DeFi in Retreat: Billions Wiped Out in Just 3 Months
9.4.2025
Since the beginning of the year, decentralized finance (DeFi) activity has diminished significantly across multiple indicators. Although the outlook appeared encouraging early on, shifting macroeconomic pressures and market retracements have been central to the downturn. DeFi Protocols Stumble...
Price analysis 4/9: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, TON
9.4.2025
Risky assets remain volatile as trade war tension between the United States and China keeps investors on the edge. A minor positive is that Bitcoin (BTC) has avoided a sharp fall and is trading well above the crucial near-term support at $73,777. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said in a post...
First Digital Trust Files Defamation Claim Against Justin Sun
9.4.2025
First Digital seeks an injunction to restrain Sun from publishing "similar words" to claims about insolvency
If Crypto Has a Capital, This Might Be It
9.4.2025
Let’s be honest—most governments still don’t know what to do with crypto. The U.S. is full of regulatory curveballs—though recent signals suggest that may be changing. In Europe, the rules are slightly better, but the pace is glacial. Meanwhile, Dubai has quietly—and quickly—become the place where...
No crypto project has registered with the SEC and ‘lived to tell the tale’ — House committee hearing
9.4.2025
United States securities laws are not flexible enough to account for digital assets, as evidenced by the parade of crypto-native companies that have tried and failed to get into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) good graces, Rodrigo Seira, special counsel to Cooley LLP, told...
Bitcoin DeFi Network Arch Finds VC Backer for Early-Stage Projects
9.4.2025
Arch Network is working with DPI Capital to write first checks for "pillar" protocols building on the Bitcoin DeFi project
EU, China Hike Tariffs in Trade War Response
9.4.2025
The European Union said it is implementing retaliatory tariffs on $20.9 billion worth of U.S. goods in three phases in response to President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum import taxes. The EU’s delayed response is due to the need for unanimous approval from its 27 member states....
Bitcoin has 'fully decoupled' despite tariff turmoil, says Adam Back
9.4.2025
As markets reel from geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, Bitcoin has shown relative resilience during events like Trump’s recent tariff bombshells, according to Blockstream CEO Adam Back.While in the short term, Bitcoin (BTC) may move in tandem with stocks and other risk-on...
U.S. House Hearing Marks Progress Toward Crypto Market-Structure Bill
9.4.2025
Panel Democrats were stymied by witnesses declining to talk about potential conflicts of interest from President Donald Trump's crypto businesses
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Leaves Prison, Seeks Pardon
9.4.2025
Griffith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions after giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019
Bitcoin Trades Sideways as US – China Trade War Commences
9.4.2025
Both traditional assets and the leading cryptocurrency seem to be trading mostly sideways in the midst of economic uncertainty as the world’s two largest economies duke it out. BTC Stalls Amid Escalating U.S.-China Trade Tensions After President Donald Trump slapped a 104% tariff on China, what...
Wunder.Social Raises $50M Ahead of Token Offer to Build Bot-Free Social Media
9.4.2025
The company uses blockchain tech to verify users and eliminate bots, and shares ad revenue with users, allowing them to fund causes they care about