US Jobless Claims Drop, Labor Market Shows Resilience
US jobless claims fell to 202,000 for the week ending March 28, surprising economists who expected 212,000.
Tech
Google Jumps Back Into the Open Source AI Race With Gemma 4
Google drops Gemma 4, a family of open models under the Apache 2.0 license, just as the U.S.
CFTC and DOJ Sue 3 States as Jurisdiction Battle Raises Stakes for Prediction Markets
Federal authorities have launched a coordinated legal offensive to cement control over prediction markets, challenging…
Alabama Gives DAOs Legal Standing, Bets On On-Chain Governance
New Alabama state law puts fully-regulated decentralized autonomous organizations in motion, following Wyoming.
Crypto
Bitcoin, energy, and geopolitics : How do wars redefine global value?
Markets are wavering, energy is soaring, and even gold is retreating amid geopolitical tensions.
Telegram Wallet Launches Perpetual Futures Across 50 Markets With 50x Leverage
Wallet in Telegram is expanding into leveraged trading with a new perpetual futures feature built directly into the…
World
Korean Stocks Lose ₩202 Trillion as Crypto Liquidations Surge Past $94M
Global markets reeled on fresh geopolitical fears as investors rapidly pulled back risk exposure.
Crypto
Circle Reveals Wrapped Bitcoin Product With Real-Time Onchain Reserve Verification
Circle announced cirBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin token backed 1:1 by native BTC, designed to give institutional users…
Coinbase Links Up With Linux Foundation to Launch x402 Foundation
The new group will steward an open standard for embedding payments into web interactions.
Ledger CTO Suspects North Korea Behind $280M Drift Protocol Hack
Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet said North Korean-linked attackers may be behind the $280 million Drift Protocol hack on…
World
Trump Admin Backs Prediction Markets With Lawsuits Against Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut
The lawsuits, jointly filed by the Justice Department and the CFTC, mark the most forceful move yet by the Trump…
Ripple CTO Says Banks Focus on XRP Utility, Not Ripple’s Holdings
Ripple CTO David Schwartz said banks would not avoid XRP just because Ripple holds a large amount of tokens.
HBAR Scores 4th In Crypto ETFs Ahead Of Major Price Test
Most analysts aren’t assured of Hedera’s local bottom, but ETF data shows big-timers quietly acquired throughout March.
Crypto
XRP Declines Sharply In Early 2026
XRP has declined sharply since the beginning of 2026.
From Inbox to Income: W3.io is Building the Digital Rails That Lead Creators to Bitcoin
A roundtable with Porter Stowell (CEO, W3.io), Audie Sheridan (CTO, W3.io), Brian Freeman (CEO, Creatorland), and…
Science
AI Could Become 2,000 Times More Efficient by Copying the Brain: Study
Researchers from Loughborough University are looking into a new type of computer chip that could make AI far more energy…
SoFi expands into institutional finance with integrated crypto services
The new platform enables companies to hold funds, move money and settle transactions in fiat or crypto within a single…
Bitcoin miner Soluna acquires $53M wind farm to power AI facility
Soluna expanded into artificial intelligence in 2024 to shore up declining revenues from its crypto mining business,…
Crypto
Quantum-Powered Crypto Mining Is Here—But It Won't Help You Mine Bitcoin
Quip Network's creators say it's optimized for mining by quantum computers—a positive, unlike the looming quantum threat…
Solana Holds Key Support as Bitcoin Rally Lifts Crypto Market
Key Insights: Solana held above $80 support while Bitcoin gains lifted broader crypto sentiment, signaling steady…
Crypto
Coinbase Joins Ripple, Circle With Conditional OCC National Trust Charter Approval
Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust…
Crypto
Coinbase Gets Conditional Approval From Banking Regulator—But Isn't Launching a Bank
Coinbase said Thursday that it is the latest crypto firm to secure a conditional bank charter from the Office of the…
XRP Slides Deeper Into Danger Zone as Market Weakness Accelerates Despite Ripple Strength
XRP slides deeper into bearish territory as selling pressure builds and key support levels weaken, reinforcing a…