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Pentagon Eyes Bitcoin Infrastructure as Strategic Asset, Hegseth Says
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said this week that Bitcoin is part of classified Defense Department efforts to project power and counter China.
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Mistral AI Drops New Open-Source Model. The Internet Is Not Impressed, Except for One Thing
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the rare Western entry in the open-source top tier, but it costs multiples more than Chinese rivals that beat it on benchmarks.
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Will XRP Fix SWIFT’s ‘Last Mile’ In The $155 Trillion Market?
Approximately 80% of a typical cross-border payment’s time is spent on the ‘last mile’ phase - XRP’s there to solve it. Continue reading at DailyCoin.
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Unmatched Altcoin Volume Builds at Lows — Why These 5 Altcoins’ Cycle May Deliver Stronger Gains Than Ever
Rising altcoin volume at lower price levels indicates early accumulation rather than reactive market behavior. Current volume patterns show a longer and more stable buildup compared to previous market cycles.
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Stablecoins overtake Bitcoin in Latin America crypto purchases — Bitso
A Bitso report shows shifting user behavior as dollar-linked stablecoins gain traction for everyday financial use across Latin America’s inflation-hit economies.
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Blackrock Pulls $54M From IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Slide Pushes Assets Below $100B
A third consecutive day of outflows in bitcoin and ether ETFs underscores a shift toward caution, as investors continue to trim exposure after last week’s strong inflow streak.
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Elon Musk Says xAI Used OpenAI Models to Train Grok
The admission in federal court is a rare acknowledgment of the use of distillation techniques as AI firms compete to build more capable and cheaper models.
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Binance Co-CEO Yi He Says Bitcoin Will Replace Gold, Calls It “Only a Matter of Time”
At a recent AMA session during a BNB Chain event in Hong Kong, Yi He made a bold prediction, saying Bitcoin will eventually replace and surpass Gold as the world’s preferred store of value.
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Solana Yield Protocol Carrot Shuts Down After Drift Exploit Drains $8M in TVL
Carrot, the Solana-based decentralized finance ( DeFi) yield protocol, announced its shutdown on Thursday, following direct losses tied to the April 1 exploit on Drift Protocol, which drained approximately $285 million from the Drift platform in minutes.
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Elon Musk Calls Most Crypto a Scam During OpenAI Lawsuit Hearing
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI has brought the company’s past fundraising plans into court.
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Bitcoin Crash Incoming? April Surge Was Built on Shaky Ground, Analysts Warn
Analysts warn that the Bitcoin rally was fueled by speculative futures trading, mirroring conditions that preceded the 2022 crypto crash.
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Kyber Exploiter Launders $24.88M via Tornado Cash After Pardon Bid
Blockchain platform Arkham data shows fund movements tied to KyberSwap exploiter Andean Medjedovic. Wallets linked to the case have now sent a total of $24.88 million through Tornado Cash. The transfers followed a clear pattern on-chain.
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Defillama Confirms April 2026 as Crypto’s Most-Hacked Month With 30 Incidents
April 2026 closed as the most-hacked month in crypto history by incident count, with Defillama confirming 28 to 30 separate exploits and more than $625 million stolen across the industry.
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OpenAI Rolls Out Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT Users
OpenAI's new opt-in security feature requires passkeys, limits recovery options, and excludes chats from training.
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Trump Weighs Long Iran Blockade as Bitcoin Eyes $80K
U.S. President Donald Trump has shifted toward a prolonged economic confrontation with Iran, directing aides to prepare for an extended blockade that targets Tehran’s oil lifelines and financial reserves.
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Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Faces Scrutiny Over AB Stablecoin Deal
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-linked crypto company, faces scrutiny over an arrangement with AB, a virtual-currency venture tied to a resort project involving two men later sanctioned by the U.S.
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Oversold Crypto Meets Rising AI Boom, Market Split Widens
Crypto markets are currently sending mixed signals, with prices struggling to find direction while economic indicators point in different directions.
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Ubuntu Linux Is Adding AI Features—Its Users Are Worried
Canonical announced plans to bake AI into Linux's most popular distro. The community that chose Ubuntu specifically to avoid this kind of thing was not thrilled.
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US Senate Bans Lawmakers From Betting on Prediction Markets
The United States Senate took decisive action on Thursday to prevent lawmakers from wagering on the very outcomes they influence by unanimously passing a resolution to ban sitting senators from participating in prediction markets. Key Takeaways: Sen.
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BNB Holds $600 as Hard Fork Nears and Bulls Eye Breakout
Key Insights: BNB holds above 600 as traders lock profits while attention shifts toward Osaka. The Mendel upgrade is expected to influence short-term price direction.
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Bitcoin Faces Persistent Ceiling Below $80K as Sellers Dominate Key Zone
Bitcoin continues to struggle below the $80,000 threshold, as persistent selling pressure and weak liquidity block a decisive breakout.
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Senate Votes to Ban Senators and Staff From Using Prediction Markets
S. Res. 708 prohibits senators and staff from using prediction markets, and became effective immediately upon passage.
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Bitcoin Miner MARA Holdings Signs $1.5B Deal for Ohio Gas Plant, Plans AI Data Center
MARA Holdings, Inc. signed a definitive agreement on Thursday in order to acquire Long Ridge Energy & Power LLC from FTAI Infrastructure Inc.
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Bitcoin’s $75K cost basis emerges as key support zone for current bull trend
Bitcoin found support above a key investor cost-basis level as spot BTC ETF flows and spot positioning compressed BTC’s price range in preparation for the next trending move.
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Fixed Forever: Why XRP’s 100 Billion Cap Still Catches Traders Off Guard
Despite claims that “there’s a billion XRP out there”, XRP’s defining feature is a permanently fixed supply: 100B, with no mechanism to add more. Continue reading at DailyCoin.
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North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $6 Billion in Crypto—Including 76% of 2026's Spoils: TRM
Pyongyang-linked hackers drained $577 million from two DeFi platforms in April, underscoring an escalating threat to crypto markets.
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Digital Asset Giant Moonpay Buys Sodot for $100M to Target Global Finance
Moonpay, the heavyweight crypto payments infrastructure provider, has officially pivoted toward the big banks and asset managers with a massive $100 million acquisition.
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Twenty One Capital Jumps After Tether Backs a 3-Way Merger
Twenty One Capital's shares skyrocketed as Tether, the majority stakeholder approved the company's three-fold merger plan. Continue reading at DailyCoin.
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OpenAI Finally Explains Why ChatGPT Wouldn't Stop Talking About Goblins
Why did OpenAI have to write "never mention goblins" into its production code on ChatGPT? The company has published a post-mortem.
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META Drops Over 10% After Q1 Earnings as Market Cap Loss Tops $175B
Meta Platforms shares fell sharply after the company’s Q1 earnings report, with $META dropping more than 10% on the day.
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