Bitcoin preserved $70,000 at the weekly close as markets began reacting to a breakdown in US-Iran negotiations and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/oil-price-surges-8percent-iran-five-things-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: April 2026
TRUMP whales load up as Mar-a-Lago luncheon approaches
After the luncheon announcement on March 12, the TRUMP token spiked more than 50% to a peak of $4.35; however, it has dropped more than 33% to trade at $2.80 as of Monday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/whales-accumulating-trump-coin-ahead-of-luncheon?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bank of Korea floats crypto ‘circuit breakers’ after Bithumb blunder
Bithumb accidentally sent customers 620,000 Bitcoin instead of 620,000 Korean won in February. The Bank of Korea wants lawmakers to make it so it doesn’t happen again. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-korea-floats-crypto-circuit-breakers-after-bithumb-blunder?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Institutions are in a crypto bull market as retail sits out: Exodus CEO
Almost everyone has a hard time paying their bills every month, said crypto YouTuber Michaël van de Poppe, on why retail may be absent this cycle. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/institutions-are-in-a-bull-market-and-retail-hasn-t-even-noticed-yet-exec?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Musician loses $420K Bitcoin ‘retirement fund’ via fake Ledger app
Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said Garrett Dutton’s 5.9 Bitcoin has already been sent to deposit addresses associated with KuCoin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/musician-loses-420k-bitcoin-retirement-fund-after-installing-fake-ledger-app?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin mining and AI may be on opposite decentralization paths: Reseacher
Edge AI computing could help to decentralize AI, reducing reliance on corporate data centers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/edge-computing-decentralize-ai-bitcoin-mining-centralizes?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Aave DAO approves $25M funding grant, token allocation for Aave Labs
The vote passed with nearly 75% in favor. Other elements of the framework, including the growth and development grants, will have separate governance proposals. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-dao-approves-25m-funding-aave-labs-aave-will-win-framework?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
EU central bank backs plan for crypto supervision under EU markets watchdog
The European Central Bank has boosted a proposal to take away EU member states’ regulatory oversight of crypto and hand it to the European Union’s market regulator. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-backs-plan-esma-crypto-supervision?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Researchers discover malicious AI agent routers that can steal crypto
26 LLM routers are “secretly injecting malicious tool calls and stealing creds,” warns researcher Chaofan Shou. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/researchers-discover-malicious-ai-agent-routers-that-can-steal-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin dips to $70.6K, oil rises after US announces Hormuz blockade
US President Donald Trump said Iran did not want to compromise its nuclear weapons program, stating it was the only issue that “really mattered.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-falls-oil-rises-us-to-block-strait-of-hormuz?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound