Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

Quantum Also Adds Proof-of-Ownership Headaches

The push comes after researchers at Google and the California Institute of Technology said in March that functional quantum computers could arrive sooner than expected and would need far less computing power to break cryptography than previously thought.　　Google claimed that quantum computers could potentially break Bitcoins cryptography within 10 minutes, allowing hackers to perform an “on-spend” attack.　　Astafiev said Near One is researching how to solve the problem of not knowing whether a transaction is made by the owner or not.　　He also noted that NEAR developers are building a post-quantum-safe signing system for the layer-1 blockchain, which secures more than $137.6 million in user funds.　　One of the first quantum solutions being implemented on NEAR is “FIPS-204,” which has been approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology and is set to launch on testnet by the end of the second quarter.　　Other crypto ecosystems are taking swift action, too.　　The Ethereum Foundation created the Post-Quantum Ethereum team to build quantum solutions into Ethereum at the protocol level by 2029.　　Two of Solanas validator clients, Anza and Firedancer, have also implemented a test version of Falcon, a new post-quantum signature solution, to help prepare the Solana network for future quantum threats.　　The Bitcoin community

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Tethers Medical AI Runs on Your Phone and Outperforms Models 16x Its Size

Source: Tether　　The test suite spans MedQA-USMLE, which measures clinical knowledge using US medical licensing exam-style questions scored as percentage accuracy, all the way to AfriMedQA, which tests performance specifically for underserved African healthcare contexts.　　Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino credited the gains to efficiency rather than scale. “With QVAC MedPsy, our focus was improving efficiency at the model level, rather than scaling up size,” he said in a statement. “Our 4 billion model exceeded results from models nearly seven times its size, while using up to three times fewer tokens per response.”　　That token efficiency is the other headline. The 4B model averages around 909 tokens per response versus 2,953 for comparable systems—a 3.2x reduction. Fewer tokens means lower compute cost, faster responses, and crucially, the ability to run locally without a cloud backend.　　“You can run medical reasoning where the data already exists, inside a hospital system or on a device, without moving sensitive information through the cloud or waiting on external processing,” Ardoino said.　　The models ship as quantized GGUF files—1.2 GB for the 1.7 billion-parameter model and 2.6 GB for the 4 billion—with compressed versions retaining most benchmark performance while fitting on standard consumer hardware. That means a hospital system, rural clinic,

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Genius Group closes $8M offering to buy stake in Bermuda digital bank

Tech　　Genius Group closes $8M offering to buy stake in Bermuda digital bank　　Genius Group closed an $8 million registered direct offering to fund part of its push into regulated stablecoin and digital asset banking infrastructure.　　The AI education company sold 21.6 million ordinary shares, or pre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, at $0.37 each. D. Boral Capital acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.　　Genius Group said it will use $5.5 million of the proceeds to acquire a senior secured convertible promissory note that will immediately convert into 9.9% of Jewel Financial Limited. Jewel Financial is the sole shareholder of Jewel Bancorp Limited, which the company describes as Bermudas only dual licensed digital bank.　　The company will also issue 15 million ordinary shares to the sellers at a deemed price of $0.40 per share as additional consideration for the acquisition. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.　　Jewel Bancorp holds a full banking license and a Class F digital asset business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority under the Digital Asset Business Act 2018. The bank is developing JUSD, a US dollar stablecoin, along with digital asset banking services covering custody, settlement, and stablecoin

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$3,000 Invested in Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Could Offer Significant Upside if Momentum Holds

Tech　　$3,000 Invested in Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Could Offer Significant Upside if Momentum Holds　　In a time-sensitive market environment, smaller, earlier allocations will likely offer asymmetric upside potential, particularly when the presales take place. As such, given the current stability in the price range for Bitcoin and the recent stabilisation of Ethereum prices, focus is beginning to move towards altcoin opportunities. This is where Little Pepe (LILPEPE) is beginning to draw interest.　　For an investor considering a $3,000 position, the question is not about hype; it is about whether the current structure leaves room for further upside.　　LILPEPE will be priced at $0.0022 at Stage 13. An initial investment of $3,000 will give you about 1.36 million tokens if the prices remain unchanged until the token sale period. The price for the following stage is $0.0023.　　Presale Numbers Show the Window is Narrowing　　This means that Little Pepes momentum is more than just an abstract concept; it can be seen from the figures. So far, the project has managed to secure a total amount of $28,101,728 against a target of $28,775,000. At the same time, 16,943,966,303 tokens have been sold out of a total allocation of 17,250,000,000 for this stage. That leaves a thin margin before

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The metaverse isnt a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

The crypto industry may have fundamentally misunderstood the metaverse, according to Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu, who argues that the next phase of virtual economies would arrive not through VR headsets or immersive digital worlds, but through fleets of AI agents transacting across blockchain networks behind the scenes.　　Siu said the metaverse maybe coming to us rather than being a place that humans go to, during his keynote at Consensus Miami 2026.　　For Animoca, this marked a distinct pivot from the pandemic-era vision of the metaverse it once championed, in which users were expected to spend increasing amounts of their social and economic lives in immersive virtual worlds.　　Siu now says the more consequential shift may be AI systems operating in the physical world on behalf of humans, handling transactions, bookings, coordination and commerce in the background while blockchain networks function as the infrastructure connecting those agents.　　Instead, Siu argued the next phase of the internet may revolve around AI systems operating continuously in the background of everyday life, handling tasks such as bookings, payments, scheduling, and online transactions on behalf of users.　　He said consumers could eventually rely on dozens, or even hundreds, of AI agents to coordinate their digital activities, with blockchain networks

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Samourai Wallet Developer Appeals for Help With $2 Million Legal Debt

“We are entirely out of options. We need to pay off these legal bills and other debts accrued attempting to defend myself. We desperately need your help. Now.”　　The case against Rodriguez and Hill, along with Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, has been closely followed by crypto advocates, many of whom argue they shouldnt be held responsible for the actions of third parties using their software. They also argue that their convictions risk criminalizing open-source privacy tools and restricting privacy rights.　　Costs racked up over long legal battle　　Rodriguez and Hill were first charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in April 2024. They initially pleaded not guilty, but in July 2025, they agreed to plead guilty to one charge of operating an illegal money transmitter.　　Rodriguez said in an interview with journalist and Bitcoin educator Natalie Brunell last December that he pleaded guilty after crunching the numbers and finding that a conviction would mean significantly more jail time and millions more in legal fees.　　Online legal marketplace Lawful estimates a criminal defense lawyer can cost on average $200 to $500 per hour, with retainer fees exceeding $10,000. Rates increase based on the type of case,

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DOJ, CFTC Probe $2.6B Oil Trades Before Trump and Iran Statements: Report

Tech　　DOJ, CFTC Probe $2.6B Oil Trades Before Trump and Iran Statements: Report　　The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are reportedly examining at least four oil futures trades totaling more than $2.6 billion. The bets were placed before prices fell amid Iran-related statements from President Donald Trump, including military action and ceasefire decisions, as well as remarks from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi about the Strait of Hormuz.　　Trading data obtained by ABC News from the London Stock Exchange Group showed several large wagers tied to declining oil prices. On March 23, traders placed more than $500 million in bets about 15 minutes before Trump said he would delay threatened attacks on Irans power grid. On April 7, another $960 million trade came hours before Trump announced a temporary ceasefire.　　Rep. Ritchie Torres had already urged federal regulators to review the ceasefire-related trade. In an April 14 letter, he asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission to open a joint investigation into potential insider trading, market manipulation, and any misuse of confidential government or diplomatic information. Torres stated in the letter:　　“According to multiple credible press accounts, traders placed an approximately $950 million bet on

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Analyst Predicts XRP Price Breakout as Whale Inflows to Binance Hit 4-Year Lows

Tech　　Analyst Predicts XRP Price Breakout as Whale Inflows to Binance Hit 4-Year Lows　　XRP has been moving mostly sideways for almost three months now, but new on-chain data and technical analysis signal bullish sentiment among whales and institutions. A crypto analyst even sees a possible XRP price breakout ahead amid lower selling pressure on Binance.　　Whale Selling Pressure at Multi-Year Low on Binance　　CryptoQuants 30-day whale inflow indicator (Sum 30D) data shows XRP whale inflows to Binance have reached a four-year low. This indicates a clear shift in sentiment among major investors, with the broader crypto market witnessing notable gains.　　Whale inflows to Binance reached 2.6 billion XRP at the beginning of March. Such large inflows are typically associated with an increased likelihood of selling or repositioning.　　However, the data currently shows 736 million XRP moving to Binance. The low inflows signal that whales are less inclined to sell or prefer to hold the crypto asset off-exchange during the current bullish market.　　XRP Whale Flows to Binance. Source: CryptoQuant　　Historically, similar drops in whale transfers to crypto exchanges have preceded supply shock, which often leads to XRP price increases. As CoinGape reported earlier, XRP whales turned positive after months of selling.　　XRP price can rise significantly if whale

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Coinbase and AWS bring USDC payments to enterprise AI agents

Tech　　Coinbase and AWS bring USDC payments to enterprise AI agents　　AWS has integrated Coinbases x402 payment protocol and wallet infrastructure into Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments, giving developers a managed way to build AI agents that can discover services, make micropayments, and complete tasks using USDC.　　The integration marks one of the clearest moves by a major cloud provider to bring crypto payment rails into enterprise AI agent infrastructure. Coinbase said AgentCore Payments allows AWS developers to build agents that can pay for services on their own while keeping budget controls, compliance checks, and transaction visibility in place.　　AgentCore Payments is part of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, allowing enterprises already building on AWS to add payment capabilities without creating new infrastructure or separate vendor relationships. Coinbase said the system handles wallet authentication, transaction signing, and payments through a single API call, while agents do not receive access to private keys.　　The product also gives developers time bound spending limits, compliance controls through Coinbases CDP Facilitator, and logs, metrics, and dashboards across the payment lifecycle.　　Coinbase said those features are intended to help enterprises move agentic commerce beyond prototypes by addressing legal, compliance, and audit requirements before agents are allowed to spend money in production.　　Brian Foster, head of

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Largest Custody Bank BNY Brings Digital Asset Custody Services to UAE

Tech　　Largest Custody Bank BNY Brings Digital Asset Custody Services to UAEThe initiatives first emphasis will be on custody services for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether (ETH).The decision by BNY is indicative of a larger trend among large financial institutions to expand the use of blockchain technology beyond the realm of cryptocurrency trading.　　The world-leading custodian, BNY, which is responsible for the custody of $59 trillion in assets, is extending its digital asset custody operations to the UAE via local partners.　　Regulatory digital asset infrastructure will be established in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a financial free zone in Abu Dhabi that has attracted crypto companies and blockchain projects looking to enter the Middle Eastern market, in collaboration with Finstreet and the ADI Foundation, as stated in a press release issued on Thursday.　　According to the press announcement, the initiatives first emphasis will be on custody services for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether (ETH). Later on, it wants to extend its services to include stablecoins and tokenized assets.　　Banking on UAE　　The United Arab Emirates is moving into a new stage of its financial growth, according to Hani Kablawi, executive vice chair at BNY. This stage will be marked by more sophisticated digital infrastructure, more global

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