Gold jumped nearly a percentage point during its last trading session, trading at $4,829 per troy ounce as a softer U.S. dollar and geopolitical developments out of the Middle East kept buyers active through a thin weekend session. Key Takeaways: Gold spot prices reached $4,829 per troy ounce at the end of the week, marking […]
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TIm Draper’s $250,000 BTC Call, New Whale Data, and More – Week In Review
Bitcoin’s latest rebound is running into resistance as whale deposits to exchanges surge, while Tim Draper has revived his $250,000 BTC call on a longer timeline. Grayscale says Elon Musk’s X could become a deeper crypto-finance platform, and Kraken sees a Fed leadership shift as a possible macro catalyst for digital assets. At the same […]
Read MoreDeFi Lender Aave Battles Withdrawal Crisis After KelpDAO rsETH Exploit
Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lending protocols, is managing a liquidity crisis and an estimated $177 million to $200 million in bad debt after attackers siphoned 116,500 rsETH from Kelp’s bridge on Saturday, deposited the tokens on Aave V3 as collateral, and borrowed wrapped ether (WETH) against them. Key Takeaways: Attackers obtained 116,500 rsETH from […]
Read MoreBitcoin Network Eases as Difficulty Slides 2.43% and Hashprice Rises 13.65%
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased this week, declining 2.43% from the prior target and settling at 135.59 trillion. This adjustment comes on the heels of the previous epoch’s 3.87% increase and marks the fifth downward revision recorded this year. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.43% to 135.59T on April 17, 2026, easing mining conditions. Hashrateindex.com shows […]
Read More‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ — Trump Warns Iran to Accept Deal or Lose Every Bridge and Power Plant
President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran after Iranian gunboats fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing a fragile Pakistan-brokered ceasefire to the edge of collapse. Key Takeaways: Trump threatened to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran if the country rejects a proposed […]
Read More‘Think Even Bigger’: Michael Saylor’s New Signal Hints at Another Massive Strategy Bitcoin Buy
Strategy’s bitcoin positioning drew heightened attention as Michael Saylor’s latest signal reinforced expectations of continued accumulation. The update underscored how investors interpret these cues as indicators of potential balance sheet expansion and sustained institutional demand. Key Takeaways: Strategy doubled down on bitcoin, signaling aggressive accumulation intent. Michael Saylor’s cue fueled expectations of a major treasury […]
Read MoreRaveDAO Denies Manipulation Claims as RAVE Token Plummets 95% From Peak
The RaveDAO team has dismissed claims of involvement in price manipulation of the RAVE token and insisted it remain focused on Web3 offline events and philanthropic efforts, such as funding surgeries in Nepal. Key Takeaways: RAVE collapsed 95% to $1.24 after RaveDAO denied claims of a manufactured 10,000% surge. Binance and Bitget CEOs launched probes […]
Read MoreBitcoin Rebounds, But Crypto’s Security Crisis Intensifies – Week in Review
This editorial is from last week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin rose 4% as BTC, ETH, and SOL gained, showing risk […]
Read MoreLatam Insights: Brazil Seeks Online Gambling Ban, Venezuela’s National Stablecoin Proposal
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, a draft to repeal all online gambling has been introduced in Brazil, a proposal to include stablecoins to help curb currency restrictions rises in Venezuela, and Latam surges as an investment opportunity amidst […]
Read MoreIran’s Digital Blockade Continues: Citizens Endure 50 Days Without Internet Connectivity
The digital blockade that the Iranian regime imposed just hours after the U.S.-Israel coalition launched coordinated strikes persists, with most Iranians relying on alternative methods to reach the internet. Even so, connectivity still reaches just 2% of the country’s normal traffic. Key Takeaways: Netblocks reports Iran’s 50-day blockade slashed connectivity to 2%, spurring $1.8B in […]
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