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Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin's Haven Claim Hit as U.S., China Face Off Over Tariffs
8.4.2025
Your day-ahead look for April 8, 2025
Panicked Bitcoiner mistakenly pays over $70K of BTC in fees
8.4.2025
One presumably panicked Bitcoin user paid nearly 0.75 BTC ($70,500) in a replace-by-fee (RBF) transaction fee.The transaction in question was sent about 30 minutes after midnight UTC on April 8. It was the second attempt at performing an RBF that changed the transaction's target address, sending...
Bitcoin may rival gold as inflation hedge over next decade — Adam Back
8.4.2025
Bitcoin could begin to take market share from gold over the next decade as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Blockstream CEO Adam Back.Speaking during a fireside chat with Cointelegraph managing editor Gareth Jenkinson at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Back said...
Bitcoin may rival gold as inflation hedge over next decade — Adam Back
8.4.2025
Bitcoin could begin to take market share from gold over the next decade as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Blockstream CEO Adam Back.Speaking during a fireside chat with Cointelegraph managing editor Gareth Jenkinson at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Back said...
Spanish police arrest six over $20M AI-powered investment scam
8.4.2025
Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least 208 victims. The scammers would swindle victims up to three times. After stealing an initial sum through the investment scam, the fraudsters contacted...
Spanish police arrest six over $20M AI-powered investment scam
8.4.2025
Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least 208 victims. The scammers would swindle victims up to three times. After stealing an initial sum through the investment scam, the fraudsters contacted...
Pierre Rochard, the Bitcoin Maximalist OG, on Mining, Markets and Modern Finance
7.4.2025
Pierre Rochard, now CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, reflects on over a decade in the space, from early education to policy battles and his latest mission to bring bitcoin to traditional finance. He is a speaker at this year’s Consensus gathering in Toronto
Over 90% of WazirX creditors support post-hack restructuring plan
7.4.2025
Over 90% of the voting creditors of the Indian crypto exchange WazirX voted in favor of the platform’s post-hack restructuring plan.According to an April 7 announcement, 93.1% of voting creditors who hold 94.6% of the value voted in favor of the plan. All creditors who held crypto balances...
Over 90% of WazirX creditors support post-hack restructuring plan
7.4.2025
More than 90% of the voting creditors of the Indian crypto exchange WazirX voted in favor of the platform’s post-hack restructuring plan.According to an April 7 announcement, 93.1% of voting creditors who hold 94.6% of the value voted in favor of the plan. All creditors who held crypto...
Cathie Wood’s ARK Buys Over $13M Worth Coinbase Shares During Market Rout
6.4.2025
ARK Invest adds over 83,000 shares of Coinbase across multiple ETFs during the market downturn
Kalshi traders place the odds of US recession in 2025 at over 61%
5.4.2025
Traders on the Kalshi prediction market place the odds of a US recession in 2025 at 61%, following the sweeping tariff order signed by President Donald Trump on April 2.Kalshi uses the standard criteria of a recession, two business quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth,...
Kalshi traders place the odds of US recession in 2025 at over 61%
5.4.2025
Traders on the Kalshi prediction market place the odds of a US recession in 2025 at 61%, following the sweeping tariff order signed by President Donald Trump on April 2.Kalshi uses the standard criteria of a recession, two business quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth,...
End of Altcoin Season? Report Predicts Targeted Gains Over Crypto-Wide Surge
5.4.2025
As bitcoin cements its dominance in crypto markets, a Kaiko Research report indicates 2025 may prioritize strategic altcoin investments over widespread rallies, reshaping investor approaches. Strategic Altcoin Picking to Eclipse Broad Rally in 2025, Kaiko Report Suggests The era of broad altcoin...
Crypto Biz: The ‘worst quarter’ since the FTX collapse is finally behind us
4.4.2025
The election of US President Donald Trump was supposed to usher in a golden era of crypto. Although the regulatory stars are aligning, the crypto industry just experienced its worst quarter in years.The prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) recorded their worst Q1 in seven years, market sentiment...
Two Roads Diverged: Choosing the Right Path on Stablecoin Legislation
4.4.2025
Privileging U.S.-based stablecoin issuers over issuers abroad is shortsighted and will stifle innovation, says MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright
Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs
4.4.2025
Switch 2 pre-orders were supposed to begin on April 9. No longer. In an unprecedented move, Nintendo announced on Friday that it’s halting pre-orders for its upcoming $450 hardware launch because of new tariffs in the U.S. set to go into effect on April 5. Read more
EU could fine Elon Musk’s X $1B over illicit content, disinformation
4.4.2025
European Union regulators are reportedly mulling a $1 billion fine against Elon Musk’s X, taking into account revenue from his other ventures, including Tesla and SpaceX, according to The New York Times.EU regulators allege that X has violated the Digital Services Act and will use a section...
Ethereum Developers Lock in May 7 for Pectra Upgrade
3.4.2025
The decision to schedule Pectra was made just over a week after the upgrade went live on the Hoodi testnet without any hiccups
U.S. Recession Odds Surge in Prediction Markets on Tariff Shock. What Next for BTC?
3.4.2025
Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in an over-50% chance of a U.S. recession this year
Former New York governor advised OKX over $505M federal probe: Report
3.4.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX reportedly hired former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to advise it over the federal probe that resulted in the firm pleading guilty to several violations and agreeing to pay $505 million in fines and penalties.Cuomo, a New York-registered attorney, advised OKX on legal...