⚡️ NEW: Coinbase improves Solana infrastructure with 5x faster block processing throughput and 4x better RPC performance through asynchronous transactions and bare metal machines.

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🚨 JUST IN: HashKey Capital announces launch of Asia's first XRP Tracker Fund with Ripple as early investor.

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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 1,270 BTC were bought on Apr. 17.

BTC ETFs saw $106.9M in net inflows.

ETH ETFs saw zero net flows.

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🇰🇬 JUST IN: Kyrgyzstan's president signs CBDC law giving "digital som" legal tender status.

The National Bank now has exclusive rights to issue the digital currency, though the final launch decision isn't expected until the end of 2026.

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🚨NEW: Galaxy Research proposes "Multiple Election Stake-Weight Aggregation" (MESA) to tackle Solana's inflation issues.

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🇨🇳 LATEST: China has ceased all liquefied natural gas imports from the US, according to the Financial Times.

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🚨 UPDATE: Kiloex has fully recovered stolen funds from the recent breach.

Legal action is underway, and all affected users have been reimbursed.

🚨ALERT: Manta Network’s Kenny Li suspects the Lazarus Group tried to target him in a deepfake Zoom attack.

Hackers used a fake video and pushed a script download before disappearing.

🔥 LATEST: OpenAI unveiled two new AI models, o3 and o4 mini, that can analyze images with impressive precision.

Users say the models can identify exact locations from photos using details like building facades, menus, or selfies.

🚨NEW: The founder of crypto casino Zero Edge, Richard Kim, has been arrested for defrauding investors after misusing $4.3M raised for the project.

Authorities say he lost the funds on crypto trading and online gambling, later admitting to a gambling addiction and reckless behavior.

🔥JUST IN: SPAR is testing Bitcoin payments via Lightning at its Zug, Switzerland store in a major retail crypto trial.

🔥 LATEST: Coinbase has upgraded its Solana infrastructure, boosting block processing by 5x and RPC performance by 4x.

The update also improves system resilience with better failover and liquidity optimization.

🔥 LATEST: Bhutan’s sovereign wealth fund CEO calls Bitcoin a gamechanger, saying the country will scale green crypto mining with hydropower to boost liquidity, and create jobs.

🇮🇳 LATEST: Binance now requires KYC re-verification for all users in India to meet AML rules, ensuring compliance and data security.

🔥 TODAY: Canary Capital has filed with the SEC for a spot Tron ETF.

The fund aims to track the price of $TRX while offering extra yield through staking.

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📊 NEW: Glassnode reports Bitcoin long-term holders remain in profit, but $BTC top buyers may face rising losses as they shift to LTH status.

Could this signal more market volatility?

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🔥 LATEST: President of Euro Central Bank Christine Lagarde urges swift action on the legislative groundwork for a digital euro, calling it essential for EU competitiveness and resilience.

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⚡️INSIGHT: How safe is your data: File-sharing security in the age of decentralization

Decentralized file sharing still struggles with security, compliance, and cost—keeping most users locked into centralized cloud services.

But what if there’s a way to fix all three?

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🔥 NEW: ABCDE halts new investments and pauses fundraising, shifting focus to existing projects.

Co-founder Du Jun unveils a new incubator, Vernal.

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🇧🇷 LATEST: Brazilian crypto Ponzi scheme Braiscompany's operators sentenced to over 128 years for defrauding 20,000+ investors; losses estimated at $190M.

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🔥BULLISH: Robert Kiyosaki urges buying #Bitcoin now, predicting it could reach $1M by 2035.

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