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Apecoin Insider Turns $174K Into $2.45M in One Day With 14x Trade on Both Sides of 80% Surge
An anonymous wallet with no prior trading history turned $174,000 worth of ether into $2.45 million by trading Apecoin on both sides of an 80% price surge in a single day. Key Takeaways: Wallet 0x0b8a converted $174,000 in ETH into a…
Polish Crypto Exchange Zondacrypto CEO Flees to Israel as $97M Fraud Probe Deepens
Polish prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto after chief executive Przemysław Kral departed for Israel, where his citizenship could prevent extradition, leaving up to 30,000 users facing…
Metaplanet Raises $50M via Zero-Interest Bonds to Expand its 40,177 BTC Treasury
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet Inc. issued its 20th series of zero-interest bonds on April 24, 2026, raising ¥8 billion (approximately $50 million) earmarked entirely for bitcoin purchases. Key Takeaways: Metaplanet issued its 20th zero-coupon…
Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit
Gordon Liao, Circle’s Chief Economist, submitted a governance proposal on April 22, 2026, calling on Aave to raise USDC borrow rates sharply on its V3 Ethereum Core market after a $292 million exploit against KelpDAO left the pool…
PACE Act Pushes Fed Payment Access for Nonbanks, Crypto Firms
U.S. lawmakers have introduced the PACE Act to modernize payment systems and reduce transaction costs. The bill could open federal payment rails to regulated nonbank providers, including crypto firms. Key Takeaways: U.S. Reps. Young Kim and…
Strategy Could Reach 1 Million Bitcoin by Late 2026; River Notes STRC Inflows Dwarf ETF Net Gains
Strategy Inc. added 34,164 bitcoin to its treasury this week, bringing its total holdings to 815,061 BTC, putting a million bitcoins within reach before year’s end. Key Takeaways: Strategy acquired 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion on April 20,…
Shakepay Enables Bitcoin-Backed Lending in Canada After AMF Green Light
Shakepay, a CIRO-registered Canadian crypto platform with more than 1.5 million users, began rolling out bitcoin-backed loans on April 21, 2026, making it the first crypto trading platform in Canada to offer such a product. Key Takeaways:…
BIS Official Flags $320 Billion Stablecoin Market as Financial Stability Concern
BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos called global coordination on stablecoin regulation a matter of “critical importance,” warning that fragmented national frameworks risk enabling regulatory arbitrage and financial instability. Key…
KAIO Secures $8M From Tether and Systemic Ventures to Build Onchain Asset Distribution in UAE
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, led an $8 million strategic institutional funding round for KAIO, an Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization firm building onchain infrastructure for real-world assets. Key Takeaways:…
Drift Protocol SOL Exploit Sees Over $200M Drained: Biggest DeFi Hack of 2026?
Onchain analysts flagged an estimated $200 million or more, drained from Drift Protocol accounts on April 1, 2026, making it one of the largest decentralized finance ( DeFi) breaches recorded this year. DRIFT Token Crashes After Protocol…