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Federal AI Adoption Surges but Faces Bottlenecks and Public Skepticism, Brookings Finds
A new Brookings Institution report finds the US government has rapidly expanded its use of AI tools in recent years, but implementation bottlenecks and growing public distrust of both AI and federal agencies threaten to ...
Suspicious Polymarket Trader Netted $320K Betting on Last-Minute Biden Pardons
Two linked wallets placed highly accurate last-minute wagers on several presidential pardons issued by Joe Biden in the final minutes of his presidency, netting approximately $320,000. The trading pattern has raised ques...
Bitcoin Scholars Fund Launches With $21M Goal to Bring Bitcoin Education to K–12
A new nonprofit called the Bitcoin Scholars Fund (BSF) has announced plans to raise $21 million to integrate Bitcoin education into K–12 school curricula across the United States....
Public Crypto Miners Sold More BTC in Q1 2026 Than All of 2025 Combined
A new report finds publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies liquidated more BTC in the first quarter of 2026 than during the entirety of 2025. The industry is now divided between firms selling holdings to cover operating...
AI Conversations Now Admissible in Court, Prompting Law Firm Client Warnings
Two months after a New York federal judge ruled that AI chat logs can be seized and used as evidence by prosecutors, more than a dozen major law firms have issued formal warnings to clients about the legal risks of their...
Bitcoin Hovers Near $74.5K; Analysts Split on Whether Bull Run Has Begun
Bitcoin rebounded toward $74,500 as US stocks posted fresh all-time highs, but analysts remain cautious. CoinTelegraph reports active holders are still below profitability thresholds and new demand is lagging capital out...
CFTC Chair Selig Faces Bipartisan Pushback Over Unilateral Rulemaking Push
Acting CFTC Chair Michael Selig drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers for advancing regulatory policies without the bipartisan consensus traditionally required by the five-commissioner body. A House committee hearing ...
Stack BTC CEO Departs as Farage-Backed Bitcoin Venture Reshuffles Leadership
The CEO of Stack BTC has stepped down as the company undergoes a leadership reshuffle. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage publicly backed the venture after it relaunched under the Stack BTC name in March 2026....
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.7, Topping Benchmarks at High Token Cost
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7, its new flagship model, which outperformed benchmarks in testing but consumes significantly more tokens than previous versions. The model exposes its reasoning process visibly to users...
Charles Schwab to Launch Spot Bitcoin and Ether Trading, Eyes Prediction Markets
Charles Schwab announced it will roll out direct spot trading of Bitcoin and Ether for retail clients through a dedicated account, marking its first move into spot crypto. Separately, CEO Rick Wurster indicated the broke...
Tennessee Senate Committee to Consider State Bitcoin Reserve Proposal
Tennessee lawmakers are set to revisit a proposal to establish a state-level Bitcoin reserve, with the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee scheduled to take up the measure the following week....
CFTC's Selig: AI Compensates for Staffing Cuts at Crypto Regulator
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission official Selig stated that artificial intelligence tools have helped the agency offset the impact of staffing reductions, maintaining oversight capacity at the key crypto watchdo...
Meta Raises Quest VR Headset Prices Amid Global RAM Shortage
Meta has increased prices for its Quest 3 and Quest 3S virtual reality headsets, citing a global RAM shortage that has rippled through the consumer tech industry and driven up prices across multiple product categories....
Hoskinson: Bitcoin's Quantum Fix Requires Hard Fork, Won't Protect Satoshi's Coins
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson argued that any quantum computing defense for Bitcoin would necessitate a hard fork. He noted that such a solution would be unable to rescue coins held in wallets attributed to Bitcoin's...
Tether Backs $148–$150M Recovery Plan for Drift Protocol After $280M DeFi Exploit
Tether is providing a recovery fund for Drift Protocol following a massive exploit earlier in April; CoinTelegraph cites the figure as $150 million while Decrypt reports $148 million. The funds will be used to relaunch t...
Zonda Exchange Discloses Inaccessible 4,500 BTC Wallet Amid Withdrawal Crisis
The CEO of troubled European crypto exchange Zonda revealed the existence of a wallet holding approximately 4,500 BTC but said the private keys were never transferred during a prior company handover, leaving the funds ef...
Steak 'n Shake Teases Bitcoin-Themed Milkshake Ahead of Bitcoin Conference 2026
Fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake has hinted at a special "Bitcoin Milkshake" planned for Bitcoin Conference 2026, continuing the company's public embrace of Bitcoin following its earlier corporate treasury investment....
Polkadot Bridge Hack Losses 10x Worse Than Initially Reported at ~$2.5M
Hyperbridge, the Polkadot-Ethereum bridge protocol, admitted that losses from a hack earlier this week were roughly ten times larger than originally disclosed, with total damages now estimated at approximately $2.5 milli...
CoinDesk: Tokenization's Evolution and What It Means for Financial Advisors
CoinDesk's Crypto for Advisors series examines the evolving landscape of asset tokenization and its implications for financial advisory practices. The piece explores how tokenized assets are maturing as an asset class re...
Bitcoin Struggles Below $75K as Funding Rates Hit Most Negative Since 2023
Bitcoin failed to break above $74,000 and retreated after another failed rally attempt, while trading near $75,000 with short-term holders watching for profit opportunities. CryptoQuant notes Bitcoin is testing a resista...