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ZachXBT flags suspicious $330M Bitcoin transfer triggering Monero surge

ZachXBT flags suspicious $330M Bitcoin transfer triggering Monero surge

Onchain sleuth ZachXBT has flagged a suspicious transfer involving 3,520 Bitcoin (BTC) (valued at $330.7 million) that may indicate a major theft. The transaction, reported on April 28, saw funds moved from a potential victim’s wallet to the address bc1qcry…vz55g. Following the transfer, the stolen stash was quickly laundered through over six instant exchanges and […]

Beyond tariffs and chaos — blockchain emerges as the backbone of a parallel economy

Beyond tariffs and chaos — blockchain emerges as the backbone of a parallel economy

Opinion by: Ross Shemeliak, co-founder and chief operating officer of Stobox The Trump administration is pushing a much-revived policy trajectory, marked by tariffs and sanctions that aim to reshore production. Despite exemptions favorable to technology, this dramatic turnaround may seem like a case of the White House treating global trade as its playground. The president’s […]

Bitcoin upside could stop at $100K despite $3B in ETF inflows

Bitcoin upside could stop at $100K despite $3B in ETF inflows

Key points: High Bitcoin ETF inflows don’t always signal a price top as historical data is mixed. Spot Bitcoin inflows often precede short-term price rises, not reversals. Bitcoin may hit $100K but faces resistance. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price recovery may be stalled at $100,000 as questions emerge whether high ETF inflows have always marked the local […]

Caitlin Long slams US Fed over stablecoin policy favoring big banks

Caitlin Long slams US Fed over stablecoin policy favoring big banks

Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has criticized the US Federal Reserve for quietly maintaining a key anti-crypto policy that favors big-bank-issued stablecoins, despite relaxing crypto partnership rules for banks. In an April 27 thread on X, Long explained that while the Fed recently rescinded four prior crypto guidelines, it left intact a […]

Nexo back in the United States as Trump Jr. attends exclusive event

Nexo back in the United States as Trump Jr. attends exclusive event

Cryptocurrency services platform Nexo announced that it is reentering the US market after facing previous regulatory challenges. According to an April 28 announcement, Nexo’s reentry event featured Donald Trump Jr., who said that he thinks “crypto is the future of finance,” adding: “We see the opportunity for the financial sector and want to ensure we […]

Melania memecoin team sells $1.5M tokens as price pumps 21%

Melania memecoin team sells $1.5M tokens as price pumps 21%

The team behind the Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) token sold more than $1.5 million of tokens over the past three days, suggesting a programmatic selling strategy that may add downside pressure to the token. The team behind the Melania memecoin sold another $930,000 worth of tokens on April 28, two days after selling $630,000, according […]

A 'local top' and $88K retest? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

A 'local top' and $88K retest? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) is bracing for a major US macro data week as crypto market participants warn of serious volatility next. Bitcoin retests $92,000 after a promising weekly close, but traders still see a deeper BTC price correction to come. A bumper week of US macro data comes with the Federal Reserve under pressure on multiple […]

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial partners with Pakistan Crypto Council

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial partners with Pakistan Crypto Council

The Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has signed a Letter of Intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council to accelerate crypto adoption in the South Asian country and one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets. Under the partnership, World Liberty will help the Council launch regulatory sandboxes to test blockchain-based products, expand stablecoin applications for remittances and […]

Coinbase presses to axe rule banning SEC staff from holding crypto

Coinbase presses to axe rule banning SEC staff from holding crypto

Coinbase has urged the US Office of Government Ethics to remove a rule banning Securities and Exchange Commission staff from holding crypto. SEC staff need to use crypto to better understand how it works and the best way to regulate it, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal argued in open letters sent to OGE acting […]

China-based Huawei to test AI chip aiming to rival Nvidia: Report

China-based Huawei to test AI chip aiming to rival Nvidia: Report

Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly developed a powerful artificial intelligence chip that could rival high-end processors from US chip maker Nvidia. The Shenzhen-based Huawei is poised to start testing a new AI chip called the Ascend 910D, and has approached local tech firms, which are slated to receive the first batch of sample chips […]

Bitget takes legal action on alleged VOXEL futures price manipulation

Bitget takes legal action on alleged VOXEL futures price manipulation

Crypto exchange Bitget says it is sending letters from its lawyers to account holders it alleges were involved in manipulating the price of perpetual futures contracts tied to the VOXEL token. Eight account holders that the exchange accuses of being involved in the April 20 incident and who allegedly pocketed $20 million between them will […]

Bitcoin acts like ‘store of value that it is’ amid Trump policy chaos: NYDIG

Bitcoin acts like ‘store of value that it is’ amid Trump policy chaos: NYDIG

Bitcoin is starting to act as a store of value during times of “US-risk-off” sentiment, marking a potential shift in its relationship with traditional assets, according to the New York Digital Investment Group. Bitcoin (BTC) felt “noticeably different” over the trading week ended April 25, NYDIG’s global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in an […]

Researcher proposes scaling Ethereum gas limit by 100x over 4 years

Researcher proposes scaling Ethereum gas limit by 100x over 4 years

The Ethereum mainnet’s gas limit could theoretically grow 100-fold and reach 2,000 transactions per second under a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) put forward by Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist. Feist, who had the blockchain’s “danksharding” data storage solution named after him, put forward EIP-9698 on April 27, which would introduce a “deterministic gas limit […]

Nike sued for $5 million over its shutdown of NFT platform RTFKT

Nike sued for $5 million over its shutdown of NFT platform RTFKT

Nike has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that accuses the sportswear giant of operating a rug pull for shuttering its non-fungible token (NFT) platform RTFKT in January.  A group of RTFKT users led by Jagdeep Cheema claimed in the proposed class suit filed in a Brooklyn federal court on April 25 that they suffered […]

New Bitcoin price all-time highs could occur in May — Here is why

New Bitcoin price all-time highs could occur in May — Here is why

Key takeaways: Heavy liquidations played a role in Bitcoin’s return to $95,000. Bitcoin’s weakening correlation with stocks highlights its growing independence as an asset. Bullish institutional investor positioning contrasts with retail traders’ caution, supporting a rally above $100,000. Bitcoin (BTC) gained 11% between April 20 and April 26, demonstrating resilience by holding near its two-month […]

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund lost $40B in Q1— Will it hedge risk by increasing Bitcoin exposure?

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund lost $40B in Q1— Will it hedge risk by increasing Bitcoin exposure?

Key takeaways: Norges Bank lost $40 billion in Q1 2025 as US tech stocks fell, exposing the risk of concentrated positions. The bank’s indirect Bitcoin exposure via stocks reached $356 million, raising sell pressure risk amid a global trade war and recession concerns. Abu Dhabi’s $437 million spot Bitcoin ETF stake shows sovereign wealth funds […]

'Strategy is synthetically halving Bitcoin' — Author and analyst

'Strategy is synthetically halving Bitcoin' — Author and analyst

Michael Saylor’s Strategy is « synthetically halving Bitcoin » (BTC) by purchasing half or more of the newly minted supply from miners every single month, according to Adam Livingston, a BTC analyst and author of « The Bitcoin Age and The Great Harvest. » Livingston said miners currently produce around 450 BTC per day or approximately 13,500 BTC per […]

Bitcoin price chart looks set for $100K, SUI, AVAX, TRUMP and TAO expected to follow

Bitcoin price chart looks set for $100K, SUI, AVAX, TRUMP and TAO expected to follow

Key points: Bitcoin booked a 10% gain in the past week and technical indicators remain bullish going into a new week. Analysts expect Bitcoin to gain an additional 40% by the end of the year Select altcoins are showing a positive bias on improving crypto sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) rose more than 10% this week as […]

Ethereum community members propose new fee structure for the app layer

Ethereum community members propose new fee structure for the app layer

Two Ethereum community members, Kevin Owocki and Devansh Mehta, proposed a dynamic fee structure for the Ethereum application layer to strike a balance between revenue generation for app builders and fairness in fee extraction. The April 27 proposal outlined a simple equation that uses a square root function that proportionally lowers the percentage of fees […]