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Base creator Jesse Pollak admits ‘Base is for pimping’ art was a mistake
19.4.2025
The creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, Jesse Pollak, has apologized following backlash over posting digital artwork that controversially played on Base’s tagline, “Base is for everyone.”Several social media users found the artwork offensive and inappropriate.“It...
Tariffs, explained: How they work and why they matter
19.4.2025
What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes placed on imported goods by a government or a supranational union. Occasionally, tariffs can be applied to exports as well. They generate government revenue and serve as a trade regulation tool, often to shield domestic...
Trump firing Powell would be a ‘very bad precedent to set’ — Pompliano
19.4.2025
Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says that US President Donald Trump shouldn’t follow through on his recent threat to fire the head of the US Federal Reserve, saying it would set a dangerous precedent — especially considering the true motive behind it.“I do not believe that...
Lyn Alden lowers Bitcoin forecast after ‘tariff kerfuffle,’ eyes liquidity
19.4.2025
Macroeconomist Lyn Alden expects Bitcoin to finish 2025 higher than its current price of around $85,000, though she says it would have been much higher if not for US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement in February.“Before all this tariff kerfuffle, I would have had a higher...
Firing Jerome Powell will crash financial markets — Sen. Elizabeth Warren
19.4.2025
US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of US capital markets and trigger a financial crash.During an appearance on CNBC, the Massachusetts Senator said...
Canary Capital files for staked TRX ETF
18.4.2025
United States asset manager Canary Capital has filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the Tron blockchain network’s native token, TRX (TRX), regulatory filings show. The fund intends to hold spot TRX and stake a portion of the tokens for added yield, the filing...
Aptos community proposal seeks to slash staking rewards by nearly 50%
18.4.2025
An Aptos community member submitted a proposal on April 18 to slash staking rewards for the network’s native token, Aptos (APT), by nearly 50%The proposal, submitted by a community member called MoonSheisty, aims at reducing reward yields from 7% to 3.79% in a three-month period, aligning...
MoonPay CEO calls on Congress to keep state authority over stablecoins
18.4.2025
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of cryptocurrency payment firm MoonPay, is calling on US lawmakers to leave a path open to state-level regulators when passing legislation on stablecoins.In an April 18 X post, Soto-Wright said he wanted Congress to “keep state-regulated issuers in the game” when...
Tokenized stocks could top $1T in market cap — Execs
18.4.2025
Tokenized stocks are on track to exceed $1 trillion in market capitalization in the coming years as adoption accelerates, two industry executives said at the TokenizeThis conference in New York. The total addressable market for tokenized stocks — a type of tokenized real-world asset...
Crypto Biz: Is the US Fed prepping the money printer?
18.4.2025
The US Federal Reserve under Jerome Powell has developed a reputation for dragging its feet on implementing important policy changes. However, a top central banker has assured that the Fed is “absolutely” ready to do whatever it takes to avoid a financial crisis, whether triggered...
Rare market volatility signal points to higher Bitcoin price in 6 to 12 months — Dan Tapiero
18.4.2025
On April 7, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) posted a rare spike to 60, a level seen as a barometer of extreme market fear and uncertainty. According to Dan Tapiero, CEO of 10Tfund, the VIX has hit 60 only five times in the last 35 years, and data suggests a rebound for risk assets such as Bitcoin...
TRUMP tokenholders face 90% decline from peak as unlock begins
18.4.2025
TRUMP tokenholders face steep losses as the first vesting unlock goes live on April 18, releasing 40 million tokens, worth roughly $309 million, into circulation at a 90% discount from its peak. The unlocked tokens account for 20% of the current circulating supply and could introduce fresh...
Kraken adds forex perpetual futures contracts to its Pro platform
18.4.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken introduced foreign exchange (forex) perpetual futures contracts to its Kraken Pro platform on April 18, giving traders further exposure to global currency markets.The first two perpetual forex futures available on the platform will be the euro-US dollar (EUR-USD)...
Price predictions 4/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, AVAX
18.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a tight range for a few days, but a minor positive is that the bulls have kept the price above $83,000. Usually, a low volatility period is followed by a range expansion, but it is difficult to predict the direction of the breakout with certainty.Cryptocurrency...
US prosecutors to pursue ex-SafeMoon CEO case despite DOJ memo
18.4.2025
Federal prosecutors said they will continue pursuing their case against Braden John Karony, the former CEO of crypto firm SafeMoon, despite the US Justice Department issuing a memo suggesting a policy of abandoning “regulation by prosecution” related to digital assets.In an April...
Mantra exposes crypto liquidity problems, and Coinbase is bearish: Finance Redefined
18.4.2025
Crypto investor sentiment took another significant hit this week after Mantra’s OM token collapsed by over 90% within hours on Sunday, April 13, triggering knee-jerk comparisons to previous black swan events such as the Terra-Luna collapse.Elsewhere, Coinbase’s report for institutional...
Analysts brace for Bitcoin slide on gloomy US manufacturing data
18.4.2025
Bitcoin’s spot price could take a hit after the US Federal Reserve reported some of the worst manufacturing data in recent history, according to several cryptocurrency analysts.On April 17, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index — a monthly survey of 250 US-based...
Bitcoin whales absorb 300% of newly mined BTC supply — Is $100K next?
18.4.2025
Bitcoin’s (BTC) richest traders and investors are increasingly bullish on BTC despite facing downside risks from unfavorable macroeconomic factors, the latest onchain data suggests. Bitcoin whales absorbing 300% of new supplyBitcoin whales and sharks are now absorbing BTC at record...
Oregon targets Coinbase after SEC drops its federal lawsuit
18.4.2025
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is planning a lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, alleging the company is selling unregistered securities to residents of the US state, after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) dropped its federal case against the exchange....
South Korean crypto emerges from failed coup into crackdown season
18.4.2025
South Korea kicked off 2025 with political chaos, regulatory heat and a crypto market finally brought to heel — or at least forced to grow up.The nation closed 2024 in disarray following then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law stunt in December.In the aftermath, authorities...