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Four of the Magnificent Seven (Mag 7) tech giants are still on track to meet their massive artificial intelligence (AI) spending targets this year, according to their earnings report. The companies that have reported quarterly earnings post-market on Wednesday are Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG), Meta (META) and Amazon (AMZ), with a combined market cap of approximately $12 trillion. Previously, an analysis by Bridgewater Associates flagged that the four companies are expected to spend roughly $650 billion together on AI infrastructure in 2026. While most of them didn’t break out their AI spending in their latest earnings, they seem on track…

At Paris Blockchain Week, Anodos CEO Panos Mekras shared a strong view on how the $XRP Ledger is evolving beyond institutions and moving toward everyday users. The discussion focused on the idea that the next phase of crypto adoption is not just about banks, but individuals taking control of financial services directly. From Banking Crisis to Blockchain Mission Mekras explained that his motivation came from the 2008 financial crisis in Greece, where capital controls blocked people from accessing their savings and shut down businesses, including his family’s. That experience led him to Bitcoin and later $XRP, where he saw faster…

Palihapitiya emphasized that while all encryption would be vulnerable to a quantum computer, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies would be the prime targets of non-state actors, who would attack them as honeypots instead of banking and financial institutions. Key Takeaways: On the All-In podcast, Chamath Palihapitiya stated the quantum threat to Bitcoin had accelerated from 25 to 7 years. Palihapitiya states Bitcoin will be the 1st honeypot hackers drain to send prices crashing to 0. To survive, the Bitcoin network faces a 5 to 7-year deadline to migrate and redesign nodes and wallets. Chamath Palihapitiya Warns Bitcoin Would Be Targeted by Non-State…

A $300 million hole doesn’t usually come with a neat repair manual. This time, the group spearheading the Kelp DAO recovery effort is trying to write one. DeFi United, a coalition of multiple blockchain projects and crypto ecosystem individuals, has laid out a detailed, step-by-step plan to restore the backing of rsETH after this month’s Kelp DAO hack sent shockwaves through DeFi lending markets, releasing more than 116,000 tokens that weren’t properly accounted for. The proposal, circulated on Aave’s official X account, reads like a coordinated cleanup operation, one that leans heavily on Aave’s infrastructure to unwind the damage and…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the shiny toy of Silicon Valley demos—it’s becoming a global industrial project worth trillions, and analysts say the next phase of AI may transform everything from corporate profits to how work actually gets done. AI Moves From Tech Trend to Economic Engine Morgan Stanley researchers say AI has crossed an important threshold: it is no longer just a technology theme but a macroeconomic force shaping GDP growth, capital markets, and geopolitical competition. In a recent report, the firm estimates nearly $2.9 trillion in global AI infrastructure spending will flow through the economy by 2028,…

Stockcoin.ai has officially launched its beta platform, positioning itself as an AI-native hub for tokenized US stocks and TradFi perpetual futures. This development was announced on social media platform X today, April 1, 2026. The platform is opening up about seamless access to these assets for non-US investors. This project is powered by partnerships with industry leaders like Ondo Finance and Amber Group. Stockcoin․ai now offers access to Ondo tokenized stocks and ETFs, bringing Ondo Global Markets to a new trading platform for non-US investors only. https://t.co/zyt0CHTreR — Ondo Finance (@OndoFinance) April 1, 2026 This launch arrives amid rising optimism…

Addressing the lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice against Coinbase and four other prediction market platforms, Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, directed the state to defer to a recent court ruling saying federal law overrides state gambling bans. Grewal wrote on X, “Congress was clear – consumers deserve uniform, federal oversight over derivatives markets,” adding that “Wisconsin should accept clear and consistent CFTC oversight of prediction markets – just as Congress intended.” Why is Wisconsin suing Coinbase and prediction markets? The Wisconsin DOJ announced complaints against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, and Crypto.com, alleging that their sports-related…

Quack AI, an artificial intelligence (AI-Powered) blockchain protocol acting as a universal governance layer for Web3, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Mantle, a high-performance, modular Ethereum Layer 2(L2) scaling solution for lower fees and high-speed transactions. The basic purpose of this collaboration is to facilitate fast, secure, and institution-ready seamless gasless stablecoin payments. Quack AI × @Mantle_OfficialQ402 is officially expanding into the Mantle ecosystem.Why Mantle? Because stablecoin rails need infrastructure that treats settlement as a first-class primitive.Mantle’s high-performance architecture — optimized for TradFi, RWAs, and on-chain… pic.twitter.com/RDjp3wxw06 — Quack AI (@QuackAI_AI) April 27, 2026 Basically, Quack AI is introducing…

In the crypto community, a heated discussion continues about the future of Bitcoin security after Google announced a significant breakthrough in quantum computing this week, which has worsened forecasts for the security of the Bitcoin network and brought closer expectations of the so-called Q-Day — the day when a quantum computer will be able to break Bitcoin keys. The current debate has involved Adam Back, the CEO of Blockstream, and well-known analyst Willy Woo regarding the fate of 4 million inactive $BTC, which may become vulnerable with the arrival of Q-Day. Save them or let them be stolen? At the…

ether.fi will disable weETH bridging across several lower-activity networks, marking a shift toward tighter risk controls as DeFi protocols reassess multi-chain exposure. The protocol said bridging will be deprecated on Scroll, Swell, Bera, zkSync, Mode, Blast, Morph, and Sonic, with the changes taking effect on 30 June 2026. Users holding weETH on these chains have been asked to bridge assets back to Ethereum or other supported networks before the deadline. Bridge cuts target low-usage chains ether.fi said the decision is part of efforts to “harden” its cross-chain infrastructure by consolidating activity onto fewer, higher-usage networks. The affected chains were selected…