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Litecoin confirmed a zero-day bug triggered a denial-of-service attack on April 25, 2026, causing a 13-block chain reorganisation that reversed invalid transactions.

Bitcoin is heading into the final week of April 2026 up 13.71%, just short of surpassing last year’s 14.08% monthly gain.

The European Central Bank signed agreements with European standards bodies to build the digital euro on open infrastructure, reducing reliance on global card networks.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on April 24 to stop the state from enforcing gambling laws against federally registered prediction market exchanges.

A California man was sentenced to 70 months in prison for laundering millions from a $263 million bitcoin theft, US prosecutors said.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised ¥8 billion ($50 million) through zero-interest bonds on April 24, 2026, with proceeds earmarked بالكامل for bitcoin purchases.

The European Central Bank has signed agreements with three European standards bodies to reuse open payment standards for the digital euro, aiming to reduce integration costs across the financial system.

Amazon Web Services has added Chainlink services to its AWS Marketplace, enabling enterprises to integrate blockchain data tools directly into cloud infrastructure.

BitMine Immersion Technologies has purchased 10,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation in a deal valued at approximately $23.87 million.

Tennessee has become the second U.S. state to ban Bitcoin ATMs, making it a criminal offence to own or operate the machines starting July 1.

Brazil has blocked access to prediction market platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi, citing risks to investors and rising concerns over gambling-like activity.

Aurelion has allocated $48 million worth of Tether Gold (XAUT) to a newly launched DeFi protocol designed to generate yield on tokenised gold.