Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
Bitcoin surged above $76,000 as oil futures fell 10% after Iran’s foreign minister declared the…
Day: 17 April 2026
Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report
Bloomberg reported Flow Capital plans to tokenize its private credit fund to raise additional capital,…
Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale
Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million…
Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it…
At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack
Rhea Finance and the Russia-linked Grinex exchange were hacked for a combined $21 million over…
Key Ethereum researcher Josh Stark leaves Ethereum Foundation
Stark’s departure from the Ethereum Foundation is the most high-profile exit from the organization since…
Ethereum Foundation Exposes 100 North Korean Operatives Infiltrating Crypto Companies
Key Takeaways Six-month investigation identifies 100 North Korean agents working in cryptocurrency companies Ethereum Foundation-backed…
Economist Proposes National USD Stablecoin to Eliminate Currency Controls in Venezuela
Alejandro Grisanti, head of Ecoanalitica, proposed issuing a national USD stablecoin as part of a…
Sanctioned Exchange Grinex Hit by $13.7M Hack; Blames Foreign Intelligence Services
The sanctioned crypto-ruble exchange Grinex has suspended all operations following a high-level cyberattack that resulted…
Public Miners Sell Record Bitcoin as Industry Splits Between Selling and Quality Growth
Public bitcoin miners have liquidated their BTC reserves at a pace not seen since the…
MiCA Decoded: Your Crypto White Paper Can’t Just Be a Gitbook or PDF
When most people hear crypto white paper, they think of Satoshi Nakamoto’s nine-page document, or…
Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison
Meta-1 Coin was sold and marketed from 2018 to 2023 as an investment backed by…
Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko
March was the “weakest month” with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the…
Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace
The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to…
Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto
The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers…