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

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

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,

RaveDAO (RAVE) is up about 106% on $418m volume after a 95% crash that erased nearly $6b, as ZachXBT alleges insiders ran a pump‑and‑dump and OKX funds the probe. Summary RaveDAO (RAVE) is trading around $1.27, up roughly 106% in 24 hours with about $418 million in volume, a parabolic move driven almost entirely by

Crypto Rover says wallets with a “100% win rate” keep trading BTC, ETH and $TRUMP around President Trump’s speeches, reviving long‑running “Trump insider” whale fears. Summary Crypto Rover claims on-chain data shows wallets and whales repeatedly trading ahead of Donald Trump’s speeches. The post frames the pattern as potential insider trading, despite prior White House

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Cloud mining apps gain popularity as users seek easier access to Bitcoin and Litecoin rewards. Summary SHRMiner offers AI-driven cloud mining with daily Bitcoin rewards and no hardware setup required. Powered by renewable-energy mining

Uzbekistan has created a supervised crypto mining zone in Karakalpakstan under a presidential resolution signed on April 17.  Summary Uzbekistan created Besqala Mining Valley to allow supervised crypto mining and foreign digital asset sales. Mining companies receive tax breaks until 2035 but must route proceeds through local bank accounts. The new framework allows renewable, hydrogen,

Ripple CTO David Schwartz has defended Arbitrum’s decision to freeze more than 30,000 ETH linked to the recent KelpDAO exploit.  Summary David Schwartz said Arbitrum’s emergency ETH freeze followed the same logic as Bitcoin’s 2010 rollback. The freeze secured 30,766 ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit without changing Arbitrum’s broader network state. Critics said the

Volo Protocol, a liquid staking platform built on Sui, said it suffered an exploit that drained about $3.5 million from several vaults.  Summary Volo Protocol said attackers drained $3.5 million from WBTC, XAUm and USDC vaults on Sui. The team froze affected vaults and later said it had secured $500,000 in assets. Volo said it

Blockchain.com has added perpetual futures trading to its non-custodial DeFi wallet, giving users a way to trade leveraged crypto contracts without moving funds to a separate exchange.  Summary Blockchain.com now offers perpetual futures inside its DeFi wallet through Hyperliquid across more markets. Users can trade leveraged contracts with Bitcoin collateral while keeping assets in self-custody