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On April 18, Tokyo announced the launch of a business support program aimed at the societal implementation of 'yen-denominated stablecoins'. The program provides subsidies for related expenses such as

Tokyo Launches Subsidy for Yen-Stablecoin Applications: Up to 40 Million Yen per Project

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has criticized the latest Bitcoin (BTC) proposal to protect vulnerable assets from quantum-computing threats. The three-step approach touted as a possible lifeline mi

Cardano Founder Challenges Bitcoin Recovery Claims In BIP-361 Plan

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The ongoing Middle East conflict is expected to widen economic inequality across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the International Monetary Fund. While oil-exporting nations stand to gai

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Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowChainalysis Details 'Shadow Crypto Economy' Exposure as Grinex Suspends Operations Grinex’s shutdown is intensifying scrutiny of crypto laundering tactics, as fund movemen

Chainalysis Details 'Shadow Crypto Economy' Exposure as Grinex Suspends Operations

Grinex’s shutdown is intensifying scrutiny of crypto laundering tactics, as fund movements suggest behavior inconsistent with typical enforcement actions. Chainalysis analysis highlights patterns that raise questions about whether the activity aligns with a conventional external hack or alternative explanations.

Key Takeaways:

Chainalysis flags Grinex swaps as inconsistent with typical law enforcement seizures.

Tron-based conversions show illicit actors avoiding stablecoin issuer intervention.

Grinex activity does not clearly align with patterns of a conventional external hack.

Grinex Shutdown Raises Questions About Crypto Laundering Tactics

Sanctions pressure continues to test the resilience of crypto networks tied to restricted financial activity. Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis on April 17 examined Grinex after the sanctioned exchange suspended operations. The review described the shutdown as a new stress point for infrastructure tied to sanctions evasion.

Grinex claimed a cyberattack cost about 1 billion rubles, or $13.7 million, and published the source and destination addresses involved. Chainalysis then assessed the transfers using on-chain data rather than relying on the exchange’s narrative. The analysis found that the stolen assets were mainly a fiat-backed stablecoin before being moved through a Tron-based decentralized exchange into TRX.

“In the case of the alleged Grinex hack, the stablecoin funds were quickly swapped for a non-freezable token, thereby avoiding the risk of having the stablecoins frozen by the issuer,” the blockchain analytics firm stated, adding:

“This frantic swapping from stablecoins to more decentralized tokens is a hallmark tactic of cybercriminals and illicit actors attempting to launder funds before a centralized freeze can be executed.”

Chainalysis argued that this behavior does not fit a typical 

Chainalysis Details 'Shadow Crypto Economy' Exposu

Polygon's recent introduction of sPOL, a liquid staking token, has invigorated its DeFi ecosystem by freeing up approximately $330 million in previously locked capital. This innovation allows users to

Polygon recent introduction of sPOL

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According to monitoring by Dongcha Beating, on April 17, Anthropic launched Claude Design under Anthropic Labs, aimed at producing design drafts, interactive prototypes, slides, and marketing material

Anthropic Launches Claude Design for Generating Prototypes, Slides, and Landing Pages

The founder of Capriole Investments has warned that the Bitcoin miner AI pivot could result in mining revenue plunging to 30% in 2-3 years. Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Fast Pivoting To AI In a new po

Bitcoin Mining Network Collapsing Into AI At Record Pace, Analyst Warns

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Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowBitcoin Derivatives Flash the First Warning Sign of a Quantum Selloff, Says Joshua Lim Actors and figures: Joshua Lim (FalconX) estimates that 1.7 million $BTC, valued at 

Bitcoin Derivatives Flash the First Warning Sign of a Quantum Selloff, Says Joshua Lim
Actors and figures: Joshua Lim (FalconX) estimates that 1.7 million $BTC, valued at $127 billion, are exposed to quantum attacks.

Dates and signals: The April 16 analysis highlights that derivatives and long-term options will show red flags before on-chain activity.

Market scenarios: An institutional hard fork could trigger massive liquidations and unprecedented price volatility.

The arrival of quantum computing is the greatest technical and political challenge in the cryptocurrency market. Joshua Lim, co-head of markets at FalconX, stated that quantum risk in Bitcoin will initially manifest in the derivatives markets.

1/ I’ve spent most of the last few weeks since the Google, Caltech papers to think about tradable implications around quantum computing and crypto

specifically what happens to the market around q-day pic.twitter.com/nNBuMjwU9x

— Joshua Lim (@joshua_j_lim) April 16, 2026

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading around $75,024, as the sector analyzes how to protect Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.1 million $BTC. The volume of options and the bias of long-term “puts” already reflect a demand for protection against extreme systemic events.

Typically, forks like the one in 2017 occurred in a retail market of $45 billion. However, with a current market cap of $1.5 trillion, such an event under the quantum risk in Bitcoin would have much more drastic consequences.

Lim argues that the problem is not just mathematical; it is deeply sociopolitical. The community must decide whether to burn old coins through governance or allow a state actor with quantum power to attempt to claim those inactive assets.

The Satoshi Dilemma and Market Stability

Migrating to post-quantum cryptography is technically conceivable through proposals like BIP 361. Nevertheless, the fate of “Satoshi era” coins remains the big question mark that could tank the price if 

Bitcoin Derivatives Flash the First Warning Sign o

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