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JUST IN: BITCOIN HITS $72.000.

JUST IN: BMO became the first bank to join CME Group's tokenized cash platform, an initiative deployed using Google Cloud infrastructure that aims to modernize settlement and money movement in institutional markets.
BMO was identified as the first bank to join CME Group's tokenized cash platform.

JUST IN: The U.S. Financial Conduct Authority (FCAT) has activated a new task force to define clearer rules in areas such as crypto, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets, amid growing legal and political pressure on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.
The new unit will be led by Michael J. Passalacqua and will coordinate initiatives with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

JUST IN: Morgan Stanley argues that Wall Street's move toward cryptocurrencies is not a belated push driven by fear of being left behind, but rather the result of years of work to modernize the financial infrastructure.
The firm is already expanding its strategy in trading, asset management, and infrastructure, with the tokenization of stocks among its next steps.

JUST IN: Meta has expanded its AI infrastructure offensive with a new partnership with Arm to develop processors for data centers.
The move aims to improve rack efficiency, complement the company's MTIA chips, and support the growth of large scale AI workloads.
Meta announced a partnership with Arm to develop the new Arm AGI CPU, focused on AI and general-purpose computing workloads.

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BREAKING: The Trump family is preparing a new exclusive event for the largest holders of the TRUMP memecoin at Mar-a-Lago, amidst growing political scrutiny, investigations into their crypto businesses, and a more than 95% drop in the token's value from its all-time high.
The top 297 holders of the TRUMP memecoin will be invited to a gala luncheon at Mar-a-Lago on April 25.

JUST IN: The attack against Resolv not only resulted in losses of $23 million USD.
It also exposed a deeper weakness in DeFi: the gap between smart contract audits, operational controls, and on-chain safeguards capable of mitigating damage when a privileged key falls into the wrong hands.
The attacker created $80 million USD in unbacked USR after gaining access to a privileged private key from Resolv.

BREAKING: A Russian hacker was sentenced to 81 months in prison by a U.S. court for his role in ransomware attacks linked to $9 million USD.
While the available information does not provide further details of the case, the decision once again highlights the use of digital tools and cryptocurrencies in cyber extortion schemes.
A Russian hacker was sentenced to 81 months in prison for ransomware attacks.

JUST IN: Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics and strengthens its commitment to humanoid robots for homes and offices.
The technology targets the consumer market, with advanced interaction and learning capabilities.
Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, creator of the Sprout humanoid robot.
The robot is 42 inches tall and can interact, walk, grasp objects, and converse.

JUST IN: Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics and strengthens its commitment to humanoid robots for homes and offices.
The technology targets the consumer market, with advanced interaction and learning capabilities.
Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, creator of the Sprout humanoid robot.
The robot is 42 inches tall and can interact, walk, grasp objects, and converse.

JUST IN: BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince asserted that the next stage of cryptocurrency adoption will depend on large banks, arguing that these institutions can more effectively connect digital assets and traditional finance in an environment where regulation, trust, and tokenization are becoming increasingly important.
Vince stated that large banks can serve as a bridge between traditional finance and digital asset ecosystems.

BREAKING: Anthropic has introduced a new automatic mode for Claude Code that aims to address one of the biggest challenges in AI-assisted development: increasing speed without exposing entire projects to destructive commands.
The feature reduces interruptions while maintaining safeguards to block high-risk actions before they occur.
Claude Code's automatic mode reduces permission requests during lengthy programming tasks.

JUST IN: Ethereum's leading liquid staking protocol reported a revenue decline of over 20% in 2025, amid lower profitability, capital outflows, and increased competition in the sector.
Lido reported revenue of $40.5 million, down 23% year-over-year. Users withdrew funds, and staking returns decreased.

JUST IN: BlackRock believes the next big story for the crypto sector will come not from a new wave of tokens, but from its integration with artificial intelligence.
The firm maintains that institutional investors are focusing on Bitcoin and Ether, while viewing cryptocurrencies as an infrastructure component for the digital economy that could emerge around AI agents and data centers.
Robbie Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, stated that institutional clients are primarily focused on BTC and ETH.

JUST IN: Databricks unveiled Lakewatch, a new security product powered by AI agents, and confirmed its acquisition of the startups Antimatter and SiftD to strengthen the initiative.
This move reveals how the company seeks to leverage its financial resources and data platform for a direct offensive within the enterprise cybersecurity market.

JUST IN: The company aims to optimize energy use through flexible data centers that can adapt between AI and cryptocurrency mining workloads on demand.
Hut 8 is developing "LEGO-like" infrastructure to switch between AI and BTC mining.
The strategy prioritizes energy efficiency as a key asset.

JUST IN: Crusoe announced a significant expansion of its data center energy strategy through new storage purchases from Form Energy and Redwood Materials, signaling how the growing electricity demand of digital infrastructure is driving increasing contracts for long-life batteries and second-life solutions.
Crusoe will purchase 12 gigawatt-hours of 100-hour batteries from Form Energy, with deliveries expected in 2027.

JUST IN: OpenAI announced it will shut down Sora, its AI-powered video creation service, in a decision that surprised the tech and entertainment industries.
The move comes after the platform's rapid rise, amid growing debates over copyright and deepfakes, and on the eve of a highly anticipated initial public offering.

JUST IN: Robinhood announced an expansion of its share buyback program to $1.5 billion, along with a larger credit line for its brokerage subsidiary.
The decision comes at a challenging time for HOOD, which, despite being one of the most eye-catching stocks of 2025, has seen its value fall by more than 50% since Bitcoin's peak in early October.
Robinhood approved a new $1.5 billion share buyback program.