When Crypto Beats Stablecoins: Ripple’s Schwartz Says He’d Pick XRP or BTC Over USD for Locked Funds
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-05 01:40
Cryptocurrencies like XRP and BTC offer advantages in global use, control, and long-term growth, as Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz highlights key ...
Cryptocurrencies like XRP and BTC offer advantages in global use, control, and long-term growth, as Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz highlights key differences shaping their role against stablecoins. Key Takeaways: Ripple’s David Schwartz favors XRP and BTC over USD for escrow, citing stronger upside. He warns issuers can freeze funds, exposing users to centralized control […]
‘History Has Arrived’: Robert Kiyosaki Names Bitcoin Among Safest Investments in 2026
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-05 00:40
Warnings of a looming economic rupture are intensifying as Robert Kiyosaki links inflation, oil shocks, and retirement strain to decades-old policy sh...
Warnings of a looming economic rupture are intensifying as Robert Kiyosaki links inflation, oil shocks, and retirement strain to decades-old policy shifts that may now be converging in 2026. Key Takeaways: Robert Kiyosaki warns millions of boomers could become homeless as inflation spirals. Kiyosaki says “history has arrived” as oil shocks hit and Social Security […]
US Banking Group Slams Coinbase Conditional Trust Approval, Citing Risks in Crypto Banking Expansion
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-05 00:00
Regulatory tensions rise as Coinbase’s banking ambitions draw sharp opposition, highlighting risks tied to oversight gaps and institutional integratio...
Regulatory tensions rise as Coinbase’s banking ambitions draw sharp opposition, highlighting risks tied to oversight gaps and institutional integration within U.S. financial systems. Key Takeaways: U.S. banking group criticized OCC’s conditional approval of Coinbase, warning the move could expose U.S. consumers to risk. Coinbase Global’s trust plan targets institutional custody, deepening crypto ties to banking. […]
Bitcoin Difficulty Climbs 3.87% as Hashrate Slips and Next Cut Looms
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 23:00
After the previous difficulty epoch delivered a 7.76% reduction, Bitcoin’s difficulty moved higher by 3.87% at block height 943488. This latest adjust...
After the previous difficulty epoch delivered a 7.76% reduction, Bitcoin’s difficulty moved higher by 3.87% at block height 943488. This latest adjustment represents the third increase recorded so far this year. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty rose 3.87% at block 943488 as hashrate fell 60.45 EH/s; a 15.73% cut is projected. Miners face $30.67 PH/s hashprice […]
Human.tech Unveils Natural Language Wallet Protocol for AI Agents
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 22:01
Human.tech has introduced a new wallet infrastructure designed for AI agents that keeps humans in control through cryptographic enforcement. Key Takea...
Human.tech has introduced a new wallet infrastructure designed for AI agents that keeps humans in control through cryptographic enforcement. Key Takeaways: Human.tech launched a wallet infrastructure enabling AI agents with cryptographic safeguards. EU AI Act, taking effect Aug 2026, makes human oversight central to autonomous wallet operations. Human Passport now counts 3M users, securing $500M […]
Kalshi and Polymarket Iran Predictions: $200M+ Bet on Conflict Outcomes in 2026
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 21:00
Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi have placed hundreds of millions of dollars in bets on the outcome of the 2026 Iran War, with U.S. ...
Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi have placed hundreds of millions of dollars in bets on the outcome of the 2026 Iran War, with U.S. entry into Iran now carrying 90% odds and over $115 million in trading volume. Key Takeaways: Polymarket traders have placed $115M on U.S. forces entering Iran by Dec. 31, […]
Bitcoin Holds $67K as Trump Issues 48-Hour Iran Ultimatum
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 19:40
Bitcoin held just above $67,000 Saturday afternoon as President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran, demanding the country reopen the Stra...
Bitcoin held just above $67,000 Saturday afternoon as President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran, demanding the country reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face what he called overwhelming U.S. military consequences. Key Takeaways: President Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on April 4, 2026, demanding Hormuz be reopened, or military action […]
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Warns Against AI Agent Security Risks, Shares His Private LLM Stack
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 19:00
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has moved entirely off cloud AI services and detailed his fully local, sandboxed artificial intelligence (AI) setu...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has moved entirely off cloud AI services and detailed his fully local, sandboxed artificial intelligence (AI) setup in a blog post published this week. Key Takeaways: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin abandoned cloud AI in April 2026, running Qwen3.5:35B locally on an Nvidia 5090 laptop at 90 tokens per second. Buterin found […]
USDC Freeze Controversy: ZachXBT Says Circle Froze 16 Legitimate Wallets, Missed Real Hacks
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 17:40
Onchain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed thread this week, accusing Circle, the issuer of USDC, of compliance failures tied to more than $420...
Onchain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed thread this week, accusing Circle, the issuer of USDC, of compliance failures tied to more than $420 million in illicit stablecoin flows the firm allegedly failed to freeze across 15 documented cases since 2022. Key Takeaways: Onchain investigator ZachXBT identified 15 cases totaling over $420M in illicit USDC flows […]
Hormuz Blockade Sends Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield to 25-Year High
BitcoinBitcoin.com News2026-04-04 17:00
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 1999 after Iran effectively shut down tanker traffic through the Strait of Ho...
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 1999 after Iran effectively shut down tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices above $113 per barrel and forcing Tokyo to tap its strategic reserves at a record pace. Key Takeaways: Japan’s 10-year bond yield hit 2.39% by early April 2026, […]