Web3 active developers drop nearly 40% in one year

Web3 active developers drop nearly 40% in one year

Weekly active developers in the crypto space dropped by almost 40% in one year as “narrative-led” developments took over the industry.  Crypto data and analytics platform Artemis Terminal shows that on March 17, 2024, the number of active developers tagged on open-source repositories in a week was 12,380. The number dropped to around 7,600 on […]

Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

Blockchain-based payments network Ripple announced it has acquired crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road in one of the largest mergers in the cryptocurrency industry to date. Ripple is acquiring Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal, the company officially announced on April 8. The deal will make Ripple the first crypto firm to own and operate […]

XRP Slips To $1.65, But History Whispers: Millionaires Were Made This Way

XRP Slips To $1.65, But History Whispers: Millionaires Were Made This Way

Major cryptocurrencies plunged to multi-month lows today as investors sold off digital assets amid broader market concerns. XRP fell to $1.65, Bitcoin dropped to $74,100, and Ethereum crashed to $1,390 in what analysts are calling a significant market correction. XRP Loses 20% In Single Day According to market data, XRP experienced its worst trading day […]

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) : La famille Trump envisage un airdrop pour son USD1

Fin mars, le projet de la famille Trump World Liberty Financial (WLFI) annonçait le lancement de son propre stablecoin USD1. Dans un premier temps, celui-ci ne devrait pas être négociable et principalement axé sur des usages internes. Pourtant, il pourrait faire l’objet d’un airdrop aux détenteurs du jeton WLFI. Les points clés de cet article […]

Trump tariff negotiations are ‘all about’ China deal — Raoul Pal

Trump tariff negotiations are ‘all about’ China deal — Raoul Pal

Global trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures may come to an end with a potential deal with China as investors remain concerned about escalation from both sides. Trump’s April 2 announcement of reciprocal import tariffs sent shockwaves through global equity and crypto markets. The measures include a 10% baseline tariff […]

Trump’s USD1 Playbook: 3 Best Presales Rewarding Early Supporters Like WLFI

Trump’s USD1 Playbook: 3 Best Presales Rewarding Early Supporters Like WLFI

The Trump-backed decentralized crypto project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has published a proposal to airdrop free $USD1 stablecoins to all current $WLFI token holders. In this article, we’ll unpack the several positives that could come out of this, how it’s a telling sign that the industry is leaning towards cryptos that reward HODLers, and what […]

Fake News sur les tarifs douaniers : le marché des cryptomonnaies est-il prêt à exploser ?

Le marché prêt à exploser ? Une fausse information a brièvement circulé sur les réseaux sociaux et les médias financiers au cours des derniers jours. En cause, la possibilité d’une pause stratégique de 90 jours dans la politique douanière de Donald Trump. Bien que rapidement démentie, cette rumeur a révélé une sensibilité extrême des marchés […]

Panicked Bitcoiner mistakenly pays over $70K of BTC in fees

Panicked Bitcoiner mistakenly pays over $70K of BTC in fees

One presumably panicked Bitcoin user paid nearly 0.75 BTC ($70,500) in a replace-by-fee (RBF) transaction fee. The transaction in question was sent about 30 minutes after midnight UTC on April 8. It was the second attempt at performing an RBF that changed the transaction’s target address, sending 0.48 Bitcoin ($37,770) with 0.2 BTC of change […]

MEV bot loses $180K in ETH from access control exploit

MEV bot loses $180K in ETH from access control exploit

A maximal extractable value (MEV) bot lost about $180,000 in Ether after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its access control systems.  On April 8, blockchain security firm SlowMist reported that the MEV bot lost 116.7 Ether (ETH) because of the lack of access control. Threat researcher Vladimir Sobolev, also known as Officer’s Notes on […]

Dogecoin Shows ‘Clean’ Bullish Divergence Amid Market Turmoil: Crypto Analyst

Dogecoin Shows ‘Clean’ Bullish Divergence Amid Market Turmoil: Crypto Analyst

After Dogecoin temporarily fell by more than 22% yesterday amid rumors of a “Black Friday”, the price has since been able to recover at least some of its losses. Nevertheless, DOGE is still down around 11% since the start of the week. This has put the price of Dogecoin in a tricky situation. Dogecoin Forms […]

Memecoins : Le Fartcoin se la pète face au chaos du marché des cryptomonnaies

Le pet qui fait du bien ! Alors que les marchés financiers sont en berne, un memecoin improbable est en train de défier toutes les attentes. En effet, le jeton Fartcoin – déployé sur le réseau Solana – a vu sa valeur augmenter de 30 % au cours des dernières 24 heures. Serait-ce le retour […]

Bitcoin may rival gold as inflation hedge over next decade — Adam Back

Bitcoin may rival gold as inflation hedge over next decade — Adam Back

Bitcoin could begin to take market share from gold over the next decade as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Blockstream CEO Adam Back. Speaking during a fireside chat with Cointelegraph managing editor Gareth Jenkinson at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Back said rising inflation and monetary instability across global economies will drive […]

Cathie Wood’s ARK bags $26M in Coinbase shares, unloads Bitcoin ETF

Cathie Wood’s ARK bags $26M in Coinbase shares, unloads Bitcoin ETF

Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Invest is showing a mixed reaction to the United States’ latest trade tariffs, offloading shares of its spot Bitcoin ETF while increasing its position in Coinbase. ARK has acquired $26.6 million of Coinbase (COIN) stock since US President Donald Trump announced new trade tariffs on April 2, according to trading […]

Bitcoin : Standard Chartered voit le BTC comme une couverture contre les risques tarifaires

Un phare dans la tempête ? L’isolement des États-Unis pourrait profiter à Bitcoin. C’est en tout cas ce que pense Geoffrey Kendrick, responsable mondial de la recherche sur les actifs numériques chez Standard Chartered. Dans une note récente, il a déclaré que Bitcoin pourrait devenir une couverture contre les risques tarifaires, alors que les signes […]

Bitcoin : Cet avocat attaque les USA pour connaître l’identité de Satoshi Nakamoto

Le mystère Satoshi Nakamoto. Depuis le lancement de Bitcoin en 2009, le mystère reste entier au sujet de son créateur : Satoshi Nakamoto. Une situation qui ne manque pas de soulever des vocations comme celle du sulfureux Craig Wright, bien décidé à s’imposer comme le candidat idéal. Mais cela a aussi déclenché des enquêtes plus […]

Here’s Where Ethereum’s Last Line Of Defense Lies, According To On-Chain Data

Here’s Where Ethereum’s Last Line Of Defense Lies, According To On-Chain Data

On-chain data shows Ethereum has broken under all major investor cost basis levels, except for one. Here’s where this price level is currently situated. Ethereum Has Only Realized Price Of Mega Whales To Rely On Now In a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, analyst MAC_D has discussed about where the next major support level could lie for […]

Bitcoin : La guerre commerciale entre les USA et la Chine pourrait faire exploser le cours du BTC

La guerre commerciale continue. La campagne électorale de Donald Trump a été marquée par sa volonté de relocaliser l’économie américaine et de favoriser les entreprises nationales. Dans cette optique, il a déclaré à plusieurs reprises vouloir augmenter les droits de douane sur les produits importés, notamment en provenance de Chine, du Canada, du Mexique et […]

The gold standard is back — Stablecoins need to rethink what ‘backing’ really means

The gold standard is back — Stablecoins need to rethink what ‘backing’ really means

Opinion by: William Campbell, advisory lead at USDKG Stablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a way to marry the lightning-fast, borderless nature of digital assets with the stability of traditional currencies. They achieve this by pegging their value to reserves like fiat currencies or commodities. Stablecoins are engineered to maintain […]

Bitcoin Headed To $69,000? Analyst Says BTC’s Short-Term Future Hangs On These Levels

Bitcoin Headed To $69,000? Analyst Says BTC’s Short-Term Future Hangs On These Levels

The market volatility, fueled by the ongoing tariff war, saw Bitcoin (BTC) trade below the $75,000 mark for the first time since November. Despite recovering from the dip, the flagship crypto risks more short-term volatility if it doesn’t reclaim key support levels soon. Bitcoin Hits 5-Month Lows Bitcoin ended the week with a price drop […]

Cryptomonnaies : Tether prépare un nouveau stablecoin pour les institutions financières américaines

Un stablecoin pour les institutionnels ? Le Congrès américain débat actuellement sur une réglementation nationale applicable aux stablecoins. Une équation au sein de laquelle le leader du secteur Tether n’est pas nécessairement en bonne position. Mais son PDG, Paolo Ardoino, ne s’avoue pas vaincu. Car il ambitionne de lancer une nouvelle cryptomonnaie stable adossée au […]