AI News Crypto Editorial Team

Token-based access and Senate scrutiny keep headline risk elevated into the April 25 event.

Clients can pick a KYC-verified validator set aimed at regulated products or a yield-optimized strategy spread across hundreds of validators.

Unbacked rsETH minting drove 100% pool utilization, $6–10B Aave outflows, and double-digit stablecoin yields across DeFi.

The move puts PUSD alongside a UAE central bank-licensed dirham stablecoin on an institution-focused settlement L2.

The $80,000 level remains unclaimed as inflation data and a Fed decision line up as next week’s macro catalysts.

The linked page in the packet shows “Article not found,” leaving the claim without accessible details or documentation.

Negative perp funding alongside still-elevated futures open interest keeps squeeze risk live on any reclaim of highs.

The firm is aiming to complete the two-fund raise within five to six months, based on a person familiar with the matter.

Coinbase called the exits routine attrition inside a 150+ person marketing org, while OpenAI did not comment.

Météo France reportedly filed a police complaint alleging interference with automated weather data systems.

CryptoQuant warned spot demand is still contracting, leaving the rally vulnerable if profit-taking hits.

Buyer-dominant market orders rose 72% from earlier in the month as ETH compressed under a repeatedly tested resistance.

Each case drew a five-year suspension and a fine, with one candidate also ordered to disgorge profits.

The request ties three rulemakings to the OCC’s unfinished stablecoin-issuer framework and seeks a 60-day buffer after it is finalized.

The draft would drop the separate-entity requirement and adds conflict-of-interest and oversight expectations ahead of a May 20 deadline.

The exchange says millions of forms tied to sub-$1 activity show the reporting regime is capturing micro-transactions.

RVI shares rose more than 14% to $27.85 as the fund tied the stake to tokenized price exposure for clients.

The kit uses fake Zoom and Google Meet lures plus ClickFix commands to steal Keychain and browser data, then exfiltrates via Telegram.

DoorDash’s May 6 earnings date is the next checkpoint for details on rollout scope and payment flows.

The miner-turned-host is building six data centers under a 12-year lease pitched at roughly $10B in revenue.

Coinbase saw an 8,500 BTC mid-size inflow spike even as 30-day net flows and reserves stayed negative.

Crypto trade groups backed the bipartisan bill, which pairs Fed-rail access with 1:1 reserves and risk controls.

Roughly $5B in USDT and USDC was described as stuck as liquidations stalled and $6.6B exited in under 24 hours.

The 146.5 million won procurement sets late-April bids, a May 7 evaluation, and 30-day delivery terms.

TradingView charts flag the 200-day EMA near $82,700 by early May, with Strategy buying framed as key support if volatility returns.

The setup runs through Zodia’s Interchange layer and keeps collateral in segregated custody while executing on BitMEX.

Chainalysis says any crypto payments tied to Iranian-controlled waterways could still create sanctions exposure.

The regulator warned local promoters could face up to ₱5 million in fines and up to 21 years in prison.

The $2.54B, 34,164 BTC purchase was mostly funded via STRC, but the preferred has traded under par since April 15.

The bank says investors can transact via stablecoins or fiat, with tokens delivered to their wallets after subscription.

Traders are keying off Wednesday’s ceasefire expiry as perps stay negative and miner selling remains heavy.

A new report argues regulation should hinge on developers controlling assets or executing transactions, not writing software.

Kelp and LayerZero are disputing whether a 1-of-1 DVN setup created the single point of failure.

Stablecoin rewards language remains the key unresolved issue as industry pressure builds on Senate Banking.

The ~$294M cross-chain failure has intensified scrutiny of single-DVN setups and a claimed shift away from unilateral 1/1 verification.

LunarCrush flagged a 365-day low in BTC social activity even as weekly crypto fund inflows hit $1.4B.

More than $500 million was siphoned across the Drift and Kelp incidents in just over two weeks.

The segment framed event contracts as legally unresolved and vulnerable to speech-driven manipulation.

The latest near-highs have persisted for six straight weeks, with Courtyard driving most of the category’s revenue.

Dropped cases, ETF approvals, and a “most tokens not securities” notice cut near-term risk, but Congress still hasn’t set jurisdiction lines.

The 13D shows 1.95 million shares held via related entities, with Giancarlo Devasini sharing voting power.

The whipsaw revives a pattern of 5%–12% bitcoin swings tied to Trump-linked headlines over minutes to hours.

An SEC 8-K shows STRC proceeds funded about 86% of the purchase as its ATM activity hit record estimated volumes.

The test runs on Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network and targets back-end clearing, not the checkout experience.

Pablo Hernández de Cos urged tighter cross-border stablecoin rules as dollar tokens scale toward systemic relevance.

Traders are treating $74,000 support and a $73,000 break as the key tell as the dollar firms and 10-year yields hover near 4.27%.

CEO Brian Armstrong said two named agents are already deployed internally as Coinbase pushes an AI-native workforce.

An unverified BreachForums post claims $2 million for alleged internal data, including keys and deployment tokens.

The attacker flipped eth.limo’s DNS twice overnight, but validating resolvers returned SERVFAIL without signing keys.

He also pointed to a sharply lower 30-day volatility regime, while critics cite the ETF-driven pre-halving ATH as a distortion.

The agenda targets DeFi AML, 1099-DA tax reporting, the Clarity Act, and a May 7 prediction-markets debate.

The enterprise stack bundles Earn, Borrow, and Mint modules under a single integration, targeting margin and financing use cases.

At least nine venues froze or mitigated rsETH exposure, reviving scrutiny of non-isolated collateral and cross-chain bridges.

A geopolitics-and-oil-driven Monday equity shock is being priced as a near-term BTC downside catalyst despite positive U.S. spot-demand signals.

Officials cited a pace of one kidnapping or home invasion every two to three days during Paris conference week.

Laser Digital data shows rising 1-year optimism and growing interest in staking, derivatives, tokenization, and stablecoin use cases.

Da Hongfei’s overhaul plan hinges on moving Zhang-controlled NEO/GAS into multisig within 1–3 months.

The long-idled New York site is tied to New York Power Authority hydropower and sits on a campus where Coinmint already runs mining gear.

The 116,500 rsETH theft equals about 18% of supply and leaves wrapped rsETH across 20+ networks facing backing uncertainty.

RaveDAO denied responsibility as ZachXBT alleged insider-controlled supply and suspicious exchange flows.

The report ties AI’s VC dominance to a shift from analysis co-pilots to agents that monitor conditions and act within guardrails.

A Bitcoin Policy Institute researcher says there is “no onchain evidence” of any BTC toll payment so far.

The rebuttal argues the main exposure is a short force-close race window and points to multiple post-quantum upgrade proposals.

BTC reclaimed the $75.6K short-term holder cost basis as ETF inflows and a positive Coinbase premium were cited as spot support.

The wrapped token gives XRP holders access to Jupiter, Phantom, Titan Exchange, and Meteora without selling spot XRP.

The 243–191 vote missed the 263 threshold, keeping Poland as the EU’s lone MiCA holdout.

BTC briefly cleared $78,000 before fading back near $76,091, putting the $76K weekly-close level back in play.

The court found the complaint failed to plead a Howey “common enterprise” and did not reach the profits-from-efforts prong.

Price is holding above the 200-day EMA, while traders key in on $1.40 support amid thinning participation.

Friday’s $663.9M intake capped a sharp reversal from Monday outflows as Brent slid about 10% to ~$85 on Hormuz reopening headlines.

The EDNY complaint targets SAFT fundraising and marketing claims the agency says were false and unsupported.

The Supreme Court has called the criminal-penalty framework premature ahead of a digital-rights law expected in July.

The proposal keeps STRC’s stated 11.5% rate unchanged, with voting ending June 8 and a July 15 first payment expected if approved.

The request revives focus on the 2023 oversight regime as Iran-sanctions exposure allegations resurface and Binance denies the claims.

Bitcoin futures open interest rose 13% in 24 hours as a $15.75M Hyperliquid short was wiped out.

Oil slid 13% to around $80 as crypto-linked equities jumped, led by ABTC up 21% and MSTR up 13%.

BTC reclaimed its 100-day moving average while MSTR gained about 8% and moved back above its 200-week trend gauge.

Brent fell about 10% to around $85, but the ceasefire framing expires April 22 and keeps headline risk in play.

CIO Jacky Tian targets a $30M tokenized-share raise by end-2026 as the fund aims for $250M and a 12% net return.

The operator-run design keeps liquidity access but gives Zone operators full visibility and suspension powers.

The platform will briefly reopen to let users delist NFTs, but management says it cannot bring trading back online.

The reading is the third-highest on record after a roughly 50% six-month BTC drawdown, reviving the bottom-versus-more-downside debate.

Prosecutors tied the $20 million scheme to fictional gold-and-art backing claims and bot-driven volume on a project-run exchange.

Elliptic traced the stolen USDT across Tron and Ethereum before swaps into TRX and ETH.

Proceeds target GPUs and data centers for AI/HPC, with a conditional TSX listing expected later this month.

He told lawmakers rulemaking will continue despite the agency operating as a one-person commission.

The liquidation beat the prior quarterly peak from Q2 2022 and came as many operators sat near breakeven profitability.

The launch uses Paxos for execution, Schwab bank custody, and a 0.75% fee, with NY and LA excluded at first.

Traders are mapping downside to a $72.2K–$72.4K Binance perps open-interest pocket as equities extend record highs.

The disclosure adds a verifiable on-chain reference point as withdrawal delays and solvency claims collide.

The positioning came as conflict headlines raised questions about Gulf data-center security and Dubai’s hub operations.

Twelve constituents were higher in the snapshot, while ETH and AAVE were the main laggards.

Cantor Fitzgerald supplied $10M of the initial haul, while Anchorage Digital contributed $1M as the PAC backed select GOP races.

The product stakes about 70% of its AVAX and waived its 0.34% sponsor fee for the first month on up to $500M in assets.

CoreWeave said the GPU cloud capacity will support Jane Street trading and research across multiple data centers.

FEC filings showed no 2026 Husted disbursements as Ohio’s BTC reserve debate draws Strive conflict scrutiny.

The permissioned share classes target authorized investors while traditional fund channels remain in place.

Matt Hougan tied BTC’s crisis outperformance since Feb. 28 to “weaponized” payment rails as traders watch BTC/XAU mean reversion.

Equities pushed toward record territory, but bonds and options markets did not confirm a clean BTC breakout.

Most holders report under 10,000 DKK, while custody sits mainly with service providers even as banks add BTC/ETH ETP access.