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MARKET: Bitcoin (BTC) reaches $73,000 after CPI surges to 3.3% Here’s why the market is rallying.
The March CPI rose 3.3% year over year, but gasoline alone, with a 21.2% increase in a single month, accounted for almost three quarters of that rise, while core inflation came in at 2.6%, below the 2.7% forecast.
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates between 3.50% and 3.75% in March, and the CME FedWatch report shows that 98% of traders expect them to remain unchanged at the FOMC meeting on April 28 29, rather than rise.

BREAKING: A counterfeit USDT originating in Venezuela led to a complaint being filed with the FBI.
The scam exploited the lack of verification in smart contracts, demonstrating that security depends more on judgment than on code.
Some wallet interfaces facilitate fraud by concealing the true address of the assets. Technical expertise transforms blockchain data into admissible evidence in foreign courts.

JUST IN: THINCS Brings Lightweight Post Quantum Signatures Closer to Bitcoin, But Are They Scalable?
Conor Deegan, CTO of Project Eleven, released THINCS, a system that optimizes the size of post quantum signatures based on the number of signatures required.
For 1,000 signatures, THINCS produces signatures of 2,512 bytes compared to the 7,856 bytes of the SLH-DSA standard.
Current Bitcoin signatures are still up to 35 times lighter than with THINCS.

JUST IN: Bitcoin is beginning to show signs of a new liquidity rotation, with capital flowing out of stablecoins and back into BTC, as analysts note parallels with setups prior to major breakouts and warn that volatility could intensify.
Bitcoin's realized market capitalization has dropped from a low of -$28.7 billion to -$3 billion, while stablecoins have retreated from over $6 billion to -$1 billion.

BREAKING: A security incident involving Sam Altman's residence and OpenAI's headquarters in San Francisco occurred when a suspect threw an incendiary device and made threats. A swift police response prevented further damage, and no injuries were reported.
The suspect threw an incendiary device near the home of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. He also reportedly made threats outside OpenAI's headquarters in Mission Bay.

JUST IN: Michael Burry, the investor known for predicting the subprime mortgage crisis, confirmed that he maintains his bearish position on Palantir even after a post by Donald Trump briefly boosted the stock.
The fund manager argues that the software and AI company continues to trade well above its fundamental value.
Michael Burry said he continues to hold long term put options on Palantir.
Donald Trump publicly praised the company, helping to lift the stock from its intraday lows.

JUST IN: Polymarket countered a new political offensive in Washington after Senator Richard Blumenthal accused the platform of facilitating bets linked to national security secrets.
The company rejected these claims, defended its rules against insider trading, and reiterated that it operates in accordance with applicable law, at a time when crypto prediction markets face increasing scrutiny in the United States.
Senator Richard Blumenthal accused Polymarket of operating as an illicit marketplace and of allowing sensitive bets on military events and the deaths of heads of state.

JUST IN: Anthropic found itself at the center of a technological and geopolitical debate after stating that its new Mythos model is too dangerous to release immediately, even as its annualized revenue growth rate reportedly climbed to $30 billion.
Meanwhile, investors and analysts debated whether the company is acting prudently or repeating a fear-based marketing strategy, amidst tensions with OpenClaw, the race for AI agents, and the noise generated by the Iran Israel truce.

BREAKING: A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily blocked any attempt by the state to enforce its gambling laws against Kalshi event contracts, a decision that favors the CFTC's position and adds pressure to the national debate over whether these products are financial derivatives or simply online gambling.
Judge Michael Liburdi granted an injunction preventing Arizona from initiating or continuing civil or criminal actions against Kalshi contracts listed on CFTC-regulated markets.

JUST IN: A warning from Chainalysis highlights a delicate scenario for maritime trade if shipping companies use cryptocurrencies to pay potential transit fees to Iran, they could expose themselves to sanctions from the United States and other jurisdictions.
The case again demonstrates that, while digital assets facilitate cross-border payments, their traceability on blockchain can also become a disadvantage.
Chainalysis warned that any crypto payment to the Iranian regime could be interpreted as “material support” under the current sanctions framework.

JUST IN: The promise that artificial intelligence would trigger a job boom is beginning to clash with less encouraging data.
While executives report positive returns and increased weekly use of these tools, several studies point to a decline in entry level hiring, monthly job losses, and a hidden cost in productivity due to errors, revisions, and rework.
A report cited by Fortune indicates that AI has eliminated 16,000 jobs per month over the past year.

JUST IN: Bitwise signaled further progress in its proposed Hyperliquid spot ETF by adding the ticker symbol BHYP and a 0.67% management fee in a second amended filing with the SEC.
This move comes as HYPE continues its strong performance and competition intensifies with Grayscale and 21Shares to bring the first such fund to market.
Bitwise updated its Hyperliquid spot ETF application with the ticker symbol BHYP and a 0.67% management fee.

JUST IN: The FTX crisis not only destroyed trust in crypto exchanges, but it also accelerated a structural shift in the institutional market. Separate custody, off-exchange liquidation, and regulated custodians are beginning to replace the old model of holding large balances on trading platforms.
Institutions no longer want to hold large amounts of cryptocurrency on exchanges after the FTX collapse.

JUST IN: SiFive, the company that emerged from the UC Berkeley ecosystem and is known for its work with open RISC V architecture, closed an oversubscribed $400 million funding round, raising its valuation to $3.65 billion.
The move is noteworthy not only for the size of the funding but also for the involvement of Nvidia, which is now backing a company focused on open CPUs for AI data centers.
SiFive secured an oversubscribed $400 million round and reached a valuation of $3.65 billion.

JUST IN: The long awaited Clarity Act, considered key to defining how cryptocurrencies are regulated in the United States, still faces an uncertain future.
Ron Hammond, head of policy at Wintermute, estimates its chances of passage in 2026 are only around 30%, amid clashes with the banking sector, shifting timelines, and new political risks.
Ron Hammond of Wintermute estimates the probability of the Clarity Act being passed in 2026 at 30%.

JUST IN: Cashu presents itself as a free and open source Chaumian ecash protocol designed for Bitcoin.
Its offering combines instant payments, low costs, and a strong focus on privacy, with a coin and wallet based architecture that aims to bring digital payments closer to the experience of physical cash.
Cashu defines its ecash as a bearer digital token stored on the user's device.
The protocol enables private peer to peer payments and transfers between coins using the Lightning Network.

JUST IN: A paper titled Quantum Safe Bitcoin Transactions has reignited one of the most sensitive debates for the future of Bitcoin how to protect its transaction system against the eventual advancement of quantum computing.
Although the available source material is limited, the proposal aims to explore security mechanisms designed for an era in which current cryptographic schemes could face new risks.
A paper titled Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions proposes addressing Bitcoin's security against quantum computing.

BREAKING: NASA's Artemis II mission concluded with a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, ending a crewed flight of just over nine days around the Moon and marking the United States' return to this type of operation more than half a century later.
The Orion capsule splashed down at 5:07 p.m. off the coast of San Diego, California.
The four astronauts returned in green condition after completing the first crewed Artemis mission.

JUST IN: Bhutan Reduces Bitcoin Reserves by 70%, but Maintains Ethereum
BTC sales, which began in 2024, have caused Bhutan to drop from 4th to 7th place among countries with the most Bitcoin.
The Kingdom of Bhutan is accelerating the sale of its Bitcoin (BTC) reserves, accumulating a drop of nearly 70% since October 2024, when it reached its peak, according to records from Arkham Intelligence.
The Bhutanese government has not sold its ETH holdings so far in 2026.

JUST IN: The community is lashing out at World Liberty Financial, accusing it of being a scam.
The circular borrowing strategy implemented by the DeFi platform linked to the Trump family is causing outrage in the market.
World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by President Donald Trump's family, is facing growing backlash in the Bitcoin community after revealing a controversial transaction with the Dolomite lending protocol, which advises and co founds the company.