First Lady Melania Trump delivered a rare, prepared public statement from the White House denying any personal or close ties to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. She called accusations linking her to them lies that need to end today, described them as mean-spirited and politically motivated attempts to defame her, and emphasized that she had […] The post Melania Trump Delivers Public Statement Denying Close Ties with Jeffrey Epstein  appeared first on Tekedia.

BingX, a crypto exchange is teasing and rolling out a SpaceX-related pre-IPO equity token airdrop and distribution via its Xpool feature, timed with growing hype around SpaceX’s potential IPO. BingX has posted teasers like Final approach SpaceX Equity Token Airdrop landing on BingX Xpool soon. Get ready” and “Something big is landing, with SpaceX-themed graphics. Community […] The post BingX Rolling Out a SpaceX-related Pre-IPO Equity Token appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) has announced that it has uplisted from NYSE American to the full New York Stock Exchange and significantly expanded its share repurchase program. Trading under the ticker BMNR on the NYSE began on April 9, 2026. This move aims to attract a broader pool of institutional investors and increase visibility […] The post BitMine Immersion Uplisted from NYSE American to the full New York Stock Exchange appeared first on Tekedia.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family-affiliated DeFi project, recently faced criticism (FUD) after on-chain data revealed its treasury deposited around 5 billion WLFI tokens as collateral on the Dolomite lending protocol to borrow roughly $75 million in stablecoins primarily USD1 and USDC. Over $40 million with some reports citing $60M+ in related stablecoin flows […] The post World Liberty Financial Clarifies FUD Surrounding $75M on the Dolomite Lending Protocol  appeared first on Tekedia.

TokenWorks announced the $CMD token, which uses a randomized Frankenstein approach to build its smart contract rules. It is described as a “Frankenstein-esque smart contract” to democratize token creation in the era of vibecoding. Users submit rule ideas e.g., no trading on weekends or add a 1% tax that buys and burns every 24h before […] The post TokenWorks Announces CMD Token which Uses Randomized Frankenstein Approach, as Bittensor’s TAO Price Decline appeared first on Tekedia.

The price of Bitcoin climbed above $73,000 following Friday’s Wall Street open, buoyed by fresh U.S. inflation data that came in largely in line with expectations while signaling underlying price pressures may be easing. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the month, bringing the annual inflation rate to […] The post Bitcoin Surges Past $73K as Cooler Core Inflation Fuels Rate-Cut Hopes, Traders Eye $80,000 by The End of April appeared first on Tekedia.

US and Iranian delegations are scheduled to hold the first round of direct peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, starting Saturday morning local time. Pakistan has played a central mediating role, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inviting both sides after brokering a fragile two-week ceasefire that took effect earlier this week. Key Details on the Talks […] The post US and Iran Delegations are Scheduled to Hold Round of Direct Peace Talks in Islamabad, Pakistan appeared first on Tekedia.

Three (3) key signals paint a bullish picture for US Stocks, this highlights a strong technical and sentiment-based recovery in US equities following a volatile March selloff, which was heavily influenced by geopolitical tensions from the US-Iran conflict and associated oil price spikes. US stocks have rebounded sharply, with the S&P 500 rallying about 8% […] The post 3 Key Signals Paint a Bullish Picture for US Stocks  appeared first on Tekedia.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City approved a limited-purpose master account for Kraken Financial, the Wyoming-chartered special purpose depository institution affiliated with the crypto exchange Kraken. This makes it the first digital asset bank in U.S. history to gain direct access to the Federal Reserve’s core payment systems, including Fedwire. Kraken Financial can now […] The post Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Approves Limited Master Account for Kraken Financial appeared first on Tekedia.

Global banks are increasingly moving on-chain, integrating blockchain technology into core operations for payments, settlement, custody, and asset management. This shift, accelerating in 2025–2026, represents a pragmatic evolution rather than a full embrace of decentralized crypto ideals. Banks aim to modernize legacy systems while maintaining regulatory control, often using permissioned or hybrid blockchains alongside public […] The post Global Banks are Increasingly Moving On-chain, Integrating Core Blockchain Tech into Traditional Payment Rails appeared first on Tekedia.

Anthropic is in the very early stages of exploring the possibility of designing its own AI chips. The company hasn’t committed to the idea, formed a dedicated team, or settled on any specific architecture. It could still decide to continue solely buying chips from existing suppliers. Sources described the discussions as preliminary, driven by the […] The post Anthropic in Early Stages of Exploring Possibilities of Designing its Own AI Chips appeared first on Tekedia.

Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin has just released QVAC SDK, an open-source, cross-platform toolkit for building and running local, decentralized AI directly on devices. QVAC from Tether’s dedicated AI team is positioned as a universal building block for the Stable Intelligence Era — a future with billions of devices, autonomous machines, and AI agents […] The post Tether’s QVAC SDK Is a Pivotal Step Making AI More Private, Resilient and Accessible appeared first on Tekedia.

Fresh comments from chief scientist Jakub Pachocki suggest OpenAI believes it is moving materially closer to one of its most ambitious internal milestones: building systems capable of functioning at the level of a human research intern, a development that could reshape not only AI research itself but the future economics of science and technical work. […] The post OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Says AI is close to reaching Human-level Intelligence appeared first on Tekedia.

U.S. spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs have been seeing solid net inflows recently. BTC ETFs recorded ~$358M net inflows led heavily by BlackRock’s IBIT at +$269M, with Fidelity’s FBTC adding +$53M and smaller contributions from others. ETH ETFs added ~$85M net; BlackRock’s ETHA was the standout at +$91M, offset by some outflows from […] The post US Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Added Solid Net Inflows appeared first on Tekedia.

Investors hoping the Federal Reserve will once again step in to cushion the U.S. economy at the first sign of trouble may need to reset expectations. Ruchir Sharma, chairman of Rockefeller Capital and one of Wall Street’s most closely watched macro investors, says the era of the so-called “Fed put” is effectively over, arguing that […] The post Fed’s Rescue Playbook Is Gone, Ruchir Sharma Warns as Oil Shock Reignites Inflation Risks appeared first on Tekedia.

A prominent Bitcoin developer has released a working prototype for a quantum-resistant wallet recovery tool. Olaoluwa Osuntokun—CTO of Lightning Labs and a well-known Bitcoin and Lightning contributor—posted to the Bitcoin developer mailing list about a functional zk-STARK-based prototype. It addresses a key challenge in potential future quantum defenses for Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s current cryptography especially ECDSA/Schnorr […] The post Bitcoin Developer Releases Prototype for A Quantum-resistant Wallet Recovery Tool  appeared first on Tekedia.

A second solo Bitcoin miner has struck gold this week, solving a full block on April 9, 2026 (block 944,306) and earning approximately 3.128 BTC—worth around $222,000–$225,000 at prevailing prices including the block subsidy and transaction fees. This win came via CKPool’s solo mining service. The miner operated with just ~70 TH/s of hashpower—roughly equivalent […] The post Second Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins ~3.128 BTC on CKPool, as Bithumb Works to Recover ~7 BTC in Payout Error appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. electric-vehicle market has entered a far harsher phase. Fresh first-quarter 2026 estimates from Cox Automotive show that new EV sales in the United States fell roughly 28% year over year to about 212,600 units, marking one of the sharpest contractions the sector has faced in recent years. The collapse is becoming a direct […] The post U.S. EV Sales Collapse 28% in Q1, Following Trump’s Green Policy Reversal, Tax Credit Expiration: Giving China a Wider Lead appeared first on Tekedia.

Count your blessings when you are honored at home, because only a few receive that privilege. My alma mater, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), and the uncontested (lol) Africa’s finest technical university has honored me many times, and I remain deeply grateful. When I received the IGI Global “Book of the Year” award, the […] The post Honored at Home: FUTO, Merit, and the Making of a Life appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI’s CFO Sarah Friar confirmed that the company plans to reserve a portion of its IPO shares specifically for retail investors. This was stated in a CNBC interview as OpenAI prepares for a potential U.S. public listing, possibly as early as the second half of 2026 with some reports eyeing late 2026 or a $1 […] The post OpenAI Plans To Reserve Portion of its IPO Shares for Retail Investors  appeared first on Tekedia.

Yuga Labs has settled its long-running trademark infringement lawsuit against conceptual artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy Cahen. The settlement, announced via court filings on April 7–8, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, ends a dispute that began in 2022 over Ripps’ RR/BAYC NFT collection, which reused […] The post Yugalabs Ends Multi-year Litigation with Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen  appeared first on Tekedia.

Stripe built its reputation on developer-friendly APIs and fast integration times. For years, it was the default choice for platforms that needed to accept payments without building infrastructure from scratch. But defaults get questioned. Platforms that processed their first million dollars on Stripe often find themselves asking different questions when they hit $50 million, $100 […] The post Why Platforms Replace Stripe With Finix appeared first on Tekedia.

Maptitude has been around for years, and plenty of companies still rely on it. But if you need deep location intelligence that works fast and stays accessible, you have options worth considering. The location intelligence market hit roughly $25 billion in 2025, according to GrandViewResearch, and growth rates between 13% and 17% are expected through […] The post The 5 Best Maptitude Alternatives for Deep Location Intelligence appeared first on Tekedia.

Canary Capital recently filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a proposed spot PEPE ETF (Canary PEPE ETF). The filing aims to create an exchange-traded fund that would hold actual PEPE tokens to give investors direct exposure through traditional brokerage accounts. The ETF would track the market price of PEPE by holding the […] The post Canary Capital Files an S-1 Registration Statement with the US SEC for Spot PEPE ETF appeared first on Tekedia.

By Boluwatife Oshadiya | April 11, 2026 Key Points Main Story The African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to Nigeria to support a large-scale digital infrastructure project aimed at expanding the country’s fibre-optic backbone and accelerating broadband access nationwide. The funding forms part of an $800 million sovereign financing package for […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.

Perplexity AI’s monthly revenue jumped approximately 50% in one month, pushing its estimated annual recurring revenue (ARR) above $450 million as of March 2026. The surge followed Perplexity’s strategic pivot from its core AI-powered search and chatbot experience toward autonomous AI agents that can perform complex tasks on behalf of users e.g., executing workflows rather […] The post Perplexity’s AI Montly Revenue Jumped Approximately 50% in one Month appeared first on Tekedia.

Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation (HKMC), a government-owned financial services provider with around HK$221.8 billion in assets, is reportedly considering issuing up to HK$12 billion about US$1.5 billion in digital bonds using blockchain for issuance, trading, and settlement. This could become the world’s largest such offering to date if it proceeds. According to people familiar with […] The post Hong Kong’s Tokenized Green Bond Program has Moved from Concept to Large-scale Execution appeared first on Tekedia.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called top bank executives to an urgent closed-door meeting this week to alert them to the cybersecurity dangers posed by Anthropic’s newly launched Mythos model, according to three people familiar with the gathering quoted by Reuters. The Tuesday session at Treasury headquarters came just […] The post Treasury and Fed Chiefs Warn Bank CEOs Against Anthropic’s Mythos AI as Pentagon Blacklisting Gains Fresh Legal Ground appeared first on Tekedia.

The Nasdaq Composite stormed higher on Thursday, leading a broad relief rally after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The tech-heavy index jumped nearly 5 percent, outpacing the S&P 500’s 3.8 percent gain and the Dow’s 3.4 percent advance. For the first time since the conflict erupted, the Nasdaq has climbed back […] The post Ex-JPM Quant Chief Marko Kolanovic Dismisses Nasdaq’s Post-Ceasefire Rally as Built on Sand, Warns of Sharp Reversal appeared first on Tekedia.

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains far below normal levels even after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, heightening concern over the possibility of a permanent peace deal. The Strait of Hormuz remained severely disrupted on Friday, underscoring that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran has done little, at least for now, to restore normal […] The post Hormuz Traffic Still Choked After Ceasefire as Iran Tightens Maritime Control and Energy Markets Stay on Edge appeared first on Tekedia.

China’s producer prices returned to growth in March for the first time in more than three years, marking a potentially significant turning point for the world’s second-largest economy as surging oil prices from the Middle East conflict begin feeding through to industrial costs. Official data released Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed the […] The post China’s Factory-Gate Prices Rise for First Time in 3½ Years as Oil Shock Fuels Cost-Push Inflation Fears appeared first on Tekedia.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has been advancing plans to reclassify most cryptocurrencies around 105 tokens, including Bitcoin and Ether as financial products or investment products under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), moving them from the current Payment Services Act. This shift would align crypto with stocks and bonds, introducing rules on disclosures, […] The post Japan’s Financial Services Agency Advancing Plans to Reclassify Most Cryptocurrencies Including Bitcoin and Ethereum  appeared first on Tekedia.

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of the global crypto exchange OKX has announced a strategic investment in Vietnam Prosperity Crypto Asset Exchange Joint Stock Company (CAEX), becoming a strategic partner alongside HashKey Capital and founding Vietnamese shareholders VPBank Securities and digital-identity firm LynkiD. The investment along with HashKey Capital and other shareholders will inject capital in […] The post OKX Partners with Vietnamese Exchange CAEX to Strengthen its Chance of being Licensed appeared first on Tekedia.

Ben Delo, a British co-founder of the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX and a recipient of a 2025 pardon from President Donald Trump, donated £4 million about $5.3 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. He announced it in a Telegraph op-ed calling it his first major step into political activism. In 2022, he pleaded guilty […] The post BitMEX Cofounder Donates £4M to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party  appeared first on Tekedia.

Stablecoins are positioned to significantly disrupt and reshape the payments industry, especially in cross-border transactions, B2B settlements, remittances, and treasury operations. They’re already showing explosive growth and clear advantages over legacy rails, but traditional systems like cards, wires, ACH still dominate everyday consumer spending and will likely coexist in a hybrid model for years. Stablecoin […] The post Stablecoin Rails Are High Velocity Wedge for Cross-border and B2B Settlements appeared first on Tekedia.