🚨 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 The United States and Israel should now be worried. The world-renowned hacker group Anonymous claims it will soon release the complete Epstein files and expose all those responsible one by one ⚡️ With a short video showing Epstein's private island… $LA $RESOLV $AGLD
$ADA The nature of ADA currency: Although I do not engage in short-term trading, after so many years of observation, I understand very well the nature of ADA currency. Without exaggeration, if one does not have a long-term mindset and does not understand its value, it is a very difficult currency to hold. According to the charts: as soon as there is the slightest movement, ADA falls very quickly. And when all projects rise, ADA does not rise either. Once you have sold it, ADA can increase by 30% in a single day. At the peak of emotion, ADA can multiply by five in a day, and by ten in a month.
Zoom has partnered with World, the human identity verification company of Sam Altman, to introduce a feature that determines if participants in a video call are real people or AI deepfakes. The system matches a recorded facial image, live analysis, and an image from the video during calls to verify identity.
This partnership comes in the context of rising deepfake fraud on video platforms. In 2024, the engineering firm Arup suffered a loss of $25 million after an employee authorized transfers during a fraudulent call with AI-generated colleagues, including the company's CFO.
Zoom hosts can require verification in a waiting room, participants can request it during a call, and those who succeed receive a Verified Human badge. World is extending humanity proof integrations beyond its public token model, with plans to integrate the verification feature into Tinder, DocuSign, and Concert Kit, a ticketing platform. $ORDI $FOGO $LINK
Daniel Stenberg, maintainer of cURL, stated that AI-generated bug reports significantly increased the workload of the open-source data transfer tool. In 2025, cURL received 181 bug or security reports, with 87 additional reports submitted by April 9, 2026, placing the project on track to receive roughly as many reports in 2026 as during the entire 2020–2023 period.
The cURL project has a team of six volunteer maintainers, with Stenberg being the only full-time member. Each bug fix takes about two hours on average, meaning that the surge in reports puts a heavy strain on limited resources.
Anthropic responded by limiting access to its Mythos model — which can find and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities — to around 40 organizations, while promising $4 million to software maintainer groups. The model has demonstrated its ability to discover vulnerabilities that have survived decades of human-led security reviews and automated testing.
Google has suspended its open source vulnerability reward program, and the Internet Bug Bounty program has halted new submissions, while AI tools continue to increase the volume of reports across the industry. $FIL $FET
🚨 According to Onchain Lens, a wallet reportedly linked to Arthur Hayes deposited 3,000 ETH, valued at approximately $7.26 million, to a major centralized exchange recently.
The on-chain analyst detected the transfer as part of ongoing monitoring of significant whale wallet activity. $ETH $BNB $SOL
🇺🇸 Senator Elizabeth Warren, the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, sent an official letter this week to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, alleging that he deliberately misled Congress during a hearing on February 12 regarding the decline in the agency's enforcement actions.
According to the latest SEC data, the agency opened only 456 new enforcement cases throughout 2025, of which only 256 cases were initiated during the Trump administration, which is significantly lower than the annual average of 765 cases observed over the last decade. Warren cited the steep decline in enforcement actions, substantial staff reductions, and sudden leadership changes as evidence that investors should question the SEC's willingness and ability to provide adequate protection.
The decline in enforcement activity has raised concerns about the regulatory environment for the cryptocurrency industry and broader market oversight. $MOVR $OKLOon $OLAS
Ripple's XRP was officially launched on Solana on April 17 as a wrapped cross-chain asset through a partnership with Ripple, Hex Trust, and other collaborators. The official Solana team announced the addition of the token, marking the first official deployment of XRP on the network after the halt of previous unofficial releases.
The wrapped XRP token will have access to the entire Solana DEX ecosystem, including Phantom wallets, Jupiter DEX, and Meteora. Trading is expected to begin with pairs against SOL and USDC. This move aims to bolster liquidity for XRP, whose adoption on Ripple's native chain has been relatively slower. XRP rebounded to around $1.48 following the latest market rally, after trading around $1.30 for several weeks.
The landscape of tokenization on Solana accelerated in 2026: the platform serves as a venue for cross-chain assets, real-world assets (RWA), and tokenized stocks pending IPO (pre-IPO). Issuers, including Ondo Finance, Solstice Finance, and Securitize, have expanded their on-chain offerings, with tokenized stocks and RWAs reaching near-record highs in on-chain value. The addition of XRP reflects Solana's growing role as a cross-chain liquidity hub. $XRP $JUP $ONDO
Democratic senators question overly lax AML oversight
Democratic senators are insistently questioning the Trump administration's oversight of a large centralized platform regarding anti-money laundering (AML) controls, amid reports that over 1.7 billion dollars worth of cryptocurrencies may have passed through the platform to wallets linked to Iran. This heightened scrutiny comes as the administration faces criticism for a separate settlement reached with a state-owned Turkish bank, accused of helping Iran circumvent sanctions.
🇺🇸 The ETFs on XRP (ont) surpassed $1.08 billion in total net assets, driven by $11.87 million in daily net inflows, according to market analyst Xaif Crypto. This milestone reflects an accelerating institutional demand for exposure to XRP.
The Bitwise Asset Management ETF on XRP leads the market with approximately $313.69 million in assets, followed by Canary Capital with around $287 million. The ETFs on XRP have also recorded daily trading volumes exceeding $26 million.
Last month, Bitwise disclosed $267 million in new share creations in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Share creations signal a deployment of fresh institutional capital rather than trading on the secondary market, indicating ongoing inflows into XRP investment products. $XRP $DOGE $ASTER
🇮🇷 Investors sold 7,990 lots of Brent futures contracts between 1224 GMT and 1225 GMT on April 17, for a value of approximately $760 million, betting on a decline in oil prices. At 1245 GMT, the Iranian Foreign Minister announced on X that the passage of all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was declared fully open for the remainder of the ceasefire period, in accordance with the ceasefire in Lebanon.
The announcement triggered a sharp drop in crude oil prices, with the commodity falling by as much as 11% in the minutes that followed. The perfectly timed trades drew the attention of American lawmakers and legal experts, who expressed concerns that decisions surrounding the war and diplomacy could provide an informational advantage to certain traders in volatile derivative markets.
This incident fits into a pattern of large trades made shortly before major political announcements. On April 7, bets worth approximately $950 million were placed a few hours before the announcement by the United States and Iran of a two-week ceasefire. On March 23, investors sold $500 million in oil futures just 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would delay attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure, leading to a 15% drop in crude prices. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating a series of trades involving oil futures contracts, including those from March 23 and April 7, which were made shortly before major policy changes related to the war in Iran. $CFX $RAVE $LDO
Alcoa Corp., the largest aluminum producer in the United States, is in advanced negotiations to sell its Massena East foundry site to Bitcoin mining company NYDIG, according to CEO Bill Oplinger. The transaction is expected to be completed in the middle of this year as part of Alcoa's plan to divest dormant assets.
The Massena East property is located along the Saint Lawrence River, in the northern part of New York State. Oplinger stated that the company is "close to a deal" with NYDIG for the site. $BTC $SOL $LA
🇺🇸 American stocks advanced on April 17, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (benchmark index of large-cap American companies) increased by 2%, the S&P 500 (index of the overall U.S. stock market) gaining 1.12%, and the Nasdaq Composite (U.S. stock index heavily focused on technology) climbing by 1.34%.
Within the components of the Dow, Boeing and Home Depot surged by more than 4%, while American Express, 3M, and Salesforce gained more than 3%. Tech stocks overall progressed: Western Digital rose by over 3%, and Tesla, Apple, and Amazon each gained more than 2%. $HOME $AAPL $AMZN
DAZN partners with ADI Predictstreet to launch a blockchain prediction market
The sports streaming platform DAZN has partnered with ADI Predictstreet, the first official market prediction partner of FIFA, to introduce a blockchain-backed prediction market feature for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The agreement, announced in Zurich, will allow users to participate in real-time prediction activities before, during, and after matches, with features including sentiment tracking, interactive prompts, and forecasting experiences related to match outcomes.
Solana (SOL) is trading at $88.87 with a daily increase of 3.84% and a weekly progression of 6.39%, while trading volume exceeds $0.5 billion. The asset is at a critical moment where defending the support level of $87 could open a path towards $120, according to market analysts.
Liquidation clusters located below $81 and above $89 have driven recent price movements. According to CW8900, long liquidations near the lower range triggered sharp reversals, while the push towards $90 wiped out significant short positions, adding buying pressure. However, the breakout appears to be more motivated by liquidity than by organic demand. Analysts emphasize that staying above $87 remains essential for continuation, as a drop below this level could trigger a pullback to $84.
CryptoJobs3 identifies a cup-and-handle formation on the 4-hour chart, signaling upside potential. The structure developed after a liquidity sweep below $80, with the handle forming above $84-$86. The breakout above $93 triggered a new wave of short liquidations. Current support is at $90, with resistance near $107 and $110. Market watchers suggest that a breakthrough above $107 could open a path towards $120.
DonWedge emphasizes the importance of the monthly close, noting that a sustainable close above $90 could confirm the end of a six-month decline and support a move towards $120. Longer-term resistance levels are identified at $160-$180 and $240-$300. However, analysts warn that failure to maintain current levels could lead to a pullback to $70. $SOL $XRP $ADA
According to the on-chain data analytics company Glassnode, the funding rate for Bitcoin perpetual futures has fallen to its lowest level since 2023. A negative funding rate generally signals that short positions are gaining weight and that market participants anticipate a price drop.
Although funding rates remained consistently negative throughout March and April, the price of Bitcoin has gradually increased, rising from lows near $60,000 to around $75,000, revealing an inverse relationship between the sentiment of the derivatives market and the actual price movement. Historical data shows similar patterns: periods when funding rates turned negative often coincided with market bottoms, notably the pandemic crash in March 2020, the mid-2021 correction, and the FTX collapse in 2022.
While current data may suggest a potential market bottom, investors should closely monitor macroeconomic developments and liquidity conditions before drawing conclusions. $BTC $BNB $SOL
Stripe and Paradigm have introduced Zones, a privacy-focused feature on their layer 1 blockchain Tempo, designed to support sensitive enterprise operations, including payroll processing, fund management, and payment settlements. The announcement was made on April 16.
Zones function like parallel blockchains directly connected to the main Tempo network (mainnet), allowing for the private execution of transactions while maintaining asset interoperability within the Tempo ecosystem, other Zones, deposit channels, and liquidity pools. This architecture enables organizations to keep transaction data confidential within a Zone while ensuring that liquidity and asset mobility remain unhindered.
Each Zone is overseen by trusted entities such as financial institutions and infrastructure providers, who manage permissions and control without holding the underlying assets. This governance model balances security and decentralization, allowing businesses to enforce compliance and track transactions while benefiting from the transparency and immutability of the blockchain.
The deployment addresses a long-standing issue in blockchain adoption: businesses need privacy for sensitive financial operations while maintaining interoperability with broader decentralized ecosystems. By integrating privacy directly into the layer 1 architecture, Tempo aims to differentiate itself as a platform for the financial infrastructure of enterprises, likely to support new workflows where institutions conduct internal operations privately while interacting with external markets transparently. $ID $G $M
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The United States and Iran are in talks about a plan to end the conflict, according to American media citing two U.S. officials and sources familiar with the negotiations. An essential aspect involves the United States unlocking $20 billion of frozen Iranian funds in exchange for Iran's abandonment of its stock of enriched uranium. The negotiations are expected to take place this Sunday (April 20) in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to a source familiar with the mediation efforts. $RAVE $SOL $LA
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