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In brief A developer discovered that forcing Claude to speak like a caveman slashes output tokens, and therefore costs, by up to 75%. The internet immediately turned it into a GitHub skill. With Anthropic charging so high per output tokens, grunt-mode is less of a joke and more of a budget strategy. Somewhere between prompt engineering and performance art, a developer posted a discovery on Reddit that made the AI community laugh before paying attention: teach Claude to communicate like a prehistoric human and watch your token bill shrink by up to 75%.The post hit r/ClaudeAI last week and has…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Citadel Securities’ latest SEC filing and Blockchain Association’s response expose something more consequential: an early public battle over the real prize in tokenized stocks. Wall Street’s goal is to remain indispensable when equities become tokenized.The establishment’s position on tokenization has moved faster than most observers expected. Citadel Securities says it welcomes tokenization because it can improve outcomes for investors and issuers, including efficiency in clearing and settlement and shareholder engagement.Tokenized stocks are still small, but the rules being shaped now will decide whether blockchain changes who handles stock trading, settlement, and fees, or simply gives the…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes or less, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rise then fall overnight; BTC -2% at $68.4k Saylor buys another $330M in BTC; STRC powers 70% Tom Lee’s BMNR bought $150M in ETH as total nears 4% of ETH supply Polymarket announces full exchange overhaul and new Polymarket USD stable Circle’s Arc will launch its mainnet with…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Post-quantum cryptography could make Bitcoin’s signature sizes balloon by as much as 125 times — a technical reality now fueling a sharp debate over how fast the network should act. Mow Calls Out The Rush Samson Mow, founder of Bitcoin firm Jan3, went public over the weekend with a pointed warning: moving too fast on quantum security could leave Bitcoin more exposed, not less. His comments came after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the company’s chief security officer, Philip Martin, called on the industry to start acting…

In brief Bitcoin ETFs recorded $471 million in inflows Monday, the largest since February. Iran responded to America’s 15-point plan with its own 10-point plan including reopening the Strait of Hormuz with a $2 million per ship fee. Prediction market users on Myriad have optimistically repriced a spike in traffic through the Strait before May, from 43% on April 3 to 68% today. Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest single-day inflow since late February as investors positioned ahead of President Trump’s Tuesday-night deadline on Iran.The funds added $471.3 million on Monday, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $181.9 million, followed by Fidelity’s…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on More than 80 crypto projects formally shuttered or began winding down in the first quarter of this year.RootData’s “dead-project” archive, which tracks closures, bankruptcies, and chronic project inactivity, logged 86 casualties as of March 20. The pullback has spared almost no corner of the ecosystem, sweeping across digital wallets, NFT marketplaces, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, analytics firms, and messaging tools.Market observers noted that what initially appeared to be a scattered handful of isolated failures has metastasized into a sector-wide reset.As a result, the industry is facing a broader reckoning over how the industry funds itself and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A $280 million exploit against Drift Protocol last week wasn’t just a heist — it was the latest operation tied to a network of North Korean agents who have quietly worked inside some of crypto’s biggest projects for years. Seven Years Of Cover, 40+ Platforms Breached MetaMask developer and security researcher Taylor Monahan said Sunday that North Korean IT workers have been embedded inside more than 40 decentralized finance platforms, some of them household names in the crypto space. Their infiltration goes back to what the industry…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The crypto market is trying to hold above current price levels. Bitcoin and Ethereum are facing volatility. And beneath the price action, four separate data points are pulling in four separate directions — which is precisely why this moment is more complicated than it looks. A CryptoQuant report has identified a market structure that defies simple characterization. Exchange netflows have turned positive for two consecutive days — shifting from -1,275 BTC to +682 BTC and then +428 BTC — meaning short-term sell-side supply is returning to exchanges…

April 6, 2026 – Ontario, Canada CoinRabbit cuts crypto lending rates. CoinRabbit has lowered crypto lending rates, which now start at 11.95%. The platform offers a range of liquidation LTV (loan-to-value) options, from a standard market setup at 80% to a more conservative risk management approach at 90–95%. This is one of the most competitive offers in the CeFi lending space, in terms of interest rates and loan terms. What reduced crypto lending rates actually mean CoinRabbit announces a reduction in crypto lending rates across XRP loans and more than 300 other assets, showing its dedication to offering practical tools…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is trying to reclaim $70,000. The market is preparing for a decisive move. And a publicly listed company just removed another 5,075 Bitcoin from the available supply — without announcing a ceiling on how many more it intends to buy. Top analyst Maartunn has highlighted a corporate treasury move that deserves more attention than a standard acquisition announcement typically receives: Metaplanet has purchased an additional 5,075 BTC, adding to a position that now places the company among the largest Bitcoin-holding publicly listed entities in the world.…

In brief JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says AI will affect nearly every function at the bank. He predicts the technology will boost productivity, but eliminate some jobs. JPMorgan is spending billions on AI as part of a nearly $20 billion tech budget. Artificial intelligence will reshape banking, work, and parts of the global economy, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual shareholder letter, describing the technology as a fast-moving shift that will impact nearly every part of the bank’s operations.“The importance of AI is real, and while I hesitate to use the word transformational—it is,” Dimon wrote. “The…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s price being positioned above the $2,000 level now may be heavily attributed to the massive activity on the Futures market front. While the spot market has slowed down, the futures market is growing at an extremely high rate compared to spot, reshaping the market dynamics of ETH. Futures Lead The Way In The Ethereum Market As the week begins, Ethereum, the leading altcoin, is exhibiting a key development in its market dynamics. Even with broader market volatility, the derivatives activity of ETH is at the top…

In brief Broadridge is enabling on-chain shareholders to participate in proxy voting via its own Avalanche-based layer-1 network. The firm will first work with Galaxy Digital to allow on-chain holders of GLXY to participate in the firm’s May shareholder vote. Shares in both firms are up on Monday as the broader market rebounds. Tokenized equities are getting a utility boost, soon enabling proxy voting in an annual shareholder vote for equity holders of Galaxy (GLXY).Holders of the tokenized version of GLXY will be able to participate in the vote in May via Broadridge’s tokenized governance platform, built on top of…