Block will relaunch the Bitcoin faucet on April 6 through a new countdown site, btc.day.The company has not disclosed claim rules, eligibility, or total Bitcoin set for distribution yet.Dorsey’s rollout revives Gavin Andresen’s 2010 faucet model, which once gave users five Bitcoin.

The Ethereum Foundation deposited approximately 45,000 ETH in a single session on April 3, completing the 70,000 ETH staking target it announced in February, according to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence.The full program values the foundation’s staked position at approximately $143 million at current ETH prices near $2,055.The completion marks a structural shift in how the foundation funds its operations — from periodic ETH sales to yield-bearing staking activity.

Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle on April 3; one of the two crew members was rescued, the other remains unaccounted forAn A-10 Thunderbolt II dispatched during the rescue effort was also struck by Iranian fire; the pilot ejected and was subsequently recoveredThe incidents directly contradict recent U.S. government claims of complete air dominance over Iran, complicating the administration’s public messaging on the war’s progress

Nevada judge backed regulators and said Kalshi’s event contracts are no different from sports betting.The ruling extends Kalshi’s Nevada ban while the court reviews longer-term restrictions through April 17.The case deepens the clash between state gambling laws and federal oversight claims over prediction markets.

AI launchpad Clanker, now owned by Neynar via its acquisition of Farcaster, has launched the Clanker Ecosystem Fund to recycle protocol fees back into builders.The fund has already deployed $8 million to buy 14% of the CLANKER supply, with future fees earmarked for infrastructure and community initiatives across Clanker and Farcaster.Clanker has generated over $50 million in cumulative protocol fees on Base since late 2024, cementing it as one of the highest‑earning SocialFi primitives.

The new group will steward an open standard for embedding payments into web interactions.

Gnosis and Zisk’s Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) emerged directly from a GnosisDAO R&D mandate to explore turning Gnosis Chain into a natively integrated Ethereum layer‑2.The framework, co‑funded by the Ethereum Foundation and unveiled at EthCC 2026, aims to fix Ethereum’s “fragmentation problem” by enabling synchronous composability across L2s while keeping ETH as the core gas and settlement asset.The process marks a new phase in on‑chain governance, with DAOs effectively voting on the technical and economic destiny of entire chains, not just on parameter tweaks.

Tether is seeking investor commitments for a fundraising round at a reported $500 billion valuation.The company may delay the raise if investor demand does not meet expectations, reports said.Reports also said Tether hired KPMG for its first full audit of USDt financial statements.

X Head of Product Nikita Bier confirmed the auto-lock feature, saying it targets the financial incentive behind crypto phishing attacks on the platformThe measure follows a surge in account hijacking incidents, including the April 1 compromise of Predictfully founder Benjamin White’s account, which was used to push scam content and extort $4,000 from the real ownerBier estimates the feature should eliminate 99% of the incentive behind current phishing operations and called out Google for failing to block phishing emails at the Gmail level

Bitcoin ETFs offer more use cases for the average investor’s portfolio than a gold ETF does, according to ETF analyst James Seyffart.

Major SHIB whale slashed their position by 66% with a 240 billion token deposit to Coinbase this morning. The move follows Shytoshi Kusama's controversial dismissal of the $0.00055 price target.

Carlos Domingo explains how tokenized equities, regulatory clarity, and major partnerships like NYSE are pushing blockchain into mainstream finance.