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The European Union noted that Russia has become increasingly reliant on cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions.

BTC fails at $80,000 and drops 2% as rising oil prices weigh on sentiment with altcoins leading losses across a volatile session.

Litecoin suffered a zero-day exploit triggering a 13-block reorg on April 25. Patch deployed, no funds lost. Here's what LTC price data shows now and what traders are watching next. The post A Zero-Day Hack Triggered a 13-Block Reorg on Litecoin: Are User Funds Actually Safe? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The USDPT stablecoin launching next month will serve as an alternative to SWIFT for agent settlements rather than consumer transactions.

The Bitcoin ETF trade sold investors a simple promise: crypto exposure inside a wrapper that looked and felt like mainstream finance. Advisors could buy it, compliance teams could understand it, and institutions could route capital into digital assets through a product that fits the rest of their strategy. That promise worked, and the US spot […] The post Grayscale moves away from Coinbase for new ETF product – Is Wall Street building a post-Coinbase custody map? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

PENGU is today's top performer, followed by JUP, HASH, and RAIN.

Cardano (ADA) trades at $0.25 as it approaches descending trendline resistance at $0.28. RSI sits at 49.38, volatility compresses to 1.98%. Bull, base, and bear case scenarios analyzed with key support and resistance levels for May 2026. The post Cardano Is Coiling Beneath a Key Trendline as Short Positions Rise: Is a Breakdown or Breakout Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Arthur Hayes targets $10K–$20K ETH but warns it could exit the top 3 by 2030. ETH has been locked in a $2,100–$2,400 corridor since February. Can it break? The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Hayes Bearish, But Data Backs ETH to Outlast BTC appeared first on Cryptonews.

The question is: in which direction is XRP heading next?

Bitcoin price briefly touched $79,400 in early trading before retreating sharply, as the the $80,000 ceiling held firm for yet another rejection. What's next? $80K or $75K? The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Sell-Off Monday in Another Failed Attempt to Break Resistance appeared first on Cryptonews.

Those calling for shorts too early are helping push prices higher, and their liquidations will finance the setup for the larger move down.

Bitcoin is heading into a rare macro window where the first reaction may age fast. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conclude its April meeting on April 29, with the FOMC decision and press conference landing that afternoon. The next morning, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release the first quarter GDP and […] The post This week Bitcoin will face major volatility across a key 48 hour period: Fed first, GDP and PCE right after appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 27.

French law enforcement agencies have been investigating wrench attacks and found that some of the alleged offenders were involved in multiple incidents At least 88 people, including ten minors, have been indicted in connection with alleged wrench attacks against crypto owners in France, according to Vanessa Perrée, the country’s national prosecutor for organized crime. Perrée said in a statement on Friday that 75 of the alleged offenders are being held in pre-trial detention, with the arrests related to 12 cases currently under investigation by specialized investigating judges of the Paris Judicial Court and monitored by the National Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (PNACO). Wrench attacks involve the use of physical force to gain access to a victim’s crypto wallet and have taken the form of home invasions, kidnappings and other extortion attempts.  Read more

About 3.5% of informed traders, including market makers and skilled takers, capture over 30% of profits on prediction platforms, while about 67% of users absorb the entirety of losses. Prediction market platforms’ ability to accurately predict events is driven by a small set of highly informed traders rather than crowd-sourced wisdom, according to researchers from London Business School and Yale University. About 3.5% of these accounts “generate the bulk of price discovery” on prediction markets like Polymarket, according to a paper by Roberto Gomez-Cram, Yunhan Guo, Theis Ingerslev Jensen and Howard Kung, which was revised April 25.  “The remaining majority does not produce accuracy; rather, it funds it,” the authors said. Read more

The funding follows a $290 million rsETH bridge exploit that disrupted DeFi markets and triggered a coordinated recovery effort. Consensys and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin have joined DeFi United, committing as much as 30,000 ETH to a recovery effort aimed at restoring rsETH backing after a $290 million bridge exploit triggered widespread disruptions across DeFi. The initiative, led by participants in Aave DAO, aims to support affected users and stabilize rsETH markets, with governance approvals still pending across involved protocols. The funding is intended to provide immediate liquidity while governance processes continue, with an eye on limiting disruption across DeFi protocols. Sharplink, a publicly traded Ethereum treasury company, has joined in an advisory role to help structure the recovery plan. Read more

Paul Sztorc proposes a 2026 hard fork of Bitcoin called eCash, giving BTC holders equivalent tokens and adding Drivechains.

The two blue-chip collections are leading double-digit gains as global NFT sales volume falls and participation hits multi-year lows.

Over $140 million worth of shorts were wrecked in the past 12 hours alone.

Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan said the company will focus on expanding adoption and embedding digital assets into its core money movement platform going forward. Financial services giant Western Union is targeting May for the rollout of its new stablecoin as part of a crypto plan that includes its digital asset network and US dollar stable card.  “Over the last few months, we've crossed an important threshold. It is no longer a question of if Western Union will be active in digital assets, it is now how fast can we scale,” said Western Union president and CEO Devin McGranahan during the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Friday.  “At the foundation of our strategy is USDPT, our US dollar-backed stablecoin. USDPT is now in its final stages of readiness and is expected to go live next month,” he added.  Read more