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“Shark Tank” judge and business magnate Kevin O'Leary says he only recommends owning Bitcoin and Ethereum. Here's why.

Hyperliquid brought in $153.8 million in fees, slightly lower this quarter but higher year-over-year, with nearly all revenue used for HYPE buybacks.

The group spent tens of millions of dollars on luxury items and real estate, using funds stolen from crypto users in social engineering scams. Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old resident of California, was sentenced on Friday to 70 months in prison for his role in a criminal enterprise that stole about $263 million in cryptocurrencies from victims through social engineering scams and burglary. Tangeman pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2025 and admitted to helping members of the criminal organization launder at least $3.5 million in illicit funds, according to the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement. He also received three years of supervised release in addition to his prison sentence for his role in the scheme, the DOJ said.  Read more

TON will reduce transaction fees to near zero within a week.

Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter said US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo's Senate testimony on Tuesday sounded like it was written by an "intern." Several members of the Bitcoin community cast doubt on the US government’s understanding of the Bitcoin network after a high-ranking military official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the US government runs a Bitcoin node. “Our research into Bitcoin is as a computer science tool. It's the combination of cryptography, a blockchain, and a proof of work,” US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo told the Senate Armed Services Committee.  Bitcoin educator and advocate Matthew Kratter said that it sounded like the admiral was reading from the Bitcoin “Wikipedia page,” casting doubt on Paparo and US Senator Tommy Tuberville’s knowledge of the protocol. Kratter added: Read more

Researchers found that xAI's Grok was the riskiest AI model tested, often validating delusions and offering dangerous advice.

Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan argues the global financial system was designed for humans, but the next wave of commerce will be driven by AI agents that operate natively in crypto.

President Donald Trump, at a Mar-a-Lago gathering of investors in his self-branded memecoin, said crypto is mainstream and banks should back off the industry's bill.

IBIT options open interest topped Deribit on Friday, signaling rapid institutional adoption of regulated crypto derivatives in the U.S.

There is a growing tension in Ethereum’s market structure that is worth addressing directly. On-chain, the supply picture is arguably the most constructive it has been in a while. On the chart,  however, ETH is still struggling to clear a resistance zone it has now tested four times in six weeks. The resolution of that […]

Metaplanet raises $50M via zero-interest bonds for its 20th BTC purchase round. What does it mean for Bitcoin price? The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Metaplanet Raises $50 Million to Buy More BTC appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC already dipped by almost a grand, but more volatility is expected tomorrow evening.

Just as investors were trying to steady the 2026 rate outlook, the oil market handed the Federal Reserve a fresh inflation problem. The Fed meets on April 28 and 29. On April 30, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is scheduled to publish the advance estimate for first quarter GDP alongside March personal income […] The post The global oil shock has the Fed cornered just days before its next meeting — what that means for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

DeFi leaders say that AI will arm both attackers and defenders, and widen the gap between projects that prioritize security and those that do not.

Bitcoin hash rate recovery and negative funding rates signal potential gains ahead, according to the ETF provider's latest network analysis.

Trump is expected to speak at his crypto conference in Palm Beach shortly.

The event, at which Trump himself is scheduled to speak, gathers top-tier holders of the $TRUMP meme coin.

The world's central banks stopped arguing about whether stablecoins are risky long ago. Their main concern now is about who will control them and how. On April 20, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos called for global cooperation on stablecoins, describing it as “critically important.” The Bank for International Settlements, often called the central bankers' […] The post The world’s central banks are now treating stablecoins like a real multi-trillion dollar monetary threat appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Mean-reversion models suggest bearish targets imply a 0.4th percentile event, far beyond typical market corrections.

3 signals converged at the February low: weekly RSI at a 4-year low, the sentiment index at its worst, and BTC retesting the 2021 cycle high.