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Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs and the broader crypto market - breaking news, price analysis and regulation updates.
OpenZeppelin CEO Manuel Aráoz warns that AI coding agents have become superhuman at finding smart contract vulnerabilities. DeFi has lost over $1.1 billion to hacks in 12 months while total value locked declined $20 billion in 2026.
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Bitcoin miner TeraWulf announced the acquisition of a Kentucky site to expand capacity and meet growing artificial intelligence power demands. The company's stock price surged following the announcement as investors anticipate revenue diversification beyond cryptocurrency mining.
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The United Kingdom announced new sanctions targeting Russian financial structures using cryptocurrency and offshore channels to circumvent post-Ukraine invasion restrictions. The measures aim to disrupt alternative payment networks used to evade existing Western sanctions.
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The Clarity Act establishes regulatory guardrails for U.S. crypto, but without complementary tax reform, adoption will remain limited. Form 1099-DA and the current tax framework create complexity that offsets regulatory progress.
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Strive purchased 1,109 BTC at an average price of $76,989 per coin, bringing total holdings to 16,500 bitcoins. The company is now the seventh-largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin and is exploring capital raising options through refreshed at-the-market programs.
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Singapore police charged former Hodlnaut CEO Zhu Juntao, 36, with six counts of fraud by false representation related to allegedly misleading statements about the company's exposure to the Terra/UST collapse in 2022.
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Sharplink and Forward, two firms managing Ethereum and Solana treasuries, have been included in Russell U.S. indexes. The move signals growing institutional acceptance of cryptocurrency companies, with $12.2 trillion in assets benchmarked to Russell indexes.
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Tom Lee's BitMine executed its largest Ethereum acquisition to date in 2026, reflecting growing institutional appetite for the second-largest cryptocurrency. The move comes as ETH trades at $2,075.41, down 0.96% on the day.
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The crypto industry is challenging Senator Elizabeth Warren's assertion that recent bank charter approvals for Coinbase and Ripple are unlawful. The dispute centers on regulatory authority and the scope of banking regulations as they apply to cryptocurrency platforms.
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An unknown entity permanently removed approximately $8.2 million in Bitcoin from circulation through a burn transaction. The incident raises questions about intentional asset destruction and its implications for cryptocurrency markets.
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Decentralized finance platforms have experienced significant outflows in the five weeks since the KelpDAO exploit, signaling renewed caution among cryptocurrency investors amid emerging infrastructure vulnerabilities.
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A Peter Thiel-backed company's stock plummeted 50% following the collapse of its ambitious superhuman sports initiative. The venture, which aimed to revolutionize athletic competition, failed to achieve its objectives, triggering significant investor losses.
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An analyst outlines potential catalysts for Litecoin to reach $1,000 after 13 years of underperformance. The assessment examines technical levels, adoption metrics, and market conditions needed for significant appreciation.
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Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network Base introduced Base MCP, enabling users to connect crypto wallets to AI clients like ChatGPT and Claude for managing funds, swapping tokens, and accessing DeFi applications through natural language prompts.
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The real-world asset market has reached $51 billion with a 42% year-to-date increase. Tokenized private credit now leads the segment at 44% of total RWA value, with Figure commanding $18 billion in tokenized assets.
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The UK has imposed sanctions on HTX, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by Justin Sun, citing connections to Russian entities. The action represents an escalation in regulatory pressure against crypto platforms accused of facilitating transactions with sanctioned jurisdictions.
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Liquid has unveiled Co-Invest, an AI-powered trading application integrated into ChatGPT and Claude. The platform enables live trade execution across crypto, equities, FX, Polymarket positions, and pre-IPO secondaries spanning over 500 markets.
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A phishing attack targeting Uniswap users resulted in the theft of $400,000 across multiple cryptocurrency wallets. Security investigators have warned users to verify URLs carefully and use hardware wallets when interacting with decentralized finance platforms.
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StablR suspended operations for USDR and EURR stablecoins following a cyberattack that exploited a 1-of-3 multisig wallet weakness. Attackers minted $13.5 million in unbacked tokens and netted $2.8 million, causing both tokens to lose significant peg value.
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Global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products experienced $1.47 billion in outflows last week, with bitcoin suffering its worst weekly redemptions of 2026 as risk-off sentiment spreads across markets.
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Kelp DAO completed a five-week recovery effort following a $293 million exploit attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group on April 18. The protocol restored its restaked Ether token with support from multiple crypto protocols under the DeFi United initiative.
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Squid has publicly distanced itself from a $3.2 million exploit targeting a lookalike third-party contract. The protocol emphasized it was not responsible for the compromised external contract that mimicked its branding.
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Bitcoin ETF inflows have weakened despite passage of the CLARITY Act, signaling potential investor rotation toward alternative cryptocurrencies including XRP and Solana as market sentiment shifts.
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The United States has intensified enforcement actions against Iranian cryptocurrency infrastructure, targeting an estimated $7.7 billion network. The operation represents a significant escalation in using digital asset sanctions as a geopolitical tool.
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