Wisconsin joins prediction market fight, suing Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket, Robinhood and Crypto.com

The state's complaint highlights language used by prediction market platforms as language for gambling, not investing.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/24/wisconsin-joins-prediction-market-fight-suing-kalshi-coinbase-polymarket-robinhood-and-crypto-com

U.S. arrests soldier for Polymarket bets on Nicolas Maduro raid he participated in

The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it had arrested a soldier in the U.S. Army for placing bets on Polymarket about the Nicolas Maduro raid.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/23/u-s-arrests-soldier-for-polymarket-bets-on-nicolas-maduro-raid-he-participated-in

Aave rallies DeFi partners to contain fallout from $292 million KelpDAO hack

Industry players are coordinating a recovery effort as the year's biggest crypto theft rattled Aave, with Lido and EtherFi being firsts to offer aid.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/23/aave-rallies-defi-partners-to-contain-fallout-from-usd292-million-kelpdao-hack

Inside the $71 million freeze on Arbitrum that has the crypto world questioning what decentralization really means

The emergency response prevented stolen funds from moving, but sparked debate over governance, control and the limits of decentralization on Layer 2s.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/22/inside-the-usd71-million-freeze-on-arbitrum-that-has-the-crypto-world-questioning-what-decentralization-really-means

World Liberty accuses Justin Sun of 'misconduct' in response to Tron founder's defamation claims

Co-founder Eric Trump went further, saying the only thing more 'ridiculous' than Sun's lawsuit is a $6 million banana duct-taped to a wall.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/23/world-liberty-accuses-justin-sun-of-misconduct-in-response-to-tron-founder-s-defamation-claims

Elon Musk's Tesla reports unchanged bitcoin holdings, books $173 million digital asset loss

The company's bitcoin stash remained at 11,509 BTC, worth about $880 million at bitcoin's current price of around $78,000.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/22/elon-musk-s-tesla-reports-unchanged-bitcoin-holdings-books-usd173-million-digital-asset-loss

The question isn't whether privacy. It's what sort of privacy

Blockchains are going private. The only question left is what kind of privacy the industry will build, argues Schiller.

source https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/04/22/the-question-isn-t-whether-privacy-it-s-what-sort-of-privacy