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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestDaily $5000U Airdrop: One Tap to ClaimArticle Author & Source: ZhiDongXi ZhiDongXi reported on April 18th that OpenAI experien

Article Author & Source: ZhiDongXi

ZhiDongXi reported on April 18th that OpenAI experienced a series of changes early this morning, including executive departures, project downsizing, and allegations of a conflict of interest involving co-founder and CEO Sam Altman. This star AI company, poised for an IPO, is once again facing a personnel and trust crisis.

On one hand, several executives, including Bill Peebles, the core head of Sora, and Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil, have officially announced their departures. Projects such as the video project Sora and the research tool Prism are facing shutdowns, mergers, or restructuring.

On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal revealed that Sam Altman attempted to push OpenAI to support his personal bets on nuclear fusion and space projects. This move has once again embroiled the company in conflict of interest allegations at a crucial juncture when it is valued at approximately $850 billion (about 5.8 trillion yuan) and preparing for its IPO.

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Early this morning, Bill Peebles, the core leader of the Sora project, officially announced his departure on social media, posting a photo of himself working alongside Sam Altman.


▲A photo of Bill Peebles (left 1) and Sam Altman (right 3) working together (Source: Bill Peebles)

In his open letter, Bill reviewed the development process of Sora from scratch, calling building the project with the team the "most glorious and adventurous" experience of his career. He also thanked Sam Altman and others for creating an inclusive research environment for the team, and stated that Sora "could almost never have been born outside of OpenAI."

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▲Bill Peebles' resignation letter

Sam Altman subsequently responded in the comments section, saying he would "miss Bill very much" and that Bill's creat

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Ark Invest has announced that it is incorporating data from prediction market platform Kalshi into its research process, marking a move toward more forward-looking, probability-based investment analys

Ark Invest has announced that it is incorporating data from prediction market platform Kalshi into its research process, marking a move toward more forward-looking, probability-based investment analysis.
The firm said it is using prediction market signals to better understand how participants assign probabilities to future events such as macroeconomic data releases, regulatory decisions, and corporate milestones. These markets, in Ark’s view, provide a real-time reflection of collective expectations before traditional data fully materializes.
Ark Invest emphasized that this approach is not meant to replace fundamental analysis, but rather to complement it. The goal is to compare internal forecasts with market-implied probabilities and identify gaps between expectations and reality.
“We are using them to listen,” Ark Invest noted in a social media post, describing prediction markets as a tool that may help investors better interpret future uncertainty.
The collaboration with Kalshi was first unveiled in March and has since expanded across multiple research areas. These include macro indicators such as U.S. fiscal deficit ratios, economic releases, and event-driven signals tied to innovation and emerging technologies.
Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood said the integration of prediction market data could enhance the firm’s ability to evaluate disruptive sectors, where timing and policy shifts often have outsized impacts on valuation.
As financial markets grow increasingly complex, Ark’s move highlights a broader trend in investment research: shifting from purely historical data analysis toward real-time probability signals that attempt to anticipate future outcomes before they occur.


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Ozak AI Teams Up With Nosana To Scale Workloads Using Decentralized GPU


As part of efforts to advance its decentralized network’s efficiency and attract more users to its upcoming token launch, Ozak AI, an agentic AI platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Nosana, a decentralized GPU marketplace. The collaboration announced today via the X platform disclosed that Ozak teamed up with Nosana to scale its AI models and its intelligence platform using Nosana’s decentralized GPU network.

Ozak AI is an agentic AI platform that leverages predictive AI capabilities to offer financial intelligence and advanced data analytics solutions to users participating in the DeFi landscape. Its decentralized AI platform prepares to launch its native token (OZ) for public use, trading, and transactions in the coming months, potentially in the third quarter of 2026. The platform has been conducting token presale events to early investors in on-chain private markets, with plans to roll out the cryptocurrency on public markets, including centralized exchanges, approaching soon.

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Ozak Solves AI Power Problem Via Nosana’s Decentralized Computing

Through the partnership above, Ozak integrated its decentralized AI network with Nosana to further position itself in front of multiple Web3 users, aiming to drive adoption and utility of its native token (OZ). Furthermore, this alliance is crucial as it enables Ozak to scale its AI models effectively by taking advantage of Nosana’s decentralized GPU network to enhance its dec

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XRP Eyes Breakout as ETF Inflows Hit 2026 High XRP is starting to build serious momentum again, with growing ETF inflows pushing the asset closer to a potential breakout. Even though the price has dip

XRP Eyes Breakout as ETF Inflows Hit 2026 High
XRP is starting to build serious momentum again, with growing ETF inflows pushing the asset closer to a potential breakout.
Even though the price has dipped slightly in the short term, the bigger picture looks more optimistic. Over the past week, XRP has climbed more than 7%, outperforming several major cryptocurrencies and catching the attention of both retail and institutional investors.
A key driver behind this move is the surge in institutional interest. ETF inflows tied to XRP have reached their highest levels of 2026, signaling stronger confidence from larger players. This kind of steady capital flow is often seen as a foundation for sustained upward trends.
At the time of writing, XRP is trading around $1.43, down about 2–3% on the day and slightly lower over the past month. However, the recent weekly gains suggest that bullish sentiment is still intact despite short-term pullbacks.
Adding to the narrative, analyst ChartNerd highlighted a long-term trendline that XRP has respected for years. Each time the price has approached this level, it has found support and bounced back—often leading to strong rallies.
This pattern has repeated multiple times over the past six years, making it a key structure for traders to watch. Now in 2026, XRP is once again nearing that same trendline, raising expectations of another potential move higher.
According to ChartNerd, the current setup even resembles previous cycles, including the structure seen before XRP’s major breakout in 2017.

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Daily $5000U Airdrop: One Tap to ClaimPost To Earn BonusMonero (XMR) Turns 12 Monero ($XMR), the undisputed leader in transaction privacy, has now turned 12. Since

Monero (XMR) Turns 12

Monero ($XMR), the undisputed leader in transaction privacy, has now turned 12.

Since its launch in 2014, Monero has established itself as the digital gold standard for privacy.

We're celebrating our 12th birthday today! 🎉

A happy Moneroversary to all, to many more years of Monero being at the forefront of privacy, keeping your transactions and holdings private and secure!

— Monero ($XMR) (@monero) April 18, 2026

Monero's long journey

Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, operates on a transparent public ledger, meaning that every transaction can be traced. Contrary to a popular misconception, it is not anonymous.

Monero was specifically designed to address this problem by concealing the sender, receiver, and amount of every transaction by using advanced Ring Confidential Transactions) and stealth addresses.

One $XMR cannot be tainted by its transaction history. Furthermore, Monero is highly decentralized with a global community of researchers.

This commitment to privacy, however, did not sit well with some regulators. Over the past several years, Monero reportedly survived 73 exchange delistings. Yet, instead of collapsing, Monero’s transaction volume and user base have remained remarkably stable.

Earlier this year, Monero experienced a minor revival, piggybacking off the success of rival privacy token Zcash (ZEC). On the technical front, Monero developers are pushing forward with the highly anticipated FCMP++ upgrade.

Celebrating Monero's anniversary

Major blockchain projects and industry leaders took to social media to pay their respects to the veteran privacy protocol.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson offered his congratulations, posting: "Happy birthday Monero! Thanks for 12 great years of innovation and progress in the privacy space."

Fellow veteran cryptocurrencies also joined the celebration. The official Dash account humo

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🚨 Market Update: Hormuz Strait Developments Trigger Sharp Oil & Crypto Moves Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily opened during a ceasefire window sparked one of the stro

🚨 Market Update: Hormuz Strait Developments Trigger Sharp Oil & Crypto Moves
Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily opened during a ceasefire window sparked one of the strongest energy market reversals of the year.
Following the news, Brent crude fell 12.95% to $86.52, while WTI dropped 14.26% to $81.19—both hitting their lowest levels since March 11 and marking the largest single-day decline since early April. The move reflected traders rapidly removing the “war risk premium” that had been built into oil prices over recent weeks.
The shift in sentiment also spread across global markets:
U.S. stock markets rallied
Bond yields declined
The U.S. dollar weakened
Bitcoin briefly surged to an intraday high of $78,336
Analysts note that markets quickly repriced risk assets as geopolitical tensions eased, even temporarily.
However, the situation remains fragile. Reports indicate that vessel movement through the Strait is still tightly controlled, requiring authorization from Iranian authorities and restricted transit through designated safe lanes. At the same time, U.S. sanctions and shipping restrictions remain in place, leaving the broader dispute unresolved.
By April 18, Iran reportedly re-imposed closure measures after diplomatic progress stalled, pushing markets back into uncertainty ahead of the April 22 ceasefire deadline.
Despite the brief reopening, only eight oil and gas tankers were able to pass through, highlighting how far the region remains from normal shipping conditions.
Overall, the situation continues to keep markets highly sensitive, with energy prices, risk assets, and crypto all reacting sharply to geopolitical headlines. 🚢📉📈

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestDaily $5000U Airdrop: One Tap to Claim Banks in the U.S. Are Starting to Fear the Crypto Regulation - They're Taking Action As

Banks in the U.S. Are Starting to Fear the Crypto Regulation - They're Taking Action

As the countdown continues for the CLARITY Act, a critical bill regulating cryptocurrencies in the US, a notable move has come from the banking sector.

According to information shared by journalist Eleanor Terrett, banks, particularly those based in North Carolina, have begun to directly intervene in the debate surrounding stablecoin yields.

An email sent by the North Carolina Bankers Association to its member banks revealed serious concerns within the sector regarding the current consensus document. According to the email, shared by an employee of a small Wilmington-based bank, the current stablecoin "yield" regulation falls short of its goal of preventing deposits from shifting to stablecoins.

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The email in question encouraged bank employees to call Thom Tillis's office and convey a specific message.

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MSBT ETF acquires another $17M in Bitcoin, but here's why it’s not enough in this market cycle

 The market might be going through its most powerful shift from TradFi to DeFi yet.

On the fundamental side, the stablecoin market cap hitting a new all-time high of around $320 billion is a strong signal that liquidity is expanding. More capital is flowing on-chain, and we’re seeing deeper integration across L1 ecosystems as they continue building partnerships with major banking players.

But even on the technical side, this transformation looks like it’s peaking.

Traditional banking players are now integrating into crypto not just through stablecoins, but also through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin [BTC] ETF right at the center of this shift

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