Every breaking-news story Cryptomat published in April 2026, ordered newest first.

North Korea's Lazarus Group is linked to a $292M DeFi exploit on Friday, triggering $13B in TVL outflows across the sector as users yank funds.

Anthropic's Mythos model is forcing DeFi teams to rethink audits and incident response, CoinDesk reported Saturday, as AI sharpens both attack and defense.

European lenders are wiring digital assets into existing brokerage and payments rails after MiCA, CoinDesk reported Saturday, reshaping crypto distribution.

Daniel Yergin warned a Strait of Hormuz crisis could be the largest energy disruption ever, a macro shock that would ripple straight into crypto risk pricing.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tether froze $344M in wallets tied to Iran's IRGC on April 24, the largest single sanctions action against crypto to date.