Latest Crypto News
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.
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.
Dogecoin Foundation Donates 1 Million DOGE for Dogs in America
- MoonPay and the Dogecoin Foundation donated 1 million DOGE for U.S. dog welfare.
- The fundraiser funds shelters, stray rescues, and veterinary care nationwide.
- Donations flow through MoonPay Commerce, letting anyone contribute Dogecoin directly.
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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.
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.
Stablecoins Push Into Mainstream Payments as DoorDash Joins Tempo Network
- DoorDash will pay delivery workers through stablecoins on the Tempo blockchain instead of traditional bank transfers.
- The deal places DoorDash alongside Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard on a blockchain built specifically for stablecoin payments.
- US stablecoin transaction volumes already eclipse the ACH system, signaling the death of traditional payment rails.
Pi Coin (PI) Is Stuck at $0.17 While Crypto Market Flies, and the Chart Explains Why
Pi Coin (PI) price trades at $0.170, up on the day but still range-bound between $0.209 resistance and $0.162 support since mid-March. A bullish RSI divergence has appeared on the 12-hour chart, the kind of signal that often precedes trend reversals. Three supporting indicators, however, are sending the opposite message at the same time. Pi
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.
Mastercard Joins Blockchain Security Standards Council Alongside Coinbase and Fireblocks
- Mastercard joins Blockchain Security Standards Council as a Charter member.
- Coinbase, Fireblocks, Anchorage Digital, and BitGo already contribute to the consortium.
- Mastercard will join BSSC working groups that focus on security and privacy.
