Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

The criticism that "Hong Kong stablecoins cannot rely solely on licenses" is not a sign of pessimism, but rather highlights the key areas that need to be addressed in the next phase.Article by Farmer FrankOn April 10, 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority officially granted the first stablecoin iss...

The US government moved about $606K in Bitcoin linked to Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein. Arkham data shows the funds were transferred to Coinbase Prime. The move has triggered new questions about whether a sale or custody shift is coming.A fresh US Government Bitcoin Transfer is making waves acro...

Insiders are perhaps what investors both love and hate. They’re loved because following their moves feels like getting the answers ahead of time; they’re hated because you never get to see the cards they’re holding.Even the most well-informed insiders have their limits in the stock market. You may k...

The U.S. government is active on the blockchain again, moving approximately $606,000 worth of bitcoin BTC$74,658.99 to Coinbase Prime.These are not just any coins. On-chain data suggests the transferred 8 BTC are linked to Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the decade-old hack of the OG exchange Bitf...

Huoju Finance report: On April 17, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, last night and early this morning, the on-chain hedging whale "HYPE's Largest Short" continuously placed密集 orders using TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) after HYPE's price fell below $45.5. As of publication, the address has ...

LinkedIn profile of senior software engineer Joshua Gross shows that he joined Meta’s Superintelligence Lab last month to lead the engineering team. Previously, Gross worked at OpenAI and Meta, and was one of the founding members of the startup Thinking Machines, where he developed its flagship prod...

Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Drift Protocol has shared the highly anticipated user recovery plan alongside Tether and other collaborators. This move follows the major exploit that drained $285 million from the project’s vaults two weeks ago.Drift Protocol Secures $150M Recovery FundOn T...

Leveraging JustLend DAO’s strong cash-generating capacity, JST has completed a multi-million-dollar buyback and burn. The deflationary flywheel is now fully operational, ushering in a new long-term appreciation cycle.Author and source: Tron EcoRecently, according to the latest updates disclosed by t...

Funding rates at 2023 lows signal the market is heavily short against bitcoin, ZeroStack's Daniel Reis-Faria says, setting up conditions for a forced unwind if prices push higher. By Shaurya Malwa Apr 17, 2026, 11:52 a.m. What to know: Bitcoin is trading roughly flat near $74,700 after a str...

According to AiCoin monitoring, a significant amount of capital flowed into the U.S. spot BTC ETF market yesterday, with net inflows reaching $26.1 million. The largest portion went to IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $81.7 million, followed by BTC at $16.7 million. According to AiCoin’s devel...

According to a Morgan Stanley analyst report, TSMC’s capital expenditures between 2026 and 2028 could reach $200 billion, with factory utilization potentially exceeding 100%. Morgan Stanley has raised its revenue growth forecast for TSMC in 2026 to 36% in USD terms and expects its gross margin for t...

Around 22,200 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, April 17, with a notional value of roughly $1.66 billion. This event is a little smaller than last week’s expiry, so it is unlikely to have any impact on spot markets.Crypto prices have been climbing slowly this week, with around $150 bi...

BlockBeats report: On April 17, the crypto industry in 2026 showed a clear trend of project contractions and shutdowns, with multiple infrastructure, blockchain, and application-layer projects announcing the cessation of operations or entering liquidation processes. Today, Mint Blockchain announced ...

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to GMGN data, the SOL ecosystem meme coin ASTEROID has rapidly surged past a $10 million market cap, currently trading at $10.32 million.A user proposed setting ASTEROID as the Shiba Inu zero-gravity indicator for SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission and hoped it woul...

According to ChainCatcher, Electric Soul, a global mobile charging solution provider and explorer of RWA physical asset networks, has announced its participation as a co-sponsor of the forum "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy," jointly hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData. The forum ...