The CFTC’s task force includes five members with legal and crypto backgrounds to help “clear rules of the road for American innovators.”The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has unveiled the first members of its new innovation task force as the agency continues its push to provide greater clarity for the…

Alex Thorn, an executive at crypto investment firm Galaxy, said it is monitoring onchain activity for signs of an oil tanker fee paid in BTC.The Bitcoin (BTC) community is discussing the feasibility and implications of the Iranian government accepting BTC for tolls paid by oil tankers crossing the Strait of…

The 10-day lunar flyby mission is expected to end in a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening.Users on the prediction markets platform Kalshi are using the platform’s event contracts to bet on the aftermath of the Artemis II mission, NASA’s first manned spacecraft to the Moon in…

CoreWeave said the agreement means it now serves nine of the 10 major developers of large language models for artificial intelligence.CoreWeave, a publicly traded AI cloud infrastructure company, announced on Friday a “multi-year” agreement with AI developer Anthropic, which will use CoreWeave’s cloud computing data centers for its Claude AI…

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market remained resilient despite hotter-than-expected US inflation data, with the Consumer Price Index recording its…

Iran may require oil tankers to pay BTC tolls through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a new use case for crypto as geopolitical tensions reshape global trade routes.Bitcoin is emerging as a potential component in the fragile ceasefire that is taking shape between the United States and Iran after a…

Technical analysis, overhead supply awaiting absorption, and a shift in investor sentiment have increased the likelihood of Bitcoin reaching $80,000 in April.Bitcoin (BTC) extended its bullish run into the Wall Street open on Friday, rallying above $73,000. Traders now eye a move back toward $80,000 by the end of April,…

The public statement came about three months after the CEO said Coinbase could not support the crypto bill “as written“ before a crucial committee vote.Brian Armstrong, the Coinbase CEO who withdrew the crypto exchange’s support for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in January, said “it’s time” for the legislation…

Bitcoin bulls spent the week stampeding toward a critical overhead resistance level, which, if breached, could restart the bull market in BTC and altcoins.Key points:Buyers are attempting to push Bitcoin toward the $76,000 level but are facing significant selling from the bears.Several major altcoins are likely to pick up momentum…

Bitcoin holding above $72,000, along with a sharp uptick in whale activity, suggests traders may target the supply zone at $88,000.Mirroring a breakout setup from Q2 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) is now eyeing a possible rally toward the $86,000–$90,000 range over the next few weeks.The bullish view is supported by robust…

Although US inflation was weaker than expected in March, the ongoing war between the United States, Iran and Israel has fueled macroeconomic uncertainty.The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March, showing a 0.9% month-over-month rise in headline CPI inflation.CPI inflation is…

TAO drops 30% from its weekly high, confirming fractal setups that projected deeper downside targets for the token in the past.Bittensor’s TAO token may drop by up to 45% in the coming weeks as Covenant AI, one of its top subnet operators, publicly announced its full exit from the ecosystem.Key…

Bitcoin saw a fresh attempt to hit new local highs on the back of lower-than-expected US CPI data, despite a giant gas-price increase.Bitcoin (BTC) tagged $73,000 following Friday’s Wall Street open as crucial US inflation numbers came in below expectations.Key points:Bitcoin edges higher as US CPI data remains slightly below…

Reuters reported that White House staff were warned against using confidential information after suspicious Iran-linked oil futures bets and fresh scrutiny of prediction markets.The White House warned staff against improperly using confidential information to place bets in futures markets after suspicious oil trades ahead of President Donald Trump’s March 23…

A Bank of France official called for tighter MiCA rules on non-euro stablecoins as lawmakers advance reporting requirements for self-custodial crypto wallets above 5,000 euros.French officials are pushing for tighter oversight of crypto from two directions, as a Bank of France official called for stricter limits on non-euro stablecoins under…

New BTC price analysis predicted that the bear market would bottom out later in the year, before beginning a “two-year accumulation phase.”Bitcoin (BTC) should find a floor near $55,000 in the second half of 2026, a new prediction says.Key points:Bitcoin’s MVRV Z-score metric still needs to match old bear-market bottoms…

Artificial Intelligence was the key that unlocked the latest quantum breakthrough that has dramatically accelerated Q Day for Bitcoin. AI Eye

Bitget’s IPO Prime will debut with preSPAX, a Republic-issued token tied to SpaceX’s post-IPO performance rather than direct ownership of the company’s shares.Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has launched IPO Prime, a proxy offering tied to the pre-initial public offering (IPO) phase of Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturing and space transportation company, SpaceX.Bitget…

World Liberty said its WLFI unlock proposal will go through community input before a formal vote, outlining a phased vesting plan rather than a full token release.Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform World Liberty Financial said Friday it plans to put forward next week a governance proposal that would set a phased…

Aethir said it halted a bridge exploit on its Ethereum-linked contracts, limiting losses to under $90,000 after PeckShield estimated $400,000 in damages.Aethir, a decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure designed for artificial intelligence, confirmed an attack on its bridge contracts and said it halted the exploit.The platform said Friday that it had…