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A darknet threat actor is selling new fraud kit to trick KYC identity verification systems on financial platforms via AI-generated deepfakes and real-time voice altering. A threat actor known as “Jinkusu” is allegedly selling cybercrime tools designed to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) checks at banks and crypto platforms. The tool uses deepfakes and voice manipulation to trick KYC verification systems on finance platforms, cybercrime tracker Dark Web Informer wrote in a Sunday X post. Cybersecurity company Vecert Analyzer added that Jinkusu uses AI for real-time face swaps via InsightFace for “fluid gesture transfers,” along with voice modulation to evade biometrics. Read more

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Institutional crypto flows through prime brokerages that enforce TradFi custody standards. Ripple's $1.25B Hidden Road acquisition signals a permanent infrastructure shift. Opinion by: Dominic Lohberger, chief product officer at Sygnum. Counterparty risk in crypto markets has always moved in cycles. Exchanges default or get hacked. Standards tighten for a while. Then, complacency quietly returns as losses are forgotten.  What is happening this time is different.  Read more

The Bitcoin treasury firm reported that the value of its BTC holdings plummeted by $14.4 billion in the first quarter of 2026.

North Korea just pulled off the most sophisticated DeFi heist in years, while Google just moved the quantum timeline up majorly.

Last week's purchases were mostly funded via sales of the company's STRC preferred stock.

The company's total stash has grown to almost 767,000 BTC.

Marc Andreessen says AI job loss fears are “all fake” and predicts a “massive jobs boom,” as fresh US data show increasing long-term unemployment and tech companies citing AI while cutting positions. Marc Andreessen said artificial intelligence will spark a “massive jobs boom,” dismissing fears of widespread job losses as “all fake” in a Sunday post on X. His optimism contrasts with a March US jobs report showing unemployment holding steady at 4.3%, while the number of people unemployed for 27 weeks or more rose by 322,000 over the past year. Andreesen shared a Business Insider report showing a sharp rise in tech job openings in 2026, with more than 67,000 software engineering roles, a twofold increase from 2023, and argued that employers had recovered from post-pandemic hiring corrections and the interest rate spike. Read more

Samson Mow pushes back against calls to rush Bitcoin’s move to post-quantum cryptography, warning it could introduce new vulnerabilities. Rushed quantum fixes for Bitcoin could introduce new risks, Samson Mow warned in response to calls from Coinbase executives for faster action. Mow, a Bitcoin advocate and Jan3 founder, took to X on Saturday to address comments from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and chief security officer Philip Martin, who urged the industry to begin preparing for quantum computing threats sooner rather than later. He said that while post-quantum (PQ) cryptography could secure Bitcoin (BTC) against future quantum computers, rushing implementation may create new vulnerabilities such as compatibility issues and reduced network efficiency due to larger signature sizes. Read more

Bitcoin still has not reclaimed 2017-level public attention Bitcoin has more institutional access than at any point in its history. Spot ETFs opened a regulated route for capital that spent years on the sidelines. Corporate treasury buyers pushed the asset deeper into boardroom discussion. Reserve language entered the political and market debate with unusual force. […] The post Why global interest in Bitcoin is still way below 2017 peak even after winning over Wall Street appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The numbers on Bitcoin mining stopped making sense for most retail investors a long time ago. A single ASIC unit runs thousands of dollars. Electricity costs eat into margins daily. Network difficulty resets upward every two weeks, and each halving cuts the reward in half while the costs stay the same or climb. What was […]

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The decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app has been used by protestors in countries including Nepal, Madagascar and Iran.

Your day-ahead look for April 6, 2026

Cases of low XRP liquidity have been followed by major price moves in one direction or the other; the question is, which way will it go now?

Solana drops 6.9% to $78.62 after North Korea's $285M Drift Protocol exploit. Key support at $78, resistance at $88 — full price analysis and what comes next for SOL. The post Solana Price Prediction: North Korea $285 Hack Took 6 Month – Can Sol Survive? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The “always up” idea behind crypto markets is what drives retail investors to come short-handed when they begin trading. The reality is that markets have stronger corrections, sideways movements, and downturns, leaving even experienced investors sidelined. Crypto is a polarizing market that generates a mismatch between the perceived outcomes retail investors have and their actual […] The post Rethinking Crypto Investment Strategies in a Market That Doesn’t Always Go Up appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Perp DEX daily volume fell to $8.4 billion on April 4, its first sub-$10 billion level since September and the lowest since July, DefiLlama data shows. Onchain perpetual futures trading has cooled for five straight months since peaking in October 2025. Perp volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) fell to $699 billion in March 2026 from October’s $1.36 trillion, according to DefiLlama data. The decline has been steady across the period, with volumes slipping through November and December before losses extended through the first quarter of 2026.  Read more

At 8:30 on a Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped one of the more surprising jobs reports of the past year. The US economy added 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%. When put against a Wall Street consensus calling for roughly 57,000 nonfarm payrolls, the number was […] The post Can markets trust the jobs report? Another revision risk hangs over Bitcoin’s macro test appeared first on CryptoSlate.

If a ceasefire materializes, a relief rally could further benefit risk assets. For now, traders appear to be treating the headlines with skepticism.