MetaMask co-founder announces departure from parent company ConsenSys

On April 23, a rough calculation shows that the total current valuation of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) early-stage investment portfolio—if not disposed of or frozen in bankruptcy liquidation—could already exceed $100 billion, starkly contrasting with the roughly $8–10 billion funding gap FTX faced that year. Among these assets, the most explosive comes from the AI sector: SBF previously invested around $500 million in Anthropic, and based on current valuations, that stake may now be worth nearly $70 billion, serving as the core driver of his potential wealth growth. Additionally, SBF’s early investment in Anysphere (developer of code editor Cursor) via Alameda Research was sold for $200,000 during bankruptcy proceedings. Given Anysphere’s current valuation of roughly $60 billion, the corresponding equity value could now reach $3 billion. In crypto assets, SBF accumulated ~$60 million worth of SOL when the token traded at ~$8; its peak value was estimated at ~$21 bill

Per HyperInsight monitoring data, on April 23rd, the "whale" initially added leverage positions in BTC, ETH, and HYPE this morning—then rushed to cut its ETH and HYPE leverage positions moments before a sharp market downturn. As of press time, its long position remains at $80.4 million. Notably, the whale has maintained tight position management recently, consistently staying well clear of its liquidation thresholds. The liquidation levels for its core positions (BTC and ETH) are currently ~7% below current market prices.

April 23 — Jupiter has rolled out its Prediction Bot, per official sources, expanding its predictive markets to Telegram. The update adds a new "Clans" feature that lets traders form teams, discuss market trends, and compete socially.

April 23 — Per HyperInsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), the whale identified as “Strategy Whales’ Opponent” continued opening 40x leveraged Bitcoin (BTC) short positions today. As of one hour before publication, the address had established a 166.1 BTC short position (equivalent to $12.97 million) at an average entry price of $78,268, with a liquidation price of $79,247. Notably, this same address manually exited a $78 million short position near its liquidation point two days ago after BTC surged past $76,000, incurring a $10.1 million loss. This time, it re-entered short positions with an extremely narrow liquidation buffer. Address: 0x94d3735543ecb3d339064151118644501c933814

On April 23, a content creator revealed that adult platform PornHub has swapped its cryptocurrency payment option for users from USDT to USDC, with the goal of boosting payment reliability. PornHub confirmed it is gradually phasing out Tether (USDT) and has just rolled out USD Coin (USDC) as a replacement. A fully reserved, MiCA-compliant, and regulated stablecoin, USDC provides a more secure choice for creators’ earnings. Users currently receiving payments in USDT must update their payment details by June 1, 2026.

April 23rd — HTX market data shows SPK briefly surged nearly 30% after its SPK/KRW trading pair listed on Upbit, last trading at $0.0466.