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1104, 2026
Bitcoin’s Week of Geopolitical and Legislative Fireworks: From Hormuz Tolls to the CLARITY Act

|11 Apr 2026|News|

Bitcoin had a week that underscored its growing relevance at the intersection of global geopolitics and US financial regulation. Reports emerged that Iran may begin accepting BTC payments from oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while in Washington, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly backed the long-stalled Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after months of opposition.

804, 2026
Coinbase Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Secure AFSL Licence in Australia

|8 Apr 2026|News|

Coinbase has secured an Australian Financial Services Licence from ASIC, becoming the first crypto exchange to receive the approval directly from the regulator. The US-listed exchange says it now plans to expand into equity trading and payments in Australia, just days after Canberra passed its landmark Digital Assets Framework Bill requiring all major crypto platforms to hold an AFSL.

804, 2026
Anthropic Unveils Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing — The AI Model Too Dangerous to Release Publicly

|8 Apr 2026|News|

Anthropic's most powerful model has found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser. Rather than releasing it publicly, the company is deploying it as a defensive weapon through a coalition of tech giants — raising urgent questions about what happens when AI outpaces the humans tasked with securing the world's software.