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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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ZachXBT joins cases against crypto thieves in France
ZachXBT announced he was involved with the case of French streamer TeufeurS, who paid a $2M ransom for a kidnapped family member. ZachXBT helped French authorities to intercept $800K out of the $2M ransom.
Wed, Apr 22
Jumper Integrates TRON Network, Enabling Cross-Chain Transfers via a Single Transaction
Road Town, British Virgin Islands – April 22, 2026 – Jumper, a DeFi aggregator unifying swaps, cross-chain transfers, and earning across 63 blockchains, today announced full integration with the TRON network, enabling users to bridge assets to and from TRON in a single transaction across 14 initially supported blockchains. Jumper’s aggregation engine compares routes across […]
Wed, Apr 22
$200K to $3B: Cursor deal fuels Sam Bankman-Fried’s argument against FTX liquidation
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) previously argued that FTX could have recovered value if assets were given time to recover, and now he has received fresh proof of that claim in the form of SpaceX’s multi-billion-dollar deal with Cursor. A 5% stake in the AI startup Cursor cost $200,000 in 2023, but now, following a new $60 […]
Wed, Apr 22
Aave loses $15B in days as KelpDAO exploit triggers DeFi exodus
Aave saw outflows of $15.1 billion over just three-and-a-half days following the KelpDAO rsETH scandal. Deposits on the top lending platform fell to $30.7 billion from $48.5 billion ahead of the scandal on April 18, down by about one-third from their previous level. Aave and Morpho lost significant deposits, while SparkLend by MakerDAO saw inflows […]
Wed, Apr 22
Société Générale expands crypto push as SG-FORGE signs 15 clients under EU rules
Société Générale (GLE)’s SG-FORGE has signed up 15 crypto clients as more regulated companies in Europe look for bank access after the EU’s new crypto rules took effect last year. Jean-Marc Stenger, the CEO of SG-FORGE, reportedly said that the client base includes crypto exchanges, brokers, and wallet providers. According to him, “more and more […]
Wed, Apr 22
Volo Protocol freezes stolen funds after $3.5M DeFi exploit on Sui
Volo Protocol, the operator of vaults that allow users to earn yields on their assets on Sui, announced that it has started to freeze part of the $3.5 million that hackers stole in an April 21 exploit, in what has become the latest case in a historically bad month of security breaches for DeFi protocols. […]
Wed, Apr 22
S&P 500 now 45% AI-driven as megacap tech dominance raises market risks
AI stocks are dominating the S&P 500, with the boom in AI development now pushing their weight to nearly 45% of the index’s total market capitalization.
Wed, Apr 22
Robinhood opens public trading route to OpenAI with $75M venture fund stake
Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) said on Wednesday that one of it has bought a small $75 million stake in OpenAI, with the purpose of giving retail investors another way into a private, unlisted tech company that cannot yet be touched directly. According to Robinhood, there are currently more than 6.5 times as many private companies as […]
Wed, Apr 22
Bitcoin at $78,000 as global stocks rally along with gold
Bitcoin traded near $78,280, up 2.62%, while ETH rose 3.71% to $2,400 and SOL climbed 3.09% to $88.39. Open interest stayed hot, with BTC at $81.17 billion and ETH at $60.26 billion, showing traders are still leaning risk-on. Gold jumped as much as 1.1% to above $4,770 an ounce, while U.S. stock futures moved higher […]
Wed, Apr 22
IREN rides Bitcoin mining-era power infrastructure to lead AI data center race
IREN is still the leading Bitcoin mining stock, despite a recent spike in short open interest. IREN is also a leader in access to the power grid, overcoming one of the main bottlenecks to build AI data centers.
Wed, Apr 22
North Korea’s Lazarus Group launches new malware kit targeting macOS users in crypto, fintech
The persistent module minst2.bin drops a LaunchAgent plist file (com.onedrive.launcher.plist), which ensures the malware launches each time the user logs in by posing as a legitimate process called “OneDrive” or “Antivirus Service.” Macrasv2, the last payload responsible for stealing data from the system, collects information from browser login details and cookies found in SQLite databases […]
Wed, Apr 22
Law firm launches class action against AI16Z, ELIZAOS operators over fake AI crypto project
A class-action lawsuit has brought one of the most controversial AI-themed token projects back into the spotlight. Burwick Law accused the creators of the AI16Z and ELIZAOS project of running a massive fraud in the crypto market. The crucial lawsuit comes as the global crypto market reports some fresh recovery rallies. Bitcoin price surged past […]
Wed, Apr 22
Tesla joins race to lead voice assistant tech in Chinese EV market
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has filed its voice assistant, which runs on generative AI, with the cyberspace regulator in Shanghai. The feature is now among 158 AI-powered tools that have gone through China’s official registration process. The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration made the announcement on its official WeChat account. Musk’s Tesla has been trying hard to push […]
Wed, Apr 22
Wall Street turns to 'always-on' RWA trading platforms as global conflicts escalate
The ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran is accelerating Wall Street’s transition into tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) to mitigate the risk of geopolitical volatility.
Wed, Apr 22
Bank of Korea prioritizes CBDCs as Shin launches 2.50% policy cycle
South Korea’s central bank is prioritizing CBDCs and bank-issued deposit tokens in its financial system.
Wed, Apr 22
SpaceX strikes $60B Cursor agreement, united by a common adversary
SpaceX has struck a deal giving it the right to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion later this year, or settle for a $10 billion working partnership.
Wed, Apr 22
Attackers behind KelpDAO breach help lift Bitcoin
The KelpDAO attackers moved funds through ThorChain, buying 442 BTC.
Wed, Apr 22
Justin Sun pulls Trump-backed WLFI into federal scrutiny
Billionaire Justin Sun has sued Trump-backed World Liberty Financial for allegedly freezing his WLFI tokens without just cause.
Wed, Apr 22
Huobi founder Li Lin taps Bitfire to recover $760M in disputed Bitcoin
Bitfire is where Li Lin is placing his next crypto bet in Hong Kong. Li is taking the trading team and trading setup from Avenir Group, his family office, and putting them into Bitfire Group, the Hong Kong-listed company where he is the biggest shareholder. Bitfire, which works in wealth management, said on Wednesday that […]
Wed, Apr 22
CoinStats AI Agent Outperforms Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT in Open Source Crypto Deep Research Benchmark
CoinStats’ purpose-built crypto AI scored 79 out of 100 and delivered results in 4 minutes, while general-purpose competitors took up to 55 minutes. Crypto tracker app CoinStats has released benchmark results showing its AI Agent outperforms deep research tools from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic on crypto-specific queries. The results come alongside the public beta launch […]
Wed, Apr 22
