April 20, 2026
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Here's what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Playdate Gaming Handheld Maker Bans Generative AI Tools for Development
Panic, the firm behind the Playdate handheld, now prohibits creative AI applications while preserving developer productivity aids.
North Korea's crypto heist playbook is expanding and DeFi keeps getting hit
North Korea's crypto heist playbook is expanding and DeFi keeps getting hit
Crypto trading joins wartime propaganda as “digital oil” called out amid volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading
Tehran is fighting a new price signal in public Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf chose a strange phrase for a dangerous moment. In the middle of a live crisis around the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s parliament speaker mocked...
Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver says he won‘t placate prediction markets users
Prediction market platforms took center stage on HBO‘s Last Week Tonight on Sunday as host John Oliver addressed regulation, laws and market manipulation.
Lose Your Job to AI? New York Lawmaker Proposes 'AI Dividend' Stimmy
Congressional candidate Alex Bores outlined a policy that would trigger payments to Americans if surging AI use reduces employment.
Aave could face up to $230 million in losses after Kelp DAO bridge exploit triggers DeFi chaos
Aave could face up to $230 million in losses after Kelp DAO bridge exploit triggers DeFi chaos
What Happens to Bitcoin if the TradFi rally breaks? Wall Street keeps printing record highs but consumer confidence just hit rock bottom
The S&P 500 closed at 7,126 on April 17, another record, while the University of Michigan’s preliminary April consumer sentiment reading fell to 47.6, the weakest print in the survey’s history. The split on the screen...
Bybit leads funding for Malaysia's Hata dual-licensed crypto platform
The funding supports a dual-licensed platform as Malaysia expands its regulatory framework for digital assets and tokenization.
Alibaba Drops Qwen 3.6 Max Preview—Its Most Powerful Model Yet
Alibaba released Qwen3.6-Max-Preview, its most powerful AI model yet, topping six major coding benchmarks and posting gains in world knowledge and instruction following over its predecessor.
Bitcoin bounces above $76,000 as DeFi suffers $14 billion exodus after KelpDAO hack
Bitcoin bounces above $76,000 as DeFi suffers $14 billion exodus after KelpDAO hack
Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?
KelpDAO's $292 million rsETH exploit landed at the wrong moment for DeFi. Roughly $10 billion left the sector over the weekend, after confidence had already been shaken by Drift Protocol's April 1 breach and Venus's...