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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission received more than 1,500 responses to a proposed rule tied to prediction markets, with some backing the regulator while others called for a tougher crackdown on the platforms.The CFTC’s request for public comments on a rule it proposed in March that would allow it to amend or issue new regulations for event contracts on prediction markets ended on Thursday, drawing responses from prediction markets, crypto firms and consumer advocacy groups.Kalshi co-founder and chief operating officer Luana Lopes Lara backed the CFTC in a letter on Thursday, saying its existing regulations were “well-designed and effective,”…

Strategy is taking a breather from buying bitcoin.Michael Saylor said Sunday the company would not add to its bitcoin holdings this week, pausing its regular purchase program ahead of Tuesday’s first-quarter earnings release.“No buys this week. Back to work next week,” Saylor wrote on X.The pause is only the second this year for Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, which has turned itself into the largest publicly traded bitcoin treasury company and one of the most closely watched proxies for institutional BTC exposure. The company last skipped a weekly purchase during the week of March 23 to March 29.Strategy currently holds 818,334 BTC,…

The AI mining platform SHRMiner recently made a prominent appearance on the digital giant screen at Piccadilly Circus in London, bringing AI cloud mining, Bitcoin cloud mining, automated crypto mining, and Web3 yield tools into the public spotlight. As more users seek simpler ways to participate in crypto mining, cloud mining is emerging as a vital gateway within the digital asset industry. Unlike traditional mining, users can now explore and engage in Bitcoin cloud mining services via online platforms without the need to purchase mining rigs, configure hardware, or incur complex maintenance costs. According to SHRMiner, the platform is headquartered…

When Rayls opened its public mainnet on April 30, 2026, it did so with a roster that most blockchain projects spend years assembling. The Layer 1 chain, built by Parfin (core developer of Ralys), went live recently, and was preceded by Tether made a strategic investment in Parfin, the core developer of Rayls. That backing sits alongside Rayls’ inclusion in Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, a J.P. Morgan Kinexys deployment and a $1 billion partnership agreement with AmFi – all secured within the 18 months preceding launch. The institutional momentum behind the chain reflects a broader shift in how large financial…

The cryptocurrency industry has evolved into a fast-paced, data-driven environment where information is both abundant and time-sensitive. From tracking token performance to analyzing blockchain trends and discovering new platforms, users must process large volumes of data quickly and accurately. Artificial intelligence is playing a crucial role in simplifying these tasks. By automating research, summarizing insights, and assisting with decision-making, AI is becoming an essential tool for crypto enthusiasts, investors, and developers alike. However, as with many tech-driven industries, the growing number of AI tools has introduced a new challenge—fragmentation. The Problem: Too Many Tools, Not Enough Efficiency Crypto users often…

Bitcoin could be setting up for a multimonth price decline, after a rally in April driven mainly by futures traders while spot demand declined, according to the crypto analytics firm CryptoQuant.Bitcoin gained around 20% in April, rising from $66,000 to a peak of $79,000 in a rally “driven entirely by growth in perpetual futures demand,” CryptoQuant said in a report on Thursday. Meanwhile, spot demand for Bitcoin contracted throughout the rally, “indicating that the market’s marginal buyer was speculative, not fundamental,” it said.“The divergence between rising price and contracting spot demand is one of the clearest on-chain signals that price gains…

In brief Mistral Medium 3.5 is a 128 billion parameter dense model priced at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens, far above comparable Chinese alternatives. Chinese open-source models—Qwen, GLM, MiMo-V2—dominate the leaderboard top, leaving Mistral as a lonely Western holdout. Mistral is positioning the release as a building block toward a future large flagship model. Mistral AI dropped Mistral Medium 3.5 on April 29. The Paris-based lab announced a dense 128-billion-parameter model, a set of agentic features—and walked straight into a wall of online “meh” reactions.The release came in three parts. First, the model itself. Second, remote coding…

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools now exploit smart contracts roughly twice as effectively as they detect vulnerabilities, according to Binance Research. AI has become a central talking point in the conversation around crypto hacks. Many analysts are increasingly suspecting that attackers are leveraging these tools to pull off DeFi exploits. Why the AI Offense-Defense Gap Is Widening In a recent report, Binance Research noted that GPT-5.3-Codex hits a 72.2% success rate in “exploit” mode on the EVMbench. Meanwhile, its success rate in “detect” mode is roughly half that. “Whether we welcome it or not, AI is currently 2x better at exploitation…

Cryptocurrencies have emerged as a prominent innovation in the domain of digital finance in the last few years. You may have also noticed the transition of cryptocurrencies into a widely recognized asset class from being considered as speculative investments for a long time. The limelight on top crypto compliance frameworks is a proof of the fact that many countries and regulatory authorities believe that regulations are necessary in the cryptocurrency space. The total capitalization of the global crypto market crossed the $4 trillion mark in 2025 and the number of active crypto users increased by 10 million (Source).  The 2026…

Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded bitcoin BTC$76,987.97 holder, has maintained an 11.5% dividend rate for May on its perpetual preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), marking a third consecutive month at that dividend rate. The volume weighted average price (VWAP) during April came in at $99.76, which was close enough to its $100 par value to justify holding the rate unchanged.STRC Dividend Rate (Strategy)STRC has seen a series of increases since listing in July 2025 with a 9% dividend as the company aims to reduce volatility and keep the price anchored near its $100 par value. Strategy markets STRC as a…