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FTX sold its Cursor stake for $200,000 in 2023. It would be worth $3 billion today
SpaceX's agreement to acquire AI coding startup Cursor at a $60 billion valuation has retroactively turned a routine bankruptcy asset sale by FTX's estate into one of the largest missed recoveries in crypto history.

Cardano builder seeks smaller funding slice of $46.8 million for scaling and Bitcoin DeFi
The engineering organization behind Cardano submitted nine proposals totaling $46.8 million for the 2026 voting cycle, down from $97.5 million last year.

Bitcoin loses grip near $80,000 as ETH, SOL, DOGE fade on profit-taking
Bitcoin traded at $77,794 on Thursday morning, up 0.4% over 24 hours but well off the $79,388 high hit Wednesday evening, with ether, XRP and Solana all closing red.

A $575 bet on a Shiba-themed token became $1.17 million in 5 days
An anonymous wallet bought 2.79 billion ASTEROID tokens for $575 on April 17 and exited Tuesday for 503 ETH, worth $1.17 million, in one of the year's cleanest memecoin trades.

Bitcoin climbs to $78,100 on Trump ceasefire extension, Strategy's $2.5 billion buy
Bitcoin traded at $77,541 on Wednesday morning, up 2.2% over 24 hours and 4.3% on the week, after Trump extended the Iran ceasefire and Strategy disclosed its largest BTC purchase in 17 months.

XRP climbs to $1.44 as breakout builds, quantum roadmap adds long-term tailwind
Price gains 2.3% on strong volume as triangle compression nears resolution, with Ripple’s quantum plan reinforcing long-term positioning.

Arbitrum freezes $71 million in ether tied to Kelp DAO exploit
The layer-2 network's security council moved 30,766 ETH to a frozen intermediary wallet, accessible only via further governance action.

Bitcoin reclaims $75,000 as Iran ceasefire talks advance, equities rally resumes
Bitcoin traded at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, up 1.5% over 24 hours, as Iran signaled it will send a team to Pakistan talks and Brent crude slipped ahead of the Wednesday ceasefire deadline.

Kelp DAO claims LayerZero’s 'default' settings are what actually caused the massive $290 million disaster
The liquid restaking protocol said the compromised verifier was LayerZero's own infrastructure, and the setup it was faulted for running was LayerZero's onboarding default.

Bitcoin is rallying as flagship conference approaches, data shows the gains rarely last
After a 50% slide and partial recovery for bitcoin, traders are watching whether the Las Vegas event marks another short-term top for bitcoin.

