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Solo bitcoin miner overcomes 1-in-28,000 odds to secure $210,000 block reward

CoinDesk - 14:08 Apr 06, 2026

The win landed the same week listed miners Riot, MARA, and Genius Group disclosed selling more than 19,000 BTC from their treasuries.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) jumps 8.1% over weekend

CoinDesk - 13:36 Apr 06, 2026

Avalanche (AVAX), up 5.5% since Friday, joined NEAR Protocol (NEAR) as a top performer.

Tags: NEAR Protocol Near
Bitmine's ether treasury hits 4.8 million ETH as stock listing moves to NYSE

CoinDesk - 13:32 Apr 06, 2026

The company now holds 3.98% of all ether in circulation, has staked $7.1 billion of it, and says it is generating $196 million in annualized staking revenue.
Strategy added another 4,871 bitcoin for $330 million, with holdings nearing 767,000 BTC

CoinDesk - 12:17 Apr 06, 2026

Last week's purchases were mostly funded via sales of the company's STRC preferred stock.
Bitcoin has room to rally, but there's a catch

CoinDesk - 11:21 Apr 06, 2026

Your day-ahead look for April 6, 2026
Bitcoin rallies on report of Iran ceasefire talks, Algorand extends gains

CoinDesk - 10:30 Apr 06, 2026

If a ceasefire materializes, a relief rally could further benefit risk assets. For now, traders appear to be treating the headlines with skepticism.
IMF warns tokenization could bring crypto risks into global financial markets

CoinDesk - 09:17 Apr 06, 2026

Tokenization could amplify volatility through automated markets and smart contracts, the report said.
Inflation takes center stage: Crypto Week Ahead

CoinDesk - 08:28 Apr 06, 2026

Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 6.
China orders Apple to pull Dorsey's Bitchat, the messaging app used during Iran protests

CoinDesk - 07:47 Apr 06, 2026

The peer-to-peer app runs entirely over Bluetooth and mesh networks without an internet connection, making it popular with protesters and incompatible with Beijing's censorship regime.
Circle future-proofs Arc blockchain against quantum computing threats

CoinDesk - 07:17 Apr 06, 2026

Circle’s Arc blockchain said users will be able to create wallets that withstand future quantum computer attacks from day one.

Tags: Circle
XRP drifts higher to $1.33, but range-bound trade still dominates

CoinDesk - 05:52 Apr 06, 2026

Rising volume and steady support near $1.30 suggest buyers are active, though XRP remains tied to broader crypto sentiment.
Bitcoin reclaims $69,000 as ceasefire talks surface and crypto shorts get squeezed

CoinDesk - 05:11 Apr 06, 2026

A report that the U.S. and Iran are discussing a 45-day ceasefire lifted risk assets across the board on Monday, with short liquidations outpacing longs nearly 3-to-1 in the past 12 hours.
Bitcoin meltdown to $10,000 remains likely unless prices reclaim $75,000, analyst says

CoinDesk - 04:20 Apr 06, 2026

Bloomberg's Mike McGlone has reiterated his forecast that Bitcoin could plunge to $10,000, this time anchoring his outlook to a clear line in the sand: $75,000.

Tags: Bitcoin
A simple explainer on what quantum computing actually is, and why it is terrifying for bitcoin

CoinDesk - 20:03 Apr 05, 2026

Most simplifies the complex process of quantum computing as "it can be 0 and 1 at the same time." That is not an explanation for why it threatens Bitcoin. This is.
Polymarket pulls controversial Iran rescue markets after intense backlash

CoinDesk - 19:20 Apr 05, 2026

Prediction markets face rising regulatory pressure, with congressional Democrats proposing legislation to ban contracts tied to elections, war and government actions.
Bitcoin is now front-running the Fed rather than reacting to it. ETFs are the cause

CoinDesk - 16:00 Apr 05, 2026

Bitcoin's correlation with global central bank easing has turned strongly negative since 2024, suggesting BTC now leads rather than lags monetary policy signals.
AI is making crypto's security problem even worse, Ledger CTO warns

CoinDesk - 14:00 Apr 05, 2026

Ledger’s Charles Guillemet says artificial intelligence is making hacks cheaper and faster, forcing a rethink of how crypto systems stay secure.

Tags: Ledger
Drift says $270 million exploit was a six-month North Korean intelligence operation

CoinDesk - 12:17 Apr 05, 2026

Attackers posed as a trading firm, met Drift contributors in person across multiple countries, deposited $1 million of their own capital, and waited half a year before executing the drain CoinDesk detailed earlier this week.

Tags: Drift
Ant Group’s blockchain arm unveils platform for AI agents to transact on crypto rails

CoinDesk - 12:00 Apr 05, 2026

Anvita includes tokenization services and a platform for agents to coordinate tasks and settle payments in real time using stablecoins.
Bitcoin holds steady as sentiment hits worst levels since Iran war began

CoinDesk - 11:54 Apr 05, 2026

Social sentiment, on-chain data, and positioning metrics all hit extremes not seen since late February, even as institutional buying remains elevated.

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