Alpaca, a U.S. brokerage infrastructure platform, raised $52M in Series C funding! Investors include Derayah Financial, Portage Ventures, and more. Alpaca provides APIs for developers to trade stocks, options, and crypto. #fintech #alpaca
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AMMs are quietly competing to be the top token launchpad infrastructure, says Alliance DAO's Imran Khan. Key areas: bonding curves, front-running, & fees. Winner takes all (maybe)! Expect AMMs to innovate on bonding periods. #DeFi #AMMs #Crypto
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MicroStrategy's financial operations have generated $5.1 billion in Bitcoin gains year-to-date, according to founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.
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Bitcoin's short-term implied volatility is dropping to ~45% (Greeks.live), suggesting lower near-future volatility. Despite BTC ~$95K, crypto market sentiment remains subdued with only slight improvement.
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IMF: El Salvador sticks to its commitment not to increase Bitcoin holdings, a key performance criterion. Collaboration extends beyond Bitcoin to structural reforms, governance, & fiscal transparency, with progress in various areas. #ElSalvador #Bitcoin #IMF
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Loopscale, a Solana DeFi lending platform, was exploited today at 11:30 AM EST. ~$5.7M USDC & 1,200 SOL stolen (12% of funds) via RateX PT token manipulation. Markets suspended. Team working to restore repayment functionality & prevent liquidations. Collaborating to recover funds. Incident report soon.
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Trump-linked World Liberty Financial eyes Pakistan crypto! 🇵🇰 Deal with Pakistan Crypto Council to boost blockchain, stablecoins & DeFi. Met with officials, focusing on regulatory sandboxes & tokenization. Crypto legalization may be coming! #crypto #Pakistan #DeFi #blockchain
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Uniswap Labs announced on X that the Uniswap Protocol has surpassed $150 billion in cumulative trading volume on the Base chain. This figure marks a significant increase from $26 billion a year ago.
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Access Protocol launches Access Intelligence! 🚀 A marketplace connecting data providers, AI agent deployers, & consumers. Build data-driven AI agents in 5 mins, no code needed! Automate analysis & turn data into revenue. #AI #Data #Web3
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According to Arkham monitoring, a large holder, 6sbHkG...BgC7uH, withdrew 335,600 TRUMP tokens, valued at approximately $5.32 million, from Binance between 18:56 and 19:06 (UTC+8) today. Fueled by the Trump dinner event, TRUMP has risen over 86% in the past seven days.
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Guangzhou Internet Court: Online virtual property (game items, NFTs, crypto) has property & creditor traits. It's subject to user agreements, but disputes over crypto valuation pose financial risks. Legal norms need improvement. #NFTs #Crypto #Law
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HK investment scams surge! Over HK$90M lost in a week. Victims include an 84yo losing nearly HK$10M in crypto via WeChat & a 43yo losing over HK$2.8M on a fake stock platform via Telegram. Police warn: Beware "low-risk, high-return" offers! #scam #hongkong #investment
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According to Onchain Lens, a whale withdrew 229,694 TRUMP tokens, valued at $3.38 million, from Binance and Bybit. Over the past two days, this whale has withdrawn a total of 413,530 TRUMP tokens, worth $5.66 million, and holds an unrealized profit of $427,000.
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RWA.xyz data: 6 entities hold 88% of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds. BlackRock's BUIDL fund dominates with $2.5B market cap (360% higher than #2!). Top funds also include Franklin Templeton's BENJI, Superstate's USTB, Ondo's USDY & OUSG, and Circle's USYC. (via @Cointelegraph)
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Treasure DAO lets Pudgy Penguins, Azuki, Miladies, Meebits & Bored Apes NFT holders create MAGIC-powered AI agents! This comes after Treasure DAO announced restructuring due to financial issues, including ending game ops & Treasure Chain. #NFTs #AI #TreasureDAO
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Ethereum spot ETFs saw $104M net inflow on April 25! All 9 ETFs had positive inflows. BlackRock's ETHA led with $54.425M, bringing its total to $4.114B (SoSoValue data).
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Bitcoin ETFs saw a $380M net inflow on April 25, marking 6 straight days of gains (SoSoValue). BlackRock's IBIT led with $240M, reaching a total $41.2B inflow.
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Arbitrum co-founder Ed Felten on L2 challenges: fragmented liquidity & UX. He wants seamless cross-chain fund use! Also, notes Ethereum's balancing act: validator revenue vs growth. Praises Arbitrum DAO's decentralization. #L2 #Ethereum #Arbitrum
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DCG's Barry Silbert on early Bitcoin days: bought at $7-8 via Mt. Gox after a Wired article & podcast. Founded Grayscale, invested in Coinbase & Ripple. 3AC's collapse forced Genesis mark-to-market adjustments, leading to bankruptcy. More in PANews report.
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Scam Sniffer reports that the top Google search result for "Solscan" is a phishing website. Users should exercise caution and verify the authenticity of the site before interacting with it.
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