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ETH/BTC ratio soarsFOMO returns to market Advertisement The broad crypto market is once again building momentum amid the ongoing price rallies as the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) appears to be hitting t

ETH/BTC ratio soarsFOMO returns to market Advertisement The broad crypto market is once again building momentum amid the ongoing price rallies as the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) appears to be hitting the market again.On Tuesday, crypto analytics platform Santiment shared data revealing that Ethereum's funding rate is showing rising greed signals.ETH/BTC ratio soarsAfter surging as high as $2,391 earlier today, Ethereum has seen its dominance over Bitcoin hit the highest level since late January. As such, the ETH/BTC ratio has surged to its multi-month high. HOT Stories Krueger Predicts Imminent Bitcoin All-Time High Will Shiba Inu (SHIB) Return to Bottom Again? Bitcoin's $70,000 Position Gets Complicated, Dogecoin (DOGE) Has Never Been This Calm: Crypto Market Review While this shows that Ethereum has begun to outperform Bitcoin after weeks of extremely poor performance, Ethereum has suddenly regained its strength against Bitcoin. Advertisement Source: SantimentTo further back its strength, Ethereum's ability to outperform Bitcoin has been spurred by a sharp surge in funding rates across major exchanges.This suggests that speculative demand is surging rapidly alongside increased leverage. With this move, it appears that traders are increasingly opening long positions amid rising confidence.FOMO returns to marketWhile the sudden increase in the funding rate has coincided with a market FOMO, traders are aggressively chasing upward momentum. Advertisement This appears to have triggered the rapid Ethereum price surge, as its price has surged by nearly 10% over the last 24 hours.Nonetheless, analysts warn that this could also raise the risk of sudden volatility if positions become overcrowded.While Bitcoin has only surged by about 5% over the same period, the bigger gains recorded by Ethereum suggest that altcoins may have begun to draw market attention and the market may already be entering its altcoin season.

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HTX Community Spring Creation ContestBitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End? Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowThe focus of the AI computing power race is quietly shifting from GPUs to a long-neglected role—

The focus of the AI ​​computing power race is quietly shifting from GPUs to a long-neglected role—the CPU.

With the explosive growth of AI agent and reinforcement learning (RL) workloads, the strategic importance of CPUs in data centers is undergoing a structural reassessment. Dylan Patel, chief analyst at renowned semiconductor analysis firm SemiAnalysis, stated in an in-depth interview on April 8th that the paradigm of AI workloads is evolving from simple text generation to complex agents and reinforcement learning, and CPUs are facing an "extremely severe capacity shortage."

A recent report from market research firm TrendForce confirms this assessment: currently, the CPU to GPU ratio in AI data centers is approximately 1:4 to 1:8, but in the era of agent-based AI, this ratio is expected to narrow significantly to 1:1 to 1:2.

This structural shift has already triggered a chain reaction on both the supply and demand sides. Intel and AMD have already raised prices for some of their CPU product lines by the end of the first quarter of 2026.  Meanwhile, Nvidia and Arm both announced their entry into the server CPU market in March 2026—a GPU giant and an IP licensor making the same choice in the same month is no coincidence, but rather a concentrated release of market signals.

The Rise of Intelligent Agents: CPUs Transform from Supporting Roles to Bottlenecks

In the early stages of AI development, the CPU's role was quite marginal. Dylan Patel described it as: "The load was very light. You send a string, it sends a string back; simple inference, not much demand on the CPU." At that time, GPUs, with their massively parallel matrix operation capabilities, dominated AI computing power demands, and the CPU only undertook auxiliary functions such as compressing and routing memory data to the GPU.

However, the new generation of inference models, represented by 

The focus of the AI ​​computing power race is quie

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On April 15, according to monitoring by Arkham, Dragonfly received 55.8 million LIT tokens from Lighter. Analysis indicates that this may be the investor token share for Dragonfly, which will be locke

Dragonfly Receives $55.83 Million in LIT Tokens from Lighter

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeETHGas и ether.fi заключили сделку на 3 миллиарда долларов для развития инсти

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ETHGas и ether.fi заключили сделку на 3 миллиарда долларов для развития институциональных рынков блокчейна

Компания ETHGas, занимающаяся созданием высокопроизводительной инфраструктуры и обеспечивающая рынки с опережающим исполнением транзакций на Ethereum, и ether.fi, ведущий протокол некастодиального стейкинга и альтернатива банковским операциям в блокчейне, объявили о трехлетнем коммерческом соглашении на сумму 3 миллиарда долларов для развития институциональных рынков блокчейна на Ethereum. В рамках сделки ETHGas инвестирует 3 миллиарда долларов в ETH в свой сервис высокопроизводительного стейкинга (HPS), что является значительным шагом на пути к созданию инфраструктуры опережающего ценообразования для растущего институционального расчетного уровня Ethereum.

В настоящее время Ethereum распределяет блокчейн-пространство посредством спотового аукциона в реальном времени — без механизма опережающего ценообразования, предварительной покупки или гарантий исполнения. Каждый блок оспаривается в последнюю секунду, что приводит к непредсказуемым доходам валидаторов, неопределенности исполнения для приложений и отсутствию у институциональных инвесторов необходимых инструментов управления рисками для работы в масштабе.

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While much of the market is still debating how traditional finance and crypto will converge, one European bank has already taken a decisive step forward. ClearBank Europe has officially received confi

While much of the market is still debating how traditional finance and crypto will converge, one European bank has already taken a decisive step forward.
ClearBank Europe has officially received confirmation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), completing the MiCAR notification process and becoming the first Dutch credit institution to gain Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) status.
This isn’t just a regulatory milestone — it could mark the beginning of a broader shift across Europe’s banking sector.
🔹 More Than a License — It’s a Gateway
By using MiCAR’s “notification route,” ClearBank didn’t need to go through the traditional CASP licensing process. Instead, it can now offer crypto-asset services across the EU directly within its banking framework.
In practical terms:
👉 Clients can now move seamlessly between fiat and digital assets inside a regulated bank environment
To power this, ClearBank is integrating infrastructure from Circle, giving clients access to two fully regulated stablecoins:
EURC (euro-backed)
USDC (USD-backed)
This is a big deal.
👉 Stablecoins are no longer just exchange tools — they’re becoming bank-grade financial instruments
🔹 Part of a Bigger Strategy
This move didn’t happen overnight. ClearBank has been quietly building its digital asset stack:
Partnering with Taurus for custody and wallet infrastructure
Expanding its collaboration with Coinbase in the UK
Managing over £18 billion in customer deposits
What ClearBank is really building is something bigger:
👉 A digital clearing bank that bridges traditional finance and blockchain-based assets
🔹 Why Other Banks Are Paying Attention
The MiCAR notification route is available to all EU credit institutions — but almost none have used it.
ClearBank just proved:
The regulatory path works
The model is scalable
The infrastructure is ready
That creates a powerful ripple effect:
👉 Other European banks now have a clear blueprint to follow
🧠 What This Means for the Industry


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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeDevelopers Propose New Upgrade to Freeze Quantum-Exposed Bitcoin, Including S

Developers Propose New Upgrade to Freeze Quantum-Exposed Bitcoin, Including Satoshi’s 1 Million Stash

A group of developers has proposed a new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-361) to help safeguard Quantum-vulnerable coins on its blockchain. The new update, proposed by Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp and five others, calls for a freeze on the 1.7 million potentially exposed tokens to prevent Quantum hackers from stealing their private keys once the technology becomes feasible. 

If adopted, the upgrade would essentially freeze all 1 million BTC that Satoshi Nakamoto mined during the network’s first few years. The true identity of Nakamoto remains shrouded in mystery, so we don’t know for sure how they feel about this development. 

The draft of the proposal was posted on GitHub yesterday. It is a kind of nuclear option to help mitigate some of the risks associated with the incoming Quantum frontier, which is likely to hit the earliest Bitcoin the hardest, as they are the most vulnerable because of the use of public addresses.

The BIP-361 upgrade would essentially shield the legacy Bitcoin from the clutches of the Quantum leaps for the time being, before developers can figure out what to do with them. It builds on the previous BIP 360 initiative, which addressed quantum-proofing but left out more than 34% of holdings, including the 1.7 million BTC in question.

The proposal provides the following rationale for the freezing of these digital assets:

“An attack on Bitcoin may not be economically motivated – an attacker may be politically or maliciously motivated and may attempt to destroy value and trust in Bitcoin rather than extract value. There is no way to know in advance how, when, or why an attack may occur. A defensive position must be taken well in advance of any attack.”



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Pi Network Price Prediction: What the Consensus Miami Appearance and Protocol v23 Upgrade Mean for PI Price

Pi Network is all set to make headlines again t as its founder prepares for an appearance that could shift sentiment around the project. The Pi Core Team confirmed that co-founder Chengdiao Fan will speak at Consensus Miami 2026 on May 6. Her session will focus on how Pi’s ecosystem fits into the AI era, especially around:

verified identity

real user participation

utility-driven applications

Meanwhile, Pi wants to position itself not just as a token, but as infrastructure for real-world use. The conference will focus on how crypto tokens are seen as tools for real growth and adoption, not just exit opportunities.

Why This Appearance Matters

This isn’t just another conference talk. Consensus Miami is one of the biggest stages in crypto, and Pi’s presence hints that it wants to re-enter mainstream conversations.

The presentation will showcase how Pi’s global user base and blockchain setup can support new AI-driven business models. More importantly, it reframes tokens as tools for growth rather than just speculative assets.

Price Still Under Pressure

Right now, Pi is trading around $0.165–$0.167, and the trend has been bearish. The price has been sliding since late March, dropping roughly 15%.

Pi recently broke down from a descending triangle pattern, which usually points to further downside. Indicators like RSI and MACD are still pointing lower, suggesting selling pressure isn’t done yet. If this continues, the next level to watch sits near $0.131.



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Bitcoin has shattered a major psychological barrier, surging past the $75,000 level for the first time since its mid-March highs. Advertisement The flagship cryptocurrency reclaimed the massive $75,57

Bitcoin has shattered a major psychological barrier, surging past the $75,000 level for the first time since its mid-March highs.  Advertisement The flagship cryptocurrency reclaimed the massive $75,577 average cost basis of corporate whale Strategy Inc. just one day after the firm announced another billion-dollar acquisition.Bitcoin has pulled off a V-shaped recovery following a brutal multi-week correction.  HOT Stories XRP Still Missing Final Institutional Piece, Says Evernorth CEO; Dogecoin (DOGE) Faces Extreme Price Squeeze Ahead of 4/20; Do Not Chase Bitcoin Rally Above $77,700, Bollinger Bands Signal: Morning Crypto Report Krueger Predicts Imminent Bitcoin All-Time High Back in mid-March, Bitcoin established a local top near the $76,000 level before encountering massive resistance. This led to an unfortunate downtrend that bled the market throughout the remainder of the month, ultimately dragging the price down to a local bottom near the $65,000 support zone by late March. Advertisement The bulls finally regained their footing in April. Currently trading at $75,533, Bitcoin has cleanly broken out of its month-long consolidation phase.With the $75,000 barrier broken and institutional buyers back in profit, analysts are already looking toward the next major psychological hurdle. Top on-chain analyst Willy Woo recently stated that the network's underlying fundamentals are rapidly repairing, establishing $80,000 as the critical test level for the cryptocurrency's next major leg up.The market is finally healing from the catastrophic derivatives deleveraging event that occurred late last year, explaining that spot buying remains incredibly stable while the derivatives sector is making a successful second attempt at rebounding. Advertisement

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HTX Community Spring Creation Contest Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowPost To Earn BonusA Fake App Scam Affecting Nearly All Cryptocurrency Users Has Come to Ligh A new fraud case has emerged in the cryp

A Fake App Scam Affecting Nearly All Cryptocurrency Users Has Come to Ligh

A new fraud case has emerged in the cryptocurrency world that has attracted attention.

According to information shared by blockchain researcher ZachXBT, a fake Ledger Live application on Apple’s App Store platform stole a total of $9.5 million from more than 50 users between April 7 and 13.

According to the investigation, the attack spanned five different blockchains, including Bitcoin, EVM-based networks, Tron, Solana, and Ripple. The fake application, which obtained users’ wallet information, quickly emptied assets by redirecting them to different addresses.

ZachXBT, tracing the stolen funds, stated that the assets were laundered through more than 150 KuCoin deposit addresses. These addresses are allegedly linked to a centralized “mixer” service called AudiA6, which is claimed to offer illegal fund laundering services with high commissions. It was noted that there has been a recent increase in illegal activity on KuCoin, and it was recalled that the exchange previously paid over $300 million in fines in the US for anti-money laundering (AML) violations and was banned from registering new EU users by Austrian regulators in February 2026.

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One of the most striking aspects of the incident was the magnitude of the losses suffered by some of the victims. According to on-chain data, three major investors alone lost millions of dollars. On April 9th, one user lost 3.23 million USDT, on April 11th another user lost 2.07 million USDC, and on April 8th yet another victim lost a total of 20.64 BTC, 211 stETH, and 70 ETH.

The fake app in question was removed by Apple, and the incident has reignited discussions about platform security. Experts say that such cases raise questions about the App Store’s moderation processes and that

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On April 15, according to financefeeds, the IRS will officially implement mandatory cost basis reporting rules for digital asset brokers on April 15, 2026. This applies to centralized exchanges, custo

IRS Implements New Reporting Standards for Digital Assets to Curb Tax Evasion

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