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Sharplink now stakes nearly 900k ETH as institutional validators, ETFs, and JPMorgan’s tokenized funds turn Ethereum’s 30% staking era into a yield-bearing settlement layer. Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink (NASDAQ: SBET) announced it received 459 ETH in staking rewards this week, bringing cumulative…
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Bitcoin’s drop from the $80k zone shows classic Fed‑week caution, with strong support near $75.5k, mixed on‑chain signals, and traders waiting on the FOMC decision. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $76,000 after encountering strong resistance around the $80,000 level, a key…
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CertiK’s 2026 report argues that the age of arguing whether a token is or isn’t a security is no longer the core battlefield; the real threat now is AML. CertiK’s 2026 report argues that the age of arguing whether a…
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Visa partners with WeFi to enable direct stablecoin spending from self-custody wallets on Visa’s network, bypassing exchanges and pressuring banks’ FX roles. Visa’s new partnership with WeFi is designed to make stablecoin balances in self‑custody wallets spendable anywhere Visa is…
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Startale Group is integrating Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost directly into its Sony-backed Soneium super app, giving users fast, self-custodial shielding and zk-powered private payments without sacrificing auditability or everyday UX. Startale Group has named Privacy Boost as the official privacy…
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Polymarket’s CLOB v2 upgrade ships new exchange contracts, pUSD collateral, and $1M in liquidity rewards to deepen books and court professional market makers. Polymarket’s CLOB v2 upgrade went live on April 28 at around 11:00 UTC, after a brief maintenance…
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Tether’s open-source MDK unifies Bitcoin mining control in a JS and React stack, aiming for AI-ready, vendor-agnostic automation from home rigs to gigawatt farms. MDK turns mining stack into programmable software layer Tether has released its Mining Development Kit as…
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The CFTC is turning to artificial intelligence and a new Innovation Task Force to police explosive crypto and prediction markets as its workforce shrinks and jurisdictional battles over event contracts intensify. Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) swung to a Q1 2026…
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CFTC turns to AI tools and a new Innovation Task Force to police booming crypto and prediction markets as staff shrinks and CLARITY Act hangs over federal turf wars. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is turning to artificial intelligence…
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DeFi United plans to restore rsETH after Kelp DAO’s $292M exploit using ETH tranches, Aave liquidations, and governance approvals.
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Canada’s new C$25B Canada Strong Fund aims to back “nation‑building” projects, but crypto circles instantly seized on one question: will Ottawa ever buy Bitcoin? Canada’s new government is launching the Canada Strong Fund, a national sovereign wealth fund seeded with…
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Coinbase says stablecoins settled $33T in 2025, eclipsing Visa’s $16.7T and turning on‑chain dollars into the internet’s real‑time, low‑fee payment backbone. Coinbase’s official account ignited a fresh round of payments‑wars discourse on X with a comparison thread claiming that “$33T…
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Solana lends USDT to Aave and onboards AAVE after the KelpDAO exploit, as SOL chops in the mid‑$80s and markets ask if “DeFi United” can reignite the trend. Over the last 3–12 hours, SOL has traded roughly in the mid‑80s,…
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Circle Ventures snaps up AAVE days after a $293M KelpDAO exploit, shoring up Aave’s bad‑debt shock while Washington weighs a landmark US stablecoin bill. Circle Ventures’ decision to accumulate $AAVE tokens sparked immediate debate on Crypto X after CoinDesk described…
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Trump’s second Mar‑a‑Lago TRUMP memecoin gala goes ahead as the token crashes, turning “exclusive” on‑chain access into a cut‑rate lesson in political token risk. The second annual Trump memecoin conference at Mar-a-Lago proceeded on April 25 even as the president’s…
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The Block taps ex‑Azuki COO Steve Chung as CEO and takes another $10M from Foresight Ventures, doubling down on an institutional data, research, and AI‑driven media pivot. The Block’s decision to install former Azuki COO Steve Chung as CEO, backed…
