Monthly Archives: April 2025

Users being polite to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI millions — Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says users sending “please” and “thank you” messages to ChatGPT is costing the company tens of millions of dollars. “Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know,” Altman said on April 16 after being asked to estimate the cost on X. Source: Sam Altman Altman’s response sparked discussion […]

Debate as Solana briefly flips Ethereum in staking market cap

The Solana network briefly surpassed Ethereum in total staked value of their respective native tokens, SOL and ETH, sparking debate over whether it is actually bullish or bearish for Solana.  More than $53.9 billion worth of SOL is now staked on the Solana network from 505,938 unique wallet holders, who are making an 8.31% annualized […]

NFT project plans crowdfund purchase of Cold War nuclear bunker

A doomsday-themed Solana NFT project is looking to sell 100,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to buy a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Rutland, England. Dead Bruv, the creators of the narrative-driven NFT project Meatbags, plan to mint 100,000 NFTs, with Meatbags holders being airdropped 10,000. The the rest will be sold off starting April 21, starting […]

Bitcoin ‘breaking out’ as it retakes $87K after early April slump

Bitcoin prices appear to be breaking out of an extended period of consolidation as the asset climbs to its highest level since late March.  Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $87,400 on April 21, its highest price since March 28, according to TradingView. It has climbed by more than $3,000 from an intraday low of just over […]

Over 13K institutions exposed to Strategy as Saylor hints at BTC buy

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted at an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by Strategy and said that more than 13,000 institutions now have direct exposure to the company. The company’s most recent acquisition of 3,459 BTC, valued at over $285 million at the time of purchase, on April 14, brought Strategy’s total holdings to 531,644 BTC, […]

Bitcoin prepares for launch from $85K, BNB, HYPE, TAO and RNDR could follow

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen roughly 1% for the week, indicating a balance between supply and demand. Analysts expect a quiet easter weekend but are divided about the next directional move in Bitcoin. Network economist Timothy Peterson said that the US High Yield Index Effective Yield has gained over 8%. There have been 38 such instances […]

Bitget detects irregularity in VOXEL-USDT futures, rolls back accounts

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget discovered “abnormal trading activity” on the VOXEL/USDT perpetual futures contract on April 20, between 8:00 to 8:30 UST, and paused accounts that the exchange suspected of market manipulation. According to an April 20 announcement from the exchange, Bitget will roll back the accounts suspected of market manipulation within 24 hours, clawing back […]

Vitalik Buterin proposes swapping EVM language for RISC-V

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contract language with the RISC-V instruction set architecture to improve the speed and efficiency of the Ethereum network’s execution layer. Buterin’s April 20 proposal outlined several long-term bottlenecks for scaling the Ethereum network including, stable data availability sampling, ensuring block production remains […]

Dogecoin holders celebrate ‘Dogeday’ 4/20 as ETF decision draws near

Dogecoin holders worldwide celebrate “Dogeday” on April 20, as the memecoin’s community awaits upcoming deadlines for Dogecoin-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. Dogeday marks the unofficial holiday of the Dogecoin (DOGE) community. It gained traction in the memecoin community four years ago, in 2021, during International Weed Day on April 20. Source: Bitget Despite its reputation […]