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Bitcoin could surpass gold and become a global currency
The target market for Bitcoin could exceed the market value of gold by $34 trillion if it gains widespread recognition as a currency and store of value, believes Matt Haughan, Director of Investments at Bitwise.
Events in the Middle East, particularly the conflict between the US and Israel with Iran, have shown that Bitcoin can become a payment tool in a world where financial systems are turning into weapons.
Haughan suggests that Bitcoin is capable of becoming both a store of value, like gold, and a real currency, like the dollar, which

🟠 Old BTC addresses may be frozen
Bitcoin developers proposed BIP-361 — blocking inactive wallets vulnerable to quantum attacks
It's not about all wallets, only early P2R-K addresses with exposed public keys, because in the future quantum computers will be able to derive private keys from them and steal assets
Will Satoshi's wallet also be frozen? If so, nearly 1.1 million BTC will be blocked only on his addresses, and over 1.7 million coins could be permanently taken out of circulation in total
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Justin Sun announced that TRON will be the first to implement standardized NIST post-quantum cryptographic signatures on the mainnet to secure users' assets from quantum threats.
A technical roadmap for the project is expected to be published soon.
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An assassination attempt on OpenAI’s chief: a man who broke into Sam Altman’s home has been arrested.
He explained his act as a desire to prevent the end of the world due to the development of AI.
Now, the “extinction fighter” faces a serious prison sentence, and Altman’s safety has become the top priority.
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Iran's damage from US and Israeli bombings amounted to $270 billion — Fars, citing the Iranian cabinet.
Iran has demanded compensation from five Arab countries "for complicity in the war" by the US and Israel. Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia must fully compensate Iran for physical and moral damages caused by their illegal actions, stated Iran's Foreign Ministry representative at the UN.
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BTC broke through $75,000!
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💰 Notification of Arbitrum ARB token unlock — 92.65 million tokens are entering the market on April 16
🔹 Major ARB unlock: 92.65 million tokens ( worth $10.28 million ) will be released into the market on Wednesday — 1.75% of the total circulating supply is allocated to the team, advisors, and early investors 📊💎
🔹 The ARB price remains at $0.111 despite the unlock pressure — Layer-2 scaling demonstrates resilience as high gas fees on Ethereum drive demand for cheaper transactions ⚡💳
🔹 Optimistic roll-ups are gaining popularity with a trading volume of $2.8 billion — Arbitrum processes o

💰 Aptos announces a major update to its tokenomics.
APY from staking has been reduced to 2.6%, gas fees have been increased tenfold, and a hard cap of 2.1 billion APT has been set. The fund will permanently lock 210 million APT.
The team is also exploring a buyback program and expects that after the launch of the new decentralized exchange (DEX), more than 32 million APT will be burned annually.
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📈⛽️ Oil prices may rise soon
The U.S. Department of Energy forecasts further increases in oil prices — peak levels could be reached within a few weeks.
According to the head of the department, high price levels will persist until full shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is restored.
After the situation stabilizes and the conflict in the region ends, prices will start to decrease, but this will happen gradually.
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Holiday or threat?
Today is World Quantum Technologies Day — a date that not long ago was seen as a celebration of science. However, it increasingly signals upcoming changes. The development of quantum computing questions the security of modern cryptography, including the one on which Bitcoin is built.
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Market Overview 04/14
Most cryptocurrencies are showing growth🔼
Bitcoin (BTC) $74,214 (+4.76%)
Ethereum (ETH) $2356 (+6%)
Solana (SOL) $85.53 (+4.57%)
BNB (BNB) $612.92 (+2.6%)
Market capitalization: $2.6 trillion (+4.18%)
BTC dominance: 59.68% (+0.01%)
Fear and Greed Index: 54 (Neutrality)
Altseason Index: 41
BTC trading volume — $51.3 billion.
Total open interest — $56.2 billion.
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⚡️ Tom Lee purchased 71,524 ETH for a total of $156 million.
• The Bitmine balance holds 4,874,858 ETH, equivalent to $10.7 billion and approximately 4.04% of the total supply.
• Free funds for reserve replenishment amount to $719 million.
• Staking involves 3,334,637 ETH worth $7.4 billion.
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❕ The American military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz officially comes into effect
Trump warned that any ships approaching the blockade zone will be attacked, citing the same law enforcement approach used in maritime drug interdiction operations.
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🤖 South Korea's crypto market is controlled by algorithms
About 30% of all transactions in South Korea are conducted through APIs — this is automated and algorithmic trading.
📈 The regulator warns: some of these operations are used for volume manipulation and market manipulation.
Authorities are already preparing inspections and increasing market oversight.
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📈Hyperliquid has reached $5,000,000,000 in USD by blocked value (TVL ) — according to DefiLlama data.
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🎒RAVE soared by 3600% in a week
The token is part of a Web3 project that combines music, festivals, and blockchain.
The team hosts parties around the world, replacing traditional tickets with NFTs paid in RAVE.
A portion of the event proceeds is used to buy back and burn tokens, and 20% is donated to charity.
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The US dollar now accounts for about 46% of global reserves — the lowest in 26 years
Since 2017, the share has fallen by 15 percentage points. The last decline below 50% was in 1990–1991 amid inflation, recession, and a trust crisis.
At that time, the crisis was resolved through the dissolution of the USSR and victory in the Cold War.
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⚖️ WLFI threatens Justin Sun with a lawsuit
The DeFi project WLFI, associated with Donald Trump, publicly threatened Justin Sun with a lawsuit after his allegations of illegal actions by the team.
📣 Sun previously wrote that WLFI uses users as a “personal ATM” and criticized the project after taking out a loan of $75 млn, backed by 5 billion tokens of WLFI, on the Dolomite platform.
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⏺On April 13 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, a naval blockade will begin on all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports — U.S. Central Command
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