US stocks added about $8.1 trillion in April as the S&P 500 hit a record close.

BTC ended April with a net gain of nearly 12%, setting up expectations for a stronger recovery.

Dogecoin (DOGE) trades above $0.1000 at press time on Friday, building bullish momentum within its fourth straight day and having registered roughly 10% gains so far this week.  The meme coin is gaining retail traction in the leverage market and among large wallet investors, commonly known as whales

Eric Trump is no longer listed on Alt5 Sigma’s leadership page after previously appearing as an adviser and board observer.

Vet says only 23.16 billion XRP is completely safe from quantum threats.

A U.S. Senate effort to overhaul crypto market structure through the CLARITY Act is approaching a mid-May committee markup, though negotiations remain strained by disputes over ethics rules, stablecoin yield provisions, and political concerns tied to Donald Trump’s crypto-related business interests. The legislation would establish a federal framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the […]

Pi Network (PI) extends gains above $0.1800 at press time on Friday, reflecting early signs of recovery after two straight days of losses. Massive deposits of over 5 million Pi tokens on Centralized Exchanges (CEXs) in the last 24 hours align with the 6% decline on the previous day.

Ripple (XRP) is trading at $1.37 on Friday, after posting four consecutive daily losses this week. Weakening momentum and a shift in institutional sentiment, highlighted by fresh outflows from Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), are weighing on price action, suggesting a deeper correction ahead.

The Financial Conduct Authority finalised rules on Thursday allowing UK asset managers to maintain official investor registers on blockchain and introduced an optional Direct-to-Fund dealing model that removes intermediaries from fund transactions. The changes, set out in policy statement PS26/7, take effect immediately. They apply to about 2,600 firms managing an estimated £16.5 trillion in […]

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are showing signs of recovery on Friday after bouncing from key support levels the previous day. Meanwhile, Ripple (XRP) remains under pressure after closing below its critical support zone.

Bitcoin (BTC) trades above $76,000 at press time on Friday, holding steady amid a lukewarm broader market sentiment. Terra Classic (LUNC) and Zcash (ZEC) trade under pressure, struggling to sustain yesterday's gains.

The U.S. Senate has taken a rare unanimous step. It voted on Thursday to ban lawmakers, staff, and chamber officers from betting on prediction markets. Senate Resolution 708 passed by unanimous consent and took effect immediately as a change to the Senate’s standing rules. The vote came eight days after federal prosecutors indicted a U.S. […]

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed back above $76,000 on Thursday following a rebound in risk assets as stronger-than-expected earnings from Big Tech firms boosted investor sentiment.

April 2026 became the most-hacked month in crypto history, with 28 to 30 separate attacks and over $625 million in stolen funds.

A crypto-stealing tool called StepDrainer is draining money from wallets across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Polygon, and at least 17 other networks.

A threat group planted a malicious npm package in a crypto trading project through an AI-generated commit by Anthropic's Claude.

Hertz Global Holdings announced a new unit, Oro Mobility on Thursday. It is partnering with Uber Technologies on two different deals for both driverless cars and regular ride services. Hertz stock went up 17.14% to $6.55 during trading. Oro Mobility will handle the day-to-day operations for Uber’s self-driving taxi program. This includes charging the vehicles, […]

Ethereum (ETH) trades at $2,260 on Thursday as investors digest the impact of Middle East geopolitical tensions and US macroeconomic releases on the crypto market.

The Ethereum Foundation has opened applications for the seventh cohort of its Ethereum Protocol Fellowship today, Thursday, April 30. The program is designed to bring new developers into core protocol work months after co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced a period of fiscal restraint for the organization. The applications for the cohort tagged EPF7 are going to […]

Apple (AAPL) beat Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter targets with $111.18 billion in revenue and $2.01 in diluted earnings per share, while iPhone sales reached $56.99 billion and missed the analyst forecast by a small margin. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected $109.66 billion in revenue and $1.95 in EPS. The stock barely changed in extended […]

Two new deals by ventures with ties to the Trump family could soon become fresh probe points for Democratic lawmakers such as Elizabeth Warren, Maxine Waters, and Richard Blumenthal, who have initiated past inquiries into the first family’s business dealings.  Earlier today, Fortune reported that AI Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: AIFC), a publicly traded crypto firm […]

Polymarket announced Thursday that it has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to deploy an on-chain monitoring system to strengthen market integrity across its prediction platform.

The U.S. economy picked up speed at the start of 2026, but the war in Iran is casting a long shadow over what comes next. The Commerce Department said Thursday that gross domestic product grew at a 2% annual rate from January through March, bouncing back from a weak 0.5% expansion in the final three […]

Elon Musk called most crypto projects scams while testifying in Oakland this week, pulling Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and an old OpenAI token plan into his court fight with Sam Altman. Inside the courtroom, Elon was asked about OpenAI’s short-lived 2018 plan to raise funds through an initial coin offering, or ICO. He said, “Some of them […]

Old Ethereum wallets were drained after as much as seven years of no activity, sparking speculations about the safety of wallets and the potential to expose even cold storage reserves.

Powerful Russian businessmen and state-run banking institutions have been profiting from schemes designed to evade Western sanctions, according to a new investigation into Moscow’s “shadow financial system.” Russia has deployed a multi-billion-dollar network for cross-border money transfers, often using cryptocurrency, that has allowed it to import almost anything it needs, from iPhones to drones, the […]

What was once thought to be merely internet gambling has grown into a huge, multibillion-dollar industry. This growth is still running strong, according to recent data from early 2026. In 2025, the overall trading volume on prediction markets, platforms where people speculate on the results of actual events, exceeded $50 billion. They were making over […]

The blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs recently reported that North Korean hackers are responsible for 76% of all crypto hack losses this year.

CryptoRank noted just six ICOs were completed in 2026, revealing a deep shift in fundraising for crypto projects.

Tokenized Real World Assets (RWAs) appear to be cracking out of their shells, with the latest CoinGecko report showing significant growth in market capitalization and trading volume across different asset classes.