Bitwise Investment Director Matt Hougan said that the largest American brokers — Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and UBS — will start actively offering bitcoin ETFs to all clients as early as 2025. These four giants manage assets worth about $10 trillion. According to...
BTC closed April with a gain of +14.08% - after two months of drawdown ETH went into the red again: -1.56% at the end of the month For bitcoin, April is traditionally bullish - 8 "green" closes in history. The activists were supported by: Institutional Procurement Surge o...
Ripple tried to buy back the issuer USDC, the second largest stablecoin by volume The deal was estimated at $4-5 billion, but Circle rejected the offer, calling it understated According to sources, Ripple is still interested in buying Circle has already filed for an IPO with the...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has completed an audit of the PayPal-issued PYUSD stablecoin and found no violations. The company received an official notice of termination of the investigation. Recall: In November 2023, the SEC requested documents on PYUSD PayPal announced coop...
According to a new study by GeckoTerminal, over the past 4 years, the cryptocurrency market has been swept by a real wave of "token deaths" — more than 3.7 million cryptocurrencies have gone bankrupt since 2021. In Q1 2025 alone, 1.8 million tokens collapsed, accounting for almost 50% of all...
The TON Foundation, together with the Libre platform, announced the launch of the Telegram Bond Fund, a $500 million fund that allows you to tokenize Telegram's corporate bonds through the TON blockchain. Key details: Total volume of Telegram debt securities: $2.4 billion Investors re...
Analyst Jeffrey Kendrick of Standard Chartered believes that BTC is close to entering a new phase of growth - the momentum intensified after US President Donald Trump announced a delay in tariffs. According to Kendrick, there are several signals in the market at once: Premium on US government bond...
South Korea's ruling People's Party has proposed urgent reform of the crypto market, including the legalization of spot ETFs and the abolition of the "one exchange, one bank" model, which restricts competition and user choice. Key initiatives: Approval of spot ETFs for cryptocurrencies (similar to...
The announcement of an exclusive dinner for major holders of the TRUMP meme coin with the participation of US President Donald Trump was the trigger for explosive growth. A day after the announcement: The price of TRUMP increased by 60% - from $9 to $14.5 The number of active wallets has tripled...
After recent political events in the United States, bitcoin began to show itself as a real means of value, NYDIG analysts said. According to the head of research, Greg Cipolaro: "In recent weeks, BTC has noticeably separated from traditional risky assets. This is an early and fragile process...
Crypto detective ZachXBT recorded suspicious activity: 3520 BTC (~$333.5 million) were withdrawn and exchanged for Monero (XMR). This provoked a powerful jump in the asset's exchange rate. What happened: The funds were transferred to the wallet of the probable hacker on the night of April 28 BTC...
A meeting was held in Abu Dhabi between Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder of Binance, and the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project team. The topic was the promotion of cryptocurrencies and the development of new industry standards. CZ commented: "I am glad to see friends Zach Witkoff and Bilal bi...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a joint petition with Dragonchain representatives to close the case, which began in 2022. At the time, the company and its founder, John Ruets, were accused of an unregistered $16.5 million ICO in 2017. What happened: SEC demanded...
The US Federal Reserve System (Fed) has officially lifted a number of restrictions that prevented banks from working with digital assets. Now, institutions are not required to notify the regulator about their crypto plans in advance. Key changes: Removal of Prior Notice for Crypt...
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) sharply criticized Bloomberg after the publication of an article about his speech in Malaysia. He accused the publication of baseless attacks and an attempt to replace facts with personal jabs. "Another "masterpiece" from Bloomberg. Instead of describing...
The US Securities Commission (SEC) will hold the second round of discussions on crypto regulation. The theme of the meeting will be the storage of digital assets and differences in the approaches of brokers-dealers and investment advisers. Date: April 25th The new chapter SEC - Paul Atkins, who to...
Since the beginning of 2025, the activity of old bitcoins that had not been moving more than 7 years has sharply increased. According to Cryptoquant, from January to March, ~ 62 800 BTC was moved, which is 121% more than in the same period of 2024 (28,000 BTC). Data does not take into account the t...
The US Securities Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the head of PGI Global Ramil Palafox. He is accused of creating a cryptocurrency pyramid, which attracted $ 198 million from customers under the guise of investment in AI platform for crypto and forex trading. According to SEC: From...
Standard chartered analysts said Bitcoin will continue to grow amid the threat of independence of the US Federal Reserve System. If the pressure is preserved, BTC can become a decentralized hedge against instability in traditional finances. The report emphasizes: BTC protects as from the risks of...
According to the Financial Times, the Cantor Fitzgerald investment company launches a new crypton for $ 3 billion for Bitcoin investments. Tether, SoftBank and Bitfinex participate in the partnership. To implement the project, 21 Capital will be created. The goal is to propose a "public alternative...
Trump Media & Technology Group, behind the social network Truth Social, has announced plans to launch a cryptocurrency ETF. The project will be implemented in collaboration with Crypto.com and investment firm Yorkville. The new fund will be called the "America First Digital ETF" and is aimed at...
Lookonchain analysts recorded a major operation from the Galaxy Digital investment company: over the past two weeks, the company has transferred 65,600 ETH (~ $ 105.5 million) to Binance and withdrew 752,240 SOLs (~ $ 98.3 million). At the time of exchange: Ethereum: $ 1624 (−1.4%...
Bloomberg stock analyst Eric Balchunas said that the SEC is considering 72 applications for the launch of cryptocurrency ETFs - from altcoins to memes. Among the assets: XRP is the leader in the number of applications (10) Solana — 5 applications Litecoin and Dogecoin – Share Third P...
Ben Zhou, CEO of the Bybit crypto exchange, confirmed that the hack on February 21, committed by the Lazarus hacker group (DPRK), was the largest one-time theft in the history of the crypto market. 500,000 ETH worth about $1.4 billion was withdrawn from the exchange, including: 27.59% of funds are...
Japanese investment company Metaplanet continues to accumulate bitcoins: on April 21, the firm announced the purchase of another 330 BTC worth more than $28.3 million. The transaction was carried out through a subsidiary — Metaplanet Capital Limited. The new batch of coins was bought at an av...