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Crypto, AI Investments Surface In Fed Chair Nominee’s Financial Disclosure
Two of the most closely watched regulatory bodies in American finance are operating with skeleton crews. The Securities and Exchange Commission has three of its five commissioner seats filled — all by Republicans. Related Reading: Crypto-Backed Super PAC Launches Midterm Election Endorsements Push T...
Wed, Apr 15

Bitcoin, Ethereum, And XRP Treasury Companies May Be Struggling, But Solana Is Worse
Crypto analyst Ted Pillows has drawn attention to the Solana treasury companies, which appear to be struggling more than the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP treasury companies. This comes amid the crypto market downtrend, with SOL suffering the largest drawdown among these coins. Solana Treasuries Strugg...
Wed, Apr 15

Bitcoin Faces Quantum Risk — New Proposal Could Lock Vulnerable Coins
Buried inside a new Bitcoin security proposal is a provision that could save stragglers from losing everything. Related Reading: Crypto Gains Ally As Former CFTC Chair Becomes Full-Time Adviser Anyone who misses the upgrade deadline but still holds their seed phrase would have a path to recovery thr...
Wed, Apr 15

X Makes A Big Crypto Move With Cashtags And In-App Trading Plans
X is pushing deeper into crypto and market infrastructure with a new Cashtags rollout that brings token discovery, price charts, and early trading functionality directly into the app. The feature is live on iPhone in the US and Canada, with web, Android, and a broader global launch slated to follow ...
Wed, Apr 15

3 Scenarios To Watch Out As Dogecoin Price Plays Out Its Thin Cloud Behavior
The current Dogecoin performance trend has highlighted the appearance of a rather interesting behavioral pattern. This has to do with the zig-zag movement of the meme coin through the last few months, and depending on the direction of the next move, it could determine how the Dogecoin price could pl...
Wed, Apr 15

Deutsche Börse Drops $200M On Kraken In Push Toward Hybrid Crypto Markets
Market infrastructure provider Deutsche Börse has deepened its push into digital assets with a $200 million investment in crypto exchange Kraken. Deutsche Börse Group Has Invested $200 Million In Kraken’s Parent Firm According to a press release, Deutsche Börse Group has acquired a $200 millio...
Wed, Apr 15

ABA Challenges White House Report On Stablecoins, Flags Major Concerns
The American Bankers Association (ABA) is pushing back against the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) stablecoin report tied to the long-awaited CLARITY Act, arguing that the debate is being framed in a way that misses the real policy risk. The ABA’s objection centers on the CEA’s analys...
Wed, Apr 15

South Korea’s 3rd-Largest Crypto Exchange Penalized For AML Breaches
Coinone’s chief executive is facing an official reprimand after South Korean regulators moved against the crypto exchange for a string of compliance failures, including tens of thousands of unverified user accounts and repeated dealings with unlicensed foreign platforms. Related Reading: Crypt...
Wed, Apr 15

UK Lawmaker Calls For Probe Into Nigel Farage’s Crypto Ties After $2.7M Stack BTC Promotion
A UK lawmaker has asked the financial authorities to investigate Nigel Farage’s promotion of a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm, raising concerns about potential market abuse and conflicts of interest due to the politician’s potential ties to the crypto industry. Related Reading: Kraken Reveals Extortion...
Wed, Apr 15

Crypto-Backed Super PAC Launches Midterm Election Endorsements Push
Tether’s top government affairs official is now running one of the most well-funded political operations in the crypto world. Jesse Spiro, who serves as head of government affairs for the stablecoin giant, was named chair of Fellowship PAC earlier this month — a crypto-aligned super PAC that s...
Wed, Apr 15

Bitcoin, Ethereum Surge As $430M Short Squeeze Fuels Rally
Data shows the cryptocurrency derivatives market has faced a high amount of short liquidations following the rallies in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Wed, Apr 15

Crypto Gains Ally As Former CFTC Chair Becomes Full-Time Adviser
Caroline Pham did it in December. Now Chris Giancarlo is following suit. The man once nicknamed “Crypto Dad” has walked away from law entirely to work full-time with cryptocurrency and financial technology companies, the latest in a string of senior regulators crossing into the industry ...
Wed, Apr 15

Ethereum Exchange Supply Has Dropped 57% From Its Peak: Holders Refuse To Exit
Ethereum is testing resistance as the market finds some relief. The price is at a decision point. And a CryptoQuant analyst has identified a supply structure beneath that resistance that has no precedent in the current cycle — and a clear one in the cycle that preceded it. Related Reading: Over 860 ...
Wed, Apr 15

Bitcoin Transfer Activity To Binance Slumps To Multi-Year Lows – Here’s What To Know
WhileBitcoin’s price has been struggling with fresh volatility following news of the US-Iran war, investor activity, especially on cryptocurrency exchanges, is beginningto undergo a crucial shift. During the waning period, BTC transfer activity to trading platforms has experienced one of its s...
Wed, Apr 15

Here’s How Solana And XRP ETFs Have Performed Compared To Bitcoin And Ethereum
With macroeconomic factors and geopolitical tensions guiding the market’s direction over the past few weeks, major inflows and outflows have been observed across Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, as well as Solana and XRP ETFs. A direct comparison between Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs reveals a modest correlat...
Tue, Apr 14

Bitcoin Futures Flow Pattern Just Matched The Post-FTX Setup. Discover What Happened In 2022
Bitcoin is trying to reclaim $75,000. The debate about where it goes next has not been this divided in months. And while analysts argue about whether the bottom is in or still coming, the on-chain data has quietly produced a pattern that most of them are not discussing. Related Reading: Over 860 Mil...
Tue, Apr 14

Kraken IPO Plans Move Forward After Confidential Filing, Co-CEO Sethi Revealed
US crypto exchange Kraken has taken another step toward public markets after Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Tuesday at the Semafor World Economy event in Washington, DC, that the company has confidentially filed for an initial public offering. Co-CEO Unveils Kraken’s Mission Sethi said Kraken’s goal is to ...
Tue, Apr 14

Ripple CEO Sets May Timeline For CLARITY Act Approval Amid Stablecoin Yield Debate
Congress returned from the Easter recess on Monday, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse used the moment to sound notably more confident about the CLARITY Act—the anticipated crypto market structure bill that has been stuck for months. In recent remarks, Garlinghouse pointed to May as the most important...
Tue, Apr 14

Ethereum Sees Spike In Daily Transactions While Price Momentum Gradually Fades
Ethereum network activity is not being influenced or shaped by the current price action of the altcoin, which has been steadily battling with volatility. Even as the price of ETH has fallen sharply from its new peak, user activity on the leading blockchain network is experiencing robust growth, with...
Tue, Apr 14

Bitcoin Is Playing Out The Same Cycle Again On A Bigger Scale
Bitcoin’s latest rebound has not done much to settle the argument among crypto analysts over where this cycle really is right now. A technical analysis posted on X claims the market is once again tracing the same structure seen in prior bear phases, only this time with a slower tempo, deeper institu...
Tue, Apr 14


