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hyperliquid generated $900m in profit with 11 people and burned it all back into HYPE. no VC allocation. no unlock schedule. no future dumps. meanwhile dydx, vertex, and gmx are sitting on billions in

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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

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Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026 Tokenization does not automatically make hard-to-trade assets liquid, industry executives said at Paris Blockchain Week, pushing back on 

Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Tokenization does not automatically make hard-to-trade assets liquid, industry executives said at Paris Blockchain Week, pushing back on the idea that putting private credit, real estate or other illiquid products onchain will by itself create active secondary markets.
Speaking during a panel moderated by Cointelegraph CEO Yana Prikhodchenko, Oya Celiktemur, Ondo Finance sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said there is still a misconception that tokenizing illiquid as



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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation Challenge Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound Strategy Inc., t

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Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound
Strategy Inc., the company formerly known as MicroStrategy that has essentially become a publicly traded Bitcoin fund, saw its stock price climb near $170 on April 17. That’s a 15% daily jump that pushed shares decisively above the $160 level for the first time in weeks.

The move comes as Bitcoin itself recovers from a bruising dip to roughly $74K earlier this month. For a stock with a beta of 3.56 relative to Bitcoin, meaning it tends to amplify $BTC’s moves by more than three times, the rebound was predictably dramatic.
Here’s the thing about Strategy: it’s not really a software company anymore, despite what its legacy business might suggest. The company now sits on approximately 780,897 $BTC, valued at around $58.96 billion. That makes it the largest corporate Bitcoin holder on the planet by a wide margin.

The average cost per coin across that massive war chest is roughly $75,580. In English: at Bitcoin’s recent low of $74K, the entire position was briefly underwater. Not a comfortable place to be when you’re holding nearly $59 billion in a single asset.

Strategy didn’t just ride the dip out passively, either. The company scooped up an additional 4,871 $BTC in early April for approximately $330 million, paying around $67,718 per coin. That’s buying aggressively while the market was in freefall, a move that either looks genius or reckless depending on where Bitcoin goes next.

For context on just how fearful the market has been: the crypto Fear & Greed Index sat at 12, deep in “extreme fear” territory, for 47 consecutive days in early April. That’s nearly seven straight weeks of maximum pessimism. The last time the index lingered that low for that long was during the 2022 bear market.




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North Korean hackers likely pocketed hundreds of millions in stolen crypto — and now a US court is being asked to decide whether a stablecoin giant should have stopped them. Circle’s Own Track Record 

North Korean hackers likely pocketed hundreds of millions in stolen crypto — and now a US court is being asked to decide whether a stablecoin giant should have stopped them.

Circle’s Own Track Record Becomes A Key Weapon
A class action lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts federal court this week names Circle Internet Group as the defendant, with plaintiffs arguing the company had both the means and the opportunity to stop roughly $280 million in stolen USDC from moving across blockchains — and did nothing.

The case was brought by Drift Protocol investor Joshua McCollum, representing more than 100 affected members. Their attorneys put it plainly: Circle allowed criminal use of its own technology.


The complaint was filed Wednesday in a Massachusetts US district court by Drift investor Joshua McCollum, representing more than 100 members.
The April 1 attack on Drift Protocol saw attackers drain funds and route them from Solana to Ethereum using Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, a bridging tool the company operates. The transfers happened over several hours, according to reports. The window was wide open.

What makes the lawsuit particularly pointed is what happened just days before the hack. About a week prior, Circle froze 16 USDC wallets tied to a sealed US civil case. Plaintiffs seized on that detail. If Circle could move fast for a court-adjacent matter, they argue, it could have acted here too. That single fact sits at the center of the legal fight.

I hope there’s some precedent set. Either you’re a decentralized protocol and literally do not have the power to freeze or you’re not and you should be freezing hacked funds. This middle ground hand wavy “only with a court order” stuff is weak. Misses the forest for the trees https://t.co/TqzOYKZOvm

— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) April 16, 2026

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The 2026 Iran–US–Israel conflict has pushed cryptocurrency far beyond its traditional role as a financial asset, placing it directly into the center of real-world crisis response and geopolitical tens

The 2026 Iran–US–Israel conflict has pushed cryptocurrency far beyond its traditional role as a financial asset, placing it directly into the center of real-world crisis response and geopolitical tension.
At the early stage of the conflict, markets reacted sharply. Iranian exchanges saw a sudden surge in outflows as uncertainty escalated, with large volumes of capital quickly shifting out of local platforms. A significant share moved into self-custody wallets, as ordinary people sought to protect their savings amid currency instability and rising geopolitical risk. For many, it was less about investing and more about financial survival.
Bitcoin also experienced intense volatility. It dropped sharply in the initial shock, briefly falling by nearly 24%, before recovering as liquidity conditions tightened across traditional markets. The rebound highlighted a familiar pattern: panic-driven selloffs followed by rapid stabilization as crypto markets decouple from short-term fear cycles.
The conflict also exposed crypto’s physical dependencies. Rising energy prices and disrupted regional stability put pressure on mining operations, leading to reduced hashrate in affected areas. Despite this, the Bitcoin network continued operating without structural disruption, reinforcing its resilience under stress.
Stablecoins became another focal point. In a constrained financial environment, dollar-pegged assets increasingly served as cross-border liquidity channels, while also attracting heightened scrutiny due to their role in sanction-affected flows.
More controversially, discussions emerged around crypto being used in state-level settlement systems, particularly in trade and energy logistics where traditional payment rails face restrictions. This marks a shift in narrative—from crypto as an alternative asset to crypto as a functional layer in global trade infrastructure.


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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your Airdrop Don’t get AI agents and stablecoin transfers? Enroll in CoinDesk University Have you had “dep

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Have you had “deploy a stablecoin” and “build an AI agent” on your business to-do list since the beginning of the year?

You know these technologies will create business efficiencies, but finding the time to really get a grasp, a hands-on grasp, of these solutions has proved hard to find. You might even feel like you’re falling behind.



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$BTC Has broken out of its range it traded in for 2 months. Price is still yet to push above the March high at $76K. Doing that would set this up for a move to close that CME gap at ~$84K later on. Th

$BTC Has broken out of its range it traded in for 2 months.

Price is still yet to push above the March high at $76K. Doing that would set this up for a move to close that CME gap at ~$84K later on.

This is now the 5th breakout above the range, all the other ones got slammed down within 1-2 days. All the bulls need to do is prevent that from happening again.


$BTC Has broken out of its range it traded in for

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation Challenge XRP News: XRPL Validators Vote On New Lending Protocol Update XRP Ledger has

XRP News: XRPL Validators Vote On New Lending Protocol Update
XRP Ledger has opened voting on XLS-65 and XLS-66 to allow lending and single asset vaults.

Recent developer tests found 'no issues' in the proposed XRP Ledger Lending protocol amendment.

However, the final implementation depends on consensus vote, which is currently ongoing.

Ripple-backed $XRP Ledger validators are moving to vote on two new amendments, XLS-65 and XLS-66, leading to $XRP news headlines. If approved, these proposals would add a native lending model and asset vault model.
The suggested ‘XLS-66 Lending Protocol’ aims to facilitate “on-chain, fixed-term, uncollateralized loans using pooled funds from a Single Asset Vault.” The overview of the amendment notes that the model is based on off-chain underwriting and risk management to determine the creditworthiness of the borrowers with configurability of on-chain peer-to-peer loans. Currently, the proposal is on the list of “Open for Voting” for XRPL upgrades.


XRP News: XRPL Validators Vote On New Lending Prot

On April 17, Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian stated that commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is now open. According to the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, Iran's Ports and Maritime O

Iranian Foreign Minister: Commercial Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is Open

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