📰 Catch up on today’s top stories from the last 24 hours!

🇺🇸 CFTC Chair Michael Hsu states, “Legacy financial systems are outdated — blockchain networks are precisely what we need to modernize them for the 21st century.”

🚨 Ledger’s CTO suspects the $280M Drift Protocol breach may be tied to North Korean-linked hackers.

🚨 Arthur Hayes raises the question: Could native multisig support on Solana have stopped the Drift hack?

🚨 U.S. 30-year mortgage rates climbed for the fifth consecutive week, hitting 6.46% — the highest level since September 2025.

⚡️ Circle just launched cirBTC, a Bitcoin-backed token fully backed 1:1 and backed by onchain-verified reserves, designed for smooth DeFi integration.

🇨🇦 Canada’s new stablecoin regulations will require issuers to hold 1:1 reserves, register with the Bank of Canada, and provide redemption at par value.

🔥 SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is aiming for a post-IPO valuation exceeding $2 trillion, according to Bloomberg — positioning it ahead of all but five S&P 500 giants.

🚨 Tether is pushing to finalize a fundraising round at a $500 billion valuation, reports The Information.

🚨 The IMF published a new note on tokenized finance, emphasizing its potential to reshape banking, capital markets, and payment systems.

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🇯🇵 JUST IN: Microsoft is set to invest $10 billion in data centers and infrastructure across Japan by 2029, according to Nikkei, as competition heats up in Asia’s AI expansion race.

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🔥 BREAKING: Binance founder CZ will unveil his upcoming book, Freedom of Money, next week.

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🇹🇷 JUST IN: Turkey has sold 120 tons of gold—worth nearly $20 billion—in just three weeks to prop up the lira. Last week alone, Erdoğan offloaded 70 tons, depleting six years’ worth of accumulated reserves in a matter of days. Learn more #Economy #Turkey #GoldReserves

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🚨 UPDATE: Grayscale has submitted an S-1 amendment for its Bittensor ($TAO) trust. https://t.co/xR5wvUv9wP

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🇫🇷 EXCLUSIVE: LONGITUDE is back for its 9th edition in Paris — proudly co-hosted by Cointelegraph and OKX.

On April 15, over 350 industry leaders will convene for this invite-only gathering at Shangri-La, Paris.

The evening features in-depth conversations on digital assets, real-world assets (RWAs), and institutional adoption, followed by a refined dining experience and live entertainment.

Secure your invitation here:👇

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🚨 UPDATE: After the latest Non-Farm Payrolls Report, odds that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged have jumped to 95.5%.Read more

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🚨 JUST IN: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong warns that Bitcoin’s vulnerability to quantum computing “needs to be solved soon,” urging urgent upgrades to make BTC quantum-resistant.

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🔥 NEW: $12T financial giant Charles Schwab is launching Schwab Crypto, giving users access to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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🔥 HOT: The ETH Foundation is approaching 70,000 staked ETH.

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🚨 MARKET: $20T in Q1 volume — nearly 90% driven by derivatives and dominated by Binance, according to Coinglass.

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🚨 HUGE: Spot CEX Volume reached $986B in March.

That’s the lowest monthly volume in the past two years.

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🚨 NEW: Despite just four trading days this week, BTC ETFs saw a net inflow of $22.6M.

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🔥 HOT: Cortical Labs is executing code on human brain cells, transforming neurons into a revolutionary form of computing hardware

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: Kevin Warsh’s nomination hearing for Federal Reserve Chair set for April 16, moving forward as the Fed investigation continues.

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📊 BITCOIN: BTC surged and then dropped $10,000 within less than four weeks.

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🇪🇺 INSIGHT: Europe’s MiCA transition period is ending — and the compliance clock is ticking.

Businesses must now align licensing, reporting, and cross-border frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.

As many teams remain in mid-transition, Legal Nodes is supporting firms in achieving full MiCA compliance before time runs out.

Read more #Regulation #MiCA #Compliance #Web3 #CryptoLaw

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🚨 RISK: Alarm is growing over possible insider trading, following reports that traders nearly netted $1M betting on the timing of U.S. military strikes

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⚡ LONGS: A $52 drop in ETH could trigger the liquidation of $1B in long positions.

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🚨 REKT: Bitcoin whales wiped out nearly $337 million in just 24 hours, bringing their total realized losses for Q1 to $30.9 billion. Learn more #Bitcoin #Whales #CryptoLosses

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🇯🇵 NEW: Japan's 10-year bond yield hits its highest level since 2000

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