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💬 Analysts have called Iran's scheme of paying in Bitcoin for passage through the Strait of Hormuz "virtually unfeasible"
According to TRM Labs analysts, Tehran relies on intermediaries for international crypto transfers. This way, the country hides the payer's connection to sanctioned organizations.
The shadow fleet will be able to operate as before, relying on already used digital assets, but Western shipping companies are unlikely to be able to buy cryptocurrency on exchanges or from over-the-counter dealers — analytical tools will immediately flag such transactions.
As a result, all diffi

Hong Kong mortgage company prepares to issue digital bonds worth up to $1.5 billion
Hong Kong mortgage companies are discussing raising up to 12 billion Hong Kong dollars (approximately $1.5 billion) through their first digital bond issuance, which could become the largest in the world. According to sources, the issuance may take place as early as next month and include several tranches totaling 10–12 billion Hong Kong dollars, but deal details are still being finalized.

A solo miner mined block 944,306 on the BTC network and received 3.128 BTC, with a chance of about once every 300 years.
An independent miner mined block #944,306 on the BTC network using CKpool and received 3.128 BTC. The total includes 3.125 BTC for the block and 0.003 BTC in fees, which is estimated at $222 012. CKpool developer Con Kolivas noted that with a hash rate of about 70 TH, the chance for such a miner to find a block in a day is approximately 1 in 100,000, and on average, it takes about 300 years.

Trump will speak at a meme coin conference and meet with TRUMP holders on April 25
Donald Trump will participate in a conference dedicated to meme coins at the end of the month, reports POLITICO. On April 25, the 297 largest TRUMP token holders will be invited to a ceremonial lunch at Mar-a-Lago, and the 29 largest participants will also attend a VIP reception with champagne and take the stage with the president.#TRUMP

Pyth has launched a platform for trading financial data, including precious metals and oil derivatives.
Pyth announced the launch of a data trading platform that allows data owners to distribute their data directly, retain ownership rights, ensure transparent pricing, and control access.
Six global financial organizations will use the Pyth Network to directly transmit their data to the blockchain, including spot forex, precious metals, crude oil swaps, over-the-counter quotes, fixed income instruments, corporate actions, and reference data.

Circle introduces CPN Managed Payments for banks and fintechs
Circle launched a new product, CPN Managed Payments, which will allow banks, payment providers, fintech companies, and large tech firms to connect to the Circle Payments Network and conduct "fiat-to-fiat" and "fiat-stablecoin" payments without their own crypto infrastructure and digital asset management. Circle will handle transaction processing and compliance issues, and the company expects this solution to accelerate the adoption of CPN by financial institutions worldwide.

TAO decreased by 13.11% in 24 hours amid Covenant AI's exit from Bittensor
According to HTX, the TAO price dropped to $292.85, which is 13.11% lower than the 24-hour ago level. The Covenant AI team announced their exit from the Bittensor network and accused one of the project's key participants, Jacob Stevens (Const), of systematically violating decentralization principles.#TAO

🌚 The password "123456" exposed a network of IT workers from North Korea in the crypto industry
IT specialists from North Korea are posing as ordinary developers to get into crypto projects, with the aim of hacking them later. This was reported by on-chain detective ZachXBT, who was provided with data from North Korea's internal payment server by an anonymous source.
The scheme turned out to be complex: fake identities, forged documents, and converting crypto into fiat roughly worth $1 million per month.
The leak was made possible by hacking the device of one North Korean IT specialist known

Ripp and Kahan are co-founders of the RR/BAYC project. In June 2022, Yuga Labs filed a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement. The company claimed that the design of their $NFT was actually copied from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection (BAYC).
In April 2023, the studio won the case. Ripp and Kahan were ordered to destroy $NFT or transfer them to Yuga Labs, as well as pay compensation. However, in February 2024, Ripp stated that he had lost access to the addresses with the remaining tokens.
In April 2025, the studio filed a renewed lawsuit against Kahan, insisting that he was evading

Pavel Durov commented on the TON update
The TON blockchain has just been upgraded and is now 10 times faster.
The block creation speed has increased by 6 times.
Transactions now occur instantly, in fractions of a second.
This is the first of 7 steps in the Make TON Great Again plan (MTONGA).
The next step is to reduce the already low fees by another 6 times.

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🧠 Tether launches QVAC SDK – betting on local AI models (release)
QVAC SDK – a private open-source framework for running and training AI models directly on devices without cloud and even without internet (on smartphones, laptops, PCs, etc.).
The solution operates on the principle of "write once – run everywhere": the application can be used unchanged on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
The SDK supports key AI tasks – LLM, speech recognition and synthesis, translation, image generation.
Tether CEO: The world is approaching a point where billions of people will coexist with

Morpho has released a beta version of Morpho Agents for working with protocols on Ethereum and Base
Morpho has launched a beta version of Morpho Agents — a set of tools and knowledge base that help AI agents read, model, and record data in the Morpho protocol. The release includes a User Agent with Morpho CLI and MCP server, providing access to protocols on Ethereum and Base for more than 30 AI agents and compatible with wallet infrastructure like Coinbase, Safe, and Fireblocks, as well as a Builder Agent with documentation on protocol models, contract addresses, key nuances, and code exampl

Surf AI has launched Surf Skill and allocated $200 000 for free API credits
The Surf AI platform for AI analytics in the crypto space introduced Surf Skill CLI, which provides AI agents like Claude Code direct access to crypto data and can replace over 60 individual APIs. The company also granted users free API credits of $200 000 to simplify developer workflows and integration with various agent environments.
#Ai

Arthur Hayes questioned the claims about Iran's "losses in BTC"
Arthur Hayes stated that he will believe the information that Iran is collecting tariffs in BTC only after verified on-chain transactions appear. According to him, without such evidence, these kinds of reports are more like Western provocation.

⚖️ The stablecoin market could bypass global payments
The volume of stablecoin transactions could reach $1.5 quadrillion within the next 10 years, according to Chainalysis.
☄️ Even without additional factors, the market could grow to $719 trln.
Stablecoins are becoming increasingly popular, and major companies and banks are preparing to launch their own solutions.

North Korea makes money from cryptocurrency through fake developers.
IT workers from North Korea disguised themselves as regular employees to get into crypto projects and simultaneously tried to hack them.
➤ A team of about 140 people made up to $1m around $3.5 million per month over several months(.
➤ Payments were processed through a website with the password… "123456".
➤ Money was laundered through Payoneer and Chinese bank accounts.
➤ They used fake identities, passports, and responded to job postings on )Indeed, Gmail(.
➤ Since 2009, North Korea has stolen over ) in cryptocurrency.

#Gate13 Congratulations to GATE and all its users on this momentous date 🎉Many victories and achievements lie ahead 🥇

🌚 The team of the decentralized exchange Stabble on Solana has urged users to urgently withdraw liquidity. In 24 hours, the platform's TVL dropped from $2 million to $600 ,000.
According to the statement, the exchange has not been hacked, and no funds have been affected. However, Stabble representatives are concerned about future security. The team discovered that on-chain investigator ZachXBT labeled their former CTO as a representative of North Korea. The project announced a change in its leadership team.

Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou of The New York Times suggested that British cryptographer Adam Back could be the creator of Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto.
The journalist analyzed thousands of cypherpunk posts and found matches in writing style that pointed to Back. Carreyrou also examined hundreds of court records and emails. The investigation took 18 months.
It was prompted by the 2024 documentary film Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery. In one scene, Back was sitting on a bench in a park in Riga and tensed up when the director mentioned him as a possible creator of the first cryptocurre