Gold's record high sparks Bitcoin surge predictions! Analysts see a historical correlation: Bitcoin often follows gold's price movements with a delay. One expert forecasts a new Bitcoin all-time high between Q3-Q4 2025. #Bitcoin #Gold #Crypto
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DCG's Barry Silbert says he'd have made more money just holding Bitcoin instead of investing in early crypto projects. He bought BTC at $7-8 in 2011, then invested, but now regrets not just holding! #Bitcoin #crypto
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Wyoming's Stable Token Commission is reviewing policies to align with potential SEC stablecoin guidance. Commissioner Revill suggests changes to reduce risk of WYST being classified as a security. Memo planned for May. #stablecoins #Wyoming #SEC #regulation
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Bitcoin & Ethereum Google searches surged in March, hitting 2025 highs (Bitcoin at 34, Ethereum at 19). This increase suggests renewed interest from retail investors, reversing a downward trend since late 2024. #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Crypto
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Coinbase International's Bitcoin perpetual futures hit $100B in weekly volume, becoming its largest market segment. The surge coincided with market volatility & Bitcoin's resilience, reinforcing its "digital gold" narrative as gold prices soared. #Bitcoin #Coinbase
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Zero Edge founder Richard Kim arrested by FBI for allegedly gambling away $7M in investor funds. Charges: securities & wire fraud. Kim previously disclosed $3.67M gambling loss. Released on $250K bond. Past roles: Galaxy, JPMorgan, Goldman, Cleary Gottlieb.
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Ripple's acquisition target, Hidden Road, gets FINRA approval to operate as a broker-dealer in the US! 🎉 This allows them to expand their fixed income prime brokerage platform and offer more compliance services. The $1.25B acquisition is expected to close soon. #crypto #fintech #ripple
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Crypto exchange eXch closing May 1st due to money laundering allegations. Reports tie it to the $1.4B Bybit hack and laundering funds for North Korea's Lazarus Group ($35M). eXch admits handling some stolen funds, claims it's a target. #crypto #moneylaundering
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Slovenia plans a 25% tax on individual crypto profits starting Jan 1, 2026, pending approval. The law aims to align crypto with other investments, taxing conversions to fiat but exempting crypto-to-crypto trades. NFTs, CBDCs, & security tokens are excluded.
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Kraken reportedly laid off hundreds more employees to streamline operations for a potential US IPO. Sources tell CoinDesk cuts are "aggressive across all functions" to improve EBITDA. This follows a 15% workforce reduction last October and changes since Arjun Sethi became co-CEO.
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a16z invests another $55M in LayerZero, a cross-chain messaging protocol, buying ZRO tokens with a 3-year lock-up. This follows previous investments in 2022 & 2023. Valuation undisclosed. #LayerZero #a16z #Web3
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin reportedly warned that removing Fed Chair Powell could destabilize markets. Despite Trump's dissatisfaction, Powell's job seems safe. Powell has stated he won't resign, and some argue Trump lacks the authority to fire him.
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Binance still leads the global spot market! 🚀 TokenInsight data shows they held a 45% market share in Q1 2025, up from 43.5% at the start of the year. Dominating the CEX game! 📈
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$199M in crypto liquidations in 24 hrs, per Coinglass. Long positions rekt: $125M, shorts: $73.69M. Bitcoin liquidations: $57.31M, Ethereum: $40.57M.
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Telegram's Durov denies claims his French detention "forced" EU compliance. He says Telegram *always* followed EU rules. French police only started using proper legal channels (DSA) last August for IP address requests. Durov asks why they didn't before. #telegram #DSA #EU
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Google illegally monopolized ad tech, judge rules! DOJ wants Google to sell its ad manager, ad server, and ad exchange. Google may also face orders to sell Chrome and change search practices. Trial starts next week. #antitrust #google #tech
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Global markets slow this week! US, HK, Europe & Australia exchanges closed 4/18 for Good Friday/Easter. HK, Europe & Australia also closed 4/21. CME & ICE futures trading halts vary. Plan your trades accordingly! #markets #trading #Easter
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Spot Gold and Silver Continue Downtrend
Spot gold prices experienced a sharp decline, with the short-term drop widening to $10, currently trading at $3288.06 per ounce. Spot silver also weakened, falling 2.00% on the day to $32.09 per ounce.
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Bitcoin ETFs saw $172M in outflows today (2,050 BTC), with Fidelity losing 1,353 BTC. Ethereum ETFs also experienced outflows, totaling $16.56M (10,484 ETH). Grayscale's ETHE led ETH outflows with 6,657 ETH leaving.
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Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) Round 6 applications are open! 🚀 Experienced software engineers, apply by April 30th for the June-Nov 2025 program (EthCC France & Devconnect Argentina). Get mentorship & stipends for Ethereum protocol R&D. Apply now! #Ethereum #EPF #Web3
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