Raw News Items
31 itemsApril 19, 2026
- CoinDeskScore: 90
'DeFi is dead': crypto community scrambles after this year's biggest hack exposes contagion risks
Developers and traders warn of structural risks as a cross-chain exploit spreads fear and prompts billions to flee DeFi platforms.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Warren claims SEC’s Atkins likely misled Congress over enforcement data
SEC chair Paul Atkins is under fire from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who says he “may have been deliberately trying” to mislead Congress about the agency’s enforcement activity.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Charles Schwab is bringing Bitcoin to its 39 million clients – but without the protections they expect
Charles Schwab announced this week that it will begin selling Bitcoin and Ethereum directly to its 39 million brokerage clients. They will appear in the same account view as stocks, ETFs, and retirement funds, in the same app, under the same brand, one click from the S&P 500 index fund a customer bo...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
SEC removes huge pattern day trader barrier to allow retail investors to day trade Bitcoin with just $2k margin
The SEC has approved a rule change that eliminates one of Wall Street's most recognizable barriers for small traders: the old $25,000 minimum tied to pattern day-trading restrictions. Regulators signed off on FINRA's proposal to scrap a framework that long made it harder for smaller investors to mak...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin price drops to $75K as new Hormuz closure puts focus on oil
Bitcoin foreshadows fresh market mayhem as it appears that the US-Iran war has returned, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz oil route.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Aave records $6 billion TVL drop as Kelp hack exposes structural risk at DeFi lender
The AAVE token fell 16% and deposits fled the protocol after attackers used drained rsETH as collateral to borrow wrapped ether, leaving Aave to quantify how much bad debt it is now carrying.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Morgan Stanley’s $116M Bitcoin ETF debut is tiny next to $1.9T, and that’s why Wall Street will notice
Morgan Stanley launched its spot Bitcoin ETF on Apr. 8 on NYSE Arca, calling MSBT the first cryptocurrency ETP from a US bank-affiliated asset manager and pricing its sponsor fee at 0.14%, the lowest Bitcoin ETP sponsor fee. By Apr. 16, Farside Investors' data showed cumulative net inflows of $116 m...
- DecryptScore: 85
Kelp DAO Exploit Sparks Aave Liquidity Crunch, $6.2 Billion Withdrawal Panic
After attackers drained $291 million in crypto from Kelp DAO-linked infrastructure, DeFi users struggled on Aave to withdraw funds.
- The BlockScore: 85
Web3 hosting backbone Vercel confirms breach as supposed hacker demands $2 million ransom
Many crypto and Web3 projects deploy frontends on Vercel, raising the risk that secrets stored as non-sensitive environment variables may now be exposed.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
The $292 million Kelp exploit: how it happened, and what it means for DeFi
2026 is shaping up to be DeFi's "worst year in terms of hacks," Ledger's CTO said, as the Kelp exploit shows how a single point of failure can cascade across systems.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
RaveDAO denies manipulation as Binance, Bitget probe RAVE trading activity
RaveDAO denies involvement in RAVE token price surge and crash as Binance and Bitget launch investigations into suspected market manipulation.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
White House tells “greedy” banks to “move on” from CLARITY Act stablecoin yield fight
A White House digital assets official has slammed the traditional banking sector's continued opposition to the proposed stablecoin yield compromise in the CLARITY Act. On April 17, Patrick Witt, the executive director of the White House Presidential Advisory Committee on Digital Assets, accused the ...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
RaveDAO's RAVE token collapses 90% in a day as exchange probes widen
The token traded at $1.15 on Sunday, down from a $27.33 peak on Friday, wiping out more than $5 billion in market cap while Binance and Bitget investigations advance.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Is crude heading back to $100? Crypto traders drive $500M weekend Hyperliquid oil bets over Strait of Hormuz closure
Crypto traders traded more than $500 million in synthetic oil futures over the weekend on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, betting that renewed military conflict in the Middle East could push crude prices back to $100 a barrel. The surge in blockchain-based trading followed Iran's abrupt deci...
- The BlockScore: 75
EasyDNS accepts responsibility for eth.limo hijack, its first social engineering breach in 28 years
The incident joins a growing list of crypto front-ends compromised at the DNS layer in recent months, where even decentralized protocols are vulnerable.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Aluminum giant Alcoa to sell dormant smelter to Bitcoin miner NYDIG: Report
Alcoa is nearing a deal to sell its idle Massena East smelter to NYDIG as US industrial sites increasingly shift toward Bitcoin mining and AI data centers.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Inside the rise of wrench attacks against crypto holders and how France has become the focus
France has seen 41 crypto-related kidnappings this year, roughly one every 2.5 days, prompting authorities to step up security.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Kelp exploit highlights problem with non-isolated DeFi lending: Crypto execs
The contagion from the Kelp exploit could have been contained, but at the cost of capital efficiency, according to the founder of Curve Finance.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Crypto traders spend $9.7B on fees as the next Bitcoin drawdown will expose which on-chain costs are real
Users paid $9.7 billion in on-chain fees in the first half of 2025, up 41% year over year and the second-highest total on record. 1kx projects more than $32 billion in on-chain fees for 2026, driven by accelerating application growth. That growth has pushed the word “revenue” into every ...
- CoinDeskScore: 60
One person holds the keys to $200 million of a project’s crypto. His co-founder says that has to end
Co-founders Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang have conflicting restructuring plans, Da wants independent governance and multi-sig protection; Zhang wants accountability investigations and to remain on the board.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Nomura study says 65% of institutional investors see crypto as a vital portfolio diversifier
A new survey from Nomura and Laser Digital shows improving sentiment among institutional investors, as regulatory clarity and new products drive deeper engagement with digital assets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin network activity just hit an 8-year low — has Wall Street replaced retail in the market?
Bitcoin's network just recorded its lowest activity in eight years, and the price has barely flinched. CryptoQuant flagged that active BTC addresses hit their lowest level since 2016 on Apr. 8. At the same time, Glassnode's latest 24-hour reading puts active addresses at 661,313, a number that, set ...
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities weigh entering prediction markets
Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities executives have separately aired interest in prediction markets, but each is looking to steer clear of sports offerings.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
2024 BTC cycle 'dramatically' underperforming previous halvings: Analyst
Volatility and upside have been declining with each Bitcoin halving cycle, but the new dynamics may not be permanent, according to Galaxy's Alex Thorn.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Previewing Consensus' Policy Summit: State of Crypto
Every year policy discussions get more important, and this year's even more so.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Caitlyn Jenner escapes memecoin lawsuit as judge says token not a security
A federal judge has tossed a class lawsuit over Caitlyn Jenner’s memecoin, saying it did not plausibly allege that the token was an unregistered security.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Stablecoins not a threat to banks in the near-term: Moody's analyst
A prohibition on yield-bearing stablecoins and robust payments infrastructure in the US means stablecoins will not eat into banks' market share.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Stablecoins can help businesses turn costs into revenue, Paxos Labs cofounder says
Firms using stablecoins can reshape margins by cutting costs, unlock credit and earn yield, but not every company needs to issue a token, Paxos Labs' Chunda McCain said.
- DecryptScore: 30
The 10 Public Companies With the Biggest Bitcoin Portfolios
Companies like Strategy, Twenty One, and Metaplanet hold billions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin. These are the biggest publicly traded whales.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Web3 VCs have a differentiation problem
When every fund claims the same great networks and strong relationships, nobody wins. Bauer, Co-Founder of TBV, offers a more rigorous framework for emerging managers to build a unique value proposition.
- DecryptScore: 10
AI Traffic to US Retailers Jumps 393% in Q1 as Agentic Shoppers Outspend Humans
AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail sites surged in early 2026, and those visitors are generating more revenue than regular shoppers.