Bitcoin

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Late Gambino Boss John Gotti’s Grandson Sentenced to 15 Months for $1.1M COVID Loan Fraud Tied to Crypto Firm – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Carmine Agnello, grandson of Gambino boss John Gotti, received a 15-month federal prison sentence on April 20, 2026. Agnello diverted roughly $420,000 of $1.1 million in fraudulent...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Geopolitical Uncertainty Shakes BTC Price Ahead of US-Iran Deadline

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit a $76,944 high after reports of U.S. and Iranian officials meeting in Pakistan on April 21. High volatility fueled the liquidation of 6,769 traders, wiping...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

New York Fintech, Prediction Market Giant Kalshi Eyes US Market for Crypto Perpetual Derivatives – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Kalshi plans to launch CFTC-regulated crypto perpetual futures for U.S. traders on April 21, 2026. The move targets a share of the derivatives market after Kalshi’s valuation...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Curve Founder Urges DeFi Safety Standards After KelpDAO Incident

Key Takeaways: Curve Finance’s Michael Egorov has urged for industry-wide DeFi standards after recent onchain exploits, targeting centralized weak points. Requests Ethereum and Solana Foundations to push coordination, shaping...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Doordash Plans to Pay Drivers in Stablecoins Using Tempo Blockchain: Report

Key Takeaways: The Information reports Doordash plans to pay its Dasher drivers in stablecoins via the Tempo blockchain, built by Stripe and Paradigm. Tempo raised $500 million in October...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

BitMEX Joins Zodia’s Off-Venue Settlement Network to Ease Counterparty Risk

Key Takeaways: Zodia Custody added BitMEX to its Interchange network in Q1 2026 to secure institutional trading. The move reduces 100% of counterparty risk by keeping assets in cold...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Coins.ph Now Allows Users to Pay USDT, USDC Via QRPh

Locally licensed Coins.ph has launched a new feature allowing its users to settle daily transactions using stablecoins through the national QRPh standard. Announced on this week, the QRPh Stablecoin...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Bring Qwen LLMs Onchain

Key Takeaways: 0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud launched onchain access to Qwen LLMs for AI agents on April 21, 2026. The move shifts AI from APIs to tokenized systems,...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Arbitrum Freezes $70M from KelpDAO Exploit, Intercepting North Korean Hackers

The Arbitrum Security Council has utilized its emergency powers to freeze and relocate 30,766 ETH, valued at over $70 million, tied to the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. The intervention...

April 21, 2026
Joseph Rees
Bitcoin

Onchain Analysts Flag Justin Sun-Linked Wallet’s 274 Million USDT Exit From Aave Minutes After rsETH Freeze

Key Takeaways: A wallet linked to Justin Sun pulled 274 million USDT from Aave 21 minutes after the rsETH market was frozen. The withdrawal coincided with KelpDAO’s 292 million...