🚨 UPDATE: Ledger's CTO indicates the $280M Drift Protocol breach could be linked to North Korean threat actors. Learn more

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🔥 INSIGHT: Cointelegraph CEO Yana Prikhodchenko kicks off Cointelegraph Connect: Cannes, addressing the hurdles today’s startups face in the AI era.

“With AI enabling lightning-fast startup launches, the real hurdle isn’t creating a sleek product anymore.

It’s about building something that solves a genuine problem, operates with solid unit economics, and actually reaches its market.” #Innovation #Startups #AI #Web3

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🔥 KULECHOV: “Our aim is to transition from a lending protocol to a comprehensive credit platform, opening doors to real-world asset opportunities.”

Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, speaking at Cointelegraph Connect in Cannes.

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🚨 UPDATE: Arthur Hayes questions whether Solana’s native multisig could have prevented the Drift hack.

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🚨 ALERT: U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rose for the fifth week in a row, hitting 6.46%—the highest since September 2025.

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⚡️ BREAKING: Circle has unveiled cirBTC — a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token with on-chain, auditable reserves, designed to flow effortlessly across DeFi platforms.

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⚡️Token2049 Dubai is cancelled. The spring blockchain calendar has just changed—and Paris is now the focal point.

ParisBlockWeek 2026 takes place April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre.

Attendees include Coinbase, Binance, BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Ripple, and thousands of founders and investors.

If you were planning to be in Dubai, redirect your focus. The key discussions will happen in Paris.

Secure your spot before April 10. 👇

https://parisblockchainweek.com/

[Brought to you by Paris Blockchain Week]

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🇨🇦 Canada’s new stablecoin framework is now official: issuers must maintain 1:1 reserves, register with the Bank of Canada, and offer at-par redemption.

Final regulations are set to come into force by 2027.
#StablecoinRegulation #FinanceCanada

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🔥 BIG: Elon Musk's SpaceX is aiming for a valuation of over $2 trillion in its upcoming IPO — a move that would place it among the top five largest companies in the S&P 500, according to Bloomberg.

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🚨 UPDATE: Tether is making a final push to close its latest fundraising round at a $500 billion valuation, according to The Information.

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

Yet it warns that without robust policy frameworks and global coordination, tokenization could heighten financial instability instead.

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🗞 Stay updated with the latest from the past 24 hours!

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

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

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

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

⚡️ Circle has launched cirBTC, a Bitcoin-backed token fully backed 1:1 and designed for smooth DeFi integration, with on-chain reserve verification.

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

🔥 SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is aiming for a valuation above $2 trillion in its upcoming IPO—placing it ahead of all but five S&P 500 firms, according to Bloomberg.

🚨 Tether is making a final effort to close a funding round at a $500 billion valuation, reports The Information.

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

#Blockchain #DeFi #Stablecoins #Fintech #CryptoRegulation #Web3

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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 launch his new book, Freedom of Money, next week.

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🇹🇷 JUST IN: Turkey has offloaded 120 tons of gold—valued at nearly $20 billion—over the past three weeks in a drastic effort to stabilize the lira. In just the last seven days, Erdoğan’s government sold 70 tons, wiping out six years of储备 in a matter of days.

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🚨 UPDATE: Grayscale has filed an S-1 amendment for its Bittensor ($TAO) trust.

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🇫🇷 EXCLUSIVE: The 9th edition of LONGITUDE is back in Paris — brought to you by Cointelegraph and OKX.

On April 15, more than 350 industry leaders will gather for an elite evening at Shangri-La, Paris.

Engage in deep discussions on digital assets, real-world assets (RWAs), and the expanding influence of institutions in crypto — followed by a curated gourmet dinner and live entertainment.

Reserve your spot today: 👇

https://luma.com/vx2llrvk

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

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🚨 BREAKING: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong emphasizes the urgent need to tackle Bitcoin’s vulnerability to quantum computing, calling for immediate action to strengthen BTC’s security and ensure it becomes quantum-resistant. Learn more

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🔥 BREAKING: Charles Schwab, the financial powerhouse managing $12 trillion in assets, is launching Schwab Crypto—enabling users to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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

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