Following the proposal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, bitcoin experienced a volatile session, briefly surging to nearly $79,500 before retreating to $77,500 early Monday.

An onchain trader previously flagged by analysts at Lookonchain as the wallet behind a profitable Apecoin insider trade has expanded a Lido DAO long position to 10.26 million LDO, valued at approximately $4.58 million.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins is set to deliver a fireside chat at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas on Monday, marking the first time a sitting U.S. securities regulator has spoken at the annual event.

BTC crossed $79,000 on Monday as the Bitcoin 2026 conference opened its doors at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, extending a four-week rally underpinned by record ETF inflows, easing geopolitical tensions, and fresh regulatory clarity from U.S. authorities.

Sanders stressed that even as most AI scientists acknowledge the possibility of AI escaping control and becoming a danger to our existence, no major measures have been taken to avoid it. “We must make certain that Al benefits humanity, not hurts us,” he stated.

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The blockchain intelligence agency highlighted that the recently issued sanctions package against Russia was perhaps the most comprehensive crypto-focused action by the EU, targeting the whole Russian cryptocurrency sector rather than individual actors, including the digital ruble in full and the RUBx token.

Coinbase has partnered with Nium to enable global payments using USD Coin, expanding stablecoin use in cross-border transactions. The integration reflects growing demand for faster settlement and reduced reliance on traditional banking infrastructure.

The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index could fall sharply before a clearer crypto buying opportunity emerges. Continued volatility and weak price retention highlight growing pressure on digital assets despite earlier gains.

A coordinated decentralized finance ( DeFi) relief effort has reportedly raised $160 million to cover bad debt created when attackers exploited KelpDAO’s bridge and deposited unbacked collateral into Aave V3 markets on April 18, 2026.

Litecoin’s official X account fired back at critics on Sunday, one day after a 13-block reorganization that reportedly exposed a vulnerability in its Mimblewimble Extension Blocks privacy layer and triggered fresh questions about the project’s disclosure practices.

A new academic study finds that prediction market accuracy on Polymarket comes from a small group of informed traders, not the broad crowd of participants the industry typically credits.

Prediction markets and CME futures traders have converged on one outcome ahead of the April 29 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting: the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady, and likely will continue doing so well into the summer.

The bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure sector has had a split personality through the first four months of 2026. Bitcoin itself opened the year around $88,700 and has spent most of its time grinding lower, sitting around $76,000 to $78,000 as April comes to a close, a loss of roughly 12% since January 1. Against that backdrop, the performance of the top mining stocks tells a story that has very little to do with bitcoin anymore.

Strategy’s bitcoin positioning drew renewed attention as Michael Saylor revived his orange-dot chart. The update followed last week’s major BTC purchase and sharpened focus on Strategy’s accumulation pattern.