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In brief India’s CBI arrests Mumbai-based facilitator linked to Southeast Asia scam compound trafficking network. Victims were forced into crypto and online fraud operations inside Myanmar-based compounds. The case shows evidence of a global crackdown on trafficking-linked scam compounds in Southeast Asia. India’s top federal investigative agency has arrested a Mumbai-based man, who they say is a central kingpin in a transnational trafficking network that funneled unsuspecting Indians into crypto fraud compounds in Myanmar.The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan, also known as Krish, on Thursday after he returned to India, the agency said in a statement on…

In brief U.S. 10-year Treasury yields have surged to around 4.42%, forcing markets to reassess the outlook for interest rates and financial conditions. Bitcoin has held a tight range near $68,000, declining less sharply than equities during the recent macro-driven selloff. Options markets show investors are still buying downside protection, signaling caution but not panic, according to QCP Capital. Bitcoin is trading near $68,000, holding a relatively narrow range even as a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields signaled growing pressure across global markets.The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed to around 4.42% on Thursday, up roughly…

In brief A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk, finding the move likely violated the company’s First Amendment and due process rights. The dispute stemmed from a $200 million Defense Department AI contract that collapsed after Anthropic refused to allow use of its model for mass surveillance or lethal autonomous warfare. The ruling temporarily restores Anthropic’s standing with federal contractors and could shape how AI firms set usage limits in government deals. A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic as a supply chain risk, ruling Thursday that the government’s campaign…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is consolidating around $70,000. The price has gone sideways. The capital flows beneath it have not. Analyst Axel Adler has published data that reframes the current consolidation entirely: over the 30 days ending March 25, Bitcoin ETF funds absorbed 62,986 BTC in net inflows — $11.3 billion in institutional capital entering the market while the price moved from $64,100 to $71,307. That is not a market drifting. That is a market being quietly bought. The acceleration signal sharpens the picture further. The 7-day flow average currently…

In brief Bluesky emerged from Twitter in 2019 as a side project aimed at creating a decentralized social media framework. Becoming independent from Twitter in 2022, Bluesky launched in beta in February 2023, before opening its doors to the public a year later. While largely akin to Twitter in appearance, the Bluesky app is substantially different in technical terms. It is built on decentralized AT protocol infrastructure. Social media platform Bluesky is often touted as an alternative to X (formerly Twitter), and viewed as a competitor to the tech giant.However, its underlying architecture is quite different—where X is a single…

Ripple has unveiled a comprehensive AI-powered security overhaul for the XRP Ledger, deploying automated testing tools and establishing a dedicated red team that it said has already uncovered more than 10 bugs in the blockchain’s codebase.The company outlined its new strategy on Thursday, detailing how AI tools will be integrated across the XRP Ledger development lifecycle, including adversarial code scanning on every pull request and automated stress testing.The AI-assisted red team focuses on analyzing how features interact in real-world scenarios, particularly at boundaries where legacy code meets new functionality.Ripple said the next XRP Ledger software release will be dedicated entirely…

In brief OpenAI has reportedly halted plans to release an adult mode in ChatGPT. The move follows earlier promises to allow verified adults access to more content features. The reported move comes the same week that OpenAI canceled its Sora text-to-video generator. OpenAI has shelved plans to launch its previously announced erotic chatbot, according to a report, apparently backing away from a controversial expansion of ChatGPT that would have allowed adult users to generate sexual content.The reversal, first reported by the Financial Times on Thursday, follows internal concerns about the societal impact of sexualized artificial intelligence. In January, members of…

In brief Sacks said he stepped down after reaching the 130-day limit for special government employees. He had pushed for market structure and stablecoin legislation but those efforts remain unfinished. He will remain involved in the administration through the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. David Sacks is stepping down from his role as the White House’s AI and crypto czar, closing out a short tenure that helped reshape the U.S. government’s approach to digital assets but left several major legislative efforts unfinished.In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Sacks said that his time as a special government…

XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are heading toward their first monthly net outflow since their late-2025 debut, breaking the momentum that helped make them one of crypto’s strongest early product launches outside Bitcoin.Data from SoSoValue showed that the four funds have registered $28 million in net redemptions this month. This is also corroborated by CoinShares data, which shows that XRP-linked global funds were the worst-performing asset class in March, with $130 million in net outflows.XRP ETFs Monthly Flows (Source: SoSoValue)The reversal comes after a launch phase that pushed cumulative net inflows to about $1.2 billion in four months, a pace that…

For over a year now, the White House has made strong efforts to court the crypto industry, rolling out permissive regulations that have turbocharged the sector’s integration with the U.S. economy.  But there’s one issue that still keeps some crypto industry leaders up at night, despite the Donald Trump administration’s many promises on the subject: protections for software developers. Last year, the Trump Justice Department made multiple commitments to stop prosecuting the developers of crypto privacy software—the types of tools used to keep crypto transactions anonymous. And yet, months later, federal prosecutors sent two Bitcoin developers to prison for creating such software—and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum accumulation continues to accelerate amongst major crypto treasury companies, with Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) adding a new tranche to its substantial ETH holdings. According to the latest reports, Bitmine recently acquired more than 65,000 ETH, doubling down on its crypto strategy even as geopolitical tensions and weak investor sentiment weigh on the broader crypto market.  Bitmine Ethereum Holdings Hit 4.66 Million ETH In a March 23 press release, Bitmine announced that its Ethereum holdings have risen to exactly 4,660,903 ETH following its latest…

In brief ARC-AGI-3 exposes a massive gap between AGI claims and reality, with top AI models scoring below 1% while humans achieve perfect performance. The benchmark tests true generalization—requiring agents to explore, plan, and learn from scratch in unknown environments rather than recall trained patterns. Despite industry hype, current AI systems remain far from AGI, lacking the reasoning and adaptability that even young humans display naturally. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang went on Lex Fridman’s podcast last week and said, plainly, “I think we’ve achieved AGI.” Two days later, the most rigorous test in AI research dropped its newest artificial general…

In brief Bitcoin slipped alongside U.S. stocks as President Trump insisted that he’s “the opposite of desperate” when it comes to negotiating an end to conflict in the Middle East. On Wednesday, Iran’s foreign minister indicated that the country under pressure from the U.S. and Israel has “no intention of negotiating for now.” Bitcoin remained above its lowest point on the day that the war broke, but it entered negative territory on the week alongside Ethereum and Solana. Bitcoin slipped on Thursday alongside U.S. equities as investors weighed conflicting accounts regarding Iran leadership’s willingness to negotiate an end to the…

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) has surpassed 10 bitcoin held on behalf of its members through its newly launched CU-Digital Asset Vault™, signaling early demand for community-based bitcoin custody solutions. The credit union told Bitcoin Magazine that it is now safeguarding more than 12.6 BTC, along with smaller amounts of ether and USDC, just weeks after rolling out the service to its base of more than 28,000 members. Unlike institutional custody platforms, the holdings reflect adoption at the individual level, with everyday users opting to store digital assets within a familiar financial institution rather than relying solely on exchanges…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The world’s largest asset manager has yet to file for a spot XRP exchange-traded fund, but a growing body of evidence suggests the distance between BlackRock and that step is narrowing.  Discussion regarding whether BlackRock is preparing to move into XRP has picked up again, but the real reason is not coming from filings or official announcements. It is coming from recent comments on how the investment firm is talking about the next phase of crypto ETFs and the criteria it is watching closely. BlackRock’s ETF Strategy…

The corporate Bitcoin treasury boom is losing oxygen: a $100 billion public-company bet has shrunk, buying has collapsed outside Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and the financing model that drove the trade is starting to fail.Data from CryptoQuant show that the Michael Saylor-led company bought about 45,000 Bitcoin over the last 30 days, the largest 30-day haul since April 2025.Over the same period, all other Bitcoin treasury companies combined purchased about 1,000 Bitcoin, down about 99% from the 69,000 BTC they bought at the peak of the trade in August 2025.Strategy Dominates Bitcoin Treasury Companies BTC Purchases (Source: CryptoQuant)CryptoQuant noted that the…