Author: James Wilson
Anthropic’s implied pre-IPO valuation has crossed $1 trillion on Jupiter’s Prestocks market. Summary Anthropic’s implied pre-IPO valuation crossed $1 trillion on Jupiter after a 733% surge since October. Forge Global also priced Anthropic near $1 trillion, while Hiive valued the company at $851 billion. Kalshi puts Anthropic’s 2026 IPO odds at 59% as private AI market demand grows. The pricing places the AI company among a small group of private firms valued at that level before a public listing. The valuation has risen 733% since October 2025, according to a post from The Kobeissi Letter. Anthropic now joins OpenAI and…
Senator Thom Tillis has threatened to oppose the Senate’s crypto market structure bill unless ethics restrictions on White House crypto activity are added. Summary Senator Thom Tillis will oppose the Senate crypto bill if ethics limits on White House crypto activity are not added, according to Politico. Senator Ruben Gallego said the bill cannot advance without bipartisan agreement on ethics provisions tied to federal officials. According to Politico, Tillis said he would withdraw support for the legislation if it leaves the Senate without provisions limiting how federal officials, including those in the executive branch, engage with digital assets. “There has…
April 27 is the hard deadline for all Pi Network Mainnet node operators to upgrade to Protocol 22.1, with nodes still running v21.2 after today’s cutoff automatically disconnected from the Mainnet, and Protocol 23 now moved one week earlier to May 11. Summary All Pi Network Mainnet nodes must upgrade to Protocol 22.1 by today, April 27, or be automatically cut off from the network, losing the ability to validate transactions and earn node rewards. The Bitget technical guide confirms Protocol 23.0 has been moved from May 18 to May 11, one week earlier than previously announced, with four additional…
Bitcoin is pressing the upper boundary of a two-month ascending channel near $77,500, with the 4H MACD histogram turning negative at the trendline and the FOMC meeting on April 28 and 29 serving as the next major catalyst. This article examines the technical structure, key levels, and on-chain data shaping Bitcoin’s next directional move. Summary Bitcoin is pressing the upper boundary of a 4H ascending channel near $77,500 as the MACD histogram turns negative at -183.29. The SMA ribbon remains bullishly stacked below price, but momentum is decelerating at the trendline. A confirmed 4H close above $80,000 targets the 200-day…
dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO) has launched Stablecoin Full, a stablecoin payments solution that enables merchants to collect, convert, and pay out funds in stablecoins across more than 44 emerging markets through a single API. Summary Stablecoin Full allows global merchants to accept stablecoin payments at checkout, send payouts in stablecoins, and manage treasury operations across 44-plus markets through one integration. The product treats stablecoins as a local payment method within dLocal’s existing platform, removing the need for merchants to build separate crypto infrastructure or manage market-by-market regulatory complexity. The launch was announced on April 21, 2026, from Montevideo, Uruguay, with Marcelo…
Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research, says Bitcoin and Ethereum are supported by steady institutional ETF demand and lower leverage, with BTC expected to break $80,000 to $85,000 short term and ETH targeting $2,800 to $3,000. Summary Bitget Research Chief Analyst Ryan Lee says the current rally has a firmer base than earlier retail-driven cycles because it is being led by institutional allocation rather than speculative positioning. Lee expects gold’s elevation near record highs to reflect capital distributing across multiple stores of value rather than concentrating in a single hedge. Oil remaining elevated adds macro pressure that could delay…
Stablecoins have “quietly become core financial plumbing” and pushed on‑chain finance past a “point of no return,” according to a new a16z crypto framework that recasts programmable dollars as the base layer for a multi‑chain, banking‑as‑a‑service stack and a coming wave of on‑chain credit. Summary a16z crypto’s report, “The New Stack of Global Finance: The Stablecoin Edition,” argues that stablecoins have evolved from niche trading tools into a global settlement layer and “banking‑as‑a‑service” stack for programmable dollars. The paper slices today’s chains into general‑purpose, payment‑specific, and institutional networks, all increasingly tethered by stablecoins as the common settlement asset, from consumer…
Ethereum has slipped back below $2,300, leaving traders to decide whether a fragile band between roughly $2,100 support and $2,350–$2,400 resistance is a simple shakeout or the prelude to a deeper retrace before any long‑promised run toward $4,000. Summary ETH trades just under $2,300 after failing to hold the $2,350–$2,400 zone, with Binance and Gate data showing roughly 2% daily losses and $2,300 acting as an intraday pivot. Phemex analysis flags support around $2,100–$2,176 and resistance at $2,350 then $2,586, with ETH below key short‑term moving averages, negative MACD, and an oversold CRSI in the mid‑20s. Standard Chartered research cited…
Strive Asset Management has raced from zero to 14,557 BTC in months, becoming the 9th‑largest public Bitcoin treasury and turning its balance sheet into a levered bet on BTC. Summary Strive Asset Management has boosted its Bitcoin treasury to 14,557 BTC, making it the 9th-largest public corporate holder of the asset. The firm has scaled from zero BTC in late 2025 to a billion‑dollar balance sheet in months, using equity and preferred stock issuance to fund accumulation. The move is intensifying debate over public‑company treasury strategies and the emerging “race to accumulate” among non‑crypto‑native corporates. Strive Asset Management has added…
Circle Ventures snaps up AAVE days after a $293M KelpDAO exploit, shoring up Aave’s bad‑debt shock while Washington weighs a landmark US stablecoin bill. Summary Aave DAO is voting to pause $AAVE buybacks until the rsETH/KelpDAO crisis is resolved. The move follows an April exploit spree that drained more than $620 million from DeFi protocols, led by KelpDAO’s $293 million bridge hack. DeFi Twitter is split over whether suspending buybacks protects Aave’s balance sheet or punishes tokenholders at the worst possible time. Aave governance is bracing for another high‑stakes vote as a proposal to pause $AAVE buybacks until the rsETH/KelpDAO…