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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit Record 806,700 BTC Worth $63.7 Billion
- BlackRock's IBIT now holds 806,700 BTC, a new all-time high for the fund.
- The ETF added over 21,000 bitcoin across nine consecutive days of inflows.
- Strategy recently overtook IBIT as the largest corporate Bitcoin holder.
BitMEX Launches the Trading Circuit Campaign Featuring a 100,000 USDT Weekly Prize Pool
BitMEX, one of the safest crypto exchanges, announced today the launch of its Trading Circuit Campaign, allowing traders to win their share of a weekly 100,000 USDT prize pool by completing a series of trading missions. The campaign will run from 22 April 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC) to 13 May 2026 at 11:59 PM
KuCoin’s Sabina Liu on Where Crypto Growth Is Coming From in 2026
- Sabina Liu says the 2026 market cycle is being driven by institutional participation, regulation, and product development.
- Europe is building a strong position in digital assets through MiCA and rising demand for compliant access.
- Tokenized real-world assets remain a major growth area, with distribution and investor access still at an early stage.
Markets Anticipate Political Trouble for Trump As Impeachment Odds Rise to 70%
- Kalshi's impeachment market gives Trump a 68% chance of being impeached by 2028.
- Odds more than doubled from 30% in November 2025 to 68% now.
- Midterm expectations and geopolitical tensions are driving the shift.
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Clarity Act Markup Slips to May as Tillis Seeks More Time, But OCC Advances Stablecoin Rules
- Sen. Tillis says the Clarity Act markup will not happen in April.
- Sen. Lummis calls further delay unacceptable, warns of offshore risk.
- The OCC is separately advancing its GENIUS Act stablecoin rules.
Top Platforms for Stablecoin Settlement in 2026
An in-depth comparison of the best stablecoin settlement solutions in 2026, including SCRYPT, Fireblocks, Circle, Ripple, and Coinbase.
Umbra Confirms $800,000 in Hack Funds Ran Through the Protocol — Pulls Its Frontend Offline
- Umbra paused its hosted frontend after 349 ETH in stolen hack funds routed through.
- The team said user funds remain safe and were never at risk.
- Umbra disputes higher laundering estimates and has been working with security researchers.
Bitcoin Races To $80,000 As Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire: Here Are Other Factors Driving The Rally
- Bitcoin (BTC) topped $79,000 for the first time since February 3.
- Trump extended the Iran ceasefire, citing Tehran's fractured government.
- US equities rallied alongside BTC, with the Nasdaq gaining over 1%.
How Polygon Agglayer Held Through DeFi’s Worst Week Since FTX
A single forged signature drained $292M from KelpDAO on Saturday and triggered a $6.6 billion run on Aave. The bridges that kept running all had one thing in common. By John Egan, Head of Product, Polygon Labs Between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, a single forged message on a single cross-chain bridge turned into DeFi’s
The AI Agent Economy Has an Identity Bottleneck: Blockchain Rails Could Solve It
- AI agents outnumber humans 100-to-1 in finance but remain "unbanked," a16z says.
- a16z pushes "Know Your Agent" as the cryptographic KYC for AI agents.
- The report flags payments, governance, trust, and user control as four AI agent infrastructure gaps.
Crypto’s AI Agent Boom Comes With a Twist: Users Are Tightening the Leash
- AI agents are multiplying across DeFi, but users are tightening the leash.
- Scoped permissions and hardware isolation replace open-ended wallet access.
- Protection automation draws more demand than autonomous trading bots.
