Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers

Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers

US authorities allege the Nate app was not powered by artificial intelligence but actually overseas human workers who manually processed transactions. US authorities have charged a tech app founder with fraud, alleging that his advertised artificial intelligence-powered e-commerce app actually relied on human workers in the Philippines. Albert Saniger of Barcelona, Spain, founder and former…

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Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

New Hampshire is now the fourth US state to see a Bitcoin reserve bill pass through one legislative chamber, while a Florida House committee has advanced a similar bill. New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves. New Hampshire’s House passed its…

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Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule

Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule

US President Donald Trump has signed a joint Congressional resolution to repeal a rule that would have required DeFi protocols to report to the Internal Revenue Service. US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed a joint Congressional resolution overturning a Biden-era rule that requires decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the country’s tax…

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Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs

Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs

The Bitcoin network is especially vulnerable to geopolitical tensions because of its physical hardware requirements, crypto executives said. Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a pause in the rollout of tariffs imposed on certain countries — but…

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs see 2M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $772M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation

Rising outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETFs reflect investors’ worry that higher inflation could follow the recently implemented US tariffs on multiple countries. Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced significant pressure amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing global trade war. Between March 28 and April 8, these ETFs experienced net outflows totaling $595 million,…

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Trump’s tariff escalation exposes ‘deeper fractures’ in global financial system

Trump’s tariff escalation exposes ‘deeper fractures’ in global financial system

Trump’s tariff escalations will “test the resilience of every asset class,” which may lead to a renewed appetite for safe-haven assets. Escalating trade tensions and renewed uncertainty in global markets are driving investors toward alternative assets, including Bitcoin and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), as concerns mount over the long-term stability of the financial system. Global…

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