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- All eyes on Bitcoin this weekend as Iran is already disputing the US narrative on the Hormuz dealby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 17, 2026 at 10:41 pm
Bitcoin rallied hard after Iran said it was reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Bitcoin hit the highest level since February, oil prices dropped, Wall Street notched another record, and the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield slipped to 4.24%. But here’s the catch: markets acted as if the reopening had solved the core standoff The post All eyes on Bitcoin this weekend as Iran is already disputing the US narrative on the Hormuz deal […]
- Crypto censorship resistance is questioned as major fight breaks out over who gets to freeze your digital dollarsby Gino Matos on April 17, 2026 at 7:20 pm
Crypto rhetoric has long prized the ability to transact without gatekeepers, to move value across borders without asking permission, and to hold assets no institution could seize. Crypto culture treated these as design virtues, properties that builders embedded with ethical weight by deliberate architectural choice. Then the Drift exploit happened, and the backlash told a The post Crypto censorship resistance is questioned as major fight breaks […]
- Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent economy’ – but 76% of it is just bots shuffling stablecoinsby Gino Matos on April 17, 2026 at 3:45 pm
Artificial intelligence and crypto-native tools are quickly shaping a future where software agents can fund themselves, run cross-chain strategies, and move through financial markets with no one at the controls. According to a recent report by DWF Ventures, automated and agentic activity now accounts for an estimated 19% of all on-chain transactions, with 17,000 agents The post Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent […]
- Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared openby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 17, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Bitcoin climbed toward $80,000 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial traffic for the remainder of the ceasefire period, easing pressure on one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints and triggering a broader risk-on move across markets. The largest cryptocurrency rose 5% on the news to as high as The post Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open appeared first […]
- Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surgingby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 17, 2026 at 1:11 pm
Stablecoin supply climbed to a record $320 billion this week, extending the continued surge in dollar-linked digital assets. This comes as one of the biggest questions hanging over the sector remains unresolved in Washington: whether the income generated by the reserves backing those tokens should stay with issuers or be shared with users. Nonetheless, the The post Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing […]
- Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana paymentsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 17, 2026 at 11:30 am
USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that was crippled by a $286 million exploit earlier this month. However, the rescue package includes a potent commercial string that could challenge Circle’s dominance of USDC on the Solana blockchain. According to the recovery plan, Drift The post Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge […]
- Ripple’s dollar stablecoin hits a wall in Japan, one of XRP’s friendliest markets, as megabanks earn most of the trustby Gino Matos on April 17, 2026 at 10:03 am
Japan has long been one of Ripple’s most fertile markets. SBI’s investment in Ripple dates to 2016, SBI Remit launched Japan’s first XRP-enabled international remittance flow in 2021, and SBI VC Trade counts XRP among its most popular assets. When Ripple and SBI announced in August 2025 that SBI VC Trade intended to distribute RLUSD The post Ripple’s dollar stablecoin hits a wall in Japan, one of XRP’s friendliest markets, as megabanks earn […]
- On Schedule and Above Target: JST’s Third Buyback and Burn Breaches $21 Millionby News Desk on April 16, 2026 at 7:30 pm
According to the latest official update, the third large-scale buyback and burn of JST has been completed. In this round, 271,337,579 JST tokens, worth an estimated $21.3 million, were burned, representing 2.74% of the total supply. Every dollar deployed in this round originated directly from the organic revenue of JustLend DAO. This includes approximately $10.34 The post On Schedule and Above Target: JST’s Third Buyback and Burn Breaches $21 […]
- Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on April 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Bitcoin has spent much of 2026 moving between recovery attempts and macro shocks, yet one part of the market has kept moving in a single direction. Large holders have been buying. On April 16, Bitfinex highlighted CryptoQuant data showing whales accumulated 270,000 BTC over the previous 30 days, the largest buying spree since 2013, while The post Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000? […]
- Bitcoin’s recovery hits a Fed ceiling with no sign of cheaper moneyby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 16, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Bitcoin’s latest recovery has pushed the flagship digital asset back toward the $75,000 level, tracking a broader return in risk appetite as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East lifted global equities to fresh records. However, the move is running into a quieter constraint than geopolitics or crypto-specific sentiment: the bond market still shows a The post Bitcoin’s recovery hits a Fed ceiling with no sign of cheaper money appeared […]
- Kuwait Holds American Journalist After Reporting On ‘Friendly Fire’ Shootdown Incidentby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 3:25 am
Kuwait Holds American Journalist After Reporting On ‘Friendly Fire’ Shootdown Incident Authored by Chris Hedges via Consortium News Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a fearless Palestinian-American journalist (he’s an American-born Kuwaiti of Palestinian descent) whose writing and reports are defined by unparalleled integrity, depth and eloquence, was arrested on March 3rd in Kuwait. He is charged with spreading false information and harming […]
- Spillover Conflict Still Raging In Iraq: Three Iranian Kurds Killedby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 3:00 am
Spillover Conflict Still Raging In Iraq: Three Iranian Kurds Killed The Iran war seems to be cooling, as a two week ceasefire holds, but people are still dying from spillover effects and sporadic conflict in neighboring Iraq. “Drone and rocket strikes in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region on Friday killed three Iranian Kurds, including two women fighters, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran,” AFP reports. It’s […]
- Massive Cosmic Test Shows Newton And Einstein Still Explain Gravity Accuratelyby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 2:35 am
Massive Cosmic Test Shows Newton And Einstein Still Explain Gravity Accurately Authored by Neetika Walter via Interesting Engineering, Scientists have tested gravity across some of the largest structures in the universe and found that it behaves exactly as predicted by long-standing physical laws. Galaxies and clusters trace gravity’s pull across the universe.iStock Photos Researchers led by University of Pennsylvania used data […]
- Beijing Boosts BeiDou Satellite System To Try And Compete With GPSby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 2:10 am
Beijing Boosts BeiDou Satellite System To Try And Compete With GPS China is upgrading its BeiDou satellite navigation system, a domestic alternative to GPS, to expand its global reach and industry use, according to South China Morning Post. The plan involves replacing older satellites with newer third-generation models and adjusting their orbits to improve worldwide coverage. The system will be streamlined from 50 to 37 active […]
- Ditch The Sanitizer And Exercise Your Immune Systemby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 1:45 am
Ditch The Sanitizer And Exercise Your Immune System Authored by Joel Salatin via The Epoch Times, Bugs, viruses, and sickness—these maladies creep into countless conversations as people wrestle with the question: How do I strengthen my immune system? The overriding answer from the conventional pharmaceutical and vaccine industry is that functional wellness comes from a pill, a needle, or some kind of medical treatment. As a […]
- Brave New Autonomous World Takes Shape On America’s Highwaysby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 1:20 am
Brave New Autonomous World Takes Shape On America’s Highways Wall Street remains hyper-focused on whether the hyperscalers’ AI-driven data center buildout, now approaching $700 billion and roughly 10 times 2020 levels, will ultimately generate enough returns to justify the massive spending boom. Goldman analysts, led by Mark Delaney, focused on the “impact of AI on profit pools” and, more specifically, on the incremental profit […]
- “Depraved Evil”: Gay Couple Mocks Baby’s Cry For ‘Mama’ In Viral Surrogacy Videoby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:55 am
“Depraved Evil”: Gay Couple Mocks Baby’s Cry For ‘Mama’ In Viral Surrogacy Video Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Two gay men in Nashville recorded themselves taunting the baby they obtained through surrogacy as he cried desperately for his mother. The now viral clip has ignited fury across X. The clip opens with one man asking the infant, “Who do you want, Dada or Pop?” The baby responds, “Mama.” The man […]
- Xi Jinping Refocuses On Taiwan With Renewed Political Outreachby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:30 am
Xi Jinping Refocuses On Taiwan With Renewed Political Outreach China hosted a high-profile meeting between Xi Jinping and a senior Taiwanese opposition figure from the Kuomintang (KMT), marking a notable resumption of party-to-party engagement after years of limited direct contact, according to Nikkei Asia. The meeting was tightly choreographed, featuring an extended handshake, formal seating arrangements, and controlled media […]
- More Young Men Than Young Women Now Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ To Them, Gallup Findsby Tyler Durden on April 18, 2026 at 12:05 am
More Young Men Than Young Women Now Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ To Them, Gallup Finds Authored by Mark A. Kellner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Young men in the United States are more religious than young women for the first time in 25 years, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. A man reads scripture while viewing the casket of Reverend Billy Graham in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Feb. 28, […]
- Trump Turns The Screws On Israel In Biggest Pressure Move To Reign In Bibi Yetby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 11:40 pm
Trump Turns The Screws On Israel In Biggest Pressure Move To Reign In Bibi Yet The Lebanon ceasefire appears to be legitimate and holding, and the biggest evidence of this is that Lebanese citizens themselves are pouring back into the war-ravaged south of the country, seeking to recover to their homes which are in some cases ‘unlivable’. “Thousands of families displaced by weeks of fighting filled the main highway to southern […]
- Is America On The Verge Of A Nuclear Renaissance?by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 11:15 pm
Is America On The Verge Of A Nuclear Renaissance? Authored by Duggan Flanakin via WattsUpWithThat.com, It has been more than seven years since President Donald Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) into law – and it has taken all seven years (including four during the Biden Administration) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a final rule implementing its provisions. Even […]
- Google’s Stake In SpaceX Could Be Worth $122 Billion At IPOby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Google’s Stake In SpaceX Could Be Worth $122 Billion At IPO A long-held investment by Alphabet Inc. in SpaceX could become one of its most valuable bets if the rocket company moves ahead with a public listing, according to Bloomberg. Regulatory filings indicate Google owned about 6.11% of SpaceX at the end of 2025. At a projected $2 trillion IPO valuation, that stake would be worth roughly $122 billion. After SpaceX’s merger with […]
- The Latest On The Redistricting Battlesby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 10:25 pm
The Latest On The Redistricting Battles Authored by Jackson Richman & Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Despite the midterm season underway, the lines of congressional maps have not been finalized as redistricting battles continue nationwide. Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School in Hillsboro, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Since Texas’s opening […]
- Unpaid Trash Company Empties Dumpster Rental Load On Customer’s Front Lawnby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Unpaid Trash Company Empties Dumpster Rental Load On Customer’s Front Lawn A Bay Area dumpster company decided to skip collections and go straight to… lawn delivery. Express Rental Dumpster said a San Pablo customer rented a bin while moving out, but the payment situation was, generously, fictional. The owner, Martin Perez, said the card kept getting declined while the customer kept promising “later”, according to Fox News. […]
- “F**k It…Just Do It”: Carville Lays Out Democratic Plan To Add States And Pack The Court To Retain Powerby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 9:40 pm
“F**k It…Just Do It”: Carville Lays Out Democratic Plan To Add States And Pack The Court To Retain Power Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, Various Democrats have been openly discussing their plans after retaking power to change the system so they never lose power again. Democratic strategist James Carville has been one of the most vocal and returned to the subject this week in laying out how they will make D.C. […]
- Meta To Unleash First Wave Of Mass Layoffs May 20 As It Eliminates 10% Of Its Workersby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Meta To Unleash First Wave Of Mass Layoffs May 20 As It Eliminates 10% Of Its Workers The FaceBook currently known as Meta for one failed venture that incinerated nearly $100 billion in cash for its failed transformation to a virtual reality hub while laying off thousands, is at it again. As we previewed a few weeks ago, Meta – which inexplicably hasn’t changed its name to AIbook yet – will proceed with the first wave of mass […]
- No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds The Trump Cardby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 9:00 pm
No SAVE Act? Congress Still Holds The Trump Card Authored by Scott Yenor via American Greatness, The failure of the United States Senate to pass the SAVE America Act is as regrettable as it is predictable. Noncitizen voting is already a federal crime in America. SAVE would have required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. States would have to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, too. […]
- Former Congressman Blows The Whistle On Blackmail And Honeypots In Congressby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Former Congressman Blows The Whistle On Blackmail And Honeypots In Congress In a candid interview with Human Events editor Jack Posobiec, former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) alleged that blackmail and sexual honeypot operations are far more prevalent than the American public is aware of. Cawthorn, who was elected to represent North Carolina’s 11th congressional district at just 25 years old in 2020, described the typical path […]
- “Overwhelming Puke-Stream”: It’s All Going To Come Out Now…by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 8:20 pm
“Overwhelming Puke-Stream”: It’s All Going To Come Out Now… Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Showdown “Everything that’s wrong is staring us right in the face, and half this country simply will not join us in fighting and fixing it. It’s infuriating and depressing and maddening.” – James Woods on X The closer this Iran war comes to a favorable resolution, the more garishly negative the puling Lefty-left gets, […]
- Does Trump Know Something We Don’t About Potential SCOTUS Vacancies?by Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 7:40 pm
Does Trump Know Something We Don’t About Potential SCOTUS Vacancies? Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia,com, The midterm elections are coming up in November, and Democrats are generally favored to win the House, while the Senate is kind of a coin flip. While it would suck for Democrats to win the House because they’ll almost certainly find some bogus pretext to impeach President Donald Trump, there’s potentially more at […]
- A “Bulging Lobe” Of Polar Vortex Madness Headed For U.S. Eastby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 7:25 pm
A “Bulging Lobe” Of Polar Vortex Madness Headed For U.S. East Mother Nature across the Mid-Atlantic can only be described by the Katy Perry lyric, “You’re hot, then you’re cold,” as a meteorologist warns that a “tropospheric polar vortex” will sweep across the Lower 48 this weekend into early next week, abruptly ending the summer-like conditions in Washington, D.C. “A bulging lobe of the tropospheric ‘polar vortex’ will be […]
- The End Of Oil Volatility As A Weaponby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 7:10 pm
The End Of Oil Volatility As A Weapon Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, This is the only chart that matters right now…not borrowing costs (@lukegromen). It’s the weekly chart of Brent Crude. I’ve been telling my patrons for three weeks in the Market Reports that the Brent Crude chart has all the earmarks of a market being manipulated UP to support a narrative… That narrative is Donald Trump is a […]
- Tanker Armada Races For Hormuz After Iran Says Strait Is Openby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 6:50 pm
Tanker Armada Races For Hormuz After Iran Says Strait Is Open An armada of at least eight oil tankers set off toward the Strait of Hormuz immediately after Iran’s foreign minister said the vital waterway was fully open to shipping. Five of the carriers, which had been anchored north of Dubai, were moving into the waterway on Friday afternoon, soon after Iran’s foreign minister said it was completely open, vessel tracking […]
- Charles Schwab To Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading For Retail Clientsby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 6:40 pm
Charles Schwab To Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading For Retail Clients Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine, Charles Schwab announced further details and plans in their attempt to launch direct spot bitcoin trading through its new platform, Schwab Crypto™, signaling a major step by one of the country’s largest brokerage firms into the digital asset market. The feature will roll out in phases over the coming weeks […]
- Record Share Of Home Sellers Cut Listing Prices In February: Reportby Tyler Durden on April 17, 2026 at 6:20 pm
Record Share Of Home Sellers Cut Listing Prices In February: Report A record share of home sellers cut their listing prices in February as competition for homebuyers necessitated steep price reductions, an April 9 report by real estate platform Redfin said. About 34.2 percent of sellers reduced their listing prices in February, up from 31.5 percent in the same month a year earlier, according to Redfin’s analysis of MLS data. […]
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- A coastal community’s stand: Malibu residents challenge 5G rollout near homesby Willow Tohi on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Residents of Malibu, California, are engaged in a multi-year legal appeal to stop T-Mobile and Crown Castle from installing 5G “small cell” transm…
- A potential thaw at a critical chokepoint: Iran considers easing Strait of Hormuz restrictionsby Zoey Sky on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Strait of Hormuz is an extremely narrow but vital waterway, handling about 20% of the world’s oil. Its geography gives Iran significant power …
- The American Empire Will End in Poverty and Despairby Mike Adams on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Introduction: The Fraying Fabric of an EmpireI look at the world in 2026, and I no longer see a beacon of liberty, but a dying empire stumbling towa…
- The Engineered Collapse of Work and Freedom: My Case Against the Coming AI Dystopia and UBI Financial Enslavementby Mike Adams on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) IntroductionIâve spent years documenting the patterns of control and deception, from psyops to our poisoned food supply. But what Iâm witnessing…
- UK COVID Inquiry Finds Mandatory Vaccine Policies Were Politically Drivenby Morgan S. Verity on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) IntroductionA major report from the United Kingdom’s official COVID-19 inquiry has concluded that policies mandating vaccination for citizens and he…
- How five simple exercises can fortify your bones and preserve independenceby Ava Grace on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Bone health is a critical, often overlooked issue for aging adults, with osteoporosis and fractures posing a major threat to independence and qual…
- Beyond almonds: 7 Magnesium-rich foods to boost your healthby Belle Carter on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Magnesium is essential for bone health, muscle function and blood pressure regulation, yet nearly half of Americans don’t meet daily requirements….
- Congress scrambles to extend controversial spy powers in chaotic midnight voteby Willow Tohi on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The U.S. House of Representatives passed a last-minute, short-term extension of the FISA Section 702 surveillance authority until April 30, 2026. …
- Pediatricians warn: GMO foods linked to increased glyphosate exposure in childrenby Belle Carter on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Due to smaller body size, developing organs and behaviors like hand-to-mouth contact, kids face disproportionate exposure risks, with studies link…
- Large-Scale Study Links Increased Daily Movement to Reduced Cancer Riskby Morgan S. Verity on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) IntroductionA large-scale analysis of objective movement data from over 85,000 adults has provided new, specific evidence that increasing daily step…
- The Window Is Closing: AI Chatbots Are Poisoning Public Health with Misinformationby Morgan S. Verity on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A Crisis We Are Choosing to IgnoreA silent, man-made epidemic is spreading through the veins of our digital society, and its source is not a virus b…
- Russia Designates Barents Sea Zones as Missile Landing Areas for Planned Rocket Launchby Garrison Vance on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Russia has issued a series of safety notices warning ships and aircraft to avoid large areas of the Barents Sea until the end of April, designating th…
- Market skeptics shift focus to gold and silver breakouts amid copper optimismby Jacob Thomas on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Copper prices rose on optimism over potential U.S.-Iran talks, easing Middle East tensions. Some advisors remain skeptical, viewing the rally w…
- Treasury Secretary Bessent Criticizes China’s Oil Hoarding Amid Iran Conflictby Garrison Vance on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China had been an “unreliable global partner” during the war in Iran, citing the communist regime’s hoardin…
- Study Reports Association Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Eventsby Coco Somers on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) IntroductionA new observational study has reported a significant association between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk…
- NATO fractures as U.S. pushes for Iran blockade, exposing a world weary of war built on deceptionby Lance D Johnson on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The facade of a united Western front against a nuclear Iran is crumbling under the weight of an aggressive and deceptive foreign policy. As the United…
- The remarkable health benefits of pineapple: Nature’s nutrient-powered superfruitby Patrick Lewis on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Southern Lebanese Villages, Satellite Analysis Shows Over 1,400 Buildings Destroyedby Garrison Vance on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) IntroductionSatellite analysis conducted by BBC Verify has confirmed the extensive destruction of civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon since …
- NASA charts course for nuclear future with ambitious Mars missionby Jacob Thomas on April 17, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) NASA unveiled the SR-1 Freedom, its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft, set to launch in 2028 toward Mars. Sinacore presented the …
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- Wrapped XRP Now Available Across Major Solana Apps: Solanaon April 17, 2026 at 9:46 pm
Solana announced wXRP is live on Titan Exchange, Real, Phantom, Jupiter, and Meteora, expanding cross-chain asset availability on the blockchain.
- X Generates $1 Billion in Trading Volume Days After Launching Cashtags Feature: Xon April 17, 2026 at 8:47 pm
X’s new cashtags trading pilot for stocks and crypto reached an estimated $1 billion in volume within days of its Tuesday launch.
- Bitcoin Touches $78,000 As Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz ‘Completely Open’on April 17, 2026 at 6:58 pm
A geopolitical breakthrough and strong ETF inflows converged to lift crypto markets on Friday.
- Memecoin Sector Shows Signs of Life as ASTEROID Rockets Past $25Mon April 17, 2026 at 6:24 pm
Narrative-driven tokens are catching bids again as the broader memecoin sector attempts to recover from a bruising 2025.
- Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claimson April 17, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Morpheus Research’s report alleges that the $7.7B fintech is exaggerating its use of blockchain technology, while Figure and asset manager Van Eck dispute the findings.
- Singapore Gulf Bank Launches In-Bank Settlement for USDC on Solanaon April 17, 2026 at 4:44 pm
The bank says it plans to add other stablecoins across multiple blockchains to the service.
- Kraken’s Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomialon April 17, 2026 at 1:58 pm
Payward has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million.
- Mitsui & Co.’s Crypto Arm Brings Tokenized Metals Asset Zipangcoin to OP Mainneton April 17, 2026 at 8:00 am
The shift to Optimism is ZPG’s first deployment on a public blockchain since launching in 2022, and the start of its global rollout.
- Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin Drifts Near $75,000on April 16, 2026 at 8:45 pm
ETH held above $2,300, while SOL reclaimed $90 and XRP jumped to $1.46.
- Foundation NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Permanently After Failed Saleon April 16, 2026 at 8:03 pm
The curated art platform says its infrastructure has already been spun down with no plans to come back online.


































































