OKX partners with Standard Chartered, Brevan Howard & Franklin Templeton in Dubai (VARA) for tokenized money market funds! Institutions can now use crypto as collateral with Standard Chartered as custodian, boosting capital efficiency & connecting TradFi with crypto under high regulatory standards. #crypto #DeFi #TradFi
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Bitcoin life insurance startup Meanwhile raised $40M in Series A funding led by Framework Ventures & Fulgur Ventures, valuing the company at $190M. Users pay premiums & receive payouts in Bitcoin. Funds for global expansion & compliance. #Bitcoin #insurance
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HashKey Exchange gets HK SFC approval, becoming one of the first in Hong Kong authorized to offer staking! MD Terence Pu says it's a milestone for virtual asset regulation. They've built a compliant staking system and will start with ETH staking for spot ETFs. #HongKong #crypto
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Hong Kong Digital Assets Alliance launched! Initiated by DAB, China Merchants Financial, HK Web3.0 Association, HKU, Hang Seng University, HK Digital Assets Association & HashKey Group. Aiming for policy recommendations & collaboration between government, enterprises & academia to boost digital finance in HK. #Web3 #HongKong #DigitalAssets
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Binance has announced Walletconnect (WCT) as its 67th project on Binance Launchpool. According to the announcement, WCT spot trading pairs will be available on Binance starting April 15, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC+8).
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Binance has announced a delay in the listing of Babylon (BABY). The listing, originally scheduled for April 10, 2025, at 18:00 UTC+8, has been postponed to April 10, 2025, at 19:00 UTC+8.
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Trump's tariff plan sparked a market rally: S&P up 9.51%, Nasdaq 12.02%, BTC 8.43%, ETH 13.38%. $75M in crypto shorts liquidated. But Renminbi fell on China tariffs, raising "bull trap" fears. QCP Capital sees May/June selling pressure, but notes $100K Dec BTC calls. CPI data tonight.
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Babylon Foundation's BABY token airdrop is complete! Tokens are in wallets soon, no transfer restrictions. Stake BABY to secure the Babylon Genesis network, earn rewards, & participate in on-chain governance. #Babylon #BABYtoken #staking
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Ripple & BCG predict the tokenized asset market will explode to $18.9T by 2033! 🚀 That's 53% annual growth! Tokenization slashes costs in bonds, real estate, etc. JPMorgan & BlackRock are in, but fragmented infrastructure & regulation are hurdles. Industry coordination is key! #tokenization #crypto #blockchain
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Binance Wallet announced that it will host its ninth Token Generation Event (TGE) in collaboration with Mind Network via PancakeSwap on April 10th, from 19:00 to 20:00 (UTC+8).
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Binance will adjust the funding rate settlement frequency for TROYUSDT and GASUSDT USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts on April 10, 2025, at 08:00 AM UTC, according to an official announcement. The funding rate settlement frequency will change from every four hours to every two hours.
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Backpack CEO on FTX: Transparency & risk management are vital. Backpack avoids conflicts by not operating its own market maker. Liquidations primarily happen on the order book (99.82%). Process: order book > backup liquidity > auto-deleveraging + price shock bands for volatility.
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Revolut fined €3.5M by Lithuania for AML failures. The digital bank, known for crypto services, didn't promptly identify suspicious transactions, violating anti-money laundering rules. This is reportedly their largest fine ever. #Revolut #AML #FinTech
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Westpac CEO apologized after freezing a customer's $30K transfer to CoinSpot for Bitcoin. The bank blocked the transaction and froze the account. Australia is tackling "debanking" and introducing crypto regulations for transparency. #crypto #banking #Australia
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According to Lookonchain, the team behind the meme coin MELANIA has reportedly been selling off tokens by manipulating liquidity. Over the past 25 days, the team allegedly profited $4.2 million by selling 6.72 million MELANIA tokens through liquidity adjustments across eight wallets.
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China will impose an 84% tariff on all US goods starting April 10th at 12:01 PM, per Lianhe Zaobao. Goods shipped before noon on April 10th and imported before May 13th midnight are exempt.
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NPR reports Trump lifted restrictions on Nvidia H20 chip exports to China after meeting CEO Jensen Huang. Sources say this is tied to Nvidia's commitment to invest more in U.S. AI data centers. The H20 is the most powerful AI chip allowed for export to China.
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Gate.io's Q1 2025 Transparency Report: Contract trading volume up ~31% QoQ. GT hit a new ATH of $25.96, up nearly 70% YTD! Over 177M GT burned. Reserves exceed $10.3B, ranking 4th globally. #crypto #Gateio #GTtoken
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Ethereum spot ETFs saw $11.19M net outflow on April 9th (SoSoValue). All 9 ETFs experienced outflows, with Fidelity's FETH leading the pack at $5.73M. FETH's total historical net inflow is $1.41B.
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Bitcoin ETFs saw $127M net outflow on April 9, the 5th straight day of outflows (SoSoValue). BlackRock's IBIT led the way with $89.71M outflow. IBIT's total net inflow is still $39.57B.
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