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This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Ethereum prices have remained relatively flat, causing crypto investors to shift their gaze to new opportunities poised to disrupt the blockchain landscape. One such opportunity making waves is the Lightchain AI Developer Grant Program. With its unique focus on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with blockchain technology,Source link

The Synthetix protocol stablecoin dropped to a new low this week, extending its month-long depegging trend.Source link

The Brazilian justice system sentenced Joel Ferreira de Souza to 128 years, 5 months, and 28 days in prison. Souza was identified as the main operator of Braiscompany, a Brazilian crypto scheme that raised over $100 million from nearly 20,000 investors. Brazilian Crypto Ponzi Scheme Operators Receive Combined Sentences of Over 170 Years in PrisonSource link

Welcome to your Good Friday edition of the daybook. With markets on a shortened schedule for the Easter holiday, today’s update is shortened as well. CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas will be back to its regular size on Monday, April 21. Enjoy the holiday!By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)It's Easter. Traditional markets are closed in many parts of the world and plenty of people are taking a break from work, and that's keeping crypto markets in check as well. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), a measure of the biggest, most active cryptocurrencies, has gained less than 0.1% in the past 24 hours with bitcoin (BTC) up just 0.1%.That's a pretty muted response to calls from President Donald Trump...

President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan has signed a constitutional law on Thursday amending the existing law on the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was approved by the parliament on March 20, 2025. The primary aim of this constitutional law is to initiate a pilot project for a prototype of the Central Bank DigitalSource link