Key Takeaways: Tokyo launched 40M yen subsidies for stablecoins, aiming to build a future digital economic zone. After a 1st October launch, Japan expects local yen tokens to dominate future global payments next. Japanese yen stablecoins have regulatory advantages over their USD counterparts. Tokyo Offers Subsidies For Companies Implementing Digital Yen-Based Use Cases While dollar-based …
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Wells Fargo is bullish on four S&P 500 sectors following a stock market correction that was triggered by risk sentiment and geopolitics. In a new investment strategy note, Wells Fargo says it is in “favor” of stocks in the information technology (IT), industrials and utilities sectors. Wells Fargo says it is also recommending financials, a …
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has hinted at another large Bitcoin purchase, just a week after the company disclosed that it bought around $1 billion of Bitcoin in the second week of April. Strategy disclosed last Monday that it acquired 13,927 Bitcoin for $1 billion between April 6 and 12, at an average price of $71,902 …
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the company has started testing AI agents on Slack and email to assist employees with work tasks, continuing the company’s efforts to embed AI into its workflows. In a post to X on Saturday, Armstrong said the company has already deployed two AI agents, modeled after two former executives, speculating …
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Vercel, a cloud hosting provider popular among crypto projects, has confirmed that it suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to make off with a “limited” subset of customer credentials. Vercel said in a blog post on Sunday that it “identified a security incident that involved unauthorized access to certain internal Vercel systems” and was …
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The quantum divide between Bitcoin and Ethereum Quantum computing has long been viewed as a distant, largely theoretical threat to blockchain systems. However, that perspective is now starting to change. With major technology companies such as Google establishing timelines for post-quantum cryptography, and crypto researchers re-examining long-held assumptions, the discussion is shifting from abstract theory …
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Ethereum Name Service gateway eth.limo has revealed that the domain hijacking on Friday was caused by a social engineering attack directed against EasyDNS, its domain name service provider. According to a postmortem published by eth.limo on Saturday, an attacker impersonated one of its team members to initiate an account recovery process with easyDNS, granting access …
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Bitcoin erased its weekend gains as it fell below $74,000 on Sunday after the US military seized an Iranian cargo ship, putting pressure on a ceasefire between the two countries. Bitcoin (BTC) had soared above $78,300 late Friday on Coinbase, its highest price since early February, but dropped to between $75,000 and $76,000 over the …
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Total value locked on decentralized lending protocol Aave dropped by nearly $8 billion over the weekend after hackers behind the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit borrowed funds on Aave, leaving roughly $195 million in “bad debt” on the protocol and triggering withdrawals. Data from DeFiLlama shows that Aave’s TVL fell from about $26.4 billion to …
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Key Takeaways: According to a recent report, Alcoa is in advanced talks to sell its Massena East smelter site to NYDIG, with a deal expected to close by mid-2026. The 435 MW New York facility already hosts ~54,000 bitcoin miners and NYDIG took a stake in Coinmint there in October 2024. NYDIG’s acquisition follows its …
Key Takeaways: Nvidia released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B-parameter open MoE model activating only 12.7B parameters per forward pass. Nemotron 3 Super delivers up to 7.5x more throughput than Qwen3.5-122B-A10B in agent workloads on 8k-in/64k-out settings. The model is fully open under the Nvidia Nemotron Open Model License, with checkpoints and training data on Hugging …
Key Takeaways: New Bitcoin film stars Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot, probing Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity. Craig Wright’s disputed role deepens divisions across Bitcoin developers and market participants. Industry reaction may polarize further as the film revives debate over Bitcoin’s origins. Bitcoin Creator Dispute Moves Into Mainstream Film The mystery surrounding Bitcoin’s creator is moving into …
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Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fell to approximately $73,753 on April 19, 2026, after Iran rejected a second round of U.S. peace talks. Iran’s refusal to negotiate stalled Strait of Hormuz diplomacy, wiping an estimated $83B from the broader crypto market. Traders will watch for a U.S. response or renewed Pakistan-mediated talks, with BTC support holding near …
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Key Takeaways: Atkins confirmed SEC will prioritize digital asset regulation policy. Peirce highlighted the lack of a spot crypto framework. Uyeda emphasized SEC reforms may boost capital access and markets. Inaugural Podcast Outlines SEC Crypto Priorities and Policy Direction U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leadership is cementing and clarifying its digital asset policy framework …
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TLDR: ETH moved between $2,200 and $2,500 as liquidation zones triggered sharp price reversals Heavy leverage clusters near $2,200 and $2,480 continue shaping short-term ETH volatility patterns The failed breakout near $2,450 led to renewed downside pressure toward lower liquidity support zones Despite price weakness, Ethereum recorded over 200M transactions, showing strong network activity Ethereum …
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