The White House is preparing to announce the next steps for the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve within the next few weeks. That’s according to Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets. Speaking on Monday at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Witt said the administration has been working …
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French Authorities Indict 88 People Following Surge in Violent Crypto ‘Wrench Attacks’
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, …
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 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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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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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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Acting AG Todd Blanche confirms ‘code is not a crime’ in DOJ pivot
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the US Department of Justice and FBI are no longer targeting blockchain developers over platforms used for illegal activity, instead shifting focus to the users engaged in financial crime. Speaking at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and Coinbase chief legal officer Paul …
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Three Bitcoin charts say BTC price may rally toward $82K
Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded more than 28% from its February low below $60,000, and a mix of technical, liquidity, and on-chain signals suggests the recovery may still have room to run. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: Bitcoin is holding a support zone that has previously triggered 8%–10% rebounds. Binance stablecoin inflows are rising, …
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MARA forms foundation to support Bitcoin network health, adoption
Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings launched the MARA Foundation on Monday to support the health of the Bitcoin network and the communities that rely on it as a tool for financial sovereignty. The MARA Foundation said it plans to implement measures to “harden Bitcoin against security threats,” including quantum computing, while also expanding access to self-custodial …
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Bitcoin support resistance flip in play as longs to shorts delta highlights bullish bias
Bitcoin bulls fell $515 short of their $80,000 target after BTC (BTC) topped out at $79,485 on Monday, but a potential upside is that the brief pullback provides a necessary retest of key underlying levels. In technical analysis, a break of structure is generally followed by a support-resistance retest as swing traders take profits at …
Bitcoin shorts create $1.4B liquidation risk: Is a price squeeze to $80K next?
Key takeaways: Persistent spot market accumulation from Bitcoin ETFs and Strategy provided a price floor for Bitcoin and threatens to trigger a short squeeze. Negative funding rates and cautious options skews could trap bears if the Federal Reserve policy shifts or high oil prices trigger higher inflation. Bitcoin (BTC) price sustained levels above $76,000 for …
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Ether triple top strikes at $2.4K as ETH analysts doubt bullish trend change
Ether (ETH) fell 3.4% to $2,287 on Monday, after its fourth rejection at the $2,400 level since April 14. The price continues to trade below the 100-day moving average, with over $2.5 billion in liquidation risk concentrated near the $2,150 support zone. Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe also flagged weakness in Ether relative to …
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