Crypto

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

Payward Buys US Crypto Derivatives Firm

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, agreed to acquire Bitnomial, the first US crypto derivatives platform to hold all three CFTC licenses simultaneously, for up to $550 million in...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

USS Miguel Keith heads to Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing operations

The USS Miguel Keith is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing operations. Strait of Hormuz traffic normalizing by May 31 is now ? YES. The deployment adds...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

The $78K Bull Trap? Why Iran’s Latest Statement Could Send Bitcoin Tumbling

Iran said seven of Trump’s claims made in one hour are all false. Bitcoin’s price recovered impressively yesterday by surging to a 10-week peak of over $78,000 after...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

HBAR and XLM Lead Index

HBAR price prediction improved Friday as Hedera gained 1.4% and Stellar’s XLM added 1.5% to top the CoinDesk 20 performance update, placing the index at 2,125.52, up 0.3% from...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

First cruise ship transits Strait of Hormuz since war began in February

A cruise ship has navigated the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since war broke out in February 2026. The market on the UK sending warships through the...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

Bitcoin Price Soared Past $78K as Trump Says Iran Agreed to Halt Nuclear Program

The total crypto market cap surged to a multi-month peak of over $2.7 trillion. With almost seven weeks into the war in the Middle East, the two main...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

Solana News Today: DoubleZero Launches Edge Beta

In Solana news today, DoubleZero Foundation launched Edge, a public beta platform that delivers raw Solana block data through a private global fiber network using multicast, bypassing the public...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

Kain Warwick: Quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s security, the community’s resistance to innovation stifles growth, and financial tribalism shapes investment psychology

Key takeaways Quantum computing poses a legitimate threat to the Bitcoin ecosystem, which is currently unprepared for such challenges. Bitcoin’s community has evolved through a self-selection process, retaining only...

April 18, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

Analyst Defends Circle’s No-Freeze Stance on $280M Drift Hack Funds

One unilateral freeze by Circle could trigger a domino effect across DEXs, bridges, oracles, and even wallets. The bad press facing stablecoin issuer Circle, following the $280 million...

April 17, 2026
Adam Forsyth
Crypto

Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Eyes $125K Target

Bitcoin price prediction turned aggressively bullish early Friday as CoinDesk reported that perpetual funding rates dropped to their most negative level since 2023 on a seven-day moving average, with...