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The Wall Street Journal featured an in-depth piece on the British trading firm XTX Markets and its founder Alex Gerko — one of the most low-key yet successful players in the global algo trading scene. The spotlight was on their impressive financial results and substantial investments in their own AI infrastructure.

The company Anthropic, known for developing one of the hottest AI models, has rolled out Claude Mythos — and this isn’t just another upgrade. In testing, it significantly outperforms the previous generation in reading other people's code, understanding system architecture, and identifying vulnerabilities.

An attempted hit on OpenAI's head honcho Sam Altman with a Molotov cocktail, 13 shots fired at the home of a city council member in Indianapolis who voted for the construction of a data center—this wave of discontent with artificial intelligence (AI) in the US is increasingly spilling over into violence.
Two attacks on Altman's home in San Francisco mark the first high-profile acts of anti-tech terrorism in America since the capture of the Unabomber. The perpetrator of the first attack—a Texas resident who operated online under the alias "Battlearian Jihadist" referencing the anti-machine crusade from Frank Herbert's "Dune". After the arson, he headed to OpenAI's headquarters, threatening to burn the building down and kill everyone inside—he was armed with a canister of kerosene and a list of names and addresses of other AI company executives.

Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital, stated that the American CLARITY Act, aimed at providing regulatory clarity for the crypto industry, is set to be signed in May. According to him, this bill will open up the U.S. economy to 5.5 billion people worldwide.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov linked the wave of crypto holders getting snatched in France to leaks of tax databases and corruption among officials.
On social media platform X, Durov stated: "More data — more victims," pointing out around 41 recorded cases of crypto holders being taken in France since the start of 2026. According to him, the spike in criminal activity is due to two factors: the sale of data on crypto asset owners to criminals by a former tax official and massive leaks of tax databases.

After Paul Atkins took the helm at the SEC in April 2025, the approach to the crypto market started to shift. This became evident pretty quickly, especially when compared to how the regulator operated under Gensler.
During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump was vocal about wanting to shake up the SEC leadership. This was one of his signals to the crypto space. He also mentioned the idea of a national reserve in Bitcoin and was against the digital dollar.

Intel just dropped some solid earnings that blew past expectations, and the market reacted instantly. Their stock jumped about 15% in after-hours trading right after the results hit. The company reported revenue growth, improved margins, and a noticeable spike in adjusted earnings.
The results seem like a move to win back investor confidence. After a few weak periods, the market got a set of numbers that's hard to brush off.

Predictions on the forecasting markets have shifted significantly. The contract for Donald Trump's impeachment by January 2028 is hovering around 66–70%. Trading volume exceeds $2.7 million, indicating strong interest and active participation from traders.
Just a few months ago, the outlook was softer. By fall 2025, the market was pricing in about 30%, but now that figure has more than doubled. This shift reflects changes in expectations rather than a reaction to an already initiated process.

TSMC stocks are on a bullish run, hitting historical highs for the second day in a row. The shares surged about 5% following news of potential easing of regulations for funds in Taiwan and strong earnings reports. The market received two signals at once — more capital could flow into the stocks, and the company's business is showing steady growth.

The quantum threat to crypto no longer feels like a distant concern. After NIST's decisions, warnings from Coinbase, and updates from Google, projects need to decide: is the talk about being 'quantum-ready' backed by a real plan or just a marketing gimmick?
In August 2024, NIST approved the first three standards for post-quantum cryptography and directly recommended starting the transition now. The deadline is set in stone — by 2035, vulnerable public key algorithms must be phased out.

After the incident with KelpDAO on April 18, 2026, Aave's founder Stani Kulechov repeatedly emphasized that the protocol wasn't hacked and remained uncompromised. However, that didn't save the situation. Over the next four days, nearly $10 billion was pulled out of Aave, with some liquidity flowing into other projects, including Fluid.

Banking associations in the U.S. have asked the Treasury to extend the public comment period for the implementation of the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin regulation law.
This week, they sent a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Bankers want the deadlines for three proposals under the GENIUS Act pushed back at least 60 days after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency wraps up its rulemaking.

Coinbase has released a report on the risks of quantum computing for blockchains. It highlights Algorand and Aptos as networks that are already moving towards protection against future threats. Analysts emphasize that the threat itself remains theoretical and does not pose an immediate danger.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay is leaving Consensys after more than a decade working on the self-custody wallet — he announced this on social media X, citing burnout and a desire to spend more time with family as his main reasons.
In his post, Finlay wished the team at the popular crypto wallet MetaMask "all the best" and expressed confidence that they have an "amazing journey" ahead. Over the past decade, he has become one of the most recognizable faces in the industry: under his watch, MetaMask evolved from a mid-2010s browser extension into the standard gateway for interacting with Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks. The wallet has become a key tool for decentralized finance (DeFi), NFT trading, and token launches, with Finlay being one of the main public voices of this sector for many years.

The Bank for International Settlements has warned about the serious risks posed by the widespread adoption of USD-denominated stablecoins, especially for emerging market economies. BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos laid out the regulator's stance in an official speech titled "Stablecoins: A Look at the Issue," published on April 20, 2026.

The event betting platform Kalshi has barred three American politicians for five years and fined them for wagering on the outcomes of their own election campaigns.
Matt Klein, the incumbent senator from Minnesota, has to cough up a $539 fine for betting on his own primary race for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, with voting set for August. Ezekiel Enriquez, who ran for a similar position in March, was hit with a $784 fine — according to a settlement notice published by Kalshi.

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has surpassed the BlackRock IBIT fund in BTC volume. The fund currently holds about 802 823 BTC.
As a result, the company now controls over 4% of the total Bitcoin supply. The unrealized profit is estimated at around $242 million.
This indicates a rise in competition among institutional players and a strengthening long-term bet on BTC.

The Russell 2000 index has hit a new all-time high, sparking talks about a possible altcoin season. But this time, the situation is different from past cycles.
The historical correlation between the Russell 2000 and altcoins has turned negative for the first time since July 2016.
This breaks the usual model that traders have been looking at while waiting for altseason. The macro picture looks bullish right now, but the altcoins themselves aren't confirming this scenario yet.

The conflict over the Kelp DAO hack is heating up. The protocol is no longer buying into LayerZero's narrative that the attack was allegedly due to a misconfiguration on Kelp's part. Now, the team claims the opposite: the compromised setup was not an exception but rather a standard configuration that LayerZero itself used as a baseline.

A series of recent attacks on Drift and Kelp shows that the market is facing not just isolated hacks, but a sustained campaign against DeFi infrastructure. In just over two weeks, more than $500 million has been drained from the sector. And as time goes on, it’s becoming clearer that the hackers' target isn’t just individual protocols, but the very interconnectedness of the crypto market.