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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


04/07/2026 09:27 AM

Bitcoin whale moves over $20 million worth of BTC to Binance

Between January and March 2025, the wallet accumulated 513 BTC, worth $50 million at the time, according to Arkham data.


04/07/2026 08:05 AM

Spot bitcoin ETFs report largest single-day inflow in six weeks, worth $471 million

The return in inflows reflects renewed confidence among institutional participants in the crypto market, analysts said.


04/07/2026 06:04 AM

Solana Foundation launches STRIDE program to fortify ecosystem security

Solana Foundation launched new security initiatives with Asymmetric Research that are offered to the entire ecosystem.


04/07/2026 05:12 AM

Polygon to activate Giugliano hardfork this week for faster finality

The Giugliano upgrade is expected to occur on April 8 to improve finality and add fee parameters directly in block headers, the team said.


04/07/2026 02:58 AM

Phantom reports temporary service outage affecting in-app balances

Phantom is currently experiencing a service outage affecting token prices and balances, but said user funds are safe.


04/06/2026 10:48 PM

SEC crypto safe harbor heads to White House review, proposal due ‘shortly’ says Atkins

A proposed safe harbor framework to allow crypto projects to launch without needing to register right away is now in the White House's hands.


04/06/2026 07:09 PM

Top Aave risk manager Chaos Labs exits amid governance dispute

Chaos Labs is the latest major Aave contributor to walk away from the project following the departure of BGD Labs and ACI.


04/06/2026 05:40 PM

Polymarket unveils plans for trading engine overhaul, native stablecoin

“We're upgrading the entire Polymarket exchange stack over the next 2-3 weeks. New contracts. New order book. New collateral token,” Polymarket said.


04/06/2026 05:13 PM

Argentina’s Milei had phone calls with leader of LIBRA crypto project that collapsed: NYT

The president, who has denied wrongdoing, continues to be a person of interest in the federal investigation of LIBRA.


04/06/2026 04:54 PM

Kalshi wins appeal against New Jersey over sports event contracts

A court handed prediction markets a victory, ruling that New Jersey does not have explicit authority over sports-related event contracts.


04/06/2026 04:12 PM

Galaxy taps Broadridge for onchain GLXY shareholder vote in May

Broadridge now enables holders of tokenized shares to review proxy materials and cast votes on corporate matters.


04/06/2026 03:41 PM

DeFi vs. Wall Street: Blockchain Association challenges Citadel over SEC’s innovation exemption

The Blockchain Association is challenging Citadel Securities over how the SEC should treat DeFi protocols, in a Monday letter.


04/06/2026 03:11 PM

Strategy reports $14.5 billion unrealized loss on its bitcoin holdings for Q1 2026

Strategy's on-paper bitcoin losses generated a $2.42 billion deferred tax asset, according to its latest 8-K filing.


04/06/2026 03:10 PM

A Deep Dive into the Future of Onchain Liquidity Routing

Below is a summarized version of The Block Research’s A Deep Dive into the Future of Onchain Liquidity Routing report. The full PDF version of this report is accessible here. In a fragmented onchain market, best execution is no longer guaranteed by sticking to a single venue. Liquidity that once lived in a handful of […]


04/06/2026 03:08 PM

Tom Lee’s Bitmine accelerates Ethereum buying with 71,252 ETH, largest weekly haul since December

With a 6.8% gain, and outperforming both the S&P 500 and gold, Ethereum remains a strong wartime store of value," said Lee.


04/06/2026 02:28 PM

South Korean fintech giant Toss eyes launching native cryptocurrency: report

Toss is considering launching a native cryptocurrency on a Layer 1 mainnet and exploring adding its own Layer 2 network.


04/06/2026 02:14 PM

‘A baseline requirement’: Circle says upcoming Layer 1 Arc will be quantum-resistant

At mainnet launch, Arc will introduce a post-quantum signature scheme, which enables users to create quantum-resistant wallets.


04/06/2026 03:31 AM

The Funding: Are crypto tokens trading at 90% discounts in secondary markets?

The range of discounts in crypto token secondary markets has widened in recent months. Here’s what's going on in that market.


04/05/2026 10:01 PM

Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats 1-in-28,000 daily odds to win $210,000 block reward

A solo bitcoin miner using CKpool collected roughly $210,000 for solving the 312th solo block cracked with the software since its 2014 launch.


04/05/2026 05:05 PM

Drift links $280 million exploit to six-month social engineering op run by suspected North Korean actors

With "medium-high" confidence, Drift and the SEAL 911 team assess the operation was run by the same North Korean actors behind the Radiant Capital hack.



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