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BlackRock taps Anchorage Digital for digital asset custody
Asset manager BlackRock is partnering with Anchorage Digital for crypto custody services, a move aimed at addressing the rising demand for digital assets from retail and institutional investors.According to an April 8 announcement, BlackRock is the worldโs largest investment firm, with $11.6 trillion in assets under management. The company ranks among the largest providers of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs),...
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DeFi Borrowing Demand Plunges as Crypto Traders Deleverage Amid Market Turmoil
The total value of borrowings on large DeFi platforms like Aave and Morpho has sharply dropped from the mid-December peak, as investors scrambled to reduce outstanding debt or got liquidated.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:FDIC working on new crypto guidelines, eyes public blockchain use by banks
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is formalizing a more permissive and transparent framework for US banks engaging with crypto, including the use of public, permissionless blockchains. In remarks delivered at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit on April 8, FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill addressed the agencyโs evolving stance on crypto-related activities. Guidelines for [โฆ] The post FDIC...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Canary Sui ETF Inches Closer Towards Launching in US
Canary Capital last month filed for a SUI exchange-traded fund. Now, Cboe has filed for a 19b-4 rule change that would allow it to trade.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin relief rally fizzles as White House confirms 104% China tariffs โ Will BTC fall to new lows?
Bitcoinโs surprise rebound to $81,180 โ which was influenced by fake news regarding a pause on US tariffs โ has all but evaporated following White House confirmation that 104% tariffs on China will start on April 9.S&P 500 drops intra-day gains follow White House tariff confirmation. Source: X / Kobeissi LetterAfter dropping below the $75,000 level for the first time since Nov. 6, 2024, BTC retested a key demand...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin's Resilience During Tariff Chaos Impresses Wall Street Firm Bernstein
Previous crises saw the world's largest cryptocurrency tumble 50-70%, the report said.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ethereum dips below realized price, signaling potential market bottom
Ethereum (ETH) has fallen below its realized price of $2,200, a development that historically signals a potential market bottom, according to data from CryptoQuant. The realized price represents the average cost at which investors acquired their ETH. When the market trades below this level, it suggests that many holders are in unrealized losses, which often [โฆ] The post Ethereum dips below realized price, signaling...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Dire Wolf Solana Meme Coin Soars to $13.6M Market Cap After โDe-Extinctionโ
Meme coin traders are howling at the moon over tokens linked to Colossal Biosciencesโ โrevivalโ of the extinct breed.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ukraine War Profiteers Get 13 Years for $7.3 Million Crypto Money Laundering
The two men were part of a gang that tried to exploit demand in Ukraine for vans and lorries as part of the war effort.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:DeFi Game Aavegotchi to Abandon Polygon, Migrate to Coinbaseโs Base
The move follows sharp drops in user activity and total value locked on Polygon as Baseโs usage climbs
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Binance to purge 14 tokens following โvote to delistโ process
Binance is planning to delist 14 tokens from its platform on April 16 in a move designed to purge low-quality projects that do not adhere to the crypto exchangeโs tighter listing requirements.The tokens are being delisted following a โcomprehensive evaluation of multiple factors,โ including the exchangeโs first โvote to delistโ results, where community members nominated projects with less than stellar metrics, Binance...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ripple Buying Prime Brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 Billion
The blockchain technology firmโs acquisition of the prime brokerage marks one of the most highly valued deals in its industry.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Rootstock Prepares to Release SDKs for Bitcoin Layer 2s Using BitVMX
Rootstock founder Sergio Lerner sees Bitcoin layers-2s as fundamental to BTC fulfilling its purpose of being "money for the people"
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Crypto Left Cold as Stocks Surge 3%; Bitcoin Slides Back to $78K
Frustrated bitcoin bulls might want to zoom out as stocks gain across the globe following the days-long tariff-induced rout.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:DOJ Will Shutter Crypto Unit, Back Off Services Like Tornado Cash
In a memo, the agency said it will no longer pursue criminal charges against crypto exchanges, mixing services, or holders of cold wallets in most cases.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin rebounds as traders spot China โweaker yuanโ chart, but US trade war caps $80K BTC rally
Bitcoin (BTC) danced around $80,000 at the April 8 Wall Street open as US stock markets staged a fresh recovery, but unresolved tensions between China and the US continue to put a damper on BTCโs upside. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewHayes: Bitcoin can repeat historic China inflowsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price volatility cooling while the S&P 500 and...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ripple acquisition of Hidden Road a โdefining momentโ for XRPL โ Ripple CTO
Rippleโs $1.25 billion acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road is a โdefining momentโ for the blockchain payments company, potentially unlocking more use cases for the XRP Ledger among institutions, said David Schwartz, Rippleโs chief technology officer.โRippleโs acquisition of Hidden Road is a defining moment for the XRP Ledger and XRP,โ Schwartz said on social media on April 8.Hidden Road is a prime brokerage and...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:BlackRock Taps Anchorage Digital as Bitcoin, Ethereum ETF Custodian
The only federally chartered digital bank in the U.S. was tapped by the worldโs largest asset manager.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:DOJ Axes Crypto Unit as Trumpโs Regulatory Pullback Continues
โThe Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator,โ U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the Monday night memo.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:CoinShares Head of Asset Management Frank Spiteri Has Left the Company: Sources
Spiteri worked for the crypto asset manager in London for over five years.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ripple eyes major roles for XRP, RLUSD, and XRPL following $1.25 billion Hidden Road acquisition
Ripple is set to acquire global prime brokerage platform Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. According to an April 8 statement, this acquisition makes Ripple the first crypto-native firm to own and operate a multi-asset prime broker with an established institutional network. Ripple noted that the deal will deepen its institutional service offerings and build a [โฆ] The post Ripple eyes major roles for XRP, RLUSD, and XRPL...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Scaling the EVM requires an L1, not an L2
Opinion by: Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei LabsWhen CryptoKitties crashed the Ethereum network in 2017, the industry learned a hard lesson about blockchain scalability. Today, with over $100 billion locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) and millions of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) being traded, that lesson is more relevant than ever. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) โ the engine that powers this activity โ is reaching its...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ethereum Gaming Network ZKcandy Launches With โPepe Kingdomโ and More
Created by iCandy Interactive and ZKsync builder Matter Labs, ZKcandy is an Ethereum layer-2 network focused on mobile gaming.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Dogecoin and Avalanche Lead Altcoin Rebound as Crypto Markets Bounce Back
Dogecoin's rise has left it still 9.8% lower than it was this time last week and DOGE is trailing its price from last month by 16.4%.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Crypto execs expect global banking push into Bitcoin by end of 2025
Despite the ongoing market meltdown on US trade tariffs, executives at major cryptocurrency firms Messari and Sygnum are bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption later in 2025.Speaking on a panel at Paris Blockchain Week on April 8, Messari CEO Eric Turner and Sygnum Bank co-founder Thomas Eichenberger said they expect a significant shift in the banking sectorโs involvement with crypto in the second half of the...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Coinbase More Than Just Trading Platform, It's 'Mission-Critical' for Crypto, Cantor Says
The broker initiated coverage of the crypto exchange with an overweight rating and a $245 price target.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Cboe set to launch new FTSE Bitcoin futures product in April
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has announced the launch of a new Bitcoin futures derivative product.According to an April 7 announcement, Cboe plans to launch the FTSE Bitcoin Index futures on April 28, which is based on the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (XBTF), if approved by regulators.The new product will be cash-settled, and like XBTF, it will represent one-tenth of the value of the FTSE Bitcoin Index. The...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Hiveโs Frank Holmes on Expanding Bitcoin Mining in Paraguay
The companyโs chairman, a speaker at this yearโs Consensus festival, looks at what's next for the mining industry.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Dubai govโt agencies to link real estate registry with property tokenization
Dubaiโs real estate and crypto regulatory authorities have signed a new agreement aimed at expanding digital asset adoption in the real estate sector.On April 6, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced an agreement with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). According to the announcement, the agreement will link Dubaiโs real estate registry with property tokenization through a governance system.The agreement...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Can Pi Network succeed without listing on major exchanges?
No Binance listing for Pi Despite massive community support and over 2 million votes pushing for a Binance listing, Pi Networkโs native token remains unlisted and unheard by the exchange as of April 2025.Pi Network launched with a bold, although somewhat farfetched mission: make cryptocurrency mining accessible to anyone with a smartphone. No expensive hardware, no complicated setup โ just a simple tap once a day.While...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Gains 8.6% as Nearly All Assets Trade Higher
Aptos (APT) joined Hedera (HBAR) as a top performer, gaining 5.6% from Monday.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:93% of WazirX Creditors Greenlight Post-Hack Recovery Plan
WazirX creditors overwhelmingly backed a restructuring deal seeking to repay users after last yearโs $235 million exploit.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Private Equity Giant Apollo Invests in Real-World Asset Platform Plume
The investment aims to accelerate Plumeโs efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Trump administration reportedly shutters DOJโs crypto enforcement team
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET).NCETโs disbandment was noted in a four-page memo by United States Deputy General Todd Blanche, according to a Fortune journalist who claims to have seen the document in an April 8 report. The official is quoted saying in the note:โThe Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator....
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ex-Valkyrie CEO Leah Waldโs SOL Strategies Bought 24,000 SOL in March
The Solana infrastructure firm now holds over 267,000 SOL, with nearly all of it staked across its growing validator network
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