White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director Michael Kratsios circulated a memo on April 23 accusing Chinese entities of conducting deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distil and steal US frontier AI systems, using tens of thousands of proxy accounts and jailbreaking techniques, days before a scheduled Trump-Xi summit. Summary The White House OSTP memo
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday in its latest action to shield what the agency has argued is its unassailable nationwide regulatory authority over prediction market firms. Earlier this week, New York sued Coinbase and Gemini, arguing that their prediction market contracts violated state gambling laws. And last year, the
U.S. Treasury and Tether froze $344M in USDT tied to Iran’s IRGC, spotlighting how Tehran’s $7.8B crypto ecosystem leans on stablecoins to dodge sanctions and move oil money. Summary U.S. authorities have frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iranian networks, in a move Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent framed as part of a broader campaign
Bitcoin’s latest onchain and derivatives data point to a constructive setup, with VanEck highlighting negative funding rates and a clustered hash rate drawdown alongside softer volatility and cautious positioning. The firm notes in their latest report that realized volatility fell from about 56% to 41% as US‑Iran tensions eased, while the 7‑day average funding rate
The Senate voted 46 to 51 on April 22 to defeat a war powers resolution that would have directed the president to withdraw US armed forces from hostilities against Iran without congressional authorization, marking Democrats’ fifth consecutive failure to advance the measure since the conflict began on February 28. Summary The Senate voted 46-51 to
President Trump announced on April 23 that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after a second round of high-level White House talks involving the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and the US ambassadors to both countries. Summary Trump announced a three-week
APIA, Samoa, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first global cryptocurrency exchange trusted by over 10 million traders, announced the official launch of its Prediction Market, powered by Polymarket, a leading decentralized prediction market platform. The new product enables users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events, while broadening Phemex’s platform beyond traditional
As HSBC, Lloyds, and JPMorgan all commit to tokenized deposits on the Canton Network, Digital Asset Chief Product Officer Bernhard Elsner explains why the instrument is structurally distinct from stablecoins and how Canton’s architecture eliminates bridge risk rather than simply managing it. Summary Tokenized deposits carry the full legal status of a bank deposit, with
RIOT moved 500 BTC to NYDIG, signaling continued institutional Bitcoin transfer activity Earlier Q1 2026 data shows 3,778 BTC sold, reinforcing ongoing reserve monetization strategy Stock declined as mining pressure rises from halving effects and higher network difficulty RIOT Platforms triggered renewed market attention after another major Bitcoin transfer surfaced on-chain. RIOT stock reacted with
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced two bipartisan bills on April 23 that would give Congress direct oversight authority over US AI chip exports to China and other adversaries, in a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s handling of advanced semiconductor sales. Summary The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced two bipartisan bills on April 23
