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Bitcoin rose with the rest of the crypto market on Monday after President Donald Trump struck a mixed tone on a possible deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a relief rally that lifted prices but left the broader market setup unresolved.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the largest cryptocurrency briefly climbed above $70,000 before retracing to around $69,500. This had helped push the total crypto market capitalization up to $2.5 trillion, an 11-day high.The move followed two conflicting messages from Trump over the weekend. In a Truth Social post, he warned that Iran would be “living in Hell”…

In brief OpenAI released a policy paper arguing that governments must prepare for economic disruption from advanced AI. The document proposes ideas such as broader AI access, tax changes tied to automation, and stronger safety oversight. The release comes as The New Yorker reported separate allegations involving CEO Sam Altman, questioning his motivations and leadership. ChatGPT developer OpenAI is calling for world leaders to plan now for a world dominated by advanced artificial intelligence.In the paper “Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First,” released on Monday, OpenAI argues that rapid advances in AI could reshape economies…

In two days, on Wednesday April 7th, a handful of Bitcoin Core developers are going to be doing a demonstration of “attack blocks” designed to take an inordinate amount of time to verify on Signet. The demonstration will take place at 10 AM EST (2 PM UTC). Anyone who wishes to participate can run Bitcoin Core node on Signet and watch the blocks be mined and processed by their node in real-time. Instructions can be found here to spin up a node and follow along (including how to check your node’s logs to see the verification times for the attack…

Crypto AI company OpenServ is trying to sell two things at once: an AI infrastructure story and a crypto token story. Its claim that its new model, SERV Nano, can match or beat OpenAI on some tasks has made that pitch more interesting, but they have also raised the standard of proof.The company describes itself as an end-to-end suite for building, launching, and operating autonomous startups, with product rails that span AI agents, workflow tooling, reasoning architecture, token launch mechanics, and on-chain monetization. That places it in a category that remains underbuilt.Why this matters: EDX Markets’ bid for a federal…

In brief The IMF called tokenization a “structural reallocation of trust” in finance. Governments should anchor tokenized settlement in safe assets, the report argued. The report carries weight but lacks a comparative baseline, Decrypt was told. The International Monetary Fund has warned that stablecoins resemble money market funds more than actual money and could face confidence-driven runs as tokenized finance scales.Tokenization “constitutes a structural reallocation of trust within the financial system,” Tobias Adrian, financial counsellor and director of the monetary and capital markets unit of the IMF, wrote in the report.Traditional financial systems rely on delays like end-of-day settlement and batch…

SecondHQ, a new Bitcoin development lab, has gained attention recently as it drew in yet another former Blockstream employee known as “Grubles”, with over 8 years of engineering at the company. Bark, SecondHQ’s lead product, promises to deliver a next-generation “Fast, low-fee, self-custodial” wallet.  After 8+ years, today is my last day at Blockstream. It’s been an incredible opportunity to work with such a world class team on both the marketing and engineering side, and words alone do not convey my gratitude for the experience. Even though I’m leaving, I’m super excited…— grubles (@notgrubles) March 3, 2026 Alongside Grubles, other…

In brief Grayscale’s Zach Pandl thinks a bottom could be forming for the crypto market’s leading altcoins, based on their recent resilience. Despite macroeconomic uncertainties heightened by conflict in the Middle East, Ethereum and Chainlink have notched gains over the past month. Pandl pointed to tokenization and stablecoins as factors that are driving the adoption of cryptocurrencies on Wall Street, potentially improving fundamentals. Crypto’s leading altcoins have fallen far from all-time highs notched last year, but their recent resilience indicates that downward pressure could be abating, according to Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl.In a blog post published on Thursday,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Data shows the XRP Open Interest rose alongside Funding Rates turning red, a sign that traders opened new short positions related to the coin. XRP Has Witnessed A Surge In Open Interest Recently As pointed out by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in a Sunday X post, the XRP Open Interest witnessed a sharp surge. The “Open Interest” here refers to an indicator that measures the total amount of positions related to the cryptocurrency that are currently open on all centralized exchanges. The metric includes both short and…

In brief A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block 943,411 to earn 3.139 BTC worth approximately $210,000. Operating with just 230 Terahash/s, the lucky miner overcame 1-in-28,000 daily odds to win the “lottery.” Listed Bitcoin mining companies are shedding millions of dollars worth of BTC as they pivot to AI infrastructure. A solo Bitcoin miner operating with minimal computing power validated block 943,411 and earned 3.139 BTC on April 2. The reward, worth approximately $210,000 at current prices, included both the standard block subsidy and transaction fees.The miner was running roughly 230 Terahash/s per second of computing power, representing about…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on EDX Markets’ bid for a federal trust bank charter is not just another crypto expansion story. It is a live test of whether Wall Street-backed firms can move more of crypto’s custody and settlement stack inside the U.S. banking perimeter.Citadel, Fidelity, and Schwab-backed EDX wants to bring equity market structure to crypto through a federal trust bankEDX Markets’ application for a federal trust bank charter opens a more consequential question than whether another large financial consortium wants deeper exposure to digital assets.The sharper question is whether some of the firms that helped shape modern U.S. equity…

In brief Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone reiterated his view that Bitcoin’s price could fall to $10,000 this year. He argued that the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been negatively affected by the introduction of millions of cryptocurrencies. McGlone wagered that Tether’s USDT, currently the third-largest digital asset by market capitalization, will eventually surpass Bitcoin and Ethereum. It wouldn’t be surprising if Bitcoin’s price plunged to $10,000 following its meteoric rise amid the pandemic-era crypto boom, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodities Strategist Mike McGlone reiterated on Sunday.In a LinkedIn post, McGlone posited that “the biggest money pump in history may be…

Strive has expanded its Bitcoin treasury with a new acquisition of 113 BTC, reinforcing a steady accumulation strategy among publicly traded firms increasingly treating Bitcoin as a core balance-sheet asset. According to a recent filing, the company purchased the Bitcoin for approximately $7.75 million, implying an average price near $68,584 per BTC. The latest addition brings Strive’s total holdings to 13,741 BTC. The move comes during a period of elevated volatility across digital asset markets, with Bitcoin trading around the $70,000 level. Despite price fluctuations, corporate demand continues to provide a structural bid, particularly from firms pursuing long-term treasury diversification…

In brief Kalshi won a major appeals court ruling that its sports-related markets should be federally regulated. The court said oversight belongs to the CFTC, not state gambling authorities like New Jersey’s. The decision strengthens Kalshi’s position in a broader national legal battle likely headed to the Supreme Court. A federal appeals court in Philadelphia handed a significant victory to Kalshi Monday, ruling that New Jersey has no claim to regulate the prediction market under existing state gambling laws.Wagers on Kalshi—including those related to sports—instead fall under the federal purview of the CFTC, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled…

In brief Arc Network will launch its mainnet with built-in post-quantum signature support. The phased roadmap targets full quantum resistance across wallets, validators, and infrastructure. Experts predict quantum computers could break current cryptography within a few years, with Google seeing a real threat to Bitcoin by 2032. Arc, an upcoming layer-1 blockchain backed by USDC stablecoin issuer Circle, announced that its impending mainnet launch will come with post-quantum signature support—part of a broader roadmap to address growing concerns about quantum computing threats to cryptocurrency.The Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible blockchain aims to protect institutional digital assets from future quantum attacks that could…