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The word “bitcoin” or any other mention of crypto will get you banned from the OpenClaw Discord. Not for spam, not for shilling, but just for saying it.Peter Steinberger, the Austrian developer behind OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent framework that has surged past 200,000 GitHub stars since its release in late January, has enforced a blanket no-crypto rule on the project’s community server.A user who recently mentioned bitcoin in passing — in the context of using block height as a clock for a multi-agent benchmark, not promoting a token — was blocked immediately.Got blocked from @openclaw Discord for saying ‘bitcoin’…

$56.9M have exited Arbitrum, pressuring ARB near key support levels. Arbitrum Network activity remains steady despite the token price decline. Critical levels to watch are the support around $0.093–$0.095 and the resistance around $0.100–$0.105. Arbitrum has found itself under renewed pressure after a sharp wave of capital outflows unsettled market confidence. In the last 24 hours, roughly $56.9 million exited the Arbitrum ecosystem, according to Artemis, raising concerns about whether the recent attempt at a price rebound can survive. Arbitrum capital outflow | Source: Artemis Arbitrum capital outflow against ARB’s price decline The outflow comes at a time when ARB…

The Supreme Court’s decision to ban Donald Trump’s tariffs has quietly shifted global market sentiment. Stocks reacted first, but crypto whales appear to be moving as well. BeInCrypto analysts tracking blockchain flows have identified early accumulation across three altcoins, signaling positioning ahead of a potential liquidity shift. Tariff removal can ease inflation pressure and improve risk appetite, conditions that often favor speculative assets. This suggests crypto whales may already be preparing for the next phase of macro-driven crypto momentum, provided the positive sentiment holds. The US Supreme Court blocked Trump’s tariffs, but the President responded with 10% more? Here’s how…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Mara has completed the acquisition of Exaion. The American company takes over EDF’s blockchain subsidiary, but a portion of the capital remains French. Cofounders Claire Balva and Owen Simonin negotiated hard. French shareholders retain stakes in the company, preserving some of Exaion’s French DNA, which was established in 2019. The company made a name for itself in blockchain infrastructure, particularly in green energy. Mara aims to integrate these technologies to enhance its cloud and decentralization services. The deal is reportedly worth several hundred million euros, according to sources close to the…

Cryptocurrency flows to suspected trafficking services jumped 85% in 2025. Cryptocurrency payments to suppliers of fentanyl precursor chemicals began falling in mid-2023, months before overdose deaths declined. This pattern suggests that blockchain data may provide an early signal of disruptions in the illicit drug supply, according to a new report from Chainalysis. Early Disruption in Fentanyl Supply The blockchain data company observed a measurable drop in on-chain payments linked to vendors of chemicals commonly used in fentanyl production well before official mortality statistics reflected a reduction in fatalities. Because overdose data is typically released with delays due to investigation and…

Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden.“It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast published to YouTube on Thursday.When an asset’s price rises to a level where further gains are harder to justify, capital often moves into other opportunities with more potential upside. Lyn Alden spoke to Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast. Source: Natalie Brunell/YouTubeWith Bitcoin (BTC) down…

Hayden Adams, founder of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, has warned users about fraudulent ads impersonating the platform, highlighting a case in which a victim reportedly lost everything.It comes after January saw the highest amount of money stolen in crypto scams in 11 months.“Scam ads keep returning despite years of reporting,” Adams said in an X post on Friday. “There were scam Uniswap apps while we waited months for App Store approval,” he said.Scammers are increasingly buying ads on popular search engines targeting keywords like “Uniswap,” so when crypto users search for it, the top result looks official. Unsuspecting users may…

The event hosted at Mar-a-Lago blended politics and digital assets, signaling deeper ties between industry and power brokers. Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) returned to the United States this week for the first time since his release from a California federal prison in 2024. The visit took place at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where Zhao attended a 500-person convention hosted by the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial. CZ Makes Appearance at Crypto Event A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report revealed that the gathering brought together prominent figures from finance, technology, and entertainment. Guests included Goldman Sachs CEO David…

In brief Bitcoin deposits on exchanges have dropped from their daily peak of around 60,000 BTC on February 6. Yet while sell pressure is easing, the biggest overall depositors are the largest holders, or whales. The price of Bitcoin is down 46% since peaking above $126,000 last October. A major influx of Bitcoin deposits to centralized exchanges has slowed, reducing sell pressure on crypto’s top asset by market cap. But the largest investors, or whales, have kept their foot on the gas, according to a new report from CryptoQuant.The Bitcoin deposited on exchanges had reached around 60,000 BTC on February…

There’s only one step left until the v20 version. Pi Network’s Core Team took it to X at the end of the business week to announce the latest blockchain update that was successfully migrated. The protocol v19.6 has been implemented, leaving version 19.9, which is next in line, the only one left before the highly-anticipated v20. The announcement also urged nodes to ensure they had upgraded to comply with the new version. Network Update: Protocol v19.6 migration successfully completed ✅ Next up is v19.9 — the final step before v20. Node operators should make sure they’re upgraded and stay tuned…