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On April 16, renowned trader Killa (@KillaXBT) stated that there is a CME exhaustion gap near $84,000 for Bitcoin, just before the waterfall decline. This gap is similar to two gaps in 2022, which too

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Ice Open Network News: CEO Cuts Monthly Costs by 89%, Promises New Product Launch in 8 Weeks

Ice Open Network’s CEO published a detailed update on Wednesday outlining dramatic cost cuts and a new strategic direction, two days after the project came close to announcing a full shutdown following the ION token crash.

Monthly operating costs have been reduced from approximately $400,000 to $45,000, an 89% cut achieved in 48 hours. The CEO described it as moving fast and cutting deep, keeping only what is essential.

“A good idea means nothing if execution is too slow,” the CEO wrote. “That is the lesson we are taking forward.”

What Changes Immediately

The company is now primarily a development team. Non-essential staff, overhead and side projects have been removed. The CEO said he will personally join the development effort to accelerate the timeline.

To fund operations, the company will activate an automatic daily sale of $1,500 worth of ION tokens from its treasury of just over 1 billion ION. The CEO acknowledged this was not an easy decision but described it as the practical path to keeping the project alive over the coming months.

The new product will be built in a closed-source environment during development. The reason given is speed rather than secrecy, with the CEO stating that shipping matters more than optics at this stage.



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Absurd governance scam': World Liberty Financial's new proposal prompts harsh criticism from Justin Sun and other holders

World Liberty Financial’s new proposal seeks to extend the lock-up and vesting period for early supporters by four years.

Tron Founder Justin Sun issued harsh criticism of the new proposal, calling it one of the “most absurd governance scams” he has ever seen.

Trump-linked cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial is facing harsh criticism from its investors as a new proposal seeks to extend lock-ups on WLFI tokens by up to four years for early supporters.

Tron founder Justin Sun, the largest individual investor in World Liberty, criticized the project in a Wednesday social media post. Sun has been engaging in an extended feud with World Liberty, stemming from the project's decision to freeze his WLFI tokens.

"This proposal is not governance," Sun wrote. "This proposal has been packaged as a 'governance alignment signal' and a 'long-term commitment,' but strip away the packaging and what you have is one of the most absurd governance scams I have ever seen."

The proposal, released Wednesday by World Liberty, seeks to convert 62,282,252,205 WLFI tokens from indefinite lockups to fixed vesting schedules. 

Specifically, the proposal said tokens held by founders, team members, advisors, and partners would face a two-year lock-up followed by a three-year linear vesting period, and would require them to burn 4.5 billion WLFI. 

Meanwhile, early supporters that collectively hold more than 17 billion tokens would face a two-year cliff followed by a two-year linear vesting period — meaning their tokens would be fully distributed by year four. 

"Holders who do not affirmatively accept the new schedule remain locked indefinitely under existing terms," the team wrote.



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Post To Earn BonusCoW Protocol Price Falls; $COW Releases Statement on Recent Attack CoW Protocol prices continue to be under pressure over the last 24 hours as the project grappled with fallout from 

CoW Protocol Price Falls; $COW Releases Statement on Recent Attack

CoW Protocol prices continue to be under pressure over the last 24 hours as the project grappled with fallout from a security incident on April 14. Crypto dropped by nearly 3% to trade at approximately $0.213. Yet that drop was while the global crypto market was on the rise, even as Bitcoin modestly gained.

The divergence illustrates a palpable change in sentiment on the protocol in the wake of the hack. The downturn was set in motion by a front-end attack that attacked the platform’s website. In the last statement release, it was reported that an attacker gained control over the cow.fi domain via DNS hijacking.

This lets the attacker then take users down the path to a malicious interface that had a close match to the original site to redirect them to a similar site. The device had been set up to deceive users into agreeing to approve malicious transactions or revealing sensitive wallet information. Only days after the problem was exposed, the squad put out a public alert.

Users were told to avoid interacting with the platform’s front-end. However, the protocol was also paused as a precautionary measure. The team assured that both the core smart contracts and backend systems were not compromised. Still, the attack carried a significant risk since it attacked the interface that users use to interact with the protocol.

The incident was flagged early by Blockaid, a firm that monitors decentralized applications for suspicious activity. Its detection system identified unusual behavior linked to the cow.fi domain. Shortly after, the protocol confirmed the issue and urged users to stay away until further notice. This quick response helped limit wider damage, even though the event still affected market confidence.

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We now have full control of the https://t.co/tLUfEzLL0E domain.

CoW Swap has been working as normal at https://t.co/hrWSEmJd3g for some time now, and we are now 

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Post To Earn BonusIce Open Network News: CEO Cuts Monthly Costs by 89%, Promises New Product Launch in 8 Weeks Ice Open Network’s CEO published a detailed update on Wednesday outlining dramatic cost c

Ice Open Network News: CEO Cuts Monthly Costs by 89%, Promises New Product Launch in 8 Weeks
Ice Open Network’s CEO published a detailed update on Wednesday outlining dramatic cost cuts and a new strategic direction, two days after the project came close to announcing a full shutdown following the ION token crash.

Monthly operating costs have been reduced from approximately $400,000 to $45,000, an 89% cut achieved in 48 hours. The CEO described it as moving fast and cutting deep, keeping only what is essential.

“A good idea means nothing if execution is too slow,” the CEO wrote. “That is the lesson we are taking forward.”

What Changes Immediately

The company is now primarily a development team. Non-essential staff, overhead and side projects have been removed. The CEO said he will personally join the development effort to accelerate the timeline.

To fund operations, the company will activate an automatic daily sale of $1,500 worth of ION tokens from its treasury of just over 1 billion ION. The CEO acknowledged this was not an easy decision but described it as the practical path to keeping the project alive over the coming months.

The new product will be built in a closed-source environment during development. The reason given is speed rather than secrecy, with the CEO stating that shipping matters more than optics at this stage.

What the Community Has Not Been Told

In an unusual move, the CEO refused to reveal what the new product actually is. No details, no hints, no timeline beyond a four to eight week window before the first version goes live.

“We are not going to repeat the mistake of overpromising before delivery,” he said. “We will not reveal what we are building until it is ready.”

What he did say is that the product is designed for real-world utility beyond the crypto industry, giving it a broader potential market than anything the project has previously attempted. Growth, he argued, would be driven by genuine demand rather than

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Unlock Your Personal HTX Airdrop Now Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow Tensions are growing between Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun and Donald Trump’s altcoin! Sun makes

Tensions are growing between Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun and Donald Trump’s altcoin! Sun makes new statements!

The conflict between Tron founder Justin Sun and Trump-backed World Liberty Financial, which has been marked by harsh exchanges in recent days, shows no signs of abating.

Lastly, US President Donald Trump and his family have submitted a new proposal regarding the unlocking and burning of their altcoin project, World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) tokens.

This proposal drew criticism from Justin Sun and other shareholders.

Tron founder Justin Sun harshly criticized the $WLFI’s new governance proposal, calling it a ridiculous scam and one of the “most absurd governance tricks” he had ever seen.

Sun claimed that the $WLFI governance voting structure was based on pressure and concentration of power, effectively a fraudulent system.

The proposal aims to impose a lock-up period of up to five years on over 62 billion tokens and to indefinitely freeze the assets of those who vote against it.

Sun alleged that the project’s team was attempting to monopolize power by using specific wallets to blacklist users.

Sun also pointed out that the system where tokens are permanently locked if an opposing vote is cast is problematic. This is because those who vote against the motion will have their tokens permanently locked.

Sun reacted by saying, “If you oppose this proposal, you will be punished. This is not a vote. This is coercion. What democratic process rewards compromise and punishes opposition?”



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HTX Community Spring Creation ContestBitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Unlock Your Personal HTX Airdrop NowBitcoin Scholars Fund Launches to Redirect $21M in Federal Taxes Into K-12 Bitcoin Educati

Bitcoin Scholars Fund Launches to Redirect $21M in Federal Taxes Into K-12 Bitcoin Education


A new Texas-registered nonprofit launched Tuesday with plans to redirect $21 million in federal tax dollars into bitcoin and financial literacy education for K-12 students by 2027.

Key Takeaways:

Bitcoin Scholars Fund launched April 15, 2026, targeting $21 million redirected from federal taxes into K-12 Bitcoin education by 2027.

The OBBBA grants donors a 100% federal tax credit on up to $1,700 annually, making Bitcoin Scholars Fund contributions net-zero cost to individuals.

Scholarship operations go live January 3, 2027, with Phil Geiger of Metaplanet among the advisors backing the Texas-registered nonprofit.

Bitcoin Scholars Fund Uses One Big Beautiful Bill Act to Fund Bitcoin and Financial Literacy

Bitcoin Scholars Fund officially launched April 15, 2026, as a 501(c)(3) Scholarship Granting Organization operating under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as Public Law 119-21, signed into law July 4, 2025.

The federal law created a tax credit scholarship program for elementary and secondary education, effective for tax year 2027, with credits claimed in 2028. It is the first federal program of its kind.

Under the program, individual donors can contribute up to $1,700 per year to a qualified SGO and receive a 100% dollar-for-dollar nonrefundable federal tax credit. Couples can contribute up to $3,400. The net cost to a donor giving the maximum individual amount is zero.

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Arthur Hayes says crypto markets are crashing because the community can't agree on why they're Arthur Hayes says the crypto crowd is getting hit while still fighting over the reason for the drop. In h

Arthur Hayes says crypto markets are crashing because the community can't agree on why they're
Arthur Hayes says the crypto crowd is getting hit while still fighting over the reason for the drop. In his latest essay, Arthur warns that: “I don’t know anything about war fighting,” and makes clear he has no inside line into what global leaders may do next.
What he does say he has is public data, basic math, propaganda AI agents, and a portfolio to protect.
He says there are really four possible outcomes, but one is useless for investors. Nuclear destruction is not something he thinks anyone can trade around, so he throws it out. That leaves three main paths, plus one middle case tied to a US blockade. Arthur says he is trying to find a portfolio setup that can beat hydrocarbons, food, and fuel prices in the best case, and in the worst case still do better than most major assets.
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In the first case, Arthur says the war stops and things go back to what they were before, but that still would not solve the deeper problem because the bigger threat is AI replacing white-collar workers across the US economy.



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The CLARITY Act breakthrough: Why JPMorgan says the U.S. crypto rulebook is ‘close to completion’ Momentum is building in Washington for the long-awaited CLARITY Act, with JPMorgan (JPM) pointing to s

The CLARITY Act breakthrough: Why JPMorgan says the U.S. crypto rulebook is ‘close to completion’
Momentum is building in Washington for the long-awaited CLARITY Act, with JPMorgan (JPM) pointing to signs that negotiations may be nearing a breakthrough.
JPMorgan said discussions among lawmakers and regulators suggest the legislation is close to completion, with only a small number of issues still unresolved in a Wednesday report.

One senior policy official noted that the list of contentious items has narrowed from roughly a dozen to just “2–3 issues,” while debate around stablecoin rewards is now “in a good place.”



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