Curve Finance clocks $35B trading volume in Q1 2025
2.4.2025
Curve Finance, a decentralized lending protocol and exchange, notched record-breaking trading volumes of nearly $35 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a spokesperson for the protocol told Cointelegraph. Trading volumes increased more than 13% from the first quarter of 2024, largely due to...
Trump’s Tariffs Target Global ‘Cheating’ as BTC Dips and Stocks Slide After Hours
2.4.2025
President Donald Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on global imports and declared April 2, 2025, “Liberation Day” for American industry, as U.S. stock markets climbed and bitcoin briefly surged during his address. Trump Targets China, EU With New Tariffs President Donald Trump marked...
Fidelity introduces retirement accounts with minimal-fee crypto investing
2.4.2025
Fidelity, a financial services company with $5.9 trillion in assets under management, has introduced new retirement accounts that will allow Americans to invest in crypto nearly fee-free.The three accounts — a tax-deferred traditional IRA and two Roth IRAs (one is a rollover) — permit...
Gold Rush 2.0: China Unearths Colossal 1,000-Ton Treasure Trove
2.4.2025
Geologists have announced the discovery of a massive 1,000-ton gold deposit in northeastern China. Deposit Discovery Occurs Amid Gold Rally Chinese geologists recently claimed to have discovered a 1,000-ton deposit of gold in the country’s northeast. This latest discovery comes a few months after...
The Protocol: Vana Introduces Token Standard for Data-Backed Assets
2.4.2025
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Ethereum price may have bottomed, but pro traders show little interest in buying ETH
2.4.2025
Ether (ETH) price has risen 6.4% from its March 30 $1,768 low but the altcoin has struggled to regain the $2,000 level. Some traders believe that the downturn is partially connected to the deflating memecoin market, which, while not exclusive to the Ethereum network, significantly reduced activity...
Grayscale Expands Bitcoin ETF Offerings With Two Covered Call Funds
2.4.2025
Grayscale has introduced two new bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (BTCC) and the Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI). These actively managed funds use covered call strategies to generate income while offering exposure to bitcoin’s price movements....
President Trump to Order 'Reciprocal Tariffs' to Begin at Midnight
2.4.2025
Bitcoin retreated to $86,000 in volatile action as the announcements were made
Bitcoin rally to $88.5K obliterates bears as spot volumes soar — Will a tariff war stop the party?
2.4.2025
Bitcoin price caught an unexpected bid by rallying to a session high at $88,500, but will the price gains be capped at a multimonth overhead resistance that is aligned with the 50-day moving average? Key points:Bitcoin extended its April. 1 gains as news that the Trump administration had...
West Virginia's BTC reserve bill is 'freedom' from a CBDC — State Senator
2.4.2025
West Virginia’s Bitcoin (BTC) strategic reserve bill would give the state more sovereignty from the federal government and freedom from a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), State Senator Chris Rose told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview.“You hear these rumors that...
DoubleZero protocol announces validator funding round
2.4.2025
The DoubleZero Protocol, a blockchain infrastructure network aiming to multiply speeds and efficiency for distributed networks, announced a validator funding round to sell token-purchase agreements for its native token to prospective validators.Applications for the funding round will be accepted...
Bitcoin ETFs Face Heavy Sell-Off With $158 Million Exit
2.4.2025
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their outflow streak with a $158 million exit, marking three straight days of declines, while ether ETFs lost $3.6 million after two brief days of inflows. Bitcoin ETFs Extend Losing Streak With $158M Outflow As Ether ETFs Also Retreat The bleeding...