SEC Faces Mounting Pressure to Turn DeFi Guidance Into Formal Rules
Key Takeaways: Over 30 crypto industry participants urged SEC to formalize DeFi guidance. Regulatory ambiguity around SEC broker rules threatens blockchain innovation. Commissioner Hester Peirce
Iran ceasefire boosts Bitcoin speculation, $80K contract surges
The Iran ceasefire has doubled Bitcoin’s odds on Polymarket, with the Bitcoin $80,000 in April contract now at 76% YES, up from 36% just 24
Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn’t Exist
Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning startup, Tools for Humanity, announced last week that a new product called Concert Kit—designed to give verified humans a way to purchase
Tether Tightens Its Lead Over USDC as Stablecoin Safety Questions Return
Tether (USDT) hit an all-time high market cap of $188Bn on April 21, 2026, widening its lead over Circle’s USDC, which sits at $78.25Bn, following
LinkedIn’s CEO is moving on; please hold your tearful video tributes
Ryan Roslansky has stepped down as LinkedIn’s CEO after six years running the world’s largest professional network. Dan Shapero, the company’s COO, takes over immediately.
Cardano’s Leios Upgrade and Bitcoin DeFi Tool Pogun Headline Input Output’s 2026 Funding Slate – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Input Output submitted 9 Cardano treasury proposals totaling $38.9M, nearly 50% less than its 2026 ask. The Leios upgrade targets 1,000+ TPS and
What It Means for Bitcoin
The main BTC signal was not rate cuts, but Warsh’s stated intention to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet and pull liquidity from the system.
AI Demand Is Forcing a Rethink of Data Center Power, Cooling
At Data Center World, experts explain how generative and agentic AI are reshaping data center power, cooling, and infrastructure demands. The post AI Demand Is
Iran Seizes Ships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, hours after President Trump extended the ceasefire with Tehran indefinitely,
What it’s like to attend BookCon: Where fandom can shine and the lines are long
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsAmazon noticeably absentPrint books still reign supremeFans have thoughts about the future of BookCon Walking through BookCon