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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk 1 place · today 01:36 EDT

Bitcoin, ether, solana slide, oil jumps on renewed U.S.-Iran war risks

Bitcoin traded at $74,335 after Iran reimposed controls on the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, with the modest 1.6% pullback standing out against a 5.7% jump in Brent and a 1.2% drop in European equity futures. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk 2 place · today 01:01 EDT

LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus

LayerZero said the attackers compromised two RPC nodes the company's verifier relied on and DDoS'd the rest, with the attack working only because Kelp had ignored multi-verifier recommendations. Read more ›

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk 3 place · today 00:51 EDT

The $13 billion DeFi wipeout in two days, and it started with KelpDAO attack

Multiple lending and yield protocols are posting double-digit percentage declines in TVL, though token prices are seeing a limited decline. Read more ›

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 21:47 EDT

Hack at Vercel sends crypto developers scrambling to lock down API keys

Breach tied to compromised AI tool may have exposed credentials used by app frontends, the user-facing layer that connects web3 wallets and trading interfaces to backend services. Read more ›

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 18:27 EDT

The $292 million Kelp exploit: how it happened, and what it means for DeFi

2026 is shaping up to be DeFi's "worst year in terms of hacks," Ledger's CTO said, as the Kelp exploit shows how a single point of failure can cascade across systems. Read more ›

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Nikhilesh De @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 14:30 EDT

Previewing Consensus' Policy Summit: State of Crypto

Every year policy discussions get more important, and this year's even more so. Read more ›

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Tobias Bauer @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 14:13 EDT

Web3 VCs have a differentiation problem

When every fund claims the same great networks and strong relationships, nobody wins. Bauer, Co-Founder of TBV, offers a more rigorous framework for emerging managers to build a unique value proposition. Read more ›

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Aoyon Ashraf @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 13:49 EDT

'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risks

Developers and traders warn of structural risks as a cross-chain exploit spreads fear and prompts billions to flee DeFi platforms. Read more ›

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 12:00 EDT

Stablecoins can help businesses turn costs into revenue, Paxos Labs cofounder says

Firms using stablecoins can reshape margins by cutting costs, unlock credit and earn yield, but not every company needs to issue a token, Paxos Labs' Chunda McCain said. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 10:56 EDT

Aave records $6 billion TVL drop as Kelp hack exposes structural risk at DeFi lender

The AAVE token fell 16% and deposits fled the protocol after attackers used drained rsETH as collateral to borrow wrapped ether, leaving Aave to quantify how much bad debt it is now carrying. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 16:53 EDT

2026's biggest crypto exploit: Kelp DAO hit for $292 million with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp's LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift. Read more ›

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 16:27 EDT

Why Michael Saylor's Strategy decided to make STRC's dividend bi-monthly

Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 16:21 EDT

From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy

Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 15:18 EDT

AI is increasingly eating into VC fundings and here is how crypto firms are adapting

AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 12:46 EDT

Binance and Biget to probe RAVE’s 4,500% token surge as claims of insider-orchestrated rally grow

Nearly 90% of RAVE's supply was concentrated in just three wallets, and millions of tokens were transferred to exchanges before the price surge. Read more ›

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Bobby Shell @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 12:30 EDT

The Lightning Network isn’t ‘helplessly broken’

Shell argues the network is fixable and proposes a different framing to the recent quantum debate. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 10:00 EDT

Zondacrypto under fire as Poland's prime minister links exchange to legislative interference

The company also disclosed a 4,500 BTC wallet that it can't access due to missing private keys linked to a former CEO, who's now missing. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 09:21 EDT

Bitcoin 'plebs eat first' mining pool Parasite finds its second BTC block

Parasite Pool, which pays 1 BTC to the block finder and splits the rest among all participants, mined block 945,601 on Friday, about 48 days after its first. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 09:00 EDT

Wrapped XRP goes live on Solana, broadening DeFi access for Ripple-linked token

Wrapped XRP on Solana lets XRP holders access Jupiter, Phantom, and Meteora without selling the asset, the latest step in Hex Trust's multi-chain wXRP rollout first announced in December. Read more ›

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Margaux Nijkerk @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 09:00 EDT

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin warns of the dangers of AI being controlled by a few big tech firms

In an interview with CoinDesk, the Ethereum co-founder spoke also about Ethereum’s evolution through MetaMask, stablecoins and tokenization, while downplaying quantum computing as a long-term, manageable issue. Read more ›

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 08:00 EDT

Former UK Prime Minister sees economy on 'very negative trajectory,' indicates support for bitcoin

Truss criticized central banking and defended her mini-budget, suggesting bitcoin and a CPAC UK conference could help push for economic reform. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 01:04 EDT

Bitcoin falls back to $76,000 as Iran reportedly shuts Hormuz again

One of the biggest short liquidations 2026 wiped $593 million in bearish bets overnight. Saturday afternoon as Iran reportedly reversed the Hormuz reopening. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 00:54 EDT

XRP leads majors with 8% weekly outperformance, what next after breakout

Token edges ahead of bitcoin and ether over seven days, though thinning participation keeps the move in consolidation territory. Read more ›

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/18/2026 00:00 EDT

Stripe doubles down on blockchain and stablecoins, aiming to become 'AWS for money'

Demand is emerging fastest in the Global South and cross-border use cases, where cards fail and currencies are unstable, said Adrien Duchâteau, Stripe's crypto GTM lead. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/17/2026 23:51 EDT

How a quantum computer can be used to actually steal your bitcoin in '9 minutes'

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a quantum algorithm breaks it, and what Google's paper changed about the timeline. Read more ›

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Stephen Alpher @ CoinDesk · 04/17/2026 16:32 EDT

Strategy proposes semi-monthly dividends on its popular STRC preferred stock

"[The] proposed changes are intended to stabilize price, dampen cyclicality, drive liquidity, and grow demand," said Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. Read more ›

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/17/2026 12:01 EDT

Beaten-down digital asset treasury names lead crypto stock surge as bitcoin hits $78,000

Oil prices slumped as Trump said Iran committed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. plans to acquire that country's enriched uranium as part of a deal. Read more ›

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Molly Jane Zuckerman @ CoinDesk · 04/17/2026 11:29 EDT

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CoinDesk University’s School of Stablecoin and Agentic Commerce will give you the tools to move beyond understanding to action. Read more ›

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/17/2026 09:38 EDT

Back in the black: Strategy surges 8% as bitcoin's rise to $77,000 puts holdings in profit

Bitcoin climbed above its 100-day moving average, while Strategy moves back above its 200-week trend level. Read more ›

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