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Token-based access and Senate scrutiny keep headline risk elevated into the April 25 event.
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Token-based access and Senate scrutiny keep headline risk elevated into the April 25 event.
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DoorDash’s May 6 earnings date is the next checkpoint for details on rollout scope and payment flows.
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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.
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Chainalysis says any crypto payments tied to Iranian-controlled waterways could still create sanctions exposure.
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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.
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Stablecoin rewards language remains the key unresolved issue as industry pressure builds on Senate Banking.
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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.
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Dropped cases, ETF approvals, and a “most tokens not securities” notice cut near-term risk, but Congress still hasn’t set jurisdiction lines.
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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.
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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.
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He also pointed to a sharply lower 30-day volatility regime, while critics cite the ETF-driven pre-halving ATH as a distortion.
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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.
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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.
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CoreWeave said the GPU cloud capacity will support Jane Street trading and research across multiple data centers.
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The permissioned share classes target authorized investors while traditional fund channels remain in place.
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