Crypto economy

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BTC price surpassed $71,500 this Friday, breaking a historical trend of 3% drops that had been repeating at the close of recent weeks.
The Dollar Index (DXY) topped 100 points for the first time since November, while 10-year Treasury yields climbed above 4.2%.
Strategy (MSTR) acquired

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TOKEN2049 postponed its Dubai event from April 29-30, 2026, to April 21-22, 2027, citing regional uncertainty, travel disruption and event-logistics concerns.
The decision reversed earlier confidence that registrations were heading toward a sellout, though tickets will remain valid and

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OFFICIAL TRUMP token rebounds over 30%, breaking its descending channel resistance.
Whales accumulated tokens during the price dip before the latest rally.
Exchange outflows reached $5.2 million, reducing immediate selling pressure significantly.
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The OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) token reb

The U.S. and Europol dismantled SocksEscort, a proxy service for cybercriminals concealing identities in financial fraud, leading to domain seizures, server disruptions, and cryptocurrency freezes. Over 369,000 devices were compromised, resulting in substantial financial losses for victims.

Ripple has released version 3.1.2 of Rippled, enhancing the security of the XRP Ledger by fixing vulnerabilities. This update is crucial for maintaining network stability as tokenized assets on the ledger surged significantly, underscoring its growing importance in the crypto ecosystem.

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The block explorer for the Shiba Inu layer-2 network shows only 41% of data indexed, leading to errors in transaction statistics.
Users have reported the temporary disappearance of assets and NFTs in their wallets, though the team confirms that funds are secure on the blockchain.
The net

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Polymarket USA hits record high with 447 simultaneous tickers traded.
Small bets between $10 and $50 dominate the platform’s transaction volume.
A Palantir partnership aims to improve prediction market accuracy and tracking.
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Polymarket USA recorded 447 tickers traded

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Stormrae’s Solana-based King Arthur challenge drew 14,959 participants worldwide, who submitted 64,526 prompts to test a single autonomous AI agent.
Five participants successfully jailbroke the system and claimed more than $28,000 in SOL, while 70% of credit purchases funded the prize

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MoonPay integrated Ledger hardware wallet signing into its CLI wallet for MoonPay Agents, becoming the first solution to use the Device Management Kit.
The integration allows AI agents to execute operations across multiple chains while private keys always remain on the physical device.
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USDC surpasses USDT in trading volume for the first time since 2019.
Circle’s stablecoin now captures 64% of adjusted stablecoin trading volume.
Institutional capital favors USDC due to its Treasury-backed, regulated reserve model.
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USDC dethroned USDT as the highest-volume stablecoi

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Prediction markets surpassed $13 billion in monthly volume by late 2025, up from less than $100 million in 2024.
Outcome resolution became the main bottleneck for the growth of these decentralized markets.
When resolution is opaque or discretionary, capital concentrates only in

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JPMorgan detected that, since the start of the war with Iran, capital flows in ETFs are shifting from gold to Bitcoin.
The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gold ETF lost 2.7% of its AUM, while BlackRock’s IBIT captured inflows equivalent to 1.5% of its own.
Despite the rotation toward Bitcoin in s

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Tether seeks to establish a $500 billion valuation in its fundraising round and has yet to confirm an auditor or timeline for 2026.
The company reported over $10 billion in profit in 2025 with just 300 employees and holds $122 billion in U.S. Treasuries.
Without a full audit from a Big

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Hester Peirce called for simpler disclosure standards and warned that micromanaging crypto markets could hurt investors by adding complexity instead of clarity overall.
She said SEC staff is still developing an innovation exemption that could allow limited trials involving tokenized

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The Senate voted 89-10 to attach a CBDC ban amendment to the housing bill, signaling broad resistance to a Federal Reserve digital dollar.
The surviving amendment blocks any U.S. CBDC path until 2030 if the House agrees, even though Ted Cruz’s push for a permanent ban failed.
The vote

Libeara received a Capital Markets Services licence from Singapore's Monetary Authority, allowing it to deal in tokenised Collective Investment Schemes and securities. This marks its transition to a regulated financial institution, enhancing support for institutional clients.