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Family kidnapped in France for €700,000 crypto ransom
2049.news · 23.04.2026, 09:20:04

Family kidnapped in France for €700,000 crypto ransom Two armed attackers burst into a house in the commune of Pludalmézeau in north-west France and took a family hostage. They demanded a ransom of €700 000 in cryptocurr…

Getting the Most from ChatGPT Images 2.0
2049.news · 23.04.2026, 08:15:04

Getting the Most from ChatGPT Images 2.0 GPT-Image-2 currently leads public comparisons of image-generation models, outpacing Google DeepMind by more than 200 points . Performance and context The reported rating advantag…

Film argues bitcoin’s Satoshi may have been two people
2049.news · 23.04.2026, 07:05:04

Film argues bitcoin’s Satoshi may have been two people The documentary Finding Satoshi proposes that bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator may have been two individuals collaborating on the project since its inception. Film's c…

United States military operates a Bitcoin node for testing
2049.news · 23.04.2026, 06:10:03

United States military operates a Bitcoin node for testing The United States military confirmed it operates a Bitcoin node to support cybersecurity testing and research into protocol capabilities. Statement from leadersh…

How to Create Better Images with ComfyUI
2049.news · 23.04.2026, 05:05:03

How to Create Better Images with ComfyUI ComfyUI is an open-source node-based interface for image generation that enables modular pipelines and reproducible workflows with diffusion models. What ComfyUI offers The interf…

FTX sold $200,000 stake in Cursor that could be worth billions
2049.news · 22.04.2026, 09:05:03

FTX sold $200,000 stake in Cursor that could be worth billions FTX’s investment arm disposed of an early stake in Cursor at its original entry price during bankruptcy-related asset sales. Deal background In 2022 Alameda …

User Reports Feeling Familiar With Game Experience
2049.news · 22.04.2026, 06:12:29

User Reports Feeling Familiar With Game Experience A participant reported a sense of familiarity and suggested they had previously played a similar online game on an earlier occasion. The remark appeared in a short messa…

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2049.news · 22.04.2026, 06:10:53

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Analysts Propose Ethereum Could Reach $250,000
2049.news · 22.04.2026, 06:05:02

Analysts Propose Ethereum Could Reach $250,000 Analysts increasingly frame Ethereum as a different category of monetary asset, arguing it may capture part of existing monetary premium. The emerging narrative According to…

Adobe announces $25 billion buyback amid market pressure
2049.news · 22.04.2026, 05:55:02

Adobe announces $25 billion buyback amid market pressure Adobe announced a $25 billion share buyback, which influenced pre-market trading and reduced the potential magnitude of a one-day sell-off. Details of the repurcha…

Aave Faces Liquidity Outflows After KelpDAO Hack
2049.news · 21.04.2026, 10:20:04

Aave Faces Liquidity Outflows After KelpDAO Hack The DeFi protocol Aave experienced significant liquidity withdrawals after the KelpDAO exploit, which amounted to $293 million . What happened Following the exploitation, …

South Korea to Deploy Nationwide Crypto Transaction Tracking System
2049.news · 21.04.2026, 09:10:04

South Korea to Deploy Nationwide Crypto Transaction Tracking System South Korea's tax authority is preparing a nationwide system to monitor cryptocurrency transactions, including funds held in non-custodial wallets. Scop…

Saylor-led Strategy Surpasses BlackRock in Bitcoin Holdings
2049.news · 21.04.2026, 08:10:04

Saylor-led Strategy Surpasses BlackRock in Bitcoin Holdings Michael Saylor's firm has increased its bitcoin reserves to 815,061 BTC , overtaking BlackRock's reported 802,823 BTC holdings. Holdings and recent activity The…

Ethereum prioritizes privacy and security over throughput
2049.news · 21.04.2026, 07:10:04

Ethereum prioritizes privacy and security over throughput Vitalik Buterin outlined Ethereum's development priorities, placing emphasis on resilience, decentralization and security rather than raw transaction throughput. …

Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH after KelpDAO exploit
2049.news · 21.04.2026, 06:05:04

Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH after KelpDAO exploit Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH (about $71 million) that were held at an address on Arbitrum One tied to a KelpDAO exploit. What happened The funds were moved …

Global political and economic uncertainty hits historic peak
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 10:35:03

Global political and economic uncertainty hits historic peak Global political and economic uncertainty has reached an all-time high, surpassing previous spikes tied to major crises in recent decades. The current uncertai…

Ukraine requires citizens to declare crypto income
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 09:20:03

Ukraine requires citizens to declare crypto income Daniil Hetmantsev, head of the Rada's tax committee, said Ukrainians must declare income from crypto now, even without specific regulation. Official position According t…

KelpDAO Loses $293 Million in Restaking Protocol Hack
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 08:25:03

KelpDAO Loses $293 Million in Restaking Protocol Hack KelpDAO reported a loss of $293 million after a restaking protocol exploit that occurred over the past weekend. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the rsETH br…

RAVE token: 100x surge followed by 95% collapse
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 07:20:03

RAVE token: 100x surge followed by 95% collapse The RAVE token rose from about $0.25 to roughly $28 over several days, then plunged by about 95% . Price dynamics The rapid ascent represented an approximate 100x increase …

Vercel breach exposes potential risk to Web3 front ends
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 06:15:03

Vercel breach exposes potential risk to Web3 front ends Vercel confirmed that attackers accessed parts of its internal systems after compromising a third-party AI service account for several days. Incident overview Accor…

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