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Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and the Department of Justice faced off in court on Thursday in Manhattan.

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OpenAI CRO Denise Dresser says enterprise now makes up more than 40% of the company's revenue as companies turn to teams of agents.

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As Kalshi captures a dominant 89% of the market, a high-stakes legal battle between federal regulators and individual states will determine if these platforms are treated as sophisticated financial tools or just another form of gambling.

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The Toncoin price has been plunging since the rejection that it faced in the first few days of the year. The token continued to form consecutive lower highs and lows as bears held a tight grip over the rally. Currently, it is attempting a recovery after a prolonged downtrend, but the broader structure remains under …

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XRP holders are currently sitting on major losses as the price continues to decline from the 2025 bull run highs. These holders risk larger losses on their investments, as crypto analyst CasiTrades has warned that XRP could still see new lows.  XRP Holders Currently Seeing Major Negative Returns On Their Investments On-chain analytics platform Santiment revealed that the average wallets that have been active on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) over the past year are down an average of 41% on their investments. Santiment noted that this is the lowest Mean Value to Realized Value (MVRV) for XRP holders since the FTX crash in November 2022.  Related Reading: Don’t Get Trapped In XRP: Analyst Sounds Warning That Price Will Still Crash To This Level Santiment noted that because crypto assets are zero-sum trading games, significantly negative average returns, not just a price drop, but actual trader returns, imply that there is much lower risk than average in buying or adding to one’s XRP positions. The platform explained that this is because competing traders are already in severe ‘blood in the streets’ territory.  On-chain analytics platform Glassnode also highlighted how much XRP holders are currently underwater. In an X post, the platform noted that with price trading at $1.33, the percentage of XRP supply in profit has declined to 43.4%, the lowest level since July 2024.  Glassnode had previously noted that a large portion of the XRP supply was sitting at a loss even when the price was trading around $2.15. This signaled that the XRP market was a “top-heavy and structurally fragile market,” dominated by late buyers. XRP Preparing For Another Leg Down Crypto analyst CasiTrades has indicated that XRP is preparing for another leg down, which could put XRP holders in further losses. She noted that the bounce from the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement is over now and that she is watching for a wave-3 down. The analyst also revealed that the ceasefire push over the last 24 hours sent XRP perfectly into the .618 retracement, which gave the market a clean wave-2 relief rally.  Related Reading: Forget XRP Price Weakness, Investors Are Still Pouring In, And Wallet Figures Just Hit An Impressive Target CasiTrades acknowledged that the wave-2 move for XRP knocked out one of the smaller subwave counts, but that the bigger structure hasn’t changed. She added that the real move hasn’t happened yet and that she is still expecting a wave-3 move down toward $1.09, which the analyst warned could accelerate fast.  The analyst had previously warned that XRP could drop towards $1.08, which is the macro .786 support, and then see another relief bounce before breaking lower into $0.87, which is the macro .854 support, marking the fifth wave of this bearish move down.  At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.33, down over 3% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

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In addition to its sizable TON token treasury, AlphaTON is also focused on supporting Telegram's native decentralized AI platform, Cocoon.

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Buyers are eyeing Geminis UK and EU units for regulatory access after layoffs, overseas retrenchment, and a stock collapse.
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Authorities disrupted more than 120 cryptocurrency fraud domains, cutting off key infrastructure used to target victims.

#artificial intelligence

Both Meta and CoreWeave logged stock gains Thursday after expanding their existing AI deal, now valued at $21 billion.

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The U.S. economy entered 2026 with far less momentum than markets had priced in a few months earlier. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, fourth quarter 2025 GDP growth was revised down to 0.5%, a sharp step down from the 4.4% pace recorded in the third quarter. On its own, that revision would usually […]
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The framework automates the complex process of transforming raw research materials into polished academic manuscripts.

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Brett Redfearn joins as president as the firm works to build regulated infrastructure for tokenized assets.

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Interested parties are considering buying select parts of the business, particularly its shuttered European operations, to secure regulatory licenses, rather than pursuing a full takeover.

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The Department of the Treasury announced it's letting crypto firms sign up for timely information-sharing on cybersecurity threats.

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Market uncertainty looms as Bitcoin's rally faces skepticism, with potential volatility driven by leveraged positions and macroeconomic factors.
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The release of Binance founder CZ’s memoir, Freedom of Money, has sparked a fresh public clash with the CEO of OKX, who now accuses CZ of repeating misleading claims about his divorce and his famed crypto origin story. The OKX CEO says that if CZ can produce a dated, signed divorce agreement clearly approved by …

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The improbable solo mining success highlights Bitcoin's decentralization potential, despite dominance by large mining pools.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum’s dominance is being directly challenged in a new outlook from Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone, who believes that an unexpected contender is positioning itself to overtake both. Tether USDT’s market cap is steadily closing in on Ethereum, and Mike McGlone thinks the stablecoin’s ascent is only getting started, while the two largest cryptocurrencies may be headed in the opposite direction. The Unlikely Contender Gaining Ground Mike McGlone, senior macro strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has singled out Tether (USDT) as the asset most likely to reshape the crypto market hierarchy in the near future. The crypto market has grown massively in recent years and is now flooded with millions of tokens. However, in a recent note issued this week, McGlone noted that capital is gravitating toward instruments that maintain stability and utility, especially in uncertain macro conditions, and Tether’s USDT is leading the charge.  Related Reading: 2018 Footage Of Ripple CEO Saying They’re Taking Over SWIFT Resurfaces, But How Have They Fared Since Then? Interestingly, McGlone also talked about a flippening of the crypto market ranks. However, this flippening is not the long-speculated scenario where Ethereum overtakes Bitcoin but a far less anticipated one where the dollar-backed stablecoin quietly surpasses both. “I expect the ‘flippening’ to continue, with Tether’s AUM topping Ethereum in 2026 and eventually Bitcoin,” McGlone wrote. The gap between the two assets has narrowed considerably in the past year. Ethereum’s market capitalization currently stands at approximately $272 billion. Tether’s market cap, meanwhile, is around $184 billion.  This time last year, the stablecoin was sitting at a $144.2 billion market cap, making it a 27.6% growth over the past year. Tether currently controls about 58% of the global stablecoin market cap, and together with USDC, the two account for around 82% of the total stablecoin cap. Bitcoin’s Long Road Back To $10,000 McGlone pairs this stablecoin outlook with a notably bearish stance on Bitcoin. According to him, there’s a huge possibility of the Bitcoin price crashing to as low as $10,000. Bitcoin has been trading in a prolonged corrective phase following its 2025 all-time high, and a chart published alongside McGlone’s commentary shows that Bitcoin has always led both equity market upswings and downswings, and if equities are rolling over, Bitcoin may follow. Related Reading: US-Iran Ceasefire Trigger Bitcoin And Crypto Market Surge, But Will This Rally Last? The chart below shows Bitcoin’s yearly candle alongside the S&P 500 index and its 180-day volatility reading. The stock market volatility, which is at a reading of 12.5, is too low for 2026. A reversal in that trend could lead to further declines for Bitcoin, which is already showing signs of rejection above $70,000. Bitcoin Yearly Chart. Source: @mikemcglone11 On X Bitcoin must hold above $75,000 to invalidate the scenario of a crash to $10,000. Failure to do so, according to McGlone, opens the path to a deeper reversion to as low as the $10,000 range, which he highlights as a long-term equilibrium zone since the introduction of futures markets in 2017. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

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Transactions on the Open Network layer-1 blockchain protocol previously took about 10 seconds to settle before the Catchain 2.0 consensus upgrade.

#market analysis

Onchain and technical data hint that $1,800 may have been the macro price bottom for Ether. Is there sufficient bullish momentum for a rally to $3,000?

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The crypto exchange is mounting a challenge to platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, offering ”gasless” trades as it seeks a share of the $20 billion prediction market.

#ecosystem

Binance Wallet integrated prediction markets through Predict.fun, letting users trade event contracts with Binance balances and no gas fees.
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#law and order

Several obstacles to the Clarity Act, which have remained unsolved for months, stand in the way of its passage before a looming deadline.

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A new Bitcoin–gold index highlights shifting views on crypto’s role as a store of value as correlations with equities increase and gold outperforms.

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TD Cowen said the path for the crypto bill could become even tougher following the recent White House report on stablecoins.

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly has signaled a willingness to negotiate with Lebanon.

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Event disclosures allow for Trump’s absence or even cancellation, with top holders potentially receiving an NFT instead of attending.

#tech #telegram #the block #crypto infrastructure #companies #pavel-durov

TON, the Telegram-focused blockchain, said the network upgrade will deliver sub-second finality on mainnet starting April 10.

#price analysis #altcoins

The SIREN price is back in focus, with a significant rise of over 25%, rebounding from the lows around $0.54 and reaching $0.72. Although the volume is dropping, the price has posted this sharp move, catching attention after a prolonged period of inactivity. However, the move appears driven more by liquidity and technical positioning than …

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There are way too many altcoins today, and most will not survive into the next bull run. Instead of chasing hype coins, analysts are focusing on projects quietly building real infrastructure. Three altcoins that stand out are Chainlink (LINK), Sui (SUI), and Hedera (HBAR). Altcoin 1: LINK Chainlink (LINK) acts as the “backbone” for smart …