Monthly Archives: April 2026

Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3 equivalent of the Chinese WeChat Pay citing its recent moves to scrub crypto bots. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/x-smart-cashtags-us-trading-canada-integration?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling software. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-users-targeted-elaborate-scam-popular-notes-app-obsidian?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Apple told Cointelegraph that the fake Ledger Live app was removed and that the developer was terminated from its app store. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-removes-fake-ledger-app-stole-9-million-from-users?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/switzerland-crypto-valley-funding-rose-37-percent-2025-ton-led-deals?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The authors described it as a “private incentive to upgrade” because lost or frozen coins will make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-devs-and-researchers-propose-freezing-quantum-vulnerable-coins-bip-361?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan previously estimated that if Bitcoin captures 17% of the store-of-value market over the next decade, it could be worth $1 million a coin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-addressable-market-could-exceed-gold-iran-conflict-bitwise?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Kraken’s market valuation has dropped from $20 billion to $13.3 billion since the company confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC in November. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-boss-hints-ipo-plan-still-on?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Senator Thom Tillis will publicly share an agreement to end a crypto and banking clash over stablecoin yields, but both sides are resisting the proposal, Politico reports. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-banks-continue-senate-bill-spat-with-new-proposal-concerns-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin rallied to $76,000 on Tuesday as a bullish chart breakout and increasing onchain activity hint at an extended rally to $90,000. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-shows-bull-market-behavior-as-chart-pattern-targets-dollar90k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

World Liberty Financial allegedly used illiquid tokens to borrow $75 million, fueling bad debt fears and rattling confidence among traders. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/world-liberty-financial-s-wlfi-token-risks-20-price-drop?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound