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Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
Bitcoin surged above $77,000 as oil futures fell 10% after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran.
Published Date: 2026-04-17 13:23:16Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls.
Published Date: 2026-04-17 13:15:23Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody
The crypto infrastructure company said its new wallet lets users buy, sell, swap and cash out digital assets in one app without relying on outside providers.
Published Date: 2026-04-17 13:00:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report
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 11:52:42Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure
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 11:22:35Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale
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 10:26:23Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
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 10:04:36Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison
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 06:25:14Creator: Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte
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Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko
March was the “weakest month" with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the lowest since November 2023.
Published Date: 2026-04-17 06:16:48Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace
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 06:02:05Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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