Crypto for Friday, April 17, 2026

• All eyes on Bitcoin this weekend as Iran is already disputing the US narrative on the Hormuz deal
• Russia introduces bill to criminalize unregistered crypto services
• Polymarket odds of Hormuz Strait traffic normalizing by end of May spike to 73%
• Analyst Defends Circle’s No-Freeze Stance on $280M Drift Hack Funds
• Bitcoin Cracks 7-Month Ceiling. Can Bulls Push It Higher?
• You Can Now Use XRP on Solana—Here's How
• Strategy proposes semi-monthly dividends on its popular STRC preferred stock
• Rep. Sheri Biggs Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Buys Up to $250K of BlackRock's ETF
• Sam Altman's World Teams With Zoom, Tinder to Better Verify Humans in the AI Age
• XRP Gets Major Adoption Boost From Solana as Price Gains Momentum
• US Senator asks for Binance monitor update amid scrutiny of Iran sanctions
• Crypto censorship resistance is questioned as major fight breaks out over who gets to freeze your digital dollars
• Ether accumulation wallet balances increased by 33%: Is a rally to $3K next?
• Elizabeth Warren Accuses SEC Chair Paul Atkins of Potentially Lying to Congress
• Crypto market liquidations hit $820M as Bitcoin price taps $78K
• Kraken's parent company to acquire CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial
• Crypto Trader Turns $2,500 Into $500K on Skyrocketing Ethereum Meme Coin
• Anthropic’s Alarming Mythos Findings Replicated With Off-the-Shelf AI, Researchers Say
• Strategy Shares Pop as Bitcoin Holdings Flip Green, Near $61 Billion
• Sam Altman’s World project launches major upgrade to fight deepfakes and bots
• How Ceasefire Headlines Have Fueled Bitcoin Gains in April
• Price predictions 4/17: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, BCH, LINK
• Singapore Gulf Bank adds stablecoin mint and redeem for 24/7 settlement
• Bitcoin Price Soared Past $78K as Trump Says Iran Agreed to Halt Nuclear Program
• French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US
• These Altcoins Crash by Double Digits After Binance Says Goodbye: Details Inside
• US Government Moves Bitcoin Tied to $9 Billion Bitfinex Hack
• Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Breaks Above Descending Channel After 6% Daily Surge
• Beaten-down digital asset treasury names lead crypto stock surge as bitcoin hits $78,000
• Dogecoin Gold? A DOGE-Themed Company Is Joining the Tokenized Gold Rush
• Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent economy’ – but 76% of it is just bots shuffling stablecoins
• Don’t get AI agents and stablecoin transfers? Enroll in CoinDesk University
• AI Agents Already Run a Fifth of DeFi, But Still Lose to Humans at Trading
• Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open
• Bitcoin, Stocks Surge as Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is 'Completely Open'
• Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Acquire Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial for $550 Million
• Bitcoin price quietly sets new 10-week high as trader sees $88K in weeks
• Neo co-founder proposes $461M treasury overhaul to end ‘trust me’ governance
• Crypto execs ramp up security as wrench attacks increase
• Back in the black: Strategy surges 8% as bitcoin's rise to $77,000 puts holdings in profit
• BTC Taps 10-Week High, Crypto Has a New Rockstar, and Iran Reopens the Strait: Weekly Recap
• Solana Drops Cryptic ‘XRP’ Tweet, Is a Price Pump About to Be Triggered For Ripple?
• Ramp Network Launches Multichain Wallet That Eliminates Third-Party Dependencies in Self-Custody
• Ethereum Whales Are Sitting on a Breakeven Ceiling at $2,400 Price: Are They About to Kill the Rally?
• Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
• Crypto Price Analysis Apr-17: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) gains 1.5%, leading index higher
• BREAKING: Bitcoin Soars, Oil Plunges as Trump Declares Strait of Hormuz Open
• Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking
• Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surging
• Bitcoin rises past $76,000, aiming at major breakout as oil plunges on Iran cooldown
• Toobit Begins Season of Victory with Impressive $1M Prize Pool
• Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody
• SEC Officials Push US Crypto Ambitions in Debut Podcast Episode
• Cautious Bitcoin Price Predictions, Cardano’s Make-or-Break Moment, and More: Bits Recap April 17
• France's finance minister calls for more euro stablecoins in sign of government policy shift
• Morning Minute: $11T+ Schwab Goes All In on Crypto
• Kraken's parent company Payward to acquire derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million in cash and stock
• Negative Funding Rates Hit Yearly High as Bitcoin Tests $76K
• What is Asteroid Shiba Crypto? Elon Musk SpaceX New Mascot?
• Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report
• Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments
• Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure
• Bitcoin’s ceasefire boost is starting to fizzle out as investors look for real-world results
• Circle Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over $285M Drift Protocol Hack
• Is Market Maker Manipulation Behind RAVE and SIREN Crypto Skyrockets?
• Bitcoin stalls below $76,000 as sell wall caps rally despite rising derivatives activity
• Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale
• ORDI Crypto Slams $10 in Huge Reversal: Is NAT Behind ORDI Price Boom?
• Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
• Ripple’s dollar stablecoin hits a wall in Japan, one of XRP’s friendliest markets, as megabanks earn most of the trust
• Bitcoin reset may be complete as onchain data points to cycle low
• Bitcoin BCMI Drops Into Historic Undervaluation Zone: Is a Major Pivot Forming?
• Russia-linked Grinex exchange halts operations after $13 million ‘state-backed’ hack
• Why Ripple (XRP) Keeps Pumping: 3 Key Reasons and What’s Next
• Ethereum Price Prediction: The Chain That Never Sleeps
• Pi Network’s PI Finally Stages Big Recovery After New Deadline Announcement
• Ethereum just had its busiest quarter ever, capping a three-year comeback
• Every bitcoin bear market bottom since 2015 was called by a simple indicator. It still hasn't flashed
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Cardano Hoskinson Says BTC Fix Can’t Save Satoshi Bags
• Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison
• Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko
• Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace
• Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto
• At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack
• The U.S. government moves $606,000 in bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack to Coinbase
• XRP leads bitcoin and ether on weekly gains, but muted volume keeps breakout in check
• Will Markets Break Resistance When $2B Crypto Options Expire Today?
• Bitcoin bulls target $125,000 as U.S.-Iran peace talks trigger risk-on mood
• Zanzibar police probe crypto exec Joe McCann after fiancée’s death
• Russia-linked crypto exchange Grinex halts trading after $14M hack
• Ex-Treasury chief warns of US bond crash, calls for contingency plan
• Three things Bitcoin must do to hold highs above $76K: Analysts
• Bitcoin eyes $90K as whales absorb 20x daily BTC supply in 30 days