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Binance Labs shifts focus to Bitcoin DeFi, MarginFi sees $200M of outflows: Finance Redefined

Solana-based DeFi protocol MarginFi saw hundreds of millions in outflows after its CEO rage-quit amid growing controversies and accusations of failed promises.

Price analysis 4/12: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB

Bitcoin's correction deepened as BTC price fell to $65,000, and altcoins were hit with double-digit losses.

Software engineer sentenced to three years in prison for Nirvana hack

Shakeeb Ahmed was a technical lead for Amazon when he hacked smart contracts on at least two DEXes.

Paris Blockchain Week recap: Optimism abounded as the Bitcoin halving approaches

From Tim Draper's $250K BTC prediction to Ubisoft’s newest web3 game, Paris Blockchain Week didn’t disappoint.

Billionaire’s suit over scam crypto ads on Meta dismissed in Australia

Andrew Forrest’s image was used in an ad promoting crypto scams. He has another suit against Meta in a California district court.

Bitcoin price takes liquidity near $69K as gold surge rattles markets

Bitcoin fails to follow gold to new all-time highs into the end of the week with BTC price momentum instead heading toward $69,000.

Sam Altman pushes ChatGPT mass adoption among Fortune 500 companies: Report

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hosted hundreds of executives from Fortune 500 companies to pitch AI services to diversify revenue streams and tap into new markets.

Bitcoin returns “too significant to ignore” for world’s retirement plans

“Bitcoin now has a place at the table alongside gold, farmland and other alternative assets”— something unthinkable five years ago.

Blockchain and AI: Redefining authorship in publishing

The CEO of Booksie, Sol Nasisi, spoke with Cointelegraph about a future he envisions where blockchain and AI empower authors and work together to reimagine book ownership.

US gov’t among states with largest Bitcoin holdings — Arkham

According to Arkham, the U.S. government holds 212,847 BTC, while the treasuries of the U.K. and Germany hold 61,245 BTC and 49,858 BTC, respectively.

Trader hits $6M pay dirt after spending $8K on Ethereum memecoin

On-chain data shows that the Ethereum trader has already transferred the tokens to another crypto wallet.

Bitcoin options expiry worth $1.5B sets $69K max pain price

Can Bitcoin price maintain above its weekly resistance of $69,000 after Friday’s options expiry?

BlackRock smashes $10.5T record in Q1 managed assets

BlackRock’s $76 billion quarterly long-term net inflows already account for nearly 40% of its full-year 2023 levels.

Bitcoin whales in accumulation phase, with BTC halving just a week away

The Bitcoin halving is scheduled for April 20, reducing the BTC block reward to 3.125 BTC per block.

BTC price inches from new surge at $71K — Bitcoin Pi Cycle Top metric

Bitcoin is consolidating immediately below a key bull market breakout level, which sparked the rapid run to all-time highs in both 2017 and 2020.

Australian regulators bust unlicensed blockchain mining companies

ASIC launched civil proceedings against two Australian cryptocurrency firms, NGS and DCA Capital, following a collapse as investors are still owed over $160 million.

UK watchdog worries about tech giants’ AI market control

The regulator acknowledges tech partnerships’ potential benefits but warns against dominant ones, which could harm competition.

Crypto on-ramps and off-ramps, explained

The distinction between crypto on-ramps and off-ramps pertains to the conversion of money. On-ramps convert fiat into crypto, whereas off-ramps are the opposite.

Fraud victims want China to recover $4.3B worth of Bitcoin seized by UK police

United Kingdom authorities found 61,000 BTC when they raided a house rented by money launderers in 2021.

OpenAI makes ChatGPT ‘less verbose,’ blurring writer-AI distinction

The update could worsen the ongoing challenge of writers sounding like AI despite having written the articles themselves.

Bitcoin Cash open interest folds 47% since halving as price slides

The majority of the asset’s price decline occurred on April 10, with a steep drop of 7.51% in a three-hour window.

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade to make normal wallets ‘smart’ and improve UX

The update would add an improvement proposal inclusive of new operating instructions for wallets that give them smart contract-like features.

Ethereum’s next hard fork could make lost private keys a thing of the past

The social recovery tool requires users to have first transferred all their assets to an invoker contract, which will perform all future transactions for the user.

Elon Musk’s AI spinoff is seeking $4B that could level up Grok: Report

Musk is seeking investors to back his ChatGPT rival Grok, which has entered a crowded AI chatbot marketplace.

Bitcoin no longer in ‘easy mode’ — expect a leverage wipeout, observers warn

Some crypto traders suggest waiting on the sidelines to avoid getting “rinsed by leverage,” as they can always “play catch up later.”

Technical charts suggest a roaring altseason may be just ahead: Analysts

Bitcoin dominance charts moving sideways may be a reversal signal that could kick off altseason say analysts.

MarginFi outflows $190M as CEO rage quits amid token controversy

Withdrawals from the Solana-based DeFi protocol have reached record levels amid an apparent management meltdown and claims from competitors that it hasn’t met its promises.

GBTC fees will drop when Bitcoin ETFs ‘start to mature’ — Grayscale CEO

Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF may have the highest fees and outflows compared to the competition, but chief Michael Sonnenshein said he’s happy to wait.

El Salvador’s newest Hilton hotel to tap into tokenized debt on Bitcoin

Investors will need to make a minimum $1,000 investment to purchase the token, which will be issued on the Bitcoin layer 2 “Liquid Network” under the ticker HILSV.

Generation Z and millennials choose crypto over stocks — Report

A recent survey by Policygenius found that one in five American adults own cryptocurrencies.

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