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Spanish Police End Crypto Scam Ring That Used AI to Swipe $21 Million From Investors

Hundreds of people were collectively conned out of $21 million in a crypto investment scam driven by AI impersonations, police said.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Bitcoin price preparing for 'up only mode' as US bonds suffer worst selloff since 2019

Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls โ€œup only mode,โ€ as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and toward alternative stores of value.Loss of confidence in US policy boosts Bitcoinโ€™s upside prospectsOn April 11, the benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield surged above 4.59%โ€”its highest level in two months.US 10-year Treasury...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Swedish lawmaker urges government to establish Bitcoin reserve amid global economic shifts

Swedish Member of Parliament Rickard Nordin has formally questioned the government about whether it will allow the central bank to add Bitcoin (BTC) to the countryโ€™s foreign currency reserves. In an official written inquiry submitted to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson, Nordin referenced international momentum and a growing global debate on the role of digital assets [โ€ฆ] The post Swedish lawmaker urges government...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Fedโ€™s Kashkari hints at liquidity support โ€” Is $100K Bitcoin back on the table?

Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, addressed the issue of rising Treasury yields on April 11, suggesting that they might indicate a shift in investor sentiment away from United States government debt. Kashkari highlighted that the Federal Reserve has tools to provide more liquidity if necessary.While underscoring the importance of maintaining a strong commitment to reducing inflation, Kashkari...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Will Trump's Solana Meme Coin Pump or Dump After 40 Million Tokens Are Unlocked?

Donald Trumpโ€™s meme coin is approaching its first token unlock, with the projectโ€™s team set to receive around 40 million TRUMP next Friday.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Bitcoinโ€™s 10% weekly gain amid worrying US economic data shows crypto trader sentiment shift

A key Bitcoin (BTC) metric signaled a potential shift in its positioning after BTCโ€™s long-term holder realized cap (LTH Realized Cap) surpassed $18 billion for the first time since September 2024. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that this cohort has exhibited aggressive accumulation, which previously marked the BTC bottom in Q3 2024.The LTH realized cap measures the BTC cost basis of investors, holding their allocation...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

SEC acting chair signals support for regulatory sandbox to facilitate crypto trading innovation

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acting chairman Mark Uyeda has suggested the potential creation of a conditional regulatory sandbox for blockchain-based securities trading. Uyeda made the remarks during the SEC Crypto Task Forceโ€™s second roundtable on April 11, which focused on crypto trading platforms. He proposed a time-limited, conditional exemptive relief framework to support continued [โ€ฆ] The post SEC...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

U.S. SEC's Crypto Trading Roundtable Delves Into Easing Path for Platforms

Interim SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda hints at interest in a short-term solution for overseeing crypto firms while the agency contemplates permanent rules.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined, April 4โ€“11In a significant win for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, US President Donald Trump overturned the Internal Revenue Serviceโ€™s DeFi broker rule, which would have expanded existing reporting requirements to include DeFi platforms.Increasing US crypto regulatory clarity will attract more tech giants to the space, requiring existing...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Bitcoin sellers tap out, clearing the path for a fresh run at new all-time highs

Bitcoin (BTC) price has rebounded by over 11% from the April. 7 low of $74,400, and analysts believe that onchain and technical indicators point to a sustained recovery.According to popular analyst AlphaBTC, Bitcoin will see a sustained recovery if it holds above $81,500.Bitcoin price reclaimed the $80,000 psychological level after retesting the โ€œweekly open and filling in some of the inefficiency left by the Trump...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

New 'Black Mirror' Episode Focuses on Pump.fun-Like Livestream Stunts

Black Mirror's new season features a desperate man performing increasingly extreme stunts via livestream for digital money. Sound familiar?

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Pumpfun fully restores streaming feature with stricter moderation policy

Solana-based token launchpad Pump.fun resumed its livestreaming functionality for all users on April 11, implementing a new set of moderation rules and enforcement mechanisms to curb misuse. The livestream feature has been suspended since Nov. 25, 2024, due to widespread abuse and the platformโ€™s inability to manage user-generated content at scale. In the announcement, Pump.fun [โ€ฆ] The post Pumpfun fully restores...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

BlackRock Crypto Asset Holdings Down $5 Billion as Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Fall

But BlackRock funds tracking the price of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value still generated $3.1 billion in net inflows.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

S&P 500 briefly sees โ€˜Bitcoin-levelโ€™ volatility amid Trump tariff war

The S&P 500 Index briefly experienced Bitcoin-level volatility in the wake of US President Donald Trumpโ€™s April 2 โ€œLiberation Dayโ€ tariff announcement, underscoring the panic and fear gripping traditional markets amid the ongoing trade war.Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas alerted his followers on X that the S&P 500โ€™s volatility, as measured by the โ€œSPY US Equity Hist Volโ€ chart, reached 74 in early April,...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Craters in First Post-Tariff Read, but Crypto Is Holding Up

Gold soared to a new record high as the selloff in the U.S. dollar and long-term Treasuries continued in force on Friday.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Bitcoin holds $82K as US dollar falls to 3-year low and PPI inflation drops sharply

Bitcoin (BTC) sought higher levels around the April 11 Wall Street open as the weekโ€™s final US inflation data gave bulls hope.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAnalyst: PPI undershoot โ€œgreatโ€ for US trade warData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching highs of $83,245 as US Producer Price Index (PPI) data came in below expectations.The Index came in at 2.7% versus...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Does Bitcoin Supporter Pierre Poilievre Still Have a Shot at Winning Canada's Election?

Canadians will choose a new prime minister this month. The odds currently do not favor the Bitcoin advocate.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

BlackRockโ€™s crypto ETFs thrive in one of the toughest quarters with $3 billion inflow

BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, reported $3 billion in digital asset inflows during the first quarter of 2025 despite the volatility in the crypto market. The update came in the firmโ€™s latest earnings report, which also revealed $84 billion in total net flows across its broader portfolio during the quarter. The performance [โ€ฆ] The post BlackRockโ€™s crypto ETFs thrive in one of the toughest quarters...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers Push for Encrypted Mempool, Default Privacy

Ethereum developers have begun kicking around a series of ideas that could make the Ethereum network private at its core.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Tariff volatility returns, Gold hits ATH again, FARTCOIN nears $900M

Tariff volatility returns, Gold hits ATH again, FARTCOIN nears $900M FOMO HOUR EP335 BTC falls to $78k then rebounds strongly. Trump signs bill repealing IRS rule targeting DeFi. North Carolina proposes tax payments in crypto. Arizona passes BTC mining rights bill. SEC sets out new guidance for crypto offerings. VanEck files for AVAX ETF with Nasdaq. WLFI denies selling ETH. Vitalik shares simplified ETH L1 privacy...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Crypto Valley Exchange Bets 'Smart Clearing' Is DeFi Derivatives' Missing Link

The Arbitrum-based derivatives platform has a new protocol to make its financial pipes more efficient.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an extensive plan to enhance the privacy of the network he helped create.In an April 11 roadmap, Buterin argued for incorporating privacy tools into Ether (ETH) wallets and implementing privacy-enhancing norms and features in the Ethereum ecosystem and protocol. He explained that the roadmap in question is a short-term solution that requires limited changes to the base...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Onyxcoin Rises by 150% as Volume Explodes, Binance Announces Listing

The Binance listing did not contribute to a continuation in price action.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

BlackRock Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflows Declined 83% in Q1 to $3B

Total digital asset AUM rose to more than $50 billion, a large number but a relatively minor proportion of BlackRock's more than $10 trillion under management.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

1 in 5 Cross-Chain Crypto Investigations Involve More Than 10 Blockchains, Elliptic Finds

Hopping from chain to chain is a common obfuscation tactic for criminals trying to cover their tracks, Elliptic CTO Jackson Hull said.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Donald Trump's Memecoin Faces Massive $320M Token Unlock Amid Record Low Price

The token is down by 83% since it launched in January.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Killing the IRS DeFi Rule Is an Industry Win โ€” But Itโ€™s a Temporary One

The end of one rule is the beginning of cryptoโ€™s unresolved tax issues, says Robin Singh, CEO of crypto tax platform Koinly.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

US lawmakers and Elizabeth Warren criticize DOJ for disbanding crypto enforcement team

A group of US Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, has strongly criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) for shutting down its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). In an April 10 letter, the group expressed concern that the move undermines efforts to combat growing criminal activity tied to digital assets. The NCET, disbanded on [โ€ฆ] The post US lawmakers and Elizabeth Warren criticize...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

APX Lending Secures $20M Funding Amid 'Rising Demand' for Crypto-Backed Loans in Canada

APX received exemptive relief from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) at the start of this month.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Memecoins, markets and Trump: Cointelegraphโ€™s Q1 crypto editorial roundtable

The year 2025 kicked off with a bang and a meme. Just weeks into the New Year, a frenzy of politically fueled memecoins sent Crypto Twitter into overdrive, while lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic turned up the heat on stablecoins, securities laws and tokenized assets, usually with different approaches.It was a whirlwind first quarter, shaped by Bitcoinโ€™s dominance in the crypto market and a US political climate...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Trump memecoins worth $321M to hit the market next week

United States President Donald Trumpโ€™s official memecoin is set to unlock $321 million worth of vested tokens on April 18.Token vesting tracker Tokenomist data shows that 40 million Trump tokens will be released in a cliff unlock, meaning the tokens will be available all at once. With the tokens currently trading at about $8, the unlock represents about $321 million in supply entering the market at once.Token vesting...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 3.5% as All Assets Trade Higher

Solana (SOL) jumped 6.4% and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rose 5.3%, leading index higher.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM

Sidechain developer StarkWare and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers claim to have created a workaround for multiple Bitcoin script limitations.According to a recent research paper, the new design claims to allow the deployment of complex smart contracts on Bitcoin in a more capital-efficient manner. The new system may also be vastly more efficient from a computing standpoint.ColliderVM is a protocol designed to...

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

SOL, DOGE Lead Gains Among Majors as Analyst Eye Next Big Move Higher

The Trump tariff pause the pause offers โ€œbreathing spaceโ€ while keeping pressure on China, said one analyst.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Crypto Rebound Likely as Trump Tariffs May Bring Down Inflation

Inflation breakevens head south amid the Trump trade war.

Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk