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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Hacked crypto platform relaunches after securing new funding, CFTC chair Selig faces pushback on prediction markets, Bitcoin Scholars brings bitcoin education to schools, Crypto fund manager questioned in probe into fiancee's death, World Liberty’s new proposal prompts harsh criticism from holders, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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  • Bitcoin drifts near $75,000 as altcoins surge, with SOL climbing +5.9% and XRP jumping

    • BTC ETFs add $186M as Morgan Stanley's MSBT tops $100M in inflows during first six trading days

    • ETH moves with +6.7% weekly gain as funding rates hit most negative since 2023

    • Crypto market cap holds near $2.64T as BTC dominance drops to 57%

  • Public crypto miners sold more BTC in Q1 2026 than all of 2025 as exchange inflows spike and short-term holders look for profit opportunities

Prediction Markets

  • Bettors on Polymarket are predicting will Drake release Iceman by…?

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Headline Roundup
The major headlines driving crypto markets

  • Charles Schwab rolls out bitcoin and ethereum trading platform (TB)

  • World Liberty’s new proposal prompts harsh criticism from holders (TB)

  • Morgan Stanley says crypto becoming daily business across the firm (TB)

  • French authorities shield crypto execs after kidnapping spree (BBG)

  • Crypto fund manager questioned in probe into fiancee's death (TB)

  • Adam Back pushes for upgrades to quantum-proof Bitcoin (DC)

  • Crypto legislation nears finish as JPMorgan sees breakthrough (BM)

  • Class action filed against Circle over Drift hack (TD)

  • Stack CEO steps down as venture reshuffles leadership (DC)

  • Suspicious Polymarket trader made $320K on Biden pardons (DC)

  • Texas man gets 23 years for $20M crypto scam backed by Picasso artwork (TB)

  • Tennessee weighs state bitcoin reserve (BM)

  • Bitcoin Scholars brings bitcoin education to schools (BM)

  • Study finds almost no crypto protocols disclose market-maker terms (CT)

  • Citi says mixing Bitcoin with gold boosts portfolio performance (BM)

  • Miner HIVE lines up $75M note offering to fund AI expansion (TB)

  • Naver-Dunamu filing sets IPO committee and listing timeline (CT)

  • Two Ethereum Foundation contributors announce departures (TD)

  • Bored Apes-creator Yuga Labs taps new CEO (TB)

  • Steak ’n Shake teases “Bitcoin Milkshake” (BM)

  • Foundation NFT marketplace shuts down after failed sale (TD)

Venture Capital

  • Infinit, an AI DeFi layer, raises $6M led by an undisclosed lead investor (BG)

  • Claw Intelligence, a Web3 project, raises $3M from Castrum Istanbul, Titans Ventures, Super Labs, and Genesis Capital (PS)

  • FairSquare Lab, a crypto company, closes a Series B with participation from CKX Partners, Mirae Asset Capital and others (VS)

  • Superstate, a tokenization startup, receives an undisclosed investment from Invesco Private Capital (PS)

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Launches

  • DoubleZero rolls out onchain data delivery service (TB)

  • Tempo unveils private enterprise stablecoin transactions (TD)

  • VerifiedX brings privacy layer to Bitcoin (CD)

  • Sky announces first deployment of USDS on Avalanche (TD)

Regulation

  • CFTC chair Selig faces pushback on prediction markets (DC)

  • UK sets path to crypto regulation with consultation (DC)

  • South Korea tests deposit tokens for government spending (TB)

  • Circle sees tremendous opportunity for yuan stablecoin (TB)

Cybersecurity

  • Polkadot-Ethereum bridge hack losses 10x worse than reported (DC)

  • Russian crypto exchange halts trading after $13M exploit (DC)

  • Hacked crypto platform relaunches after securing new funding (BBG)

  • Ukraine arrests FBI-wanted cybercrime suspect (CT)

  • Ethereum Foundation exposes North Korean workers that infiltrate crypto firms (DC)

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