On April 18, 2026, the ENS-to-web gateway service eth.limo faced a significant security crisis that resulted in a temporary domain hijack. The incident began when an attacker successfully performed a sophisticated social engineering attack against the service’s domain registrar, EasyDNS. By impersonating an authorized team member, the attacker initiated an account recovery process, which bypassed
Bitcoin experienced a sharp price reversal on April 20, 2026, falling below the $74,000 threshold briefly as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf triggered a wave of risk-off sentiment across global financial markets. The leading cryptocurrency had previously demonstrated significant momentum, rallying to a peak near $78,300 late last week on optimism regarding a
According to Nathan Sage, CEO of Sage Capital Management, FX brokers are among the best positioned firms to compete seriously in digital assets. They already understand liquidity, margin, execution and risk management. However, crypto markets are structurally different. To succeed, brokers need more than sophisticated FX knowledge. They need to combine this with ‘crypto fluency’
What Happened in the KelpDAO Exploit? Tron founder Justin Sun has called on the attacker behind the KelpDAO bridge exploit to negotiate the return of stolen funds, following what is now the largest decentralized finance exploit of 2026. The incident saw 116,500 rsETH drained from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18. The breach exploited a
What Triggered the RAVE Price Spike and Collapse? Web3 entertainment project RaveDAO denied involvement in the recent surge of its RAVE token, which rose from $0.25 to $28 within nine days before dropping sharply to below $4. The decline erased more than 80% of the token’s value in a single day and over 87% from
Why Is Alcoa Selling Its Massena East Facility? Alcoa is in advanced talks to sell its Massena East site in upstate New York to Bitcoin financial services firm NYDIG, as part of a broader effort to offload 10 dormant US smelter properties. The 1,300-acre facility, located along the St. Lawrence River, has been idle since
What Is Circle’s New USDC Bridge? Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched USDC Bridge, a new user interface built on top of its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol that is designed to simplify native cross-chain transfers of USDC. The product is aimed at reducing the operational friction that has long made bridge activity difficult for mainstream users. According
Why Is Exodus Taking W3C to Court? Crypto wallet provider Exodus Movement has filed a lawsuit in Delaware’s Court of Chancery against payments infrastructure firm W3C Corp and its chief executive, Garth Howat, accusing them of breaching a $175 million stock purchase agreement and attempting to derail the transaction. The complaint seeks specific performance, asking
What Drove the Surge in Bitcoin ETF Inflows? Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $996 million in net inflows over the past week, marking their strongest performance in more than three months. The weekly total represents the highest intake since early January, when inflows reached about $1.4 billion. Flows accelerated toward the end of the
Why Is Iran Using Bitcoin for Oil Transit Payments? Iran’s decision to accept Bitcoin as a payment method for oil ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz points to a broader use of digital assets in state-level financial strategy. Authorities have added BTC alongside Chinese yuan, US dollar-pegged stablecoins, and other currencies as accepted toll payment