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#US-IranTalksStall
U.S. Official Freezes $US$344 Million in USDT Tether Linked to Iran
A U.S. official announced on Friday that $US$344 million in Tether
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was frozen last Thursday related to Iran. The official linked the blacklisted addresses to transactions flowing through Iranian exchanges and the Central Bank of Iran’s wallet.
Finance Minister Scott Bessent confirmed sanctions targeting the same wallets, describing broader efforts to cut off Tehran’s financial channels as diplomatic attempts to end the deadlocked war stall.
Two Addresses, One Iran Connection
Tether stated on Thu

#CryptoMarketSeesVolatility
Tom Lee and BitMine's Latest Ethereum Purchase Faces Community Criticism
Bitmine Immersion Technologies owned by Tom Lee has bought 10,000 ether
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from the Ethereum Foundation (EF) through over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. The Foundation has confirmed that this trade was completed at an average price of US$2,387.
This transaction transferred approximately US$23.9 million worth of ether from the foundation's treasury. The buyer is one of the most vocal institutions accumulating Ether. This transaction also rekindles longstanding criticism of the foundation

#CryptoMarketSeesVolatility
Bitcoin dominance surges to 60.66% and Buries Altcoin Season Hopes for 2026
Bitcoin dominance
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successfully broke out through the 60% level this week, ending an eight-month accumulation phase and now targeting a peak cycle level of 66% from June 2025. This breakout indicates that capital flow is returning to Bitcoin and moving away from altcoins.
Momentum indicators on the weekly and daily timeframes both confirm this movement, while the Altcoin Season Index stands at 37. Combined signals suggest that altcoin season is unlikely to arrive before the end of

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Is Crypto Whale Bitcoin an Opportunist? On-Chain Data Reveals the Truth
Crypto whale Bitcoin buys during price rebounds. Holders do not participate in buying. The difference between these two groups tells a very different story from what the Bitcoin price rally depicts.
Bitcoin
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trades at $77,670 on April 24, remaining within an upward channel formed since February 24. The price rally back above $77,000 looks appealing on the surface. But behind it, there are two on-chain signals moving in opposite directions. This difference reveals what the largest wallets

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Justin Sun's Tron Repurchases Its Native Token and Says It Won't Stop
Tron Inc., a Nasdaq-listed treasury company built around Tron (TRX), repurchased 152,162 TRX tokens on Friday at an average price of US$0.3286, bringing its corporate holdings to over 693 million tokens.
Founder Justin Sun signaled that this accumulation campaign is far from over, and he encouraged his followers to keep buying through a two-word post on X a few hours after the purchase was completed.
Tron Inc. Strengthens TRX Position
Tron Inc. announced the purchase through its official X accoun

#US-IranTalksStall
Strait of Hormuz Tensions Trigger Pressure on Gold
Focus on Gold:
Escalation of conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and spike in oil prices
Strengthening US dollar and expectations of high interest rates
Friday, April 24, 2026 – Gold prices opened weaker at $4,695 per troy ounce, pressured by rising global inflation concerns amid escalating Middle East conflicts. Tensions between the US and Iran have flared again after Iran tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz, including reports of cargo ship seizures and military activities along the strategic route. Amid uncertainty,

#US-IranTalksStall
Crude Oil Rises After Trump Raises Threats Against Iranian Ships
Crude Oil Focus:
Trump orders the U.S. Navy to shoot and kill Iranian ships laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Lebanon and Israel agree to extend the ceasefire for three weeks, Trump said after a meeting in Washington.
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Friday, April 24, 2026 - At the close of this morning's session, oil prices are observed to be bullish supported by sentiment from increasing signals of tension in the Strait of Hormuz and intense airstrikes in Iran. However, the ex

#rsETHAttackUpdate
There Are Still Many Hacks, JPMorgan Says Institutional Interest in DeFi Is Hampered
JPMorgan states that repeated security exploits are the main obstacle for financial institutions to enter the DeFi sector. JPMorgan analyst, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, highlighted the recent cross-chain bridge hack on Kelp DAO as concrete evidence of industry vulnerabilities that have wiped out around $20 billion from the Total Value Locked ( TVL ) DeFi in just days.
​The hack resulted in the emergence of bad debt worth $230 million on the Aave protocol and triggered panic withdrawal

#CryptoMarketSeesVolatility
ARK Invest Records Bitcoin Accumulation Surging 69% Despite Price Drop
Latest report from ARK Invest shows a significant spike in Bitcoin accumulation by long-term investors.
The amount of BTC held by conviction buyers increased by about 69% in the first quarter, from 2.13 million to 3.60 million BTC.
This level becomes the highest since 2020, even though Bitcoin's price temporarily dropped around 22% during the same period.
This condition indicates a shift in market behavior, where price declines are actually used for accumulation by highly confident investors.
Co

#BitcoinBouncesBack
Pavel Durov: TON Transaction Fees Drop 6 Times, Heading Towards 'Zero Fee'
Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a massive reduction in transaction fees on the TON network. Starting next week, transaction fees in the TON ecosystem will decrease sixfold to just 0.00039 TON or equivalent to $0.0005 per transaction.
​Through a post on platform X on Friday (24/4) local time, Durov emphasized that these fees are fixed and will not be affected by network load. This move is part of TON's ambitious goal to become the most efficient blockchain for mass users.
​Furthermore, Durov l

#USIranTalksProgress
Trump Accuses Foreigners of Stealing US AI Technology
Donald Trump officially accused foreign entities, mainly from China, of conducting industrial-scale theft operations to imitate the capabilities of US-made artificial intelligence models (AI). In a memorandum titled "Adversarial Distillation of American AI Models" released on Thursday (23/4), the White House revealed coordinated efforts to replicate the performance of US AI frontier systems through distillation attack techniques.
​Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios, emphasized tha

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Strengthen Crypto Dominance, Eric Trump Activates 11,000 New Mining Machines
American Bitcoin officially activated more than 11,000 new Bitcoin mining machines at the Drumheller facility on Wednesday (22/4). This major move significantly increases the company's operational capacity and reinforces its position as one of the leading players in the public Bitcoin mining sector. The announcement was immediately met with a positive market response, with ABTC stock prices soaring on the exchange.
​Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ABTC, Eric Trump, stated that this expans

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KPI Achieved, MegaETH Schedule TGE Token MEGA April 30, 2026
Real-time Ethereum scaling solution, MegaETH, officially begins a seven-day countdown to the Token Generation Event (TGE) on Thursday (23/4). This activation occurs after the protocol surpasses its first KPI milestone through the launch of 10 ecosystem applications "Mega Mafia" that record real transaction activity on the mainnet.
​MegaETH implements an innovative Performance-Based Vesting, where 53.3% of the total supply of 10 billion MEGA tokens is released based on network performance targets, not a fixed

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15 Years Satoshi Nakamoto Officially Disappears, Leaves 1.1 Million BTC
On April 23, 2011, Satoshi Nakamoto sent an email to one of Bitcoin's early developers, Mike Hearn. In the message, Satoshi officially announced his resignation by writing the iconic phrase: "I’ve moved on to other things. It’s in good hands with Gavin and everyone." This correspondence marked the end of Satoshi's direct involvement in the development of the Bitcoin protocol permanently.
​Before truly disappearing, Satoshi sent his final message to Gavin Andresen on April 26, 2011. He asked that his fi

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