Animoca founder Yat Siu says the rise of AI agents will bring about a radical shift in how information and value will be distributed online. Instead of the web being a place where humans interact with web pages and apps, the primary actors on the internet will be intelligent agents searching, negotiating, transacting and collaborating. …
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Arkham flagged a 500 Bitcoin outflow from a wallet it attributes to Riot Platforms on Wednesday, in a possible sale the company had not publicly commented on by publication time. The Bitcoin (BTC) wallet outflow sale comes shortly after Riot posted record 2025 revenue of around $647 million, driven by an increase in Bitcoin mining …
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A new bill in Canada, if passed, would ban political parties and other third parties in elections from accepting cryptocurrency donations in a bid to prevent election interference. The Strong and Free Elections Act would also ban contributions made by money orders and prepaid cards, citing these methods as difficult to track. The bill notes …
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Economists at the US banking giant Wells Fargo are reportedly cutting their S&P 500 outlook this year due to the impacts of the ongoing Iran conflict. Wells Fargo is now forecasting the S&P 500 will close out the year at 7,300, down from its previous prediction of 7,800, which would represent a less than 7% …
April 2nd, 2026 – Astana, Kazakhstan Bybit Kazakhstan announces the launch of the KZT/USDT spot trading pair, allowing users to trade directly between Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) and USDT on the spot market. This marks an important step in enhancing the local trading experience by removing the need for intermediate conversion steps. Previously, users funding their …
Prediction market Polymarket’s recent fee expansion has started to affect its numbers, with daily fees and revenue climbing sharply in the days following a March 30 price overhaul. According to DefiLlama data, daily fees rose from about $363,000 on Monday to over $1 million on both Wednesday and Thursday, while revenue (the portion retained after …
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Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX), confirmed Thursday it was targeted in a roughly $280 million exploit, describing it as a “highly sophisticated operation.” The platform took to X on to share its findings from a preliminary investigation, saying that the attackers exploited Solana’s durable nonces, a mechanism enabling pre-signed transactions, to seize control …
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Metaplanet said it acquired 5,075 Bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026 for around $405 million or about $79,898 per coin, making the company the third-largest publicly-listed Bitcoin treasury, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data. The Tokyo-listed company now holds a total of 40,177 Bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheet, with an aggregate cost basis of …
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Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is “moving toward” a markup hearing in the US Senate Banking Committee and could eventually move to a floor vote if senators resolve the stablecoin yield dispute and schedule a markup. Speaking in a Wednesday interview on Fox Business, Grewal said …
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TLDR: Over $1 billion in ETH derivatives sell volume was recorded within one hour of Trump’s Iran remarks. Binance alone absorbed $968 million of that selling pressure, the most of any exchange globally. ETH dropped approximately 4–5% intraday, trading at $2,047.24 with a 4.26% 24-hour decline. ( The S&P 500 shed $500 billion in market …
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Seattle-based Luxor Technology Corporation launched Commander on April 1, 2026, to provide bitcoin mining operations with real-time fleet monitoring and remote command capabilities. The software integrates natively with the company’s existing ecosystem, which currently manages over 1 GW of data center compute and mining power. This full-stack infrastructure consolidation allows operators to manage pools, firmware, …
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Naoris Protocol announced the official launch of its Mainnet on April 1, 2026, introducing a post-quantum Layer 1 blockchain designed to withstand emerging quantum computing threats. This deployment establishes a production-ready environment where decentralized Proof of Security (dPoSec) consensus and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) approved cryptography protect transactions from future decryption. The …
PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, April 2, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), in partnership with Visa and DCS, launched the Bitget Card across selected markets in Asia Pacific (APAC), extending crypto out of exchanges into everyday spending and marking another step toward a more unified financial experience where digital assets work quietly …
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The Australian government passed new legislation requiring all cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians to acquire financial services licenses. This mandate applies to any digital asset service provider operating within the country’s jurisdiction to enhance transparency and investor safety. The law targets the nation’s $16.5 billion (AUD 24 billion) cryptocurrency market by enforcing strict Know Your Customer …
Streamer Announces Marathon Recovery Session After Exhausting Stake Pay, Denying Adin Ross Loan Request Mid-Stream Returning from a three-month streaming hiatus and marking his comeback with another one of his trademark high-stakes gambling streams on Stake, the Curaçao-licensed crypto casino platform where he holds a paid streaming deal, the 35-year-old American streamer experienced a $10 …
