NEW: @Ripple unveils a four-phase plan to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant by 2028, including an emergency "Q-Day readiness" phase that would force migration to quantum-safe accounts if the threat arrives sooner than expected.
Key events to watch this week:
April 13 — U.S. Senate returns from recess with the CLARITY Act back on the agenda.
April 14 — U.S. PPI data due.
April 15 — U.S. tax filing deadline for individual income tax returns, including crypto.
JUST IN: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launches investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT over alleged harm to kids, public safety risks, and role in the recent FSU mass shooting
BREAKING: Ethereum network activity just hit NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN levels
This signals massive underlying demand according to CryptoQuant's CryptoOnchain data
BREAKING: White House economists officially debunk bank fears over stablecoins
New data shows banning stablecoin yields would boost bank lending by just 0.02%
Translation: Stablecoins aren't the threat banks claimed
The narrative is crumbling
Source: @business
LATEST: The White House Council of Economic Advisers concludes that banning stablecoin yield would increase bank lending by just 0.02% and result in a net welfare loss.
#Crypto rally picks up speed 🚀
#Bitcoin nears $72K as ceasefire news boosts market mood.
#Ethereum and $XRP are also rising strong.
https://t.co/V7pDGj8jsq
BREAKING: China just declared US-Israeli strikes on Iran ILLEGAL and directly blamed them for shutting down the Strait of Hormuz
This is the world's most critical oil shipping route
The economic implications are massive
🚨 BREAKING: AI agents can now spend crypto without human approval
Autonomous transactions are now live on XRP Ledger via x402, enabling AI agents to execute native payments in $XRP and RLUSD through https://t.co/uYDAKdbDnk, part of @virtuals_io Protocol.
🚨 BREAKING: Israel says it has killed Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in an overnight strike, marking another major escalation in the conflict.
Iran has not confirmed the claim so far, according to initial reports.