q1 2026 review of the ixCrypto Index series, confirming that the flagship ixCrypto Index will retain its 19 constituents with no additions or deletions. The review notes a sharp contraction in the crypto market, with total...
Caitlyn Jenner Escapes Memecoin Lawsuit as Judge Says Token Not a Security
A California federal judge dismissed a class‑action lawsuit alleging Caitlyn Jenner's JENNER memecoin was an unregistered security. The court found the complaint failed to show that investors’ funds were pooled or tied to a common enterprise, emphasizing the token was...
Congress on Verge of Making Regulated Dollar Stablecoins Act Almost Like Digital Cash
Congress is aligning regulated dollar‑pegged stablecoins with cash by pairing the GENIUS Act’s licensing framework with the Digital Asset PARITY Act tax draft. The PARITY draft would exclude modest gains and losses on qualified stablecoins from gross income, provided the...
2026's Biggest Crypto Exploit: $292 Million Gets Drained From Kelp DAO with Wrapped Ether Stranded Across 20 Chains
An attacker exploited Kelp DAO's LayerZero‑powered bridge, draining 116,500 rsETH worth about $292 million—roughly 18% of the token’s circulating supply. The hack triggered emergency freezes across DeFi platforms such as Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift, and contributed to a 10% drop...
From Smelters to Servers: Alcoa to Cash in on Crypto’s Thirst for Energy
Alcoa is in advanced talks to sell its dormant Massena East aluminum smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG, with a target closing in mid‑2026. The plant, idle since 2014, retains a robust high‑voltage electrical system and direct access...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls, but Projected to Rise in Next Adjustment
Bitcoin mining difficulty slipped 1.1% to roughly 135.5 T, marking a modest decline amid heightened miner cash‑flow pressure. Publicly traded mining firms off‑loaded more than 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026, eclipsing the total sold across all of 2025. Roughly one‑fifth of miners are...
Iran Views BTC as a Strategic Asset, but USDt Still Dominates Oil Tolls: BPI
Iran announced that Bitcoin will be accepted as a payment method for oil‑toll fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, positioning the cryptocurrency as a neutral, censorship‑resistant strategic asset. The policy joins Chinese yuan and US‑dollar‑pegged stablecoins, though no...
6 Crypto Predictions for 2026, According to Analysts
Analysts project a transformative 2026 for crypto, highlighted by a $1 trillion stablecoin market and a wave of new Bitcoin ETFs. The CLARITY Act, which would clarify digital‑asset regulation, remains stalled in the Senate, while the GENIUS Act paves the way...
Pepeto Announces CoinMarketCap Listing Ahead Of Binance Amid BNB Price Prediction Points Toward $10,000
Pepeto, a crypto project led by a former Binance executive, announced a CoinMarketCap preview page as its presale surpassed $9.15 million. The initiative includes PepetoSwap, a zero‑fee, cross‑chain exchange covering Ethereum, BNB Chain and Solana, complemented by an AI contract scanner....
Why Kevin Warsh Should Become Bitcoin’s Most Impactful Fed Chair Yet
Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor, is poised to become the first Federal Reserve chair with publicly disclosed crypto holdings. His nomination has already rattled Bitcoin markets, as traders associate his hawkish stance—favoring a smaller balance sheet and tighter monetary...
US Bitcoin ETFs Pull in $664M in Largest Daily Inflow Since January, because Iran Reopened Hormuz for a Few Hours
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $664 million on April 17, the largest single‑day inflow since January, after Iran briefly reopened the Strait of Hormuz. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust led with $284 million, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin and ARK’s 21Shares products. The surge...
New Documentary Traces the Origins of Bitcoin, Searches for Satoshi
"Finding Satoshi," a new documentary debuting April 22, 2026, chronicles a four‑year probe by journalist William D. Cohan and private‑investigator Tyler Maroney into Bitcoin’s elusive creator. The film stitches together 25‑30 interviews with crypto luminaries—Gary Gensler, Michael Saylor, early cypherpunks—and deep data‑forensics not used by mainstream...
Galaxy Digital Strengthens Institutional Offerings with Business Focused Platform
Galaxy Digital has launched GalaxyOne for Business, extending its GalaxyOne platform from retail investors to U.S. LLCs, trusts and similar entities. The new solution bundles cash management, brokerage and crypto custody, offering up to 8% passive returns on cash and...
Techie Buys Fake Ledger Nano S+ Hardware Crypto Wallet and Almost Falls for Phishing — a Convincing Clone Would Have...
Brazilian cybersecurity professional Joje Mendes purchased a counterfeit Ledger Nano S+ from a Chinese marketplace and discovered the device was a sophisticated phishing tool. Ledger’s official software flagged the hardware as non‑genuine, prompting Mendes to open the case and find an...
Bitcoin’s Fragile Recovery Sets Up a Big Short-Squeeze Risk
Bitcoin has rebounded about 14% from its April low, trading near $75,250, while perpetual futures funding rates have stayed negative for 46 straight days—the longest bearish stretch since late 2022. The prolonged short‑bias creates a classic short‑squeeze setup: any sustained...
XRP Leads Majors with 8% Weekly Outperformance, What Next After Breakout
XRP surged about 8% over the past week and 3% on the day, outpacing Bitcoin and Ether in a measured advance. The token is testing a key $1.44 resistance while holding $1.40 support and trading above its 200‑day EMA. Volume,...
Worldcoin Tanks 13% as World’s Iris-Scanning Tech Expands to Zoom, Docusign
Worldcoin’s native token WLD fell 13.4% to about $0.28 after the company announced new integrations for its iris‑based identity stack. Zoom will embed World’s Deep Face technology to block deepfakes, while DocuSign will use World ID for secure digital signatures....
Crypto Coin Minute for April 18th, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
Crypto Coin Minute reports Bitcoin at $76,199 (+0.72%) and Ethereum flat at $2,357 on April 18, 2026, while XRP, Binance Coin and Solana posted modest declines. The snapshot coincides with Circle’s launch of a USDC cross‑chain bridge and Tempo’s rollout of private stablecoin...
Wrapped XRP Now Available Across Major Solana Apps: Solana
Solana announced that wrapped XRP (wXRP) is now live on several flagship Solana applications, including Titan Exchange, Real, Phantom wallet, Jupiter aggregator, and Meteora. The integration lets users trade and hold XRP‑backed tokens directly on Solana’s high‑throughput network. By bridging...
Grinex Crypto Exchange Halts Operations After $13.7 Million Hack
Kyrgyzstan‑based crypto exchange Grinex suspended operations after a $13.7 million hack that primarily affected Russian users trading crypto‑ruble pairs. The theft was executed via TRON and Ethereum addresses and laundered through the SunSwap decentralized exchange. Grinex, which succeeded the U.S.–sanctioned Russian...
Russia Introduces Bill to Criminalize Unregistered Crypto Services
Russia’s lower house has received a draft bill that would criminalize any crypto‑related service operating without a Bank of Russia licence. Violators could face fines up to 1 million rubles (about $13,100) and imprisonment of four years, with harsher penalties –...
FASB Cautiously Advances New Stablecoin Guidance
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) announced it will issue illustrative examples in Topic 230 of the Statement of Cash Flows to help determine when stablecoins qualify as cash equivalents. Board members emphasized preserving the strict definition of cash equivalents, limiting...
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Direxion announced the liquidation of its Daily Crypto Industry Bull 2X ETF (LMBO), with the final trading day on April 10, 2026 and a cash distribution of $18.31869 per share on April 17. The ETF’s options will now settle in cash, delivering $1,831.87...
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On March 13, 2026 Direxion’s Board voted to liquidate the Direxion Daily Crypto Industry Bear 1X ETF (ticker REKT). The fund’s last trading day was April 10, 2026 and a final cash distribution of $18.00194 per share was made on April 17, 2026. REKT options were converted...
FASB Plans Changes in Crypto Accounting
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) announced tentative decisions to broaden crypto‑asset accounting guidance and to clarify when stablecoins can be treated as cash equivalents. It will expand Subtopic 350‑60 to cover tokens that give holders a right to receive...
US Senator Asks for Binance Monitor Update Amid Scrutiny of Iran Sanctions
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to the Justice Department and FinCEN demanding an update on Binance’s compliance with the anti‑money‑laundering monitoring program imposed after its 2023 settlement. The settlement required Binance to pay $4.3 billion and subjected the exchange to strict...
Ether Accumulation Wallet Balances Increased by 33%: Is a Rally to $3K Next?
Ethereum (ETH) has seen a 33% jump in balances held by accumulation wallets, reaching 26.16 million ETH (≈ $62.8 billion). Daily active addresses surged 89% to 730,278, while inflows into accumulation addresses average 200,000 ETH per day, spiking to 358,000. Staked ETH climbed to...
Bitcoin Touches $78,000 As Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz 'Completely Open'
Bitcoin surged past $78,000 on Friday, climbing to $77,274 after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was fully reopened for commercial shipping. The rally coincided with strong inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, which have attracted $332 million this week, and a...
New RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, Massiv Android Malware Found Targeting 800 Apps
Zimperium’s zLabs identified four new Android malware families—RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox and Massiv—targeting over 800 banking and crypto apps. The campaigns use phishing and smishing to deliver malicious APKs, then launch overlay attacks that mimic legitimate login screens. By abusing Accessibility...
Bitcoin Bear Market and Crypto Winter Indicate Sharp Shift in Investor Sentiment : Analysis
CoinGecko’s Q1 2026 report declares a full‑blown crypto winter, with total market capitalization shrinking 20.4%—about $622 billion—to $2.4 trillion, roughly 45% below its October 2025 peak. Bitcoin led the decline, tumbling 22% and lagging major equity indices, while average daily trading volume...
Memecoin Sector Shows Signs of Life as ASTEROID Rockets Past $25M
ASTEROID, an Ethereum‑based memecoin named after a SpaceX‑flown Shiba Inu plush, surged over 70,000% in 24 hours, reaching a $28 million market cap and $43 million in trading volume. The rally was sparked by a viral X post about 15‑year‑old cancer patient...
Kredete Partners with Visa Africa to Advance Stablecoin-Backed Card Innovation Across Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council
Kredete was highlighted at Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 Demo Day for launching Africa’s first stablecoin‑backed credit card, co‑developed with Visa. The USDC‑powered card lets users in 50 African countries spend at over 150 million merchants worldwide, eliminating high FX fees...
Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claims
Figure Technology Solutions, a $7.7 billion HELOC fintech, is locked in a public dispute with short‑seller Morpheus Research, which claims the company exaggerates its blockchain usage. Morpheus, holding short positions, labeled Figure a “risky home‑equity lender masquerading as a blockchain innovator”...
Singapore Gulf Bank Launches In-Bank Settlement for USDC on Solana
Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has launched an in‑bank stablecoin mint and redeem service that lets corporate and high‑net‑worth clients swap fiat for USDC on Solana directly within their SGB accounts. The offering supports transactions above $100,000 and is built into...
Here's What History Says Happens Next With Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s fourth halving in April 2024 cut miner rewards by half, initiating a four‑year price cycle that historically peaks 12‑18 months after the event before a steep correction. The cryptocurrency is now about 43% below its October 2025 all‑time high of $126,000,...
The Honest Truth About Investing in Dogecoin
Dogecoin is trading about 86% below its May 2021 peak, with its price largely driven by fleeting celebrity hype rather than underlying fundamentals. The network is maintained by just 17 full‑time developers, while 86 other blockchains boast larger active developer communities....
Don’t Get AI Agents and Stablecoin Transfers? Enroll in CoinDesk University
CoinDesk is debuting a School of Stablecoins and Agentic Commerce at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami, May 5‑7. The program offers hands‑on workshops that walk finance, product and executive teams through USDC wallet creation, stablecoin use cases, and AI‑agent deployment...
Dogecoin Cash, Inc. (OTCQB: DOGP) Announces Development Initiative for "Dogecoin Gold” Digital Asset Framework
Dogecoin Cash, Inc. announced it is developing "Dogecoin Gold," a blockchain‑based digital asset that would represent physical gold at the nanogram level. The proposed model ties one billion tokens to a single gram of gold, with tokens minted only when...
Blockchain Gets Real: Where MSPs Fit In
Blockchain is shedding its pilot status as enterprises begin tokenizing mortgage loans, automating cross‑border settlements, and deploying decentralized identity solutions. Managed service providers (MSPs) are poised to capture this shift not by building core protocols, but by delivering the surrounding...
Hopes Mount for Sustainable Bitcoin Rally
Bitcoin surged 8.1% to trade above $74,000 as of April 14, sparking optimism among investors and the CoinShares Bitcoin ETF (BRRR). Analysts highlight the $75,500 threshold, where roughly $20 million of short positions could be liquidated, potentially amplifying the rally. Open interest...
Bitcoin Rises Past $76,000, Aiming at Major Breakout as Oil Plunges on Iran Cooldown
Bitcoin surged past the $76,000 mark, climbing to $77,014 and gaining roughly 3% in the last 24 hours, as the Strait of Hormuz was declared fully open. The announcement triggered a near‑10% drop in WTI crude, which fell to $85.90...