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Today’s highlights
- Here’s what happened in crypto today — 2026-04-20
- Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
- Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver says he won‘t placate prediction markets users — 2026-04-20
- Prediction market platforms took center stage on HBO‘s Last Week Tonight on Sunday as host John Oliver addressed regulation, laws and market manipulation.
- North Korea’s crypto heist playbook is expanding and DeFi keeps getting hit — 2026-04-20
- More than $500 million was siphoned across the Drift and Kelp exploits in just over two weeks. What once looked like isolated breaches now resembles a sustained campaign, likely driven by the financial needs of a sanctio
- Bybit leads funding for Malaysia’s Hata dual-licensed crypto platform — 2026-04-20
- The funding supports a dual-licensed platform as Malaysia expands its regulatory framework for digital assets and tokenization.
- Aave could face up to $230 million in losses after Kelp DAO bridge exploit triggers DeFi chaos — 2026-04-20
- Aave published a report outlining two possible outcomes: around $123 million in losses if damage is shared across all rsETH, or up to $230 million if confined to Layer 2s, with the final impact depending on how Kelp DAO
- Bitcoin bounces above $76,000 as DeFi suffers $14 billion exodus after KelpDAO hack — 2026-04-20
- Crypto steadied despite rising Iran tensions, but DeFi is reeling from one of the largest exploits of the year.
- One year under Paul Atkins, SEC’s crypto stance shows break with past — 2026-04-20
- While the regulator under Atkins has dropped several cases against crypto companies, the SEC still awaits passage of a market structure bill to clarify its authority over crypto.
- Price predictions 4/20: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA — 2026-04-20
- Bitcoin bulls retain control over the market, but charts show $80,000 is likely to remain a stiff overhead resistance. Will altcoins rally as BTC price consolidates?