Backpack opens claims process for former FTX EU users
1.4.2025
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...
Crypto miner backs US senator's efforts to incentivize using flared gas
1.4.2025
Texas Senator Ted Cruz proposed a bill aimed at incentivizing crypto miners to use flared gas for energy generation in the state.In an April 1 notice, Cruz said he had introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions, or FLARE, Act in the US Senate, aiming to make Texas “the...
Crypto miner backs US senator's efforts to incentivize using flared gas
1.4.2025
Texas Senator Ted Cruz proposed a bill aimed at incentivizing crypto miners to use flared gas for energy generation in the state.In an April 1 notice, Cruz said he had introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions, or FLARE, Act in the US Senate, aiming to make Texas “the...
Former Monero Maintainer Warns About Upcoming Wave of AI-Assisted KYC Fraud
1.4.2025
Former maintainer of Monero Ricardo Spagni, known in crypto circles as Fluffypony, has alerted about the collapse of the current Know Your Customer (KYC) strategies at the hands of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On X, Spagni assessed that still-in-use KYC procedures are on the way...
Circle files for Initial Public Offering planned for April
1.4.2025
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 “CRCL,” according to its April 1 Form S-1 registration...
Circle officially files for Initial Public Offering with SEC
1.4.2025
Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group has filed an S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering in the US, an April 1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows.The USD Coin (USDC) issuer is planning to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under...
Trump-affiliated crypto mining venture mulls IPO — Report
1.4.2025
American Bitcoin Corp., a Trump family-backed crypto mining operation, has plans to raise additional capital, including through an initial public offering (IPO), according to an April 1 report by Bloomberg. On March 31, Hut 8 — a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) miner — acquired...
Trump-affiliated crypto mining venture mulls IPO — Report
1.4.2025
American Bitcoin Corp., a Trump family-backed crypto mining operation, has plans to raise additional capital, including through an initial public offering (IPO), according to an April 1 report by Bloomberg. On March 31, Hut 8 — a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) miner — acquired...
AI Coins Rebound as OpenAI’s $40B Raise Sparks Fresh Momentum
1.4.2025
Artificial intelligence (AI)-linked cryptocurrencies climbed sharply on Tuesday after OpenAI secured a $40 billion capital injection from Japan’s Softbank, Microsoft, and other investors. With this latest round, OpenAI’s valuation now stands at $300 billion. OpenAI’s $40B Funding Round Lifts...
Stablecoin Giant Circle Files for IPO
1.4.2025
If approved, the stock of the company will be trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CRCL."
GameStop Has $1.5B of Bitcoin Buying Power After Closing Convertible Note Sale
1.4.2025
The company last week announced its intention to add bitcoin to its balance sheet
Ethereum's weekly blob fees hit 2025 lows
1.4.2025
The Ethereum network’s main source of income from layer-2 (L2) scaling chains — “blob fees” — has sunk to the lowest weekly levels so far this year, according to data from Etherscan. In the week ending March 30, Ethereum earned only 3.18 Ether (ETH) from blob...