Polymarket in talks to raise $400M at a $15B valuation: Report April 20, 2026, 1:08 am
Polymarket’s potential $15 billion valuation would still put it below the $22 billion valuation of competitor platform Kalshi in its latest funding round.
Hackers impersonated eth.limo team to hijack its domain: Post-mortem April 20, 2026, 12:57 am
EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic said the social engineering attack was highly sophisticated and the company is conducting further investigation to determine how the breach occurred.
Bitcoin erases weekend gains as US-Iran ceasefire faces pressure April 20, 2026, 12:15 am
Bitcoin briefly crashed below $74,000 on Sunday as Iran threatened retaliation for a US military seizure of an Iranian cargo ship.
Aave's TVL tanks $8B a day after $293M Kelp DAO hack April 19, 2026, 11:13 pm
The Aave token fell nearly 20% to $89.5 in just over 24 hours as users withdrew billions of dollars from the lending protocol.
Here’s what happened in crypto today April 19, 2026, 5:42 pm
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Stablecoins not a threat to banks in the near-term: Moody's analyst April 19, 2026, 5:37 pm
A prohibition on yield-bearing stablecoins and robust payments infrastructure in the US means stablecoins will not eat into banks' market share.
2024 BTC cycle 'dramatically' underperforming previous halvings: Analyst April 19, 2026, 2:48 pm
Volatility and upside have been declining with each Bitcoin halving cycle, but the new dynamics may not be permanent, according to Galaxy's Alex Thorn.
Kelp exploit highlights problem with non-isolated DeFi lending: Crypto execs April 19, 2026, 12:37 pm
The contagion from the Kelp exploit could have been contained, but at the cost of capital efficiency, according to the founder of Curve Finance.
Bitcoin price drops to $75K as new Hormuz closure puts focus on oil April 19, 2026, 8:27 am
Bitcoin foreshadows fresh market mayhem as it appears that the US-Iran war has returned, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz oil route.
Aluminum giant Alcoa to sell dormant smelter to Bitcoin miner NYDIG: Report April 19, 2026, 6:19 am
Alcoa is nearing a deal to sell its idle upstate New York Massena East smelter to NYDIG as US industrial sites increasingly shift toward Bitcoin mining and AI data centers.