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Chairman Mike Selig faces explosive new market duties with crypto and prediction markets, where he said "numerous investigations" have begun.

The global RAM shortage claims another victim, with Meta boosting Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices following other gadget price hikes.

The Cardano founder argues BIP-361 is mislabeled as a soft fork and that its zero-knowledge recovery plan cannot rescue roughly 1.7 million pre-2013 bitcoin, including Satoshi's holdings.

Bitcoin attempted to recover the $75,000 level as US stocks chase after a second day of fresh all-time highs. Is the bull market back on? Bitcoin (BTC) treaded water at Thursday’s Wall Street open as the S&P 500 reached new all-time highs. Key points: Bitcoin stays locked on $74,000 after its local highs preceded a new record for the S&P 500. Read more

Bitcoin's latest recovery has pushed the flagship digital asset back toward the $75,000 level, tracking a broader return in risk appetite as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East lifted global equities to fresh records. However, the move is running into a quieter constraint than geopolitics or crypto-specific sentiment: the bond market still shows a […] The post Bitcoin’s recovery hits a Fed ceiling with no sign of cheaper money appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Circle has faced pushback online for standing pat as actors used its cross-chain protocol to move stolen funds.

The CEO of the troubled Zonda exchange has disclosed a Bitcoin wallet holding around 4,500 BTC, but said the private keys were never transferred during a company handover. Crypto exchange Zonda said a cold wallet holding around 4,500 Bitcoin is currently inaccessible as the platform faces concerns over delayed withdrawals. Zonda CEO Przemysław Kral posted a video statement on Thursday disclosing the exchange’s wallet address, saying the private keys to the wallet were never handed over. In the statement, Kral denied accusations of misappropriating funds, saying the private keys were intended to be handed over by Zonda founder and former CEO Sylwester Suszek, who has been missing since 2022. Read more

A major pump to $0.50 or a dump to $0.12: what's next for PI this month?

Polkadot bridge protocol Hyperbridge said losses from this week's hack were 10x worse than originally reported, tallying about $2.5 million.

The Drift Protocol will use the $150 million to relaunch and restore user funds following a $280 million exploit earlier in April. Stablecoin issuer Tether, the company behind USDt (USDT), said Thursday it will back a $150 million recovery program for the Drift Protocol decentralized exchange (DEX) following an exploit of the platform in April. The recovery plan for the $280 million Drift Protocol exploit includes $127.5 million from Tether, with the rest coming from undisclosed partners, according to Tether’s announcement. Tether said: The Drift Protocol platform will “contribute directly” to the ongoing recovery of user funds as the platform resumes normal trading activity.  Read more

Tokenized assets are moving from concept to portfolio allocation. Learn how compliance architecture and institutional movement are redefining risk and opportunity for advisors.

BitMEX Proposes 'Canary Fund' in Bitcoin Quantum Debate The post BitMEX Proposes ‘Canary Fund’ Alternative in Bitcoin Quantum-Security Debate appeared first on Cryptonews.

The $75,000-$76,000 range has proven to be stiff resistance as bitcoin attempts to claw back this year's losses.

Elite French police rescued a mother and child after kidnappers targeted the family's crypto wealth in the latest “wrench attack.”

The new regulations revealed by the Financial Conduct Authority include several technical traps which crypto software providers need to watch for to avoid sanctions

Social media company Snap is restructuring operations to focus on profitability as AI tools reshape how teams work across key initiatives.

Naturally, most of the liquidated positions were longs.

Traditional equities like the S&P 500 are staging a historic comeback, shaking off weeks of geopolitical anxiety to chart new all-time highs. Yet Bitcoin, which has historically been a synchronized beneficiary of risk-on sentiment, is noticeably dragging its feet, leaving investors questioning what is missing from its narrative. The S&P 500 closed higher by 0.8% […] The post Why S&P 500’s $6 trillion melt up rally exposes Bitcoin amid range-bound weakness appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A new zero-knowledge-powered system enables shielded bitcoin transactions, reflecting a broader push across crypto to address the “privacy gap” keeping institutions off public blockchains.

UAE investors are buying the AI and tech dip, keeping exposure to software, chips and crypto as the Iran conflict stress-tests the Gulf’s bid to be a global tech hub. United Arab Emirates investors are leaning into the artificial intelligence sell-off rather than running from it, despite the regional conflict testing the Gulf’s ambitions to become a global hub for AI and digital assets.  New eToro data shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday show users in the UAE boosted holdings of software and AI infrastructure names whose share prices fell sharply in the first quarter, suggesting they used the downturn to “buy the dip” rather than broadly de-risk. The pattern suggests UAE investors are staying exposed to long-term AI and digital-infrastructure themes even as the conflict raises fresh risks for data centers, logistics and cross-border technology build-outs in the Gulf. An April 13 report from Deutsche Bank said the shock is more likely to sharpen rather than derail demand for AI, cybersecurity and sovereign ...