Author: John Smith
Flow Capital Partners is set to bring its $150 million private credit fund to the DigiFT tokenization platform by the end of April. Summary Flow Capital Partners will move its $150 million private credit fund onto the DigiFT tokenization platform by the end of April as part of a plan to reach $250 million in assets by 2026. Total market capitalization for real-world assets climbed to a record $58 billion this month, with Ethereum-based tokenization alone growing 200% year-over-year. Bloomberg reported Friday that the Hong Kong-based asset manager will offer on-chain shares of the fund, which originally debuted in June…
Police in Zanzibar are continuing to question crypto fund founder Joe McCann after the death of his fiancée during a vacation on the island. Summary Zanzibar police are questioning crypto fund founder Joe McCann after his fiancée died during a vacation, with an autopsy still pending. Authorities have treated the death as a suspected suicide, while McCann’s passport has been held as the investigation continues. Family members have disputed the official account, saying the circumstances around Ashly Robinson’s death do not add up. NBC News reported that Ashly Robinson, 31, died in the hospital on April 9, a day after…
The UK’s FCA has opened a fresh consultation on how stablecoins, trading, custody and staking will be regulated before a full crypto regime goes live in 2027. Summary The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a fresh consultation on how stablecoin issuance, trading platforms, custody and staking will be brought inside regulation. Industry feedback is open until June 3, 2026, with crypto firms able to apply for full FCA authorization from September 30, 2026, before the new regime starts in October 2027. The FCA says its crypto rulebook is “substantively complete” and aims to create a “competitive and sustainable” market,…
Anthropic Trust has appointed Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis, to Anthropic’s board of directors, making him the first pharmaceutical industry executive to join the AI lab’s governing body and tipping Trust-appointed directors to a board majority for the first time. Summary Narasimhan was appointed on April 14 by the Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust, the independent body whose members hold no equity in Anthropic and exist solely to elect board directors aligned with the company’s public benefit mission. With his appointment, Trust-selected directors now hold a majority of seats on the seven-person board, a governance threshold written into Anthropic’s founding documents…
RFK Jr. HHS budget cuts of roughly $16 billion faced their first major congressional test Thursday as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, fielding pointed questions on vaccine policy while defending a budget that slashes discretionary spending by 12.5% compared to last year. Summary Trump’s 2027 budget proposes cutting HHS discretionary spending by approximately $16 billion, including $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health, as Kennedy opens a weeklong gauntlet of seven committee and subcommittee hearings. Kennedy deflected vaccine questions and said he was “not happy” with proposed cuts to WIC…
The House voted to reject a resolution Thursday directing President Trump to remove US armed forces from hostilities against Iran, 213 to 214, falling one vote short along almost entirely party lines. Summary Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York proposed the resolution directing the president to end military action in Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress; it failed 213–214 on Thursday, one day after the Senate voted 52–47 to reject a similar measure. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the lone Republican to support the measure; Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democrat to vote against it; Rep.…
Voters in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district are heading to the polls today in a special election that could tighten the Republican House majority to its absolute limit, pitting progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia against Republican Joe Hathaway in a district that Democrats carried by 9 points in 2024. Summary The NJ special election fills the seat vacated by Governor Mikie Sherrill, who resigned from Congress in November 2025 after winning the governorship; Democrats hold a 65,000-voter registration advantage in the district. A Mejia win would leave House Speaker Mike Johnson able to lose just two GOP votes on party-line legislation,…
Gate is rolling an F1 Red Bull parade and “Racing the Future” exhibition through Hong Kong as part of its 13th‑anniversary push to fuse crypto branding with motorsport. Summary Gate is staging an F1 Red Bull Racing parade around Victoria Harbour as part of a Hong Kong activation with the team. From April 18–24, the partners will host a “Racing the Future” exhibition at K11 MUSEA, showcasing the new 2026 Red Bull car, gear and interactive zones. A Blue Carpet ceremony and “Gate 13” anniversary gala at the Rosewood Hong Kong on April 20 will gather more than 300 industry…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin Cash and Polkadot show mixed trends, driving interest in early-stage projects like BlockDAG amid shifting market sentiment. Summary Bitcoin Cash and Polkadot stay range-bound as traders shift focus to early-stage plays like BlockDAG. Market uncertainty around Bitcoin Cash and Polkadot drives attention to BlockDAG ahead of listings. BlockDAG gains traction as its entry window narrows, with BingX listing boosting visibility and momentum. Price action across major crypto names is starting to feel uneven again as traders reassess Bitcoin…
Binance Alpha is launching a two-round Genius Foundation trading competition that will hand out roughly $200,000 in GENIUS tokens to 2,520 of the platform’s most aggressive buyers over the last two weeks of April. Summary Binance Alpha is running a two-round Genius Foundation trading competition with rewards worth about $200,000. The top 2,520 participants by GENIUS token buying volume will share 176,400 GENIUS, with each eligible user receiving 70 GENIUS. The event runs in two one-week windows between April 16 and April 30, 2026, via Binance’s Web3 wallet. Binance is rolling out a Genius Foundation trading competition on its Binance…