Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs

Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a pause in the rollout of tariffs imposed on certain countries — but the prospect of a global trade war still looms, especially because Trump still wants to charge a 125% … Read more

Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle

Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle, anchored around its halving events, is widely recognized as a key factor in BTC’s year-over-year price growth. Within this larger framework, traders have come to expect distinct phases: accumulation, parabolic rallies, and eventual crashes. Throughout the four-year period, shorter-duration cycles also emerge, often driven by shifts in market sentiment and the … Read more

Whale NFT Bridge Goes Live: TON To Solana Migration Launches On Bridgemedaddy.com

Willemstad, Curaçao, April 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–Whale.io has officially launched its highly anticipated NFT bridge, seamlessly transporting the iconic Whale NFT collection from the TON blockchain to the Solana blockchain. The migration is now live on bridgemedaddy.com a dedicated domain facilitating the cross-chain transfer. Now listed on Magic Eden, one of the largest NFT marketplaces on Solana, … Read more

Zodor Launches Scalable Infrastructure For Real-World Asset Tokenization Ahead Of April 15 Launch

Dubai, UAE, April 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–Zodor has announced the launch of its live, enterprise-grade tokenization infrastructure, developed to facilitate the secure and compliant issuance of real-world assets (RWAs). The platform will hold a fair token launch on April 15, with no pre-sale, providing access to tokenized assets for both institutional and retail participants. The blockchain platform, … Read more

Huma Finance 2.0 Launches On Solana, Bringing Composable Real Yield To DeFi Users

San Francisco, United States/California, April 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–Huma Finance, the first PayFi Network, announced the launch of Huma 2.0, a permissionless, compliant, and composable real-yield platform built on Solana today. This launch opens global access to Huma’s stable real yield from global payment financing related to everyday commerce and trade activities. This development broadens individual access … Read more

Vampire Survivors will let you share saves across platforms — but not on PlayStation

A screenshot from Vampire Survivors’s new SaGa-themed DLC. Vampire Survivors is finally launching cross-saves today, but they won’t be available on PlayStation to start and have a “very slim” chance of coming to the platform because of a “legal issue.”  “Last month, we told everyone that cross-save would be available on PlayStation 4 / 5, … Read more

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $772M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation

Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced significant pressure amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing global trade war. Between March 28 and April 8, these ETFs experienced net outflows totaling $595 million, according to Farside Investors data. Notably, even after most US import tariffs were temporarily lifted on April 9, the funds still recorded an … Read more

Jack Dorsey's Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures

Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10. Block was fined by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) following an investigation into Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and cryptocurrency compliance operations, … Read more

Tokenized Gold Nears $2B Market Cap as Tariff Fears Spark Safe Haven Trade

As risk assets including cryptocurrencies struggled on Thursday amid tariff uncertainties, tokenized gold once again emerged as an outperformer in the carnage. The market capitalization of gold-backed tokens swelled to just under $2 billion on Wednesday, up 5.7% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. The rise coincided with the yellow metal briefly … Read more

Canva is now in the coding and spreadsheet business

Canva is launching its latest smorgasbord of generative AI-powered workspace tools in its attempt to cram everything that Microsoft, Google, and Adobe can do into a single platform. Canva’s Visual Suite is being redesigned to combine its design and productivity tools into a single interface, alongside adding new coding, photo editing, spreadsheet, and AI chatbot … Read more

Atomic, Exodus wallets targeted in new cybersecurity exploit

Users of the Atomic and Exodus wallets are being targeted by threat actors uploading malicious software packages to online coding repositories to steal crypto private keys in the latest cybersecurity threat identified by security professionals.  According to cybersecurity researchers at ReversingLabs, the exploit works by hiding malicious code in seemingly legitimate npm software packages, which … Read more

AI is Neither the Magical Replacement for Human Analysts Nor a Useless Gimmick

Every day, every minute, and every second, AI is digging deeper into data analytics. It automates routine tasks, writes SQL queries, cleans messy datasets, builds charts — and, at first glance, even seems to understand what it’s doing. Well… almost. This raises a very real, slightly unsettling question: Will AI replace data analysts? Or at … Read more

Ether ETF staking could come as soon as May — Bloomberg analyst

Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States may be able to start staking a portion of their tokens as soon as May, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart.  On April 9, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorized exchanges to begin listing options contracts tied to spot Ether (ETH) ETFs after greenlighting … Read more