XRP leads majors with 8% weekly outperformance, what next after breakout

Token edges ahead of bitcoin and ether over seven days, though thinning participation keeps the move in consolidation territory.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/18/xrp-leads-majors-with-8-weekly-outperformance-what-next-after-breakout

How a quantum computer can be used to actually steal your bitcoin in '9 minutes'

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a quantum algorithm breaks it, and what Google's paper changed about the timeline.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/18/how-a-quantum-computer-can-be-used-to-actually-steal-your-bitcoin-in-9-minutes

Strategy proposes semi-monthly dividends on its popular STRC preferred stock

"[The] proposed changes are intended to stabilize price, dampen cyclicality, drive liquidity, and grow demand," said Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/17/strategy-proposes-semi-monthly-dividends-on-its-popular-strc-preferred-stock

This simple indicator has called every bottom since 2015. It hasn't triggered yet

A bitcoin indicator based on key moving averages has accurately marked every bear market bottom since 2015. That signal hasn't fired yet.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/17/this-simple-indicator-has-called-every-bottom-since-2015-it-hasn-t-triggered-yet

XRP leads bitcoin and ether on weekly gains, but muted volume keeps breakout in check

Token outperforms bitcoin and ether over seven days, though thinning participation signals consolidation rather than conviction.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/17/xrp-leads-bitcoin-and-ether-on-weekly-gains-but-muted-volume-keeps-breakout-in-check

Bitcoin bulls target $125,000 as U.S.-Iran peace talks trigger risk-on mood

Funding rates at 2023 lows signal the market is heavily short against bitcoin, ZeroStack's Daniel Reis-Faria says, setting up conditions for a forced unwind if prices push higher.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/17/bitcoin-bulls-target-usd125-000-as-u-s-iran-peace-talks-trigger-risk-on-mood

Justin Sun blasts Trump-linked WLFI's 'absurd' governance vote, escalating feud

The Tron founder claimed that dissenters would face token lockups and exclusion from voting, while the project said the proposal aims to align all participants for the long-run.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/15/justin-sun-blasts-trump-linked-wlfi-s-absurd-governance-vote-escalating-feud