Synthetix’s sUSD stablecoin continues fall after depeg, tapping $0.68
18.4.2025
The Synthetix protocol’s native stablecoin, Synthetix USD (SUSD), has slipped further away from its US dollar peg, reaching new all-time lows under $0.70. However, the firm reiterates that this isn’t the first time the asset has been under significant stress, and several risk...
Crypto rug pulls have slowed, but are now more devastating: DappRadar
18.4.2025
There has been a 66% year-on-year decrease in the number of crypto rug pulls this year compared to 2024, but recent data shows the size of each rug pull has been increasing. Rug pulls have dropped in frequency year-over-year, with early 2024 recording 21 separate incidents, compared to only seven...
Over $4 Billion Moved by Cryptocurrency Scams in Paraguay
18.4.2025
Diosnel Alarcon, head of the cybercrime unit of the National Police of Paraguay, has indicated that over $4 billion was moved by cryptocurrency scams and Ponzi schemes in 2023 and 2024. Alarcon stated that middlemen help these platforms thrive, as people investing don’t know the basics...
Manta founder details attempted Zoom hack by Lazarus that used very real ‘legit faces’
18.4.2025
Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li says he was targeted by a highly sophisticated phishing attack on Zoom that used live recordings of familiar people in an attempt to have him download malware. The meeting seemed real with the impersonated person’s camera on, but the lack of sound and...
Media mogul hits Justin Sun with countersuit in $78M sculpture dispute
18.4.2025
American film producer, record executive and art collector David Geffen has hit back at crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun in a countersuit disputing ownership claims over a multimillion-dollar sculpture.The billionaire American media mogul filed a counterclaim against Sun on April 16, calling the Tron...
Yemenis are turning to DeFi as US sanctions target Houthi group
18.4.2025
Yemeni citizens are increasingly using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to bank themselves amid US sanctions aimed at the Houthi group, which they have deemed a terrorist organization. In the past, internet infrastructure challenges and low financial literacy among the war-torn...
Saylor, ETF investors’ ‘stronger hands’ help stabilize Bitcoin — Analyst
18.4.2025
Bitcoin’s relatively stable price movements despite macroeconomic uncertainty is likely due to resilient spot Bitcoin ETF holders and Michael Saylor’s firm continuing to buy aggressively, according to a Bloomberg analyst.“The ETFs and Saylor have been buying up...
Solana ETFs Launch on Toronto Stock Exchange
18.4.2025
Canadian retail investors now have a third option on their spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) menu, but one analyst says it may not be as big of a deal. Canada Debuts Inaugural Batch of Solana ETFs Four investment managers launched spot solana ( SOL) ETFs on Wednesday after Canada’s largest...
Von der Leyen: Global Tensions and Tariffs Reshape World Order, Diminishing Western Influence
18.4.2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns that global tensions, tariffs, and wars are reshaping the world order, with the West no longer holding its former influence. She highlights the U.S.-China power struggle and Putin’s ambitions as key disruptors, calling for the EU to take...
Galaxy Research proposes new voting system to reduce Solana inflation
18.4.2025
Crypto research firm Galaxy Research has made a proposal to adjust the voting system that decides the outcome of future Solana inflation following the failure to come to a consensus in a previous vote.On April 17, Galaxy introduced a Solana proposal called “Multiple Election Stake-Weight...
BRICS Poised for Explosive Growth as US Tariffs Push Nations Away, Expert Says
18.4.2025
Surging BRICS momentum is supercharged by escalating U.S. tariffs, driving emerging economies to abandon Western dominance and embrace a bold new multilateral power structure, a Russian expert says. BRICS Rising Fast With African and Asian Giants Turning Away From US Dominance Ekaterina Arapova...
Arizona crypto reserve bill passes House committee, heads to third reading
18.4.2025
One of Arizona’s crypto reserve bills has been passed by the House and is now one successful vote away from heading to the governor’s desk for official approval.Arizona's Strategic Digital Assets Reserve Bill (SB 1373) was approved on April 17 by the House Committee of the Whole, which...