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04/22/2026 05:00 PM Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin rises 12% amid increase in BTC mining capacity
American Bitcoin said that it completed the "energization of ~11,298 Bitcoin miners at its Drumheller site.
04/22/2026 04:34 PM Input Output proposes scaled-back Cardano treasury plan ahead of Leios mainnet push
The Leios mainnet launch is at the center of the roadmap, but IO’s tracker shows the upgrade still mid-development.
04/22/2026 03:24 PM UK FCA carries out first crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading
The Financial Conduct Authority said it has carried out its first operation targeting illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in the UK.
04/22/2026 03:21 PM Binance.US slashes trading fees across listed cryptocurrencies in a bid to attract users
“American crypto traders have been paying too much for too long,” Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory said about the move to slash fees.
04/22/2026 02:45 PM Armed intruders force French family to transfer $820,000 in crypto: report
Two armed men forced a French family to transfer $820,000 in crypto during a home invasion, local media reported.
04/22/2026 02:01 PM ‘I suspect you got to the right answer’: New Satoshi documentary makes the case Hal Finney and Len Sassaman were Bitcoin’s co-creators
The film follows a four-year investigation led by New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan and private investigator Tyler Maroney.
04/22/2026 02:00 PM GSR enters crypto ETF field with actively managed multi-asset fund tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana
Core3 marks GSR's first crypto ETF offering amid a period of expansion for the major market maker and the wider crypto fund sector.
04/22/2026 01:30 PM B2B stablecoin tech provider Infinite rolls out banking services powered by Thiel-backed Erebor Bank
Infinite is introducing bank accounts that support traditional and crypto services like ACH, wire and stablecoin transfers.
04/22/2026 01:00 PM Onchain vault provider Upshift taps Securitize Fund Services for third-party reporting
Upshift is tapping Securitize Fund Services to provide independent reporting, auditing, and performance transparency for its onchain vaults.
04/22/2026 12:00 PM a16z crypto-backed Gensyn launches Delphi, an AI-settled information markets platform
"A creator earns 1.5% of all of the volume in the market as a fee when the market successfully settles," said Gensyn's Ben Fielding.
04/22/2026 11:56 AM Coinbase-incubated Base launches Azul testnet upgrade with multiproofs to advance decentralization
Base rolled out its Azul upgrade on testnet, introducing multiproofs as the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum L2 eyes Stage 2 decentralization.
04/22/2026 11:18 AM UK investors regain tax-free access to crypto ETNs via Innovative Finance ISA route
Stratiphy secured IFISA approval, reopening a tax-free ISA route for UK retail investors to hold 21Shares crypto ETNs.
04/22/2026 10:09 AM Bitcoin rises above $78,000, Fear & Greed Index exits ‘extreme fear’ zone
Bitcoin climbed above $78,000 early Wednesday, with analysts citing short squeezes and strong ETF inflows as drivers of the move.
04/22/2026 07:59 AM Russia passes crypto bill in first reading; permits use in foreign trade settlements
The bill would prohibit the use of crypto for domestic payments but allow its use in foreign economic activities, according to TASS.
04/22/2026 05:45 AM Justin Sun sues World Liberty Financial over WLFI token freeze, governance exclusion
Sun said the WLFI team refused to unfreeze his tokens, leaving him with no choice but to turn to the courts.
04/22/2026 04:25 AM Sui-based Volo Protocol exploited; team pledges to absorb losses
Sui-based liquid staking platform Volo reported that it was exploited for roughly $3.5 million from its WBTC, XAUm, and USDC vaults.
04/22/2026 03:24 AM Kelp DAO exploiter launders $80 million worth of ETH, mostly through THORChain: onchain analyst
The 24-hour swap volume on THORChain surged to $394 million, significantly exceeding usual daily volumes of under $35 million.
04/21/2026 09:40 PM Etherealize updates long-term ETH price prediction to $250,000
ETH would trade above $250,000 if Ethereum can capture the same monetary premium as bitcoin and gold carry as stores-of-value.
04/21/2026 08:28 PM Fed pick Warsh backs crypto’s place in finance as Warren raises ‘sock puppet’ concerns in hearing
Digital assets are already ingrained in the financial industry, said Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh during his nomination hearing.
04/21/2026 07:57 PM SoFi adds XRP deposits but users criticize lack of external wallet transfers
According to SoFi's support page, the crypto platform does not permit XR transfers to outside wallets.
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