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Charles Hoskinson Points to Cardano and Midnight as Fix for Cross-Chain Flaws Behind KelpDAO Hack – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: An attacker exploited KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, stealing 116,500 restaked ETH worth roughly $292 million. The breach triggered more than $13 billion in DeFi TVL outflows within 48 hours, hitting Aave, Compound, Morpho, and at least 9 other protocols. Charles Hoskinson says Midnight’s zero-knowledge proofs and multi-party computation could prevent this class of attack from repeating. Hoskinson Explains Why Cardano’s Non-Custodial Staking Sidesteps Restaking Risk Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and Ethereum co-founder, broke down the attack in a video published from Wyoming, walking viewers through…

Amazon Invests $5 Billion More in Anthropic, Secures 10-Year AWS Deal Worth $100 Billion – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Amazon invested $5 billion in Anthropic on April 20, 2026, pushing total committed capital to $13 billion since 2023. Anthropic pledged $100 billion over 10 years to AWS, securing 5 GW of compute for Claude model training. Claude’s run-rate revenue hit $30 billion in 2026, tripling from $9 billion at year-end 2025, driving the infrastructure push. Amazon Deepens Anthropic Bet The deal, announced jointly on April 20, builds on the $8 billion Amazon has already committed to Anthropic since 2023, bringing total invested capital to $13 billion. Amazon…

US Lawmakers Urged to Advance CLARITY Act as Digital Chamber Pushes Senate Markup – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: The Digital Chamber increased pressure on Senate leaders to move the bill to markup. Senate Banking faces mounting urgency as the CLARITY Act remains stalled after House approval. Industry groups expect the next phase to accelerate digital asset oversight efforts. Senate Leaders Face Growing Pressure U.S. digital asset legislation faced renewed pressure on April 20 as blockchain trade association The Digital Chamber urged Senate leaders to move market structure talks into a formal markup stage. The group sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and…

Polymarket in Talks to Raise $400 Million at $15 Billion Valuation: Report – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Polymarket is reportedly in advanced talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, per The Information. ICE has already invested over $1.6 billion in Polymarket since October 2025, building on an $8 billion pre-money deal. Polymarket hit a record $10.57 billion in monthly trading volume in March 2026, with expansion capital next. Polymarket Seeks $400M Funding Round, According to The Information Sources The Information report cited people familiar with the matter and noted that the round has not been finalized, meaning terms could still change. Polymarket…

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Coinbase Expands USDC Loans to UK After Strong US Demand – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Coinbase expanded U.K. access to USDC loans backed by BTC, ETH, and cbETH. Morpho strengthens Coinbase’s on-chain lending push as borrower demand stays strong. Expansion signals Coinbase aims to bring crypto-backed loans to more markets. Coinbase Expands Crypto-Backed Lending in UK Rising U.S. adoption of crypto-backed lending is guiding Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) international expansion, as the company announced on April 20 the extension of its borrowing product to the U.K. The rollout introduces a new liquidity option for U.K. users within the Coinbase platform. The move…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Swaps Lawsuits for ‘ACT’ Strategy – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: SEC Chair Paul Atkins officially replaced the agency’s “regulation by enforcement” era with a new 3-pillar “ACT” strategy on April 20, 2026. The shift aims to bring crypto firms back to U.S. soil after years of offshore flight caused by regulatory opacity under previous leadership. To revitalize IPOs in 2026, the SEC is targeting high costs, vexatious litigation, and the “weaponization” of corporate governance. Paul Atkins CNBC Interview: Ending the ‘Misguided’ War on Digital Assets Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box nearly a year into his tenure, U.S. Securities…

Nvidia Releases Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Open AI Model Built for Agentic Workloads – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Nvidia released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B-parameter open MoE model activating only 12.7B parameters per forward pass. Nemotron 3 Super delivers up to 7.5x more throughput than Qwen3.5-122B-A10B in agent workloads on 8k-in/64k-out settings. The model is fully open under the Nvidia Nemotron Open Model License, with checkpoints and training data on Hugging Face. Nvidia Launches Nemotron 3 Super With 7.5x Throughput Gains Over Qwen3.5-122B The latest Nvidia model activates only 12.7 billion parameters per forward pass using a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture, meaning most of its weight stays…

Polymarket Traders Give Bitcoin 31% Chance of Hitting $80,000 This Month – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Polymarket shows a 31% chance bitcoin hits $80K in April 2026, making it the most active live bracket with $3.7M in volume. Kalshi traders give bitcoin only an 18% chance of reclaiming $100K before July 2026, with 41% odds before January 2027. Myriad markets favor a $84K pump at 60.7%, while a $55K dump holds 39.3% probability on Binance spot data. A Look at Today’s Bitcoin Price Prediction Markets As of April 19, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., bitcoin is trading at $74,726. Polymarket‘s April price milestone market has…

Gold Gains Fourth Straight Week Amid Fed Rate Cut Signals and Middle East Truce in Focus – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Gold spot prices reached $4,829 per troy ounce at the end of the week, marking a fourth consecutive weekly gain. COMEX futures closed at $4,879, up 1.48%, driven by Iran’s Strait of Hormuz truce and U.S. dollar weakness. Analysts expect gold to hold near record levels as Fed rate-cut signals and lingering Middle East uncertainty sustain safe-haven demand. Gold to Open Monday at $4,830 The spot price reflected modest gains from Friday’s close, which USAGOLD logged at $4,829, up $40 or roughly 0.84% from April 16. COMEX near-month…