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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...
Cathie Wood’s ARK bags $26M in Coinbase shares, unloads Bitcoin ETF
8.4.2025
Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Invest is showing a mixed reaction to the United States’ latest trade tariffs, offloading shares of its spot Bitcoin ETF while increasing its position in Coinbase.ARK has acquired $26.6 million of Coinbase (COIN) stock since US President Donald Trump...
The gold standard is back — Stablecoins need to rethink what ‘backing’ really means
8.4.2025
Opinion by: William Campbell, advisory lead at USDKGStablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a way to marry the lightning-fast, borderless nature of digital assets with the stability of traditional currencies. They achieve this by pegging their value to reserves...
China’s tariff response may mean more capital flight to crypto: Hayes
8.4.2025
China’s response to America’s sweeping trade tariffs could result in capital flight to Bitcoin and crypto, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes.“If not the Fed [Federal Reserve], then the PBOC [People’s Bank of China] will give us the Yahtzee ingredients,” said...
Nigerian court postpones Binance tax evasion case to end of April: Report
8.4.2025
A Nigerian court has reportedly delayed the country’s tax evasion case against Binance until April 30 to give time for Nigeria’s tax authority to respond to a request from the crypto exchange.Reuters reported on April 7 that a lawyer for Binance, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, asked a court...
US to get its first XRP-based ETF, launching on NYSE Arca
8.4.2025
Asset manager Teucrium Investment Advisors is set to launch the first XRP-based exchange-traded fund in the US markets, a leveraged XRP (ETF) on the NYSE Arca.The Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF will seek to offer investors two times the daily return of the XRP (XRP) token with a 1.85% management...
Wall Street is suffering a stinky meltdown while Fartcoin is up 30%
8.4.2025
While crypto and stock markets are deep in the red this week, one memecoin is defying the trend and surging at the time of writing. Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has surged a whopping 30% over the past 24 hours, topping $0.60 on April 8, according to CoinGecko. On April 7, the Solana-based memecoin...
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital gets SEC nod for Nasdaq listing
8.4.2025
Artificial intelligence and crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital has been given the nod from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), plans to relocate its home base from the Cayman...
$2T fake tariff news pump shows ‘market is ready to ape’
8.4.2025
Recent fake news that US President Donald Trump was considering a 90-day pause in tariffs shows the potential for a strong market rebound should a real one take place, according to observers. A fake news post on X on April 7 from the verified “Walter Bloomberg” account claimed that...
Aussie regulator to shut 95 ‘hydra’ firms linked to crypto, romance scams
8.4.2025
Australia’s corporate watchdog has been given the nod to shut down 95 “hydra” companies that it suspects engaged in crypto investment and romance scams, known as “pig butchering.”The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s application to wind up...
SEC crypto trading roundtable to include crypto giants Uniswap, Coinbase
8.4.2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released the list of executives from US crypto and finance giants that will take part in a roundtable discussion on crypto trading regulation.On April 7, the regulator said its upcoming April 11 roundtable will discuss how it should handle crypto...
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...
Lawyer sues US homeland dept to probe supposed Satoshi Nakamoto meeting
8.4.2025
Update: April 8 at 1:01am UTC: This article has been updated to include James Murphy’s responses to two questions from Cointelegraph.A crypto lawyer has sued the US Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency may know who created Bitcoin — compelling the department to share...
Bitcoin Hashrate Surpasses 1 Zettahash as Miner Revenue Hits Record Low
7.4.2025
Network difficulty jumps nearly 7%—the biggest increase since July 2024—driven by an all-time high in hashrate
How to use Render Network for decentralized GPU rendering
7.4.2025
Key takeawaysRender Network connects GPU owners with creators, allowing users to rent idle graphics power for AI training, 3D rendering and crypto-related projects.The RNDR token powers the ecosystem, enabling fast, transparent and decentralized transactions between creators and node...
How to use Render Network for decentralized GPU rendering
7.4.2025
Key takeawaysRender Network connects GPU owners with creators, allowing users to rent idle graphics power for AI training, 3D rendering and crypto-related projects.The RNDR token powers the ecosystem, enabling fast, transparent and decentralized transactions between creators and node...
900 EH/s and Counting: Bitcoin Network Power Reaches Unprecedented Heights
6.4.2025
Bitcoin’s hashrate has soared to unprecedented heights, hitting an astonishing 900 exahash per second (EH/s) as of April 6. 900 EH/s Milestone: Bitcoin’s Security Fortress Grows Stronger Merely a day earlier, at block 891,072, the network’s difficulty adjusted upward from 113.76 trillion to 121.51...
Bitcoin Developer Proposes Hard Fork to Protect BTC From Quantum Computing Threats
5.4.2025
The proposal outlines a plan to enforce a network-wide migration of BTC from legacy wallets to ones secured by post-quantum cryptography
US Treasury Targets Houthi Crypto Wallets, Financial Network
5.4.2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has identified eight digital asset wallets used by the Houthis to transfer funds associated with their activities. OFAC also designated several individuals and entities as part of a network of Houthi financial...
Creators of DeFi Firm Aave Launch Social Media Developer Network Lens Chain
4.4.2025
Lens Chain mainnet goes live using an inexpensive Ethereum overlay blockchain designed for building decentralized social media applications