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Galaxy Digital Reportedly Swaps $100 Million Worth of Ethereum for Solana
22.4.2025
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital has reportedly executed a significant swap, transferring approximately $100 million worth of ethereum for solana. According to a post from Wu Blockchain, onchain data from Lookonchain reveals that Galaxy Digital transferred 65,600 ETH, valued at around $105 million...
Astra Fintech Launches $100 Million Fund to Boost Solana Ecosystem Innovation
22.4.2025
Astra Fintech has announced the launch of a $100 million fund aimed at accelerating innovation within the solana ecosystem. This initiative seeks to identify and support high-potential builders and startups, building on Astra’s successful track record with projects like Mulex, DEPE, and Mone,...
Gold Prices Soar Over $3,500 on the Wings of a Weak Dollar
22.4.2025
Gold is starting to seem unstoppable, breaking historic numbers day after day. On early Tuesday morning hours, the precious metal broke again its all-time high price, blowing past the $3,500 mark in COMEX, with future contracts reaching $3,506.35 per troy ounce. The hottest commodity of 2025...
China Warns of Global Fallout as US Tariff Push Turns Trade Into Economic Warfare
22.4.2025
China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a warning that the global economy could face severe consequences if U.S. tariff policies continue to escalate. The ministry criticized what it described as coercive trade tactics aimed at isolating China, arguing that such measures undermine fair economic...
Bitcoin Whale Goes Bigger: Strategy’s Treasury Balloons to 538,200 BTC
21.4.2025
Michael Saylor, the visionary behind Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has revealed the company’s latest bitcoin coup: a strategic acquisition of 6,556 BTC for $555.8 million. The purchase translates to a crisp $84,785 per coin, further cementing the firm’s position as a titan in corporate crypto...
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Provides Update on Hacked Funds and Recovery Efforts
21.4.2025
Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, has released an executive summary detailing the status of hacked funds totaling approximately $1.4 billion, or around 500,000 ETH. According to Zhou, 68.57% of these funds remain traceable, while 27.59% have gone dark, and 3.84% have been frozen....
Gold Rises in Post-Easter Rush, Blasts Past $3,400 Mark
21.4.2025
Gold prices reached another all-time high during early Monday hours, blasting past the $3,400 per troy ounce mark. Gold futures contracts reached prices of $3,405,94 on COMEX, surpassing the record numbers achieved on April 17. The precious metal has been in a rush this year, scoring an intraday...
N1 Launches First Testnet, Inviting Developers for Access
21.4.2025
N1, a layer 1 blockchain backed by Founders Fund, has announced the launch of its first testnet, inviting developers to request access via direct message. Designed to support applications and horizontal scalability, N1 aims to streamline performance by avoiding consensus in most cases, allowing...
Metaplanet Announces Additional 330 Bitcoin Purchase as Part of Treasury Operations
21.4.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF), a publicly listed bitcoin treasury company in Japan, has announced the acquisition of an additional 330 BTC as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations. The latest purchase was made at an average price of 12,181,570 yen...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing EVM With RISC-V for Ethereum’s Execution Layer
21.4.2025
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a transformative idea to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V as the primary virtual machine language for smart contracts, aiming to enhance the efficiency and scalability of Ethereum’s execution layer. This proposal suggests...
Opensea Announces Open Access for Solana Token Trading on OS2
20.4.2025
Opensea has officially launched open access for solana token trading on its OS2 platform, eliminating the previously established waitlist of over 50,000 users. This move allows all users to engage in solana token trading immediately, marking a significant step in the platform’s evolution....
Kraken Launches FX Perpetual Futures With 20x Leverage on EUR, GBP Pairs
19.4.2025
Crypto exchange Kraken has launched FX perpetual futures (FX perps) on its Kraken Pro platform, introducing real-time trading for EUR/USD and GBP/USD pairs with up to 20x leverage. These instruments, pegged to Dxfeed’s Composite Forex Index, offer continuous trading without expiration and function...
China Increased US Treasury Investments as Trade War Escalated
19.4.2025
Chinese purchases of U.S. Treasuries rose in February, when the Trump Administration enacted a 10% tariff on any imports coming from the Asian country. According to the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system, China increased its U.S. debt holdings to $784.3 billion, up from $760.8...
Hacked Decentralized Exchange Kiloex Claims All Stolen Funds Have Been Returned
18.4.2025
The decentralized exchange Kiloex, which was recently hacked, announced that all stolen funds have been recovered. The company stated that it is now working with legal authorities and experts to officially close the case. Since all funds have been returned, there are no remaining victims...
Kyrgyzstan’s President Signs Law to Establish Central Bank Digital Currency ‘Digital Som’
18.4.2025
President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan has signed a constitutional law on Thursday amending the existing law on the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was approved by the parliament on March 20, 2025. The primary aim of this constitutional law is to initiate a pilot project for a prototype...
Grocery Giant SPAR Dips Toe Into Crypto Payments
18.4.2025
SPAR, a global grocery retailer with a significant presence including over 13,900 stores across 48 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, is reportedly testing cryptocurrency payments in Switzerland. A post on Linkedin indicated that a SPAR store in Zug, Switzerland, is accepting bitcoin...
Von der Leyen: Global Tensions and Tariffs Reshape World Order, Diminishing Western Influence
18.4.2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns that global tensions, tariffs, and wars are reshaping the world order, with the West no longer holding its former influence. She highlights the U.S.-China power struggle and Putin’s ambitions as key disruptors, calling for the EU to take...
HTX Integrates Fireblocks Off-Exchange to Secure Institutional Trading
17.4.2025
HTX has integrated and launched Fireblocks Off-Exchange, a solution aimed at institutional trading. This integration enhances the platform’s security infrastructure and streamlines operations within a compliant framework. Fireblocks Off-Exchange enables institutions to securely trade digital assets...
Dollar Reined in After First Currency Control Free Week in Argentina
17.4.2025
The price of the U.S. dollar weakened during the first week after lifting the currency controls in Argentina, with the peso gaining ground and stabilizing at an exchange rate of 1,160 pesos per dollar. The rate, which is closer to the stronger side of the established fluctuation band, has spurred...
Trump’s Tariff Policy Threatens Dollar’s Safe Haven Status and Global Currency Dominance, Warns FX Strategist Wizman
17.4.2025
Recent data indicates a breakdown in the dollar’s traditional correlation with other markets, as investors seek refuge in currencies like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen, which have recently strengthened. Thierry Wizman, global FX and rates strategist at Macquarie Group, stated that...