Day: 22 April 2026

The United Kingdom has warned of a growing wave of cyberattacks linked to hostile states, highlighting a shift that could ripple into the crypto sector. Speaking at the CYBERUK conference in Glasgow, Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said the agency is handling around four ...

Asseto Finance is advancing its push into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization through a new integration with Pharos, as both projects move closer to mainnet deployment. The collaboration will see select Asseto products become available on Pharos, giving users direct access to institutional-grade yield strategies built on tokenized real-world assets. Something ...

BlackRock has ramped up its Bitcoin accumulation, purchasing more than $900 million worth of the asset in just five days, signaling a sharp resurgence in institutional demand. Data highlighted by Arkham Intelligence shows the asset management giant dominating flows into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), accounting for over 90% of total ...

Volo Protocol, a liquid staking and decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the Sui network, suffered a significant security breach on April 21, 2026, resulting in the theft of approximately $3.5 million. The protocol immediately froze all vaults to contain the damage and announced it would bear the full financial burden ...

KuCoin has expanded its payments ecosystem through a new partnership with travel-tech provider Yesim, allowing users to purchase eSIM data plans using cryptocurrency across more than 200 destinations. The integration brings crypto payments directly into mobile connectivity services, enabling users to pay for internet access and virtual numbers using digital ...

China banned crypto trading years ago, but one of its most influential crypto entrepreneurs is now building a bitcoin investment push just across the border in Hong Kong. The ban was driven by concerns over financial stability, capital flight, speculative trading, and the energy demands linked to crypto mining. In ...

Coinbase has escalated its legal standoff with New York regulators by transferring a high-stakes lawsuit over its prediction markets business from state to federal court, arguing that the dispute hinges on federal law rather than state gambling rules. The exchange’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, confirmed the move on Wednesday, ...

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2026 started with major losses in the crypto market. But as the year progresses, Bitcoin is continuing to strengthen its position over Ethereum, with market data showing a widening gap in risk-adjusted returns and sustained dominance in overall crypto market capitalization. The long-running “flippening” narrative, where Ethereum was expected to ...