Author: James Wilson
Pi Network price rallied over 15% in the past week, outperforming a largely flat crypto market as a wave of network upgrades and event-driven catalysts boosted demand for the token. Summary Pi Network rose about 15% over the past week to around $0.189, outperforming a largely flat crypto market amid upgrade-driven demand. The rally was supported by the rollout of Protocol 22.1 and the anticipation of Protocol 23, which is expected to introduce smart contract functionality in May. Price is testing the $0.19–$0.20 resistance zone, with a breakout targeting $0.204–$0.22, while failure to hold could see a pullback toward $0.17…
Chainlink (LINK) recorded its highest single-day exchange outflow since December 2, 2025, according to data shared by Santiment. Summary Chainlink recorded 970,430 LINK in net exchange outflows, its highest one-day withdrawal since December 2025. LINK traded at $9.23 despite rising demand, showing weak short-term momentum across the broader market. BridgeTower deployed Chainlink infrastructure for tokenized securities tied to the $11 billion DOM X project. The data showed that 970,430 LINK left known exchanges on April 27, 2026. The withdrawn tokens were worth about $8.95 million based on LINK’s average price at the time. Large exchange outflows often show that traders…
Kash Patel said the FBI arrested Xu Zewei, a Chinese national accused of cyber attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summary Xu Zewei was extradited from Italy to face U.S. charges over alleged COVID research hacks. FBI linked Xu to HAFNIUM, accused of compromising nearly 13,000 U.S. organizations. Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic and Sarah Fitzpatrick. Xu was extradited from Italy to the United States over the weekend. He is expected to face federal charges linked to hacking activity between 2020 and 2021. Officials said Xu and others targeted U.S.-based universities and medical researchers. The…
Core Scientific plans to turn its Pecos, Texas site into a large artificial intelligence data center campus. Summary Core Scientific will convert its Pecos Bitcoin mining site into a large AI data center campus. The company expects about 1GW of the planned 1.5GW capacity to be available for leasing. Core Scientific is repurposing 300MW of mining power as miners seek AI revenue streams. The Bitcoin miner said the project could reach up to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power capacity. The company said about 1 gigawatt of that capacity is expected to be available for leasing. The site will support high-density…
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…