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MicroStrategy vs Tom Lee’s BitMine: Who Hits Target First?

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MicroStrategy and BitMine Immersion Technologies are racing toward different crypto accumulation targets. BitMine has pulled ahead. The Ether treasury is 16% short of its goal, while Strategy still trails by roughly 18%. BitMine crossed 5 million Ether (ETH) on April 27, a milestone that puts it 84% of the way to 5% of all ETH. … Read more

Senator Tillis Draws New Red Line on the CLARITY Act

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Sen. Thom Tillis is drawing a second red line, vowing to vote against the Clarity Act without ethics language targeting the Trump family’s crypto businesses. The Republican broke ranks just days after lifting his hold on Kevin Warsh’s Fed chair confirmation. That blockade ended Sunday only after the Justice Department dropped its criminal probe of … Read more

ZetaChain Pauses Mainnet After Hack Hits Team Wallets

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Layer-1 network ZetaChain said it was hacked on Monday. But the project claimed the attack only affected its own internal team wallets and did not hit user funds.  The network paused cross-chain transactions while the team investigated the incident. This is the second cross-chain exploit in April, after the earlier KelpDAO hack. The team said … Read more

Sanctioned Russian Billionaire’s $500 Million Yacht Slips Through Hormuz Blockade

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The $500 million superyacht Nord, linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. The crossing has drawn fresh scrutiny to gaps in Western sanctions enforcement. The 142-meter Lürssen-built yacht sailed openly from Dubai to Muscat between April 24 and 26. It broadcast its position via the automatic identification … Read more

Ethereum Price Faces a New Risk and Potential Dip – Here’s Why

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Ethereum (ETH) price has broken down from the midline of its daily ascending channel after weeks of tightening volatility, opening the door to a slide toward $2,070 if support at $2,264 fails to hold. The second-largest cryptocurrency trades near $2,291 at the time of writing, down roughly 0.93% over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, ETH/BTC … Read more

Bitcoin Las Vegas Faces Cypherpunk Revolt Over Regulator-Heavy Lineup

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The Bitcoin 2026 Conference opened Monday in Las Vegas to a backlash from early adopters. They say the event has drifted far from Bitcoin’s anti-establishment origins. Speakers include the Securities and Exchange Commission chair, the acting US attorney general, and the Trump family. Purists argue the gathering now celebrates the institutions Bitcoin was built to … Read more

Aave Dragged Into New Avi Eisenberg Controversy

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Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, the trader convicted over the 2022 Mango Markets exploit, denied ever threatening to attack Aave (AAVE). His pushback followed an Arkham post claiming his wallet had become active again. The on-chain analytics firm shared screenshots of a transaction signed by an address tied to Eisenberg. Arkham framed the activity as his potential … Read more

3 Altcoins to Watch in Final Week of April With Onyxcoin Up 30%

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Three altcoins entered the final week of April 2026 at sharply different technical inflection points. Onyxcoin (XCN) printed a 47% daily gain while Rain (RAIN) and STABLE held their Fibonacci structures. The three setups span a breakout retest, a neutral consolidation, and a healthy pullback. Each chart prints distinct signals on the daily timeframe heading … Read more

OpenAI Warns Superintelligence Could Concentrate Power Without Decentralization

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OpenAI published five guiding principles on April 26, warning that superintelligence could consolidate power among a small group of companies. The lab pledged to widely disseminate the technology to prevent that outcome. Sam Altman shared the framework on X. It replaces OpenAI’s 2018 AGI charter and lands as decentralized AI projects compete for the same … Read more