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Admiral Samuel Paparo told lawmakers on April 21 and April 22 that Bitcoin has cybersecurity value and that the military is already running a node. Paparo said the node is not mining Bitcoin, but is being used to monitor the network and conduct operational tests to secure and protect systems. Critics including Matthew Kratter and Lola Leetz said the public explanation was too vague, raising fresh doubts about how deeply officials understand Bitcoin. Admiral Samuel Paparo’s Senate testimony and House remarks pushed Bitcoin into the US national-security debate again. This came after he framed the protocol as a tool for…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin is heading into a rare macro window where the first reaction may age fast.The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conclude its April meeting on April 29, with the FOMC decision and press conference landing that afternoon. The next morning, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release the first quarter GDP and March Personal Income and Outlays, the report that includes PCE inflation.That gives traders a two-step test with almost no pause between the steps. First, they get the Fed’s view on rates, growth, and inflation. Then they get fresh data that can support…

Jesse Pollak has argued that autonomous AI agents need software-native payments, pushing crypto rails into a practical infrastructure role. Coinbase says the x402 ecosystem has processed more than 165 million transactions and over US$50 million (AU$72 million) in volume across 480,000 agents. New discovery tools such as Agentic.Market show the sector is moving from payments plumbing toward a broader marketplace for agent services. Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak has said autonomous AI agents are creating a new “demand center” for crypto payments.  This comes shortly after Coinbase-backed x402 expands machine-to-machine settlement and the wider ecosystem begins to add marketplace and discovery layers…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The official DeFi United site shows over 69,550 ETH raised from 222 wallets across 1,623 transfers, all aimed at restoring rsETH backing, acting as DeFi’s emergency recapitalization desk.The effort is the closest thing the industry has built to a lender of last resort, assembled without a regulator, a central bank, or a mandate.Aave’s governance proposal puts the original rsETH shortfall at approximately 163,183 ETH.Recoveries and freezes, which include 43,168 ETH from Kelp, 30,766 ETH frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council, up to 12,323 WETH from Aave liquidations, and 1,845 WETH from Compound, reduce the residual funding…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on A crypto founder had his laptop compromised when he joined what appeared to be a Microsoft Teams call with Pierre Kaklamanos, a Cardano Foundation contact he had spoken with before.When “Pierre” reached out about Atrium and sent a Teams invite, nothing looked out of place. On the call, the face and voice matched what he remembered, and two other apparent foundation members were present.When the call lagged and dropped him, a prompt told him his Teams software was out of date and needed reinstalling through Terminal. He ran the command, then shut the laptop off because…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on A Hong Kong-listed company wants to attract more than 10,000 BTC into a regulated asset management strategy, a target worth roughly $760 million at current prices.While the number itself is jaw-dropping, it’s the strategy’s structure that reveals the true scope of this plan. Hong Kong is trying to become a place where large pools of Bitcoin capital can sit under local rules, inside a familiar financial system, without forcing Asian investors to rely on US ETFs or offshore exchanges for every serious allocation.Li Lin, the founder of HTX (formerly Huobi), plans to move a trading system…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on DoorDash is working with Stripe-backed Tempo to bring stablecoin-powered payouts into its marketplace.The company operates across more than 40 countries, and the money inside that marketplace moves in several directions at once, with customers paying at checkout, merchants waiting for settlement, and Dashers depending on payouts that determine how quickly earnings become usable cash.This kind of deep involvement is one of the clearest signs we’ve had that stablecoins are moving deeper into operating infrastructure.The most important question stablecoins are faced with now is whether large platforms now see them as a practical way to move money…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Gunfire cut short the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, forcing the evacuation of President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the high-profile gala.In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed that US law enforcement agents subdued the suspect, who was later identified as Cole Allen, amid a social media frenzy of controversial claims about the incident.Trump initially urged organizers to “LET THE SHOW GO ON,” before confirming authorities had ordered an immediate evacuation in line with protocol.He added that the First Lady, Vice President, and Cabinet…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Demand for US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs has rebounded into its longest positive stretch of 2026, putting fund flows back at the center of Bitcoin’s latest test of the $80,000 area.SoSoValue data show the products drew net inflows for nine consecutive trading days through April 24, adding about $2.12 billion since April 14.US Bitcoin ETFs Flow in The Last 30 Days (Source: SoSoValue)The run is the strongest since last October’s inflow burst and comes as Bitcoin trades near $78,000 after gaining around 11% over the past month.BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust remained the main driver of the move,…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Just as investors were trying to steady the 2026 rate outlook, the oil market handed the Federal Reserve a fresh inflation problem.The Fed meets on April 28 and 29. On April 30, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is scheduled to publish the advance estimate for first quarter GDP alongside March personal income and outlays, the release that includes the Fed’s preferred PCE inflation gauge.Any one of those events can jolt markets on its own. But packed into three days, they become a stress test for the easing narrative that carried risk assets into spring.Bitcoin…