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Bitcoin rallies above k while dollar weakens on Powell speculation after long weekend

Bitcoin rallies above $87k while dollar weakens on Powell speculation after long weekend

Bitcoin surged above $87,000 during early Asia trading on Monday, extending gains as broader markets reopened after trading flat throughout the Easter holiday closure. The digital asset’s move followed three sessions of tight consolidation, coinciding with broad dollar weakness and a record-setting rally in gold. BTC/USD climbed from approximately $84,450 to an intraday high near […]

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Vitalik Buterin explores sunsetting the EVM in favor of a simpler Ethereum execution model

Vitalik Buterin explores sunsetting the EVM in favor of a simpler Ethereum execution model

Vitalik Buterin has proposed a long-term overhaul to Ethereum’s execution environment to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine with RISC-V, a standardized and extensible instruction set architecture. The proposal, shared in the Ethereum Magicians forum on April 20, outlines a multi-phase shift to improve proving efficiency and simplify the execution layer, without changing core abstractions like

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Bankless’ founder on turning the ‘gargantuan ship of Ethereum’ around

Bankless’ founder on turning the ‘gargantuan ship of Ethereum’ around

Ethereum, the world’s second-largest crypto by market cap, is at a crossroads. Once celebrated for its visionary approach, relentless focus on long-term research, and bleeding-edge innovation, Ethereum faces mounting competitive pressures and internal woes. With Bitcoin dominance over 60% and ETH price almost 70% off its all-time-high of three years ago, the Ethereum ship appears

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The extraction economy vs the power of owning real assets

The extraction economy vs the power of owning real assets

The following is a guest post and opinion from José Fernando Pereira, Executive Director at Own. Meme coins. They evolved from community experiments into extraction systems that exploit fundamental human greed. ”Life-changing wealth from one well-timed trade.”  Behind this operates sophisticated machinery. Professional launches with hundreds of thousands of marketing dollars targeting the most susceptible

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Base creator Jesse Pollak apologizes for sharing provocative GIF after latest backlash

Base creator Jesse Pollak apologizes for sharing provocative GIF after latest backlash

Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase-backed Base, an Ethereum layer 2 network, conceded he made a “mistake” by sharing a GIF containing controversial words in an X post. Pollak had shared a GIF that played on the tagline of Base: Base is for everyone. It featured a rotating sequence of terms under the phrase “Base

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the true origins of Covid-19 that sent markets spinning

the true origins of Covid-19 that sent markets spinning

The White House has redirected its official COVID-19 information portal, COVID.gov, to a new landing page titled “Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19.” Late Friday night, the administration dropped a post on X saying “DEFINITELY DON’T VISIT COVID.GOV,” followed by a giggling emoji. The page may not serve as conclusive evidence of the pandemic

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Telegram Founder Slams ‘Misinformation’ as France Quietly Starts Playing by EU Rules

Telegram Founder Slams ‘Misinformation’ as France Quietly Starts Playing by EU Rules

Telegram is firing back with force, slamming false claims and exposing how French authorities only recently started playing by EU rules after misreporting its compliance. Durov Calls out Misinformation as French Police Only Followed EU Law After His Arrest Telegram founder Pavel Durov pushed back against a media narrative on Thursday, criticizing a French report

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Legal experts recommend flexible approach for SEC to define tokens as securities

Legal experts recommend flexible approach for SEC to define tokens as securities

The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 18 proposing five core principles for creating a “token safe harbor” framework to support decentralized finance initiatives while broader regulatory legislation is pending. The recommendations aim to help the SEC structure a time-limited exemption for token projects developing

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Vietnam plans pilot crypto trading platform with Bybit support

Vietnam plans pilot crypto trading platform with Bybit support

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance plans to establish a pilot crypto trading platform with technical assistance from Bybit, as reported by Vietnam Investment Review on April 18. Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized that unofficial and unregulated transactions pose a major risk to investors, citing the need for a comprehensive legal framework to guide the country’s

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Canary files for staked TRX ETF amid ongoing staking discussions in the US

Canary files for staked TRX ETF amid ongoing staking discussions in the US

Canary Capital has filed for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposing the Canary Staked TRX ETF launch. According to the S-1 registration statement submitted on April 18, the fund would offer investors exposure to the price movements of TRX while incorporating staking features. The application is pending

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