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Melania Trump’s memecoin team ‘quietly sold’ $30M, says Bubblemaps

Melania Trump’s memecoin team ‘quietly sold’ $30M, says Bubblemaps

The team behind US first lady Melania Trump’s memecoin, Melania Meme (MELANIA), has moved $30 million worth of the token out of the project’s community funds and has begun selling them, says blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps. Bubblemaps said in an April 7 X post that 50 million MELANIA tokens worth around $30 million “was moved […]

Shaquille O’Neal gets judge’s greenlight for $11M Astrals NFT settlement

Shaquille O’Neal gets judge’s greenlight for $11M Astrals NFT settlement

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has been granted final court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit for $11 million with Astrals non-fungible token (NFT) buyers. Florida federal court judge Federico Moreno granted approval of the settlement between O’Neal and the class group led by Daniel Harper in an April 1 order made available on April […]

Hackers hide crypto address-swapping malware in Microsoft Office add-in bundles

Hackers hide crypto address-swapping malware in Microsoft Office add-in bundles

Malicious actors are attempting to steal crypto with malware embedded in fake Microsoft Office extensions uploaded to the software hosting site SourceForge, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. One of the malicious listings, called “officepackage,” has real Microsoft Office add-ins but hides a malware called ClipBanker that replaces a copied crypto wallet address on a computer’s […]

Trump tariffs could lower Bitcoin miner prices outside US, says mining exec

Trump tariffs could lower Bitcoin miner prices outside US, says mining exec

The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper, says Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud. “As machine prices rise in the U.S., they could paradoxically decrease in the rest […]

Bitcoin price could rally even as global trade war rages on — Here is why

Bitcoin price could rally even as global trade war rages on — Here is why

Crypto and equities traders were hopeful for a last-minute solution that would prevent the US from enacting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States, but in a press conference, the White House confirmed that the tariffs would start on April 9. Markets deteriorated when Peter Navarro, trade adviser to US President Donald Trump, […]

RedStone targets trading latency with new oracle on MegaETH

RedStone targets trading latency with new oracle on MegaETH

RedStone, a blockchain oracle provider, has introduced a push-based oracle on MegaETH to tackle latency issues that challenge the efficiency of onchain trading. According to a spokesperson for RedStone, the new oracle can push new prices onchain every 2.4 milliseconds. Initially debuting on MegaETH, an Ethereum layer-2 network, the product may be rolled out to […]

Cboe BZX files to list Canary's SUI ETF

Cboe BZX files to list Canary's SUI ETF

Cboe BZX Exchange has asked United States regulators for clearance to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by Sui (SUI), the native token of the Sui Network, public filings show.  The request submitted on April 8 must be reviewed and approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before the exchange can list any […]

Weaker yuan is 'bullish for BTC' as Chinese capital flocks to crypto — Bybit CEO

Weaker yuan is 'bullish for BTC' as Chinese capital flocks to crypto — Bybit CEO

With US President Donald Trump imposing 104% tariffs on Chinese imports, Beijing is responding by letting the yuan weaken against the dollar — a move that analysts say could spark the next leg of the Bitcoin bull market. On April 8, the yuan-to-US dollar exchange rate fell to its lowest level since 2023, signaling the […]

Bitcoin weekly RSI hits bull market low as trader sees $70K BTC price bottom

Bitcoin weekly RSI hits bull market low as trader sees $70K BTC price bottom

Bitcoin (BTC) has a new $70,000 reversal target as a leading indicator sets new bull market lows. In X analysis on April 7, popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital predicted that BTC/USD could find its floor near old all-time highs from 2021. History suggests $70,000 should end BTC price dip Bitcoin can dip as low […]

Ethereum price data highlights $1,000 as the final bottom for ETH

Ethereum price data highlights $1,000 as the final bottom for ETH

Ether (ETH), the native token of Ethereum, is showing signs of bullish exhaustion after a steep 65% decline over the past three months. The pace of the downtrend and the oversold conditions shown by various ETH price metrics have investors wondering if a market bottom is approaching. ETH fractals point to a drop to $1,000 […]

Gaming NFT maker Aavegotchi votes to ditch Polygon for Base

Gaming NFT maker Aavegotchi votes to ditch Polygon for Base

Aavegotchi, a non-fungible token (NFT) protocol focused on Web3 gaming, has opted to abandon blockchain network Polygon and “go all-in” on Base, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling chain, according to the results of an onchain vote.  On April 8, Aavegotchi’s community members voted 93.5% in favor of a proposal to “Make Aavegotchi Based Again” by deprecating […]

BlackRock taps Anchorage Digital for digital asset custody

BlackRock taps Anchorage Digital for digital asset custody

Asset manager BlackRock is partnering with Anchorage Digital for crypto custody services, a move aimed at addressing the rising demand for digital assets from retail and institutional investors. According to an April 8 announcement, BlackRock is the world’s largest investment firm, with $11.6 trillion in assets under management. The company ranks among the largest providers […]

Bitcoin futures divergences point to transitioning market — Are BTC bulls accumulating?

Bitcoin futures divergences point to transitioning market — Are BTC bulls accumulating?

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped 5.6% over the past seven days, closing three daily candles below the $80,000 support for the first time since Nov. 9, 2024. Data from Glassnode highlighted Bitcoin witnessing a 64% rise in futures volume during the same period. The analytics platform said that “this marks a reversal from the past […]

Bitcoin relief rally fizzles as White House confirms 104% China tariffs — Will BTC fall to new lows?

Bitcoin relief rally fizzles as White House confirms 104% China tariffs — Will BTC fall to new lows?

Bitcoin’s surprise rebound to $81,180 — which was influenced by fake news regarding a pause on US tariffs — has all but evaporated following White House confirmation that 104% tariffs on China will take effect today at 12:01 am on April 9. S&P 500 drops intra-day gains follow White House tariff confirmation. Source: X / […]

Binance to purge 14 tokens following ‘vote to delist’ process

Binance to purge 14 tokens following ‘vote to delist’ process

Binance is planning to delist 14 tokens from its platform on April 16 in a move designed to purge low-quality projects that do not adhere to the crypto exchange’s tighter listing requirements.  The tokens are being delisted following a “comprehensive evaluation of multiple factors,” including the exchange’s first “vote to delist” results, where community members […]

Scaling the EVM requires an L1, not an L2

Scaling the EVM requires an L1, not an L2

Opinion by: Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs  When CryptoKitties crashed the Ethereum network in 2017, the industry learned a hard lesson about blockchain scalability. Today, with over $100 billion locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) and millions of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) being traded, that lesson is more relevant than ever. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) […]

Ripple acquisition of Hidden Road a ‘defining moment’ for XRPL — Ripple CTO

Ripple acquisition of Hidden Road a ‘defining moment’ for XRPL — Ripple CTO

Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road is a “defining moment” for the blockchain payments company, potentially unlocking more use cases for the XRP Ledger among institutions, said David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer.  “Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road is a defining moment for the XRP Ledger and XRP,” Schwartz said on social […]

Bitcoin rebounds as traders spot China ‘weaker yuan’ chart, but US trade war caps $80K BTC rally

Bitcoin rebounds as traders spot China ‘weaker yuan’ chart, but US trade war caps $80K BTC rally

Bitcoin (BTC) danced around $80,000 at the April 8 Wall Street open as US stock markets staged a fresh recovery, but unresolved tensions between China and the US continue to put a damper on BTC’s upside. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Hayes: Bitcoin can repeat historic China inflows Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView […]

Crypto execs expect global banking push into Bitcoin by end of 2025

Crypto execs expect global banking push into Bitcoin by end of 2025

Despite the ongoing market meltdown on US trade tariffs, executives at major cryptocurrency firms Messari and Sygnum are bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption later in 2025. Speaking on a panel at Paris Blockchain Week on April 8, Messari CEO Eric Turner and Sygnum Bank co-founder Thomas Eichenberger said they expect a significant shift in the […]

Cboe set to launch new FTSE Bitcoin futures product in April

Cboe set to launch new FTSE Bitcoin futures product in April

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has announced the launch of a new Bitcoin futures derivative product. According to an April 7 announcement, Cboe plans to launch the FTSE Bitcoin Index futures on April 28, which is based on the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (XBTF), if approved by regulators. The new product will be cash-settled, […]