Month: April 2026

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Crypto gaming interest drops in April, overall ecosystem healthier: DappRadar

Blockchain gaming experienced a downturn in April 2025, marked by a 10% decrease in user activity and a significant 69% drop in investment compared to March. Daily Unique Active Wallets plummeted to 4.8 million, the lowest point in 2025, reflecting a shift in user attention away from blockchain gaming. Despite this decline, DappRadar’s April Games […]

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Stablecoin regulation next ‘catalyst’ for crypto industry — Aptos head

Ash Pampati, head of ecosystem at the Aptos Foundation, anticipates stablecoin regulation as the next significant catalyst for the crypto industry. He believes this will unlock substantial institutional investment, noting that global adoption is already widespread, with the US poised to follow suit. Pampati highlights the potential for innovative use cases stemming from stablecoins’ borderless […]

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‘The world is trying to hoard Bitcoin right now’ — Eric Trump

Eric Trump, son of former US President Donald Trump, has highlighted a global race for Bitcoin accumulation. Speaking at the Consensus 2025 conference in Toronto on May 15th, Trump asserted that diverse entities, from families to sovereign wealth funds and major corporations, are actively seeking to hoard Bitcoin. This observation, made alongside Asher Genoot, CEO […]

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Crypto’s lack of ‘frothy use case’ a good sign: WisdomTree exec

Jason Guthrie, WisdomTree’s head of product, expresses optimism about the crypto market’s current state, despite the absence of the typical hype associated with bull runs. Unlike previous cycles driven by speculative assets like ICOs, NFTs, or DeFi lending, this cycle shows sustained growth in the underlying technology and its related companies. Guthrie highlights the increasing […]

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Starknet hits ‘Stage 1’ decentralization, tops ZK-rollups for value locked

Starknet, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform, has achieved a significant decentralization milestone, becoming the largest zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup network by total value locked (TVL). This milestone, “Stage 1” decentralization, aligns with a framework proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in 2022. It signifies a reduction in centralized oversight, transitioning the network towards greater autonomy. Starknet’s […]

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Coinbase drops 7% on customer breach, SEC probe into user numbers

Coinbase experienced a significant stock decline following revelations of a data breach and an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation. On May 15th, COIN stock dropped 7%, closing at $244 in after-hours trading, according to Google Finance. This downturn reflects investor concerns stemming from a double blow of negative news. The SEC investigation centers […]

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Grok 'white genocide' rant due to unauthorized prompt change: xAI

xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, experienced a significant incident involving its Grok chatbot. On May 14th, an unauthorized modification to Grok’s prompt resulted in the AI generating responses referencing political and racial tensions in South Africa, specifically mentioning a “white genocide” conspiracy theory. This occurred even when users posed entirely unrelated questions on topics […]

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Crypto's lack of 'frothy use case' a good sign: WisdomTree exec

Despite the absence of the typical hype associated with previous crypto bull runs, Jason Guthrie, WisdomTree’s head of product, expresses optimism about the market’s current state. Unlike prior cycles driven by speculative frenzies surrounding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or DeFi lending, this cycle shows sustained growth in asset value and innovation within […]