Trump to Appear at His Memecoin Event on Saturday

The White House has reportedly confirmed that US President Donald Trump will attend the exclusive event for top TRUMP memecoin holders at his Florida residence on Saturday, after questions were raised earlier this month over whether he would attend. Reuters reported on Friday that the White House confirmed Trump would deliver a keynote address at the gala luncheon organized by the company behind his Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin. The gala is set to take place at Mar-a-Lago. It will be open to the top 297 holders of the TRUMP token,…

US DOJ strike force 'restrains' $701M in crypto in ongoing scam crackdown

Besides freezing crypto, the strike force also seized a Telegram channel used to recruit unsuspecting job seekers and took down 503 fake crypto investment websites. The US Department of Justice revealed on Thursday that it has frozen more than $701 million in crypto linked to investment scams targeting Americans as part of an ongoing operation.  The US Scam Center Strike Force and its law enforcement partners targeted scam centers aimed at Americans, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said Thursday. The cryptocurrency was “restrained” through voluntary actions…

WLFI Sinks To New Lows As Eric Trump Slams Sun’s Lawsuit

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has hit new lows as one of its largest investors files a lawsuit against the project backed by the US First Family, raising concerns about the project’s stability. Related Reading WLFI Sinks Amid Justin Sun Lawsuit World Liberty Financial’s token has fallen around 3% over the past 24 hours, reaching a new all-time low of $0.0761 on Thursday morning, according to CoinGecko data. The cryptocurrency had been trading between $0.0887-$0.1355 since the early February correction, but broke down from this range at the start of April.…

Morgan Stanley launches stablecoin offering through money market fund

Stablecoin issuers must invest a minimum of $10 million into Morgan Stanley’s money market fund, MSNXX, to access the stablecoin reserve offering. Morgan Stanley’s investment management arm has launched “Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio,” an offering that allows stablecoin issuers to park the reserves backing their stablecoins in one of the bank’s money market funds while earning interest. The offering is part of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds trust (MSNXX), which aims to preserve capital, provide daily liquidity and distribute income while maintaining a $1 net asset value, Morgan Stanley said…

US vows to fight ‘industrial scale’ AI theft by Chinese firms

The White House’s office of technology policy said that foreign entities are using proxy accounts and jailbreaking techniques to distill capabilities from American AI models. The Trump administration has unveiled plans to combat “industrial-scale campaigns” by Chinese-based entities to copy AI technology developed by US companies.  In a statement on Thursday, the assistant to the president for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael J. Kratsios, said the government has “information” indicating that foreign entities — primarily based in China — are deliberately targeting major US AI…

XRP ETFs Post Longest Back-To-Back Gains Of 2026—Key Numbers Inside

XRP ETFs have shifted sharply after a shaky start to the year, and the change is evident in both flows and the market. Following a troubling first quarter, funds have recorded strong, sustained inflows that helped push the altcoin above the $1.40 level.  XRP ETFs Hit Best Week Of 2026 Market expert Sam Daodu, writing for 24/7 Wall St., reported that XRP ETFs brought in $55.39 million during the week ending April 17, which he described as the best weekly performance of 2026 to date. On April 20, the funds…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Turns Attractive—Bulls Aim Key Upside Break And Gains

Dogecoin corrected some gains from the $0.0985 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now holding the $0.0950 support and might aim for a fresh upside. DOGE price started a fresh downside correction below $0.0965. The price is trading above the $0.0950 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $0.0955 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could aim for a fresh increase if it remains stable above $0.0950. Dogecoin Price Holds Support…

Bitcoin Enters Disbelief Phase As Traders Keep Shorting The Rally

Bitcoin’s advance over the past four weeks is colliding with a derivatives market that still looks positioned for weakness. Analysts tracking Binance funding and futures basis say traders continue to lean short even as BTC moves higher, creating what CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost described via X as a “phase of disbelief” rather than a clean bullish reset. That divergence matters because it suggests the rally is unfolding against persistent skepticism, not broad conviction. In crypto, that kind of setup can cut both ways: it can signal fragile market structure, but it…

Crypto protocols pledge 43K ETH to restore rsETH backing

Mantle, EtherFi Foundation, Golem Foundation, Lido DAO, Ethena, LayerZero, Ink Foundation and Tyrdo have all made pledges to the “DeFi United” recovery effort. Decentralized finance protocols have banded together in an attempt to restore the backing of rsETH following the $293 million exploit of the Kelp restaking platform on Saturday, which has triggered a liquidity shock. The amount pledged has now exceeded 43,500 Ether, worth over $101 million, which decentralized lending platform Aave has called the “DeFi United” relief effort. Crypto protocols involved include Lido DAO and the Golem Foundation,…

XRP Price Range-Bound, Can Bulls Trigger Next Big Move?

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