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The debate over how Iran might collect tolls from oil tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz has intensified within the Bitcoin community. The chokepoint through which roughly 20% of global oil supply passes is now being discussed as a potential testing ground for Bitcoin as a cross-border

XRP is trading at $1.34 as traders await the Senate's action on the XRP CLARITY Act, with potential for significant ETF inflows. The Banking Committee's markup is expected in late April, crucial for defining XRP’s regulatory status.

Congressional scrutiny arises over Polymarket after over 50 new accounts placed bets on a US-Iran ceasefire just before Trump's announcement. Lawmakers are demanding a CFTC investigation, highlighting concerns about insider trading and the platform's regulatory status.

Bitcoin moved from $72,000 to $72,400 on April 10 after March core CPI printed below expectations, giving crypto bulls a short-lived reprieve from months of sustained macro pressure. Summary March core CPI rose just 0.2%, below the 0.3% consensus forecast, while headline CPI climbed 0.9% on

_ Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch._ Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer

CoreWeave, a publicly traded AI cloud infrastructure company, announced a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to run Claude AI model workloads in its data centers. The rollout will occur in phases, with the potential to expand over time, according to CoreWeave’s announcement. Shares rose more

In brief A new game based on the arcade classic Space Invaders will let one person earn a real Bitcoin reward. To claim the reward ,they must destroy 10,000 BTC worth of transactions that mirror actual activity on the blockchain. The winner will earn a 10,000 sats bounty, valued

Liquidity in major digital assets like XRP, BTC, ETH, and SOL remains low due to a significant deleveraging event on October 10, which caused a crash and a dramatic decrease in market depth. The aftermath has led to a sustained decline in these assets' liquidity, with potential implications for future institutional price discovery.

Regulatory momentum in U.S. crypto, prediction markets, and AI oversight is accelerating as the CFTC assembles a specialized task force to shape clearer rules. This signals a more structured approach to digital asset governance under Chairman Michael Selig. Key Takeaways: CFTC names 5 experts to

The U.S. Senate aims to reshape crypto regulation with the CLARITY Act, gaining majority support. The act seeks to clarify whether crypto assets are securities or commodities, addressing regulatory confusion and impacting global markets positively.

The essay discusses the Mythos model by Anthropic, which detects vulnerabilities in software and can simulate attacks, raising security concerns. It highlights collaborations with major companies to enhance software security, financial growth, and the regulatory scrutiny surrounding AI technologies.

A suspect was arrested in San Francisco after throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and later threatening to burn down OpenAI's headquarters. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.

Swedish online gambling giant Betsson AB saw its shares plunge as much as 20% on the Stockholm exchange on Wednesday after preliminary first-quarter results revealed a 47% collapse in operating profit, driven by a sharp downturn in its B2B licensing segment. The company reported expected revenue of

Earning Bitcoin passively used to sound like something reserved for people with deep pockets, technical expertise, or industrial mining setups. Phase 5 of the Bitcoin Everlight presale just made that assumption obsolete. For $100 worth of BTCL tokens, anyone can now activate a shard and start