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Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report

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Bloomberg reported Flow Capital plans to tokenize its private credit fund to raise additional capital, but crypto execs warn tokenization doesn’t magically make hard-to-trade assets liquid.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 11:52:42
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure

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Tempo’s new “Zones” feature offers private, permissioned stablecoin transactions on its layer-1 for enterprises, but critics warn the operator‑controlled design adds back centralized trust.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 11:22:35
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale

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Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 10:26:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026

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Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create active secondary markets for illiquid assets.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 10:04:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison

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Meta-1 Coin was sold and marketed from 2018 to 2023 as an investment backed by $44 billion in gold and $1 billion in artworks, which turned out to be fictional.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 06:25:14
Creator: Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte
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Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko

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March was the “weakest month" with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the lowest since November 2023.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 06:16:48
Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace

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The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to a Chinese semiconductor company named Espressif Systems.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 06:02:05
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto

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The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers and alerted about 53 projects employing DPRK operatives.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 05:20:39
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby
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At least a dozen crypto entities attacked since Drift Protocol hack

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Rhea Finance and the Russia-linked Grinex exchange were hacked for a combined $21 million over the past two days.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 05:08:27
Creator: Cointelegraph by Martin Young
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Zanzibar police probe crypto exec Joe McCann after fiancée’s death

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Zanzibar police are reportedly holding Asymmetric founder Joe McCann for questioning after the death of his fiancée, Ashly Robinson.

Published Date: 2026-04-17 03:22:45
Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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