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Location American Cryptocurrency News for 18 April 2026
Morgan Stanleys MSBT Bitcoin ETF Wallets Now Publicly Trackable via Arkham Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has located and publicly labeled the custodian wallets backing Morgan Stanleys spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), giving any observer the ability to track the funds BTC...
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Hex Trust Brings 1:1 Backed Wrapped XRP to Solanas Ecosystem Wrapped XRP officially launched on Solana this week, letting XRP holders move into one of cryptos most active decentralized finance networks without selling their native token position. Key Takeaways: Wrapped XRP launche...
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Solana futures open interest rose by 20% this week: Is $100 SOL next? SOLs steady recovery alongside the wider crypto market has traders debating whether $100 could be the next stop for the altcoin.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty falls, but is projected to rise in next adjustment Bitcoin miners have faced challenges over the past year, amid reduced block rewards, rising energy prices, a crypto bear market and geopolitical shocks.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty falls, but projected to rise in next adjustment The average block time at publication is about 9.8 minutes, falling slightly short of the 10-minute block target, according to CoinWarz.
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2026's biggest crypto exploit: Kelp DAO hit for $292 million with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp's LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.
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Jenner Meme Coin Lawsuit Dismissed Under Howey Test by Los Angeles Federal Judge A federal judge in California has ruled that Caitlyn Jenners JENNER meme coin does not qualify as a security under federal law, dismissing all securities claims in a proposed class action lawsuit filed against the celebr...
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Why Michael Saylor's Strategy decided to make STRC's dividend bi-monthly Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market.
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From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on cryptos thirst for energy Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.
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ZachXBT Flags $280M+ KelpDAO Exploit Hitting Ethereum DeFi Lending Markets An attacker reportedly exploited a vulnerability in KelpDAOs rsETH liquid restaking token on April 18, 2026, draining an estimated $280 million or more across Ethereum and Arbitrum. Key Takeaways: ZachXBT flagged a $280M...
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AI is increasingly eating into VC fundings and here is how crypto firms are adapting AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year.
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Polymarket Strait of Hormuz Odds Crash After Iran Fires on Tankers Polymarkets contract on Strait of Hormuz traffic returning to normal by April 30 collapsed to 28% Yes on Saturday after Iran reimposed shipping restrictions and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats reportedly fired...
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Bitcoin CME Options Open Interest Stays Put-Heavy as Price Stalls Around $76,000 Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges slid 4.2% over the past 24 hours to $58.44 billion, while options positioning on the CME skewed heavily toward puts, a clear signal that institutional traders are hedgin...
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The Lightning Network isnt helplessly broken

Coin Desk - 18 Apr 2026 16:30
The Lightning Network isnt helplessly broken Shell argues the network is fixable and proposes a different framing to the recent quantum debate.
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RAVE Crashes 68% as Binance and Bitget Investigate Manipulation Claims RAVEs collapse is intensifying fears of fragile price structures in low- liquidity tokens, with a rapid unwind exposing extreme volatility. The steep decline underscores how quickly momentum-driven rallies can reverse un...
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Circle Launches USDC Bridge for Native Cross-Chain Transfers Across EVM Networks Circle launched the USDC Bridge this week, giving users a direct, Circle-operated interface to move native USDC across supported blockchains without wrapped tokens, liquidity pools, or manual route selection. Key Takeawa...
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Zondacrypto under fire as Poland's prime minister links exchange to legislative interference The company also disclosed a 4,500 BTC wallet that it can't access due to missing private keys linked to a former CEO, who's now missing.
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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Hours After Trump Said It Would Never Close Again Irans military reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, 2026, directly contradicting President Donald Trumps claims that the critical waterway was fully open and would never close again. Key Takeaways: I...
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Bitcoin 'plebs eat first' mining pool Parasite finds its second BTC block Parasite Pool, which pays 1 BTC to the block finder and splits the rest among all participants, mined block 945,601 on Friday, about 48 days after its first.
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Wrapped XRP goes live on Solana, broadening DeFi access for Ripple-linked token Wrapped XRP on Solana lets XRP holders access Jupiter, Phantom, and Meteora without selling the asset, the latest step in Hex Trust's multi-chain wXRP rollout first announced in December.
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Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin warns of the dangers of AI being controlled by a few big tech firms In an interview with CoinDesk, the Ethereum co-founder spoke also about Ethereums evolution through MetaMask, stablecoins and tokenization, while downplaying quantum computing as a long-term, manageable issue.
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RAVE Token Enters Top 20 After Staggering 10,000% Monthly Surge RAVE has seen a meteoric 10,000% price surge since April 1, reaching an all-time high of $27.88 and entering the top 20 crypto rankings with a $6.6 billion market cap. Key Takeaways: RaveDAOs RAVE token soared 10,000% si...
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