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April, 2025

Senator Ted Cruz introduces FLARE Act to repurpose flared gas for Bitcoin mining
Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation on April 1 to repurpose flared gas and use it to generate “value-added products,” like mining Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. The bill, called the F...
Digital Sovereignty Alliance Strengthens Industry Advocacy at DC Blockchain Summit 2025 as Silver Sponsor
Washington, D.C., April 1 2025 – The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education surrounding emerging...
UPCX halts transactions after $70 million hack exposes vulnerabilities
The crypto payments platform UPCX temporarily halted deposits and withdrawals following a security breach that may have led to the loss of around $70 million in digital assets. On April 1, the platfor...
Crypto venture funding soars to $3.5 billion in March, highest since March 2022
Venture capital investments in crypto and blockchain startups surged to their highest level since March 2022, signaling ...
Russian darknet dominated crypto drug trade in 2024 with $1.65 billion transactions
Blockchain security firm TRM Labs reported that Russian-language darknet marketplaces dominated crypto-linked drug transactions in 2024. According to the report, the platforms were behind more than 97...
Backpack begins identity verification to repay FTX EU claimants
Crypto exchange Backpack has officially launched the claims process for users of the now-defunct FTX EU platform, according to an April 1 statement. BackPack CEO Armani Ferrante said: “It’s been a...
Metaplanet becomes 9th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder after new purchase
Metaplanet cemented its position among the top corporate Bitcoin holders globally following the acquisition of 696 BTC, valued at approximately $67.8 million (¥10.152 billion), on April 1. This move ...
Why your brain might be the next blueprint for smarter AI
Artificial intelligence has mastered many things—writing poems, driving cars, even predicting your next binge-watch. But there’s one thing it still struggles with: knowing when to grow, when to fo...
Soaring AI energy use sparks call to ‘fundamentally redesign’ computing  
One of Europe’s leading climate tech VC firms has called for a “fundamental redesign” of traditional computing methods amid surging energy consumption from AI applications. The Berlin-based Wor...
Lucien Engelen: Wellbeing tech is the new battleground for top talent
Gone are the days when a bean bag and free kombucha made your office cool. Today’s top tech talent wants something far more valuable: their health. That’s the view of Lucien Engelen, a renowned he...
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