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


04/13/2026 04:20 AM

Fake Ledger app on App Store drains American musician’s 5.9 BTC

Garrett Dutton, also known as G. Love, lost 5.9 BTC after entering his seed phrase in an imposter Ledger app.


04/13/2026 02:31 AM

Bitcoin slides to $71,000 after Trump’s blockade order in Strait of Hormuz

High-level negotiations between the US and Iran failed to reach a meaningful resolution earlier on Sunday.


04/12/2026 11:12 PM

Aave DAO approves $25 million Aave Labs funding grant in binding ‘Aave Will Win’ vote

The Aave Chan Initiative cast the largest dissenting vote on the proposal, in line with founder Marc Zeller's prior opposition to Aave's actions.


04/12/2026 09:13 PM

FBI says crypto-related fraud losses hit record $11.4 billion in 2025, with seniors bearing the brunt

Americans 60 and older accounted for $4.4 billion of those crypto losses across 44,555 complaints, nearly double the next-closest age group.


04/12/2026 05:10 PM

‘See you in court’: WLFI threatens Justin Sun after he alleges hidden blacklist backdoor in token contract

Sun called himself "the first and single largest victim" of World Liberty's blacklist, referencing his own wallet which has been frozen since Sep. 2025.


04/11/2026 10:34 PM

ECB backs EU plan to centralize crypto supervision under Paris-based ESMA watchdog: Reuters

The ECB warned that ESMA must receive adequate staffing and funding, and recommended a phased transition to avoid disruption.


04/11/2026 07:05 PM

Bitwise files second amendment to Hyperliquid ETF, adds Wintermute and Flowdesk as trading counterparties

The filing comes a day after Bitwise Europe listed a physically-backed Hyperliquid staking ETP on Deutsche Börse Xetra.


04/11/2026 04:37 PM

Ether Machine and Dynamix mutually scrap SPAC merger, blame ‘unfavorable market conditions’

Under the Termination Agreement effective April 8, an unnamed "Payor" likely connected to The Ether Machine must pay Dynamix $50 million within 15 days.


04/10/2026 09:41 PM

US government moves bitcoin possibly linked to steroid distribution conspiracy

The U.S. government currently holds roughly 328,000 bitcoins, worth more than $22 billion at current prices, among other crypto assets. 


04/10/2026 09:07 PM

Crypto bill negotiations enter critical week as lawmakers return amid pressure to resolve stablecoin rewards

Negotiations over how to treat stablecoin rewards are intensifying as lawmakers return to Washington D.C. next week.


04/10/2026 08:26 PM

AI agents reshaping crypto development, trading and risk, with Cambrian and Ethereum Foundation

Builders and researchers discuss how AI agents are transforming crypto, from development and trading to entirely new financial systems.


04/10/2026 08:14 PM

How Telegram plans to turn crypto into a global payments network

Nikola Plecas explains how TON is building crypto payments into Telegram and where the biggest opportunities for adoption lie.


04/10/2026 08:03 PM

World decreasing WLD token unlock rate by over 40% starting in July

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a co-founder of Tools for Humanity, the chief developer behind the World project.


04/10/2026 07:57 PM

Justin Sun’s frozen WLFI takes $11 million hit as World Liberty brushes off liquidation fears

Tron founder Justin Sun’s World Liberty token position is down by more than $80 million, according to Bubblemaps data.


04/10/2026 05:06 PM

‘One basis point’: Benchmark says a fraction of NYSE’s $44 trillion market could drive Securitize growth

Benchmark’s base case notes that even 0.01% of NYSE’s roughly $44 trillion market could exceed Securitize’s $4 billion asset base.


04/10/2026 02:13 PM

Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tracked holdings continue to shrink: Arkham

Bhutan moved more bitcoin to a new wallet, continuing an outflow streak that has cut its holdings to 3,774 BTC from a peak of 13,000 BTC.


04/10/2026 02:02 PM

Bittensor co-founder denies suspending subnet emissions after Covenant AI exit

Bittensor co-founder Jacob Steeves denied suspending subnet emissions, and said token sales were less than 1% of his holdings.


04/10/2026 01:41 PM

Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test despite ceasefire relief as macro jitters persist: analysts

Bitcoin trades at a macro crossroads, with derivatives positioning signaling caution despite ceasefire relief, analysts said.


04/10/2026 12:45 PM

‘It’s time to pass the Clarity Act’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs Bessent’s crypto bill push

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backed passing the Clarity Act after the firm previously withheld support for earlier versions of the bill.



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