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April $2B ETF boom — XRP fund did 38% of it
Largest single-month inflow of 2026.
Ethereum confirms block 25 million — eleven years on
The dullest, most reliable point in chain history.
Bhutan sells 102 more BTC — sovereign treasury discipline in action
Druk Holding rebalance is a real treasury, not a hodler.
Crypto hacks hit record high in April 2026 — $1.8B drained
Bridge exploits are back as the dominant attack class.
SBI Visa crypto rewards card launches in Japan
1% base, 2% travel, 3% on convenience-store. Beats every Western competitor.
Ethereum Pectra-2 hits devnet
EOF tooling, validator consolidation tier-2.
Solana Firedancer hits mainnet — the second client is real
8% of mainnet stake.
Stablecoin market cap hits record — $268B and climbing
New tier underneath USDC/USDT is the structural shift.
Base L2 Q1 revenue — $58M sequencer fees
Coinbase distribution flywheel doing what was promised.
Tornado Cash court ruling — Fifth Circuit narrows OFAC scope
Changes the enforcement calculus.
Stripe stablecoin rails land in 60 countries — merchants first
First USDC payouts plus Stripe-branded USDB stablecoin.
BTC ETF flows hit $1.4B in a single week
IBIT and FBTC pull 78% of the volume.
Solana spike — why $240 is different this time
Real fees, real users, REV at multi-year highs.
ETH staking yields hit a structural 2.7% floor
Validator count keeps climbing, MEV-Boost rewards keep falling.
Solana Saga 2 launches — the crypto phone second bet
Better hardware, lower price, real seed vault.
Tether Q1 2026 attestation — $4.7B profit, T-bill stack hits $115B
Most profitable financial business in crypto.
SEC final crypto market structure rules
Coinbase and Kraken get clean licenses; offshore set has 18 months.
Ripple Second Circuit ruling — what changed
Second Circuit affirmed the lower-court XRP programmatic-sales ruling.
MiCA-2 amendments published — what changed
Cross-chain bridge risk now specifically addressed.
BlackRock IBIT crosses $80B AUM
Buyback strategy institutional clients have been asking for.