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  • BREAKING: A Wallet Linked to RAVE Token Developers Dumped a Large Amount – The Already Plummeting Token Fell Even Further

    Selling pressure on the RaveDAO ($RAVE) token in the cryptocurrency market has intensified with a notable development. According to information shared by the on-chain data platform Arkham Intelligence, a large wallet address linked to RaveDAO transferred approximately $23 million worth of $RAVE tokens to the Bitget spot market.

    Following the transfer, the price of $RAVE experienced a sharp decline in a short period. According to the data, the token lost approximately 30% of its value in the spot market, triggering panic selling among investors.

    This development has further fueled the manipulation allegations surrounding the $RAVE token, which have been circulating in recent days.

    *This is not investment advice.

  • Watch Out: Lots of Economic Developments and Altcoin Events This Week—Here’s the Day-by-Day, Hour-by-Hour Schedule

    The cryptocurrency market was shaken by a weekend decline after Bitcoin’s price climbed as high as $78,000 during the week.

    The decline was driven by both the KelpDAO hack, which affected the entire cryptocurrency market, and claims that a war between Iran and the US could restart.

    However, in the new week, the cryptocurrency market will be following numerous economic developments and altcoin events. Here is the cryptocurrency calendar we have specially prepared for you at Bitcoinsistemi.com.

    (All times are given in UTC+3 Turkish time)

    Monday, April 20

    • SKR – Airdrop application deadline.
    • ZPG, the tokenized gold asset of a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., has begun trading on the Japanese exchange GMO Coin.
    • Tennessee is holding a Senate hearing on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act.
    • The Google Cloud Stablecoin Forum Hong Kong 2026 is starting.
    • The Hong Kong Web3 Carnival is about to begin.

    Tuesday, April 21

    • The US Senate Banking Committee is holding a hearing to confirm Warsh’s appointment as Fed Chairman.
    • OpenGradient is launching the OPG token application process.

    Wednesday, April 22

    • The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand has proposed bringing the fundraising activities of cryptocurrency companies under its regulatory authority; the public consultation process concludes today.
    • Polymarket V2 exchange is officially launching.

    Related News Another Hacking Incident: This May Increase the Likelihood of Crypto Platforms Being Hacked in the Coming Period

    Thursday, April 23

    • Registration for the BLEND token airdrop must be completed today.
    • Binance is delisting BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, and WAN.
    • 15:30 – US Initial Jobless Claims (Expected: 212k, Previous: 207k)

    Saturday, April 25

    Trump will host a luncheon for TRUMP token holders at Mar-a-Lago.

    *This is not investment advice.

  • ‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Teases Season Two’s “More Serious Territory,” Including ‘Role Model’ Book Plotline

    Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney is teasing the storylines and “new challenges” that will be at the center of the queer hockey romance drama’s second season.

    While speaking at a BookCon panel on Saturday, alongside the book series’ author Rachel Reid, Tierney got candid about Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) being “in much more serious territory” in the second installment, set to be released next year.

    “It’s different. It really is different,” he said. “And the challenge of it, from an adaptation point of view, is that you’re in much more serious territory. A lot of the initial — there’s still lots of flirting and lots of sex — but this kind of danger, this kind of hotel-room-adolescent-sex stuff is largely gone. And so it presents really new challenges.”

    After Shane and Ily confessed their love for each other at the end of season one, season two — which will focus on The Long Game, the sequel to Heated Rivalry in Reid’s Game Changer series — sees the couple navigate being in a secret relationship.

    But Tierney revealed that the show’s season installment, which is also being cowritten by Michael Goldbach, will include part of Role Model, the fifth book in the series. Role Model largely unfolds concurrently with the plot of The Long Game, focusing on Ilya’s new Ottawa teammate, Troy, and the team’s social media manager, Harris, making the Russian hockey player a major part of the story.

    “Part of the reason you start off with Heated Rivalry, as far as adapting goes, is because you want to get to The Long Game,” the showrunner explained to the panel’s audience. “Because The Long Game is an emotionally sophisticated book that takes this couple seriously. What I’ve always said about this show is there are a lot of books — Game Changer is in Heated Rivalry and obviously, as I think you guys all know by now — obviously parts of Role Model are going to be in [season two], to the great surprise of absolutely nobody. But Ilya and Shane are the heartbeat of this series, of my show. It’s always going to be about Ilya and Shane; that is what is the trajectory that runs through it as their world expands.”

    The realities and challenges that come with romantic relationships are something Tierney is notably looking forward to unpacking in season two. He even recalled a major fight between Shane and Ilya being one of his favorite moments from The Long Game.

    “There’s a Bergman-y kind of, what do you do after the rush of danger is gone and now you have to live in a relationship where you still aren’t communicating properly, much as you would like to?” he said. “You can say you love each other, but as adults know, there’s so much more to making a relationship a success.”

    Tierney noted that The Long Game isn’t the only storyline that’s “here to ground this in something that feels very real,” but that Role Model also gets quite deep.

    “The same thing with Troy and Harris, right. I think there’s an easy, facile way of looking at Role Model as it’s very grumpy/sunshine, it’s very apple orchard. It can drift into things that you want,” he explained. “But Troy is a really damaged guy. And Troy is quite damaged on the show. I would say we are digging into that even harder. Because that’s what’s interesting.”

    Heated Rivalry season two, from Canadian streamer Crave and airing on HBO Max in the U.S., is set to be released next year. Reid also previously announced that she’ll be publishing her seventh book, Unrivaled, in the Game Changers series in June 2027.

  • Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Debuts at No. 1 on Album Chart, Following a Six-Week Run by ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Atop the Hot 100

    Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Debuts at No. 1 on Album Chart, Following a Six-Week Run by ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Atop the Hot 100

    Ella Langley is not just a singles phenomenon. “Choosin’ Texas” has spent a phenomenal six weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year, but that is hardly the last word on her chart successes for 2026. Her “Dandelion” album has ridden the ubiquity of that song to a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 album chart, with 169,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

    It’s the country crossover sensation’s first No. 1 album. Her previous effort for Columbia, “Hungover,” debuted at a lowly No. 80 in August 2024, then took 17 weeks to reach the album chart’s top 40 before finally peaking at No. 20 just last week, as noted by Billboard.

    “Choosin’ Texas” has been No. 1 on the Spotify US Top 50 as often as not in recent weeks, indicating that its streaming success has been across many different demographics, not just country fans, even with its strong traditional-country lean. Currently “Texas” is at No. 2 on the Spotify chart, pushed out of the top spot only by the new Olivia Rodrigo single; it is joined in the top 10 by another song off the new album, “Be Here,” that looks likely to be her followup hit.

    Breaking down the 169,000 units, 39,000 of those were in album sales, meaning almost all of the rest was due to her strong streaming performance. Langley’s 120,000 streaming units represent 130.46 million on-demand streams for the songs on the album, as tallied by Luminate.

    Even while there are songs from “Dandelion” lined up to be future singles off the album, Langley appeared at a Morgan Wallen stadium show Saturday night and performed a song with him that they are about to put out as a duet. That joint song, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” is due out this Friday. It hasn’t yet been revealed whether it might appear on a deluxe edition of “Dandelion” or be set for Wallen’s album… or whether it could just be a non-album stand-alone track.

    Billboard reported that the debut for “Dandelion” was the best for a country album by a woman in two years — since Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter.” But it’s notable that it comes on the heels of another relatively fresh country artist, Megan Moroney, getting her first No. 1 album with “Cloud Nine” in March. These two are leading contenders for the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) coming up in May.

    Speaking of Wallen, he is at No. 2 on this week’s album chart, as “I’m the Problem” stays strong with 83,000 units.

    Following behind Wallen at No. 3 is BTS‘ “Arirang,” in its fourth week on the chart. It spent the first three lodged at No. 1.

    The biggest leap was taken by Justin Bieber’s “Swag,” which rose from No. 55 to No. 7 on the strength of his widely seen and discussed Coachella week 1 performance, which largely consisted of songs from his two “Swag” albums. It saw an increase of 160%, to 43,000 equivalent album units.

    The remainder of this week’s album chart saw Don Toliver at No. 4, Olivia Dean at No. 5, Bad Bunny at No. 6, Luke Combs at No. 8, a second Morgan Wallen album at No. 9, and Sabrina Carpenter at No. 10 (also a Coachella-inspired leap back into the top 10.)

    Between Langley, Combs and the two Wallen albums, country releases account for an impressive four spots in this week’s top 10.

  • The List of the Top 15 Most Searched Altcoins in Recent Hours Has Been Revealed!

    The cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko has published its list of the digital assets that have attracted the most user interest in recent hours. Based on search data from the last three hours, the list reveals which altcoins are drawing investor attention in the markets, with high volatility being particularly noteworthy.

    RaveDAO ($RAVE), which topped the list, stood out with its sharp decline in value over the last 24 hours; while Aave ($AAVE), in second place, and Asteroid Shiba ($ASTEROID), in third place, caught the attention of investors with their differing price movements.

    Related News Following the $RAVE Manipulation, the Crypto Detective Named 6 More Altcoins: These Are the Same

    According to CoinGecko data, the most searched cryptocurrencies and their market capitalization are ranked as follows:

    1. RaveDAO ($RAVE) – $279 million
    2. Aave ($AAVE) – $1.35 billion
    3. Asteroid Shiba ($ASTEROID) – $121.9 million
    4. BOOK OF MEME (BOME) – $40.5 million
    5. Pieverse (PIEVERSE) – $251.8 million
    6. Bitcoin (BTC) – $1.49 trillion
    7. Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) – $445.4 million
    8. Venice Token (VVV) – $419.9 million
    9. Siren (SIREN) – $465.2 million
    10. Monad (MON) – $355.7 million
    11. LayerZero (ZRO) – $407.5 million
    12. Bittensor (TAO) – $2.30 billion
    13. Morpho (MORPHO) – $1.07 billion
    14. $BNB ($BNB) – $83.7 billion
    15. Dogecoin (DOGE) – $14.4 billion

    *This is not investment advice.

  • Starting 5: LeBron’s dimes lead Lakers, Joker & Murray take control, Knicks & Cavs take Playoff Game 1 wins

    Starting 5: LeBron’s dimes lead Lakers, Joker & Murray take control, Knicks & Cavs take Playoff Game 1 wins

    LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took Game 1 over the Rockets, as The King handed out 13 assists.

    Not in our house.

    Saturday was for the home teams, as higher seeds opened the 2026 Playoffs 4-0.

    With four more Game 1s on the way — two on ABC, two on NBC & Peacock — what does today have in store?

    5 STORIES IN TODAY’S EDITION 🏀

    April 19, 2026

    LeBron & Luke: James, Kennard lead Lakers over Rockets with Durant out

    Denver’s D: Joker & Murray boost scoring while Nuggets shut down Wolves to win Game 1

    East Winners: Spida’s 32 lead Saturday’s scorers, Brunson opens & KAT closes as Knicks, Cavs take Game 1’s

    ABC Doubleheader: Sixers, Celtics meet for record 116th Playoff game, Thunder’s road to repeat begins

    NBC Sunday Night Basketball: No. 1 Pistons clash with No. 8 Magic, Wemby makes Playoff debut

    BUT FIRST … ⏰

    Reloaded with four more Game 1’s…

    Scores & Schedule

    Sunday brings four more Game 1’s to get all first-round series underway.

    • ABC Doubleheader: No. 2 Celtics meet No. 7 Sixers (1 ET) and No. 1 Thunder start title defense vs. No. 8 Suns (3:30 ET)
    • SNB On NBC & Peacock: No. 1 Pistons clash with No. 8 Magic (6:30 ET) before Wemby makes his Playoff debut vs. No. 2 Blazers (9 ET)

    Playoff Bracket

    1. HOLLYWOOD NIGHT: LEBRON & LUKE SHOW TAKES GAME 1 FOR L.A.

    LeBron James, Luke Kennard

    Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images

    Houston and L.A. began their First Round series Saturday without the matchup’s top-3 scorers.

    In response, the game’s all-time leading scorer came out with seemingly one thing on his mind:

    Make something happen.

    Lakers 107, Rockets 98: James (19 pts, 8 reb) dished out eight 1st-quarter dimes, on his way to 13 total, and Luke Kennard netted Playoff career-highs of 27 points and 5 3s (100 3P%) to help the Lakers take a 1-0 lead.

    L.A. was without top scorers Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, while Houston missed Kevin Durant (knee contusion) after a practice collision. | Recap

    • “For me, I gotta do a little bit of everything,” LeBron said postgame. “That’s what the job requires. So that’s being a triple-threat: being able to rebound, being able to pass, being able to shoot. Also defend.”
    • James’ 5th assist – to Kennard – put him at the 2,100 mark for his Playoff career, joining only Magic Johnson as the only players to log that many
    • Getting to 8 in that 1st frame, LeBron set a career Playoff high for any quarter, and a Lakers record for most in any Playoff quarter in the play-by-play era
    • Finishing with 13, James became the first player age 41 or older with both double-digit assists and a points/assists double-double in a Playoff game
    LeBron & Bronny James

    Sean M. Haffey/NBAE via Getty Images

    The passing game wasn’t the only area where LeBron made history, as he and Bronny became the NBA’s first father-son duo to win a Playoff game together.

    • “That’s probably the craziest thing that’s ever happened to me in my career,” LeBron said of playing in the Playoffs with Bronny. “That’s just insane.”
    • Kennard’s Turn: The sharpshooter’s 27 points equal the 2nd-highest total ever for a player in his Lakers postseason debut, trailing Nick Van Exel by a bucket
    • Houston filled in for Durant with five 15+ point scorers, including Alperen Sengun (19), Amen Thompson (17), Reed Sheppard (17), Tari Eason (16) and Jabari Smith Jr. (16)

    Durant gets an extra day to heal his bruised knee, as the series picks up on Tuesday with Game 2 from L.A. (10:30 ET, NBC/Peacock).

    2. NUGGETS WIN GAME 1: 2ND-HALF SHUTDOWN COOLS RIVAL WOLVES

    Nikola Jokić

    Matthew Stockman/NBAE via Getty Images

    Nikola Jokić had 6 points at halftime. He finished with a 25-point triple-double.

    Jamal Murray went 0-for-8 from 3. He logged a game-high 30 points.

    Denver started 6-for-22 (27.3 FG%) from the field. They won by double-digits.

    Showing no panic, the 3-seed Nuggets let their game find its own way in time, and that paid off for a 1-0 First Round lead.

    Nuggets 116, Wolves 105: Denver shook off a quiet start to catch the Wolves by halftime and lead the rest of the way, with Joker (25 pts, 13 reb, 11 ast) and Murray guiding the group past Anthony Edwards (22 pts, 9 reb, 7 ast) and their rival Wolves.

    Not to be lost in Saturday’s Playoffs excitement, Denver has now won 13 straight games, dating back a full month to its last loss on March 18. | Recap

    • Cold Open: The Nuggets’ 6-for-22 start had them facing their largest deficit of the game (12 pts), and still trailing by double-digits going into the 2nd quarter
    • Tale Of Two Lines: With 3s not falling, Murray started driving, getting to the foul line eight times in his 14-point, 2nd-quarter rally. He finished 16-for-16 from the stripe
    • “We just had to keep shooting,” Murray said. “Myself included. I didn’t make a 3 today. But I didn’t stop shooting. And I was able to find guys and keep the defense on their toes.”
    • A Breakthrough: Then early in the 3rd, a 17-2 Denver run built a double-digit lead, with Jokić going on the attack for 12 of his 25 points in that quarter
    • Joker credited homecourt advantage: “Whenever we needed a little spark, [the fans] were behind our back, and I love to play in front of our crowds. I think they’re great.”

    Anthony Edwards

    From there, the Nuggets held the Wolves to just four made 3s and 43 points in the 2nd half. Minnesota had only seven halves all season of 43 points or fewer.

    • AE & KG: Edwards passed Kevin Garnett twice with his 237th career Playoff assist, in his 32nd career 20+ point playoff game, taking the franchise lead in both categories
    • Murray Joins Jokić: Murray reached his 20th career 30+ point Playoff game, joining Joker (35) as the only Nuggets ever with 20 or more such games
    • Jokić Tops MPJ: Joker passed former Nugget Michael Porter Jr. (166) for 2nd-most Playoff triples made in franchise history

    Game 2 from Mile High comes our way Monday night (10:30 ET, NBC/Peacock).

    3. EAST WINS: BRUNSON OPENS, KAT CLOSES, SPIDA LEADS ALL SCORERS

    Karl-Anthony Towns

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    Floater in the lane: ✅

    Contested wing 3-ball: ✅

    Fadeaway bank shot: ✅

    Transition triple: ✅

    Face-up fadeaway J: ✅

    Pull-up from long-range: ✅

    Jalen Brunson started Saturday 6-for-6 for 15 points in under 6 minutes.

    All that, and the Knicks were up just six, as both New York and Atlanta shot over 85% in the opening 4 minutes of their First Round series opener.

    Knicks 113, Hawks 102: Brunson scored 19 of his game-high 28 points in that 1st quarter, and Karl-Anthony Towns (25 pts, 8 reb) took control down the stretch, as New York outlasted CJ McCollum (26 pts, 4 3s) and Atlanta for a 1-0 series lead. | Recap

    • 2nd-Half KAT: After a 1-for-6 1st half, Towns took the baton from Brunson, scoring 19 of his 25 points in the 2nd half
    • “I was just rusty,” Towns said of his 1st half. “12 days, 13 days without playing… It takes a toll. So just trying to knock the rust off early in the game.”
    • It was Towns who sealed the win in the 4th, sinking a triple followed by an and-1 take for back-to-back 3-point plays, capping a 10-0 Knicks run and stretching their lead to 19
    • “I knew I was gonna get a chance to show what I could do in a pivotal moment,” said Towns. “I felt good about the 4th quarter and I’m glad I was able to make those shots for my teammates.”
    • JB Ties Clyde: Brunson recorded his 29th Playoff game of 25+ points as a Knick, tying Walt Frazier for the 2nd-most in franchise history. Only Patrick Ewing (43) has more

    New York and Atlanta tip off Game 2 at The Garden Monday night (8 ET, NBC/Peacock)

    Donovan Mitchell

    Jason Miller/NBAE via Getty Images

    With 2:01 remaining, the Cleveland crowd rose to its feet.

    The Cavs’ first unit subbed out to a standing ovation, up 16.

    Playoff basketball was back in The Land, celebrating a First-Round, Game 1 win for the third consecutive year.

    Cavaliers 126, Raptors 113: Donovan Mitchell poured in a game-high 32 points, setting an NBA record with his ninth straight 30+ point performance in a series opener, as the Cavs rolled to a 1-0 lead over RJ Barrett (24 pts), Scottie Barnes (21 pts, 7 ast) and the Raptors. | Recap

    • Applause-Worthy: Backing up Mitchell, Max Strus went for a Playoff career-high 24 pts, James Harden (22 pts) dished out 10 assists, and Evan Mobley (17 pts, 7 reb) controlled the paint
    • Go Time: In a 4-point game with 1:11 to play before halftime, Cleveland exploded into the 2nd half with a 27-9 carryover run, leading the rest of the way. Strus had 11 points (3 3s) in that decisive stretch
    • “Coming out in the 3rd quarter, we upped our intensity defensively,” Mitchell said of the getaway run. “And then obviously, offensively, we did what we do.”

    Mitchell’s record-setting nine-game, 30+ point streak in Game 1s has helped him to a 33.1 ppg average across 12 career Game 1s.

    This was his 32nd-career 30+ point Playoff game, and 13th for Cleveland, passing Kyrie Irving for 2nd-most in Cavs history.

    • “32 is 32, but I’m happy I got a steal…” Mitchell said. “I’m finding ways to get rebounds… Those are the little details that carry over to wins.”
    • Harden’s History: The Beard passed Larry Bird (3,897 pts) for 13th place on the NBA’s all-time postseason scoring list
    • “It’s tough for defenses to try to figure out which ways to guard both of us,” Mitchell said of his first Playoff pairing with Harden. “We gotta keep it up for the series.”

    James Harden

    4. TODAY ON ABC: 76ERS-CELTICS RIVALRY, CHAMPS START TITLE DEFENSE

    Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey

    Isaiah Vazquez/NBAE via Getty Images

    The reunited 2024 champs and the Divisional rival who played them closer than anyone this season.

    The well-rested defending champions and the red-hot shooting squad who won the West Play-In Finale.

    ABC’s Playoff matineé doubleheader delivers on drama and deep storylines. Here’s what to watch for:

    (7) Sixers at (2) Celtics (1 ET): NBA Playoff Sunday tips off with the 116th postseason meeting of Philly and Boston, the most in NBA history.  The Celtics lead this series all-time, 66-50.

    The last time these two franchises met in the Playoffs, the 2023 East Semis went a full seven games, with Jayson Tatum delivering an iconic 50-ball to end it.

    • Jay & Jay: Scoring 20+ points in each of his last seven games, Tatum (21.8 ppg in 16 gm) is reunited with Jaylen Brown, who set career-highs (28.7 ppg) while leading the C’s all year
    • Before Tatum’s return, these two teams lived up to their thrilling history with three early season matchups, each decided by the final possession (2-1 PHI)
    • Philly’s Answer: The Sixers will look to attack with the duo of top-5 scorer Tyrese Maxey (28.3) and two-way talent VJ Edgecombe, the first rookie in 7+ years with 1100 points and 100 steals — not to mention Paul George, who’s averaged 21.2 ppg in his Playoff career
    Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

    Christian Petersen/NBAE via Getty Images

    Following Philly and Boston, OKC takes off on its road to two in a row.

    (8) Suns at (1) Thunder (3:30 ET): The reigning champs begin their quest to repeat, taking on Devin Booker, Jalen Green and the hot-shooting Suns.

    No NBA team has repeated since the Warriors in 2017-18, with seven straight unique champions since.

    • The Thunder are the NBA’s youngest champion in 50 years, and boast the league’s best defensive rating (106.5) since the 2019-20 Bucks, holding opponents 3.5 FG percentage points below the league average
    • Phoenix joins OKC with a top-10 defensive rating (112.9, 9th), while both teams rank top-5 in steals per game (9.5+)
    • The Reigning MVP: SGA is the first guard in NBA history to average 30+ ppg on 55% shooting. He also ranks 2nd in ppg (31.1), 2nd in iso ppg (8.3), 2nd in 30-pt games (43), and 1st in total clutch points (175)
    • Suns all-time leading scorer Devin Booker has the help of a hot hand in Jalen Green, who enters off the 2nd-ever back-to-back 35+ point performances in Play-In history

    5. SNB: NO. 1 PISTONS, NO. 8 MAGIC COLLIDE BEFORE WEMBY’S PLAYOFF DEBUT 

    Cade Cunningham, Paolo Banchero

    NBC & Peacock’s Sunday doubleheader features two of this Playoff field’s strongest contenders, in East 1-seed Detroit and West 2-seed San Antonio.

    But their respective First Round opponents are uniquely qualified to make this matchup tougher than seedings might suggest.

    (8) Magic at (1) Pistons (6:30 ET): Detroit begins its Playoff after its first 60-win season since 2006-07.

    The league leader in both steals (10.4) and blocks (6.4) per game, the Pistons operate with the identity of defensive physicality – something Orlando just utilized to overpower the Hornets in its Play-In win to get here.

    The Pistons are led by the rising All-Star duo of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren.

    • Cade is back from his collapsed lung, and Detroit’s offensive engine was missed: The Pistons have a 120.4 OffRtg with Cade on-floor, and a 111.1 with him off; a 9.3-point swing
    • First-time All-Star Duren dominates the paint with the league’s 3rd-most PITP, while Ausar Thompson logged the most steals in a season (146) by a Piston since Ben Wallace in 06-07

    The Magic enter the series coming off a Play-In game statement, making their third straight Playoffs. The team split its four-game series with Detroit this season.

    • Paolo Banchero has 336 points through his first 12 career Playoff games (28.0 ppg), and led the way for Orlando in its Play-In win, with 12 first quarter points and a game-high 25 overall
    • Acquired last offseason, Desmond Bane has delivered offensively, leading the team in total points (1647) and total 3s (167), and ranking 2nd in assists (338)
    Victor Wembanyama, Deni Avdija

    Soobum Im/NBAE via Getty Images

    After a year of bending physics on the court — and transforming the Spurs into one of the league’s toughest teams — third-year superstar Victor Wembanyama’s about to make his debut on the league’s biggest stage: The Playoffs.

    (7) Blazers at (2) Spurs (9 ET): Wemby is set to make his first Playoff appearance against a Portland team that beat San Antonio once in three tries this season.

    • The Spurs return to the Playoffs for the first time since 2018–19, with their first 60-win season since 2016–17. They flipped from 60 losses to 60 wins in just two years
    • February March: Half those wins came in the final 2.5 months of this season, losing just four games after the start of February (30–4 record)
    • With Wemby on the floor, opposing teams shot 5.7% worse – the largest on/off difference of the decade – and the Spurs posted a 103.6 defensive rating, which would rank as the best in the league over a full season

    But it’s not just Wemby. He’s backed by a dynamic trio of guards.

    • Stephon Castle, the reigning Rookie of the Year, took a leap this season, increasing his points, rebounds, assists, and steals.
    • De’Aaron Fox, a two-time All-Star, finished second on the team in scoring and led the team in total clutch points.
    • Dylan Harper, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft, provides a spark off the bench for this Spurs squad.

    Portland features the league’s third-best defense since the All-Star break, and an international All-Star on the rise, who’s coming off a huge performance.

    • Deni Avdija became the first player to record 40 points and 10 assists in a Play-In game, capping off a breakout year in which he joined Joker and Luka as the only players to average 24/6/6

     

  • 2025-26 NBA Awards: Finalists for league accolades announced tonight

    The finalists for seven awards honoring top performers from the 2025-26 NBA regular season will be revealed on NBC tonight starting at 6 p.m. ET ahead of Game 1 of the Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons series.

    The following award finalists will be announced during pregame:

    • Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year
    • Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
    • Kia NBA Most Improved Player
    • Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year

    The following award finalists will be announced during halftime of the Magic vs. Pistons game:

    • Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
    • Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
    • NBA Coach of the Year

  • Another Hacking Incident: This May Increase the Likelihood of Crypto Platforms Being Hacked in the Coming Period

    A serious data security allegation has surfaced regarding Vercel, a cloud-based hosting platform. According to reports, it is claimed that data from the company’s internal systems was offered for sale on hacker forums.

    From wallet connectors to decentralized application interfaces, many crypto and Web3 frontends are being published on Vercel.

    According to information shared by a user named Ryan on the social media platform X, someone claiming to be connected to ShinyHunters has offered Vercel’s internal database, access keys, and source code for sale on BreachForums for approximately $2 million. The initial bid was stated to be $500,000 in Bitcoin.

    Related News Following the RAVE Manipulation, the Crypto Detective Named 6 More Altcoins: These Are the Same

    The data allegedly offered for sale contains highly sensitive information such as employee account permissions, API keys, NPM and GitHub tokens. It is stated that this data could be used for “supply chain attacks,” and it is suggested that the shared screenshots may have been taken from Vercel’s internal systems (including Linear and user management panels).

    Following these developments, Vercel reportedly contacted the individual via Telegram, requesting that they cease contact with the employees. This indicates that direct communication had taken place between the parties.

    In an official statement, the company confirmed that some internal systems had been accessed without authorization. Vercel announced that a crisis response process had been initiated, law enforcement had been informed, and affected customers had been contacted.

    *This is not investment advice.

  • Sam Altman’s World Teams With Zoom, Tinder to Better Verify Humans in the AI Age

    Sam Altman’s World Teams With Zoom, Tinder to Better Verify Humans in the AI Age

    In brief

    • World launched a major World ID protocol upgrade featuring account-based architecture for “proof-of-human” verification.
    • Tinder is expanding verification to U.S. users, Zoom is integrating Deep Face technology, and Docusign is adding identity verification.
    • Worldcoin (WLD) fell about 10% on the day amid the news, despite a broader crypto market uptick.

    World—formerly Worldcoin—unveiled a major World ID upgrade on Friday, introducing account-based architecture for “proof of human” verification alongside new integrations with Tinder, Zoom, and Docusign.

    World, which was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, introduced the World ID app as a dedicated experience for managing and using proof-of-human verification across the internet. The standalone application represents a shift from the company’s previous wallet-integrated approach to identity verification.

    The company is arguably best known for its iris-scanning Orb device, which scans and helps verify humans for use across an array of online applications. World incentivized use of the Orb with its Worldcoin (WLD) crypto token—which has fallen about 10% on the day to a recent price of $0.286—but has expanded its proof-of-human suite to include other forms of verification.

    The company on Friday also launched Concert Kit, a tool powered by World ID that enables artists to reserve tickets for verified humans. The platform aims to combat bot-driven ticket scalping by requiring human verification for event access. Grammy-winning musician Anderson .Paak appeared at Friday’s event to help reveal the technology.

    World and Vercel are teaming to bring human-in-the-loop verification to developers building on Vercel’s new open source Workflow SDK. Okta plans to build Human Principal, a product allowing API builders to verify whether a human stands behind an agent.

    Match Group, Tinder’s parent company, is expanding its existing World ID partnership to serve U.S. users, while World announced business-centric agreements with Zoom and Docusign.

    Zoom, the video meeting app, will integrate World’s deepfake detection technology to try and spot fakes, with fund manager VanEck among the firms currently trialing the tech. Meanwhile, Docusign will offer World ID support to ensure that whoever is supposed to digitally sign a document is actually the person they claim to be.

    The launch comes as Worldcoin’s network has reached 18 million verified humans across 160 countries. The timing reflects growing urgency around human verification as a growing share of internet traffic comes from AI chatbots, agents, and bots.

    “Proof of human and verified human identity vaulted to a critical priority for social networks and banking and financial systems as AI and agentic-AI capabilities experienced an exponential step forward in the past few months,” said Tom Lee, Chairman of Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies and board member of Worldcoin treasury firm Eightco, in a statement. (Disclosure: Lee is an investor in Dastan, the parent company of an editorially independent Decrypt.)

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  • Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, gunman fatally shot by police

    Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, gunman fatally shot by police

    Louisiana community in shock as domestic violence incident leaves eight children dead and two others injured.

    Published On 19 Apr 2026

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    Updated: an hour ago

    Eight children have been killed in a shooting spree in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.

    The gunman, who was not immediately identified, was fatally shot by police after a car chase early Sunday, officials said.

    The incident occurred in Shreveport, northwestern Louisiana.

    “This is a rather extensive crime scene spanning between two residences,” Shreveport Police Corporal Chris Bordelon told a press conference, adding that a third residence was also part of the scene being combed by investigators.

    The victims ranged in age from one to 14, Bordelon said.

    “Some of the children inside were his descendants,” he added.

    Two other people were struck by gunfire, but their conditions were not immediately known.

    Officials said they were still gathering details about the crime scene, which extended across three locations. Police Chief Wayne Smith said the suspected shooter was fatally shot by police during a vehicle chase.

    “This is an extensive scene, unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” Smith added.

    Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.

    ‘Thoughts and prayers’

    “This is a tragic situation, maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had,” Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said.

    US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, a Shreveport native, posted on social media that his team was in touch with local police about the “heartbreaking tragedy”.

    “We’re holding the victims, their families and loved ones, and our Shreveport community close in our thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time,” he said.

    Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posted to social media that he and his wife “are heartbroken over this horrific situation, and we’re praying for everyone affected”.

    Not including this weekend’s incident in Shreveport, the Gun Violence Archive lists at least 119 mass shootings in the United States this year, resulting in 117 deaths, including 79 children, and 458 people injured.

    The archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people, not including the shooter, are injured or killed by gunfire. The United States had 407 mass shootings last year, according to archive data.