India’s transport ministry rejected experiences that the captain of tanker Sanmar Herald paid money or crypto to Iran for secure passage by the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry labeled the claims “pretend information.” Sanmar Shipping Ltd issued an official assertion labeling the experiences “utterly false.” Moreover, the transport ministry’s extra secretary, Mukesh Manga, confirmed that…
A suspected manipulation of climate information tied to a prediction market payout has renewed scrutiny across the “oracle downside” in blockchain programs. The case facilities on temperature readings from the Météo France temperature sensor at Charles de Gaulle Airport, which was reportedly utilized by Polymarket to settle bets on each day climate outcomes in Paris. …
Traders on Kalshi, a regulated US prediction market, now assign a 66.6% chance that President Donald Trump can be impeached earlier than January 2028. The contract has attracted greater than $2.76 million in buying and selling quantity. The odds have greater than doubled since November 2025, when the market opened close to 30%. The contract…
Stealth tackle privateness protocol Umbra put its hosted frontend into upkeep mode after confirming that funds stolen in latest hacks had handed via the system. The crew confirmed that roughly 349 Ethereum (ETH), price about $800,000, got here from latest “high-profile” exploits. Umbra Responds to Laundering Reports In a latest put up on X (previously…
BitMEX, one in every of the most secure crypto exchanges, introduced immediately the launch of its Trading Circuit Campaign, permitting merchants to win their share of a weekly 100,000 USDT prize pool by finishing a sequence of buying and selling missions. The marketing campaign will run from 22 April 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC) to…
A newly disclosed contract governing funding for the White House ballroom undertaking is elevating contemporary questions concerning the function of crypto corporations in President Donald Trump’s high-profile fundraiser. The document, launched after a lawsuit and courtroom order, exhibits that donors to the undertaking can stay nameless. It additionally limits conflict-of-interest checks and excludes the White…
A single solid signature drained $292M from KelpDAO on Saturday and triggered a $6.6 billion run on Aave. The bridges that stored operating all had one factor in widespread. By John Egan, Head of Product, Polygon Labs Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a single solid message on a single cross-chain bridge changed into DeFi’s…
Stablecoins are edging into mainstream client funds, and DoorDash’s plan to pay Dashers by the Tempo blockchain is the newest signal that stablecoin funds are transferring from crypto circles to manufacturing cost rails. The deal locations DoorDash alongside Stripe, Coastal Bank, and Latin American fintech ARQ as enterprises operating actual cost flows by the Tempo…
At the major stage of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 21, 2026, Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han delivered a keynote titled “Move Everything On-Chain.” In his remarks, he reviewed Gate’s 13-year evolution and supplied a transparent view on the structural shift underway in the world monetary system: on-chain just isn’t an possibility,…
Foreign traders bought a report $1.55 trillion in US monetary belongings in 2025, in keeping with Treasury Department information. That determine held even as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed once more on April 21. The distinction between surging capital inflows and a worsening Middle East standoff highlights the 2 forces pulling world markets…