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Genius Group, an AI-powered Bitcoin treasury and education company, disclosed in its first-quarter 2026 results that it has sold the remainder of its Bitcoin holdings to pay down debt. The move marks a notable shift for a company that had branded itself with a “Bitcoin first” strategy just over a

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded to Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer's mocking comments about Ripple's banking partnerships, sarcastically noting that Ripple is "living rent-free" in Sirer's mind. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions within the crypto space, showcasing Garlinghouse's history of public feuds with industry figures.

On April 2, PeckShield clarified that HyperEVM was not down; the anomaly was limited to the official block explorer frontend not syncing data. The incident was caused by a data source deviation that led to a misclassification. In reality, the underlying chain was operating normally. On the same day, MetaMask announced full support for HyperEVM, lowering the usage barrier. This incident underscores the importance of verifying across multiple data sources to prevent false alarms.

The past four weeks have been brutal for bitcoin BTC$66,462.68 traders as prices keep chasing comments by President Donald Trump, who can't make up his mind about Iran. One day, he talks peace and BTC and risk assets go up while oil drops, the next day he talks hawkish again, sending BTC down and o

The Russian government has introduced a draft criminal law, planning to impose fines and prison terms for illegal cryptocurrency mining. About 97% of miners are in a legal gray area due to not being registered. At the same time, 13 regions have fully banned mining. The government will shift its focus on resource allocation to artificial intelligence, signaling that mining in the future may shrink and that the global hash rate landscape is facing change.

Prince Group’s core member Li Xiong was escorted back to China by the Ministry of Public Security of China on April 1, after being arrested in Cambodia. He is suspected of multiple offenses including fraud and money laundering. He is the chairman of Huowang Group, which is under the Prince Group umbrella. The amount involved in the group’s cryptocurrency business reaches $24 billion, and the money-laundering amount is at least $4 billion. This operation was carried out with cooperation from Cambodia, and it has raised issues related to international judicial cooperation.

Human API has launched a mobile app for iOS and Android, enabling global contributors to earn income by providing speech data and completing AI tasks, thereby supporting the needs of advanced AI systems.

_Paradigm is building a prediction market trading terminal for pro traders, with partner Arjun Balaji leading the effort since late 2025._ Paradigm is making a bold move into prediction markets.  The crypto-focused venture capital firm is developing a dedicated trading terminal for professional tr

StakeStone（STO）saw a sharp surge on April 2, with the highest gain reaching 166.9%. The price jumped to $0.49159 and was accompanied by large withdrawals. This rally was driven by the launch of a new payment feature, with the 24-hour trading volume up 590.8%. However, the technical picture shows an overbought condition, and combined with selling pressure from upcoming unlocks, short-term pullback risk should be watched closely.

Goldman Sachs analysts said the market’s expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise rates in 2026 are too high, mainly because the impact of the oil price shock has been overstated. They believe that factors such as the U.S. economy’s reduced dependence on oil, weak labor market conditions, and the policy interest rate already being above the neutral level will lower the risk of inflation transmission. Therefore, Goldman Sachs maintained its forecast of two rate cuts within the year.

OpenAI CEO Greg Brockman introduced the super app initiative in an interview, integrating ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas into a unified assistant system with the goal of deeply understanding user needs. The plan will move forward step by step, focusing on expanding Codex’s application scope, and shutting down the Sora project due to insufficient compute power in order to concentrate resources on developing the core products.

_Moody’s assigns a Ba2 rating to a $100M Bitcoin-backed municipal bond in New Hampshire, marking a historic first for crypto in credit markets._ Moody’s has officially rated a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond for the first time.  The credit agency assigned a provisional Ba2 rating to a $100 million b

Blockstream CEO Adam Back plans to purchase about $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin within the next few weeks, further strengthening its Bitcoin reserve strategy and positioning it as one of the largest Bitcoin-holding institutions globally. At the same time, the financing completed by Capital B uses a convertible note conversion mechanism, providing a model for European companies’ future Bitcoin procurement. As the EU’s MiCA regulations are advanced, it will encourage more companies to include Bitcoin in their asset allocation.

Gate has put its P2P trading data in a more visible spotlight. In an announcement published today, the exchange said its P2P pricing is now integrated with Monierate and P2P.Army, giving traders a way to view live Gate P2P rates, merchant performance and activity status on third-party platforms

AI-powered Bitcoin treasury and education company Genius Group revealed on Tuesday that it sold the remainder of its Bitcoin in Q1 to pay off debt, adding to a recent wave of companies offloading assets amid a crypto bear market.  “The company will recommence building its Bitcoin Treasury when it b

_Uniswap reports $85.8M treasury, grant funding, and a runway through January 2027 as ecosystem growth accelerates._ The Uniswap Foundation has released its unaudited fiscal 2025 financial summary, showing a treasury worth $85.8 million at year-end.  According to the report, the current balance sh

This week, a significant liquidation of $46.6 million in tokenized Brent oil futures on Hyperliquid marked a notable event in crypto, overshadowing traditional assets. Driven by geopolitical tensions, liquidations impacted traders heavily positioned for a ceasefire.

Plume has launched a payroll pilot that pays employees partly in a tokenized money market fund. The move could reshape how income is delivered and used in onchain finance. Crypto Payroll Evolves With Model That Pays in Yield Assets Plume has launched a new payroll pilot that could change how emp