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Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned Ripple Prime a BBB investment-grade issuer rating. CEO Brad Garlinghouse called it a clear validation of the platform's strength and technology.

A solo miner operating at just 230 TH/s found Bitcoin block #943,411 and earned 3.139 BTC. Meanwhile, mining difficulty climbed nearly 4% in the latest adjustment.

Ireland's government launched a pilot digital wallet on April 3 that includes age verification functionality aimed at protecting teenagers on social media platforms.

Security researchers from Diverg, TRM Labs, and Elliptic have confirmed that North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor) was behind the $280M exploit of DeFi protocol Drift. The attack marks Lazarus's 18th hack in 2026.

Small investor inflows on Binance have collapsed to just 332 BTC — the lowest since the exchange launched in 2017. Analysts see growing signs of a genuine bear market.

Crypto exchange aggregator BestChange has overhauled its referral program, raising per-user rewards from $1 to $5 and adding up to 30% commission on AML checks.

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC for $289.5 million in Q1 2026, redirecting proceeds toward AI and high-performance computing infrastructure in Texas.

Cursor has released the third version of its AI code editor, featuring a redesigned interface built around launching and managing multiple AI agents simultaneously.

Alibaba's cloud division released Qwen3.6-Plus, a new AI model featuring a 1 million token context window, enhanced agentic coding capabilities, and advanced multimodal reasoning.

Binance Research analysts have identified a structural shift in Bitcoin's behavior: since the launch of spot ETFs, BTC no longer follows central bank decisions — it anticipates them.

Telegram's built-in Wallet now supports perpetual futures trading with up to 50x leverage across 50+ assets, powered by decentralized exchange Lighter.

Google unveiled Gemma 4, a family of four open AI models ranging from smartphone-friendly compact versions to flagship research-grade systems, all built on the same technology behind Gemini 3.

USDC issuer Circle has announced cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token backed 1:1 by real BTC, targeting institutional participants and the broader DeFi ecosystem.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted Coinbase conditional approval to charter Coinbase National Trust Company, placing the exchange under direct federal oversight.

BTC plunged to $65,700 following Trump's mixed signals on the Iran conflict. Analysts highlight similarities with the 2022 bear market and warn of potential further downside.

The US Treasury has published an 87-page guidance document on GENIUS Act implementation and opened a 60-day public comment period for stablecoin market participants.

Japanese firm Metaplanet purchased 5,075 BTC for $405.5 million in Q1 2026, securing third place among public companies by Bitcoin treasury size. Meanwhile, other corporate holders are actively liquidating their reserves.

Addresses holding 1K–10K BTC have shed 188,000 coins over the past year after accumulating 200,000 BTC in 2024. Geopolitical turmoil and Trump's Iran speech amplified market turbulence.

Galen Buckwalter, a brain-computer interface user, has learned to generate music through neural signals and already incorporated the results into a track by his punk rock band.

Google released Veo 3.1 Lite, an affordable AI video generation model priced 2–3x cheaper than its predecessor. The launch comes shortly after OpenAI shut down its Sora video generator.
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