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XRP trades at $1.40 as RLUSD hits $1.59B market cap with 143% volume spike. Analyst targets range from $1.65 to $2.80. Here's what the technicals say next. The post XRP Price Prediction: RLUSD Pushes Ripple Stablecoin Adoption, But XRP Lags appeared first on Cryptonews.

Pyongyang-linked hackers drained $577 million from two DeFi platforms in April, underscoring an escalating threat to crypto markets.

Polymarket has selected Chainalysis to flag suspicious trades as insider betting concerns mount and regulators tighten scrutiny on prediction markets. Prediction market platform Polymarket is rolling out new monitoring and detection tools following backlash over alleged insider-informed betting activity, partnering with blockchain analytics company Chainalysis to strengthen oversight. Polymarket said Thursday it selected Chainalysis to provide an onchain market integrity solution aimed at monitoring trading activity and enforcing platform rules. The detection model is “designed to surface patterns consistent with insider knowledge in prediction markets,” the company said. Read more

Why did OpenAI have to write "never mention goblins" into its production code on ChatGPT? The company has published a post-mortem.

Capital that would have stayed in crypto is rotating into AI, which may thin the competition for those who remain.

Sentora has announced that Sentora Smart Yield is now publicly available, opening access to its DeFi vault discovery and monitoring platform to all users. April 30, 2026 – Sentora has announced that Sentora Smart Yield is now publicly available, opening access to its DeFi vault discovery and monitoring platform to all users. As DeFi vaults become a core way capital moves onchain, Sentora is opening public access to the same research-led yield infrastructure it has used to support institutional deployments. This comes as vaults have become a key part of DeFi infrastructure, and risk curators already account for nearly $7 billion in DeFi capital through curated vault structures. Read more

Long-term memory limits what AI agents can do. Walrus is going after it with MemWal plus new OpenClaw and NemoClaw integrations.

Internal data shows users mute crypto more than politics and global conflict on X’s For You feed.

The team-up between Polymarket and Chainalysis aims to bring institutional-grade compliance monitoring to crypto prediction markets.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino asking about a loan Tether reportedly made to Lutnick's family.

X has given users a new way to turn down the noise in their For You feeds. The first signal from that tool should make the crypto industry uncomfortable. According to X product executive Nikita Bier, crypto ranked as the most-snoozed topic since the platform began rolling out topic snoozing for Premium subscribers. It came […] The post Crypto is the most “muted” term on X as public splits between believers and avoiders appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Earlier today, WLFI plummeted to an all-time low after a 16% daily crash.

XRP is closing out April at $1.37, as it has surrendered the tentative momentum it built through the middle of the month. A promising RSI setup that had buyers eyeing a potential channel breakout less than a week ago has fully unwound, with the price reversing from below the upper channel boundary and drifting back […]

Ethereum layer-2 network MegaETH will unlock its native MEGA token over time, and reward it to users, as key benchmarks are met.

Despite Ether’s 8% deviation from 10-week highs above $2,460, data suggests that ETH's price could still rise toward $3,000 as a new month begins. Ether (ETH) has rebounded more than 25% from its February low below $1,800, and a mix of technical and onchain signals suggests the recovery may still have more room to run in May. Key takeaways: Read more

BTC hit $79,500 then reversed to $77,700 as Bitcoin 2026 opens in Las Vegas. Analyst targets $86K-$89K on a breakout above $79K, but $76K support is critical. Full price analysis inside. The post Bitcoin Price Spiked to $79,500 at the Las Vegas Conference Then Immediately Reversed: Is $80,000 a Wall or a Gateway? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin price action risked repeating January's breakdown despite April being poised to offer the best monthly BTC price gains in a year. Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $76,000 at Thursday’s Wall Street open while traders stayed bearish on the short-term BTC price outlook. Key points: Read more

HederaCon 2026 will take place on May 4 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, bringing together leaders from global finance, policy, and enterprise to explore how tokenization, stablecoins, interoperability, and AI-powered financial systems are moving into real-world adoption. April 30, 2026 – HederaCon 2026 will take place on May 4 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, bringing together leaders from global finance, policy, and enterprise to explore how tokenization, stablecoins, interoperability, and AI-powered financial systems are moving into real-world adoption. Taking place in between the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and Consensus 2026, it’s a timely stop for those already in the city, and a one-day event you don’t want to miss on your Miami schedule. Across two stages, Main Stage and The Trust Layer Stage, the agenda focuses on how trust is being embedded into financial systems, real-world assets, and the infrastructure underpinning the digital economy. Discover the full agenda here: https://hederacon.hedera.co...

The evolution of decentralized finance has undoubtedly unlocked many new ways to earn, lend, and invest. However, it has also largely remained confined to the crypto ecosystem itself. While innovations like staking and liquidity mining have driven tremendous growth, they often rely on cyclical incentives that lack direct ties to real-world economic activity. This is […]

Tether Investments proposed a three-way merger to create a Bitcoin platform combining mining, treasury management, and financial services