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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) says Sam Bankman-Fried asked him for “a couple of billion dollars nonchalantly, as if he were asking for a bologna sandwich” during the phone call that preceded Binance’s attempt to acquire FTX in November 2022, and that he never had any intention of going through with it. “I didn’t have any interest in owning FTX. I also wasn’t that interested in helping SBF,” Zhao writes in his memoir Freedom of Money, released Tuesday. “But we may have to step in to protect the users and the industry.” He signed the non-binding Letter of Intent, he…

Aethir, a decentralized, enterprise-grade GPU cloud infrastructure platform, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) built for scalability, low-latency computing power, enables the launch of a designer Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent that is mainly used for AI workloads, gaming, and cloud rendering. The basic purpose is to create and execute content tasks using decentralized GPU infrastructure. AI content creation is evolving from tools to autonomous agents.With Aethir Claw, you can launch a Designer AI agent that doesn’t just assist, it executes.Blog visuals, social media visuals, video, and more.All running on decentralized GPU infrastructure. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/jqCJRNh36v — Aethir (@AethirCloud) April 12, 2026 Basically,…

Ethereum price extended gains above $2,250 before it started a downside correction. $ETH is now consolidating above $2,120 and might aim for a fresh increase. Ethereum started a decent upward move above the $2,220 zone. The price is trading above $2,180 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a declining channel forming with resistance at $2,225 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,140 zone. Ethereum Price Holds Uptrend Support Ethereum price remained stable above $2,165 and started a decent upward move, like Bitcoin.…

Coinbase Institutional, the integrated solutions platform for investors and institutions that’s operated by the largest crypto firm in the US, Coinbase has made it known to investors hoping for clarity in the market that there is none to give after giving a neutral outlook for the market. Coinbase Institutional pointed to the changing macro conditions as being responsible for what is making forecasting highly unreliable. According to Coinbase, the conflict in Iran has disrupted expectations for fiscal and monetary stimulus and pushed investors toward cash at a pace not seen since 2020. Coinbase cited Bank of America’s Fund Manager Survey,…

$BTC.TOP founder Jiang Zhuoer says the US‑Iran war is America’s ‘Suez Canal moment’ and reveals a medium‑term Ethereum short opened at $2,242. Jiang Zhuoer, founder of mining outfit $BTC.TOP and one of China’s better‑known early Bitcoin investors, says he has opened a short position in Ethereum at $2,242, arguing that the US‑Iran conflict marks a “Suez Canal moment” for American power and that the current crypto bear market is not yet over. In a post shared on Binance’s Square platform and relayed by Chinese‑language outlets including PANews and WEEX, Jiang wrote that recent price rebounds driven by war headlines are…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it will support the network upgrade and hard fork process on the Polygon network. According to a statement from the exchange, certain transactions will be temporarily suspended to protect user experience. Binance announced that it will cease deposit and withdrawal operations for tokens on the Polygon network as of April 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM. This step was taken to prevent potential technical disruptions during the network upgrade. The network update and hard fork are expected to take place around 5:00 PM on the same day, at a block height of 85,268,500. The exchange stated…

Ethereum is showing a short term breakout setup, but the bigger chart still points to heavy resistance overhead. That leaves ETH at a key turning point, where a wedge breakout could lift momentum, yet the broader bearish structure stays active unless buyers clear the main invalidation level. Ethereum Rally Still Looks Corrective as $2,402 Remains the Key Break Level Ethereum’s four hour chart shared by Man of Bitcoin shows a rebound that still looks corrective rather than trend changing. The move is labeled as an A B C structure, with wave C pushing into a marked resistance zone but not…

Global crypto exchange Coinbase said it is looking to expand its offerings in Australia to futures, options, stock trading, payments and other TradFi products as part of an “everything exchange” after securing a financial services license in the country. John O’Loghlen, regional managing director for APAC at Coinbase, said the Australian financial services license (AFSL) will see the exchange initially offer crypto and equity perpetuals but will open the door for futures, options and other traditional financial products. “We’re going to compete with traditional financial services on stock trading, payments and other TradFi products with the speed and execution of…

Bitcoin’s fifth halving is roughly two years away, and the mining sector is heading into it with far less margin for error than in 2024, as higher costs, tighter energy markets and clearer regulation reshape the industry. At the last halving in April 2024, Bitcoin ($BTC) traded at around $63,000 as rewards fell from 6.25 $BTC to 3.125 $BTC per block, according to Coingecko. In April 2028, at the next halving, miners face higher input costs for half the new coins, as rewards drop to 1.5625 $BTC. That looks tougher in a world of record hashrate, higher energy prices and…

The $NFT sector has gone through significantly high-value transfers throughout the week. In this respect, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Arbitrum have emerged as the top blockchains in terms of weekly $NFT sales. As per the data from CryptoSlam, the other top names include Polygon, Flow, Cardano, Avalanche, Base, Solana, and $BNB. This increased activity in the $NFT space highlights the growing momentum and wider investor confidence. #b68e5…ffci0 Dominates Top Weekly $NFT Sales with $8,097,669 The 1st among the week’s notable $NFT sales is that of the “$X@AI BRC-20 NFTs” collection’s “#b68e5…ffci0.” The Bitcoin network-based $NFT sale resulted in the earning of…