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Aztec launches StealthNote app giving privacy to corporate whistleblowers

Aztec launches StealthNote app giving privacy to corporate whistleblowers

Developers behind the Ethereum layer 2 Aztec Network have launched a whistleblowing platform called StealthNote that allows workers to vent about their employer without revealing themselves. StealthNote uses zero-knowledge proofs to prove that posts on its platform are written by someone with access to an email address of the company that they’re reviewing. Aztec Labs […]

UK lawmaker’s X account hacked to boost scam ‘House of Commons Coin’

UK lawmaker’s X account hacked to boost scam ‘House of Commons Coin’

The X account of UK Member of Parliament and Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, was hacked to promote a scam crypto token. In a series of now-deleted posts on April 15, Powell’s X account shared links to a token called the House of Commons Coin (HOC), describing it as “a community driven […]

Bitcoin bulls ‘coming back’ as key metric on Binance flips to neutral

Bitcoin bulls ‘coming back’ as key metric on Binance flips to neutral

Bullish sentiment could be returning to Bitcoin as a key metric from Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, shows that buyers are starting to dominate the platform’s volumes. The Binance Taker Buy Sell Ratio, which calculates the ratio of buyers to sellers of Bitcoin (BTC) in Binance, “has returned to neutral territory,” CryptoQuant […]

Strive targets Intuit for Bitcoin buys after orange-pilling GameStop

Strive targets Intuit for Bitcoin buys after orange-pilling GameStop

Fresh from successfully convincing game retailer GameStop to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet, Strive Asset Management CEO Matt Cole has now set his sights on fintech firm Intuit to do the same. Cole said in an April 14 open letter to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi that Intuit’s growth is admirable, but Bitcoin (BTC) is […]

Mantra CEO plans to burn team’s tokens in bid to win community trust

Mantra CEO plans to burn team’s tokens in bid to win community trust

Mantra CEO John Mullin said he is planning to burn all of his team’s tokens in order to win back the trust of the network’s community following the sudden collapse of the Mantra (OM) token on April 13. “I’m planning to burn all of my team tokens and when we turn it around the community […]

Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account

Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account

A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected. Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident on April 15, disclosing that the compromised account had […]

3iQ’s Canadian Solana ETF selects Figment as staking provider

3iQ’s Canadian Solana ETF selects Figment as staking provider

Blockchain infrastructure provider Figment has been selected as the staking provider for 3iQ’s newly approved Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), underscoring Canada’s continued efforts toward adoption of digital asset financial products. Figment will enable institutional staking for the 3iQ Solana (SOL) Staking ETF, which launches on the Toronto Stock Exchange on April 16 under the ticker […]

Should Bitcoin investors worry about flat inflows to the spot BTC ETFs?

Should Bitcoin investors worry about flat inflows to the spot BTC ETFs?

Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds saw a total of $872 million in net outflows between April 3 and April 10, causing traders to wonder if overall interest in Bitcoin is fading. The strong selling pressure began on April 3, as global trade tensions increased and fears of an economic recession grew. This trend is especially concerning […]

CleanSpark to start selling Bitcoin in 'self-funding' pivot

CleanSpark to start selling Bitcoin in 'self-funding' pivot

CleanSpark will start selling a portion of the Bitcoin earned from its mining operations each month in a bid to become financially self-sufficient, the US Bitcoin miner said on April 15.  In addition, CleanSpark secured a $200 million credit facility backed by Bitcoin (BTC) through an agreement with Coinbase Prime, the institutional brokerage division of […]

OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report

OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report

Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms. Citing anonymous sources, The Verge reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing an “X-like social network” that combines ChatGPT’s image generation tools and a […]

Bitcoin death cross still present despite rally to $86K — Should BTC traders be afraid?

Bitcoin death cross still present despite rally to $86K — Should BTC traders be afraid?

On April 6, Bitcoin price formed a death cross on a daily chart — a technical pattern where the 50-day moving average (MA) falls below the 200-day MA. Historically associated with trend reversals and long bearish trading periods, this ominous signal has sometimes preceded major market drawdowns. The latest death cross comes amid growing macroeconomic […]

Trump’s next crypto play will be Monopoly-style game — Report

Trump’s next crypto play will be Monopoly-style game — Report

US President Donald Trump is venturing deeper into the world of digital assets, with a new project blending gaming and cryptocurrency elements, Fortune reported, citing sources familiar with the project. The project, set to launch in late April, will resemble MONOPOLY GO!, a mobile game where players travel around a board and earn money for […]

Bitcoin price recovery could be capped at $90K — Here’s why

Bitcoin price recovery could be capped at $90K — Here’s why

After consecutive drawdowns of 17.39% and 2.3% in February and March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) Q2 is shaping up nicely, with a return of 3.77% in April. While fresh yearly lows were formed at $74,500, BTC is currently closer to $90,000 than its new range bottom.  Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin’s higher time frame (HTF) market […]

Red flag? Mantra's TVL jumped 500% as OM price collapsed

Red flag? Mantra's TVL jumped 500% as OM price collapsed

The total-value-locked (TVL) on Mantra’s RWA blockchain protocol reached a yearly high despite OM’s 90% price crash. Mantra TVL surges 500% following OM’s crash As of April 15, Mantra’s TVL (in OM terms) jumped to 4.21 million OM (~$3.24 million), an increase of over 500% from two days prior, according to data resource DefiLlama. Mantra’s […]

Bitdeer turns to self-mining Bitcoin, US operations amid tariff tumult — Report

Bitdeer turns to self-mining Bitcoin, US operations amid tariff tumult — Report

Bitcoin miner Bitdeer is reportedly expanding its self-mining operations and investing in United States-based production as looming trade wars rock global supply chains and cryptocurrency markets.  Bitdeer has begun prioritizing mining Bitcoin (BTC) itself in response to cooling demand for its mining hardware from other miners, Bloomberg reported on April 15. “Our plan going forward […]

Ethena Labs exits German market following agreement with BaFin

Ethena Labs exits German market following agreement with BaFin

Synthetic stablecoin developer Ethena Labs is winding down its German operations less than a month after regulators identified “deficiencies” in its dollar-pegged USDe (USDE) stablecoin, signaling heightened scrutiny around crypto assets in Europe’s largest economy. Ethena Labs reached an agreement with Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, to cease all operations of […]

Bitcoin trader doubts breakout 'significance' as BTC price nears $87K

Bitcoin trader doubts breakout 'significance' as BTC price nears $87K

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed new April highs at the April 15 Wall Street open amid skepticism over BTC price strength. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin price faces multiple resistance hurdles Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD seeking to break through $86,000. Continued strength through the weekend had set up the pair for […]

Crypto podcasters should always assume their audience knows nothing

Crypto podcasters should always assume their audience knows nothing

Opinion by: Blake Cassidy, CEO of Bamboo Crypto podcasts have been newcomers’ go-to source of information, helping bring crypto into the mainstream. Podcasters must remember, however, that fresh faces are constantly tuning in as they grow. While you may say, “FOMO, buy the dip, ignore the FUD because WAGMI,” your poor listener — tuning in […]

Ethereum market share nears historic lows as ETH price risks falling to $1,100

Ethereum market share nears historic lows as ETH price risks falling to $1,100

Ether’s (ETH) market is very close to hitting all-time lows as a classic bearish chart pattern hints at a deeper correction toward $1,100. Ethereum’s market dominance keeps falling On April 9, Ethereum’s market dominance, or the measure of Ether’s share of crypto’s overall market capitalization, hit a new multiyear low of 7.18%, according to Cointelegraph […]

Mantra and Terra Luna: Nothing in common but a token crash

Mantra and Terra Luna: Nothing in common but a token crash

The recent collapse of the Mantra (OM) token triggered comparisons to the infamous Terra ecosystem crash in May 2022, with some commentators referring to Mantra as the “next Terra.” Still, many in the community argue that the two projects share nothing in common besides visual similarities in price charts. “While it’s tempting to draw parallels […]