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Polish Crypto Exchange Zondacrypto CEO Flees to Israel as $97M Fraud Probe Deepens

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Polish prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto after chief executive Przemysław Kral departed for Israel, where his citizenship could prevent extradition, leaving up to 30,000 users facing losses tied to an inaccessible cold wallet holding 4,500 bitcoin. Key Takeaways: Polish prosecutors launched a fraud investigation into Zondacrypto, identifying losses of at … Read more

Litecoin Confirms Zero-Day Bug Caused 13-Block Reorg, Network Patched and Stable

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Litecoin’s official account confirmed on Saturday afternoon that a zero-day bug triggered a denial-of-service attack against major mining pools, leading to a 13-block chain reorganization that reversed invalid transactions before they could settle on the main chain. Key Takeaways: Litecoin confirmed a zero-day bug hit major mining pools on April 25, 2026, enabling invalid MWEB … Read more

Metaplanet Raises $50M via Zero-Interest Bonds to Expand its 40,177 BTC Treasury

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Tokyo-listed Metaplanet Inc. issued its 20th series of zero-interest bonds on April 24, 2026, raising ¥8 billion (approximately $50 million) earmarked entirely for bitcoin purchases. Key Takeaways: Metaplanet issued its 20th zero-coupon bond series on April 24, 2026, raising $50M to buy bitcoin. The Tokyo-listed firm held 40,177 BTC at the end of Q1 2026, … Read more

Five Major DeFi Protocols Ask Arbitrum DAO to Free 30,765 ETH Locked After rsETH Bridge Bug

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A coalition of five DeFi protocols filed a Constitutional AIP on the Arbitrum governance forum on April 25, asking the Arbitrum DAO to release 30,765.67 ETH frozen after the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. Key Takeaways: Aave Labs, KelpDAO, and three other protocols filed a Constitutional AIP on April 25 to release 30,765.67 ETH frozen by … Read more

The Domain Satoshi May Have Dropped: E-cash.org Predates Bitcoin.org by 29 days

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A domain registered on July 20, 2008 — e-cash.org — is drawing renewed attention from Bitcoin historians and researchers who believe Satoshi Nakamoto registered it weeks before creating bitcoin.org. Key Takeaways: Historians like Gwern Branwen link e-cash.org, registered July 20, 2008, to Satoshi Nakamoto based on timing with bitcoin.org. The domain was registered 29 days … Read more

AWS Integrates Chainlink’s 3 Services as April Rollout Targets Tokenized Finance Stack

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Chainlink Labs has listed three oracle data services on the AWS Marketplace, giving developers a direct path to connect blockchain smart contracts with Amazon cloud infrastructure. Key Takeaways: Chainlink Labs listed 3 oracle services on AWS Marketplace on April 24, 2026, targeting blockchain tokenization. AWS architect Simon Goldberg outlined 2 reference architectures bridging Amazon cloud … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs Add $14M as Inflow Streak Hits Nine Days, Blackrock’s IBIT Leads Demand

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Bitcoin extended its inflow streak to nine days with a modest $14 million inflow, as ether returned to gains. XRP added to its steady rise, and solana slipped into outflows. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs added $14 million, with Blackrock IBIT’s $22.9 million inflow offsetting ARKB outflows. Ether ETFs rebounded with $23 million inflows, led by … Read more

IBM Quantum Hardware Cracks 15-Bit ECC Key, but Bitcoin Devs Say Random Bits Match the Result

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Post-quantum startup Project Eleven awarded its 1 BTC Q-Day Prize to independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli on April 24, 2026, for breaking a 15-bit elliptic curve cryptography key on a publicly accessible IBM quantum computer, a result the company called the largest public demonstration of its kind to date. Key Takeaways: Project Eleven awarded researcher Giancarlo … Read more

Believe Founder Arrested on Strangulation Charges as Token Collapses 99%

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Ben Pasternak, the 26-year-old founder of Solana-based token launchpad Believe, was arrested in New York on charges of second-degree strangulation and assault as the platform’s native token trades 99.8% below its all-time high. A class action lawsuit alleges he systematically extracted $54 million in fees. Key Takeaways: Pasternak, 26, was charged with second-degree strangulation and … Read more

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