The post Crypto VC Funding Report : Why Are Crypto Investors Betting Big on Prediction Markets? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

CryptoRank Research compared average and median funding round sizes, revealing how unevenly venture capital is distributed across different crypto sectors. Some segments are growing thanks to a few mega-deals, while others consistently attract large investments across the entire market. Prediction Markets Lead in Average Round Size Unlike total funding volume, the average investment size highlights …

The post 5 Most Powerful AI Models Predict Bitcoin’s Price for 2026-27 – One Says $210K appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Someone just gave the five most powerful AI models on earth one single task – predict what Bitcoin does next. The results were not what he expected. YouTube analyst Jesse Eckel ran the experiment this week, asking Claude Opus 4.7, ChatGPT Pro, Grok Heavy, Gemini DeepThink and Grok 4.3 beta, a model locked behind a …

The post Mizuho, Nomura & JSCC Just Launched a Japanese Govt Bond Blockchain Trial appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

On April 20, Japan’s biggest financial institutions launched a trial to put Japanese Government Bonds on a blockchain. Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura Holdings and Digital Asset Holdings launched a proof-of-concept trial on the Canton Network on April 20 to test JGBs as digital collateral. The initiative was selected by Japan’s Financial …

The post While Retail Panic Sold, Bitcoin’s Wealthiest Investors Added 18.5% More in Q1 2026 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

While retail investors were panic-selling through one of the worst sentiment quarters in years, Bitcoin’s wealthiest holders were doing something very different. They were buying more. Data from Xapo Bank’s Q1 2026 Digital Wealth Report shows average Bitcoin holdings per member rose 18.5% quarter-over-quarter. Of those members, typically high-net-worth individuals, 78.4% actively added to their …

The post Will Aave Users Get Their Money Back? One Analyst Has a Plan for Kelp’s $230M Debt appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Aave is sitting on up to $230 million in bad debt from the Kelp DAO exploit. The Umbrella safety reserve holds $80 to $100 million, according to analyst estimates. That gap has to come from somewhere, and right now, the options on the table are ugly for everyone involved. Depositors could take a haircut. stkAAVE …

The post Curve Founder Asks “Are We an Industry of Clowns?” After $750M in DeFi Hacks appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Imagine your grandmother puts her life savings into Aave – one of the biggest DeFi protocols on the planet. Then on Monday morning she tries to withdraw and cannot. Not because Aave was hacked. Aave says it is operating as intended. Not because rsETH was hacked. rsETH says all code is safe. Not because LayerZero …

The post Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum’s Roadmap: zkEVM, Quantum Resistance and 10-Second Finality appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Two days after the largest DeFi hack of 2026 drained $292 million from a bridge and sent $6.6 billion fleeing from Aave, Vitalik Buterin took the stage in Hong Kong and made the case for why Ethereum was built the way it was. The timing was not lost on anyone in the room. Vitalik’s Message …

The post Why the XRP Community Is Treating the CLARITY Act Like a Sell-the-News Trap appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The CLARITY Act has more institutional support behind it than at any point in its history. The White House is pushing hard. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who blocked it twice, now backs it. Senator Lummis calls it now or never. And across crypto Twitter, the narrative that Trump will sign it soon is spreading fast. …

The post What is Anthony Scaramucci’s Reasoning Behind Bold $1M Bitcoin Prediction? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Most Bitcoin price predictions are just numbers. Scaramucci just made an argument. In a tweet that is circulating widely, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci laid out why he believes Bitcoin does not just compete with gold, but outclasses it. “A dollar bill is made of linen and cotton. But we accept it because we trust …

The post Bitget Investigates After ZachXBT Exposes RAVE Token Insider Manipulation appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

One of crypto’s most trusted on-chain investigators just called out a textbook pump and dump, and this time, major exchanges are named. ZachXBT posted publicly that pump and dump activity for RAVE token originated on Bitget, Binance and Gate, with insiders controlling over 90% of supply. He called on Binance co-founder He Yi and Bitget …