Tether co-founder predicts USD-backed stablecoins will face competition from assets like money market funds & gold! He notes Trump's stablecoin project signals broader acceptance, opening doors for institutions & fintech. #stablecoins #crypto #RWA
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South Korea's ruling party proposes opening spot Bitcoin ETFs this year, abolishing the "one exchange-one bank" rule, introducing stablecoin regulations, advancing STO legislation, and establishing a basic digital asset law. A special virtual asset committee will coordinate reforms.
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Ethereum spot ETFs saw $64.12M net inflow on April 28, marking 3 days of gains! BlackRock's ETHA ETF led the way with $67.47M, bringing its total to $4.18B. #Ethereum #ETF #Crypto
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Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $591M net inflow on April 28, marking 7 days of gains. BlackRock's IBIT led with $971M, bringing its total to $42.171B (SoSoValue data).
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Vitalik Buterin wants Ethereum to be more usable & decentralized. Riot's Pierre Rochard questions if this will boost ETH's price, suggesting wBTC/USDT already address usability. He calls the Ethereum Foundation's goals vague and suggests a Nasdaq listing & convertible bonds.
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French fintech Next Generation raises $5M seed to build a blockchain-based B2B payment ecosystem! 🚀 They're relaunching their Euro stablecoin, EURT, & acquiring Lugh Financial Services to comply with EU's MiCAR regulations. #fintech #blockchain #stablecoin
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Crypto VC Continue Capital just bridged 1.5M UNI tokens ($8.12M) to Unichain in the last 30 mins! (@ai_9684xtpa reports). Continue Capital is a major Uniswap player with $942M in assets, including $162M in Uniswap V4 LP & $119M on Unichain for liquidity incentives.
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US Commerce Dept. to "accelerate Bitcoin mining" via investment program, per Bitcoin Magazine. Miners can build power infrastructure & data centers near natural gas. Considering Bitcoin in national economic accounts & building a "strategic Bitcoin reserve." #Bitcoin #mining
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Ex-Bank of England Governor Mark Carney led the Liberal Party to victory in Canada's 2025 election, reports Cointelegraph. Now Prime Minister, Carney, known for his cautious Bitcoin views, aims to make Canada a leader in emerging tech.
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Lookonchain reports one trader made 767 SOL (~$112K) in 3 hours by front-running @SolportTom's trades. They bought 270B Grassito tokens for 50 SOL (mirroring Tom's position) and sold for 817 SOL. @SolportTom is reportedly a dev at Letsbonk.Fun.
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According to Spot On Chain, a whale, potentially linked to Ethena Labs or its investors, deposited 13.94 million ENA tokens, valued at $4.66 million, to Binance five hours ago. These tokens were released from an Ethena Labs contract three days prior.
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Itaú Unibanco invests $210M in Oranje, a new Bitcoin-focused company led by ex-Swan Bitcoin CEO Guilherme Gomes (via @BeInCrypto). Oranje will raise capital through debt/equity, leveraging tax & operational benefits. Itaú already offers Bitcoin/Ethereum trading.
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Crypto leaders, incl. DeFi Education Fund, urge White House to drop charges against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm. They argue the charges are "unlawful" as Storm lacked control over the platform's use. Trial set for July. #crypto #TornadoCash
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Stablecoin market cap is booming! 🚀 Nearing $240B according to DeFiLlama, hitting new all-time highs. Up $4.78B in the last week and over $36B since the start of the year. #stablecoins #DeFi
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According to Lookonchain, Galaxy Digital's OTC wallet has deposited 23,900 ETH, valued at $42.52 million, to Coinbase in the past 8 hours.
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Binance Wallet's trading volume surged post-Alpha points launch, jumping from ~30% to over 50% market share (@LZ_web3 data). Active users stayed flat, hinting at possible wash trading to snag airdrops/new token allocations. #web3 #crypto
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Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart clarified via X that reports of ProShares launching an XRP futures ETF on April 30th are inaccurate. While a specific launch date remains undetermined, Seyffart anticipates ProShares will introduce the XRP ETF in the short to medium term.
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Bitget reports team qntxxx profited $43M trading VOXEL, allegedly exploiting a vulnerability. They previously profited from Luna. $38.31M USDT was withdrawn, but Bitget will only recover ~$20M. qntxxx claims standard market-making. Full report available.
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Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade will proceed without the EVM Object Format (EOF) to prioritize the timely launch of PeerDAS. Developers cited timeline risks, community feedback, and uncertainty around EOF's impact as key factors in the decision. EOF is a set of 15 EIPs designed to optimize smart contracts.
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🚨 @EmberCN reports addresses possibly tied to the Trump team moved 1.346M TRUMP tokens (~$19.53M) to exchanges 9 hrs ago. Breakdown: 700K TRUMP (~$10.21M) to Binance, 350K (~$5.08M) to OKX, & 296K (~$4.32M) to Bybit. #crypto #Trump
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