Institutions’ bitcoin positioning lacks conviction; CPI, Iran talks might help
Institutions are betting on the bitcoin price hitting $80,000 through call options, but they are also buying downside protection.
Gen Z’s love-hate relationship with AI
Gen Z is increasingly disillusioned with AI – just not enough to stop using it. A new Gallup report released this week, based on responses from nearly 1,600 people ages 14 to 29 across the US, suggests the hype is wearing off for the digital-native generation as AI becomes more embedded in school and work. … Read more
YouTube Premium is getting pricier
YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US, with prices rising by $2 on standard individual accounts and as much as $4 for the family plan. The price hike is already in effect for new accounts, and is rolling out now for existing customers. Premium’s Individual plan now costs $15.99 per month, up from … Read more
Aethir halts bridge exploit, promises compensation after $90K loss
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.
Covenant AI exits Bittensor over ‘decentralization theatre,’ TAO drops 18%
Covenant AI said it was leaving Bittensor due to its overreaching control on subnets and their large-scale TAO token sales, but Bittensor’s founder denied all allegations.
Bitcoin holds steady as inflation data looms, bittensor drama unfolds
Traders face a pivotal Friday as narrowing volatility on bitcoin’s chart hints at a massive price move while bittensor faces a high-profile developer exit.
The fake website that led to an arrest: Inside the CoinDCX impersonation case
Inside the CoinDCX impersonation case: How a spoofed site triggered fraud claims, legal action and a court ruling that cleared the real platform.
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to Anchorpoint and HSBC
Hong Kong has issued its first stablecoin licenses, approving Anchorpoint Financial and HSBC’s Hong Kong banking arm under the HKMA’s new regime.
Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps
Microsoft is starting to remove “unnecessary” Copilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button in favor of a “writing tools” menu. The Copilot button in the Snipping Tool app also no longer appears when you select an area to … Read more
HSBC and Standard Chartered-led group land Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licenses
The approvals by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory’s central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025.
XRP adjacent Flare proposes protocol-level MEV capture and 40% inflation cut
The proposal would move block building away from individual validators, create a revenue entity called FIRE to buy and burn FLR, and reduce annual token inflation to 3%.
David Bailey’s bitcoin holder Nakamoto is trying to stay on Nasdaq with a reverse stock split
The stock has plunged roughly 99% from its May 2025 peak as pressure builds on the bitcoin treasury firm.
Japan moves to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products
The new rules ban insider trading, require issuers to publish annual disclosures, and impose stricter penalties: up to 10 years in prison and 10 million yen in fines for operating without registration.
How Tok-Edge Is Trying to Rewire Crypto Hedge Funds With a New Token Class Called Redemption Tokens
What if you could hold a hedge fund position and still trade its liquidity on a public blockchain at 3 a.m. on a Sunday? That is the question Tok-Edge, a London-based digital asset firm, is putting in front of institutional allocators with the launch of what it calls the Redemption Token, confirmed on April 7, … Read more
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CZ hopes in 5 years people stop talking about crypto and just use it
Some industry insiders speculate the crypto sector may be just one market cycle away from full-scale mainstream adoption.
XRP may be less exposed to quantum threats than bitcoin, experts say
XRP’s design leaves a smaller share of its supply exposed to future quantum attacks than Bitcoin’s, experts said, pointing to additional XRPL features that stand out.
Japan approves bill to classify crypto as financial instruments
The Japanese Cabinet reclassified crypto as a financial instrument and will enforce insider trading bans and annual disclosure mandates for issuers.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF inflows $269M, marking a 5-week high
Fidelity and Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETFs also saw a combined $68.2 million in inflows, while four other Bitcoin ETFs also tallied inflows on Thursday.
The TechBeat: HackerNoon Projects of the Week: Movement Network Foundation, Packworks & Kyram (4/10/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Pretext Does What CSS Can’t — Measuring Text Before the DOM Even Exists By @typesetting [ 8 Min read ] Cheng … Read more
How I Built a Persistent AI Persona That Passed Cognitive Testing (And What Broke Along the Way)
I didn’t set out to build a persistent AI persona. I set out to write better content. Somewhere between “I need a consistent voice across articles” and “this thing just connected two questions I asked three hours apart without being told to,” the project became something else entirely. This is a technical walkthrough of the … Read more
How DoorDash Optimized Item Availability at Scale Using Elasticsearch
DoorDash’s homepage item carousels needed to filter millions of items by availability in under 300ms. We couldn’t call the menu service at request time (too much fan-out, too slow), so we indexed availability directly in Elasticsearch. We went through three schema iterations: nested documents (600ms), Gojek-style encoded time slots as terms (350ms but 6x storage), … Read more