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Apr 30, 2026

Twenty One Capital surges after Tether proposes 3-way merger

Tether has proposed combining Jack Maller’s Twenty One Capital (XXI) with his other company, Strike, as well as Elektron Energy into a single public company spanning bitcoin treasury, mining, financial services, and lending

Apr 29, 2026

Robinhood dropping on earnings

Robinhood’s Q1 results were not a disaster, but they were not good enough for a stock still carrying a lot of crypto-cycle optimism.

Apr 28, 2026

Galaxy’s Helios datacenter is live

The company delivered its first data hall to CoreWeave in April, which means its Texas AI data center campus is officially moving from construction project to revenue-generating business.

Apr 27, 2026

Litecoin Rewrites Part of its Chain

It's not the end of Litecoin, and LTC barely moved on the news, but it is still a bad look for a network that has long marketed itself as boring, reliable, and battle-tested.

Apr 24, 2026

DeFi’s Bailout Moment

A coalition of crypto platforms launched "DeFi United" to absorb bad debt from the April 18 KelpDAO exploit, which drained $292 million and left Aave facing a $123.7 million to $230.1 million shortfall.

Apr 23, 2026

US military running Bitcoin node

The U.S. military is now openly experimenting with Bitcoin, not because it wants exposure to the asset, but for use as a “computer science tool.”

Apr 22, 2026

Kalshi Eyes Crypto Expansion with Perpetual Futures

According to The Information, Kalshi plans to enter the crypto trading market by offering perpetual futures. The prediction markets leader, which holds CFTC licenses and recently secured a margin trading license, aims to compete with exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, and Hyperliquid

Apr 21, 2026

The best performing crypto stock in 2026

Circle (CRCL) is up nearly 30% this year as other crypto-adjacent stocks are in the red. See Coinbase (-13%), Robinhood (-22%), Gemini (-55%), Figure (-17%).

Apr 20, 2026

Largest DeFi Exploit of 2026

The stolen tokens represent roughly 18% of rsETH's circulating supply. This marks Kelp's second security incident in a year. After investigating the hack, Kelp DAO as pointing at North Korea's Lazarus group as the culprit.

Apr 17, 2026

BTC pops on Hormuz opening

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open for the ceasefire period, prompting President Trump's approval and sending oil down nearly 10% to $85.90 per barrel. Bitcoin rose to $76,400 on the news.

Apr 16, 2026

Schwab opens crypto trading to 39M clients

Charles Schwab is rolling out direct bitcoin and ethereum trading to retail investors, marking its first spot crypto offering

Apr 15, 2026

Musk is rebuilding PayPal... inside X

X has launched Cashtags, a feature letting users view live price charts and posts for stocks and crypto directly in their timelines.

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DeFi Technologies (DEFT): A Coordinated Pump Built Off the Clout of Crypto Influencers

Jun 18, 2024

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DeFi Technologies (DEFT): A Coordinated Pump Built Off the Clout of Crypto Influencers

Between questionable email campaigns and crypto influencers touting the stock, there is now strong evidence that the stock isn’t rising for the right reasons.

May 24, 2024

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2026 Crypto IPO Tracker

While the 2025 IPO market was hot, 2026 is shaping up to be even more impressive. Our crypto IPO database will track the crypto-focused companies most likely to IPO in 2026.

An Under-appreciated Way to Play the Growth of the Crypto Industry

May 20, 2024

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An Under-appreciated Way to Play the Growth of the Crypto Industry

Sure, Bitcoin is here to stay, but how does one make a directional yet risk-averse bet on the other approximately 20,000 crypto-assets in existence?

Want to Estimate Coinbase's Quarterly Revenue? We Built a Calculator For You.

Apr 3, 2024

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Want to Estimate Coinbase's Quarterly Revenue? We Built a Calculator For You.

As The Street seems to continually underestimate the company’s revenues, we felt it was important to provide a resource to those who want to come up with their own conclusions.

Dec 6, 2023

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Robinhood: The Next Best Crypto Stock?

While Robinhood is no novice to crypto, the company believes they are being overlooked in the market.

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Oct 11, 2023

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