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Leading decentralized exchange Hyperliquid’s push into prediction markets is about who captures the upside, not just cheaper trading, according to Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX exchange and CIO of Maelstrom fund. CoinDesk reported earlier that Hyperliquid is preparing a zero-fee-to-open model for event trading under HIP-4. The Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal (HIP)-4 is a proposal that introduces event trading on Hyperliquid. Hayes said that structure is only the first layer. In a note to CoinDesk, he argued that the real differentiator is $HYPE, Hyperliquid’s exchange token, which he said allows users to benefit from platform activity in a way Polymarket and…

Stable Sea on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with WisdomTree to embed access to the asset manager’s tokenized funds inside its business treasury platform, opening a new distribution channel for onchain dollar yield beyond crypto-native users. The integration begins with the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX), which currently holds about $855 million in tokenized U.S. Treasuries and ranks as the sixth-largest tokenized money market fund tracked by RWAxyz. Eligible Stable Sea Terminal users can establish a limited-scope broker-dealer relationship with WisdomTree Securities to route orders into select WisdomTree tokenized funds directly from the Stable Sea interface. For users,…

Bitcoin ($BTC) saw a modest uptick on April 3, at one point trading above $67,200 with a noticeable surge in daily funding rates, which shot up more than 300%. In short, the figure implies that leveraged traders have sharply increased their bullish exposure, with long-position holders paying higher fees to maintain their bets that ‘digital gold’ is going to rebound further. At the same time, though, Bitcoin open interest has begun to cool down, being 0.12% in the negative at the time of writing, judging by the data Finbold retrieved from CryptoQuant. What this suggests is that the funding spike…

YZi Labs has escalated its dispute with $BNB treasury firm CEA Industries with a statement about the “explosive” lawsuit filed by investor Abraham Gomez against the firm now known as BNC and its director, Hans Thomas. The lawsuit alleged that the company operated in an “operational vacuum” with no executives, operations, or a functioning website when Gomez visited their offices. The lawsuit, which was filed on February 28, reflects identical governance failures that YZi Labs attacked for months in its own battle to take control of BNC’s 515,054 $BNB treasury from 10X Capital Asset Management. According to Alex Odagiu, an…

A recent look at activity in the AI crypto sector shows a big increase in user engagement. Several projects saw a lot of interaction over 24 hours. Data from Phoenix Group and LunarCrush shows community support is driving visibility and sentiment for AI tokens. TOP #AI PROJECTS BY SOCIAL ACTIVITY$TAO $LINK $QUBIC $FET $RENDER $ROSE $INJ $DIA $NEAR $AKT pic.twitter.com/Du9GUTJH35 — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) March 30, 2026 The rankings are based on posts and interactions, likes, comments and reposts. These metrics help to see which ecosystems are getting the attention in the fast changing AI crypto…

A new development has occurred in the critical process regarding cryptocurrency regulations in the US. Journalist Eleanor Terrett, sharing the latest information based on industry sources, announced that a significant step is on the verge of being taken in stablecoin regulation. According to Terrett, the consensus document regarding the long-debated stablecoin yield regulation is now nearing completion. Sources within the industry suggest the document could be published “at any moment” and is even expected to be made public today. Related News Bitcoin Has Risen, but Experts Say a Strong Bullish Signal Is Still on Hold This development signals a critical…

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced a new step to expand its spot market trading options. According to the announcement, the platform will launch the $USDT/KZT pair, allowing direct trading between Tether and the Kazakhstani tenge (KZT), on May 4, 2026, at 11:00 AM. The new trading pair will offer a significant alternative, especially for users who want to trade using their local currency. This will allow investors to buy and sell stablecoins directly between their local currency and the stablecoin without needing a third party. This is expected to reduce transaction costs and increase liquidity, particularly for users in…

Italy’s tax authority has updated its public calls section, and the move highlights how blockchain is entering routine government workflows. What the update means The Italian Revenue Agency confirmed yesterday that it will use the technology to protect the security and immutability of data in public selection processes. However, the step is also part of a wider plan for public administration digitization. For companies in the HR sector and for labor consultants, the change signals broader adoption of distributed ledger tools in legally relevant administrative processes. That said, the agency is framing the initiative as an operational upgrade, not a…

Markets are digesting a heavy pullback in Bitcoin price today, with traders weighing whether this is a controlled correction or the start of a deeper downtrend. $BTC/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Top-down view: daily is corrective bearish, intraday is trying to build a bounce Daily timeframe (D1) – bias: bearish corrective On the daily chart, $BTC closed near $67,221, below all the short- and medium-term moving averages provided: Price vs EMAs: close $67,221 vs EMA20 $68,498, EMA50 $70,675, EMA200 $85,312.Interpretation: price trading below the 20- and 50-day EMAs confirms a short-term downtrend. Being far under the…

Table of Contents What Does “Safer” Actually Mean Here?What the $GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act ChangeWhy Jamie Dimon Is Fighting ThisNot Risk-Free, But the Direction Is Clear Stablecoins backed by fiat currency are structurally safer than traditional bank deposits in one critical way: the money is actually there. Not as a liability on a balance sheet, not lent out to fund someone’s mortgage. It’s sitting in cash, short-term Treasuries, or reverse repos, redeemable 1:1 on demand. That’s the model, regulators are now codifying it into law, and the biggest banker in America is fighting to slow it down. This is…