Former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo is leaving the legal profession to commit himself fully to the digital asset space as a strategic adviser for fintech and cryptocurrency startups. Summary Chris Giancarlo is retiring from legal practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher to focus exclusively on advising cryptocurrency founders and fintech boards. The former regulator earned
Bitcoin climbed back to $74,000 on Monday to blunt its year-to-date losses. But even with the rebound, the token sits roughly 15% lower for the year as the crypto market struggles to recapture the upside momentum seen earlier this spring. X’s product head Nikita Bier said the platform might “launch something to fix it.” Crypto
Bitcoin’s price has risen to slightly below $75,000 today, reaching a level we haven’t seen since March 17th. This nearly 1-month high comes amid renewed hopes of potential de-escalation of the war between the US, Israel, and Iran, as Vice President JD Vance teases progress in the negotiations. We made significant progress in talks with
Hyperliquid is trading at $43.60 on April 13, up 2.76% on the 4H session, after printing a high of $46.22 that marks the upper boundary of an ascending channel built from the December 2025 lows near $22. The 4H MACD histogram has compressed to just 0.03, raising the question of whether momentum can sustain a
Key takeaways Binance’s decision to freeze market maker funds had significant repercussions for the company and the broader crypto ecosystem. The Move strategic reserve was established to manage token supply transparently and support the ecosystem. Commitment to an existing ecosystem can be crucial for maintaining momentum and achieving long-term success. Significant achievements often require enduring
A single externally owned address is now at the center of concern over who ultimately controls user funds on World Liberty Financial. Tron founder Justin Sun, who also happens to be the single largest investor in the Trump family-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has publicly demanded that the DeFi project disclose the identities behind
Ethereum is trading at $2,255.04 in April 2026, up 7.09% on the monthly chart, after the $2,017.09 monthly low tested and held the ascending support trendline connecting Ethereum’s major lows since 2019. The monthly MACD histogram has turned positive at 129.89, marking the first constructive macro momentum signal since the late 2025 decline from the
Digital asset investment products attracted $1.1 billion in inflows last week, marking the strongest weekly total since early January, as improving risk appetite lifted demand for crypto exposure. According to a CoinShares report, the US accounted for $1.06 billion of the weekly total, or about 95% of all inflows, far outpacing other regions. Germany posted
Allaire defended Circle’s inaction during the exploit, stating that Circle only acts when the law obligates it to do so. The stablecoin issuer Circle has doubled down on its defense against criticism for failing to act during an exploit that led to roughly $280 million in losses from the Solana-based Drift Protocol. This time,
The AI jobs data inside Stanford HAI’s 2026 AI Index, released Monday, confirms what many entry-level workers have been experiencing: employment for software developers aged 22 to 25 has fallen nearly 20 percent since late 2022, the exact moment generative AI tools entered mainstream use. Summary The decline is specific to young workers in AI-exposed