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BREAKING: Mastercard has launched authenticated agent payments in Singapore and Malaysia, a rollout that aims to bring AI powered commerce to a regional scale across ASEAN with security controls, verifiable intent, and end to end traceability.
Mastercard confirmed that its authenticated agent transactions are now operational in Singapore and Malaysia.
The initiative uses tokenized credentials, passkeys, and a verifiable intent system developed in partnership with Google.

JUST IN: Meta is facing a new debate about the true value of AI within companies after an internal ranking emerged showing thousands of employees competing to consume the most tokens possible a metric some executives present as synonymous with productivity, while critics see it as an incentive for waste.
An internal ranking called Claudeonomics tracks the AI token usage of 85,000 Meta employees.
In 30 days, total consumption exceeded 60 trillion tokens the highest user averaged 281 billion.

BREAKING: The SEC took a key step toward formally publishing its long awaited framework for crypto assets after its proposal entered the White House for review.
The plan includes a temporary exemption for startups, another for fundraising, and a safe harbor designed to clarify when a token ceases to be subject to securities law.
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins confirmed that the proposed Regulation Crypto Assets is now in the Office of International Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the step prior to its publication.

JUST IN: Several Argentine banks have begun testing JPM Coin's infrastructure to expedite settlement and reconciliation processes between entities, at a time when the Central Bank of Argentina still maintains restrictions on crypto services for the public but is reviewing current regulations.
Banco CMF is participating in the pilot program through its new corporate unit, QORP.
The tests do not involve real money transactions and use blockchain only to record and reconcile transactions.

JUST IN: A group of former OpenAI employees launched Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund that has already closed its first funding round and begun investing, aiming to raise $100 million with a focus on applied AI and robotics.
Zero Shot closed its first round after raising $20 million and is targeting an initial fund of $100 million.
The founding team includes former OpenAI employees, a growth investor, and executives with experience in technology and media.

MARKET: US based Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced their strongest inflows since late February, attracting $471 million in a single day.
This movement coincides with a still cautious market, BTC's inability to consolidate above $70,000, and renewed interest in how institutional flows may be changing Bitcoin's relationship with global monetary policy.
US based Bitcoin spot ETFs added $471 million in net inflows on April 6.

JUST IN: Grayscale argues that the potential challenge of quantum computing for Bitcoin extends beyond cryptography.
According to the firm, the biggest obstacle could arise when the community must decide what to do with millions of old and potentially vulnerable BTC, in an ecosystem with a long history of internal debates.
Grayscale asserts that Bitcoin's quantum problem is currently more social than technical. The firm identifies three paths for vulnerable coins burn them, limit their spending, or do nothing.

JUST IN: Criticism of Claude has escalated again after developer Dan Woods claimed the model produced a research log full of lies and behaves as if it were broken.
His comments reignite the debate about the actual reliability of AI assistants when used for complex research and development tasks.
Dan Woods asserted that an entire night of autoresearch resulted in a Markdown file filled with false claims.

JUST IN: Bank freezes without a judge are now valid in Mexico. How does this affect Bitcoin?
By validating the freezing of funds without prior judicial oversight, the Court prioritizes administrative speed to comply with FATF monitoring.
The ruling reverses previous criteria and empowers the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) to act on suspicions of local origin.
The measure increases operational risk in bank accounts linked to Bitcoin liquidation.

MARKET: With Trump's ultimatum about to expire, Bitcoin is heating up.
The price of Bitcoin will be driven either up or down depending on what happens in the coming hours of this Tuesday.
The eyes of the global market are on the Strait of Hormuz.
The ideal scenario would be for negotiations between the United States and Iran to succeed.

BREAKING: Polymarket to Launch Its Own Stablecoin, it will be used within the decentralized betting platform itself.
The token will be called Polymarket USD and is backed 1:1 by USD Coin (USDC). This sets Polymarket apart from USDC.e.
The initiative is part of a broader upgrade to its exchange infrastructure.

JUST IN: The Quantum Panic in Bitcoin Is a Massive Fraud Scheme Underway Greg Maxwell
The developer is optimistic about post quantum development adapted to BTC, and believes the panic about inaction stems from fraud schemes.
Greg Maxwell, the renowned Bitcoin Core developer and co founder of Blockstream, published an analysis yesterday, April 6th, on the Hacker News forum regarding the post quantum debate in Bitcoin.
His analysis runs counter to the sense of urgency promoted by companies and some members of the Bitcoin community.

JUST IN: 58% of novice investors use social media to make decisions.
Research by the Financial Education Alliance revealed that most young people starting to invest make decisions based on viral trends.
The data shows that many buy assets only after seeing significant price increases on their favorite social media platforms, entering the market due to peer pressure and fear of missing out (FOMO).
As a result, they buy at high prices, take unnecessary risks, and often sell at a loss when the trend changes.

JUST IN: Maduro, Delcy, and Maria Corina: Polymarket Breaks the Internet in Venezuela.
The Polymarket predictions platform ignited Venezuelan social media with a question no one expected to see quantified in real time Who will lead Venezuela by the end of the year Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, or María Corina Machado?
The Venezuelan political market on Polymarket has surpassed $80 million in trading volume.

JUST IN: Argentina is the economy that uses stablecoins the most in daily life, according to a report.
A study by the firm DeCard indicates that the South American country stands out among the nations with the greatest need for stable cryptocurrencies.
The instability of the peso is driving citizens to seek refuge in dollar linked assets.
Stablecoins are a tool for financial survival in Argentina, according to DeCard.

JUST IN: James Wynn, a trader closely followed by the crypto community, once again captured market attention after suffering another liquidation on Hyperliquid.
His account, which once reached a value of $100 million, was reduced to a mere $900 after he held a 40x leveraged short position against Bitcoin amidst a price surge.
James Wynn suffered his sixth forced liquidation in two weeks on the Hyperliquid platform.
His account plummeted from a peak of $100 million to less than $900, according to on chain data.

JUST IN: Standard Chartered has once again shaken the crypto market with an ambitious projection of Bitcoin reaching $500,000 by 2030.
Although the price barely reacted with an advance, the message carries weight because it comes from a major financial institution and is based on a thesis of scarcity, institutional adoption, and a direct comparison to the gold market.
Geoff Kendrick of Standard Chartered stated in a podcast that Bitcoin could reach $500,000 by 2030 and Ethereum $40,000.