Symbiotic raises $29M in Series A led by Pantera Capital & Coinbase Ventures! Aave & Polygon also participated. The funding supports the launch of their universal staking framework, aiming to boost blockchain security through economic coordination. #DeFi #crypto #staking
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Coinbase is opening a new office in Charlotte, NC! π They plan to hire over 130 local employees in the next 6 months, focusing on compliance & customer support. This is part of Coinbase's plan to add 1,000 new US employees this year. #Coinbase #Charlotte #Crypto #Hiring
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PumpBTC crashed 43% on April 23rd (Wu Blockchain). Contract trading was mainly on Binance & Bybit, spot on Bithumb & Bybit. This follows Binance Wallet's launch of PumpBTC (PUMP) as its 7th exclusive TGE event.
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Binance has announced that its Binance Blockchain Week will be held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai from December 3-4, 2025. Early bird tickets are now available for reservation.
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New SEC Chairman Paul Atkins prioritizes "rational" crypto regulation. iBTimes reports he aims to make the US "the safest and most suitable country" for crypto business. #crypto #regulation #SEC
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Centrifuge partners with Wormhole for its V3 upgrade, launching a multi-chain asset tokenization platform! Developed with Anemoy, their JTRSY fund is already live on Ethereum & Base with ~$230M AUM. #DeFi #RWA #Wormhole #Centrifuge
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OKX is rolling out new products focused on enhancing on-chain utility and developing non-speculative applications, according to a tweet by OKX founder and CMO Haider. More updates are expected in the coming days and next week.
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Bitget launches new liquidity incentive program May 1st with tiered levels & adjusted fees. Spot maker rebate up to -0.012%, contract -0.005%. Negative maker fees for BTCUSDT & ETHUSDT contracts! Taker fees start at 0.020% (spot) & 0.025% (contracts).
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21 Capital converted Bitcoin to stock at $10/share, valuing BTC at $85K. QCP Capital highlights this as institutional adoption. Launch coincides with potential pro-Bitcoin U.S. policy shift under Trump, possibly boosting crypto. 21 Capital may become a new investment benchmark.
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Binance South Africa update! πΏπ¦ New rules from April 30: Crypto deposits/withdrawals require sender/receiver info to comply with local regulations. Deposits: Name, country, exchange. Withdrawals: Recipient details. Update your account info from April 24! #Binance #SouthAfrica #Crypto
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Ethena's sUSDe & Sky's sUSDs APYs are down to 4.7% & 4.48% (via @tomwanhh), close to US Treasury T-bill yields (4.24%). Ethena's USDe staking rate is below 45% since April. sUSDe supply has dropped from $4.5B (Dec) to ~$2.11B.
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Polkadot's testing a RISC-V smart contract environment on AssetHub Westend! Devs can use Solidity; contracts run on PolkaVM. RISC-V's appeal? Clear structure, predictable execution, great for ZK proofs. Could enable Rust/C contract dev & ZK-native chains. π
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Bybit using AI across the board! CEO BEN highlights AI tools like CryptoLens (project analysis), TradeGPT (technical analysis), & AI customer service. Human support still available. Internally, AI boosts testing, translation, training, project management, legal & even coding! #AI #crypto #bybit
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DWF Labs invests $5M in Mask Network ($MASK) to boost decentralized social layers & Web3! Mask Network founder Suji Yan highlights DWF's global connections, expertise, & long-term vision beyond just capital. #Web3 #DeFi #MaskNetwork
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HK's Frontier Achievers Capital, a virtual asset hedge fund with 3 SFC upgrades, will distribute HK$240M in dividends on April 30, 2025! CEO Ye Yizhou says this is the last cash dividend of the year. Flagship fund opens to external fundraising in April, focusing on private bank collaborations for compliant virtual asset products.
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Solana's staking volume > Ethereum's! Is Solana more secure? 0xTodd highlights Ethereum's 32 ETH/node limit & "impossible" node count. Solana's high server costs are 5-10x higher. Ethereum, though older, has faced real-world PoS attacks & improved security, encouraging retail staking.
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Aptos is the official digital wallet for the 2025 Osaka World Expo! π In the first week, they processed over 558K transactions & added 133K new accounts. The Expo runs until October and expects 28M+ visitors. Aptos plans to showcase its tech throughout the event. π #Aptos #WorldExpo #Web3
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HK police arrested 503 in a fraud & money laundering crackdown (Apr 7-17), seizing HK$1.56B. Two cross-border syndicates busted with mainland Chinese authorities: one laundered scam money via gold, the other used fake IDs. A fraud center in Tsuen Wan was also dismantled. #HongKong #Crime #Fraud
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Ethereum spot ETFs saw $38.74M net inflow on April 22, per SoSoValue. Fidelity's FETH led with $32.65M. Total net asset value: $5.66B. ETF net asset ratio: 2.77%. Cumulative net inflow: $2.258B.
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Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $936M net inflow on April 22, per SoSoValue, marking 3 days of gains. ARKB led with $267M. Total net assets: $103.345B, 5.71% of Bitcoin's market cap. Cumulative net inflow: $36.693B.
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