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Nikhilesh De @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 18:11 EDT

U.S. arrests soldier for Polymarket bets on Nicolas Maduro raid he participated in

The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it had arrested a soldier in the U.S. Army for placing bets on Polymarket about the Nicolas Maduro raid. Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 16:52 EDT

Aave rallies DeFi partners to contain fallout from $292 million KelpDAO hack

Industry players are coordinating a recovery effort as the year's biggest crypto rattled Aave, with Lido and EtherFi being firsts to offer aid. Read more

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Margaux Nijkerk @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 14:35 EDT

Inside the $71 million freeze on Arbitrum that has the crypto world questioning what decentralization really means

The emergency response prevented stolen funds from moving, but sparked debate over governance, control and the limits of decentralization on Layer 2s. Read more

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Mauricio Di Bartolomeo @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 12:30 EDT

The market repriced DeFi in just 48 hours

Bartolomeo argues that last weekend the market achieved – in real time – a notable feat that no regulator, auditor or commentator has ever done. Read more

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Vincent Chok @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 11:00 EDT

Crypto for Advisors: AI Agents Using Crypto

AI agents are executing transactions, forming “agentic finance.” Crypto is the financial backend for these autonomous systems. Learn use cases, risks, and what experts say. Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 10:53 EDT

Tether freezes $344 million in USDT on Tron tied to 'illicit activity'

The stablecoin issuer said the action followed U.S. law enforcement requests as global watchdog FATF warned of growing role of digital dollars in illicit money flows. Read more

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Will Canny @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 10:38 EDT

JPMorgan says persistent security flaws curb DeFi’s institutional appeal

A $20 billion hit from the KelpDAO exploit highlights systemic risks, while flat ETH-denominated growth and a shift to stablecoins point to ongoing fragility in DeFi. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 10:35 EDT

BIS warns cryptocurrency exchanges are becoming ‘shadow banks,’ and why that's a risk

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report warning stablecoin yields and other DeFi “earn” products are bank-like services without the safeguards or insurance. Read more

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 09:48 EDT

The $145 billion math: Why bitcoin’s quantum threat is manageable, not existential

Quantum fears focus on vulnerable early wallets, but market data suggests even a worst case sell-off would be large, not catastrophic. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 09:46 EDT

Ripple-linked XRP slips amid bitcoin profit-taking, ETF delay

Token falls 2.5% after rejection near $1.44 as leveraged ETF launch pushback adds to mixed sentiment. Read more

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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 09:02 EDT

More than 90% of Web3 games failed after $15 billion boom as gamers never showed up: Caladan

Gaming took 63% of all Web3 venture funding in 2022, but by 2025 its share had fallen to single digits as capital rotated into AI, real-world assets and layer-2 infrastructure. Read more

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 07:52 EDT

U.S. military runs Bitcoin node, sees crypto as power projection versus China

Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told two congressional panels this week that the military is running a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing and views the protocol as a tool of national power in competition with China. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 07:26 EDT

Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws retrial motion. He believes he would not get a fair trial.

The founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX said he might file for a retrial after a decision on his appeal is ruled upon. Read more

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 06:38 EDT

Bitcoin slips from near $80,000 as oil price increase weighs on risk assets

Bitcoin dips after testing $80,000 as oil surges and traders stay bearish, even though a breakout hints the rally could accelerate on short squeezes. Read more

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 06:30 EDT

More than 100 crypto firms urge Senate to move on U.S. market structure bill

Key priorities include defining clear SEC and CFTC oversight roles, protecting non-custodial developers, simplifying disclosure rules, and avoiding a patchwork of state laws. Read more

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 06:21 EDT

The DAT collapse: Pantera wants Satsuma to dump its bitcoin as shares crash 99%

Pantera Capital is urging London-listed Satsuma Technology to liquidate its remaining bitcoin holdings and return cash to shareholders. Read more

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Jamie Crawley @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 05:59 EDT

Coinbase backer Blockchain Capital hunts $700 million for new funds

The San Francisco-based firm is raising for its seventh early-stage fund and second growth fund, which are expected to be completed in the next five to six months. Read more

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Ian Allison @ CoinDesk · 04/23/2026 03:49 EDT

OpenAI appears to be poaching Coinbase’s marketing team

Six Coinbase senior marketing executives, including the exchange's former chief marketing officer, have jumped to OpenAI in the past year and a half. Read more

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