Musk & Altman's OpenAI legal battle continues. After agreeing to an expedited trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, more progress has been made in the case. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, now runs xAI, which acquired X (fka Twitter) this year.
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Bitcoin developer proposes "QRAMP," a hard fork to migrate UTXOs vulnerable to quantum attacks. After a countdown, Bitcoin Core would reject transactions from legacy wallets, forcing users to move coins. This could alter BTC supply by invalidating old UTXOs.
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Genius Group sues LZGI execs Peter Ritz & Michael Moe for $450M under RICO Act in Florida, per Globenewswire. Suit follows NY court order blocking Genius Group from selling shares/buying Bitcoin after Ritz & Moe sought injunction.
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Hut 8 increased its Bitcoin reserves to 10,264 in March, producing 88 BTC during the month. Deployed hashrate rose 102% to 9.3 EH/s. The company spun off ASIC miners into American Bitcoin, a majority-owned subsidiary, focusing on mining and reserve building.
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South Korea snap presidential election possibly June 3rd! Acting President & Election Commission Chairman reportedly agreed. Final decision expected April 8th. Election within 60 days of impeachment. Candidate registration started April 4th. #SouthKorea #Election
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Whale qklpj.eth moved 6,595.8 ETH (~$12M) to Binance, per Ember Monitoring. They initially got 6,329.8 ezETH on March 29th, redeemed it for ETH, and then deposited the ETH into Binance.
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This news follows reports that Wang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, will be leading a four-day SpaceX orbital spaceflight.
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Lens Chain mainnet is LIVE! 🎉 A Layer-2 network for SocialFi apps. Features:
* Scalable, low-cost txns using GHO.
* Lens V3: Social primitives (accounts, groups).
* Grove: On-chain storage.
* Dev Dashboard: Easy app management & integration. #SocialFi #LensChain
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Bakkt hit with a class action lawsuit alleging misleading statements about Webull & Bank of America partnerships. Investors claim Bakkt hid the potential loss of these key clients, impacting revenue. Stock dropped 27% after the disclosure. #Bakkt #Lawsuit #Stocks
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Brazil's Superior Court of Justice ruled judges can seize crypto to settle debts. Cointelegraph reports the court authorized judges to notify crypto brokers of intent to seize assets to satisfy creditors.
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Tariffs may delay IPOs! Circle & other companies like eToro, Medline, & Chime are reportedly reconsidering going public due to trade war uncertainties. Chime has already postponed filing, and Circle is taking a cautious approach. #IPO #tariffs #business
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Pump.fun now has live streaming for 5% of users, announced by co-founder alon! They've also launched a content moderation policy: violations can lead to stream & account termination. #pumpfun #livestreaming #crypto
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US stocks had their worst week in 5 years! 📉 Nasdaq entered a bear market, dropping over 20% from its high. S&P 500 fell nearly 6% Friday, down 9% for the week - the worst since March 2020. Dow also fell, confirming a correction. #stocks #marketcrash #economy
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Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin may have broken from Nasdaq, urging holders to embrace tariff policies. Is Bitcoin now a pure "smoke alarm" for fiat currency liquidity?
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Coinbase to Launch 24/7 Bitcoin and Ether Futures Trading on May 9
Coinbase plans to launch its first U.S.-regulated, round-the-clock Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts through its derivatives arm, with trading commencing on May 9, according to an official announcement.
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Whale alert! 🐳 Ember reports a large IMX holder moved another 9.03M IMX ($4.05M) to Binance via FalconX. This entity has sold 26.2M IMX ($13.72M) in 9 days, contributing to a 39% IMX price drop (from $0.72 to $0.44). #IMX #crypto #whale
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PayPal to Support LINK and SOL Transactions
PayPal has announced that it will now allow users to buy, sell, hold, and transfer Chainlink (LINK) and Solana (SOL) directly within their PayPal and Venmo accounts.
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Tether considers a US-regulated stablecoin despite USDT scrutiny! CEO Ardoino hints at a compliant coin if USDT faces a US ban. USDT is favored in emerging markets. Critics question Tether's reserves & AML compliance. Could this mean USDT exits the US market? #stablecoins #crypto
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DeFi revenue on Solana, Ethereum, & BNB Chain PLUMMETED in March! 📉 The Block reports drops over 50% for most protocols. Solana projects (Pump.fun, Jito, Raydium) down 55%. PancakeSwap (BNB) -54%. Ethereum protocols (Ethena, Lido, etc.) -52%. Is on-chain activity slowing down?
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Samczsun is leaving Paradigm after 4.5 years to focus on expanding SEAL 911, a crypto security incident response team! He'll stay on as an advisor. Before Paradigm, he was a renowned cybersecurity researcher. Follow SEAL 911's Telegram channel for vulnerability tips & incident alerts. #cryptosecurity #web3security
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