Riot Platforms said it sold 3,778 BTC during the first quarter of 2026.Other major bitcoin miners have recently sold portions of their holdings amid a broader shift toward AI and HPC infrastructure.

The deposits bring the Foundation close to its strategic staking target of 70,000 ETH, bolstering Ethereum’s proof-of-stake infrastructure.

Market pricing shows fewer bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026 as traders reassess the path of U.S. monetary easing.March U.S. unemployment came in at 4.3%, below the 4.4% consensus forecast and down from 4.4% in February, pointing to a still‑resilient labor market.For crypto markets, the mix of sticky employment and a shallower rate‑cut path argues for a slower liquidity tailwind, but not an outright macro shock.

More than 3 million pages of Epstein and Maxwell-related documents have been released since the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but no new arrests have been made in the U.S. since the files began dropping in 2025.The DOJ told NPR there has been “no credible evidence” that criminal activity extended to Epstein’s broader network — a statement released the same day Trump announced Pam Bondi’s firing, citing in part her mishandling of the files.Legal experts cite five compounding barriers: the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard, the difficulty of proving criminal intent for conspiracy charges, expired statutes of limitations on tax violations, victim reluctance, and redaction that strips documents of the context needed to support prosecution.

Google launches Gemma 4, its latest open AI model family focused on advanced reasoning and agent-style workflows.The model is available in four sizes, ranging from edge-device variants to high-performance systems, and supports over 140 languages.Gemma 4 introduces features such as multi-step reasoning, agent tools, and offline code generation, with models accessible via AI Studio and Edge Gallery.

Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol has joined the Linux Foundation to push an open, standardized infrastructure for AI-native, internet payments.A new x402 Foundation has been set up with Coinbase and Cloudflare as co-founders, and Stripe as a founding member, alongside planned participation from firms including Google, AWS, Visa and Mastercard.Linux Foundation CEO Jim Zemlin and Google Cloud Web3 head James Tromans say the initiative will advance interoperable, AI-driven transaction standards under transparent, community governance.

Gnosis, Zisk and the Ethereum Foundation unveiled the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) at EthCC in Cannes to unify fragmented Ethereum layer-2 networks.The framework targets over 20 L2s securing roughly $40 billion in value, enabling synchronous composability without relying on bridges and standardizing ETH as gas.Early backers include Aave and Centrifuge, with developers calling EEZ a “new era” for on-chain applications as Ethereum grapples with slowing fee revenue and a weaker deflationary narrative.

Stablecoin monthly transaction volume hit $7.2 trillion in February, surpassing the $6.8 trillion processed by the Automated Clearing House network.

X Head of Product Nikita Bier confirmed on April 1 that the platform is implementing auto-locking and verification for any crypto scam account that posts about cryptocurrency for the first time in its history.The measure is designed to remove the economic incentive behind scam accounts that hijack or newly weaponize established profiles to promote fraudulent crypto schemes.Bier said the feature should kill 99% of the incentive, and also called out Google for failing to stop phishing emails at the inbox level.

Fundrise’s Innovation Fund VCX will be tokenized into a new asset called VCXx in partnership with Kraken’s xStocks platform.VCXx will provide onchain exposure to late-stage private tech companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks through a single token.Eligible investors will be able to buy VCXx using USDG or U.S. dollars, with tokens designed to integrate into broader onchain trading, collateral, and DeFi strategies.

Shiba Inu community trashes Shytoshi Kusama as he goes deeper into religion and further from SHIB.

Solana whale unlocks large amount of staked tokens, sparking curiosity about whether it is preparing to sell.