Author: John Smith

The Pi Network Core Team has outlined its position on user growth, stating that verified identities play a central role in its ecosystem.  Summary Pi Network reports over 18 million verified users through its identity-based KYC system. Team claims verified users provide stronger trust compared to unverified wallet counts on other networks. Community response shows growing support for identity verification as core feature in blockchain ecosystems. Meanwhile, the team reported that the network now has over 18 million identity-verified users. The project emphasized that this figure differs from standard wallet counts seen on other blockchain networks. It stated that ”1…

Recent on-chain data shows a sharp rise in Bitcoin (BTC) movement to exchanges. Summary Binance inflow CDD spike suggests long-term Bitcoin holders moving funds to exchanges for profit-taking. NUPL indicator rise signals improving sentiment and growing unrealized profits among Bitcoin investors. Bitcoin Composite Index remains above 1.0, indicating no confirmed market bottom formation yet. On April 14, Binance recorded a major spike in Exchange Inflow Coin Days Destroyed (CDD), reaching about 2.59 million. Analysts link this surge to long-term holders moving older coins. This behavior often appears when investors prepare to take profits after price recovery phases. The spike occurred…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded their strongest weekly inflows in several months. Summary Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billion inflows, marking strongest weekly performance since mid-January period. Ethereum and XRP ETFs followed with steady inflows, reflecting renewed investor interest across crypto markets. Rising ETF demand coincides with improved sentiment but ongoing geopolitical uncertainty still affects market stability. Data shows that nearly $1 billion entered these funds over the past week, marking the best performance since mid-January. April 17 stood out as the most active day, with over $663 million in net inflows. Among the leading products, BlackRock’s IBIT attracted…

Monero (XMR) has reached its 12-year milestone since its launch in 2014. Summary Monero celebrates 12 years since launch in 2014 as leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency network. Network hides sender, receiver, and amount using cryptographic tools like Ring Confidential Transactions. Despite over 70 exchange delistings, Monero maintains active users and steady market participation. The project has positioned itself as a privacy-focused cryptocurrency designed to hide transaction details on a public blockchain. On April 18he project marked the occasion with a public message shared on X. The team stated “we’re celebrating our 12th birthday today” while thanking users for continued support of…

World has rolled out upgrades to its World ID protocol, positioning it as a wider digital identity layer for online verification.  Summary World ID now serves 18 million users across 160 countries with identity verification tools. System uses biometric scanning and cryptography to confirm humans without storing personal data. New features aim to block bots, deepfakes, and AI agents in digital platforms. The system is designed to confirm whether an online user is a real person while keeping personal data private. The network is currently used by close to 18 million people across around 160 countries. It aims to address…

Charles Schwab has shown interest in entering prediction markets as part of its wider product review. Chief executive Rick Wurster told investors that the company is considering whether to offer such services in the future. Summary Schwab considers prediction markets but excludes sports, politics, and entertainment-related betting products. Citadel Securities monitors prediction markets growth but notes low liquidity limits current participation plans. Both firms see potential in event contracts for hedging financial and portfolio-related risks. Wurster said prediction markets were “not of tremendous interest” among some clients when discussed recently.  He also noted that Schwab would “take a hard look…

Summary Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused crypto exchange Zondacrypto of using “Russian funds linked to organized crime” and “Russian security services” to finance opposition politicians and block a MiCA‑style crypto bill. Tusk told parliament that some lawmakers fighting his government’s crypto‑asset legislation were “serving the interests” of Zondacrypto, which he said sponsored a CPAC event in Poland where former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem endorsed nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s presidential bid. President Nawrocki, elected in June 2025 with backing from former U.S. President Donald Trump, has twice vetoed MiCA‑aligned regulation, leaving Polish exchanges in legal limbo and deepening…

Bitcoin price prediction turns cautious as BTC failed to sustain its third breakout attempt above $76,000, repeatedly touching the level only to reverse, while 46 consecutive days of negative funding rates on Binance have created the most compressed short positioning since the FTX crash bottom of late 2022. Summary BTC briefly cleared $76,000 before reversing in the most prominent bearish pin bar on the daily chart since the March rejection at $74,500, keeping the asset in the $60K-$75K consolidation range it has occupied for over ten weeks. Binance perpetual funding rates have remained negative for 46 straight days even as…

Goldman Sachs filed a registration statement with the SEC on April 14 for the Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, the first bitcoin ETF news from the Wall Street giant that proposes directly issuing its own crypto income product rather than simply holding third-party spot funds. Summary The fund will invest at least 80% of net assets in instruments providing bitcoin exposure, primarily shares of spot bitcoin ETPs such as BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC, then sell call options on those positions to collect monthly premiums. The options overwrite level will range from 40% to 100% of exposure depending on…

CBS News reported that AI in Hollywood has reached a new threshold as actor Val Kilmer, who died in April 2025 at 65, appears in over an hour of finished footage in the upcoming film As Deep as the Grave through state-of-the-art generative AI, constructed from archival material his family provided and executed under SAG guidelines with compensation paid to his estate. Summary Kilmer was cast as Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, five years before his death but was too ill from throat cancer to shoot any scenes, leading director Coerte Voorhees to pursue a generative…