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In brief Meta’s new Muse Spark marks a shift to closed, natively multimodal AI with agent-based reasoning. Meta reports strong benchmark gains in health and search, but still trails Gemini on core reasoning and coding. Built in nine months with far less compute, this points to a new efficiency-driven AI strategy. Meta launched Muse Spark on Wednesday, marking the first model built by Meta Superintelligence Labs—the team assembled nine months ago under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang after Meta’s $14 billion Scale AI acquisition. It’s live now at meta.ai and the Meta AI app, with a rollout to Facebook, Instagram,…

In brief The U.S. Treasury proposed a rule detailing how stablecoin issuers must build anti-money laundering and sanctions programs under the GENIUS Act. In many ways, the rules bring stablecoin issuers under the umbrella of other entities that FinCEN and OFAC already regulate. In a statement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the proposal’s rules as a balance between protecting Americans and fostering innovation. The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule on Wednesday detailing how stablecoin issuers must build anti-money laundering and sanctions programs under the GENIUS Act, the latest step in implementing the federal framework enacted last year.The proposal, which…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Polymarket put the odds of President Donald Trump being impeached before his term ends at 64% on Apr. 7, near the contract’s high-water mark since its Mar. 19 launch.A comparable Kalshi contract, which resolves against Library of Congress records and runs through Jan. 1, 2028, was priced around 67% in the same window.Driving the markets, beyond current events, are the Polymarket odds of the Democrats taking both the House and the Senate in the November mid-term elections. With odds above 80% of the House and 55% of the Senate, a genuine path to impeachment and removal…

In brief Chainalysis projects adjusted stablecoin volume could reach $719 trillion by 2035 through organic growth alone. Volume could hit $1.5 quadrillion when factoring in generational wealth transfer and point-of-sale adoption. The firm estimates $100 trillion in wealth will move from Boomers to crypto-native Millennials and Gen Z between 2028-2048. Stablecoins could be used for up to $1.5 quadrillion in annual trading volume by 2035, potentially surpassing traditional payment networks, according to a new Chainalysis report.The blockchain analytics firm projects that even without major catalysts, adjusted stablecoin volume would reach $719 trillion through current growth trajectories alone. But it sees…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin surged above $72,000 yesterday and is holding above $70,000 today. The narrative of a bottom is building. And an XWIN Research Japan analysis is asking the more important question: not whether Bitcoin has bounced, but whether anyone understands why it fell. The report from XWIN Research Japan reframes the past six months in a way that changes how the current recovery should be read. Bitcoin is not, in their framework, a standard risk asset that rises and falls with market sentiment. It is a terminal liquidity…

In brief Hyperliquid traders faced widespread liquidations as benchmark oil prices plunged on Wednesday following a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement. The decentralized exchange’s users lost $79.7 million worth of leveraged positions while trading Brent and WTI crude oil perpetual futures. The last time benchmark oil prices sparked comparable liquidations on Hyperliquid, the president had unveiled a five-day pause on military strikes against Iran. Hyperliquid traders faced widespread liquidations as benchmark oil prices plunged on Wednesday, highlighting how the decentralized exchange’s users are growing increasingly exposed to movements in real-world assets.Over the past 24 hours, nearly 3,000 users speculating on the price…

In brief A group of accounts made more than $600,000 on Polymarket on trades related to the U.S./Iran ceasefire. The accounts belong to a cluster identified by on-chain analytics firm Bubblemaps, which has previously profited on contracts related to military operations. Prediction markets have come under scrutiny this year thanks to allegations of insider trading on the platforms. A group of suspected insiders scored big on Polymarket on Tuesday, profiting more than $600,000 in combined trading contracts related to the U.S. and Iran ceasefire, according to on-chain analytics firm Bubblemaps. Accounts belonging to the cluster, a trio of which were active…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Another mainstream attempt to identify the creator of Bitcoin has landed on Adam Back, the British cryptographer and Blockstream co-founder.This week, The New York Times published a sprawling investigation arguing that Back is the person behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym, leaning heavily on stylometric analysis of writing and decades-old online records.Back immediately and categorically denied the claim on X, saying:I am not Satoshi.However, inside the Bitcoin development ecosystem, the louder question is no longer whether this latest theory is clever or conclusive. It is a question of physical safety: what happens to the next living person…

In brief Longtime Bitcoiner Adam Back denied again on Wednesday that he is Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. John Carreyrou, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, determined that Back was Satoshi Nakamoto over the course of an 18-month investigation. Carreyrou’s attempt at linking Back with Satoshi examined as many as 620 suspects, focusing on distinct errors, writing ticks, and technical jargon. Longtime Bitcoiner Adam Back denied again on Wednesday that he is Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, posting a defense to X following the publication of a New York Times exposé that named him as the prime suspect behind the pseudonym.John Carreyrou, a…

Wall Street research firm Bernstein is pushing back on alarm over quantum computing’s threat to Bitcoin, framing the challenge as a scheduled protocol evolution rather than a crisis in waiting. In a note to clients on Wednesday, analysts led by Gautam Chhugani acknowledged that cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) pose a genuine challenge to Bitcoin and the broader digital asset ecosystem — but stopped short of treating that challenge as an emergency. The team estimates Bitcoin and other crypto protocols have three to five years to implement post-quantum security measures, a window they describe as sufficient given current technical and…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The Drift exploit and Stabble’s precautionary warning point to a difficult crypto security problem: the next major breach may begin long before funds move on-chain.That is what makes these incidents more than isolated alarms. They suggest that some protocols may still be looking for smart contract flaws, while the real exposure lies in hiring, access, governance, and trusted relationships.On Apr. 1, Drift suspended deposits and withdrawals and told users it was under an active attack.By Apr. 5, the team said with medium-high confidence that the same threat actors behind the October 2024 Radiant Capital hack had…

In brief An OCCRP investigation linked the AB network project to individuals later sanctioned over alleged scam operations. World Liberty Financial said it conducted due diligence and denies any association with sanctioned figures. U.S. data shows online scams surged in 2025, with nearly $21 billion lost. A company partnered with World Liberty Financial—the crypto project backed by President Donald Trump—has been linked to individuals connected to a sanctioned Cambodian conglomerate accused of running global scam operations, according to an investigation published Monday by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Guardian Australia.The investigation found that a planned “blockchain theme…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructureIran is reportedly planning to charge oil tankers a Bitcoin-denominated toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The move would be significant as it extends beyond price action, ideology, or adoption rhetoric.The development places Bitcoin inside a coercive trade corridor, where settlement speed, sanctions exposure, maritime access, and state leverage converge in one of the world’s most strategically sensitive waterways.The reported shift would attach crypto settlement to physical trade infrastructure, with consequences for oil flows, shipping costs, sanctions compliance,…

In brief Moo Deng (MOODENG) is up more than 6% in the last 24 hours amid news a man was fined for entering the hippo’s quarters. The token’s jump is outpacing other meme coins as the broader crypto market moves higher. Nevertheless, the Solana-based MOODENG remains nearly 93% off its all-time high. The Solana meme coin inspired by viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng (MOODENG) is up 6.5% in the last 24 hours amid news that a man that intruded on the animal’s enclosure has been fined for the act. The man, who was reportedly fined $300 for unlawfully entering the area,…

The New York Times published an investigation Tuesday arguing that Adam Back, a British cryptographer and longtime figure in the Bitcoin community, is the most credible candidate yet for Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin.  Back denied the claim before the story ran, denied it inside the story, and denied it again in a public post on X after publication. “I’m not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash, hence my ~1992 onwards active interest in applied research on ecash, privacy tech on cypherpunks list…