Month: April 2026

CFTC Uses Microsoft AI Tools to Surveil Crypto and Prediction Markets, Chairman Tells Congress – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: CFTC Chairman Michael Selig confirmed the agency is deploying AI and automation tools to surveil markets with a 20%-reduced staff since FY2024. Six Polymarket accounts reportedly earned $1.2 million betting on U.S. Iran strikes hours before the February 28th action, raising insider trading alarms. Selig called bipartisan crypto market structure legislation under the Clarity Act essential, urging Congress to send the bill to the president’s desk in 2025. Selig Calls Clarity Act Essential as CFTC Faces Congressional Heat Over Polymarket Insider Trading Fears Chairman Michael Selig, sworn in…

Josh Stark Announces Departure From The Ethereum Foundation

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Josh Stark, a key researcher and project manager at the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit organization that stewards development of the Ethereum ecosystem, said Thursday that he is departing the organization after five years. Stark did not provide a specific reason for his departure and said in a post on X that he has “no plans for the future.” Instead, he will take some personal time to focus on family and friends. He said: “The Ethereum ecosystem has reliably done things the world told us were impossible. It is easy to…

What 24-Hour Spot Flow Data Reveals About Its Next Move

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Dogecoin’s price action is still stuck below $0.1, trading in a range so tight. Dogecoin’s price trajectory has spent the better part of April refusing to commit to a direction, and this trend is also reflected in its spot flow activity. The latest data from CoinGlass shows a split between short-term outflows and inflows on higher timeframes.  Dogecoin Buyers Are Showing Up, Just Not Enough The latest Dogecoin spot flow data presents a balanced view of market activity. At first glance, Dogecoin’s spot flow data appears constructive, with inflows exceeding…

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After Kalshi Appeal, Prediction Markets Fight Could Head to Supreme Court

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An appellate court is expected to reach a decision after hearing arguments from Kalshi and lawyers representing the state of Nevada. Some legal experts speculated that the state vs. federal jurisdiction battle over regulating prediction markets companies could soon be headed to the United States Supreme Court. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments from lawyers representing prediction markets platform Kalshi and Nevada authorities over the state’s ban on the prediction markets’ event contracts. The appeal was over a lower court decision preventing…

Geopolitical Chaos Might Push Bitcoin Over $1 Million – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Iran’s $1 bitcoin toll per oil barrel proposal bypasses weaponized fiat, fueling a shift to apolitical rails next. Bitwise CIO Hougan claims the $20M hypothetical daily toll proves bitcoin will soon act as both gold and currency. If bitcoin captures this new dual role, Hougan calls to update his $1M, 17% market share target up for BTC. Bitwise: Bitcoin Might Be Adopted As Currency Amidst Geopolitical Chaos The recent events surrounding the use of bitcoin as a possible means of payment to secure passage through the Strait of…

Is The Next BIG Crypto Crash Coming in April? 😳

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Metals.io Brings Rare Industrial Metals to Blockchain via Tezos

Caroline Bishop Apr 16, 2026 19:39 New platform tokenizes hafnium, rhenium, and other hard-to-access industrial metals alongside gold and uranium, settling trades onchain. The team behind uranium.io is expanding its commodity tokenization model to cover a broader range of industrial metals, launching metals.io as a unified platform for accessing everything from gold to obscure materials like hafnium and neodymium. The April 15 announcement positions the Tezos-based platform as an attempt to modernize how metals markets operate—replacing slow settlement times and high minimums…

Crossmint’s Lobster.cash Integrates Mastercard Agent Pay for Agentic Commerce – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Lobster.cash and Mastercard will let Openclaw’s 1 million-plus AI agents charge purchases to existing Mastercard cards. The Verifiable Intent framework, co-developed with Google, cryptographically ties each agent transaction to a user’s explicit April 2026 approval. Crossmint plans an early access rollout before expanding Mastercard Agent Pay to additional agentic platforms beyond Openclaw. Lobster.cash Partners With Mastercard to Bring Card-Backed Payments to AI Agents The integration targets the Openclaw ecosystem, which has deployed more than one million agents across 20-plus messaging platforms, making it one of the fastest-growing open-source…

Ripple Payments And The Future Of Domestic Payment Infrastructure by 2030

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As the global financial system moves toward greater efficiency, interoperability, and real-time settlement, the infrastructure behind domestic payments is undergoing a profound transformation. Governments and institutions are setting ambitious 2030 targets to modernize payment systems. In this evolving landscape, Ripple Payments is increasingly being positioned as a technology capable of supporting the next generation of domestic financial rails. Where Ripple Payments Is Already Being Implemented Ripple payments are positioned to support the domestic payment standards set by the G20 for 2030. A technical analyst known as ChartNerd on X has…