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Americans Get Wary as AI Layoffs Surpass 100K

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According to reports, over 100,000 jobs have already been replaced, at least in part, by AI in the U.S. Americans are concerned about what’s happening, with half of the population feeling more concerned than excited about the increased use of this tech. Key Takeaways: After 110,348 jobs lost to

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France Advances Law Mandating Self Custody Funds’ Disclosure

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Even when the DGFIP, France’s tax watchdog, has no way to verify the data submitted, the French National Assembly passed an article establishing that contributors should disclose funds over 5,000 € held in self-custody, affecting wallets like Metamask, Phantom, and even Ledger. Key Takeaways: The French National Assembly passed a bill forcing users to report […]

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Stablecoins Could Reach $719 Trillion by 2035, With Path Toward $1.5 Quadrillion Expansion

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Stablecoins are rapidly emerging as a dominant force in global payments, signaling a major shift toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure as transaction volumes and real-world use cases expand at unprecedented scale. Key Takeaways: Chainalysis projects stablecoin volume could hit $719 trillion, reshaping payments and settlement systems. Adoption surge from younger

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Morgan Stanley Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fee War Across Issuers, Analyst Says

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Lower bitcoin ETF fees are accelerating competition and pressuring margins as Morgan Stanley undercuts rivals, signaling a potential reshaping of investor flows and pricing dynamics across digital asset markets. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley launched MSBT with a 0.14% fee, undercutting Blackrock IBIT and escalating a bitcoin ETF fee war. Bloomberg analyst says the fee war

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No Consensus Changes Needed: Starkware CPO Builds Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions From Existing Rules

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A Bitcoin researcher and Starkware executive published a working scheme this week that makes new bitcoin transactions quantum-safe today, using only rules that have existed in the protocol for years. Key Takeaways: Starkware CPO Avihu Levy published QSB on April 9, 2026, enabling quantum-safe bitcoin transactions with zero protocol changes. Levy’s scheme costs $75 to […]

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East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports

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Stablecoin FX rates hit interbank parity in Latin America during Q1 2026, while East African corridors compressed pricing gaps by as much as 81%, according to the Borderless Benchmark Quarterly Insights: Q1 2026 report. Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and […]

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Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline

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Italy’s outgoing football federation president, Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, has called for repealing the country’s blanket ban on gambling advertising and redirecting betting revenue into youth development, arguing in an 11-page report that 2019 restriction has failed […]

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$45 Million in Crypto Fraud Mapped as Operation Atlantic Identifies Victims Across US, UK, Canada

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International law enforcement agencies led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency froze more than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds and identified more than 20,000 victims during a coordinated crackdown on cryptocurrency investment fraud. Key Takeaways: The NCA’s Operation Atlantic froze over $12 million in criminal crypto proceeds and identified 20,000 victims

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Iran Strikes Saudi Pipeline and Israel Launches Airstrikes on Lebanon Hours After Ceasefire Deal

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Iran struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline after the U.S.-Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect, and Israel hit Lebanon with its largest airstrike wave in years, leaving a two-week truce looking fragile before the ink dried. Key Takeaways: Iran struck Saudi Aramco’s East-West Pipeline on April 8, cutting roughly hundreds of thousands of barrels per day of flow. […]

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Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral Arguments

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A federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 rejected Anthropic’s bid to immediately halt the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models from U.S. military contracts. Key Takeaways: The D.C. Circuit denied Anthropic’s emergency stay on April 8, 2026, allowing the Pentagon’s blacklist of Claude AI to remain in force. Pentagon supply […]