Crypto News
Markets, L1s, on-chain signal — the half of the modern stack everyone in gaming should track.
April $2B ETF boom — XRP fund did 38% of it
Largest single-month inflow of 2026.
Ethereum confirms block 25 million — eleven years on
No unscheduled halt since 2020. The dullest, most reliable point in chain history.
Bhutan sells 102 more BTC — sovereign treasury discipline in action
Druk Holding rebalance is a real treasury, not a hodler.
Crypto hacks hit record high in April 2026 — $1.8B drained
Bridge exploits are back as the dominant attack class.
SBI Visa crypto rewards card launches in Japan
1% base, 2% travel, 3% on convenience-store. Beats every Western competitor.
Pectra-2 hits devnet — what is actually in the upgrade
EOF tooling, validator consolidation tier-2, the EIP-7251 follow-up.
Solana Firedancer hits mainnet — the second client is real
8% of mainnet stake. Throughput improvements unlocked.
Stablecoin market cap hits a record — $268B and climbing
Stripe USDB, PayPal USDP and the new Japan-licensed JPYC are the structural shift.
Base L2 Q1 revenue — $58M sequencer fees
Coinbase distribution flywheel doing what was promised.
Tornado Cash court ruling — Fifth Circuit narrows OFAC scope
Does not legalize the protocol but changes the enforcement calculus.