Google warns quantum computers threaten Bitcoin encryption sooner than expected while GSR abandons pure trading for tokenization infrastructure. Bitcoin surges to $72K on Trump's Iran pause, Niantic reveals Pokémon Go trained spatial AI models, and Mercor faces backlash after exposing contributors who taught its reasoning systems.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 — 442 words / ~2.9 min

Today's Top Stories:

  1. GSR Ditches Pure Trading, Builds Tokenization Infrastructure Instead
  2. Google Says Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Before Most Holders Expect
  3. Niantic Turned Pokémon Players Into Unwitting Robot Trainers
  4. Mercor Taught AI to Think. Then Exposed Everyone Who Helped.
  5. Bitcoin Hits $72K the Moment Trump Pauses Iran Strikes