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John Oliver criticised prediction market platforms on HBO’s Last Week Tonight, highlighting manipulation risks and weak regulatory oversight in a segment aired Sunday.

Binance’s top traders are steadily increasing long positions in Dogecoin despite muted price action, signalling growing bullish conviction among large market participants.

Startale Group is expanding into Abu Dhabi after being selected for Hub71’s Digital Assets cohort, positioning itself within the UAE’s fast-growing, state-backed crypto ecosystem.

South Korea’s Phase 2 virtual asset legislation has been delayed indefinitely as shifting global priorities, including the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, stall progress on crypto regulation.

Prediction market platform Polymarket is reportedly in talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, as institutional capital continues to flow into the fast-growing sector.

Ethereum Name Service gateway eth.limo said its domain hijack was caused by a social engineering attack targeting its domain provider EasyDNS, allowing an attacker to gain account access and alter DNS records.

Coinbase has begun testing AI agents across internal tools including Slack and email, as part of a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence into its workforce operations.

SBI Ripple Asia has launched a regulated prepaid payment token platform on the XRP Ledger in Japan, targeting a market worth around $200 billion in annual transaction volume.

Bitcoin traded at $74,335 after Iran reinstated controls over the Strait of Hormuz, with its 1.6% decline notably milder than sharp moves in oil and equities.

LayerZero has attributed the $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO to the protocol’s use of a single-verifier configuration, despite prior recommendations to implement a more secure multi-verifier setup.

Vercel disclosed a security breach that may have exposed API keys, prompting crypto developers to rotate credentials and audit their systems.

Nvidia has released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120 billion-parameter open AI model designed to improve efficiency and reduce costs for large-scale agentic workloads.

A new film titled "Bitcoin" is heading toward global release, examining the origins of Bitcoin and the unresolved identity of its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

XRP could potentially revisit its $3.65 all-time high by July, though AI analysis suggests such a move would require near-perfect market conditions and strong broader crypto momentum.

A $292 million exploit linked to Kelp DAO has triggered a wave of security responses across major crypto platforms, including BitGo and Polygon.

Michael Saylor signalled another potential major Bitcoin purchase, reinforcing expectations of continued accumulation by Strategy.

Bitcoin has a 31% chance of reaching $80,000 in April, according to Polymarket, reflecting mixed sentiment among traders.

Solana led decentralised exchange (DEX) spot trading in Q1 2026 with a 30.6% market share, despite a 26.5% drop in trading volume.

BitMEX Research has proposed a “canary” system to protect Bitcoin from quantum computing threats without triggering a premature network-wide freeze.

Bitcoin fell toward $75,000 after failing to hold a $78,400 breakout, as renewed Middle East tensions triggered a broader market pullback.

Cathie Wood sold $2.57 million worth of crypto-linked stocks, reducing exposure to the sector while rotating into other equities.

Artificial intelligence drew $242 billion in venture capital in Q1 2026, accounting for 80% of global startup funding and surpassing the total raised across all of 2025.

Alcoa is nearing a deal to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in New York to NYDIG, signalling a shift toward digital infrastructure use.

Nayib Bukele has achieved a 94% approval rating, the highest among 26 global leaders, while continuing to champion sovereign Bitcoin adoption.