Crypto Hacks Hit Record High in April Amid Acquisition News April 2026 marked the crypto industry’s most hacked month on record, with 29 exploits draining $635 million, primarily from DeFi protocols Drift and KelpDAO.[2][1] The surge in attacks underscores persistent security vulnerabilities, even…
BTC Bounces on Big Tech Earnings Amid Decoupling Signals Bitcoin surged past $78,000 this week, tracking a rebound in risk assets after blockbuster earnings from U.S. tech giants including Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon.[2][3][4] The move coincided with double-digit revenue growth across…
Bitcoin Gains 12% in April Amid Slow ETF Inflows Bitcoin ended April 2026 with a 12.07% monthly gain, its best performance of the year, reversing earlier quarterly losses.[1] The rally pushed prices toward $80,000, but U.S. spot ETF inflows remained subdued compared to…
Tether Posts $1.04B Q1 Profit as Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies Tether Holdings reported $1.04 billion in net profit for the first quarter of 2026, with excess reserves climbing to a record $8.23 billion, according to an attestation by accounting firm BDO released May 1.[1][3]…
Crypto VC Funding Drops to $659M in April as Cardano Whales Surge Crypto venture capital funding plunged to $659 million in April 2026, the lowest monthly total since July 2024, even as Cardano whale transaction volume spiked 28%-highlighting selective investor conviction amid broader…
Canadian Pensions Gain Crypto Exposure Amid VC Funding Slump Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), overseer of Canada’s $195 billion Alberta pension fund, allocated $219 million to a Bitcoin-linked strategy, its first direct crypto move.[1] This comes as venture capital funding for crypto startups…
Ethereum ETFs Shed $184M in 4 Days Amid Mixed ETH Signals U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $184 million in net outflows over four consecutive trading days through April 30, marking a stark divergence from resilient Ether price action and on-chain metrics.[2][1] This bleed…
Tether Treasury Holdings Hit $141B Amid Q1 Profit Surge Tether reported $1.04 billion in net profit for Q1 2026, backed by $141 billion in U.S. Treasury holdings that rank it the 17th largest global holder of government debt.[4][5] The attestation from BDO shows…
Tether’s $8.23B Reserve Buffer Hits Record Amid Senate Scrutiny Tether reported a record $8.23 billion excess reserve buffer and $1.04 billion net profit for Q1 2026, released May 1 via BDO attestation, as USDT circulation topped $183 billion.[1][3][4] The disclosure underscores operational scale,…
