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Tron's Justin Sun Bailed Out TUSD as Stablecoin's $456M Reserves Were Stuck in Limbo, Filings Show

Techteryx says it was the victim of what it called "large-scale fraud" rendering TUSD's stablecoin reserves stuck in illiquid investments made without its permission

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Coreum: How a 7,000 TPS Blockchain Is Shaping the Future of Regulated Finance

A new report by Cointelegraph Research explores Coreumโ€™s role in institutional blockchain adoption. It analyzes the projectโ€™s technical architecture, compliance framework and its potential impact on regulated asset tokenization. The report presents insights into transaction efficiency, security mechanisms and crosschain interoperability. It also evaluates how Coreum fits into the evolving financial landscape.Blockchain...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Bitfarms Secures Up to $300M from Macquarie to Launch Panther Creek HPC Project

Initial $50M draw supports early-stage development; full $300M project-level facility to fund buildout of 500MW HPC site in Pennsylvania.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Grayscale Lists 2 New Bitcoin ETFs Offering Income From BTC Volatility

The two New York Stock Exchange-listed funds are due to start trading on Wednesday.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Crypto has a regulatory capture problem in Washington โ€” or does it?

The crypto industryโ€™s sway in Washington, DC has made it more likely that the industry will get beneficial legislation, but itโ€™s also creating problems.Concerns of regulatory capture โ€” a situation in which regulators or lawmakers are co-opted to serve the interests of a small constituency โ€” have grown as crypto lobbying gains influence in Washington.The risks of regulatory capture are twofold: First, the public...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Japanese Banking Giant SMBC Explores Stablecoin Use With Ava Labs, Fireblocks

Sumitomo is the latest example in a roster of firms eyeing the booming stablecoin market, which has grown 50% to around $230 billion in a year.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Messaging apps are spying on you โ€” Hereโ€™s how to stay safe in 2025

Social messaging apps tend to make major news headlines a few times per year for either their use in planning some sort of crime or, more routinely, for usersโ€™ privacy concerns over how companies like Meta โ€” which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger โ€” handle user data.In a somewhat separate event, the Trump administration became the focus of national discussion after members of US President Donald Trumpโ€™s cabinet...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Blockchain projects fight for 23andMe user data amid bankruptcy

DNA testing firm 23andMe is bankrupt, and now the genomic data of its 15 million users is up for sale to the highest bidder. Could that data end up on the blockchain?The company announced on March 23 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that its CEO, Anne Wojcicki, had stepped down. The announcement sent waves of concern among 23andMeโ€™s customers, many of whom are now scrambling to delete their...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AAVE Declines 5.3%, Leading Index Lower

Chainlink (LINK) was also among the underperformers, falling 4.7% from Tuesday.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

China on Watch After U.S. Government Embrace of Bitcoin: Grayscale

Eased policy in China โ€” and signs of this are emerging โ€” could significantly boost bitcoin adoption

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

$2B lost to crypto hacks in Q1 2025, $1.63B from access control flaws

Over $2 billion was lost to cryptocurrency hacks in the first quarter of 2025.According to a report shared with Cointelegraph by crypto cybersecurity firm Hacken, in Q1 2025, nearly $1.63 billion was lost just to access control exploits. Anmol Jain, vice president of investigations at crypto forensics firm AMLBot, told Cointelegraph that the exceptionally high figure is mainly attributable to the recent hack of the...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Avalanche stablecoins up 70% to $2.5B, AVAX demand lacks DeFi deployment

Avalanche saw a significant surge in stablecoin supply over the past year, but the onchain deployment of this capital points to passive investor behavior, which may be limiting demand for the networkโ€™s utility token.The stablecoin supply on the Avalanche network rose by over 70% over the past year, from $1.5 billion in March 2024, to over $2.5 billion as of March 31, 2025, according to Avalancheโ€™s X posMarket...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Alabama, Minnesota Advance Bitcoin Reserve Plans With Companion Bills

While Minnesota's proposal names Bitcoin directly, Alabama sets eligibility criteria that only Bitcoin currently meets.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Bitcoin Price Holds Steady Ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day', Jobs Report

A reversal on tariffs is "almost inevitable" because "markets crave clarity," an expert said on a Wednesday trading note.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

UNDER EXPOSED EP 19 - Circle IPO, OpenAI, HYPE and more

UNDER EXPOSED brings you coverage of the biggest macro news of the week impacting crypto and broader markets, with a focus on the newest trends, trades and narratives. Join hosts TylerD, Deeze, Geebz and Peter Jennings as they have longer conversations on the hottest sectors in crypto and NFTs, what is moving markets and what theyโ€™re buying and selling. Streaming live every Tuesday from 12:00 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST on...

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Ted Cruz Introduces FLARE Act to Repurpose Flared Gas for Bitcoin Mining

The Texas Senatorโ€™s Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions bill aims to make the state โ€œthe number one place for Bitcoin mining.โ€

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

North Korean IT Workers Infiltrated European Solana-Based Projects: Google

Google Threat Intelligence warned that North Korean IT workers have worked on crypto projects in the EU and UK.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Sony Singapore Now Lets Shoppers Pay in USDC Through Crypto.com

USDC payments are now live on Sonyโ€™s Singapore store, with the company hinting at the addition of other cryptos in the future.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Crypto-Backed Candidates Patronis and Fine Win Key Florida Seats

Broad crypto super PAC support has given the GOP's slim House majority two new wins in Florida in a bid to pursue pending crypto legislation.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Bybit Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Shutter NFT Marketplace

Once a hotbed of digital speculation, the NFT space continues to unravel as major platforms back away, including Bybit.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

SEC, Gemini Seek 60-Day Pause on $900M Crypto Lending Case

The request to stay Gemini v. SEC forms part of a broader regulatory pullback under Trump, following instances with Coinbase and Ripple.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Eric Trump Backs New Bitcoin Mining Venture With Hut 8, Plans to Go Public

The venture plans to scale fast, mine Bitcoin cheaply, and expand the familyโ€™s crypto footprint ahead of a potential public offering.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miners Just Had Their Worst Month Ever: JP Morgan

As the price of Bitcoin takes a hit, the market cap of top public miners is shrinking even further, JP Morgan said in a new report.

Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Grayscale seeks ETF status for multi-asset fund with S-3 form filing

Grayscale filed an S-3 Form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 1 to register its multi-asset Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Under the Securities Act of 1933, the S-3 form is used by issuers that meet specific reporting requirements to register securities for public sale, [โ€ฆ] The post Grayscale seeks ETF status for multi-asset fund with S-3 form...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Bitcoin traders are overstating the impact of the US-led tariff war on BTC price

Despite Bitcoinโ€™s 2.2% gains on April 1, BTC (BTC) hasnโ€™t traded above $89,000 since March 7. Even though the recent price weakness is often linked to the escalating US-led global trade war, several factors had already been weighing on investor sentiment long before President Donald Trump announced the tariffs.Some market participants claimed that Strategyโ€™s $5.25 billion worth of Bitcoin purchases since February is...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Coinbase Takes 50% Share of Circle's Residual USDC Reserve Revenue: Filing

Coinbase receives half the revenue from Circleโ€™s USDC reserves, deepening ties between the crypto giants, a new IPO filing reveals.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

House Committee to review STABLE Act amid controversy over yield-bearing stablecoins ban

The House Committee on Financial Services has confirmed that the markup session for the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act will take place on April 2. The session will review the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS), a revised version of the bill introduced on March 26. The [โ€ฆ] The post House Committee to review STABLE Act amid controversy over yield-bearing...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Ethereum Role-Playing Game โ€˜RavenQuestโ€™ Set to Launch QUEST Token on Immutable

Immutable-based Ethereum RPG RavenQuest is rising following its recent release, and now the developers are about to launch its token.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Bybit shuts doors on NFT marketplace as interest wanes

Bybit announced plans to shut down its NFT Marketplace, Inscription Marketplace, and Initial DEX Offering (IDO) product pages to โ€œstreamline offerings and enhance user experience.โ€ The exchange is the latest platform to exit a digital collectibles market that has seen demand, trading volume, and user activity sharply decline over the past two years. The closure [โ€ฆ] The post Bybit shuts doors on NFT marketplace as...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

What Trump โ€˜Liberation Dayโ€™ Means for Bitcoin, Crypto Markets

Digital assets rose a day before the U.S. president was set to announce sweeping trade tariffs, but analysts remain wary about their impact.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Backpack opens claims process for former FTX EU users

Crypto exchange Backpack has initiated the first phase of the claims process for former FTX users in Europe.According to an April 1 announcement, users will need to create an account on the exchange, submit Know Your Customer information, and connect it to their FTX EU claim account.Backpack has not set a deadline for this phase of the claims process and has yet to provide a timeline for when distributions will begin....

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Circle files for Initial Public Offering planned for April

Crypto stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.The USDC (USDC) issuer is planning to list its Class A common stock under the symbol โ€œCRCL,โ€ according to its April 1 Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC.Circleโ€™s prospectus does not detail the number of shares to be offered or what its initial public offering...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Circle formally files for IPO, seeks listing on NYSE under โ€˜CRCLโ€™ ticker

Circle has formally filed an S-1 application to conduct an initial public offering (IPO), according to an April 1 filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), plans to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol โ€œCRCL.โ€ According [โ€ฆ] The post Circle formally files for IPO, seeks listing on NYSE under โ€˜CRCLโ€™ ticker...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

GameStop Completes $1.5 Billion Offering to Fund Bitcoin Reserve

Video game retailer GameStop has nearly $1.5 billion to start buying Bitcoin for its treasury after completing its convertible notes sale.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Stablecoin Giant Circle Files for IPO After $1.7B Stablecoin Reserve Windfall

If approved, the stock of the company will be trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CRCL."

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk