April 21, 2026 | A summary of the most noteworthy crypto news from the past 24 hours!

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1. Crypto market recovers, BTC surpasses $76,000

Bitcoin has rebounded above $76,000 , up approximately 2.4% in 24 hours . Ethereum is trading around $2,317 , up about 2% . The total crypto market Capital recovered to around $2.63 trillion , with most major cryptocurrencies seeing price increases.

2. Altcoins have a high turnover rate and are highly volatile.

Money continues to rotate among altcoins. Over the past 24 hours, the biggest Token were RAVE (+102.1%) , EDU (+85%) , and ROSA (+41.3%) . Conversely, the biggest Token were JCT (-25.6%) , PIEVERSE (-20.8%) , and wrsETH (-14.7%) .

3. Kelp DAO blames LayerZero for the $292 million hack.

Kelp DAO stated that the theft of $292 million in rsETH resulted from a breach of LayerZero's RPC nodes. The project also claimed that the 1/1 DVN configuration is LayerZero's default, and that the cross-chain bridge deployment was carried out in accordance with LayerZero's documentation and guidelines.

4. AAVE faces controversy over the size of its bad debt.

AAVE stated that the size of the non-performing loan (NPL) depends on how rsETH is accounted for. Accordingly, the figure could range from $123.7 million to $230.1 million .

5. Anthropic signs $100 billion contract with AWS

AI company Anthropic has signed a 10-year contract with AWS , worth approximately $100 billion , in exchange for 5GW of computing power . Simultaneously, Amazon announced it will invest up to an additional $25 billion in this sector.

6. OpenAI experiences a system-wide outage.

OpenAI experienced a complete outage for approximately four hours this morning. Services such as ChatGPT, Codex, and APIs were inaccessible. Additionally, the company is reportedly planning to launch a new image generation model in the coming weeks.

7. Apple is preparing to replace its CEO.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that John Ternus will be his successor. His biggest challenge upon taking over is reportedly reorienting Apple's AI strategy.

8. The Kimi K2.6 open-source model surpasses many larger models.

The open-source version of Kimi K2.6 was released with numerous programming tests showing results that outperformed current closed-source flagship models.

9. Security warning from SlowMist

SlowMist discovered a security vulnerability related to Claude Desktop that could be exploited to silently write backdoor files to users' browsers, raising concerns about the security of AI client applications.

10. Fed nominees commit to interest rate policy independence.

Federal Reserve nominee Warsh has released his opening remarks, emphasizing his commitment to maintaining independence in interest rate decisions . He will testify before the Senate at 10 p.m. today (Beijing time) .

11. US Vice President visits Pakistan, related to Iran negotiations.

US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Pakistan to discuss the Iran issue. President Trump has indicated that Iran will participate in the negotiations, however, Iran Unconfirmed this.

Disclaimer: The content above is only the author's opinion which does not represent any position of Followin, and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, investment advice from Followin.
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