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US Political News: Senate Democrats Are Now Investigating Trump’s Memecoin Dinner and Why It Could Shake Up Crypto Regulation

14 April 2026 at 02:30
The memecoin news shaking Washington this week is a formal Senate investigation into an April 25 conference at Mar-a-Lago where attendance is restricted to the top 297 TRUMP token holders and the top 29 receive VIP access to the president,…

AI News: Software Developer Jobs Have Dropped 20% Since 2022 and Stanford’s New Report Shows AI Is Already Changing the Job Market

14 April 2026 at 01:50
The AI jobs data inside Stanford HAI’s 2026 AI Index, released Monday, confirms what many entry-level workers have been experiencing: employment for software developers aged 22 to 25 has fallen nearly 20 percent since late 2022, the exact moment generative…

US Politics Today: Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Now in Effect and What It Means for Oil Prices, Inflation, and Your Wallet

14 April 2026 at 01:10
The US politics story with the most direct impact on American households went live Monday morning when the Navy blockade of Iranian ports took effect at 10 AM ET, pushing Brent crude above $103, WTI to $104, and keeping average…

Bitcoin’s ‘quantum scare’ priced in, Bernstein says, but 3–5 year window to upgrade

14 April 2026 at 01:00
Bernstein says recent Bitcoin volatility already reflects “real but manageable” quantum‑attack risk, giving developers roughly 3–5 years to roll out a post‑quantum migration path anchored around BIP‑360. Wall Street broker Bernstein argues that the latest pullback in Bitcoin (BTC) has,…

Latest AI News: The Most Powerful AI Models Are Now the Least Transparent and Why Stanford Says That Is a Problem

14 April 2026 at 00:40
The AI models at the frontier of performance are also the least transparent about how they are built and tested, according to Stanford HAI’s 2026 AI Index released Monday, which found that companies are sharing progressively less about training data…

AI News Today: 95% of Companies Are Getting Zero Return on Billions in AI Spending and Here Is What Went Wrong

14 April 2026 at 00:15
A new AI spending study published by PwC on April 13 finds that nearly three-quarters of all AI economic value is captured by just one-fifth of organizations, revealing a stark and widening divide between a small group of companies turning…

Aster DEX lists first GENIUS perpetuals as token rockets 850%

14 April 2026 at 00:00
Aster DEX teams up with Genius to list the first GENIUS perpetuals, dangling a $200k ASTER prize pool into a thin‑liquidity, 850% meme‑rally that regulators are already watching. Decentralized derivatives platform Aster has announced it is now a strategic partner…

Latest AI News: Stanford’s 2026 AI Report Card Just Dropped and China Has Nearly Closed the Gap on the US in the AI Race

13 April 2026 at 23:45
The AI report that the industry watches most closely landed Monday when Stanford HAI released its 2026 AI Index, revealing that the US performance lead over China has nearly evaporated, with Anthropic’s top model leading the nearest Chinese competitor by…

Yesterday — 13 April 2026crypto.news

Kraken refuses ransom after internal extortion attempt hits 2,000 accounts

13 April 2026 at 23:00
Kraken rebuffs a criminal extortion bid after improper internal access exposed data on about 2,000 accounts but says no systemic breach or client fund risk. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says it is being blackmailed by a criminal organisation that claims to…

Latest Crypto News: The April 15 Tax Deadline Is 2 Days Away and Why It Could Add More Selling Pressure to an Already Shaky Bitcoin Market

13 April 2026 at 23:00
Bitcoin tax season is reaching its final 48 hours, with the April 15 IRS filing deadline arriving Wednesday and analysts estimating up to $2.8 billion in crypto-related selling pressure entering a market already dealing with Iran war uncertainty, CME futures…

Crypto Market Update: CME Bitcoin Futures Hit a 14-Month Low as Fear and Greed Index Drops to 12

13 April 2026 at 22:35
Bitcoin futures open interest on the CME has fallen to a 14-month low of approximately $7.2 billion in early April, extending a five-month decline as the basis trade that drove institutional demand unwinds and the Crypto Fear and Greed Index…

Crypto market splits as RaveDAO soars 200% while Polkadot, Zcash slide

13 April 2026 at 22:07
RaveDAO jumps over 200% while Polkadot, Zcash and Dash slide, underscoring how idiosyncratic token stories now dominate a crypto market still digesting macro shocks and regulatory risk. RaveDAO (RAVE) is the standout mover in today’s crypto session, jumping 207.51% over…

Latest Crypto News: Reports Say Iran May Drop Its Nuclear Program and Here Is What That Could Mean for a Bitcoin Rally

13 April 2026 at 22:00
The latest crypto signal on Monday morning came not from a chart but from a diplomatic report: Iran is considering abandoning uranium enrichment as a concession to end the war, a development that lifted bitcoin off its worst weekend levels…

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Why $68,000 Is the Last Line of Defense Before the Iran Ceasefire Expires April 22

13 April 2026 at 21:40
The bitcoin price is range-bound between $68,000 support and $75,000 resistance heading into the most consequential two-week window of 2026, with three catalysts arriving back to back: the Iran ceasefire expiry on April 22, the CLARITY Act Senate markup targeted…

Crypto Market Update: US Navy Iran Blockade Goes Live and Oil Passes $103 as Bitcoin’s $70K Support Gets Tested

13 April 2026 at 21:22
The crypto market entered a new phase of geopolitical stress on Monday morning when the US Navy began enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports at 10 AM ET, sending Brent crude above $103 a barrel and keeping bitcoin pinned near…

Coinbase selloff ‘de-risks’ stock as USDC growth turbocharges outlook, William Blair says

13 April 2026 at 21:03
William Blair says Coinbase’s 26% pullback has largely “de‑risked” the stock, with weak trading now priced in as surging USDC adoption turns the exchange into a higher‑margin, cycle‑resistant bet on crypto’s share gains versus fiat. Investment bank William Blair says…

Top 7 free AI crypto and stock trading bots (2026): How they actually work

13 April 2026 at 20:37
AI trading bots emerge as essential tools for navigating fast-moving crypto and stock markets. The cryptocurrency market is a highly dynamic system. It operates around the clock, with price movements influenced by breaking news, emerging trends, and rapidly shifting investor…

Giancarlo quits Willkie to double down on crypto, AI and ‘CryptoDad’ sequel

13 April 2026 at 19:49
Former CFTC chair J. Christopher “CryptoDad” Giancarlo has quit his senior role at Willkie to focus full‑time on crypto, AI and policy work, including a new book on digital money under Trump’s second term. Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman…

Foundry’s institutional Zcash pool captures a third of new issuance

13 April 2026 at 19:40
Foundry’s U.S.‑based, compliance‑first Zcash pool has already grown to roughly one‑third of network hashrate, giving institutional miners a regulated way into privacy coins while stoking fresh centralisation fears. Foundry Digital, operator of the Foundry USA Bitcoin mining pool, has officially…

Ondo seeks SEC green light for tokenized securities on Ethereum

13 April 2026 at 19:15
Ondo wants the SEC to sign off on a model where tokens on Ethereum mirror existing securities entitlements at U.S. broker‑dealers. Ondo Finance has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to confirm that staff will not recommend enforcement if…

American Bankers Association warns yield‑bearing stablecoins could sap community lending

13 April 2026 at 19:03
The American Bankers Association is escalating its campaign against interest‑bearing payment stablecoins, arguing they could drain deposits from community banks and cut local lending by billions of dollars even if a White House study downplays the risk. In an article…

UK finalises 2026 crypto rules with DeFi carve‑out and ‘controlling entity’ test

13 April 2026 at 18:51
The UK is locking in a 2026–27 crypto regime that keeps “truly decentralised” DeFi outside scope but drags any protocol with an identifiable controlling entity into full FCA authorisation. The UK is moving into the final phase of designing its…

Middle East on edge as Trump’s Iran blockade begins and oil jumps above $100

13 April 2026 at 18:46
Trump’s new naval blockade of Iranian ports at the Strait of Hormuz has sent Brent and WTI back above $100, sparked Iranian threats against Gulf ports, and knocked Bitcoin off weekend highs as traders reprice energy and geopolitical risk. A…

CLARITY Act moves toward markup with split treatment for DeFi and stablecoin yield

13 April 2026 at 18:39
The U.S. CLARITY Act, the most advanced crypto market‑structure bill to reach Congress, is moving toward a Senate Banking Committee markup in the second half of April, with lawmakers targeting a potential floor vote as early as May. Also known…

Animoca‑backed Anchorpoint to launch HKDAP stablecoin as ECB backs ESMA crypto push

13 April 2026 at 18:05
Anchorpoint Financial Technology, a joint venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), HKT and Animoca Brands, will launch a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin called HKDAP (HKD At Par) in the second quarter of 2026 after securing a stablecoin…

Hyperbridge exploit mints 1 billion fake DOT on Ethereum, nets just $237K

13 April 2026 at 17:59
Polkadot-Ethereum Hyperbridge exploit mints 1B fake DOT, but thin liquidity limits attacker haul to about $237K while exposing deep cross-chain verification flaws. An attacker exploited the Hyperbridge cross-chain gateway linking Polkadot to Ethereum to gain administrative control over a DOT-linked…

Don’t repeat the XRP mistake: Secure a spot in the leading crypto presale in 2026 now

13 April 2026 at 15:56
Investors shift to utility-meme hybrids as projects like DOGEBALL gain traction in the 2026 presale market. Financial freedom in the blockchain space has always favored the fast and the focused. While most retail traders are distracted by fading trends, a…

Hyperliquid price eyes rally past $50 after confirming bullish pattern

13 April 2026 at 15:47
Hyperliquid price has rallied over 12% in the past seven days, supported by high-profile institutional filings and a surge in commodities trading on the platform. According to data from crypto.news, Hyperliquid (HYPE) price was trading at $41.5 at press time,…

UC researchers warn third-Party AI routers are stealing crypto and private keys

13 April 2026 at 13:36
Third-party AI routing services are exposing users to significant security flaws that could result in the theft of cryptocurrency and cloud credentials. According to a paper published on Thursday by University of California researchers, the supply chain for Large Language…

Top 7 quantum AI stock trading bot free tools for beginners in 2026 to earn passive income

13 April 2026 at 13:19
AI stock trading bots attract beginners seeking faster, automated entry into modern financial markets. In 2026, more beginners are searching for quantum AI stock trading bot free tools as a way to enter the market without spending years learning trading…

Crypto market outlook as U.S. threatens to block Iranian access to Hormuz

13 April 2026 at 13:17
The crypto market cap fell below the $2.5 trillion mark on Monday after the U.S. officially moved to impose a maritime blockade on Iranian traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. According to recent reports, the U.S. Central Command confirmed…

Researcher suggests AI may decentralize just as Bitcoin mining turns industrial

13 April 2026 at 12:31
Bitcoin and artificial intelligence appear to be moving in opposite directions regarding how their power is distributed. Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn pointed out on Sunday that Bitcoin mining, which started on simple home computers, now mostly happens in massive…

Whales accumulate TRUMP memecoin ahead of exclusive Mar-a-Lago gala

13 April 2026 at 12:03
Large-scale crypto investors are ramping up their holdings of the OFFICIAL TRUMP memecoin to secure access to an exclusive gathering at Mar-a-Lago later this month. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported on X this Sunday that one major holder moved 105,754…

XRP price at risk of falling to $1.12 as exchange inflows climb, open interest stalls

13 April 2026 at 11:36
XRP price has remained in a consolidation phase for the past two weeks as investors remain in a risk-off mood, weighed by the uncertainty of when ongoing geopolitical tensions ease. According to data from crypto.news, XRP (XRP) price has been…

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AI Cybersecurity Race: OpenAI Finalizes Product While Anthropic Runs Project Glasswing to Hunt Critical Vulnerabilities

11 April 2026 at 05:00
AI cybersecurity is now a formal competitive front between OpenAI and Anthropic, with OpenAI finalizing an advanced security product for a limited partner release and Anthropic running a tightly controlled effort called Project Glasswing aimed at finding critical software vulnerabilities…

AI Therapy Chatbots Face Growing State Bans as Maine Advances Bill and Missouri Follows

11 April 2026 at 04:50
AI therapy chatbots are the target of accelerating state-level legislative bans, with Maine sending a prohibition bill to the governor on April 10 and Missouri moving a similar measure through an omnibus health care bill. Two US states moved this…

AI Crime Solving Tools Spread Across US Police Departments, but Experts Urge Caution

11 April 2026 at 04:35
AI crime solving tools are being adopted at an accelerating pace by police agencies across the United States, with results that can be dramatic but that experts and civil liberties advocates say come with serious risks of false leads, wrongful…

CDC Vaccine Research Showing COVID-19 Benefits Blocked From Publication, Scientists Push Back

11 April 2026 at 04:30
The acting CDC director blocked the publication of CDC vaccine research showing COVID-19 vaccine benefits on April 10, citing methodology concerns that experts say reflect a research design used in vaccine effectiveness studies for decades. A decision by the acting…

Melania Trump Epstein Denial: First Lady Makes Surprise White House Appearance to Reject Claimed Ties

11 April 2026 at 04:00
Melania Trump Epstein ties were denied directly by the First Lady on April 10 in an unexpected public appearance at the White House, where she rejected claims of any past connection to Jeffrey Epstein and described the circulating reports as…

Mahmoud Khalil Deportation Case Advances After Board of Immigration Appeals Rejects Latest Challenge

11 April 2026 at 03:50
The Mahmoud Khalil deportation case moved one step closer to possible expulsion on April 10 after the Board of Immigration Appeals denied his latest challenge, rejecting arguments that would have had the proceedings dismissed entirely. The legal battle to keep…

Iran War Powers Vote Blocked as House Republicans Gavel Out Before Democrats Can Speak

11 April 2026 at 03:30
House Republicans shut down an Iran war powers resolution on April 10, with Speaker Pro Tempore Chris Smith gaveling the pro forma session to a close before Maryland Democrat Glenn Ivey could propose limiting President Trump’s authority to continue the…

Iran Peace Talks Open in Islamabad as Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner Join Negotiations

11 April 2026 at 03:15
The Iran peace talks that energy and financial markets have been tracking for weeks are underway today in Islamabad, with Vice President JD Vance joining envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for the first face-to-face meeting since the fragile two-week…

Bitcoin $73,000 Caps Third Rally as ETH, SOL, and DOGE Slide Post-Ceasefire

11 April 2026 at 03:00
Bitcoin $73,000 has proven an impassable ceiling for the third time since the ceasefire, dragging ETH, SOL, and DOGE lower as analysts say the market needs a clean break above $75,000 before any sustained upside is possible. Ethereum, Solana, and…

Polymarket Investigation Demanded by Congress After 50 New Accounts Bet on Iran Ceasefire Before Trump Announced It

11 April 2026 at 02:40
Congress is calling for a Polymarket investigation after at least 50 newly created accounts placed bets on a US-Iran ceasefire in the minutes before President Trump announced it on social media on April 9. The prediction market platform Polymarket is…

Bitcoin Institutions Hedge Both Ways as $72,000 Proves Stubborn

11 April 2026 at 02:26
Bitcoin institutions are betting on both sides of the market at $72,000, buying $80,000 call options while simultaneously purchasing downside protection, as Friday’s CPI data and US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad leave direction entirely unclear. Bitcoin has been range-bound near…

Bitcoin Price Update: BTC Jumps to $72,400 After March Inflation Comes in Softer Than Expected

11 April 2026 at 02:19
Bitcoin moved from $72,000 to $72,400 on April 10 after March core CPI printed below expectations, giving crypto bulls a short-lived reprieve from months of sustained macro pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) price update: BTC climbed from roughly $72,000 to $72,400 on…

From weak hands to strong: Bitcoin whales quietly rebuild the bull case

10 April 2026 at 23:05
Bitcoin’s largest holders are quietly tightening their grip on supply again, and derivatives markets are starting to price that shift in conviction with a clear upside bias toward $88,000. After four days locked in a tight band between $70,000 and…

Little Pepe presale almost complete; investors look ahead after the $28m milestone

10 April 2026 at 21:40
Little Pepe presale surpasses $28M as project nears completion and draws investor attention. Little Pepe’s (LILPEPE) presale has reached a crucial milestone in its journey to completion, having raised over $28 million. This shows the investors’ confidence in the project…

Worldcoin eases off the gas as WLD unlock rate drops 43%

10 April 2026 at 20:25
Worldcoin will cut WLD’s daily unlock rate by about 43% from July 24, halving community emissions and trimming team and investor unlocks as selling pressure concerns mount. Worldcoin’s development team has outlined a major change to the WLD token’s emission…

Bitcoin clings to $72K while 3.3% inflation and war‑driven oil spikes rattle US markets

10 April 2026 at 20:05
US inflation rose 3.3% in March while Bitcoin traded back above $72,000, leaving crypto caught between sticky prices, war‑driven oil shocks and recurring liquidation waves. US inflation has risen to 3.3% year‑on‑year in March, matching expectations but underscoring the pressure…

Hyperliquid holds near $40 as perps growth keeps HYPE in a steady uptrend

10 April 2026 at 19:50
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is trading around $40.3 on April 10, 2026, up roughly 3.9% in 24 hours and about 10% week‑on‑week after rebounding from early April lows near $35.6. Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) 4-hour chart shows price grinding higher inside a constructive…

Ethereum meets the Strait of Hormuz as analyst bets on bears, will price go sub $2k again?

10 April 2026 at 19:26
BTC.TOP founder Jiang Zhuoer says the US‑Iran war is America’s ‘Suez Canal moment’ and reveals a medium‑term Ethereum short opened at $2,242. Jiang Zhuoer, founder of mining outfit BTC.TOP and one of China’s better‑known early Bitcoin investors, says he has…

CZ’s prison‑born ‘Freedom of Money’ lights up crypto’s fault lines

10 April 2026 at 19:18
CZ’s memoir Freedom of Money, drafted in 15‑minute prison terminal bursts and released globally on April 8, mixes his Binance origin story with charity pledges and explosive feuds with Sam Bankman‑Fried and Star Xu. In a Binance Square post, CZ…

Zcash price cools after parabolic run as derivatives froth flashes risk, is $400 in range?

10 April 2026 at 19:12
Zcash price is trading around $378 after a parabolic 60% weekly rally, with volume and leverage surging to levels that signal a late‑stage momentum blow‑off rather than calm accumulation. Zcash (ZEC) price is trading around $378 after a parabolic move…

Cardano price prediction: ADA eyes $1.15 while BlockchainFX emerges as the next 100x crypto

10 April 2026 at 18:49
As traditional assets move on-chain, investors turn to decentralized finance and utility-driven tokens like BlockchainFX (BFX) amid rising global market volatility. Global market volatility remains high today as institutional liquidity flows into decentralized finance at record speeds. Traditional assets are…

Gotbit’s fake trades haunt Cere as $157m suits hit Lime chair

10 April 2026 at 18:41
Federal RICO suits say Lime chair Brad Bao helped give Cere Network cover as insiders allegedly dumped $41.78m in CERE tokens and left investors with a 99.8% price collapse. Federal prosecutors’ years‑long pursuit of a crypto wash‑trading ring has spilled…

Coinbase’s COINSOV index blends Bitcoin’s bite with gold’s ballast

10 April 2026 at 18:10
Coinbase Asset Management and MarketVector’s COINSOV index uses inverse volatility weights to blend Bitcoin and gold, targeting better risk‑adjusted ‘store‑of‑value’ returns than static mixes. Coinbase Asset Management and global index provider MarketVector have launched the Coinbase Store of Value Index…

Animoca‑backed Anchorpoint to launch regulated HKD stablecoin HKDAP in Hong Kong

10 April 2026 at 18:01
Animoca‑backed Anchorpoint is preparing to launch HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, as part of Hong Kong’s push to make bank‑grade fiat tokens core financial infrastructure. Anchorpoint Financial Technology, a joint venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong),…

Simplechain lays new rails for Asia’s onchain RWA freight

10 April 2026 at 17:47
Simplechain raises $15m to build an RWA‑first layer 1 and dataipo protocol, extending ex‑jd.com and ant group execs’ push into compliant asset tokenization. Real‑world asset (RWA) startup SimpleChain has raised $15 million in seed funding to build a dedicated Layer…

ECB backs ESMA as single supervisor for big EU crypto firms

10 April 2026 at 17:36
ECB backs shifting supervision of systemic crypto firms and venues from national regulators to esma as part of a wider eu capital markets integration push. The European Central Bank (ECB) has endorsed an EU plan to shift supervision of systemically…

Circle calls for ‘circuit breakers’ after $270M Drift Protocol DeFi hack

10 April 2026 at 17:23
Solana‑based Drift Protocol’s $270m exploit has become a live test of how Circle, DeFi builders and lawmakers share responsibility when stablecoins sit at the center of a hack. Circle’s chief strategy officer Dante Disparte has responded to the roughly $270…

US Treasury calls bank CEOs over cyber risks tied to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model

10 April 2026 at 16:53
The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has reportedly met with major American bank leaders this week as officials assessed potential cyber threats that Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence system poses. According to reports, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brought together senior executives…

4 crypto presales selling out fast in April 2026: Early-stage gems gaining investor traction

10 April 2026 at 16:29
April surge in crypto presales sees multiple projects compete for early investor capital. April has turned into one of the most active months for early-stage crypto in recent memory. Mutuum Finance, IONIX Chain, Ozak AI, and BlockchainFX are all staking…

Bittensor price outlook as top subnet operator Convent AI exits

10 April 2026 at 16:19
Bittensor price crashed over 25% within hours after Covenant AI, one of the largest and most active subnets on Bittensor, recently exited the network over centralization concerns.  According to data from crypto.news, Bittensor (TAO) price fell 25.6% from $340 to…

HSBC and Standard Chartered Venture secure Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licenses

10 April 2026 at 14:26
HSBC and the Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint Financial have been granted Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licenses. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the names of the successful applicants on Friday, signaling the start of a new era for regulated…

CIA adopts AI “co-workers” to help analysts spot spies and predict hostile moves

10 April 2026 at 13:14
The CIA plans to integrate specialized artificial intelligence into its primary analytics tools to help officers track foreign spies and predict hostile actions from abroad. Politico reported that CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis shared these plans during a Special Competitive…

Why Changpeng Zhao believes we will stop talking about “crypto” within five years

10 April 2026 at 12:21
Binance co-founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao believes blockchain and cryptocurrency are on a path to becoming as common and unnoticed as the internet within the next five years. Speaking on Scott Melker’s Wolf of All Streets podcast on Thursday, Zhao explained…

Crypto market climbs back above $2.5T as $250M in short positions wiped out

10 April 2026 at 11:27
The global crypto market cap rose back above the $2.5 trillion figure as geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns led to the wipeout of over $250 million in short positions that fueled crypto price gains. According to data from CoinGecko, the total…

World Liberty addresses risk concerns over 5B WLFI collateral position on Dolomite

10 April 2026 at 11:20
World Liberty Financial has dismissed market warnings regarding its borrowing activity on the lending platform Dolomite, labeling concerns over its debt health as “FUD.” On-chain data from Arkham reveals that a wallet belonging to the Trump family-backed project deposited approximately…

Japan reclassifies cryptocurrency as financial instrument in major legislative change

10 April 2026 at 10:52
The Japanese government passed an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Friday, officially reclassifying crypto assets as financial instruments. According to a report by Nikkei, the new legislation introduces a ban on insider trading and prohibits any…

OKX backs VPBank-linked CAEX for Vietnam crypto pilot bid

10 April 2026 at 10:26
CAEX has secured major backing from OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital as it prepares to enter Vietnam’s strictly regulated digital asset market. According to an April 10 press release, the two firms are joining VPBank Securities and LynkiD as shareholders…

Will AAVE price drop to $77 as $100 flips from support to resistance?

10 April 2026 at 05:00
AAVE price is holding just below $100 on April 9, a level that has shifted from multi-week support to confirmed resistance following this week’s sharp breakdown. With the 4H Supertrend red and the MACD histogram printing at a deeply negative…

Can Render price rally to $2.64 as a W pattern takes shape on the daily chart?

10 April 2026 at 04:25
Render price is up 3.55% on April 9 as a W pattern develops across the daily chart, with the Supertrend flipping green and the MACD histogram turning positive for the first time in months. The $2.646 resistance is the pattern…

US Inflation News: Tomorrow’s March CPI Report Is Expected to Be the Worst in Almost Two Years and Here Is What to Watch Before It Drops

10 April 2026 at 03:40
The US inflation reading the market has been dreading arrives Friday morning when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the March Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM ET, with economists widely forecasting it will be the hottest monthly inflation print…

US Political News Today: The USPS Is Almost Out of Money and Could Shut Down Within 12 Months — Here Is What That Means

10 April 2026 at 02:15
The USPS crisis reached Congress in mid-March when Postmaster General David Steiner testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations that the agency will run out of cash in less than 12 months at its current rate and may…

US Political News Today: US Troops Who Survived an Iranian Attack That Killed 6 Americans Are Now Saying the Pentagon Lied About What Happened

10 April 2026 at 01:45
Survivors of the Iran war attack that killed six US Army Reserve soldiers in Kuwait on March 1 are speaking publicly for the first time, telling CBS News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s account of the strike was false and…

Anthropic Revenue Just Hit a $30 Billion Run Rate and That Is a 3x Jump From Just Four Months Ago

10 April 2026 at 01:35
Anthropic revenue surpassed $30 billion on an annualized basis as of early April 2026, the company disclosed alongside a major new compute deal with Google and Broadcom, marking a more than threefold increase from the approximately $9 billion run rate…

AI News: Perplexity’s Revenue Jumped 50% in Just One Month After It Made One Big Change and Is Now at $450 Million a Year

10 April 2026 at 00:55
The AI news out of Perplexity this week confirmed what many had been watching build since February: the company’s annual recurring revenue hit $450 million in March, a 50 percent jump in a single month, after it launched an AI…

Latest AI News: HeyGen’s New Avatar V Lets You Clone Your Face in 15 Seconds and Generate Unlimited AI Videos

10 April 2026 at 00:50
The latest AI video tool to go viral this week is HeyGen’s Avatar V, announced April 8 with 472,000 views on X, which builds a photorealistic digital twin of a user’s face, voice, and gestures from a single 15-second webcam…

AI Healthcare: OpenAI Is Putting Over $100 Million Into Alzheimer’s Research and Here Is What It Looks Like Now

10 April 2026 at 00:35
The AI healthcare pivot inside the OpenAI Foundation became concrete this week as the organization announced it is finalizing more than $100 million in Alzheimer’s research grants this month across six research institutions, making the disease the first major target…

AI Agents: Anthropic Just Launched Claude Managed and Notion, Asana, and Rakuten Are Already Using It

10 April 2026 at 00:10
AI agents built on Anthropic’s Claude now have a hosted production infrastructure behind them, as the company launched Claude Managed Agents in public beta on April 8, handling the sandboxing, state management, credential handling, and error recovery that previously took…

Crypto Market Update: Wall Street Is Now Warning That the 2026 Midterm Elections Could Kill the Biggest US Crypto Law in Years

9 April 2026 at 23:35
The crypto market’s most significant regulatory variable may not be a Senate committee vote but the November 3 midterm elections, with TD Cowen, TD Securities, and multiple legal analysts warning that the CLARITY Act could slip off the congressional calendar…

Crypto Regulation: Coinbase Is Threatening to Walk Away From the Senate Crypto Bill Again

9 April 2026 at 23:15
The crypto regulation standoff between Coinbase and the US Senate intensified this month when the exchange formally told Senate offices it cannot support the latest CLARITY Act draft, marking its second withdrawal from legislation that could define US digital asset…

DOJ Crypto Enforcement: US Senators Say the Agency Shut Down Its Crime Unit While Officials Held Personal Crypto

9 April 2026 at 22:40
The DOJ crypto conflict reached a formal accusation this week when six Democratic senators told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche he had a “glaring conflict of interest” after ProPublica reported he held between $158,000 and $470,000 in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and…

Crypto Law Update: New York Prosecutors Want to Make Running Crypto Without a License a Criminal Offense

9 April 2026 at 22:20
A new crypto law introduced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie would convert unlicensed virtual currency operations from a civil regulatory issue into a criminal offense, carrying up to 15 years in prison…

BlockDAG could be the new giant: $300m market cap reached, live on BitMart, XT.com, and more

9 April 2026 at 22:01
Zcash and Avalanche show steady gains as investors eye faster-moving opportunities like BlockDAG. The recent market trends show that the Zcash price has climbed 6% toward the $257 liquidity zone, showing steady momentum for privacy-focused investors. At the same time,…

Latest Crypto News: White House Economists Say Stablecoin Yields Will Not Hurt Banks and the Whole Crypto Bill Debate Has Shifted

9 April 2026 at 21:59
The latest crypto update from Washington reshaped the CLARITY Act debate on Wednesday when the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a 21-page analysis finding that banning stablecoin yield would increase bank lending by just 0.02 percent, directly undercutting…

Coinspaid, The Residency team up to give founders bank-grade crypto rails

9 April 2026 at 21:09
Coinspaid has partnered with The Residency to give early-stage founders preferential access to its stablecoin and crypto payment infrastructure, usually reserved for larger fintechs. Coinspaid, one of Europe’s largest blockchain payment infrastructure providers, has entered a strategic partnership with The…

UK-led Operation Atlantic freezes $12 million in crypto scam funds

9 April 2026 at 20:38
UK-led Operation Atlantic froze over $12M in crypto scam proceeds tied to “approval phishing,” identifying 20,000+ victims and $45M in suspected fraud. UK, US and Canadian law enforcement have frozen more than $12 million in suspected crypto scam proceeds in…

Tether’s QVAC SDK brings local, offline AI to mainstream devices

9 April 2026 at 20:27
Tether has released QVAC SDK, an open-source toolkit that lets developers run llama-based AI apps fully on-device across major platforms, without relying on cloud servers. Tether is extending its ambitions beyond stablecoins, launching an open-source software development kit called QVAC…

Bitcoin breaks $72k as traders weigh next leg higher, marching back towards $100k?

9 April 2026 at 20:22
Bitcoin has climbed back above $72,000, keeping the short‑term uptrend intact while setting up a test between bullish targets near $78,000 and critical support around $70,000. Bitcoin has pushed back above $72,000, but the structure behind the move matters more…

CME Bitcoin futures slump as basis trade unwinds and Wall Street steps back

9 April 2026 at 20:16
CME Bitcoin futures open interest has fallen to a 14‑month low as the once‑crowded basis trade collapses, compressing yields and pushing leveraged institutions out. CME Bitcoin futures activity has fallen to its weakest level in more than a year as…

The U.S. Treasury opens cyber threat-sharing channel for crypto firms

9 April 2026 at 20:08
The U.S. Treasury has launched a cybersecurity information-sharing program to give U.S. digital asset firms timely, actionable intel on threats targeting their customers and networks. The U.S. Treasury Department has launched a new cybersecurity information‑sharing program aimed at hardening the…

Enhanced Labs raises $1 million to widen on-chain options yield

9 April 2026 at 19:49
Enhanced Labs raised a $1 million pre-seed led by Maximum Frequency Ventures to expand options-based yield strategies across on-chain and tokenized real-world assets. U.S.-based DeFi infrastructure startup Enhanced Labs has closed a $1 million pre-seed funding round to expand its…

SEC chair says agency is ready to implement CLARITY Act once Congress acts

9 April 2026 at 19:43
SEC chair Paul Atkins says “Project Crypto” means the SEC and CFTC are ready to implement the CLARITY Act as soon as Congress passes comprehensive market‑structure reforms. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Paul Atkins has signaled that the…

Inside SCRYPT’s bid to be the OS for institutional crypto

9 April 2026 at 19:36
SCRYPT is pitching a Swiss‑licensed, full‑stack “operating system” for institutional crypto, bundling trading, custody, settlement and yield into one regulated infrastructure. In a recent conversation with crypto.news on the sidelines of ETHCC in Cannes last week, Sylvan Martin, co-founder at…

Finestel report shows pros braced for Bitcoin’s February 2026 crash, will BTC recover?

9 April 2026 at 19:12
The latest Finestel report on February 2026 shows Bitcoin’s plunge toward $60,000 was one of crypto’s deepest capitulation events yet, but disciplined asset managers cushioned most of the damage by rotating into stablecoins, cutting leverage, and selectively buying the rebound.…

Opinion Market debuts with a model where anyone can create a market from $1

9 April 2026 at 19:08
Opinion Market launches, turning debates into on-chain betting markets for user-driven participation. Opinion Market, an on-chain platform for betting on opinion-based questions, is launching today, April 8, as crypto products move further beyond trading and into participation-led market formats. Built…

From uranium to rare earths: Tezos’ bid to tokenize the elements

9 April 2026 at 18:46
At TezDev 2026, Arthur Breitman reiterated his longstanding belief that crypto’s next frontier is tokenized commodities, unveiling uranium and metals tokens as the start of a broader ‘periodic‑table roadmap’. What if the future of on-chain science were built directly on…

AlphaTON raises $43 million to build sovereign AI and privacy infrastructure

9 April 2026 at 18:17
AlphaTON secures about $43 million from Vertical Data to build sovereign AI and privacy computing infrastructure for TON, Telegram and Animoca‑linked applications. AlphaTON Capital has entered a strategic financing agreement worth approximately $43 million with Vertical Data to accelerate its…

Gate US rolls out KYC-based crypto gift cards across 46 U.S. jurisdictions

9 April 2026 at 18:08
Gate US launches a KYC-based crypto gift card feature, letting verified users send flexible, compliant digital asset gifts across 46 U.S. jurisdictions. Gate US has launched a new Gift Card feature that lets users create and send cryptocurrency gift cards…

Visa moves to own AI checkout as agentic commerce meets crypto

9 April 2026 at 17:48
Visa on April 8 unveiled Intelligent Commerce Connect in San Francisco, a payments infrastructure product that lets AI agents discover goods, initiate checkout and complete purchases on behalf of consumers, making a direct play for control of agentic commerce before…

CoreWeave scales AI infrastructure agreement with Meta to $21 billion

9 April 2026 at 16:39
CoreWeave is expanding its AI infrastructure agreement with Meta Platforms to $21 billion in a partnership that will now run through 2032.  Under the updated terms, CoreWeave will provide dedicated AI compute across multiple locations to Meta Platforms. This expansion…

Binance Wallet introduces in-app access to on-chain prediction markets via third-party integration

9 April 2026 at 16:32
Binance Wallet adds in-app prediction markets, expanding access to on-chain activity. Binance Wallet today officially announced a new third-party integration that gives eligible users in-app access to prediction markets within the Binance app. Following an earlier beta-testing phase, the launch…

PUMP made millions for Solana, DOGEBALL could be among the trending crypto presales to invest in 2026

9 April 2026 at 16:23
Investors shift to utility-driven presales as projects like DOGEBALL target high-growth opportunities. Watching a $500 investment turn into a six-figure fortune is the ultimate crypto dream, and in early 2026, that dream is shifting from overbought legacy coins to high…

Meta pushes deeper into social commerce with creator tools and AI on Reels

9 April 2026 at 15:51
Meta Platforms is stepping up its presence in the fast-moving social commerce space, introducing new tools that connect creators, artificial intelligence, and advertising more closely to actual purchases, particularly across Instagram and Reels. The latest rollout signals a shift from…

Top 3 AI trading bots for 2026: Easily earn passive income through automated crypto trading

9 April 2026 at 15:30
AI-driven crypto tools are becoming essential as traders seek automation to manage volatility. In the ever-changing world of cryptocurrency, automation is more than just a buzzword; it’s a necessity. With the rapid rise of AI-powered solutions for cryptocurrency trading, traders…

Will crypto market crash as Trump renews strike threats if Iran violates ceasefire terms?

9 April 2026 at 15:10
The crypto market fell 1.2% to $2.49 trillion on Thursday as investors remained concerned over the ongoing fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. In an April 9 post on Truth Social, United States President Donald Trump said that “all…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges swift passage of CLARITY Act

9 April 2026 at 14:47
The United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act without further delay, as Senate floor time is limited. In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Bessent stressed the importance of the legislation, especially…

Leading crypto gifts in 2026: Custom physical merchandise every crypto lover would want

9 April 2026 at 14:36
Crypto gifting emerges as new trend blending digital assets with real-world experiences. In the era of information technology, the world of cryptocurrency is becoming more alluring with its own charm and possibilities. As people exchange and create value in the form of…

VARA clarifies token issuance framework for virtual assets in Dubai

9 April 2026 at 13:58
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has published a detailed guidance document detailing how token issuers should operate. Rather than introducing new legislation, the document interprets VARA’s existing Virtual Asset Issuance Rulebook, offering clearer direction on how different types of tokens…

Bithumb seeks legal action over remaining Bitcoin after $42 billion payout error

9 April 2026 at 13:01
Crypto exchange Bithumb has initiated legal proceedings against several users to recover the remaining 7 Bitcoin missing from the massive payout error in February. The South Korean crypto exchange has reportedly filed for provisional seizures, which will allow it to…

Fed divided on rate cuts as Middle East tensions add to policy uncertainty

9 April 2026 at 12:11
Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed a divided view among policymakers on whether tensions in the Middle East could push the central bank toward rate cuts before the end of 2026. The US Federal Reserve released details…

Bitcoin recovery rally fades as liquidations and macro risks return

9 April 2026 at 10:28
Bitcoin’s push toward $73,000 has lost traction, leaving the market exposed to renewed downside risks as macro uncertainty returned. The flagship cryptocurrency climbed to a weekly high of $72,698 on Tuesday, gaining nearly 6% in under four hours as global…

US Treasury proposes AML rules for stablecoins under GENIUS Act

9 April 2026 at 09:56
The U.S. Treasury Department has laid out a fresh set of expectations for stablecoin issuers, focusing on how firms must address illicit finance risks under the GENIUS Act. In a notice issued Wednesday, the department confirmed that its Financial Crimes…

Will Worldcoin price set a new all-time low as descending channel lower boundary converges on $0.24 support?

9 April 2026 at 05:00
Worldcoin price is trading at $0.2602, down 3.77% on the day, with the lower boundary of a six-month descending channel now pressing directly on price — and the all-time low at $0.2415 offering the only remaining floor before uncharted territory.…

Will Bittensor price drop to $297 as double rejection at descending trendline triggers bearish MACD crossover?

9 April 2026 at 04:00
Bittensor price is trading at $325.1, down 3.04% on the day, after rejecting a multi-month descending trendline for the second time in two weeks — and the daily MACD has now confirmed a bearish crossover that shifts the near-term bias…

ICE Agents Shot a Man During a Traffic Stop in California — And It’s All on Video

9 April 2026 at 03:45
The immigration news out of California on Tuesday drew national attention within hours: ICE agents shot a man during a targeted traffic stop near Interstate 5 in Patterson, California, dashcam footage of the incident was obtained and published by KCRA…

Liberals Hold Their Wisconsin Supreme Court Majority — What Tuesday’s Result Could Mean for the 2026 Midterms

9 April 2026 at 03:15
The Wisconsin election on Tuesday produced its expected winner but a striking margin: Democratic-backed appeals court judge Chris Taylor defeated conservative-backed judge Maria Lazar by roughly 20 percentage points, expanding liberals’ court majority from 4-3 to 5-2 and cementing liberal…

Trump-Backed Republican Wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old Congressional Seat — But Democrats Surprised Everyone

9 April 2026 at 02:40
The election results in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District on Tuesday confirmed Republican Clay Fuller as the winner of the special election runoff — but the margin told a different story: Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris by roughly 12 points in…

Defense Secretary Hegseth Fires the US Army’s Top General in the Middle of the Iran War

9 April 2026 at 02:20
The political news from the Pentagon on April 2 shocked military officials: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George — the Army’s most senior officer — while the 82nd Airborne Division was actively deploying to…

Meta Is Cutting 200 More Workers in California Even as It Spends Billions on Artificial Intelligence

9 April 2026 at 02:00
The AI jobs picture at Meta is contradictory on paper: the company is eliminating 198 California positions via state WARN Act filings effective May 2026, even as it projects $115 billion to $135 billion in 2026 capital expenditure with a…

Bitcoin Price Signal: On-Chain Data Shows 850,000 BTC Were Accumulated Between $60K and $70K — Analysts Call It the Cycle’s Strongest Demand Zone

9 April 2026 at 01:10
A fresh bitcoin price read from on-chain data shows that the total supply of BTC last moved between $60,000 and $70,000 has grown by approximately 844,275 coins since January 1 — bringing the total cluster in that range to 1.85…

Crypto Custody Consolidation: Standard Chartered Is Quietly Planning to Absorb Zodia Custody Into Its Investment Bank

9 April 2026 at 00:45
The crypto custody market reached a new consolidation milestone Wednesday when Bloomberg reported that Standard Chartered is planning to integrate Zodia Custody’s business into its corporate and investment bank division as early as this month, folding its majority-owned crypto custody…

Stablecoin News: Treasury’s FinCEN Just Proposed Rules Requiring Issuers to Police Their Own Transactions

9 April 2026 at 00:15
The stablecoin news out of Washington this week goes beyond reserves and redemptions — FinCEN, the Treasury’s financial crimes unit, has proposed rules that would fundamentally reform how stablecoin issuers and all US financial institutions handle anti-money laundering compliance, shifting…

Little Pepe breaks $28m barrier as stage 13 enters final countdown to sellout

9 April 2026 at 00:09
Little Pepe gains momentum as presale surpasses $28 million, attracting strong investor interest. Little Pepe (LILPEPE) continues to sustain its pace and is gaining momentum in the memecoins market, especially after officially crossing the $28 million mark for its presale…

The FDIC’s Crypto Regulation Proposal: What the 191 Pages Actually Require for Stablecoin Holders

8 April 2026 at 23:40
The crypto regulation landscape shifted Tuesday as the FDIC voted to release a 191-page proposed rule implementing the GENIUS Act, setting reserve, redemption, capital, and custody standards for stablecoin issuers — but the most consequential detail for everyday holders is…

Meta’s Muse Spark aims to put “personal superintelligence” in your browser

8 April 2026 at 23:29
Meta has unveiled Muse Spark, its first AI model from the new Meta Superintelligence Labs unit, positioning it as a step toward “personal superintelligence” that can reason, use tools and orchestrate multiple agents on behalf of users. Announced on April…

Zcash Price Surges Over 30% in 24 Hours as Grayscale Accumulates $46 Million in Shielded ZEC

8 April 2026 at 23:15
The Zcash price surged over 30% in 24 hours after the Grayscale Zcash Trust reportedly accumulated approximately $46 million in shielded ZEC, triggering the sharpest single-day rally the privacy coin has seen in weeks and pushing daily trading volume past…

xStocks hackathon shows how on-chain equities grow beyond price trackers

8 April 2026 at 23:04
xPrime, Stretch and xStream, winners of the inaugural xStocks Hackathon, show how tokenized equities can evolve into prime brokerage, structured products and automated strategy layers built natively on-chain. The inaugural xStocks Hackathon on the French Riviera compressed the future of…

Techno Revenant unlocks $93.7M HYPE stake, stoking whale-watch jitters

8 April 2026 at 22:45
A whale wallet tied to pseudonymous trader “Techno Revenant” has just unstaked roughly 2.4 million HYPE tokens after a six‑month lock-up, freeing an estimated $93.7 million worth of supply with no immediate indication of whether the position will be dumped,…

Bitcoin ETF Fee War: Morgan Stanley’s 0.14% Is Now the Cheapest in the Market — Here’s What That Means

8 April 2026 at 22:45
The bitcoin ETF fee war reached its lowest point ever today as Morgan Stanley’s MSBT launched at 0.14% annually on NYSE Arca, directly undercutting every competing spot bitcoin fund in the US market, from BlackRock’s IBIT at 0.25% to Fidelity’s…

Latest Crypto Milestone: Morgan Stanley Launches MSBT — the First Bitcoin ETF From a Major US Bank

8 April 2026 at 22:16
The latest crypto milestone arrived Wednesday when Morgan Stanley officially launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust on NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT, becoming the first major US bank to issue a spot bitcoin ETF directly under its own name,…

Ethereum Foundation to sell 5,000 ETH via CoWSwap TWAP

8 April 2026 at 21:52
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced it will convert 5,000 ETH into stablecoins using decentralized trading protocol CoWSwap’s time-weighted average price (TWAP) function, describing the move as routine funding for “R&D, grants and donations.” “Today, The Ethereum Foundation will convert…

Stablecoins now move more money than Visa and Mastercard combined

8 April 2026 at 21:32
Stablecoins processed $33t in 2025, topping Visa and Mastercard, and could clear over $50t by 2026 as corporates, banks and AI agents turn on‑chain dollars into core payment rails. Stablecoins processed $33 trillion of on-chain transaction volume in 2025, surpassing…

US Treasury plans sweeping AML leash for dollar stablecoin issuers

8 April 2026 at 21:15
The US Treasury plans rules forcing dollar stablecoin issuers to build kill switches and run full bank‑style AML and sanctions programs, tightening control over on‑chain flows. The US Treasury is preparing sweeping anti–money-laundering and sanctions rules that would turn dollar-pegged…

Polymarket traders doubt quick Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire despite Hormuz deal

8 April 2026 at 17:48
Polymarket traders see the Israel–Hezbollah front staying hot for months despite a two-week US–Iran ceasefire, turning ceasefire wording and airstrikes into tradable risk. Polymarket traders are betting that the Israel–Hezbollah front will remain active for months, even as Washington and…

BlackRock ETF wallets shift $49M in BTC and ETH into Coinbase Prime

8 April 2026 at 17:38
BlackRock ETF wallets moved $49m in BTC and ETH into Coinbase Prime, extending a months‑long pattern that turns ETF flows into a live gauge of institutional positioning. BlackRock moved 8,513 ETH and 416.654 BTC, worth roughly $49 million in total,…

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