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Bitcoin adoption is taking a meaningful step forward in Africa as South African Airways introduces crypto payments for flight bookings. In early 2026, the airline confirmed that customers can now pay using Bitcoin through its website and mobile app. As a result, it has become the first major airline on the continent to implement this feature. This move not only reflects growing Bitcoin adoption but also signals a shift toward more flexible and inclusive payment systems in the travel industry. SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS BECOMES THE 1st AIRLINE TO ACCEPT #BITCOIN FOR FLIGHTS IN AFRICAHUGE 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ryBucvptUM — Trending Bitcoin (@TrendingBitcoin)…

The largest coordinated DeFi recovery effort of 2026 just hit a critical milestone. Aave and KelpDAO have successfully burned the exploiter’s rsETH on Arbitrum. The first major technical step in restoring full backing for the rsETH liquid restaking token. Kelp and Aave have initiated a two-week refill plan, progressively returning 117,132 rsETH, worth approximately $278 million, to the LayerZero OFT adapter. The teams expect to reopen withdrawals within 24 hours of the first tranche. Aave news today marks the turning point in a recovery effort that has consumed the DeFi industry for nearly four weeks. How the Exploit Happened On…

Crypto venture capitalist (VC) funding plunged to a near two-year low in April as investors pulled back from crypto start-ups and early-stage companies. Crypto VC funding fell to $659 million across 63 funding rounds in April, down 74% from the $2.6 billion seen across 84 rounds in March, according to Cryptorank data. This brings the total year-to-date investments to $5.64 billion so far in 2026. The April total was the lowest monthly fundraising sum since July 2024, when crypto projects raised $622 million across 132 rounds. The drop suggests venture investors became more selective as crypto markets remained under pressure…

On-chain analytics reveal a staggering 600% surge in Mantle ($MNT) whale transactions exceeding $100,000, marking the most significant capital movement among major cryptocurrencies this week according to Santiment data. This dramatic increase in large-scale investor activity provides critical insights into shifting market dynamics and potential future trends for the Mantle ecosystem and the broader digital asset landscape. The surge notably outpaces other top performers, including Dai and Maker, signaling concentrated interest in the $MNT token. Mantle $MNT Whale Inflows Lead Market Activity Santiment, a leading cryptocurrency analytics firm, reported this substantial data point on March 25, 2025. The firm tracks…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse delivered a message that every $XRP holder needed to hear. Regardless of whether the CLARITY Act passes through the US Senate, $XRP is not waiting for Washington to catch up. It already has what most of the crypto industry is still fighting for. “$XRP has clarity,” Garlinghouse said. “$XRP is going to be okay. No matter what.” The Fight That Already Happened To understand why Garlinghouse sounds so calm while the rest of the crypto industry nervously watches Capitol Hill, you have to go back to the legal battle Ripple spent years fighting and ultimately won.…

Pump.fun traders, after a long stretch of weak performance, are beginning to see a clear turnaround in 2026, according to fresh data from CoinGecko. Between April 2024 and late 2025, most traders exiting positions on the popular Solana-based meme coin platform ended each month with losses. During this period, the share of profitable wallets rarely crossed the 50% mark and fell as low as 30.1% in June 2025, amid significant underperformance among active participants. Pump.fun Profitability Improves The trend began to reverse in early 2026. In February, Pump.fun recorded almost 57% of traders in profit, followed by a sharp rise…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) snapped a four-week inflow streak, posting $296.18 million in net outflows for the week ending Friday. The reversal follows a sustained run of inflows totaling more than $2.2 billion across four consecutive weeks, including $787.31 million, $568.45 million and $767.33 million in early March, before slowing to $95.18 million in the prior week, according to SoSoValue data. The weekly outflow followed back-to-back daily withdrawals on Thursday and Friday totaling more than $396 million, including a $225.48 million outflow on Friday alone, their biggest day of redemptions since March 3, when they posted $348 million in…

As discussions continue in the US Senate on the Clarity Act, a bill regulating the cryptocurrency market, more than 100 proposed amendments submitted by members of the Senate Banking Committee have sparked a new debate. According to information shared by journalist Eleanor Terrett, the DeFi Education Fund (DEF), an advocate for decentralized finance, argued that the changes proposed by some Democratic senators pose serious risks to DeFi technology, users, and developers. DEF described the proposed changes as “anti-DeFi” and urged its supporters to pressure senators ahead of the Senate vote. According to the organization, the proposed changes target the Blockchain…

US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished April in the green as Bitcoin rallied throughout the month. Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.97 billion in inflows in April, well above March’s $1.37 billion, marking their highest monthly inflows of the year, according to SoSoValue data. With inflows in March and April offsetting outflows in January and February, Bitcoin ETFs now show about $1.47 billion in net inflows for 2026. The cumulative net inflows to the products since they launched have topped $58 billion. Monthly spot Bitcoin ETF flows in 2026. Source: SoSoValue The April inflows came alongside a 12% rise in…

Key Highlights Quant ($QNT) price has soared by 10%, helping it to climb from $69.89 to $76.89 with bullish momentum The rally in $QNT occurred after the SEC announced that it would allow Nasdaq to support the trading of tokenized shares The price surge in the $QNT was seen amid the correction in the crypto market after the Federal Reserve revealed its decision to hold interest rates steady in the recent FOMC meeting On March 19, Quant ($QNT) price experienced a rally with a 10% jump despite the correction in the overall crypto market, including Bitcoin, which dropped below $70,000.…