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Asian currencies traded within a narrow range on Wednesday as investors awaited further developments in U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations, while softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data offered modest 

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On April 15, the Associated Press reported that mediators have made progress in extending the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations. Regional officials sta

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Bitcoin developers are trying to build quantum defenses. Your coins could pay the price.
Bitcoin was built on a promise that no one can touch your coins without your private key. No government, no bank, nobody.

That promise is now, for the first time in Bitcoin's 16-year history, being challenged from the developer community itself, as a part of measures to build defenses against future quantum computers that could compromise Bitcoin's blockchain and steal your coins.

The proposal

Jameson Loop, one of the outspoken bitcoin contributors, and other cryptographers, have ﻿proposed a move that could force bitcoin holders to migrate their coins to new quantum-resistant addresses or face having their coins frozen permanently by the network itself. In that scenario, holders would technically still “own” the coins, but lose the ability to move them.

It is called Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-361 and was updated in Bitcoin's official proposal repository Tuesday with the title "Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset."

This comes as a recently released Google report warned that a sufficiently powerful quantum machine could require significantly less firepower to compromise the Bitcoin blockchain than initially estimated. This prompted some observers to cite 2029 as the quantum deadline for bitcoin.

To understand the need to freeze coins, you need to know what it is protecting against.

Every Bitcoin wallet is secured by a form of cryptography called ECDSA, or Elliptic Curve Digital Signature algorithm. Think of it as a lock on your wallet. When you set up a wallet, two keys are generated: Private key, which is a unique password used to prove that you own the coins you are spending. Then there is a public key derived from the private key. This public key helps receive funds, verify transaction signatures, and ensure security without revealing the owner's private key.

Here is the problem: your public key is revealed on the blockchain, p

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says Clarity Act Window is ‘Open’
Brad Garlinghouse marked his 11th anniversary at Ripple this week with a day in Washington that left him more positive than he has been in years. After meetings with Senators Hagerty, Bernie Moreno, Tim Scott, John Boozman, and Patrick Witt, and an appearance at the Semafor World Economic Summit, the Ripple CEO came away with a clear message for the crypto industry: the window for the CLARITY Act is open and now is the moment to act.

Yesterday, I celebrated 11 years at Ripple. Back then, I couldn’t have predicted that we’d still be fighting for regulatory clarity.

The fight has been worth it. After a day in DC having great conversations with @SenatorHagerty, @berniemoreno, @SenatorTimScott, @JohnBoozman and… https://t.co/YGM7KKoMT0 pic.twitter.com/zAmBr6hIyX

— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) April 14, 2026

“After a day in DC having great conversations, I know we are closer than ever,” Garlinghouse wrote, reflecting on a journey that began when he joined Ripple in 2014 with no idea the company would still be fighting for regulatory clarity more than a decade later. “The fight has been worth it.”

What the CLARITY Act Actually Is

The CLARITY Act is the most significant piece of crypto market structure legislation currently moving through the U.S. Senate. It is designed to establish clear rules around when a digital asset is a security versus a commodity, a distinction that has left the entire industry operating in a grey zone for years and handed regulators the power to pursue enforcement actions rather than write rules.

The Senate Timeline Is Tighter Than It Looks

Senator Hagerty, one of the bill’s key champions and one of the senators Garlinghouse met with this week, said last week that he believed the bill could clear the Banking Committee during the current work period and reach the full Senate floor before the end of April.

However, as of now there is no confirmed markup

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The United States government has imposed sanctions on Raymundo Ramos, a prominent Mexican human rights activist, accusing him of secretly working for one of the country's most dangerous drug cartels. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the move on Tuesday, alleging that Ramos used his role as president of the Committee for Human Rights of Nuevo Laredo as a cover to protect and promote the Cartel of the Northeast (CDN).According to Treasury officials, Ramos spent over a decade fabricating human rights abuse allegations against Mexico's Armed Forces while receiving payment from the CDN. Authorities claim his actions were designed to boost the cartel's public image and undermine legitimate law enforcement operations targeting the organization. The sanctions freeze any U.S.-based assets Ramos may hold and prohibit American individuals or entities from engaging in transactions with him.Ramos has not publicly responded to the allegations. Operating out of Nuevo Laredo — a notoriously violent border city in the state of Tamaulipas — he built a long-standing reputation as one of the region's most visible human rights voices. In 2023, he brought international attention to a disturbing video showing Mexican Army soldiers fatally shooting five young men, with one victim reportedly shot in the back of the neck. The year prior, he accused Navy personnel of forcibly disappearing civilians. Both incidents prompted Mexican authorities to detain military officials and launch formal investigations, though the outcomes remain unclear.Ironically, Ramos himself was previously a target of government surveillance. In 2020, digital rights organizations confirmed that his phone had been infected with the Pegasus spyware — the same tool used by Mexican authorities to monitor hundreds of journalists and activists across the country.The Mexican attorney general's office has not comme

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Cardano Could Reprice Higher as Actual Network Usage Surges
Cardano is seeing genuine demand, as evidenced in the notable surge in key network metrics, and the ADA’s value could reprice to reflect this.

Typically, real adoption of an asset influences prices. Simple economics demonstrates that as demand increases and supply fails to match the scale of demand, the underlying asset is likely to reprice over time. This could be the case for Cardano (ADA), which has seen an increase in on-chain activity over the past few months.

Key Points

Everstake, a leading custodial staking infrastructure provider, recently highlighted a massive uptick in Cardano network activity.

The daily active addresses have increased by an impressive 1,464% over the first three months of the year to 12,000 users per day.

Transactions on Cardano grew by a staggering 4,278% to approximately 120,000 transactions.

An alignment of active user participation and transaction spike reflects a “genuine increase in demand.”

Importantly, growing demand forces the market to reprice ADA’s price higher.



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The ongoing Iran conflict is reshaping the global packaging industry in ways environmental advocates never anticipated. By disrupting Middle Eastern oil and petrochemical supplies, the war has driven plastic prices to roughly four-year highs — forcing manufacturers across Asia to rethink their reliance on conventional plastic packaging.South Korean cosmetics packaging manufacturer Yonwoo, a supplier to global giants like L'Oréal, reports a threefold surge in inquiries for its paper-based tubes and pouches. These eco-friendly alternatives use just 20% of the plastic found in standard packaging. "Interest initially came from sustainability-focused companies," said Kim Min-sang of parent company Kolmar Korea, "but if the plastics issue gets prolonged, we expect demand to further increase."Asia's vulnerability runs deep. China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia collectively consumed nearly one-third of the world's plastic by 2022 — a staggering 900% increase since 1990, according to OECD data. Japan alone ranks second globally in plastic use per capita, behind only the United States. Now, Japanese supermarkets face potential shortages of plastic trays and bags, while major manufacturers like Mitsubishi Chemical and Sanipak plan price hikes of around 30% on select products.The crisis is accelerating sustainable packaging adoption across the region. Malaysia's dairy brand Farm Fresh has temporarily shifted to paper-based milk cartons, and Taiwan's bamboo-material company Lastic is receiving renewed interest from U.S. buyers who had previously stepped back due to trade tariffs.However, the transition isn't seamless for everyone. South Korea's Gaone International, which produces face mask packaging, has cut daily output by up to 90% while searching for alternative suppliers, warning customers of delays stretching to eight weeks.What was once a slow-moving susta

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Bitcoin ETFs post $412M in inflows as Goldman Sachs files for BTC ETF

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds bounced back to notable daily inflows as Goldman Sachs entered the Bitcoin ETF sector.

Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $411.5 million inflows on Tuesday, marking the second-largest daily inflows in April so far, according to SoSoValue data.

The fresh inflows pushed total net flows for 2026 into positive territory at roughly $245 million year-to-date, while total assets under management surged above $96.5 billion, the highest since mid-March.

The gains came as Goldman Sachs, once a major Bitcoin critic, filed with US securities regulators to launch a Bitcoin-linked ETF. The move follows Morgan Stanley’s launch of its Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ETF (MSBT) last Wednesday.

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Elon Musk’s Company X Finally Makes the Long-Awaited Cryptocurrency Announcement! Here Are the Detail

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s company, X, has finally delivered the long-awaited news. X has launched “Cashtags,” a new feature that allows users to view financial data related to stocks and cryptocurrencies directly in their timelines.

This news was announced by X product manager Nikita Bier. In a series of posts, Nikita Bier stated that the team has rolled out this feature to iPhone/iOS users in the US and Canada.

As you may recall, Bier also mentioned yesterday the possibility of launching a new cryptocurrency-related product.

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Thus, X has made the ‘Cashtags’ feature available to iOS users.

Users can reportedly receive automated recommendations for specific stocks or cryptocurrencies and check real-time price charts via CashTag.

In other words, CashTag is a feature that automatically suggests stocks or cryptocurrencies linked to specific assets or virtual assets when a search is performed or a post is viewed. This allows users to accurately select the assets they want.

“…Today, we’re launching our new Cashtags feature on iPhone in the U.S. and Canada, bringing real-time financial data to X.”

Here’s how it works:

1. When you search for or share a cashtag or contract address, X automatically suggests matching stocks or crypto tokens, allowing you to select the exact asset you have in mind.

2. Anyone who taps on a Cashtag will see posts mentioning it and the price chart, without leaving X.

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