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Bridge exploits and admin compromises drove most April losses, exposing critical weaknesses in DeFi infrastructure layers. April 2026 marked a sharp escalation in crypto security breaches, with losses reaching $620 million across just 20 days. Activity spanned 12 separate incidents, making it the worst month since the Bybit breach in February 2025. Attack patterns ranged from social engineering to smart contract failures, with no single method dominating early on. Still, data shows a clear clustering of losses around a few critical weaknesses. Total damages were 3.7 times higher than the combined total for all of Q1 2026. A significant portion…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP has entered the final stretch of April with one of its strongest on-chain accumulation signals of the year. Data from Santiment shows that 34.94 million XRP left exchanges in a single 24-hour period on April 24, making it the sixth-largest exchange outflow day recorded so far in 2026. The move comes as XRP is trading around $1.43, having clawed back from the $1.30 levels that defined much of early April. Millions Of XRP Leave Exchanges In Major On-Chain Signal Exchange outflows measure the volume of tokens…
ASTER drops 4.4% after a whale moved 34.62M tokens to Aster, while long liquidations hit $2.29M in 24 hours. ASTER came under selling pressure after a large wallet moved 34.62 million ASTER tokens to Aster. The transfer was worth about $22.95 million and followed months of limited activity. After the move, ASTER dropped 4.4%, while the whale’s reported losses deepened sharply. ASTER Whale Moves 34.62M Tokens to Aster A major ASTER holder deposited 34.62 million ASTER into Aster about nine hours before the reported price decline. The transfer was valued at about $22.95 million at the time. The move drew…
Bitcoin approaches the 200D EMA at $82K for the third time in this downtrend. Key MVRV data puts $73,700 as the line between recovery and a $55K slide. The price didn’t collapse. It just stopped. Bitcoin has quietly crept back toward the same wall that turned away two previous recovery attempts, and traders are watching what happens next more carefully than they are letting on. CryptoPatel flagged it on X without much decoration: “BTC at the 3rd Major Rejection Zone of this downtrend. Breakout or Another fakeout?” The question landed flat on purpose. There was no answer attached. The Wall…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to the latest report, major Litecoin mining pools were hit by a Denial-of-Service (DOS) attack this weekend due to a zero-day vulnerability in the network. The Litecoin Foundation confirmed that the bug has been patched and the network is fully operational. Litecoin Attacker Attempts Double-Spend Exploits On Cross-Chain Protocols On Saturday, April 25, the Litecoin Foundation reported in a post on the X platform that a Denial-of-Service attack occurred on its network. According to the foundation, this exploit, enabled by a zero-day bug in the network’s…
XRP trades near $1.4269 as triangle pattern tightens, with $1.3567 support and $1.5954 resistance in focus. XRP traded near a key support zone as its hourly chart showed a tightening triangle pattern. The setup has drawn attention because narrow ranges can lead to fast price moves. Traders are watching whether XRP can break above nearby resistance or lose support. Market data showed XRP near $1.4269, with support near $1.3567 and resistance near $1.5954. A confirmed breakout may shape the next short-term trend for the token. XRP Triangle Pattern Draws Market Attention According to Skipper, “$XRP is tightening inside a triangle…
According to an on-chain analyst, Bitcoin has been witnessing a shift in investor behavior in one of its major markets, the United States. This shift in its market dynamics, according to the market pundit, might be key to sustaining the flagship cryptocurrency’s ongoing rally. Coinbase Premium Flips Positive Following Prolonged Weakness In the 25th April post on X, Darkfost highlighted that the US institutional and professional investors are back in the Bitcoin market, with the price seemingly poised to climb further. The relevant indicator here is the Hourly Coinbase Premium metric. Related Reading For context, this metric tracks the hourly…
Bitcoin trades near $78K as $73.7K support holds, with bulls targeting the $96K mean level in the current trend. Bitcoin traded near $78,057 as traders watched the $73,700 MVRV pricing band. This level has become a key support area for the current trend. If Bitcoin holds above it, market analysts are looking toward the $96,000 mean level. However, a break below $73,700 could weaken the bullish bottom setup and shift focus toward $55,000. Bitcoin Trend Depends on $73,700 Support Bitcoin has moved above the minus 0.5 MVRV pricing band. The band currently sits near $73,700. Traders are treating this area…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Iran’s decision to accept Bitcoin as payment for oil shipping tolls through the Strait of Hormuz gave fresh weight to a question already circulating in Washington: does the US military actually understand crypto well enough to use it as a tool of national power? A Waterway And A Currency About 20% of the world’s oil supply moves through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran announced it would accept Chinese yuan, dollar-pegged stablecoins, and Bitcoin for tolls on ships passing through. Officials at the Bitcoin Policy Institute told reporters…
Large investors withdraw millions in LINK from Binance as Chainlink gains adoption. Whale accumulation signals potential long-term bullish momentum ahead. Chainlink is drawing fresh attention as large investors move millions of dollars worth of LINK tokens. Whales, or large investors, are accumulating LINK. So, many investors are now watching these transactions to get a clue about future price movements. Large LINK withdrawals signal rising accumulation trend Earlier this week, wallet “0x527” removed 370,631 LINK (valued at $3.48 million) from Binance. The wallet now has 565,612 LINK worth around $5.33 million. Likewise, wallet “0x526” withdrew 125,999 LINK worth about $1.19 million…