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A project for training AI agents with knowledge of departing employees has become popular in China.
In China, the Colleague Skill project has gone viral, which trains AI agents with the skills and knowledge of a company's employee before their dismissal.
The developer positions the tool as a way to more effectively "say goodbye" to colleagues.
The service allows "transferring" an AI assistant the professional knowledge of an employee, details of working with information, communication style during chats and calls.
To train it, messages from work chats, documents, spreadsheets, emails,

Bitcoin developer creates solution to protect wallets from quantum threat
Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun introduced a prototype tool to safeguard Bitcoin wallets from potential quantum attacks.
To prevent the threat, developers proposed a protection plan. First — voluntary migration: BIP-360 introduces a quantum-resistant type of wallet. Users will be able to transfer coins to new addresses in advance.
However, migration takes time, not all digital gold holders will be able to adapt. Moreover, there are old wallets in the network with access forever lost.
Solution:
Osuntokun's

🇧🇹 The Kingdom of Bhutan has gradually reduced its sovereign Bitcoin reserve by 71% over a year and a half. At its peak, the country held approximately 13,000 BTC. Currently, 3,774 BTC are stored in a government-controlled wallet.
The source of the national crypto fund was supported by state-backed mining on excess hydroelectric power. However, the latest contribution from the Foundry USA pool of about ~$0.9 BTC was in November 2024. Experts suggest that authorities have abandoned the unprofitable cryptocurrency mining.

🛠️ Amid a market equipment shortage, startup Anthropic is considering developing its own AI chips. Reuters reports this, citing sources.
Currently, the company uses processors from Google and Amazon. According to insiders, the initiative is still in the early stages — the specialized team has not yet been formed.
Sources do not rule out that Anthropic may abandon the project and continue purchasing ready-made components. Journalists estimate that creating proprietary processors for computations will require investments of about $500 million.

Chainalysis Warns: Paying Iran in Cryptocurrency Could Lead to Sanctions
Chainalysis stated that shipping companies that pay transit fees to Iran in cryptocurrency risk falling under U.S. sanctions and international restrictions. According to analyst Caitlin Martin, such payments could be interpreted as "material support" for Iranian authorities. Previously, reports suggested that Iran might attempt to collect transit fees in cryptocurrency, and U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he would not tolerate such attempts by Tehran.

Chainalysis Warns: Paying Iran in Cryptocurrency Could Lead to Sanctions
Chainalysis stated that shipping companies that pay transit fees to Iran in cryptocurrency risk falling under U.S. sanctions and international restrictions. According to analyst Caitlin Martin, such payments could be interpreted as "material support" for Iranian authorities. Previously, reports suggested that Iran might attempt to collect transit fees in cryptocurrency, and U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he would not tolerate such attempts by Tehran.

Bitwise continues to promote the launch of a spot ETF related to Hyperliquid, while simultaneously increasing competition in the cryptocurrency exchange product ecosystem. The company has made further changes to the documents submitted to the SEC. This indicates that work on the fund has entered the practical stage. The updated application lists the fund's ticker as BHYP. It also proposes an management fee of 0.67%.

Bitwise Asset Management, a company specializing in cryptocurrency asset management, has taken an important step toward launching a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), focused on hyperliquidity ($HYPE).
According to updated documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company has made a second amendment to Form S-1 regarding the “Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF.”
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that this information indicates an imminent ETF launch. Balchunas added that the ETF will trade under the ticker “BHYP” and will have an annual management fee of 0.67% (

Former crypto coordinator David Saks and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig on Wednesday, April 9, called on the Senate to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act).
Their statements came four days before the Senate returns from Easter break on April 13. The committee’s consideration of the bill is expected later this month.

Theta Network — a blockchain platform focused on developing decentralized infrastructure for media, streaming, and AI services, announced that Cloudician will become part of its ecosystem as an enterprise validator. Cloudician is a Web3 and AI infrastructure provider, participating in the project as a partner of Alibaba Cloud International — a company in the cloud computing industry. The partnership expands the Theta validator network, which already includes major technology and media companies.
Cloudician will operate the Enterprise Validator Node, responsible for verifying transactions, netw

💬 Analysts have called Iran's scheme of paying in Bitcoin for passage through the Strait of Hormuz "virtually unfeasible"
According to TRM Labs analysts, Tehran relies on intermediaries for international crypto transfers. This way, the country hides the payer's connection to sanctioned organizations.
The shadow fleet will be able to operate as before, relying on already used digital assets, but Western shipping companies are unlikely to be able to buy cryptocurrency on exchanges or from over-the-counter dealers — analytical tools will immediately flag such transactions.
As a result, all diffi

Hong Kong mortgage company prepares to issue digital bonds worth up to $1.5 billion
Hong Kong mortgage companies are discussing raising up to 12 billion Hong Kong dollars (approximately $1.5 billion) through their first digital bond issuance, which could become the largest in the world. According to sources, the issuance may take place as early as next month and include several tranches totaling 10–12 billion Hong Kong dollars, but deal details are still being finalized.

A solo miner mined block 944,306 on the BTC network and received 3.128 BTC, with a chance of about once every 300 years.
An independent miner mined block #944,306 on the BTC network using CKpool and received 3.128 BTC. The total includes 3.125 BTC for the block and 0.003 BTC in fees, which is estimated at $222 012. CKpool developer Con Kolivas noted that with a hash rate of about 70 TH, the chance for such a miner to find a block in a day is approximately 1 in 100,000, and on average, it takes about 300 years.

Trump will speak at a meme coin conference and meet with TRUMP holders on April 25
Donald Trump will participate in a conference dedicated to meme coins at the end of the month, reports POLITICO. On April 25, the 297 largest TRUMP token holders will be invited to a ceremonial lunch at Mar-a-Lago, and the 29 largest participants will also attend a VIP reception with champagne and take the stage with the president.#TRUMP

Pyth has launched a platform for trading financial data, including precious metals and oil derivatives.
Pyth announced the launch of a data trading platform that allows data owners to distribute their data directly, retain ownership rights, ensure transparent pricing, and control access.
Six global financial organizations will use the Pyth Network to directly transmit their data to the blockchain, including spot forex, precious metals, crude oil swaps, over-the-counter quotes, fixed income instruments, corporate actions, and reference data.

Circle introduces CPN Managed Payments for banks and fintechs
Circle launched a new product, CPN Managed Payments, which will allow banks, payment providers, fintech companies, and large tech firms to connect to the Circle Payments Network and conduct "fiat-to-fiat" and "fiat-stablecoin" payments without their own crypto infrastructure and digital asset management. Circle will handle transaction processing and compliance issues, and the company expects this solution to accelerate the adoption of CPN by financial institutions worldwide.

TAO decreased by 13.11% in 24 hours amid Covenant AI's exit from Bittensor
According to HTX, the TAO price dropped to $292.85, which is 13.11% lower than the 24-hour ago level. The Covenant AI team announced their exit from the Bittensor network and accused one of the project's key participants, Jacob Stevens (Const), of systematically violating decentralization principles.#TAO

🌚 The password "123456" exposed a network of IT workers from North Korea in the crypto industry
IT specialists from North Korea are posing as ordinary developers to get into crypto projects, with the aim of hacking them later. This was reported by on-chain detective ZachXBT, who was provided with data from North Korea's internal payment server by an anonymous source.
The scheme turned out to be complex: fake identities, forged documents, and converting crypto into fiat roughly worth $1 million per month.
The leak was made possible by hacking the device of one North Korean IT specialist known

Ripp and Kahan are co-founders of the RR/BAYC project. In June 2022, Yuga Labs filed a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement. The company claimed that the design of their $NFT was actually copied from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection (BAYC).
In April 2023, the studio won the case. Ripp and Kahan were ordered to destroy $NFT or transfer them to Yuga Labs, as well as pay compensation. However, in February 2024, Ripp stated that he had lost access to the addresses with the remaining tokens.
In April 2025, the studio filed a renewed lawsuit against Kahan, insisting that he was evading

Pavel Durov commented on the TON update
The TON blockchain has just been upgraded and is now 10 times faster.
The block creation speed has increased by 6 times.
Transactions now occur instantly, in fractions of a second.
This is the first of 7 steps in the Make TON Great Again plan (MTONGA).
The next step is to reduce the already low fees by another 6 times.