The Bitcoin advocate is the co-founder of ProductionReady, a non-profit initiative to fund open source development of BTC software and education.

The Ethereum Foundation deposited approximately 45,000 ETH in a single session on April 3, completing the 70,000 ETH staking target it announced in February, according to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence.The full program values the foundation’s staked position at approximately $143 million at current ETH prices near $2,055.The completion marks a structural shift in how the foundation funds its operations — from periodic ETH sales to yield-bearing staking activity.

Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George — the Army’s top uniformed officer — effective immediately on April 3, along with two other generalsThe removal followed clashes over Hegseth’s decision to block promotions for four Army officers from a list of 29 candidates, two of them Black and two womenGen. Christopher LaNeve, Hegseth’s former military aide, was named acting Army Chief of Staff

Nevada judge backed regulators and said Kalshi’s event contracts are no different from sports betting.The ruling extends Kalshi’s Nevada ban while the court reviews longer-term restrictions through April 17.The case deepens the clash between state gambling laws and federal oversight claims over prediction markets.

AI launchpad Clanker, now owned by Neynar via its acquisition of Farcaster, has launched the Clanker Ecosystem Fund to recycle protocol fees back into builders.The fund has already deployed $8 million to buy 14% of the CLANKER supply, with future fees earmarked for infrastructure and community initiatives across Clanker and Farcaster.Clanker has generated over $50 million in cumulative protocol fees on Base since late 2024, cementing it as one of the highest‑earning SocialFi primitives.

The new group will steward an open standard for embedding payments into web interactions.

Gnosis and Zisk’s Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) emerged directly from a GnosisDAO R&D mandate to explore turning Gnosis Chain into a natively integrated Ethereum layer‑2.The framework, co‑funded by the Ethereum Foundation and unveiled at EthCC 2026, aims to fix Ethereum’s “fragmentation problem” by enabling synchronous composability across L2s while keeping ETH as the core gas and settlement asset.The process marks a new phase in on‑chain governance, with DAOs effectively voting on the technical and economic destiny of entire chains, not just on parameter tweaks.

Tether is seeking investor commitments for a fundraising round at a reported $500 billion valuation.The company may delay the raise if investor demand does not meet expectations, reports said.Reports also said Tether hired KPMG for its first full audit of USDt financial statements.

Researchers say internal emotion-like signals shape how large language models make decisions.

The $500 billion valuation would put Tether ahead of every US bank except JPMorgan Chase, surpassing Bank of America and placing it among the world’s largest financial firms.

Momentum is yet to recover on the cryptocurrency market, but investors are certainly ready to take a chance.

Carlos Domingo explains how tokenized equities, regulatory clarity, and major partnerships like NYSE are pushing blockchain into mainstream finance.