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  • XRP flips green after a 63% wipeout as retail fear hits a 2-year extreme – now one Wall Street metric is spiking
    CryptoSlate - 08:42 Apr 15, 2026
    After losing 63% of its value over several tough months and challenging investor confidence, XRP made a strong comeback in April. XRP’s recovery is driven by new privacy features for institutions, major retail adoption in Asia, and renewed interest in exchange-traded funds. Cryptorank data shows XRP is on track for its first positive monthly close since September […] The post XRP flips green after a 63% wipeout as retail fear hits a 2-year extreme – now one Wall Street metric is spiking appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Strategy’s STRC hits record trading volume after massive $1B Bitcoin purchase as market cap doubles since Friday
    CryptoSlate - 19:05 Apr 14, 2026
    Strategy's perpetual preferred stock, STRC, played a key role in the company's Bitcoin strategy this week after it saw more than $1.1 billion in daily trading volume. In an X post, Strategy declared April 13 the record date for STRC. Michael Saylor also noted that the security closed at par with just “one penny of volatility” after […] The post Strategy’s STRC hits record trading volume after massive $1B Bitcoin purchase as market cap doubles since Friday appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin surges on $650 million short squeeze, passing $76,000 as US inflation numbers fuels risk asset rally
    CryptoSlate - 17:00 Apr 14, 2026
    Bitcoin climbed to its highest level since the early-February sell-off after US producer prices went up, but rose less than economists expected, in March, with easing oil prices and stronger equity markets adding to the rebound in risk assets. According to CryptoSlate's data, Bitcoin surged past the $76,000 mark during early US trading hours, with […] The post Bitcoin surges on $650 million short squeeze, passing $76,000 as US inflation numbers fuels risk asset rally appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • CLARITY Act faces a 2 week deadline as Senate gridlock and bank pressure threaten freeze out until 2030
    CryptoSlate - 16:05 Apr 14, 2026
    A coordinated push to enact the CLARITY Act is colliding with a rapidly closing legislative window, prompting warnings from industry advocates that a failure to pass the bill this spring could stall crypto developments until the end of the decade. With the November 2026 midterms looming, the legislative calendar is shrinking, and the complex jurisdictional […] The post CLARITY Act faces a 2 week deadline as Senate gridlock and bank pressure threaten freeze out until 2030 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 14:10 Apr 14, 2026
    Iran conflict is already disrupting the hidden plumbing of global trade The market spent the first phase of the Iran conflict watching crude. That was the visible layer. Today, prices have fallen below $90 a barrel for the first time in a while and Bitcoin is soaring alongside. However, a consequential shift is still happening […] The post Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Iran China Bitcoin
  • Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data
    CryptoSlate - 12:45 Apr 14, 2026
    Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release internal material after two support staff members improperly accessed limited customer data. In a security update published by chief security officer Nick Percoco on X, the crypto exchange said it identified two cases of inappropriate access to client support data, revoked access, […] The post Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price soars to 4 week high passing multiple resistance levels within hours with eyes on $77k
    CryptoSlate - 11:03 Apr 14, 2026
    Bitcoin reclaims $71.5k and pushes through the old ATH band, now the market has to prove it can hold there Bitcoin spent the last 24 to 48 hours doing what the market had repeatedly failed to do through the first part of the year. It moved through the $71,500 ceiling, reclaimed $72,000, and then started […] The post Bitcoin price soars to 4 week high passing multiple resistance levels within hours with eyes on $77k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bessent tells Fed to ‘wait and see’ on cuts as war-driven inflation clouds Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 10:04 Apr 14, 2026
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's call for the Fed to hold off on rate cuts reflects a problem that reaches far beyond Washington: war-driven inflation is keeping the door to cheaper money shut. Reuters reported that Bessent urged caution because the Iran conflict is lifting fuel costs and complicating the inflation outlook. The Fed's own March […] The post Bessent tells Fed to ‘wait and see’ on cuts as war-driven inflation clouds Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The Fed treads on XRP’s core payments use case with new FedNow banking system upgrade
    CryptoSlate - 19:45 Apr 13, 2026
    The market may be pricing XRP through an outdated lens. Over the past several days, the most consequential development regarding XRP has come from outside the crypto space. On April 8, the Federal Reserve proposed allowing U.S. banks and credit unions to use intermediaries through the FedNow Service, a change the central bank said could […] The post The Fed treads on XRP’s core payments use case with new FedNow banking system upgrade appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • New private credit crisis looms as $20B exit wave triggers fresh withdrawal limits threatening Bitcoin liquidity
    CryptoSlate - 17:35 Apr 13, 2026
    Private credit has crossed into a dangerous phase. After rumblings last month, the pressure point is no longer confined to underwriting quality, isolated borrower stress, or a few awkward redemption notices buried in fund updates. The market is now dealing with something more consequential: a live collision between illiquid assets, semi-liquid fund structures, and investors […] The post New private credit crisis looms as $20B exit wave triggers fresh withdrawal limits threatening Bitcoin liquidity appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Polkadot Hyperbridge April Fools’ joke comes true as over 1 Billion fake DOT tokens were minted on Ethereum
    CryptoSlate - 15:30 Apr 13, 2026
    Hyperbridge, a decentralized bridge connecting the Polkadot ecosystem to the Ethereum network, suffered a major security breach that allowed an attacker to mint 1 billion unauthorized DOT tokens. However, the hacker’s potential multimillion-dollar payday was drastically cut short to around $240,000 as there simply was not enough liquidity to cash out the fabricated assets. While […] The post Polkadot Hyperbridge April Fools’ joke comes true as over 1 Billion fake DOT tokens were minted on Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • World Liberty Financial threatens top token holder with legal action as WLFI loses $700M amid token scandal
    CryptoSlate - 13:30 Apr 13, 2026
    World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance platform backed by President Donald Trump, is navigating a deepening crisis as a precipitous drop in its token price collides with a bitter public dispute involving Tron founder Justin Sun. The turbulence centers on two distinct but compounding controversies: accusations from Sun that the protocol's team used centralized […] The post World Liberty Financial threatens top token holder with legal action as WLFI loses $700M amid token scandal appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Made in USA cryptocurrencies fall as the crypto love affair with Trump family moves close to divorce
    CryptoSlate - 11:05 Apr 13, 2026
    Crypto backed Donald Trump for a reason. He gave the industry a simple political promise: less enforcement, friendlier rules, and a White House that would treat Bitcoin and digital assets as part of the American growth story instead of a threat to be contained. That bargain helped Trump build real support inside crypto during the […] The post Made in USA cryptocurrencies fall as the crypto love affair with Trump family moves close to divorce appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price clings to $70,500 support after US-Iran talks collapse and oil spikes past $103
    CryptoSlate - 09:32 Apr 13, 2026
    Bitcoin price fell during Asian trading hours after a weekend diplomatic push between Washington and Tehran broke down and a new US maritime order raised fresh concern over energy flows from the Middle East. This pulled the top crypto lower alongside equities, reinforcing the market’s sensitivity to oil, inflation, and broader risk sentiment. According to […] The post Bitcoin price clings to $70,500 support after US-Iran talks collapse and oil spikes past $103 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: US-Iran Bitcoin
  • Banks rate Strategy a ‘buy’ while collecting $274M to issue stock for its Bitcoin purchases
    CryptoSlate - 20:00 Apr 12, 2026
    Strategy is one of the most aggressively promoted stocks on Wall Street, with a consensus “Strong Buy” rating and an average analyst price target that implies a 155% upside from recent prices. That's nearly double the implied upside for any other large-cap name in America. It's also, by a wide margin, the single largest issuer […] The post Banks rate Strategy a ‘buy’ while collecting $274M to issue stock for its Bitcoin purchases appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74B at risk
    CryptoSlate - 18:00 Apr 12, 2026
    Is Coinbase too big to fail? It has to be now ETFs rely on it daily Wall Street spent two years selling investors on a clean vision of Bitcoin: a regulated exchange-traded fund, cleared and settled through the same institutional machinery that handles equities and bonds, scrubbed of the Wild West baggage that haunted crypto's […] The post Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74B at risk appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • SEC admits crypto crackdown went too far ‘headlines’ as it dismisses 7 cases
    CryptoSlate - 15:30 Apr 12, 2026
    In November 2024, the SEC celebrated 583 enforcement actions and a record $8.2 billion in remedies, saying crypto was proof it could keep pace with emerging threats. This week, the same agency published a 2025 review calling that approach a mistake. The new report said prior resources were misapplied, criticized the pursuit of “media headlines,” and […] The post SEC admits crypto crackdown went too far ‘headlines’ as it dismisses 7 cases appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Zcash beats Bitcoin by 46% as privacy coins decouple during Iran War
    CryptoSlate - 13:30 Apr 12, 2026
    The US-Iran ceasefire made oil retreat, European equities posted their largest single-day gain in more than four years, and crypto joined the relief wave alongside everything else. During the relief, traders rotated sharply into privacy-adjacent names, pushing Zcash up roughly 59.6% over seven days and Dash up about 47.3% over the same window. CryptoSlate's privacy […] The post Zcash beats Bitcoin by 46% as privacy coins decouple during Iran War appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Iran Bitcoin Zcash
  • Bitcoin sits on a knife edge but holds $71k as “no Iran deal” spooks market over the weekend
    CryptoSlate - 11:00 Apr 12, 2026
    Bitcoin kept part of the ceasefire bounce, but the chain still has not confirmed the move Bitcoin is still holding around $71,000 after the weekend’s ceasefire-driven risk bounce, even as the macro story behind that move has already started to fray. That leaves the market in an awkward middle ground. Price kept part of the […] The post Bitcoin sits on a knife edge but holds $71k as “no Iran deal” spooks market over the weekend appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Iran Bitcoin
  • Rent a human: The day bots started hiring us
    CryptoSlate - 21:15 Apr 11, 2026
    The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of Conquista PR. From Automation to Orchestration Bots are creating a new economy. And for the first time, it is not about replacing humans, but organizing them. The rise of AI agents has moved quietly from novelty to structure. What we […] The post Rent a human: The day bots started hiring us appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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