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A post linked to Sam Bankman-Fried claims FTX’s top six investments could be worth about $114 billion as of April 22, 2026, if they had not been sold during bankruptcy proceedings. The projected value is dominated by Anthropic at $82.3B, making up over 70% of the total, followed by SpaceX at $15B. Additional holdings include Solana at $5.1B, Robinhood at $4.9B, Genesis Digital Assets at $3.5B, and Cursor at $3B. The estimate underscores how bankruptcy-driven asset sales, aimed at quickly recovering funds for creditors, may have resulted in significant opportunity costs, as several of these assets appreciated sharply after liquidation.

Following the KelpDAO exploit, the attacker rapidly moved 75,700 ETH, worth about $175 million, and converted nearly all of it into Bitcoin within roughly 36 hours. The swaps were mainly executed through THORChain, a cross-chain protocol that allows direct ETH-to-BTC conversions without intermediaries. The massive transactions pushed THORChain’s volume to around $800 million and generated about $910,000 in fees, highlighting how large-scale hacks can quickly impact liquidity, tracking efforts, and platform revenues.

Robinhood Ventures Fund I has completed a $75 million investment in OpenAI on April 17, 2026. The fund, listed on the NYSE under ticker RVI since March 6, 2026, is Robinhood’s first closed-end vehicle aimed at giving retail investors access to private companies. Alongside OpenAI, it holds stakes in firms like Airwallex, Databricks, Stripe, and Revolut. The fund allows everyday investors to gain exposure to high-growth private tech markets through public trading access.

Coinbase has launched a USDC-INR trading pair in India, allowing users to directly convert Indian Rupees into the USDC stablecoin within its platform. The rollout is part of Coinbase’s regulated re-entry into India after securing FIU-IND registration in 2025 under anti-money laundering rules. The new system reduces dependence on P2P and offshore channels by offering a compliant fiat-to-crypto gateway. It follows phased service expansion across Coinbase products after its return to the Indian market.

Bitmine, chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, has staked an additional 61,232 ETH worth about $142 million via Coinbase Prime, according to on-chain data. This raises its total staked Ethereum to 3.39 million ETH valued at nearly $7.88 billion, representing about 68% of its portfolio. The move comes after a recent large accumulation of over 101,000 ETH, pushing total holdings close to 5 million ETH, or more than 4% of Ethereum’s total supply, reinforcing its aggressive long-term ETH accumulation and staking strategy.

Russia’s State Duma has passed the first reading of a crypto regulation bill that classifies cryptocurrencies as property and allows their use in cross-border and foreign trade settlements. The move is partly aimed at supporting international payments amid sanctions. However, crypto remains banned for domestic payments. The bill gives the Bank of Russia control over licensing exchanges and brokers, while limiting access for non-qualified investors to about $3,900, signaling a tightly regulated but expanding crypto framework.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded a $39.3 million net inflow on April 21, adding 521 BTC, as total Bitcoin spot ETF inflows reached $11.8 million for the day. The fund continues strong momentum with about $1.64 billion in inflows over 10 straight days and nearly $900 million in a recent week, showing steady institutional demand. Meanwhile, Michael Saylor’s Strategy briefly overtook BlackRock in total Bitcoin holdings, highlighting intensifying competition among major institutions accumulating BTC.

Hackers behind the KelpDAO breach have started moving stolen assets into Bitcoin, using THORChain to convert funds and dramatically increase the network’s activity. One attacker wallet sent funds through THORChain, pushing daily transaction volume to about $211 million, nearly 10× the 30-day average. Around 442 BTC ($33 million) is now spread across more than 400 different Bitcoin addresses, with some of the laundered coins mixed with funds tied to previous North Korea-linked hacks, highlighting ongoing challenges in tracing and recovering stolen crypto.

FTX liquidators sold the Alameda Research stake in Cursor’s developer, Anysphere, for just $200,000 during the bankruptcy process, missing out on massive upside. Alameda originally backed Anysphere with $200,000 for roughly 5% of the company. Today, SpaceX has secured an option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion later this year or pay $10 billion for their partnership, as it pushes into AI coding tools ahead of a potential IPO. That same stake could now be worth billions based on Cursor’s soaring valuation.

Justin Sun, the crypto entrepreneur behind TRON, has taken World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to a federal court in California, accusing the Trump-linked DeFi project of freezing his $WLFI tokens and blocking his ability to vote on governance decisions. Sun says repeated requests to unfreeze his assets and restore his rights were rejected, and he claims the team even threatened to burn his tokens without clear justification. He says that he sought a peaceful resolution first but turned to legal action after failing to reach an agreement, arguing the move undermines transparency and token holder protections.