Canada has approved the world’s first spot Solana ETFs, set to launch on 16 April 2025, offering both direct SOL exposure and staking rewards. Four asset managers will issue the ETFs, giving investors a way to earn passive income while tracking Solana’s price.
WeatherlyMeta will begin training its AI models using EU user data this week, after pausing last year due to privacy concerns. Only public content from adult users will be used, with private messages and data from minors excluded.
KikyoBhutan mined Bitcoin using its extra hydropower and sold it to raise money. The country used the funds to double civil servant salaries and slow down people leaving for jobs abroad.
AnaisAccording to police sources cited by NHK and other outlets, the four individuals—ranging in age from their 20s to 50s—allegedly created and sold posters featuring indecent images of women through online auction platforms.
CatherineThe US is looking at using tariff funds and gold revaluation to buy Bitcoin without raising taxes or debt. Plans include building a long-term Bitcoin reserve, while criticism grows over Trump’s personal crypto ties.
WeatherlyThailand has introduced stricter crypto laws to fight online fraud and illegal foreign platforms, giving authorities power to block unlicensed services and punish misuse. The new rules also raise security standards for crypto firms and come after several high-profile scams and arrests.
WeatherlyDonald Trump’s family is set to launch a Monopoly-inspired crypto game this month, aiming to capitalise on their public profile to attract attention. The game adds to Trump’s expanding digital asset ventures, which include a meme coin, NFT collections, and the DeFi project World Liberty Financial. However, the crypto community remains sceptical, citing vague tokenomics and possible legal challenges. Is Trump’s rapid expansion into Web3 moving too fast?
CatherineOpenAI is developing its own social media platform that integrates ChatGPT’s image generation with a social feed, aiming to compete with X and Meta. The project is still in early stages, with prototypes already being tested internally.
JoyHarvard rejected Trump administration demands to regulate campus speech, citing First Amendment violations. In response, the administration froze $2.3 billion in federal funding. Barack Obama praised Harvard for defending academic freedom and resisting political pressure.
KikyoChina has seized large amounts of crypto from criminal cases and is using private firms to quietly sell them, despite its trading ban. Officials are now debating if the country should create formal rules—or even build a national reserve—to manage these assets.
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