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Mastercard Joins Blockchain Security Standards Council Alongside Coinbase and Fireblocks

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Mastercard has joined the Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC) as a Charter-level member. The payments company will help shape security frameworks for blockchain networks and tokenized assets. The announcement arrived on April 21, 2026, from Wakefield, Massachusetts. Mastercard will also join working groups that focus on security and privacy guidelines. A Payments Giant Deepens Its … Read more

Whales Accumulate AAVE as Retail Flees Amid KelpDAO Exploit Fallout

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Aave (AAVE) showed signs of large-scale accumulation even as the protocol grappled with the aftermath of a major exploit that triggered sharp outflows and price declines. The activity follows an April 18 exploit of KelpDAO’s rsETH bridge. That incident reportedly left Aave with roughly $196 million in bad debt. Whale Activity Rises as AAVE Faces … Read more

Bitcoin Price Rally Masks a $35,000 On-Chain Gap Bulls Are Ignoring

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Bitcoin (BTC) price trades near $77,500, up 13.5% over the past 30 days and comfortably above the February lows. The surface read is a clean recovery. A closer look at the rebound’s structure, a cost-basis gap between two holder cohorts that has preceded every cycle bottom since 2015, and a sharp jump in spot buying … Read more

Grayscale Research Calls Bitcoin Bottom, Sees Early Bull Market Signals

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Grayscale has declared Bitcoin’s (BTC) bear-market floor, arguing the asset bottomed in the $65,000 to $70,000 range. The call runs counter to a wider consensus that places the low later in 2026. Zach Pandl, head of research at Grayscale, said recent buyers have returned to breakeven after Bitcoin climbed more than 20% from its February … Read more

Justin Sun Launches Legal Battle Against World Liberty Financial

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Tron founder Justin Sun filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The complaint alleges that the decentralized finance (DeFi) project fraudulently induced him to invest, froze his tokens, and threatened to destroy them permanently. Justin Sun’s History With World Liberty Financial reporting, Sun first invested $30 million in World Liberty … Read more

X Debuts Grok-Powered Custom Timelines for Niche Topic Feeds

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X has launched Custom Timelines, a feature that lets users pin a specific topic to the home tab. The rollout supports more than 75 topics. The feature is available first to Premium subscribers on iOS. Android support will follow, according to X Head of Product Nikita Bier. Follow us on X to get the latest … Read more

Foreign Money Floods US Markets as Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz Again

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Foreign investors purchased a record $1.55 trillion in US financial assets in 2025, according to Treasury Department data. That figure held even as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on April 21. The contrast between surging capital inflows and a worsening Middle East standoff highlights the two forces pulling global markets in opposite … Read more

XRP Technical Charts Show Potential Drop to a Dollar

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XRP trades near $1.42 on April 21 as a tightening 4-hour structure collides with a developing head-and-shoulders pattern on the daily chart, pointing toward $1.00. Short-term accumulation signals suggest buyers still have a narrow window to defend $1.44, yet the larger daily structure remains the dominant threat to XRP price stability. Daily Head and Shoulders … Read more

Bipartisan PACE Act Targets Cheaper Payments for Fintechs and Crypto Firms

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US Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Sam Liccardo (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Payments Access and Consumer Efficiency (PACE) Act on Tuesday, proposing a federal framework that would give fintechs and crypto companies direct access to Federal Reserve payment rails. The bill targets a longstanding bottleneck in US payments. Currently, only legacy banks can connect directly … Read more

Coinbase Publishes First Paper on Quantum Computing Position for Crypto

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Coinbase’s Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain has published its first position paper, warning that the crypto industry must begin preparing for quantum threats now. The board includes researchers from Stanford, UT Austin, the Ethereum Foundation, Eigen Labs, Bar-Ilan University, and UC Santa Barbara. Their assessment is direct. Digital assets are safe today, … Read more