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Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder, reveals over 90% of his net worth is in Bitcoin but is not buying more until a significant market liquidity increase. He is exploring altcoins like Zcash and Hyperliquid for short-term gains while noting geopolitical risks could impact Bitcoin prices.

First Gen Corporation disclosed on April 17 that BDO Unibank has included contractual provisions requiring the continued active involvement of CEO Federico "Piki" Lopez in First Philippine Holdings (FPH) as a condition for loan agreements supporting the company's acquisition of a 33% stake in

Soitec SA has seen a dramatic stock rise of 270% this year, driven by excitement in the photonics sector for data centers. While analysts are optimistic about growth, concerns about the smartphone market's performance create a volatile investment environment.

CoW Swap, the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange aggregator, paused its protocol on April 14, 2026, after attackers seized control of its website domain and redirected users to a malicious site engineered to harvest wallet approvals, with cybersecurity researcher Vladimir S. estimating

South Korea's AI semiconductor startups recorded hundreds of billions to over a trillion won in net losses in 2025, but this represents an accounting artifact rather than operational failure. The losses stem from the revaluation of convertible preferred shares (RCPS) under K-IFRS accounting

Anthropic released an upgraded version of its flagship model, Claude Opus 4.7, on April 16 (local time). Compared to the previous Opus 4.6 model, Opus 4.7 demonstrates "significant improvements" in advanced software engineering capabilities, particularly on difficult tasks, with enhanced rigor and c

Meta Platform Inc. is discontinuing its Libra cryptocurrency project due to regulatory pressures and is considering selling its assets through the Diem Association. The initiative faced significant setbacks from government scrutiny and loss of key partners.

DoubleZero has introduced DoubleZero Edge, a high-performance data transmission platform designed to deliver real-time blockchain information for the Solana ecosystem, with beta access announced on April 16, 2026. The service moves data delivery away from the public internet onto a dedicated fiber o

Lace Wallet and Midnight have partnered to fuse public blockchain accessibility with enhanced privacy, enabling users to manage both transparent and confidential transactions seamlessly. This integration promotes a secure, unified user experience across multi-chain digital assets.

M-KOPA Nigeria has provided over ₦231 billion in credit to more than one million customers, according to the company's inaugural Impact Report unveiled on Thursday, February 2026, in Yaba, Lagos. The pay-as-you-go platform has become M-KOPA's fastest-growing market and quickest to reach the one-mill

Cardano 聯合創辦人 Charles Hoskinson 於 4 月 16 日在 Youtube 上就比特幣改進提案 BIP-361 表態，指該提案雖具正當理由，但其第三階段所承諾的「恢復機制」不可能實現。他警告，約 170 萬枚在 BIP-39 助記詞機制引入前鑄造的舊版比特幣，可能面臨無法追回的風險。

香港本週暫停籃球博彩合法化，同時計劃啟動研究，評估預測市場在港的影響與普及程度。香港民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟表示，預測市場月交易金額已從兩年前的不足 1 億美元增至去年的逾 130 億美元，其中約 40% 與體育相關。

Solana 生態迷因幣 ASTEROID 於 4 月 17 日飆升，市值開盤觸及 1,000 萬美元高點，截至撰稿時暫報 760 萬美元。15 歲兒童癌症倖存者 Liv Perrotto 去世後，其母親致信馬斯克，希望將女兒參與設計的太空柴犬玩偶 Asteroid 定為 SpaceX 官方吉祥物，馬斯克稱將回覆。

根據以太坊基金會於 2026 年 4 月 17 日（週四）發布的 ETH Rangers 計畫回顧報告，由以太坊基金會資助的 Ketman 計畫在六個月資助期內識別了 100 名使用虛假身分滲透 Web3 組織的北韓 IT 工作者，並聯繫了約 53 個加密項目，提醒其可能僱用了活躍的北韓特工。

Metals.io, a newly launched platform built on the Tezos blockchain and developed by the team behind uranium.io, introduced tokenized access to both precious and industrial metals on April 15. The platform aims to modernize the metals market by leveraging blockchain technology to simplify access and

NFT 平台 Foundation 聯合創辦人 Kayvon Tehranian 於 4 月 15 日在 X 平台宣布，平台將正式停止營運。Foundation 今年稍早已與一名買家簽署出售協議，但對方在交易完成前退出。Tehranian 重新接管後評估市場現況，宣布「已沒有其他值得追求的買家」，正式啟動收尾程序。

根據 Mint Blockchain 於 2026 年 4 月 17 日發布的官方公告，該區塊鏈已於當日正式停止運營，用戶須在 2026 年 10 月 20 日前將持有資產從 Mint Chain 提取至以太坊（Ethereum）主網。公告明確指出，未在截止日期前完成提取的資產將無法處理。

加密貨幣對沖基金 Asymmetric 創辦人 Joe McCann 在其未婚妻 Ashley Robinson（31 歲）於坦尚尼亞桑給巴爾度假期間去世後，遭當地警方拘留訊問。根據 NBC 新聞週四援引坦尚尼亞警方聲明，Robinson 於 4 月 9 日在醫院宣告不治，警方初步判定為自殺，但仍在對進行訊問。

波場（TRON）創始人孫宇晨（Justin Sun）本周在 X 平台公開宣布，TRON 網路將啟動後量子密碼學（PQC）升級計劃，擬將抗量子加密簽章標準直接整合至 TRON 主網。截至 4 月 17 日，Tron DAO 尚未發布任何正式的治理方案或技術文件，相關公告目前僅限於孫宇晨的公開聲明。

Google is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop classified artificial intelligence technology, marking a strategic shift toward military and defense markets, according to IT media outlet Deinformation on the 17th. The initiative represents a departure from Google's previous c