Louis Velazquez is a dynamic force at the crossroads of technology, finance, and media. As the founder of MegaHoot Technologies and a financial industry veteran, Velazquez has built a reputation for identifying disruptive trends and turning them into profitable ventures. His diverse career spans from his early days as a competitive athlete to becoming a pioneering tech innovator and influential radio show host.

Inside the ‘fake police raid’ that forced a $1M Bitcoin transfer

A fake police raid enabled a $1 million Bitcoin robbery, exposing the rise of wrench attacks and the shift from digital hacks to physical crypto

Iran state media says that no delegation has yet departed for Pakistan

The headline is via Reuters in citing Iran’s state media as saying that no delegation has yet departed for Pakistan to attend peace talks. This

US senator urges delay of CLARITY Act Senate markup until May: Report

US Senator Thom Tillis said members of the crypto and banking industries still need more time to be heard.

Arbitrum freezes $71M of Ether connected to Kelp exploit

Griff Green, a member of Arbitrum’s security council, said the group acted with input from law enforcement and “did not make this decision lightly.”

Singapore’s OCBC launches tokenized gold fund on Ethereum and Solana

The value of tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains is estimated at more than $29 billion, up more than 10% in the last 30 days.

What are the main events for today?

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight was the UK jobs report. The data showed a meaningful drop in the unemployment rate, lower

UK February ILO unemployment rate 4.9% vs 5.2% expected

Prior 5.2% Employment change 25k vs 35k expected Prior 84k Average weekly earnings +3.8% vs +3.6% 3m/y expected Prior +3.9%; revised to +4.1% Average weekly

NY lawmaker proposes ‘AI dividend’ to address potential job losses

The proposed AI dividend would be funded by taxes on AI use and equity stakes in AI companies, paying US citizens if automation meaningfully displaces

Coinbase’s AI payments protocol x402 launches app store for AI agents

Coinbase’s x402 AI payments protocol has launched Agentic.market, a platform where AI agents can discover and use AI-friendly services.

The cautious optimism holds as markets wait on US-Iran talks next

With the amount of headlines crossing, the misinformation and disinformation, I’m not sure we managed to gather all too much yesterday. The bottom line is

Code is ‘functional’ free speech under the First Amendment: Coin Center

Crypto software developers are concerned about whether they could be held criminally liable for publishing their software, following high-profile convictions last year.

investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Vance heading to Pakistan for talks with Iran

Westpac sees US dollar weakening as markets look through energy shock and tensions Recapping – NZD rises after CPI beat as markets price higher odds

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