Bitcoin climbed above $78,000 on April 22, reaching its highest price in 11 weeks, as a wave of short liquidations and improved macro sentiment following Trump’s ceasefire extension combined to push the asset to a key technical level that had resisted multiple breakout attempts. Summary Bitcoin broke above $78,000 on April 22 for the first
Crypto protocols have lost more than $606 million to hacks and exploits in just the first 18 days of April 2026, making it the single worst month for theft in the industry since the $1.4 billion Bybit breach in February 2025, according to data from DefiLlama. Summary Over $606 million was stolen from crypto protocols
The FCA, HMRC, and SWROCU raided 8 London sites in the UK’s first crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading operations. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has made a bold move against illegal crypto activity. Working alongside HM Revenue and Customs and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, the FCA targeted eight London premises. The
Two CIA officers were killed in a car crash in the Mexican state of Chihuahua on April 20 while returning from a counternarcotics operation to destroy a clandestine drug lab, igniting a sovereignty dispute between Washington and Mexico City. Summary Two CIA officers and two Mexican law enforcement agents died when their vehicle crashed in
Signal Reading Regime BTC Spot Above $74,500 resistance Transition To LTF Uptrend Funding Rate (aggregate) ~8–12% APR Neutral Exchange Reserves 2.21m BTC (7-yr low) Structurally bullish Whale Accumulation (30d) +270,000 BTC Highest since 2013 ETF Flows YTD +$2.3bn (flipped positive) Bullish regime shift Stablecoin Supply $320bn (+$2.54bn 7d) Liquidity expansion ICD (CME vs Deribit hedge
American Bitcoin, co‑founded by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., has energized 11,298 new ASICs, lifting owned hash rate to 28.1 EH/s as it doubles down on low‑cost BTC accumulation. Summary American Bitcoin, the Trump family–backed miner, has energized 11,298 new ASIC machines, lifting its owned hash rate to about 28.1 EH/s. The expansion increases total
SEI gained 10% to $0.062, fueled by Bitcoin’s $78k retest and positive risk sentiment. Rising TVL, stablecoin growth, and Giga upgrade are bullish metrics. A breakout from the long downtrend could allow for a retest of $0.10. The SEI token has surged to the pivotal $0.062 level, with gains in the past 24 hours hitting
Coinbase’s quantum computing advisory board has released its first formal assessment of blockchain security, and two names stand out: Algorand and Aptos. According to the advisory group, which draws expertise from Stanford University, the Ethereum Foundation, and several other institutions, these two chains have made architectural choices that leave them better positioned to survive the
CFTC‑regulated prediction market Kalshi is wiring Pyth’s oracle and Pyth Pro feeds into its new commodities hub, using first‑party prices to settle gold, oil, gas, and grain event contracts. Summary CFTC‑regulated prediction market Kalshi has selected Pyth as the contract settlement data source for its new commodities center. The integration covers gold, silver, Brent crude,
Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, STRC, is now one week past its April 15 ex-dividend date. With bitcoin BTC$79,181.53 now at $79,000 this marks the first time in six months that BTC has risen in the week following the payout event. At the time of the ex-dividend date, bitcoin was around $75,000, highlighting continued strength
