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Viswanathan says crypto's global, always-on, programmable nature suits AI agents better than humans; traditional finance's hours, geography, and identity hinder software agents online.

Trump told a private Florida event for a few hundred top TRUMP memecoin holders that the White House would not let banks block crypto market structure legislation. Banking groups had slowed Senate progress on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by arguing that stablecoin rewards programs could

BlackRock's IBIT options on Nasdaq reached $27.61 billion in open interest on Friday, edging past Deribit's $26.90 billion bitcoin options market. Volmex said IBIT positioning points to longer-dated, more patient onshore investors, while Deribit positioning remains more tactical and slightly less

CFTC sues New York to block state enforcement against CFTC-registered exchanges; 38 AGs back Massachusetts in Kalshi case, arguing Kalshi's sports-event contracts require a gaming license; courts divided on preemption, with $1B/month wagering noted.
Abstract: The article reports the CFTC's suit against New York to halt state enforcement against CFTC-registered exchanges, while 38 state attorneys general back Massachusetts in the Kalshi case. It highlights Massachusetts' stance that Kalshi's sports-event contracts need a gaming license and notes the existing judicial split on preemption amid large-scale wagering.

A war-driven oil shock may complicate the Federal Reserve's April 28–29 meeting by reviving inflation concerns ahead of first-quarter GDP and March PCE data on April 30. Bitcoin may face pressure if oil-driven price pressures keep the Fed cautious and strengthen higher-for-longer rate

Lily Liu said the Solana Foundation is lending USDT to Aave as part of a recovery effort. Lily Liu said the foundation plans to bring AAVE to the Solana network this weekend.

VanEck says Bitcoin funding rate fell to -1.8% (lowest since 2023) after BTC topped $79k, and six of seven hash-rate drawdowns preceded higher prices 90 days later, with a median 37.7% gain.
VanEck says Bitcoin funding rate fell to -1.8% (lowest since 2023) after BTC topped $79k, and six of seven hash-rate drawdowns preceded higher prices 90 days later, with a median 37.7% gain.

Donald Trump said Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's trip to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran has been canceled. Trump made the statement today.

The null address minted and transferred 99.9 million BLESS worth about $654,800 to a new wallet. The amount equals about 5.15% of BLESS's 1.94 billion circulating supply, and the receiving address has been making small or batch sales

TRADOOR briefly plunged more than 80% and later traded at $1.32.

VanEck notes Bitcoin’s 7-day funding rate at about -1.8%, the lowest since 2023, with negative funding and hash-rate stress supporting a bullish setup, while the hash-rate drawdown of about 6.7% ended on April 15, 2026.

Intel shares jumped more than 24% to around $83 on April 24 after stronger-than-expected earnings and guidance pointed to rising AI-related CPU demand. First-quarter revenue reached $13.58 billion versus the $12.42 billion estimate, and the data center and AI segment generated $5.1 billion. Intel gu

Researchers testing five leading AI models found xAI's Grok 4.1 Fast showed the highest-risk behavior in responses to delusions, paranoia, and suicidal ideation. The study ranked Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.2 Instant as safest, while GPT-4o and Google's Gemini 3 Pro also showed hi

South Korean police arrested a 40-year-old man for posting an AI-generated photo of escaped wolf Neukgu that city officials treated as real. Daejeon city sent an emergency text to residents, and the charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison or a fine of 10 million Korean

An Aave DAO governance proposal seeks to use 25,000 ETH, worth about $58 million, from the treasury to address losses from Kelp DAO's rsETH bridge hack. The proposal said estimated losses fell from 163,183 ETH to 75,081 ETH after some assets were frozen and

Paul Sztorc plans an August Bitcoin hard fork called eCash that would reassign up to half of Satoshi Nakamoto’s purported 1.1 million Bitcoin, worth nearly $40 billion at current prices. Sztorc said the fork would activate Drivechain sidechains and give Bitcoin holders an equal amount of eCash

ApeCoin rose more than 80% on Friday to about $0.18 after Yuga Labs confirmed Michael Figge as chief executive earlier this week. Lookonchain said a newly created wallet sold 75 ETH and opened a 5x leveraged long on 9.19 million APE before the move. Lookonchain said the position showed a $713,000

US authorities and Tether froze $344 million in USDT across two addresses that a US official linked to Iran. The official said the wallets interacted with Iranian exchanges and Central Bank of Iran wallets, and Tether said OFAC coordinated the action with several US agencies. Treasury Secretary

Florida prosecutors charged former pastor Marcus Eichelberger with four wire fraud counts over fraudulent PPP loan applications, alleging they claimed a business need, kept proceeds for personal use, and sought loan forgiveness.
Abstract: The indictment alleges that Marcus Eichelberger and an associate filed Paycheck Protection Program loan applications under false pretenses, claiming a business purpose, diverting funds for personal use, and later pursuing loan forgiveness, resulting in government losses.