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Jamie Crawley @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 09:00 EDT

Nomura study says 65% of institutional investors see crypto as a vital portfolio diversifier

A new survey from Nomura and Laser Digital shows improving sentiment among institutional investors, as regulatory clarity and new products drive deeper engagement with digital assets. Read more ›

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 04/19/2026 07:00 EDT

One person holds the keys to $200 million of a project’s crypto. His co-founder says that has to end

Co-founders Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang have conflicting restructuring plans, Da wants independent governance and multi-sig protection; Zhang wants accountability investigations and to remain on the board. 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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