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• 2026’s Best Crypto Casino: Spartans.com Smashes $100M+ in Deposits, Outpacing the Growth of FanDuel & DraftKings ^{21 minutes ago}
  
  The site Spartans.com has seen over $100 million in pay-ins in only 60 days and hit the 14th spot on the globe while still in its Beta phase. Fans are now making serious comparisons between this rising name and industry giants like DraftKings and FanDuel.
• Russia introduces bill to criminalize unregistered crypto services ^{an hour ago}
  
  Individuals and groups would be required to register with the Bank of Russia before offering certain crypto services, or potentially face fines and prison time.
• Polymarket odds of Hormuz Strait traffic normalizing by end of May spike to 73% ^{2 hours ago}
  
  Traders on the Polymarket prediction market platform place the odds of the Strait returning to normal traffic by May 31, 2026, at 73%.
• Bitcoin Cracks 7-Month Ceiling. Can Bulls Push It Higher? ^{2 hours ago}
  
  The price of Bitcoin breaks a seven-month downtrend as geopolitical shifts and prediction markets point to $84K next.
• You Can Now Use XRP on Solana—Here's How ^{2 hours ago}
  
  More than $1.2 million worth of wrapped XRP tokens (wXRP) have been minted on Solana as the Ripple-linked asset gains greater DeFi utility.
• Rep. Sheri Biggs Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Buys Up to $250K of BlackRock's ETF ^{3 hours ago}
  
  Rep. Sheri Biggs purchased up to $250,000 worth of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF last month, padding a position she entered into last July.
• Digital Art NFT Marketplace Foundation Closes After Failed Acquisition in Early 2026 ^{3 hours ago}
  
  Foundation, the Ethereum-based non-fungible token ( NFT) marketplace that processed roughly $230 million in primary digital art sales since its 2020 launch, has shut down for good after a planned acquisition by display technology company Blackdove fell apa
• TRX Listing Launches on Binance.US, Advancing U.S. Market Access to TRON ^{3 hours ago}
  
  This sponsored press release was provided by TRON DAO was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland — April 17, 2026 — TRON DAO, the commu
• Solana Memes, Wrapped XRP & Korean Bonds Put Ripple Back in Focus ^{3 hours ago}
  
  Solana’s playful meme campaign around wrapped XRP is masking a more serious shift in infrastructure. Continue reading at DailyCoin.
• Sam Altman's World Teams With Zoom, Tinder to Better Verify Humans in the AI Age ^{3 hours ago}
  
  Iris-scanning crypto project World expands with Tinder's U.S. human verification rollout and Zoom's Deep Face feature.
• US Senator asks for Binance monitor update amid scrutiny of Iran sanctions ^{3 hours ago}
  
  A letter from US Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was concerned about “mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-money laundering prevention by Binance.”
• Ether accumulation wallet balances increased by 33%: Is a rally to $3K next? ^{4 hours ago}
  
  A confirmed cup-and-handle breakout on Ether’s chart and a double-digit increase in ETH accumulation wallet balances could be earlier signs of a longer-term rally for the altcoin.
• Ethereum Foundation Investigators Expose 100 Secret DPRK IT Workers ^{4 hours ago}
  
  A security probe backed by the Ethereum Foundation has found that about 100 North Korean IT workers infiltrated Web3 firms using fake identities, raising new concerns about vulnerabilities in the crypto industry. The findings come from a six‑month investig
• Circle Faces Lawsuit After Drift Exploit Over Claims It Took No Action to Freeze the Funds ^{4 hours ago}
  
  Crypto infrastructure providers are under rising pressure as a new lawsuit tests whether technical control can bring legal responsibility after a major hack. The case against Circle could influence how courts treat stablecoin and bridge operators during ac
• Elizabeth Warren Accuses SEC Chair Paul Atkins of Potentially Lying to Congress ^{4 hours ago}
  
  Senator Elizabeth Warren said Paul Atkins may have intentionally misled Congress by pushing back over the SEC's dwindling enforcement actions.
• What Crypto Traders Watch Now: From Charts to a Multi-Factor Market ^{4 hours ago}
  
  Crypto trading is no longer just about charts and indicators. What used to be a market driven mainly by patterns like RSI or moving averages has evolved into something far more complex.  Today, price is shaped by a mix of global events, blockchain data, re
• U.S. Treasury Shocks Markets With $15B Move as Crypto Market Records a Surge ^{4 hours ago}
  
  The U.S. Treasury carried out a $15 billion debt buyback, the largest such operation on record, as officials continue to manage liquidity in government debt markets. The move came alongside statements from President Donald Trump in Las Vegas, where he desc
• Crypto market liquidations hit $820M as Bitcoin price taps $78K ^{4 hours ago}
  
  Nearly a billion dollars in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours as the Bitcoin price rallied above $78,000.
• Kraken's parent company to acquire CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial ^{4 hours ago}
  
  Payward, the parent company of the Kraken crypto exchange, cited Bitnomial's regulatory licenses as the primary driver for the acquisition.
• Crypto Trader Turns $2,500 Into $500K on Skyrocketing Ethereum Meme Coin ^{4 hours ago}
  
  A meme coin trader turned $2,500 into nearly $500,000 in a matter of hours via the Elon Musk-linked ASTEROID token on Ethereum.
• Iran Conflict Tests BRICS Global Ambitions ^{5 hours ago}
  
  The great powers reveal themselves in crises, and BRICS may have just missed their moment. While the war involving Iran could have marked a turning point, the bloc remained silent, unable to display a common position. This silence raises questions about it
• Anthropic’s Alarming Mythos Findings Replicated With Off-the-Shelf AI, Researchers Say ^{5 hours ago}
  
  Security researchers used GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 in an open-source harness to reproduce Anthropic's Mythos vulnerability findings for under $30 per scan.
• HBAR and BNB Stall, Traders Rush to BlockDAG to Secure 195× Upside Ahead of Its Tier-1 Exchange Launch! ^{5 hours ago}
  
  The crypto world is moving in three very different directions this week, giving investors a clear sign of where the momentum is shifting. The value of Hedera has hit a wall at $0.086, with charts showing a complete lack of movement. Meanwhile, Binance Coin
• Strategy Shares Pop as Bitcoin Holdings Flip Green, Near $61 Billion ^{5 hours ago}
  
  The Bitcoin-buying firm’s stockpile had shown losses on paper since early February.
• Bitcoin Hits $78,348 as Strait of Hormuz Reopening Ignites Global Relief Rally ^{5 hours ago}
  
  Bitcoin surged past $78,000, reaching an intraday high of $78,348. The rally pushed its 24-hour gains to 4.1% and its total market cap to $1.56 trillion. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit $78,348 as Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, marking its highest price si
• Price predictions 4/17: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, BCH, LINK ^{5 hours ago}
  
  Bitcoin pole vaulted to $78,000 and altcoins soared after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was fully open. Will bulls be able to sustain the upward momentum?
• Singapore Gulf Bank adds stablecoin mint and redeem for 24/7 settlement ^{5 hours ago}
  
  The Bahrain-based lender lets institutional clients convert fiat currency to US dollar-pegged stablecoins directly from their accounts.
• French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US ^{6 hours ago}
  
  The country's finance minister supported the Qivalis initiative, launched in 2025, to create a euro-pegged stablecoin under the MiCA framework.
• Kraken Parent Payward Enters $550M Deal to Acquire Bitnomial, Accelerating Regulated US Crypto Derivatives Push ^{6 hours ago}
  
  Kraken is set to strengthen its dominance in U.S. crypto derivatives as parent company Payward moves to acquire Bitnomial in a deal worth up to $550 million at a $20 billion valuation. The move positions Kraken to accelerate regulated product expansion and
• OZAPAY : Simplify Financial Exchanges Today, Prepare Commercial Exchanges Tomorrow ^{6 hours ago}
  
  As digital uses evolve, a question arises at Paris Blockchain Week 2026: how to simplify value exchanges in a world where banking systems and blockchain infrastructures coexist? OZAPAY provides a concrete answer with a hybrid super app that aims to streaml