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The impact of President Donald Trumps reciprocal tariffs is starting to be felt. The U.S. economy contracted for the first time in th… [+13484 chars]

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Crypto Daybook Americas: Robinhood's Crypto Growth Presages Riot, Strategy Even as Tariffs Hit GDP

Bitcoin staking protocol Solv, which has over $2 billion worth of BTC locked on its platform, announced Tuesday the launch of a Shariah-compliant yield product called SolvBTC.core.
The new offering,… [+1869 chars]

The product allows BTC holders to earn yields while adhering to Islamic finance principles, expanding opportunities for investors in the Middle East.

$2B Bitcoin-Staking Protocol Solv Unveils First Shariah-Compliant BTC Yield Offering in the Middle East

Did AI write the sentence that youre reading right now? Did AI create the photograph you just saw online? Was the shocking, controversial story that tipped an election actually real, or AI-fueled mis… [+4866 chars]

Clara Tsao, founding officer of the Web3 storage pioneer, is a speaker with the AI Summit at Consensus 2025.

Filecoin’s Clara Tsao: Building an Open and Trusted Internet

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) said it will introduce free conversions between PayPals dollar-pegged stablecoin, PYUSD, and the U.S. currency in a move aimed at accelerating the shift toward on-chai… [+1393 chars]

The partnership is another sign of stablecoin issuers jockeying for market share as regulation in the U.S. is advancing.

Coinbase Introduces Free Conversion for PayPal's PYUSD as Stablecoin Competition Intensifies

In todays crypto for advisors, Dovile Silenskyte from WisdomTree talks about the growth of crypto products and how theyve evolved into a strategic investment allocation.
Then, Kim Klemballa from Coi… [+6041 chars]

Crypto has evolved from a speculative bet to a strategic asset that now plays a credible role in institutional portfolios. It’s not the Wild West anymore.

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto — No Longer the Wild West?

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. Im Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesks Tech team.
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The Protocol: Will ETH Developers Swap Out the EVM for RISC-V?

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a new proposal over the weekend that would radically overhaul the system that powers its smart contracts.
Buterin's suggestion, which he posted on Ethereum… [+2540 chars]

Buterin argues that transitioning Ethereum to the open-source RISC-V architecture will “greatly improve the efficiency of the Ethereum execution layer.”

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing Ethereum’s EVM With RISC-V

Welcome to your Good Friday edition of the daybook. With markets on a shortened schedule for the Easter holiday, todays update is shortened as well. CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas will be back to… [+8183 chars]