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Apple has pulled the decentralized messaging application Bitchat from its China App Store following a regulatory demand from Chinese authorities. Key Takeaways Apple removed Bitchat from the China App Store on February 28, 2026, citing local legal violations. The Cyberspace Administration of China claims Bitchat violates Article 3 of its security assessment provisions. Bitchat reached […]

Polymarket will become La Liga’s official prediction market partner in the U.S. and Canada, giving it exclusive rights to use the league’s and each club’s intellectual property when displaying soccer matches. La Liga becomes the first European football league to partner with Polymarket. Key Takeaways: Polymarket struck a deal with La Liga, boosting market engagement […]

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, the Central Bank of Brazil mulls taking Pix global, Mercado Libre ends mercado coin, and Pix gets political before Brazil’s presidential elections. Key Takeaways: Brazil’s Central Bank plans International Pix, letting its 175M […]

Google Deepmind researchers have published the first systematic framework cataloguing how malicious web content can manipulate, hijack, and weaponize autonomous AI agents against their own users. Key Takeaways: Google Deepmind researchers identified 6 AI agent trap categories, with content injection success rates reaching 86%. Behavioural Control Traps targeting Microsoft M365 Copilot achieved 10/10 data exfiltration […]

Japan’s regulated crypto market continues expanding under strict oversight, with over 100 listed tokens across registered crypto platforms, operating within a tightly controlled legal framework set by the Financial Services Agency. Key Takeaways: Japan’s regulator recognizes 100+ tokens within its regulated framework. 28 crypto service providers are registered, including Binance and Coinbase. Assets span DeFi, […]

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor and economist Peter Schiff clashed over bitcoin and MSTR performance, highlighting a growing divide over whether long-term demand or recent returns better define the asset’s value. Key Takeaways: Peter Schiff and Michael Saylor clash as Schiff questions bitcoin’s 12% long-term return. Schiff urges selling Strategy stock (MSTR) after its 68.5% […]

On Easter Sunday, President Donald Trump posted a profanity-laced message on Truth Social demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz or face military strikes by Tuesday, rattling commodity and equity markets heading into the April 6 trading week. While equity futures pointed lower and oil spiked on geopolitical fear, the crypto market moved in the […]

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The final week of March delivered a series of […]

Last year, Japan moved to widen the reach of its crypto travel rule regime, signaling that the country’s regulatory focus is shifting further toward compliance, transaction traceability, and cross-border surveillance. Key Takeaways: On April 25, 2025, Japan FSA added 30 jurisdictions to its crypto travel rule network. Japan’s 58-market scope raises compliance demands for exchanges […]

Gold dropped to $4,623 per ounce this week after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 178,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs in March 2026, far exceeding consensus estimates and cooling expectations for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts. Key Takeaways: Gold fell to $4,623.93/oz after March 2026 NFP data showed 178,000 new jobs, well above the […]

Anthropic PBC filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on April 3, 2026, formally establishing AnthroPAC, the company’s first employee-funded political action committee. Key Takeaways: Anthropic filed FEC paperwork on April 3, 2026, launching AnthroPAC with employee contributions capped at $5,000 per year. AnthroPAC follows Anthropic’s $20 million donation to Public First Action in February, […]

Polymarket removed a live prediction market tied to the rescue status of a missing U.S. airman on April 3, 2026, after Rep. Seth Moulton publicly condemned it as exploitative of an active military search-and-rescue operation. Key Takeaways: Polymarket pulled a bet on a missing U.S. airman’s rescue on April 3, 2026, after Rep. Seth Moulton […]

This editorial is from last week’s edition of the newsletter Week In Review. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin risks dip below $59K as PlanB flags 200-week MA; institutions […]

President Donald Trump posted a profane ultimatum on Truth Social on Easter Sunday, warning Iran it has until Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face U.S. strikes on power plants and bridges. Key Takeaways: Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges on April 7 if the Strait of Hormuz is not […]

Renewed signals from Strategy’s bitcoin activity hint at another major purchase as Michael Saylor resumes a closely watched “orange dot” posting pattern tied to accumulation cycles. Key Takeaways: Michael Saylor’s “orange dot” post revived, fueling anticipation of a massive bitcoin buy announcement. Strategy holds 762,099 BTC, underscoring its dominant reserve and long-term accumulation model. SEC […]

At 8 a.m. Eastern time on April 4, 2026, bitcoin traded at $67,109, with a market cap of $1.32 trillion and a 24-hour volume of $45.26 billion. The session saw price fluctuate between $65,934 and $69,074, reflecting continued volatility within a broader consolidation phase. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held steady around $67K on April 4, 2026; […]

The new study reveals that human error, not hacking, is the biggest threat to crypto wealth, with 35% of holders losing access to wallets or accounts. Forgotten passwords, lost seed phrases, and failed 2FA were the main causes, while platform bankruptcies added to losses. The Primary Causes of Asset Loss A new study by Oobit […]

Picture a crypto exchange registered in an EU Member State, operating normally in early April 2026. The registration is valid. The compliance team has July 1 circled in red. The founder believes the situation is under control: there are still 90 days to sort out the licensing. The business is legal today, and the deadline […]

Google’s whitepaper warns that quantum computers may break current cryptography by 2029. Computer scientist Guy Zyskind says post‑quantum cryptography—particularly lattice‑based schemes and encrypted mempools—is essential to secure blockchains. Reframing the 10-Year Migration Window The recently released Google whitepaper on the quantum threat has ignited intense debate over the technical justifications that led authors to aggressively […]

Nous Research’s Hermes Agent has cracked the one flaw Openclaw users complain about most: the artificial intelligence (AI) that forgets you exist by morning. Nous Research Hermes Agent: Open-Source AI With Built-In Self-Improvement Loop The MIT-licensed framework launched in February 2026 and collected 22,000 GitHub stars and 242 contributors within weeks. That pace reflects a […]