The spike in daily active addresses coincided with a bevy of financial institutions joining Avalanche’s Evergreen subnet “Spruce.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/14/avalanche-surges-to-6-month-high-in-daily-active-addresses/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

AI boosterism and associated “long-termist” ideas could be a threat to your privacy, your property and your humanity. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/04/14/ai-boosters-would-sacrifice-humanity-for-a-simulacra-as-long-as-theyre-in-control/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The department will explore economic growth, investment and business opportunities in these areas along with implications on regulation. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/14/uks-new-technology-department-to-tackle-countrys-metaverse-web3-strategy/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

On top of building the chain’s loyalty infrastructure, the Solana Foundation recently invested $100,000 into Boba Guys. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/14/tea-shop-boba-guys-taps-solana-for-on-chain-loyalty-rewards-program/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Aptos (APT) surged by 7.4% on Friday after Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted “AI APT OTT!” before deleting it one hour later. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/14/elon-musk-tweet-spurs-7-aptos-price-surge/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The directional change suggests an end to the quantitative tightening that roiled cryptocurrencies last year. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/04/14/g4-central-bank-balance-sheets-look-to-have-troughed/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitrue said the affected wallet contained “less than 5%” of overall reserves. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/14/crypto-exchange-bitrue-drained-of-23m-in-hack-of-ether-shiba-inu-other-tokens/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The tokenized gold market reached over $1 billion in value last month, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/14/tokenization-of-real-world-assets-a-key-driver-of-digital-asset-adoption-bank-of-america/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ether Options Trading Volume Surpasses Bitcoin As Shanghai Upgrade Drives Demand for Bullish Bets Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/04/14/ether-options-trading-volume-surpasses-bitcoin-as-shanghai-upgrade-drives-demand-for-bullish-bets/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Shapella’s stable rollout likely drove positive sentiment to Ethereum staking-based protocols. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/04/14/ether-dogecoin-lead-crypto-market-bounce-lidos-staked-ether-breaks-into-top-ten/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines