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Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH after KelpDAO exploit
2049.news · 21.04.2026, 06:05:04

Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH after KelpDAO exploit Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH (about $71 million) that were held at an address on Arbitrum One tied to a KelpDAO exploit. What happened The funds were moved from the compromised address to an intermediary wallet that has been placed unde…

Global political and economic uncertainty hits historic peak
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 10:35:03

Global political and economic uncertainty hits historic peak Global political and economic uncertainty has reached an all-time high, surpassing previous spikes tied to major crises in recent decades. The current uncertainty index exceeded levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 global fin…

Ukraine requires citizens to declare crypto income
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 09:20:03

Ukraine requires citizens to declare crypto income Daniil Hetmantsev, head of the Rada's tax committee, said Ukrainians must declare income from crypto now, even without specific regulation. Official position According to Hetmantsev, digital assets are not exempt from taxation and any realized profi…

KelpDAO Loses $293 Million in Restaking Protocol Hack
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 08:25:03

KelpDAO Loses $293 Million in Restaking Protocol Hack KelpDAO reported a loss of $293 million after a restaking protocol exploit that occurred over the past weekend. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the rsETH bridge and withdrew nearly $300 million , converting part of the funds to ETH. Inc…

RAVE token: 100x surge followed by 95% collapse
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 07:20:03

RAVE token: 100x surge followed by 95% collapse The RAVE token rose from about $0.25 to roughly $28 over several days, then plunged by about 95% . Price dynamics The rapid ascent represented an approximate 100x increase in market price, concentrated within a short trading window before the sharp dec…

Vercel breach exposes potential risk to Web3 front ends
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 06:15:03

Vercel breach exposes potential risk to Web3 front ends Vercel confirmed that attackers accessed parts of its internal systems after compromising a third-party AI service account for several days. Incident overview According to Vercel, the intrusion affected a limited set of customers and originated…

MYTHOS reportedly targets cryptocurrency community online
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 15:05:03

MYTHOS reportedly targets cryptocurrency community online Social media posts circulating since the recent hours claim that MYTHOS has begun targeting participants in the cryptocurrency community across multiple platforms. Claims and circulation According to the circulating posts, authors assert that…

How AI’s Rise Affects Neglected Cryptocurrency Projects
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 13:30:01

How AI’s Rise Affects Neglected Cryptocurrency Projects The advance of artificial intelligence reshapes investor attention and infrastructure spending, altering the landscape for overlooked cryptocurrency projects. This report summarizes observed interactions between AI developments and low-profile …

Investors Continue Rebalancing Portfolios Amid Delayed Altseason
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 11:20:01

Investors Continue Rebalancing Portfolios Amid Delayed Altseason The altseason many market participants expected has been postponed, and confidence in a broad altcoin upswing is waning. A recent video documents a portfolio rebalancing that shifts emphasis toward fundamentals rather than momentum. Ma…

Market Recovery, EU Crypto Oversight, Bitcoin CIA Theory, China AI
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 10:20:03

Market Recovery, EU Crypto Oversight, Bitcoin CIA Theory, China AI This digest summarizes major developments: market recovery drivers, new EU crypto oversight proposals, a theory about Bitcoin 's origins, and China's AI initiatives. Market recovery Global cryptocurrency markets registered renewed ga…

Подсказки были как Ормуз отторговывать.
2049.news · 18.04.2026, 16:20:03

Подсказки были как Ормуз отторговывать.

Curated Guides for Practical AI Tools and Workflows
2049.news · 18.04.2026, 15:00:02

Curated Guides for Practical AI Tools and Workflows This collection compiles practical guides on current AI tools, from large-model features to visual content generation methods. It aims to help readers assess technologies that are ready for practical use and to outline basic steps for early testing…

Institutional Money Returns to Spot Bitcoin ETFs This Week
2049.news · 18.04.2026, 12:00:01

Institutional Money Returns to Spot Bitcoin ETFs This Week Over the past week investors allocated nearly $1 billion to spot bitcoin ETFs, marking the largest weekly inflow since January. Weekly flows Net inflows into spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds reached almost $1 billion during the latest seve…

France tightens protections for crypto investors
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 11:25:01

France tightens protections for crypto investors French authorities are preparing new security measures to protect cryptocurrency holders amid a rise in abductions and "wrench" attacks, authorities reported. Since 01.01.2026 the country recorded 41 such incidents, averaging one case every 2–3 days a…

U.S. Could Face Severe Sovereign Bond Market Shock
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 09:45:01

U.S. Could Face Severe Sovereign Bond Market Shock Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged authorities to develop an emergency response plan in case demand for U.S. government bonds falls sharply. Paulson’s warning Paulson warned that a sudden shift in investor appetite would have broad implic…

Forecast market could reach $1 trillion by 2030
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 08:30:04

Forecast market could reach $1 trillion by 2030 Bernstein estimates the forecasting market could expand to $1 trillion by 2030 driven by diverse wagering and analytics segments. Near-term projection and growth pace According to Bernstein, by 2026 the market is expected to reach $240 billion , a rise…

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 with enhanced capabilities
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 07:10:05

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 with enhanced capabilities Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7 , a new flagship model showing improved benchmark results for coding and analytical tasks. Model improvements Claude Opus 4.7 demonstrates higher benchmark scores and improved performance in code gen…

Investors sue Circle over Drift Protocol $230M exploit
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 06:10:04

Investors sue Circle over Drift Protocol $230M exploit Investors filed a class-action lawsuit against Circle after the Drift Protocol exploit, which allowed hackers to withdraw more than $230 million in USDC. Allegations in the lawsuit Plaintiffs claim Circle failed to freeze or otherwise block the …

Anthropic Nears Trillion-Dollar Valuation Ahead of IPO
2049.news · 16.04.2026, 10:15:04

Anthropic Nears Trillion-Dollar Valuation Ahead of IPO Anthropic's pre-IPO valuation has approached $851 billion , following a near 640% rise in secondary-share prices across private trading platforms. The company earlier turned down investor proposals valuing it up to $800 billion , choosing to del…

Adam Back urges Bitcoin to prepare for quantum threat now
2049.news · 16.04.2026, 09:10:03

Adam Back urges Bitcoin to prepare for quantum threat now Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream , said quantum computers do not pose an immediate practical risk but urged prompt preparation. Assessment of current quantum risk Back noted that existing quantum hardware has not reached capabilities necessary t…