May 2, 2026
Bitcoin

Hoskinson Says This QR Code Could Onboard a Billion People to Crypto

Charles Hoskinson demos Midnight Passport, a seven-layer crypto onboarding tool that gets new users a full wallet via QR code in under 60 seconds. Charles Hoskinson wants to bring a billion people into crypto. Not someday. Through a QR code, in under a minute. That is the pitch behind Midnight Passport, a product he revealed

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What Is Glamsterdam? Ethereum’s 2026 Upgrade to On-Chain Block Building Explained

Ethereum’s last two major upgrades were focused squarely on Layer 2s. Glamsterdam, targeted to ship in H1 2026, is about improving Layer 1 — not just in terms of speed and efficiency but also the entire block production process. With execution increasingly migrating to L2s and Ethereum itself taking shape as the ecosystem’s underlying settlement

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AI Crypto Predicts the Biggest Plays for April 2026

While the market continues to range, with US/Israel/Iran tensions keeping retail money away, we will look at what AI crypto predicts will be the best play for April 2026. To do so, we have consulted Google’s Gemini, X’s Grok, and the OpenAI-backed ChatGPT. The market is currently locked in a state of permanent fear, with

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat while altcoins rise

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gained 5.8% and Avalanche (AVAX) climbed 3.6%. Source link

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MARA Conducts Ongoing Layoffs Following $1.1B Bitcoin Sale And Debt Reduction Push

Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings has begun a series of company-wide layoffs affecting multiple departments, according to reporting from Blockspace Media, marking the latest shift in the firm’s broader restructuring strategy. Sources familiar with the matter said the layoffs have been “ongoing” and executed in a piecemeal fashion, with at least two rounds taking place this

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Polymarket Goes Beyond Crypto With Traditional Assets Powered by Pyth

Polymarket integrates Pyth Pro to power real-time pricing for gold, equities, and commodities. Here’s what traders need to know. Polymarket has taken a significant step beyond its prediction market roots.  The platform has integrated Pyth Pro to power a new range of traditional asset markets. These include gold, silver, major equity index ETFs, and single-name

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What Actually Happened with the Cardano Exploit?

Cardano’s November 2025 chain split was triggered by a deliberately crafted malformed transaction that exploited an overlooked deserialization bug, causing newer and older node versions to disagree on its validity and resulting in two parallel ledger histories. Although block production never stopped, the network operated in a fragmented state for several hours, disrupting exchanges, block

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Bitcoin heads into holiday weekend exposed as ETF and CME flows go offline

Bitcoin is trading choppily around $66,600, as the extended holiday weekend sidelines potential buyers and gives bears greater control over price action. With CME futures and ETF flows set to pause over Good Friday, the market is heading into a liquidity gap just as its most reliable source of support is already weakening. Bitcoin’s $65,000

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How Real Is The Quantum Threat?

A new panel has officially been announced to take place at Bitcoin 2026 titled “How Real Is The Quantum Threat?” The conversation will bring together five voices at the center of one of the most actively debated technical questions in Bitcoin today, and the lineup reflects the full range of perspectives the topic demands. The

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Cango Inc. Completes $65M Investment and Secures $10M Convertible Note Financing

DALLAS, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, today announced two significant capital transactions: the closing of a US$65.0 million strategic investment from members of Company leadership, and the execution of a US$10.0 million convertible note

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