Polymarket denies data breach, says hacker is selling public data

Prediction markets platform Polymarket has denied recent reports that its customer data was breached after a hacker on the dark web posted what the person claimed was a trove of private user details. Cybersecurity company Vecert Analyzer and several other X accounts that track dark web activity shared screenshots from DarkForums on Tuesday showing a …

Aptos says its new privacy coin seeks to fix one of crypto’s biggest trade-offs

Aptos Labs founding engineer Sherry Xiao said Aptos’ newly introduced privacy coin could fix a long-standing trade-off between protecting user privacy and preserving transparency for compliance. “Confidential APT” launched on the Aptos mainnet on Friday after a governance proposal to integrate the privacy feature passed in a near-unanimous vote. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to conceal …

CFTC pulls Wisconsin into fight over prediction market jurisdiction

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday sued the state of Wisconsin in the agency’s latest effort to assert jurisdiction over prediction markets after the state sued multiple platforms. The CFTC said in a statement that it filed the lawsuit against Wisconsin “in response to the state’s lawsuits against Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, Robinhood, and …

Robinhood dips as Q1 earnings miss and crypto revenue, volume fall nearly 50%

Online trading platform Robinhood fell 9.4% in after-hours trading after its Q1 revenue missed analyst estimates, while crypto revenue and trading volume fell nearly 50% from a year ago.  Robinhood’s crypto transaction revenue fell 47% year-on-year from $252 million to $134 million, while crypto trading volume fell 48% to $24 billion over the same period, …

Bitcoin’s recent rally is largely fueled by Strategy purchases: Bitwise’s Hougan

Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy and its perpetual preferred stock, STRC, have been the “single biggest factor” in Bitcoin’s recent rally, which has jumped 20% from its February low, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. Over the past eight weeks, Strategy has added $7.2 billion in Bitcoin, Hougan said in a report published Tuesday.  …

Judge rejects new trial for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

A Manhattan federal judge has denied FTX CEO and co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial, rejecting his claim that there is new evidence. Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw Bankman-Fried’s trial in 2023 and sentenced him to 25 years in prison in early 2024, wrote in an order on Tuesday that Bankman-Fried’s claim of …

Bitcoin rally falters as AI industry weakens and CLARITY Act approval odds fall

Key takeaways: Stalled progress on the CLARITY Act and hiccups in AI industry revenue weighed heavily on Bitcoin traders’ sentiment. Global instability and US economic concerns may add further downside pressure on Bitcoin price. Bitcoin (BTC) retreated below $76,000 on Tuesday, erasing gains from the prior week. This movement followed a 1% decline in the …

Chainlink Exchange Outflows Hit 970,430 LINK, Largest Of 2026

Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been …

Bitmine’s Ethereum Accumulation Signals A New Corporate Playbook

Bitmine’s aggressive accumulation of Ethereum isn’t just another headline; it’s a signal that a new corporate strategy may be taking shape in the digital asset space. At a time when most firms are still cautiously exploring digital assets, Bitmine is moving with conviction, building one of the largest ETH positions and signaling a shift in …

XRP OI Z-Score Just Dropped To Levels Seen Before Its 600% Rally In 2024

New reports reveal that XRP’s Open Interest (OI) Z-Score has declined to extremely low levels, indicating reduced speculation and a possible leverage reset. According to analysts, the last time XRP’s OI Z-Score reached this level, it triggered an explosive 600% rally to new highs in 2024, ending the cryptocurrency’s years-long decline and consolidation.  XRP Open …

Ethereum Price To Rally 100% In 2026: Here’s Where It Will Start And End

Ethereum’s long stretch of sideways movement may be closer to resolution than most market participants expect. A higher time frame analysis shared by a TradingView analyst suggests the current structure is the final stage before a larger expansion that sees the Ethereum price rallying by over 100% in 2026. This prediction rests on decades of …

XRP Price Target At $18,000: Expert Says—Only One Condition Must Be Met

Crypto prices have been under pressure recently, and XRP has been hit particularly hard. On Tuesday, the token slid below the key $1.4 level, adding to the broader cautious mood across the market.  Even so, some analysts are pointing to a very different kind of narrative—one grounded in on-chain liquidity data and scenario modeling rather …

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Request for New Trial Tossed by Judge

A Manhattan federal judge has denied FTX CEO and co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial, rejecting his claim that there is new evidence. Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw Bankman-Fried’s trial in 2023 and sentenced him to 25 years in prison in early 2024, wrote in an order on Tuesday that Bankman-Fried’s claim of …

Bitcoin Drops Under $76K As Investors Weigh Regulatory, AI Risk

Key takeaways: Stalled progress on the CLARITY Act and hiccups in AI industry revenue weighed heavily on Bitcoin traders’ sentiment. Global instability and US economic concerns may add further downside pressure on Bitcoin price. Bitcoin (BTC) retreated below $76,000 on Tuesday, erasing gains from the prior week. This movement followed a 1% decline in the …

Symbiotic and Midas Build Instant Liquidity for Tokenized Assets

April 28th, 2026 – Dubai, UAE Built on Symbiotic Core and integrated into Midas’ Open Liquidity Architecture, the partnership adds a capital-efficient RFQ settlement layer for tokenized assets: T+0 atomic settlement with no idle capital and no pre-funded inventory. Most tokenized assets remain functionally illiquid. Redemptions can take 60 to 180 days or more, leaving …

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