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Eric Trump defended American Bitcoin (ABTC), highlighting its rapid growth, Nasdaq listing, and position among the top publicly traded Bitcoin firms with over 7,000 BTC holdings. Forbes alleged the company relied heavily on brand-driven hype and stock sales, claiming insiders profited while investors faced steep losses as shares fell sharply. The debate centers on ABTC’s financial sustainability, with concerns over high mining costs and reliance on a Bitcoin price rebound or external funding to remain viable. Eric Trump has pushed back against criticism from Forbes over his crypto project, American Bitcoin (ABTC). The controversy was about a wider difference between…

Bitcoin is nearing a key price test that could confirm a bottom or expose this move as another failed attempt. The outcome will shape whether improving market conditions translate into a sustained recovery or stall again. Key Takeaways: Willy Woo identifies bitcoin’s cost basis near $79K as a key test. BTC structure strengthens if $65K support holds after a breakout attempt. Woo said current levels would need months of sideways action before a bottom can form. Bitcoin’s $79K Test Puts Bottom Confirmation in Focus Bitcoin is approaching a level that could confirm a bottom or expose the move as another…

A couple prominent Bitcoin adoption leaders gathered on the Nakamoto Stage at The Bitcoin 2026 Conference, making the case that an unusual industry dynamic — one where direct competitors openly collaborate — may be the defining feature of the current institutional push into the digital asset. The panel featured David Bailey, CEO of Nakamoto Inc., Alexandre Laizet of Capital B, and Dylan LeClair of Metaplanet, moderated by George Mekhail of Bitcoin for Corporations. Bailey started his talk to frame Bitcoin as something closer to a decentralized corporation, arguing that rising valuations at peer companies lift the broader ecosystem rather than…

Terrill Dicki Apr 29, 2026 00:29 Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial was denied by Judge Kaplan, citing baseless claims. The former FTX CEO is serving a 25-year sentence. A Manhattan federal judge has denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial, calling the request baseless and an apparent strategy to salvage his reputation. Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and money laundering charges. Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over Bankman-Fried’s original trial in late 2023, issued the ruling on…

A new documentary is in production that traces the nuances of bitcoin’s four-year cycle and David Bailey — the founder of BTC Inc. and chairman and CEO of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) — through what filmmaker, Parker Worthington, describes as one of the most pivotal chapters in BTC’s history. “It’s been a long run,” Worthington said on the Bitcoin Magazine live desk at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference.  The documentary is tentatively titled This Time Is Different and was produced in association with Michael Markle. The project began as a focused documentary about Bitcoin payments, with early footage shot in 2024…

The Bitcoin 2026 Conference drew more than 40,000 attendees to The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas from April 27 to 29, but the institutional-heavy speaker lineup sparked a sharp backlash from early adopters who accused the event of abandoning its cypherpunk origins for corporate suits and regulators. Summary Speakers included Strategy’s Michael Saylor, BlackRock’s Robert Mitchnick, SEC Chair Paul Atkins, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a lineup critics said reflects a fundamental shift away from Bitcoin’s decentralized roots. Early Bitcoin investor Simon Dixon publicly called the conference “compromised,” arguing that code is open source and that marketing ETFs and corporate treasury…

Rebeca Moen Apr 28, 2026 22:14 AI-driven economic activity is challenging banks to redefine roles in trust, programmable money, and risk governance. Here’s what that means. As AI agents start executing payments, managing contracts, and even requesting financing, banks are being forced to rethink their roles in a rapidly evolving economy. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, speaking at a recent “Current” event, described this shift as the rise of an AI-powered economic system—one where autonomous agents play a central role in transactions and corporate operations. For banks, the questions are big: How do you…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Justin Bons, founder of Cyber Capital, Europe’s oldest crypto fund, used X (formerly Twitter) to lay out a detailed defense of Hyperliquid (HYPE) as it competes with Solana (SOL).  In his post, Bons framed the conversation around what he calls “devils hiding in the details,” arguing that Hyperliquid’s rise is tied to design choices that are easy to overlook. Spotlight On Hyperliquid Bons said Hyperliquid’s performance—especially its ability to lead fee charts—comes down to product execution. He argued that HYPE has built a trading experience that feels…

David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, used a Tuesday morning session at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference to announce Grid Global Accounts, a product he described as a dollar account that works everywhere, backed by a new partnership with Visa that extends spending access across many countries worldwide. Marcus opened by framing the problem at scale. Roughly 400 billion emails travel across the internet each day, and consumers rely on a handful of platforms like Gmail to manage that volume. The global payments system moves 10 billion transactions a day, yet lacks an equivalent universal layer, Marcus said. Marcus said there is…

Hold PAXG. You earn nothing in the position. Hold AYNI and stake it. You earn quarterly staking rewards in gold, paid in PAXG itself.Both tokens put gold on a blockchain. Only one of them generates DeFi gold yield. That difference is structural, not marketing, and it determines which product fits which user.Ayni Gold is a DeFi protocol built on a Peruvian gold mine. PAXG, issued by Paxos, is a token backed one-to-one by physical gold sitting in a vault. PAXG tracks gold’s price. Ayni Gold tracks gold’s production.Demand for on-chain gold has climbed sharply in 2026. Bitget’s TradFi desk crossed…