The US government moved a small amount of bitcoin on April 10 from wallets that Arkham Intelligence linked to a criminal case. The transfer involved 2.438 BTC, worth about $177,000, sent to a Coinbase Prime address. Summary US government moved 2.438 BTC from seized wallets tied to an alleged steroid conspiracy case. Arkham linked the

Ripple’s native token traded at $1.35 on April 11 after posting a slight daily gain and a 3% weekly rise.  Summary XRP held near $1.35 as traders prepared for a busy week around Congress and crypto policy. Market focus shifted to the CLARITY Act as lawmakers returned after a two-week recess. Analyst EGRAG CRYPTO shared

Bitcoin (BTC) extended its upward move over the past 24 hours and reached its highest level in three weeks.  Summary Bitcoin climbed above $73,000 as traders weighed cease-fire updates and stronger March CPI data yesterday. Ethereum moved back above $2,200, while HYPE and DASH posted gains across the altcoin market. RAVE surged 100% in one

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has named the first members of its new Innovation Task Force as the agency steps up its work on crypto regulation.  Summary CFTC named five task force members as it expands work on crypto market oversight. Mike Selig also launched an innovation tracker covering crypto, AI, and prediction markets.

The acting CDC director blocked the publication of CDC vaccine research showing COVID-19 vaccine benefits on April 10, citing methodology concerns that experts say reflect a research design used in vaccine effectiveness studies for decades. Summary The acting CDC director blocked a research paper demonstrating COVID-19 vaccine benefits from being published. Experts say the study’s

AI crime solving tools are being adopted at an accelerating pace by police agencies across the United States, with results that can be dramatic but that experts and civil liberties advocates say come with serious risks of false leads, wrongful investigations, and violations of due process. Summary US police departments are increasingly using AI to

AI therapy chatbots are the target of accelerating state-level legislative bans, with Maine sending a prohibition bill to the governor on April 10 and Missouri moving a similar measure through an omnibus health care bill. Summary Maine’s LD 2082 would prohibit clinical use of AI in mental health therapy while allowing administrative applications. Missouri’s HB

AI cybersecurity is now a formal competitive front between OpenAI and Anthropic, with OpenAI finalizing an advanced security product for a limited partner release and Anthropic running a tightly controlled effort called Project Glasswing aimed at finding critical software vulnerabilities before attackers do. Summary OpenAI is finalizing an AI cybersecurity product for release first to

Melania Trump Epstein ties were denied directly by the First Lady on April 10 in an unexpected public appearance at the White House, where she rejected claims of any past connection to Jeffrey Epstein and described the circulating reports as lies. Summary Melania Trump made a surprise White House appearance specifically to deny any past