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Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account
15.4.2025
A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected.Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident...
CleanSpark to start selling Bitcoin in 'self-funding' pivot
15.4.2025
CleanSpark will start selling a portion of the Bitcoin earned from its mining operations each month in a bid to become financially self-sufficient, the US Bitcoin miner said on April 15. In addition, CleanSpark secured a $200 million credit facility backed by Bitcoin (BTC) through an agreement...
Should Bitcoin investors worry about flat inflows to the spot BTC ETFs?
15.4.2025
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds saw a total of $872 million in net outflows between April 3 and April 10, causing traders to wonder if overall interest in Bitcoin is fading. The strong selling pressure began on April 3, as global trade tensions increased and fears of an economic...
3iQ’s Canadian Solana ETF selects Figment as staking provider
15.4.2025
Blockchain infrastructure provider Figment has been selected as the staking provider for 3iQ’s newly approved Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), underscoring Canada’s continued efforts toward adoption of digital asset financial products.Figment will enable institutional staking for...
OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report
15.4.2025
Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.Citing anonymous sources, The Verge reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing...
Bitcoin death cross still present despite rally to $86K — Should BTC traders be afraid?
15.4.2025
On April 6, Bitcoin price formed a death cross on a daily chart — a technical pattern where the 50-day moving average (MA) falls below the 200-day MA. Historically associated with trend reversals and long bearish trading periods, this ominous signal has sometimes preceded major market...
Trump’s next crypto play will be Monopoly-style game — Report
15.4.2025
US President Donald Trump is venturing deeper into the world of digital assets, with a new project blending gaming and cryptocurrency elements, Fortune reported, citing sources familiar with the project.The project, set to launch in late April, will resemble MONOPOLY GO!, a mobile game where...
Red flag? Mantra's TVL jumped 500% as OM price collapsed
15.4.2025
The total-value-locked (TVL) on Mantra’s RWA blockchain protocol reached a yearly high despite OM’s 90% price crash.Mantra TVL surges 500% following OM’s crashAs of April 15, Mantra’s TVL (in OM terms) jumped to 4.21 million OM (~$3.24 million), an increase of over 500% from...
Bitcoin price recovery could be capped at $90K — Here’s why
15.4.2025
After consecutive drawdowns of 17.39% and 2.3% in February and March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) Q2 is shaping up nicely, with a return of 3.77% in April. While fresh yearly lows were formed at $74,500, BTC is currently closer to $90,000 than its new range bottom. Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source:...
Bitdeer turns to self-mining Bitcoin, US operations amid tariff tumult — Report
15.4.2025
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer is reportedly expanding its self-mining operations and investing in United States-based production as looming trade wars rock global supply chains and cryptocurrency markets. Bitdeer has begun prioritizing mining Bitcoin (BTC) itself in response to cooling demand for...
Ethena Labs exits German market following agreement with BaFin
15.4.2025
Synthetic stablecoin developer Ethena Labs is winding down its German operations less than a month after regulators identified “deficiencies” in its dollar-pegged USDe (USDE) stablecoin, signaling heightened scrutiny around crypto assets in Europe’s largest economy.Ethena Labs...
Crypto podcasters should always assume their audience knows nothing
15.4.2025
Opinion by: Blake Cassidy, CEO of BambooCrypto podcasts have been newcomers’ go-to source of information, helping bring crypto into the mainstream. Podcasters must remember, however, that fresh faces are constantly tuning in as they grow.While you may say, “FOMO, buy the dip, ignore...
Bitcoin trader doubts breakout 'significance' as BTC price nears $87K
15.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) eyed new April highs at the April 15 Wall Street open amid skepticism over BTC price strength.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin price faces multiple resistance hurdlesData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD seeking to break...
Ethereum market share nears historic lows as ETH price risks falling to $1,100
15.4.2025
Ether’s (ETH) market is very close to hitting all-time lows as a classic bearish chart pattern hints at a deeper correction toward $1,100.Ethereum’s market dominance keeps fallingOn April 9, Ethereum’s market dominance, or the measure of Ether’s share of crypto’s...
Mantra and Terra Luna: Nothing in common but a token crash
15.4.2025
The recent collapse of the Mantra (OM) token triggered comparisons to the infamous Terra ecosystem crash in May 2022, with some commentators referring to Mantra as the “next Terra.” Still, many in the community argue that the two projects share nothing in common besides visual...
Pump.Fun’s PumpSwap DEX processed $2.5B of trades last week, up 40%
15.4.2025
Market data shows PumpSwap, the decentralized exchange of memecoin launch platform Pump.Fun, processed $2.5 billion of trades last week.DefiLlama data shows that in the week of April 6, PumpSwap saw a trading volume increase of nearly 40% over the previous week starting on March 30, with...
DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
15.4.2025
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white hat bounty. On April 15, KiloEx posted an offer directed to the hacker who stole millions from the DEX. KiloEx said it had worked with law enforcement, cybersecurity...
Crypto’s debanking problem persists despite new regulations
15.4.2025
The crypto industry’s inability to access banking services still concerns many industry observers despite recent policy victories.In past years, financial services firms and banks concerned about fiduciary risk, reporting liabilities and reputational risk often would refuse to offer service...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
15.4.2025
Today in crypto, Emblem Vault CEO Jake Gallen says he lost thousands worth of digital assets after a suspicious Zoom meeting, Anchorage Digital Bank is reportedly under investigation by the US Department of Homeland Security and Mantra CEO John Mullin rebuffed onchain data suggesting insider token...
Trade wars could spur governments to embrace Web3 — Truebit
14.4.2025
Escalating trade wars are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they are also creating new use cases for blockchain networks, Truebit executives told Cointelegraph. On April 2, President Donald Trump announced plans to charge sweeping tariffs on US imports, prompting other nations...