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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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has levied a $500,000 penalty and restrictions against crypto exchange KuCoin’s operator, barring it from allowing US users to trade on its platform without proper registration. The CFTC says a federal court in the Southern District of New York entered a consent order against Peken Global Limited, the entity …
XRP (XRP) traded 64% below its multi-year peak of $3.66 on Thursday, as more signs of a potential deeper correction toward $1 emerged. Key takeaways: XRP faces stiff resistance above $1.40, where more than 1.1 billion tokens were previously acquired. Declining daily active addresses signal reduced transaction activity and cooling network demand for XRP. Muted …
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Bitcoin (BTC) saw another $69,000 rejection on Thursday as risk-assets suffered over US-Iran war headlines. Key points: Bitcoin faces fresh downside pressure as stocks and gold fall on US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation. US dollar strength ramps up on the back of an anticipated breakout to yearly highs. Bitcoin would face “new …
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Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, will pay $3.7 million to resolve his case with the US commodities regulator over his role in the collapse of the crypto exchange and the misappropriation of user funds. As part of the supplemental consent order, Singh will be required to pay a disgorgement of $3.7 …
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The US state of Alabama has become the second US jurisdiction after Wyoming to grant decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) legal status under the DUNA Act. The Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (DUNA) Act (Senate Bill 277) was introduced in February by Republican Senator Lance Bell. The House passed it 82-7 with 16 abstentions on March 17, …
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Crypto-focused venture capital firm Paradigm is reportedly building a prediction markets terminal, joining a wave of Wall Street companies looking for a way to serve the fast-growing sector. Led by Paradigm partner Arjun Balaji, the prediction market offering will cater to professional traders and market makers, Fortune said in a report on Wednesday, citing sources …
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