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Guess what day it is Folks? Humpday! Yesterday, we saw that even those platforms are hacked, sometimes the money gets returned. OPNX lauched by former 3AC founders; I am sure this will go well this time? Not. Paxful shutdown due to regulatory pressure or just dysfunction in the C-Suite? The fear and greed index remains 62 and the best performing asset for the past 7 days continues to be $DOGE up 27.69%. Let's get on to the news...
Trending News Topics:
- Ethereum on a run (9)
- MicroStrategy Buys Bitcoin (6)
- Bob Lee Killed in SF (6)
CRYPTO
American Fashion Giant Ralph Lauren Allows In-Store Crypto Payments, Offers NFTs in Miami. US Crypto Trading Volume Down 80% Since Mid-March.
OPINION: Crypto Investors: Why You Need to Understand Layer 1 Protocols
BITCOIN & ETHEREUM
Bitcoin (BTC) Rare Metric (Electric Cost) Reaches Historic Turning Point. Bitcoin (BTC) Price Edges Higher Despite Harmful Legislation. Bitcoin's Spot-to-Derivatives Trading Volume Ratio Slides to Lowest in 11 Months. Crypto Funds’ Bitcoin Holdings Rise as Investor Demand Rebounds. MicroStrategy Buys Another 1,045 Bitcoin for $23.9M.(6) Will Bitcoin break above $30K? New JOLTS data, weaker dollar boost chances. Latest Bitcoin price data suggests double top above $200K in 2025. Bitcoin (BTC) Could Hit 'Extreme Greed' Zone Once Again: Glassnode. Institutional Investors Bet on $BTC and $XRP Investment Products as Trading Volumes Plunge.
Bitcoin’s purchasing power outpaces US dollar: Game-changer in financial world? Cryptocurrency Mining Ban Under Consideration in North Carolina County. U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Expected to Settle With City to Resume Mining in Niagara Falls.(3)
Ethereum (ETH) Skyrockets to Eight-Month High Ahead of Shapella Upgrade.(9) Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring $2.4B Selling Pressure to Ether. Ethereum On-Chain Activity Cranks Higher 1 Week Before Shanghai Upgrade Rollout. Ethereum’s ERC-4337 Standard: A Game-Changing, User-Friendly Innovation. Ethereum projects come together on MEV Blocker RPC launch to share profits with users.(2) 3 key Ethereum price metrics cast doubt on the strength of ETH’s recent rally.
OPINION: Since Satoshi Era, Bitcoin (BTC) Has Never Been More Secure: Bloomberg's Top Strategist Mike McGlone. Donald Trump Says the U.S. Dollar is Crashing — Is It Time to Buy Bitcoin?(2) Ethereum’s Upcoming EIP-4844 Upgrade Has Game-Changing Potential, Says Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.
QUESTION: Batteries or Bitcoin: Is Mining the Best Use for ‘Excess’ Green Energy?
STABLECOINS & CBDCs
Tether 'unequivocally reiterates' no exposure to Signature Bank.(2) Citi Analyst: CBDCs Will Be a ‘Trojan Horse’ for Blockchain Adoption. ANZ bank completes Australian CBDC use case for carbon credit trading.
OPINION: USDC Boasted Transparency but It Didn't Help When Silicon Valley Bank Got Into Trouble. CBDCs ‘threaten Americans’ core freedoms’ — Cato Institute.
ALTCOINS
BNB Chain prepares for Planck hard fork to enhance cross-chain security. XRP Price Lulls in Calm Waters Before the Next Big Move. Elon Musk accused of pumping DOGE to settle Twitter debt. Dogecoin Futures Set Record After Twitter Adopts Shiba Inu Logo. Surprising DOGE Mention Comes from Domino's Pizza Giant.
OPINION: Dogecoin rally built on little more than narrative, expect short-term volatility, analysts say
EXCHANGES & BANKS
Swiss state-owned bank PostFinance to offer Bitcoin trading.(4) As Bitcoin Platform Paxful Closes, Co-Founder Youssef Talks Up Alternatives.(2) Paxful shutdown hits Nigeria harder than the rest of the world. Binance self-custody wallet launches crypto-to-fiat off-ramp. Bankruptcy Claims Exchange OPNX Stumbles Out of the Gate.(2) Binance Rejected Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Huobi Stake. Binance and Coinbase’s Market Share Slumped in Q1 As Regulators Targeted Crypto Giants: New Report. Crypto’s Decentralized Exchanges Had Most Volume in 10 Months Amid U.S. Crackdown in March. Binance Opens Argentina Fiat On-ramps as Inflation Hits 100%.
OPINION: Coinbase: ‘Crypto International Money Transfers Are Significantly Faster and Over 96% Cheaper.’ Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Says Crypto Industry Needs More Decentralized Exchanges.
REGULATION
Hong Kong’s crypto rules set a high bar for ‘good reason,’ says SFC adviser. Dubai regulator demands Binance provide info on ownership, governance. NYDFS Chief Adrienne Harris Dismisses 'Choke Point 2.0' Theory of Signature’s Closure as 'Ludicrous.'
QUESTION: Is Australia Moving to Crush Crypto?
OPINION: Major Crypto Firms Need Extra Rules, Global Cooperation, ECB’s McCaul Says.
LEGAL CASES
Former Coinbase employee ready to settle insider trading case with SEC. About $160,000,000 in Real Estate and Other Assets Seized From Terraform Labs Employees by Authorities.
ATTACKS/HACKS/SCAMS
DOJ Seizes $112M in Crypto and Other Assets in Pig Butchering Scam Crackdown.(2) Allbridge to first begin repaying stuck bridge users after recouping funds. CashApp Founder Bob Lee Stabbed to Death in San Francisco.(6) Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mulls Criminal Action Against Suspects of $47 Million Crypto Scam.
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Podcast of the Day: BTC124: Bitcoin is a Strategic National Necessity w/ Pierre Rochard | Bitcoin Fundamentals
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- Interpol, Elon-DOGE and the Latest Crypto Controversy | The Breakdown
- Lorien Gabel and Benjamin Thalman (Figment) on Staking and the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade | On The Brink
- How To Save Crypto In The USA | Balaji Srinivasan, Caitlin Long, Anthony Scaramucci & Meltem Demirors | TWOAS
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- The Evolution of Money and Bitcoin with John Vallis - April 4th, 2023 | The Cafe Bitcoin Podcast
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