South Korea’s tax authority is spending roughly $2 million to build an artificial intelligence system that hunts down unreported cryptocurrency income — even as lawmakers push to eliminate the very tax that system would help enforce. Related Reading: Crypto Crackdown Intensifies: Canada Revokes 47 Licenses A Bill To Kill The Crypto Tax The People Power […]

TLDR: BTQ Technologies launched testnet v0.3 of Bitcoin Quantum, marking the first live implementation of BIP 360. BIP 360 introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root outputs that hide public keys, reducing exposure to future quantum attacks. Bitcoin’s current ECDSA encryption could be broken by a sufficiently powerful quantum computer targeting private keys. Moving BIP 360 to Bitcoin’s mainnet requires [...] The post BTQ Technologies Launches BIP 360 Testnet, Pushing Bitcoin Toward Quantum-Proof Security app

TLDR: Payward supports the White House AI framework to establish a clear, consistent federal AI policy across the U.S.  Co-CEO Arjun Sethi warns that regulatory fragmentation becomes a chokepoint on deployment and capital allocation.  Kraken backed the framework on X, stating AI will shape the next generation of financial and economic infrastructure.  Payward sees the [...] The post Kraken’s Parent Payward Backs White House AI Framework to Strengthen U.S. Financial Infrastructure appeared first

Bitcoin price remains rocky, and BTC and equities ETF outflows soar as the US and Israel-Iran war enters a fourth week.

As XRP attempts to defend a crucial support level, an analyst has called for a 30%-40% rally in the coming weeks, suggesting that the altcoin could see short-term relief before it reaches its “critical inflection point.” Related Reading: Analyst Says Dogecoin At $2 Is ‘Inevitable’ As Elon Musk Revives ‘Dogefather’ Meme XRP Defends Its ‘Lifeline’ On Friday, XRP saw a 2.5% intraday retrace to retest the $1.43 area before bouncing above the crucial $1.40 level. The altcoin has been hovering between

Ethereum has flipped bearish following the market’s reaction to the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting, but its price remains firm above the $2,100 level. Given the bearish conditions, the market dynamics of ETH are starting to shift as key metrics signal a possible liquidity trap ahead at current levels. An Ethereum Liquidity Trap Signal Emerges After […]

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin sharks and whales have seen their population grow during the last three months, despite the price witnessing an overall downtrend in this window. Bitcoin Sharks & Whales Saw A 3.9% Jump In Address Count Over Last 3 Months In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has discussed the latest trend in the Supply Distribution of the Bitcoin sharks and whales. The “Supply Distribution” here refers to an indicator that tells us, among other things, the number

Bitcoin’s brief rally above $75,000 this week led to bullish optimism in some corners of the crypto market, but technical analysis shows the trend might still be bearish. A close look at BTC’s daily and weekly charts tells a more sobering story, one that shows that the crypto king might continue on a lower correction […]

Gold is also being impacted by rising anticipation that the US Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates this year, while Fed chair Jerome Powell said inflation would rise.

Grayscale is making a case for Zcash as the most credible challenger to Bitcoin’s dominance in the digital currency segment, arguing that a relatively small shift in market share could translate into outsized upside for the privacy-focused asset. In a March 18 research note, Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s Head of Research, frames the opportunity in stark terms. Bitcoin still accounts for roughly 90% of the “Currencies Crypto Sector,” a segment the firm estimates at $1.6 trillion across fifteen assets.

The altcoin market continues to struggle under sustained selling pressure, with weakness persisting for several months as broader conditions remain unfavorable for risk assets. Despite intermittent relief rallies, most altcoins have failed to establish meaningful recoveries, reflecting a market still dominated by caution rather than conviction. Related Reading: XRP Derivatives Send Mixed Signals As Traders […]

Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon's assertion that the AI company poses an "unacceptable risk to national security" and arguing that the government's case relies on technical misunderstandings and claims that were never actually raised during the months of negotiations.

Bitcoin (BTC) has settled back into the familiar consolidation band between roughly $65,000 and $74,000 after a short-lived attempt to clear higher resistance walls at around $76,000 earlier in the week failed.  Trading around $69,000 at the time of writing, on-chain analytics from Glassnode and market commentary from analysts suggest the market is likely to remain in an accumulation phase through the end of March, with several indicators pointing to lower near-term volatility but heightened def

With the cryptocurrency market turning extremely bearish again, Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp pullback that brought its price below the $70,000 mark, a zone that had previously acted as a strong support. The pullback below the level was no coincidence as recent news about macro events rocked the market, causing BTC to lose its newfound […]

The Department of Defense alleges the AI developer could manipulate models in the middle of war. Company executives argue that’s impossible.