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04-22

Coinbase Warns of Quantum Risk, Crypto Projects Begin Preparations

Quantum computing is no longer a distant theory, as early signals now suggest crypto holders may soon face a silent race to secure their funds.The Coinbase advisory board has now noted that a quantum computer capable of breaking encryption remains over a decade away.Source: CoinbaseAs the picture be...

New York Governor Bans State Employees from Insider Trading in Prediction Markets

ME News reports that on April 23 (UTC+8), New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order prohibiting state government employees from trading on prediction markets using non-public information or assisting others in profiting from such activities, in response to growing concerns over “insid...

IOG Submits Nine Treasury Proposals for Cardano's 2026 Upgrade Roadmap

TL;DRIOG submitted nine treasury proposals for 2026, with a scaled-back ask centered on Leios, developer experience, and core Cardano upgrades.The roadmap reflects a sharper focus after Acropolis and tiered pricing were halted and ₳4.1 million was returned to the treasury for reallocation.Community ...

TD Cowen: Multiple Challenges Delay U.S. Crypto Legislation

ChainCatcher reports that investment bank TD Cowen stated that the disagreements surrounding the CLARITY Act extend far beyond stablecoin yields, as multiple practical obstacles could slow the legislative process. First, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is severely understaffed, with only on...

Microsoft Foundry launches managed agent service with an isolated sandbox for each session.

ME News reports that on April 23 (UTC+8), Microsoft Foundry released the Managed Agents (public preview) in Foundry Agent Service, designed to address the challenges of securely and scalably deploying agents into enterprise environments. The service’s core feature is a dedicated, isolated enterprise...

Tesla Q1 2026: No Bitcoin Purchase, $173M Impairment Recorded

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Tesla disclosed it made no adjustments to its Bitcoin holdings in the first quarter of 2026, maintaining a position of 11,509 BTC, worth approximately $880 million at current prices.Due to the decline in Bitcoin's price from approximately $90,000 to $68,000, the comp...

TD Cowen: The CLARITY Act Faces Multiple Hurdles Beyond Stablecoin Earnings

Odaily Planet Daily reports that investment bank TD Cowen says the disagreements surrounding the CLARITY Act extend far beyond stablecoin yields, with multiple practical obstacles likely to slow the legislative process.First, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is understaffed, with only one co...

NVIDIA NeMo RL Adds FP8 Support to Accelerate Reinforcement Learning Training

ME News reports that on April 23 (UTC+8), NVIDIA AI announced that its open-source library, NVIDIA NeMo RL, has added support for reinforcement learning (RL) post-training using low-precision FP8 format to accelerate related computational workloads. According to its release, using FP8 format on the ...

Circle Proposes Emergency Rate Adjustment to Unfreeze Aave's USDC Pool

CoinDesk reports:Circle proposes an urgent adjustment to the interest rate parameters of the Aave V3 Ethereum core USDC pool, which has maintained a utilization rate of 99.87% for four consecutive days following the KelpDAO vulnerability event on April 18.In a post on Tuesday, Gordon Liao, chief eco...

Bitcoin market cap approaches $80,000, projected to exceed 60% dominance by 2026

CoinDesk reports:The broader outlook for cryptocurrencies has been shattered.Bitcoin bulls target $80,000Bitcoin is reaffirming its absolute dominance over the cryptocurrency market, with its market share set to surpass the 60% threshold for the first time in 2026.Bitcoin's market capitalization (BT...

Bitcoin's probability of reaching $80,000 by April 2026 rises to 71.5% as tokenization accelerates.

CoinDesk reports:Token Terminal predicts that the on-chain capital markets will reach $10 trillion, prompting Bitcoin bets on Polymarket. After Bitcoin's market reached $80,000 in April, it shifted to...71.5%Yes, it has increased from 44% the previous day.Market reactionThe market price of Bitcoin i...

Coinbase to Launch XRP Futures TAS to Reduce Institutional Trading Volatility

CoinDesk reports:Coinbase's launch of XRP futures TAS marks a new era for institutional trading and XRP utility.Coinbase plans to launch the Trade-at-Settlement (TAS) feature for XRP futures on May 1, 2026, which will transform how XRP futures are traded. Institutional trading is executed in the cry...

GSR Launches Crypto Core3 ETF BESO to Provide Active Exposure to BTC, ETH, and SOL

TL;DRGSR launched the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF, ticker BESO, on Nasdaq, giving investors active exposure to bitcoin, ether, and solana.The fund is actively managed, charges a 1% fee, and rebalances weekly, positioning itself as a simpler route into crypto’s biggest assets for traditional market investor...

Coinbase Adds tGBP Stablecoin to Expand UK Crypto Payments

Coinbase has expanded its global stablecoin strategy by introducing tGBP, a British pound-backed digital asset, to its platform. The move reflects a broader shift toward local currency stablecoins as digital payments accelerate worldwide. Announced in a Coinbase blog post, the listing enables users ...

Tesla Reports $173M Bitcoin Loss Amid BTC Price Drop in Q1 2026

CoinDesk reports:Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA) held a stable amount of Bitcoin (BTC) in the first quarter of 2026, with the company continuing to hold 11,509 BTC in inventory.The company has booked an after-tax impairment loss of $173 million on its digital asset holdings, according to its first-quarter ...

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