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Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin mining is still running on the subsidy, not demand.That is the more useful place to start as we head into the next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment window, which CoinWarz now estimates for April 18, 2026, with difficulty projected to fall from 138.97 trillion to 132.14 trillion, a decline of 4.91%.The schedule matters less than the structure underneath it. YCharts, using Blockchain.com data, showed daily Bitcoin transaction fees at 2.443 BTC on April 8, down 69% from a year earlier.With the block subsidy fixed at 3.125 BTC and the network producing roughly 144 blocks a day, fees…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The Trump administration and the broader crypto industry have initiated an unprecedented, multi-agency pressure campaign aimed at forcing the Senate to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, signaling a decisive final push to overhaul the regulatory framework of the $2.4 trillion cryptocurrency market before the 2026 midterm elections.In a highly synchronized effort this week, the Treasury Department, the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unleashed a barrage of reports, op-eds, and proposed rules.The coordinated moves are designed to strip away the traditional…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The terms and conditions buried in the Official Trump memecoin website say the president “may not be able to attend” a luncheon planned for April 25 — and that the event could be called off for any reason. That disclaimer has done little to stop organizers from aggressively promoting the event around Trump’s potential presence. Senators Fire Off A Letter Three Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Adam Schiff — sent a letter to Bill Zanker, the man behind the TRUMP memecoin launch, demanding to…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Money market Dolomite users are at risk of bad debt because the WLFI token is used as collateral under the WLFI Markets initiative.By World Liberty’s own description, WLFI Markets is only an interface, as Dolomite smart contracts handle the lending logic, collateral rules, and liquidations underneath.The model explains how a Trump-linked venture could launch a branded lending market, with WLFI-supported collateral from day one, and why responsibility gets blurry the moment outside lenders start asking who approved the design and who bears the downside if it breaks.The visible trigger is a large WLFI-backed stablecoin borrow, recently…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin (BTC) moved from roughly $67,000 to $72,000 in the days surrounding the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire announcement, a 7.5% rebound that reduced volatility and lifted sentiment across risk assets.Glassnode’s Apr. 8 Week On-chain report noted that the bounce and stabilization still fit the fingerprint of a bear market rebound. BTC still trades inside a bear market value zone, and the level that would genuinely flip the picture is $81,600.That number is the Short-Term Holder Cost Basis, which is the aggregate breakeven price for Bitcoin bought in recent months. Glassnode identifies it as the line the market needs…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Polymarket’s five-minute and 15-minute crypto markets have passed $4 billion in total volume, while the first week of trading brought in more than $200 million, according to reports tied to a Chainlink post. The same data put average daily volume at $153 million after the integration. Short Trades Draw Fast Turnover The jump followed Polymarket’s use of Chainlink data feeds in its short-duration crypto markets. The platform now relies on those feeds to support live pricing in markets that move every five or 15 minutes. Chainlink said…

In brief Nunchuk released two open-source tools designed to let AI agents interact with Bitcoin wallets under strict limits. The system uses shared wallets and approval policies so agents cannot spend funds beyond defined rules. The tools aim to support automated financial tasks while keeping humans in control of private keys. Bitcoin wallet company Nunchuk has released open-source tools that allow AI agents to interact with Bitcoin wallets without giving them full control over funds.Nunchuk said in a blog post on Wednesday that the tools aim to support AI agents that can carry out financial tasks such as sending payments…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is holding above $71,000 in a market facing serious volatility. Most participants are watching the price. A CryptoQuant report is watching something else — and what it is seeing has only appeared four times in the last decade. The report identifies a confluence of two on-chain indicators that together are producing what it describes as one of the most compelling risk-reward setups in recent cycle history. The first and most historically significant is the Short-Term Sharpe Ratio, which has plunged deep into negative territory and is…

In brief Tether has launched QVAC SDK, an open-source software development kit for running AI applications locally on devices. The cross-platform toolkit supports text generation, speech processing, translation, and vision capabilities. CEO Paolo Ardoino positioned the move as preparation for a world with “billions of autonomous machines and trillions of AI agents.” Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, announced the launch of QVAC SDK—a fully open-source software development kit designed to run artificial intelligence applications directly on any device without requiring cloud servers.The cross-platform toolkit works unchanged across iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux environments, the company…

In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies was unlisted from the smaller NYSE American exchange to the primary NYSE. The firm’s board of directors also approved a major increase to its share buyback program, bumping its authorization from $1 billion to $4 billion. Shares in the firm are up around 1% while ETH remains roughly flat over the last 24 hours. Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) was uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, with shares of BMNR concluding trading on the smaller NYSE American exchange with Wednesday’s market close. Shares in the firm are up…

In brief Crypto firms and government agencies teamed up in “Operation Atlantic,” designed to stop crypto fraud schemes and approval phishing campaigns. The sprint led to $12 million in frozen funds and $45 million in total traced funds believed to be related to crypto fraud. Held at the U.K.’s NCA headquarters in London, the operation had involvement from Coinbase, Binance, the Secret Service, and more. Crypto firms like Coinbase and Binance, alongside government agencies like the United States Secret Service and the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA), have flagged $45 million in stolen crypto funds as part of fraud schemes,…

In brief Some Bitcoiners welcomed a report that Iran and affiliated actors are accepting Bitcoin for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz TRM’s Ari Redbord expressed skepticism, telling Decrypt that “we don’t have data at this point indicating that crypto is being used at scale.” Bloomberg has reported that shipping companies are using stablecoins and Chinese yuan to transit the world’s most vital oil artery. Iran is reportedly putting a Bitcoin-based price tag on the world’s most vital oil artery, but experts are questioning whether a revolution has taken place or if it is just a game of telephone.The…