Hybrid Horizon (HH) https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US Singapore Gulf Bank adds stablecoin mint and redeem for 24/7 settlement Price predictions 4/17: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, BCH, LINK Sam Altman’s World project launches major upgrade to fight deepfakes and bots Beaten-down digital asset treasury names lead crypto stock surge as bitcoin hits $78,000 Don’t get AI agents and stablecoin transfers? Enroll in CoinDesk University Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent economy’ – but 76% of it is just bots shuffling stablecoins Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open Crypto execs ramp up security as wrench attacks increase Neo co-founder proposes $461M treasury overhaul to end ‘trust me’ governance Bitcoin price quietly sets new 10-week high as trader sees $88K in weeks Bitcoin rises past $76,000, aiming at major breakout as oil plunges on Iran cooldown CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) gains 1.5%, leading index higher Back in the black: Strategy’s returns to profit on bitcoin holdings after $76,000 surge Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surging Kraken’s parent company Payward to acquire derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million in cash and stock France’s finance minister calls for more euro stablecoins in sign of government policy shift Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report Bitcoin’s ceasefire boost is starting to fizzle out as investors look for real-world results Bitcoin funding rate stays negative even as BTC price trades above $75K: What gives? Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026 Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale Bitcoin stalls below $76,000 as sell wall caps rally despite rising derivatives activity Ripple’s dollar stablecoin hits a wall in Japan, one of XRP’s friendliest markets, as megabanks earn most of the trust Russia-linked Grinex exchange halts operations after $13 million ‘state-backed’ hack The 4.5 signal: Why Glassnode’s RHODL ratio says the bitcoin bottom may be in This simple indicator has called every bottom since 2015. It hasn’t triggered yet Ethereum just had its busiest quarter ever, capping a three-year comeback Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto The U.S. government moves $606,000 in bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack to Coinbase Bitcoin bulls target $125,000 as U.S.-Iran peace talks trigger risk-on mood XRP leads bitcoin and ether on weekly gains, but muted volume keeps breakout in check Russia-linked crypto exchange Grinex halts trading after $14M hack Zanzibar police probe crypto exec Joe McCann after fiancée’s death Three things Bitcoin must do to hold highs above $76K: Analysts Ex-Treasury chief warns of US bond crash, calls for contingency plan Stablecoin issuer Circle faces lawsuit over $230M Drift Protocol hack Bitcoin eyes $90K as whales absorb 20x daily BTC supply in 30 days Bitcoin liquidations top $283M after short squeeze sends BTC price above $75K Key Ethereum researcher Josh Stark leaves the Ethereum Foundation home