Bitcoin rally falters as AI industry weakens and CLARITY Act approval odds fall
Bitcoin’s dip below $76,000 was driven by an AI sector sell-off and investors’ worries about slowed progress in the CLARITY Act negotiations. Go to Source
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TON Tech Gives Telegram Bots Spending Power With New Agentic Wallet Standard
TON Tech launched Agentic Wallets on April 28, 2026, an open standard that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents operating on Telegram to hold and spend TON without user approval on every transaction. Key Takeaways: TON Tech launched Agentic Wallets on April 28, 2026, giving AI agents on Telegram direct onchain spending access. The open standard … Read more
Judge Kaplan Denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bid for a New Trial, Calling Claims Baseless
A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial on Tuesday, rejecting claims of new evidence and refusing to let the former FTX chief withdraw the request first. Key Takeaways: Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) Rule 33 motion on April 28, 2026, calling the new evidence claims “baseless.” The ruling closes … Read more
Tim Draper Says ‘You Should Be Scared’ Without 6 Months Bitcoin Savings
Venture capitalist Tim Draper told a packed crowd at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas that companies, families, and governments without bitcoin holdings face serious financial risk as global monetary systems continue to shift. Key Takeaways: Tim Draper warned Bitcoin 2026 attendees that companies without 5-15% bitcoin treasury allocation risk collapse if banks fail. Draper cited … Read more
Lightspark CEO Launches Grid Global Accounts at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and former president of Paypal, took the stage at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas to announce Grid Global Accounts, a dollar-denominated payment layer built entirely on Bitcoin that connects to 175 million Visa merchants across 33 countries and reaches 65 nations in real time. Key Takeaways: Lightspark CEO David Marcus launched … Read more
RedStone launches settlement layer to address RWA liquidity gap in DeFi lending
A new system targets the mismatch between fast DeFi liquidations and slow asset redemptions, a key barrier to the use of tokenized assets in lending markets. Go to Source
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium turns negative as BTC price drops, weekly losses top $829M
Bitcoin price followed weakening US spot market demand as the Coinbase Premium Index turned negative for the first time in three weeks. Go to Source
Tether Picks Canaan Modules to Power Immersion Mining Sites
Canaan Inc. landed a follow-on order from Tether for custom high-density mining hash board modules set for deployment at a Tether-affiliated facility in South America. Key Takeaways: Canaan secured a follow-on order from Tether for custom hash board modules deploying to South America in 2026. The modular system, co-designed with ACME Swisstech, cuts operational complexity … Read more
Report: Polymarket Targets Full US Return as CFTC Talks Advance
Polymarket is in active talks with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to remove a ban that has kept its primary blockchain-based exchange away from American traders since 2022, Bloomberg reported. Key Takeaways: Polymarket held discussions with the CFTC in recent weeks to lift its 2022 ban and bring its main exchange to U.S. … Read more
Traders Push Bitcoin Below $76,000 as $43M Long Liquidations Trigger Slide
On Tuesday, April 28, bitcoin fell 0.7%, dipping below the $76,000 mark as global markets stalled amid a lull in Middle East geopolitical tensions. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin dropped 0.7% to $76,200 on April 28 as markets shifted focus away from Middle East geopolitical risks. The Bitunix analysis shows that $43 million in long positions were … Read more