Naval Ravikant's new USVC fund opens AI startup exposure to retail investors at a $500 minimum, covering OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI positions.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/naval-ravikant-usvc-500-minimum-ai-startup-fund-april-2026/

Benjamin Pasternak, founder of Solana memecoin launchpad Believe, was arrested and faces second-degree strangulation and assault charges, per WuBlockchain.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/believe-founder-benjamin-pasternak-arrested-strangulation-assault-april-2026/

GSR's first Nasdaq ETF, ticker BESO, gives investors exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, with staking rewards passed through where applicable.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gsr-beso-etf-nasdaq-btc-eth-sol-staking-april-2026/

Coinbase added tGBP, a pound-pegged stablecoin, to its global order books. The listing gives UK crypto users a sterling-native rail outside USD stablecoins.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-tgbp-gbp-stablecoin-global-listing-uk-april-2026/

American Bitcoin, the Trump-linked public miner, switched on 11,000 BTC mining machines, expanding its owned hash rate as the stock continues to rally with BTC back near $79,000.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/american-bitcoin-11000-miners-activation-hash-rate-shares-spike-april-2026/

Kraken submitted 56 million 1099 crypto tax forms to the IRS for 2025, with one third covering transactions under $1 and 74% worth less than $50.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-56-million-crypto-tax-forms-irs-2025-under-fifty-dollars-april-2026/

Aave's supplied balances have fallen $15 billion since the Kelp DAO bridge exploit on April 15, as users pull collateral amid rsETH contagion fears.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-15-billion-deposits-drop-kelpdao-exploit-flight-april-2026/

UK FCA joined HMRC and organized crime units to raid 8 London sites in its first crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading. What it means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-fca-first-p2p-crypto-crackdown-london-raids-april-2026/

Bybit's security team disclosed a macOS malware campaign that preys on users searching for Claude Code, exploiting AI tool demand to deliver payloads.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bybit-macos-malware-claude-code-searchers-security-alert-april-2026/

Mythical is migrating its gaming marketplace to non-custodial wallets, EVM and Seaport rails, and removing KYC checks and withdrawal limits.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mythical-marketplace-non-custodial-wallets-kyc-removal-evm-april-2026/