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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 08:57 EDT

Bitmine buys 101,627 ether worth over $230 million, its largest weekly haul of 2026

The Ethereum treasury firm is nearing 5 million ETH holdings as it has sped its accumulation pace over the past weeks. Read more ›

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 08:07 EDT

Strategy buys 34,164 bitcoin for $2.54 billion, third-largest purchase on record

Last week's purchases were funded by sales of the companies perpetual preferred stock, STRC and common stock. Read more ›

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Oliver Knight @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 06:51 EDT

Bitcoin drops from recent highs as traders watch CME gap, DeFi hack fallout

Bitcoin pulled back after Friday’s surge as traders considered a CME futures gap, a DeFi exploit rattled altcoins and macro pressures weighed on sentiment. Read more ›

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 06:24 EDT

Bitcoin is rallying as flagship conference approaches, data shows the gains rarely last

After a 50% slide and partial recovery for bitcoin, traders are watching whether the Las Vegas event marks another short-term top for bitcoin. Read more ›

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James Van Straten @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 05:53 EDT

Here's how bitcoin's $7.9 billion April options expiry impact prices

With the bitcoin price above max pain and heavy positioning at $75K, traders face a potential squeeze or pullback into "max pain" expiry. Read more ›

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Omkar Godbole @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 05:27 EDT

A $300 million borrowing spike on Aave signals liquidity crunch after exploit

The aftershocks of the Saturday's KelpDAO hack are spreading through stablecoin markets in ways that were not immediately obvious. Read more ›

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Shaurya Malwa @ CoinDesk · 04/20/2026 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 · 04/20/2026 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 · 04/20/2026 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 · 04/19/2026 10:28 EDT

RaveDAO's RAVE token collapses 90% in a day as exchange probes widen

The token traded at $1.15 on Sunday, down from a $27.33 peak on Friday, wiping out more than $5 billion in market cap while Binance and Bitget investigations advance. Read more ›

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 10:00 EDT

Inside the rise of wrench attacks against crypto holders and how France has become the focus

France has seen 41 crypto-related kidnappings this year, roughly one every 2.5 days, prompting authorities to step up security. Read more ›

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