Key Takeaways: Carmine Agnello, grandson of Gambino boss John Gotti, received a 15-month federal prison sentence on April 20, 2026. Agnello diverted roughly $420,000 of $1.1 million in fraudulent SBA EIDL funds into a cryptocurrency business. U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. signaled the Eastern District of New York will continue prosecuting COVID-19 relief fraud cases….
Men in uniform knocked on the door. They had badges, authority, and a script tight enough to convince the victim that resistance was futile. Within minutes, $1M in Bitcoin was gone, transferred voluntarily, by the victim’s own hands, under threat of fake arrest. No exchange was hacked. No password was phished. The blockchain’s cryptographic walls…
Ethereum overtook Solana in March, even as Solana maintained quarterly dominance amid increasing competition in the DEX ecosystem. Solana remained the top chain for decentralized exchange spot trading in Q1 2026, with a 30.6% market share, according to CoinGecko’s latest findings. Its trading volume fell by 26.5% during the same period. DEX Wars Intensify…
RaveDAO token plunged 95% from $26 to under $1. RAVE launched in December 2025 on Binance Alpha. ZachXBT’s on-chain analysis also highlights MemeCore, River and MYX among questionable projects. RaveDAO (RAVE) has plunged below $1, erasing more than 95% of its earlier rally to an all-time high of $26. The sharp decline follows an investigation…
Introduction: Why Manual Trading in 2026 Is Losing You Money You already know the feeling. You set an alert, go to sleep, and wake up to find the trade moved — and closed — while you were out. You check the chart, see the perfect entry you missed, and feel that familiar mix of frustration…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple has unveiled a multi-phase roadmap to prepare the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for a post-quantum future, aiming to achieve full readiness by 2028. The announcement comes as advances in quantum computing raise concerns that the cryptography used by many blockchains today could…
London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – April 21, 2026) – Lithosphere has introduced DNNS (Decentralized Naming System) as part of its evolving infrastructure stack, establishing a programmable identity and routing layer designed for Web4 environments. The system replaces traditional, centralized DNS dependencies with an on-chain framework that enables persistent identity and structured interaction across decentralized…
Florida attorney general James Uthmeier announced Tuesday that the state launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its flagship product, the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The investigation centers on the use of ChatGPT by a gunman who allegedly shot several people at Florida State University in April 2025. The shooting killed two people and injured…
The U.S. Treasury Department has laid out a fresh set of expectations for stablecoin issuers, focusing on how firms must address illicit finance risks under the GENIUS Act. Summary Treasury has proposed AML and sanctions rules that will bring stablecoin issuers under Bank Secrecy Act compliance. Issuers are required to build systems to block, freeze,…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. XRP Community Day 2026 will take place on February 11-12 and will include live sessions devoted to ETFs, partnerships, wrapped XRP, and real-world applications. Ripple executives, including Brad Garlinghouse and Monica Long, will speak on XRP’s expanding role in capital…
