French authorities have indicted 88 people following a spate of violent crypto-related kidnappings known as “wrench attacks.” Named after a popular xkcd webcomic, wrench attacks involve a criminal using violence, intimidation or confinement to compel a crypto holder to reveal their private keys or passwords. France has been a hotbed for these types of robberies, …
Monthly archives: April 2026
Changelly and Tonkeeper enable cross-chain deposits to TON across 13 networks
April 27, 2026 — Changelly and Tonkeeper have teamed up to make cross-chain deposits into TON a seamless, in-wallet experience. Users can now fund their Tonkeeper wallet with USDT, USDC, or DAI from 13 decentralized networks, without leaving the app. For Changelly users already familiar with cross-chain swaps, this extends existing functionality into direct wallet …
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Bitcoin ETFs snap nine-day inflow run as BTC slips below $77K
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted their first net outflows in nine sessions as BTC slipped below $77,000 on Monday. Bitcoin ETFs saw $263 million in net outflows on Monday, marking the first outflows since mid-April, according to SoSoValue data. The losses came after spot ETFs drew $2.1 billion in inflows since April 13 as …
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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific shifts to AI with 1.5GW data center push
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific plans to scale its Texas operations into a large artificial intelligence-focused data center campus with up to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power capacity. In a Monday announcement, the company said it is developing its Pecos, Texas, site into a high-density colocation hub designed to support AI workloads amid rising demand for …
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Memecore Drops 15.9% to $3.43 as $830M Wipeout Pushes It out of Top 20
Key Takeaways: Memecore (M) plummeted 15.9% to a $3.43 low on Tuesday, erasing nearly $1 billion in market capitalization. ZachXBT’s scrutiny of M and Kraken’s listing sparked fears of a RaveDAO-style collapse. Investors now watch if M will recover or become the next major dump after its 7,200% surge since July 4, 2025. Memecore Market …
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Galaxy Digital Sends ETH Worth $104 Million to Bybit, Binance and OKX, Sparking Selloff Concerns
Key Takeaways: Galaxy Digital deposited 45,000 ETH worth over $104 million to Binance, Bybit, and OKX on Tuesday. Galaxy Digital’s April ETH exchange inflows approach 50,000 ETH across multiple transfers. Bitmine holds 98,352 staked ETH as institutional conviction on ether remains split. A Pattern of Exchange Inflows The move adds to a growing body of …
White House Adviser Patrick Witt Teases ‘Big Announcement’ at Bitcoin 2026
Key Takeaways: White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said news on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, covering its operations and the legal framework around it, will be released soon. Witt confirmed the executive branch can take a “big step forward” without waiting for congressional legislation, though a bill will ultimately be required to lock the reserve …
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Aave Releases Technical Plan to Restore rsETH Backing as Defi United’s Coalition Expands
Key Takeaways: The recovery runs two parallel tracks, i.e., restoring rsETH’s nominal 1.07 ETH backing ratio through tranched ETH deposits, and clearing eight Aave positions. Post-exploit analysis found that 98% of rsETH collateral on Aave was concentrated in a single looping trade, a structural vulnerability that amplified the damage across the platform. Defi United’s cross-protocol …
Bitbank Launches 0.5% Crypto Rewards Credit Card
Key Takeaways: Bitbank and EPOS Card launched Japan’s 1st Visa credit card, allowing monthly installment payments using BTC. Bridging crypto and credit, the Visa card pays a 2,000 yen bonus and 0.5% rewards in bitcoin, ether, and astar. Looking forward, Bitbank and EPOS will expand the Visa card to support more crypto assets. Bitbank and …
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Zetachain Pauses Mainnet After GatewayZEVM Contract Exploit Targets Protocol Wallets
Key Takeaways: Zetachain paused cross-chain transactions on Tuesday after an exploit targeting the GatewayZEVM contract’s call function hit internal team wallets. Slowmist identified the root cause as a missing access control and input validation in the call function, allowing any user to trigger malicious cross-chain calls without authorization. The incident marks the second major cross-chain …
B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi
Key Takeaways: B3 launches six Event Contracts on April 27, with bitcoin among three underlying assets. CMN Resolution 5,298 bans sports and political prediction derivatives starting May 4. ANATEL has blocked 28 prediction market platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi. Brazil Draws a Regulatory Line Between Asset and Event Derivatives B3’s six Event Contracts are tied …
AxeCasino to Attend iGB L!VE 2026 Following Front-End Update Focused on Usability and Cross-Device Performance
April 28th, 2026 – London, United Kingdom AxeCasino announced that members of its leadership and product teams will attend iGB L!VE 2026, one of the established events in the online gaming and affiliate marketing calendar. The company said its participation reflects an ongoing effort to remain closely engaged with the conversations shaping the digital gaming …
Texas University Discloses Colossal Data Breach – Personal, Health and Financial Info of 813,892 People Exposed
Bad actors have compromised a public medical school in Texas, leading to a massive data breach that’s placing the personal info of 813,892 people at risk. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center disclosed the breach to multiple state governments last week, noting that potentially impacted information includes names, birth dates, addresses, Social Security numbers, …
Trump changes tune on prediction markets days after saying he disliked them
US President Donald Trump has softened his stance on prediction markets just days after he bemoaned the surging interest and popularity of the betting platforms. “I don’t know. I know some people who are very smart. They like it,” Trump told reporters in Florida on Saturday after he was asked about his earlier comments, in …
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Crypto lobby backs formal removal of ‘reputation risk’ from bank examinations
US crypto lobby group Blockchain Association has thrown its support behind the US Federal Reserve’s proposal to codify the removal of “reputation risk” from its supervision of banks, which has been used in the past to debank crypto companies. In a letter sent Monday in response to the Fed’s request for comment, Ashok Pinto, the …
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