Ethereum researchers responded to 36 hacks and recovered $5.8 million

Investigators identified nearly 100 North Korean operatives infiltrating Web3. They reported or cataloged more than 785 vulnerabilities, bugs and proofs of concept in the ecosystem. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced the results of the ETH Rangers program, an initiative launched at the end of 2024 together with the organizations Secureum, The Red Guild and Security … Read more

the result surpasses the traditional portfolio

On April 16, 2026, an internal report from Citi Research, the financial research and analysis team of the financial firm Citigroup, concluded that combining bitcoin (BTC) and gold within the same portfolio improves the efficiency of returns without increasing the level of risk, compared to traditional structures such as the 60/40 portfolio. The analysis was … Read more

Solana enables the use of XRP and integrates wXRP into its ecosystem

On April 17, 2026, the Solana ecosystem announced the integration that allows XRP to be used within its decentralized application environment, through wXRP, a wrapped version of the asset with 1:1 parity with the native XRP Ledger token. In this way, XRP holders can deploy your capital in the Solana DeFi ecosystem without having to … Read more

Tinder, Zoom and Concert Kit seek to stop deepfakes and bots with World ID

World Network presented its largest update to the World ID protocol, which extends humanity verification to new platforms: Zoom, Tinder globally and a ticketing tool called Concert Kit. The announcement was made during the “Lift Off” event, hosted by Sam Altman, co-founder of the project and CEO of OpenAI, along with Alex Blania, CEO of … Read more

Supertrend indicator is confirming bullish trend for bitcoin

In the past, this indicator anticipated all-time highs for the price of bitcoin (BTC). The complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz has driven the price of bitcoin above USD 78,000. Supertrend, a price trend indicator for financial assets, has chained five consecutive days today, April 17, 2025, showing an upward trend for the price … Read more

“If I were NVIDIA, I’d be shaking” over quantum

Baratz positioned quantum as a tool that companies can integrate with AI. Nvidia launched open source AI models to accelerate quantum computing development. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave Quantum, stated in an interview with Yahoo Finance on the sidelines of the Semafor World Economy Summit that quantum computing is poised to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in … Read more

AI agent economy could be larger than human

According to Armstrong, machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar. AI agents trading cryptocurrencies are booming. The global financial ecosystem is on the verge of a radical transformation driven by automation. Brian Armstrong, CEO of the largest bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, stated that the “machine-to-machine” economy, managed … Read more

Bitcoin liquidated USD 300 million traders with its rise to USD 78,000

The surprising total opening of the Strait of Hormuz has caused an “earthquake” in the financial markets, and the bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency ecosystem has been no exception. This Friday, April 17, 2026, in a period of just approximately two hours, the digital asset market recorded massive liquidations of around $280 million at the time … Read more

Iran opens Strait of Hormuz; bitcoin price rises

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araqchi, announced this Friday, April 17, 2026, the complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz for the transit of commercial ships during the remaining time of the ceasefire with the United States. The news has sparked an immediate bullish reaction in financial markets, boosting the price of … Read more