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In brief Visa added Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo to its global stablecoin settlement pilot, bringing the total supported networks to nine. The payment giant’s blockchain settlement volume reached a $7 billion annualized run rate, marking 50% quarter-over-quarter growth. Visa now operates more than 130 stablecoin-linked card programs across more than 50 countries. Visa expanded its global stablecoin settlement pilot to nine total blockchain networks Wednesday, as the payment giant’s blockchain infrastructure reaches a $7 billion annualized run rate with 50% quarterly growth.The newly added networks—Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo—each serve distinct settlement needs, according to Visa’s announcement.…

In brief Polymarket has reportedly approached the CFTC to lift the four-year ban on its main on-chain exchange. The agency’s only sitting commissioner, Chair Michael Selig, is positioned to decide on it alone. Observers say the move could pull on-chain markets into U.S. finance but risks setting a fragile precedent. Polymarket, one of the largest prediction markets in operation, has reportedly approached the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission about lifting a four-year ban on American users of its main on-chain exchange.If cleared by the commission, Polymarket’s main on-chain exchange would open to American users for the first time since the…

In brief Canada’s Department of Finance is pushing for a sweeping ban on Bitcoin and crypto ATMs, in an attempt to clamp down on a growing number of scams. The measure would still allow Canadians to exchange cash for crypto at brick-and-mortar stores, where employees are present. The government’s proposal comes amid similar measures enacted or passed by U.S. states, including Indiana and Tennessee. Canada’s Department of Finance has proposed a total ban on Bitcoin and crypto ATMs, describing the measure as a way to protect seniors and vulnerable people.In an economic update released on Wednesday, the country’s government described…

In brief Canada’s Department of Finance is pushing for a sweeping ban on Bitcoin and crypto ATMs, in an attempt to clamp down on a growing number of scams. The measure would still allow Canadians to exchange cash for crypto at brick-and-mortar stores, where employees are present. The government’s proposal comes amid similar measures enacted or passed by U.S. states, including Indiana and Tennessee. Canada’s Department of Finance has proposed a total ban on Bitcoin and crypto ATMs, describing the measure as a way to protect seniors and vulnerable people.In an economic update released on Wednesday, the country’s government described…

Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced a series of product updates and strategic moves Wednesday, including the launch of lending proof-of-reserves, a new “volatility-proof” bitcoin-backed loan structure built with Tether, and a $2.1 billion credit facility.  He also said he supports a proposal by Tether Investments to merge Strike with Twenty-One Capital and bitcoin miner Elektron Energy. Mallers said Strike’s bitcoin-backed loan and line-of-credit business has grown since launch, with users drawn to the ability to borrow against bitcoin rather than sell it.  He described bitcoin as a savings account for many customers and said Strike cut its rate tiers across…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is holding above $76,000 as the market tests resistance and the broader environment remains uncertain. The price is constructive, but the forces operating beneath it tell a more complicated story — and top analyst Darkfost has identified a signal in the Hash Ribbons that adds a specific layer of structural context to where Bitcoin stands right now. The Hash Ribbons is an indicator that functions as a barometer of miner activity, comparing the 30-day and 60-day moving averages of Bitcoin’s hashrate to identify when mining operations…

In brief Christopher Harborne, who holds a 12% stake in Tether, gave Nigel Farage an undisclosed £5 million personal gift in 2024. The payment was intended to cover security costs for the Reform UK leader, Farage said. The revelation emerges weeks after the UK banned political crypto donations over transparency concerns. Christopher Harborne, a billionaire with a 12% stake in USDT stablecoin issuer Tether, gave Nigel Farage a previously undisclosed $6.7 million (£5 million) gift in 2024.The donation, first reported in The Guardian, was to pay for his personal security, Farage later told The Daily Telegraph.The payment was reportedly structured…

In brief Talkie-1930 is a 13B open-weight LLM trained on 260 billion tokens of text published before January 1, 1931. The hard knowledge cutoff eliminates benchmark contamination by design, making it a uniquely clean tool for AI generalization research. Claude Sonnet 4.6 prompts it live 24/7 at talkie-lm.com/chat. The team plans a GPT-3-level vintage model by summer 2026. Every AI model you’ve ever used was trained on roughly the same stuff: the internet. That shared ancestor shapes everything—what they know, how they talk, what they think is obvious. A research team just decided to build something completely outside that lineage.Talkie-1930…

In brief Google Cloud hit $20.03 billion in Q1 2026—up 63% year-over-year—while Microsoft’s AI business surpassed a $37 billion annual revenue run rate, up 123% year-over-year. Alphabet’s total Q1 revenue reached $109.9 billion, its fastest growth rate since 2022; Microsoft posted $82.9 billion in revenue, up 18%. OpenAI missed its own internal revenue and user targets in recent months, with CFO Sarah Friar reportedly warning the company may struggle to fund future compute contracts. Wednesday was a bad day to be an AI doomer.Microsoft and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, both reported earnings after the bell, and both crushed expectations—on the…

Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki and tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey took the stage Wednesday to discuss The Six Billion Dollar Man, Jarecki’s documentary on Julian Assange, and the role the bitcoin community may play in getting it to the public — a conversation that stretched from censorship and surveillance to Satoshi Nakamoto and the original principles of the internet. Dorsey joined the panel virtually. The setting itself carried weight: Jarecki told the crowd that the casino sitting close to where he stood had ties to the private security firm that spied on Assange while he lived inside London’s Ecuadorian Embassy — a…

In brief Alex Mashinsky settled with the FTC for $10 million and received a lifetime ban from the cryptocurrency industry. Agreement reduces an initial $4.7 billion judgment tied to customer losses from Celsius Network’s collapse. The suspended judgment can be reinstated if Mashinsky fails to disclose assets or makes material misstatements. Alex Mashinsky, former CEO and founder of collapsed crypto lending platform Celsius Network, reached a $10 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that permanently bans him from working in the cryptocurrency industry.The FTC initially secured a $4.7 billion judgment against Mashinsky tied to losses from the Celsius collapse,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin may have pulled back briefly after days of upward action, but its price is still holding firm above the pivotal $77,000 mark backed by growing bullish sentiment across the broader cryptocurrency market. While BTC’s price has displayed upside momentum, the on-chain indicator points to a steady decline in activity among short-term holders. Short-Term Holder Activity Cools While Bitcoin Edges Higher Following its renewed upside performance, a subtle but crucial shift is starting to emerge in the Bitcoin market. This important shift is being observed among Short-Term…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on This month, Israel and Pakistan supplied a quieter test for crypto than the one playing out in US capital markets. What if the more important 2026 shift is happening where digital assets meet local money and bank accounts?Israeli crypto firm Bits of Gold said Israel’s Capital Market Authority approved the issuance and distribution of BILS, a shekel-pegged stablecoin, after a two-year pilot. Days earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan issued BPRD Circular Letter No. 10 of 2026, replacing its 2018 virtual-currency prohibition.The Pakistan circular allows regulated entities to open bank accounts for PVARA NOC or licensed…

In brief Mayo Clinic’s REDMOD AI model achieved a 73% detection rate for pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans at a median of 16 months before clinical diagnosis. The AI analyzed nearly 2,000 CT scans originally interpreted as normal, including scans from patients later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. REDMOD’s detection capability nearly doubles that of specialists reviewing the same scans—39% for radiologists versus 73% for the AI. Mayo Clinic has developed an AI model that can detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before clinical diagnosis by identifying subtle changes in routine CT scans, according to validation study results published…

In brief Sen. Thom Tillis said the Senate Banking Committee should vote on the long-delayed Clarity Act when lawmakers return in mid-May. The bill still faces major disputes, especially over stablecoin yield, a fight that previously derailed the process. Other sticking points, including ethics rules and software developer protections, could still cause trouble for the legislation. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a key player on the powerful Senate Banking Committee, indicated Wednesday that it may, finally, be time for a long-delayed vote on the Clarity Act—crypto legislation that would formally legalize large parts of the industry in the United States.“I’m going…