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Bitcoin falls toward $80K and prints ‘death cross’ as US stocks mimic 2020 COVID-19 crash
3.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new monthly lows at the April 3 Wall Street open as US unemployment data added to pressure on risk assets.BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin gives early April gains as stocks plummetData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed the first...
How zero-knowledge proofs can make AI fairer
3.4.2025
Opinion by: Rob Viglione, co-founder and CEO of Horizen LabsCan you trust your AI to be unbiased? A recent research paper suggests it’s a little more complicated. Unfortunately, bias isn’t just a bug — it’s a persistent feature without proper cryptographic guardrails.A...
ParaSwap rebrands to Velora, introduces intent-based DEX trading feature
3.4.2025
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator ParaSwap announced its rebrand to Velora and is moving on to a new intents-based trading feature.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Velora’s just introduced its Delta v.2.5 upgrade. This supposedly results in improved flexibility...
Trump’s pick for SEC chair makes it out of committee
3.4.2025
Lawmakers in the US Senate Banking Committee confirmed the nomination of Paul Atkins to be a member of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), paving the way for a full floor vote in the chamber.In an April 3 executive session of the banking committee, lawmakers voted 13-11 to confirm Atkins...
Beyond the hype: How Bitcoin stays true to its values
3.4.2025
Bitcoin’s (BTC) journey from a radical experiment to a trillion-dollar asset has been fueled by grand narratives: Digital gold, decentralized money and an alternative financial system. Beyond the hype, how does Bitcoin remain true to its core values? That’s the central theme of...
Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs create chaos in markets, recession concerns
3.4.2025
US President Donald Trump introduced a slew of tariffs on April 2, sending markets into a tailspin and dividing crypto observers as to their possible long-term effects. At a special event at the White House, Trump signed an executive order and claimed emergency powers, leveling reciprocal...
Wintermute transfers $75M FDUSD since depegs, in $3M arbitrage opportunity
3.4.2025
Market makers’ blockchain transactions point to a potential $3 million arbitrage opportunity related to the depegging of the FDUSD stablecoin.The First Digital US dollar-pegged stablecoin (FDUSD) depegged on April 2, after Tron founder Justin Sun claimed that the stablecoin issuer...
CEX listings outperform Nasdaq and Dow IPOs with 80% average returns
3.4.2025
Cryptocurrency listings have outperformed the average of traditional stock listings, despite recent community criticism regarding the manipulation potential of token listings on centralized exchanges.Token listing procedures on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) drew significant...
US sanctions 8 crypto wallets tied to Garantex, Houthis
3.4.2025
The US Treasury Department sanctioned eight cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to Russian crypto exchange Garantex and the Houthis.The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight crypto addresses that data from blockchain forensic firms Chainalysis and TRM Labs...
Crypto donations top $1B in 2024, gain traction after Myanmar, Thailand quake
3.4.2025
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao donated over half a million dollars worth of crypto to the earthquake disaster relief effort in Thailand and Myanmar, in another testament to the growing utility of blockchain-based emergency charity efforts.Zhao donated 1,000 BNB (BNB) tokens...
Alabama, Minnesota lawmakers join US states pushing for Bitcoin reserves
3.4.2025
Lawmakers in the US state of Minnesota and Alabama have filed companion bills to identical existing bills that will allow each state to buy Bitcoin.The Minnesota Bitcoin Act, or HF 2946, was introduced to the state’s House by Republican Representative Bernie Perryman on April 1, following...
Bitcoin gets $71K target as tariffs deal rare US business outlook slump
3.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) faces conditions similar to the 2022 bear market bottom as US business sees “very high risk” to come.In his latest analysis, Charles Edwards, the founder of quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole Investments, queried when the US would start printing...
Treasure DAO announces huge pivot in hopes of extending runway to February
3.4.2025
Decentralized video game ecosystem Treasure DAO is restructuring as “a matter of survival” to extend its financial runway to at least February 2026.Treasure DAO's chief contributor John Patten says in an April 2 video posted to X that he has resumed a leadership role and is taking...
Did ChatGPT come up with Trump’s tariff rate formula?
3.4.2025
There’s a crazy theory on social media that US President Donald Trump's newly announced reciprocal tariff plan — which hits all countries with a minimum 10% tariff — could have been designed by an artificial intelligence chatbot.Only a short period after Trump announced...
Bitcoiner speculates ‘massive’ bot spam briefly took down Bitcoin mailing list
3.4.2025
One of Bitcoin’s key communication tools used to discuss potential protocol changes was knocked out for several hours starting on April 2, with one moderator speculating it may have been a targeted attack assisted by bots. For several hours across April 2 and 3, Bitcoin core developers...
Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
3.4.2025
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it has uncovered thousands of counterfeit Android smartphones sold online with preinstalled malware designed to steal crypto and other sensitive data. The Android devices are sold at reduced prices, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs said in an April...
US House committee passes stablecoin-regulating STABLE Act
3.4.2025
The US House Financial Services Committee has passed a Republican-backed stablecoin framework bill, which will now head to the House floor for a full vote.The Committee passed the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy, or STABLE Act, with a 32-17 vote on April...
DDoS attacks now a dominant means of waging political cyber-warfare
3.4.2025
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are outpacing many traditional cyber threats and are no longer just a tool but a “dominant geopolitical weapon,” according to network security firm Netscout.Global DDoS activity increased by 12.7% in the second half of 2024 compared to...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink seeks patients globally to try its brain chips
3.4.2025
Elon Musk’s computer-chip brain implant company Neuralink is seeking patients all around the world to trial its device that allows one’s thoughts to control a computer.Neuralink is looking for people with quadriplegia — those who are not able to use their arms or legs —...
‘National emergency’ as Trump’s tariffs dent crypto prices
3.4.2025
Crypto markets dipped after US President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency and sweeping tariffs on all countries as part of his latest salvo in the ongoing trade war. The Trump administration has hit all countries with a 10% tariff starting April 5, with some countries facing...