A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot legally dismiss employees solely to replace them with cost-saving artificial intelligence tools, setting a clear boundary on how far firms can go in using automation to reduce labour costs. On April 30,…

Solana price is showing signs of weakness as the MACD forms a bearish crossover, with price hovering just above a key support zone that could determine the next move. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price was trading around…

The U.S. Department of Defense has expanded its push into artificial intelligence, securing fresh agreements with several major technology firms to deploy advanced AI systems across classified military networks. According to a report released Friday, Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection AI, and…

BNB price is consolidating within a descending triangle pattern, with a horizontal support near $600 and a series of lower highs pressing against a downward-sloping resistance trendline, pointing to a potential breakdown. According to data from crypto.news, BNB (BNB) price…

The crypto market rose around 1.2% on Friday, with total market capitalization ticking higher as a wave of short liquidations and stronger tech-led risk sentiment lifted prices despite persistent geopolitical tensions. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed roughly 1.5% to trade near the…

Strategy’s CEO has promoted its high-yield STRC stock as a way to cover personal expenses, drawing attention to the risks tied to its dividend structure. According to comments made by Phong Le on Natalie Brunell’s show, the executive described STRC…

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South Korea’s Seoul Administrative Court has granted Bithumb a temporary reprieve from a six-month suspension, allowing the exchange to continue operating while the case proceeds. According to Yonhap News Agency, the court’s 2nd Administrative Division under Judge Gong Hyeon-jin approved…

Solana-based DeFi yield protocol Carrot has announced a permanent shutdown after losses tied to the Drift Protocol exploit left it unable to continue operations. According to a statement posted by Carrot on X on Thursday, the April 1 attack on…

A Nordic Bitcoin education group has released an open-source AI database designed to generate evidence-backed responses to common criticisms about Bitcoin’s environmental impact and energy use. According to Bitcoin Beyond 66, the tool, called “The Bitcoin Evidence Base,” has been…

Crypto wallet startup Oobit has introduced a Visa-backed virtual card that allows AI agents to execute payments in USDT without human input. According to Oobit, the new “Agent Cards” draw funds directly from Tether’s treasury, removing the need for fiat…

Latin American users have increased their reliance on stablecoins, with dollar-pegged tokens now accounting for a larger share of crypto purchases than Bitcoin. According to Bitso’s 2025 crypto adoption report, 40% of purchases on its platform involved U.S. dollar-linked stablecoins…

The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution banning senators and Senate staff from using prediction markets. According to Senate proceedings, the resolution passed by unanimous consent on Thursday changed the chamber’s standing rules and took immediate effect. Lawmakers tied the…

WhiteBIT Coin surged nearly 8% on Wednesday, emerging as one of the top-performing crypto assets as fresh momentum followed a major partnership announcement. The token jumped after WhiteBIT confirmed an expanded five-year collaboration with FC Barcelona, strengthening its presence in…

Oman has moved to formalise its artificial intelligence strategy with a Royal Decree from Haitham bin Tarik creating a dedicated economic zone for AI in the capital governorate of Muscat. State media said the new district will be called the…

Solana price is showing signs of weakness after failing to sustain momentum above the $90 level, with price action now tilting bearish as a rounded top pattern takes shape on lower timeframes. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) has…

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, is starting to show measurable gains from its AI investments, while Meta Platforms Inc. is still working to convince investors that its heavy spending will pay off. The updates came within minutes of…

Ethereum price fell 5% to nearly $2,200 on Thursday, as the asset remains in a downtrend for the fourth straight day. Now, a confirmed breakdown below a key ascending trendline positions it for more downside in the coming sessions. According…

Prosecutors in South Korea have requested a 20-year prison sentence for Jeong Sang-ho, CEO of Delio, over alleged large-scale crypto embezzlement. According to Yonhap News Agency, the request was made during closing arguments at the Seoul Southern District Court on…

Bybit has been removed from Malaysia’s Investor Alert List, just as the exchange has reinforced its local strategy through a fresh investment in a regulated exchange.  According to Ben Zhou, the exchange achieved this outcome after “constructive engagement and alignment…

The crypto market fell 2.6% to $2.60 trillion on Thursday as concerns over a prolonged blockade at the Strait of Hormuz and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance on rate cuts weighed on investor sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped 3.5% to…

Ripple has expanded its presence in the UAE by opening a new Middle East and Africa headquarters in Dubai, increasing its capacity to grow its regional operations. According to Ripple, the office is based in the Dubai International Financial Centre…

Shinhan Card has entered a partnership with the Solana Foundation to develop and test stablecoin-based payment systems on blockchain infrastructure. According to a press release from Shinhan Card, the company has begun an advanced proof-of-concept this year to simulate real-world…

South Korea-based crypto venture firm Hashed has secured regulatory approval to operate from Abu Dhabi Global Market, expanding its presence into the Middle East’s regulated financial zone. According to a company announcement, Hashed’s group entity, Hashed Global Management Limited, has…

Crypto exchange OKX has launched an open protocol designed to let AI agents carry out full business transactions, extending machine payments into end-to-end commercial activity. According to OKX, the Agent Payments Protocol enables AI systems to handle not only payments…

Meta has begun offering select creators the option to receive payouts in USDC, expanding its payments model into blockchain-based transfers. According to a support page published by Meta Platforms, eligible creators can receive USDC directly into crypto wallets operating on…

An FBI-led global enforcement effort targeting crypto pig butchering schemes has led to the arrest of 276 suspects and the disruption of nine crypto scam centers tied to investment fraud operations. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the operation…

Hong Kong regulators have warned investors about counterfeit stablecoins circulating under the names of newly approved issuers, even as the city prepares for its first regulated launches. Scammers have begun promoting fake tokens linked to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, the…

Crypto payments firm MoonPay is stepping further into institutional services after acquiring Sodot, a startup focused on digital asset security. The company said Wednesday that it will use Sodot’s key management technology as the backbone of a newly formed division…

Robinhood shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the trading platform reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter results, with a slowdown in crypto activity dragging on both revenue and profit. The stock dropped around 11% following the release, as market volatility tied to digital…

Bitcoin price fell back towards the $77,000 level after facing rejection at the $78K mark as investors remained cautious ahead of the FOMC decision today. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price faced rejection at around $80,000 on Monday,…

IBM and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have launched the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, expanding their long-standing collaboration to focus on next-generation computing technologies. According to reports, the new lab builds on the foundation of the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, established…

XRP price has formed a decisive symmetrical triangle pattern on charts as bulls and bears battle for dominance. Will it stage a bullish breakout from its current range as it continues to grow into a leading RWA powerhouse? After hitting…

ZetaChain has acknowledged that a vulnerability behind its recent exploit had already been reported through its bug bounty program, but was treated as expected behavior. According to ZetaChain’s post-mortem published Wednesday, the incident has triggered an internal review of how…

A U.S. federal judge has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, closing off his latest attempt to challenge his fraud conviction tied to the collapse of FTX. According to a ruling issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Lewis…

Pi Network price rallied for the fourth straight day as Pi Network revealed progress towards the project’s technical roadmap ahead of Consensus 2026. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) price rallied nearly 7% to a 5-week high of…

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group, POSCO International, and Dunamu have signed a trilateral agreement to deploy a blockchain-based remittance system, with real trade transactions set to begin through POSCO International. According to a Wednesday announcement from the companies, the agreement…

Polymarket has sought to reopen its main prediction markets platform to U.S. users as it is reportedly engaging regulators to remove a long-standing access ban. According to Bloomberg, the company has been in discussions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

Celsius founder Alexander Mashinsky has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that bars him from promoting asset-related products and ties a $10 million payment to a much larger suspended judgment. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the…

OpenAI is expanding access to its generative AI models by bringing them onto Amazon Web Services, a move that follows closely on the heels of a revised agreement with Microsoft that loosens earlier exclusivity around cloud usage. According to reports,…

T. Rowe Price has advanced its entry into the crypto ETF market with a further amendment to its actively managed digital asset fund filing, bringing a potential launch closer. According to a preliminary prospectus dated April 27, 2026, the Baltimore-based…

Tether has introduced a Bitcoin faucet inside its self-custody wallet, offering small BTC payouts through the Lightning Network to bring new users into its ecosystem. According to Paolo Ardoino, who announced the feature at Bitcoin 2026 in Lugano, the faucet…

Canada has moved to tighten oversight of cryptocurrency use by proposing a nationwide ban on crypto ATMs while advancing legislation to block digital asset donations in federal elections. According to CBC News, the federal government has outlined plans in its…

A class action lawsuit has accused Believe founder Ben Pasternak of extracting $54 million in fees through token migrations tied to Launchcoin while leaving investors with losses. According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern…

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has said work is underway to strengthen developer safeguards in the CLARITY Act while preserving enforcement against illicit crypto activity. According to a post shared by Cynthia Lummis on X, the update focuses on protecting non-custodial…

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin, escalating its legal push to block state action against federally regulated prediction market platforms. According to a statement from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the lawsuit responds directly to Wisconsin’s recent…

Pi Network price rallied over 15% in the past week, outperforming a largely flat crypto market as a wave of network upgrades and event-driven catalysts boosted demand for the token. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) climbed from…

Private companies are gradually moving past the early stages of experimenting with artificial intelligence, with many larger firms now beginning to report measurable returns from their investments. According to a new survey by Deloitte, nearly two-thirds (64%) of private companies…

Solana price has been consolidating within the $75-$100 range since early February this year. Now, a confirmed breakout from a descending parallel channel puts the asset in a position to challenge higher resistance levels after months of sideways movement. After…

Google has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide its artificial intelligence models for use on classified systems. According to The Information, citing a person familiar with the matter, the Pentagon can deploy Google’s AI…

XRP price fell 5% from last week’s high, driven down by declining network activity and cooling retail interest. It has now formed a bearish pennant pattern that positions the token for more pain in the coming sessions. According to data…

The crypto market fell 1.3% to $2.64 trillion on Tuesday as concerns over stalled U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and rising oil prices eroded investor appetite for risk assets. Bitcoin (BTC) price crashed 2.2% from Monday’s high of $78,225 to $76,480 earlier…

The White House has signaled that a new step toward operationalizing the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve has been prepared, with an announcement expected within weeks. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Patrick Witt said officials have been…

U.S. President Donald Trump has softened his stance on prediction markets days after voicing concern over their rapid rise. Speaking to reporters in Florida on Saturday, Trump acknowledged that some experienced participants support these platforms, even as he maintained a…

U.S. crypto lobbying group Blockchain Association has urged the Federal Reserve to formalise the removal of “reputation risk” from bank supervision rules, warning that the concept has been used to restrict access to financial services. In a comment letter submitted…

Block has introduced an on-chain proof-of-reserves system covering its corporate Bitcoin holdings and key consumer products, expanding its push for transparency in digital asset custody. According to Block, users can independently verify its Bitcoin reserves through cryptographic signatures published on-chain,…

Senator Thom Tillis has threatened to oppose the Senate’s crypto market structure bill unless ethics restrictions on White House crypto activity are added. According to Politico, Tillis said he would withdraw support for the legislation if it leaves the Senate…

Canada has advanced a bill to block cryptocurrency donations in federal elections, pushing tighter controls on how political funding is handled. According to Canada’s House of Commons, Bill C-25, known as the Strong and Free Elections Act, cleared its second…

Pi Network price rallied over 6% in the past week as anticipation for its upcoming mainnet upgrades spurred demand for the token. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) price rallied from a weekly low of $0.166 to $0.186…

Banking Circle has rolled out institutional stablecoin settlement services after securing regulatory approval in Luxembourg. According to a Monday announcement from the Luxembourg-based bank, the expansion follows its April 15 registration as a Crypto Asset Service Provider with the country’s…

Hyperliquid rose over 10% this week, reclaiming the $40 support level amid a surge in commodities futures trading on the platform. According to data from crypto.news, Hyperliquid (HYPE) price rose from a $39 low on Wednesday last week to an…

China has blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, forcing the U.S. tech company to abandon a deal that had already been completed months earlier. According to China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the cancellation order was issued…

Google DeepMind has entered into a partnership with South Korea to provide the technical backbone for the country’s K-Moonshot initiative, an ambitious national programme designed to solve the most complex scientific challenges of the century using AI. According to recent…

Ripple’s former CTO David Schwartz has warned that a targeted phishing campaign has begun exploiting Robinhood users through seemingly legitimate emails ahead of the firm’s earnings report. According to Schwartz, the attack involves emails that appear to originate from Robinhood’s…

BNB bulls defended the $600 support on Monday as investors booked profits following its rebound to $640. Now, with a major hard fork set to be implemented tomorrow, will the token reclaim its local highs or fall victim to a…

OpenAI has reportedly partnered with chipmakers and a manufacturing firm to develop an AI-focused smartphone, with mass production targeted for 2028. According to a recent post from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the company is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm to co-develop…

XRP price has been consolidating over the past week, holding the $1.40 support despite market volatility. But now a potential bearish MACD crossover threatens a breakdown below the major support level. According to data from crypto.news, XRP (XRP) price rallied…

South Korea’s internet-only lender KBank has entered into a strategic partnership with Ripple to test blockchain-based cross-border remittances. According to multiple local media reports, the collaboration focuses on a proof-of-concept designed to measure improvements in transaction speed, cost efficiency, and…

Cross-border B2B stablecoin payments have been projected to reach $5 trillion by 2035, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report published on April 27 has estimated that the total cross-border B2B stablecoin transaction value will climb from…

Coachella has partnered with Google DeepMind to test new AI tools that reshape how live music performances are created and experienced. According to a recent report, the festival used its 2026 edition to build and trial three experimental systems powered…

Republican Senator Thom Tillis has lifted his opposition to Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve chair after a federal investigation into Jerome Powell concluded. According to a statement shared by Tillis on X, the U.S. Department of Justice has wrapped…

Zcash price rallied nearly 12% on Friday, continuing its recent uptrend as buying interest picked up again after a brief pullback earlier this week. According to data from crypto.news, Zcash (ZEC) rose to an intraday high close to $360 before…

The UAE has announced an ambitious two-year roadmap to integrate agentic artificial intelligence into 50% of its government operations.  According to a report from local news outlets, the UAE aims to shift half of all public sectors, services, and day-to-day…

Solana is trading within an ascending channel, with $90 capping its upside over the past week and acting as a key breakout level. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) dropped from its Wednesday high of $89 to $85 on…

China’s DeepSeek is making waves again by claiming its new V4 models are now just months away from catching up to industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. Roughly a year after its previous release, the Hangzhou-based startup introduced the DeepSeek…

Ethereum price fell for the second straight day on Friday as institutional investors took a step back from the asset as they weighed rising geopolitical risks. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price fell 4% from the Wednesday high…

Wisconsin has escalated its challenge against prediction market platforms, widening a legal fight already taking shape across several U.S. states over how these products should be classified. Fresh complaints filed in Dane County name Crypto.com and its derivatives arm, Polymarket,…

Fold Holdings has rolled out a Bitcoin-based bonus program for employees, expanding its push to bring BTC into everyday workplace compensation. Fold said the new offering, launched under its enterprise arm Fold Business, allows companies to distribute recurring bonuses in…

Crypto prices stayed muted with major assets, including Bitcoin, experiencing slight declines on Friday as hopes of peace between the U.S. and Iran began to fade. Bitcoin (BTC) price traded sideways between $77,000 and $79,000 over the past 24 hours…

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Cambodian senator Kok An and a network of 28 entities over alleged ties to a large-scale crypto scam and trafficking-linked operation. The U.S. Department of the Treasury said Thursday that its Office of Foreign Assets…

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed plans to attend a private gala for top holders of his TRUMP memecoin at Mar-a-Lago, following earlier uncertainty around his participation. According to Reuters, the White House said Trump will deliver a keynote address…

U.S. authorities have frozen more than $701 million in cryptocurrency tied to investment scams targeting Americans as part of an ongoing crackdown. The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that the funds were restrained through coordination with crypto exchanges and…

Morgan Stanley has introduced a new portfolio designed to hold stablecoin reserves within its money market fund structure. According to Morgan Stanley, the “Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio” allows issuers to place backing assets into its Institutional Liquidity Funds trust while earning…

Decentralized finance protocols have pledged more than $101 million in Ether to stabilize rsETH after the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit disrupted lending markets. According to Aave, the coordinated response, described as the “DeFi United” relief effort, has gathered commitments…

Jane Street has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of insider trading linked to the TerraUSD collapse. In a filing before the Southern District of New York, and shared with crypto.news, the trading firm and several…

Zcash price rose around 3% on Thursday, holding above the $330 level after breaking out of a descending channel pattern. According to data from crypto.news, Zcash (ZEC) was trading right around that $330 mark at the time of writing. This…

Google Cloud has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with global private equity and investment firm CVC Capital Partners to accelerate the adoption of AI across its portfolio companies. According to an April 23 press announcement, the collaboration spans sectors…

XRP price is eyeing a bullish breakout from a symmetrical triangle pattern that could position it for a breakout above $1.50, a level it has remained below for the past 5 weeks. According to data from crypto.news, XRP (XRP) price…

Flying Tulip has introduced a circuit breaker to slow or queue withdrawals as DeFi losses mounted in April following a series of large exploits. According to official documentation, the safeguard is designed to limit how quickly funds can leave the…

KPMG has unveiled a new AI-powered assistant designed to change how legal entity controllers and accounting analysts handle month-end closing processes. According to reports, the tool, called KPMG Ignite Financial Close Companion, is built on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise and…

A coalition of crypto firms and advocacy groups has urged U.S. senators to move ahead with a markup of the Clarity Act, warning that delays risk pushing the industry offshore. The push came through an April 23 letter led by…

Crypto prices retreated on Thursday as concerns over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire weighed on market sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) price fell 2% to $77,593 on Thursday as it gave up most of its gains from Wednesday when it hit above $79,000…

This post was updated with a statement from Zach Witkoff. World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Witkoff has come under renewed scrutiny after body camera footage from a 2022 drug-related arrest resurfaced. According to recently surfaced footage on X, Witkoff was…

Xiaomi has introduced its MiMo-V2.5 model family, adding multimodal capabilities and advancing its push into top-tier AI systems. According to Xiaomi, the new MiMo-V2.5 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro models combine image, audio, and video processing into a single system, bringing features that…

Bitcoin price rallied to a 12-month high above $79,000 on Wednesday before pulling back to $78,000 as investors booked profits. However, derivatives data suggest the asset may be building momentum for another move higher. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin…

Crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital has moved to raise $700 million across two new funds as investment appetite shows signs of concentration despite a slowdown in overall deal flow. Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that the…

AI-driven exploits and cross-chain flaws have pushed crypto security risks into focus in 2026, experts at CertiK warn, with losses already crossing $600 million. According to the blockchain security firm, attackers have leaned on a mix of social engineering, infrastructure…

The American Bankers Association has called for more time on stablecoin rulemaking tied to the GENIUS Act, citing gaps in regulatory coordination. The American Bankers Association, in a letter sent Tuesday, urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Deposit…

Thailand wants to streamline access to crypto derivatives by allowing firms to operate under a single licensed entity. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand, a new public consultation has opened on rules that would let licensed digital…

CHIP token surged over 85% on Wednesday becoming one of the best performing crypto assets of the day. The token shot up following its listing on Binance which introduces the token with a Seed Tag, flagging it as an early-stage,…

Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud has introduced a $750 million fund to help consulting firms and enterprise partners bring agentic artificial intelligence into real-world use cases. The initiative was unveiled at the Cloud Next 2026 conference in Las Vegas and is…

Solana price has rebounded by 6% since its Monday drop as investor confidence returns to the market. It is in the process of forming a double bottom pattern, which could position it for a significant trend reversal in the coming…

Meta Platforms has started rolling out internal tracking software on devices used by its U.S.-based employees, gathering data such as mouse movements and keystrokes to support the training of artificial intelligence systems. According to reports, the rollout is part of…

Ethereum price rallied nearly 5% to reclaim the $2,400 mark on Wednesday amid a broader market rebound as crude oil prices fell. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose 4.8% to $2,402 on April 22, extending its monthly…

Stratiphy has introduced a new route for UK investors to regain tax-free exposure to crypto ETNs after recent rule changes limited access. According to the Financial Times, the fintech platform is offering crypto exchange-traded notes through Innovative Finance (IF) ISAs,…

Firefox developer Mozilla revealed that an early version of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI identified 271 vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser during internal testing, all of which were patched this week. The findings point to how advanced AI systems are starting…

As Bitcoin price continues to march higher towards $80,000, Grayscale researchers believe the asset has likely already formed a market bottom and is entering the early phase of a new bull cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) price reached a 10-week high above…

European investors are starting to weigh crypto offerings when choosing banks, even as regulatory gaps and low awareness continue to slow adoption. A Börse Stuttgart Digital survey found that 35% of investors across Germany, Italy, Spain, and France would consider…

Russia’s State Duma has advanced a crypto regulation bill in its first reading, outlining licensing rules, investor limits, and cross-border use provisions. According to state news agency TASS, the proposed law assigns the Bank of Russia as the primary authority…

A senior U.S. military commander has described Bitcoin as a cybersecurity tool with potential use in national defense. At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, Samuel Paparo said Bitcoin’s role goes beyond financial use cases and can support…

Kevin Warsh signaled support for integrating digital assets into the U.S. financial system during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve. During a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, Warsh backed the idea that crypto already plays a…

Singapore-based fintech firm Nium has partnered with Coinbase to bring USDC-powered cross-border payments to its global network. According to a Tuesday announcement, the integration plugs Coinbase’s custody, liquidity, and wallet infrastructure into Nium’s platform, allowing businesses to send, receive, and…

Core Scientific is moving to secure $3.3 billion in fresh debt as it scales data center capacity beyond bitcoin mining. According to a Tuesday disclosure from Core Scientific, the company plans to issue senior secured notes due in 2031, backed…