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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...
Ethena Labs, Securitize unveil 'Converge' network roadmap
17.4.2025
Ethena Labs, the developer of the USDe synthetic dollar (USDe), and financial technology company Securitize, released a preliminary roadmap for their upcoming Converge network, a high-throughput blockchain focused on real-world assets and decentralized finance (DeFi).According to the announcement...
Eliza Labs launches auto.fun, a no-code AI spin on Pump.Fun
17.4.2025
Eliza Labs, the developer behind the AI agent framework ai16z, announced the launch of auto.fun, a new no-code platform allowing users to launch AI agents on Web3 applications.According to an April 17 announcement, auto.fun allows for the creation, deployment and monetization of AI agents...
DWF Labs Unveils $25M Investment in Trump-Backed Liberty Financial and Plans for USD1 Stablecoin Liquidity
17.4.2025
Dubai-based DWF Labs has announced a strategic expansion into the United States with the opening of a new office in New York City, alongside a $25 million purchase of World Liberty Financial (WLFI) governance tokens. The investment in WLFI, a decentralized finance protocol backed by President...
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial gets $25M investment from DWF Labs
16.4.2025
Crypto market maker DWF Labs announced a $25 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by US President Donald Trump and his sons, as the company expands into the United States with an office in New York City. On April 16, Dubai-based...
Resolv Labs Raises $10M as Crypto Investor Appetite for Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Soars
16.4.2025
Stablecoins are "perfect rails for yield distribution," the protocol's CEO and founder Ivan Kozlov said in an interview
Trump-Family Backed World Liberty Gets $25M Investment From DWF Labs
16.4.2025
DWF Labs opened a New York office and invested in World Liberty Financial, backing its stablecoin USD1 and decentralized finance growth
Ethena Fined €600K by German Regulator and Ordered to Reverse USDe Token Issuance
16.4.2025
Ethena GmbH has been ordered by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to wind up its business related to the issuance of its USDe tokens. BaFin revealed it found serious deficiencies in Ethena GmbH’s operations during the authorization procedure and imposed sanctions...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
15.4.2025
Today in crypto, Strive is urging Inuit to buy Bitcoin after it successfully convinced GameStop to do so, Ethena Labs exited Germany after regulators flagged “deficiencies” in its USDe stablecoin, and El Salvador central bank data shows just 11% of registered Bitcoin service providers...
Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account
15.4.2025
A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected.Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident...
Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account
15.4.2025
A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected.Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident...
CleanSpark to start selling Bitcoin in 'self-funding' pivot
15.4.2025
CleanSpark will start selling a portion of the Bitcoin earned from its mining operations each month in a bid to become financially self-sufficient, the US Bitcoin miner said on April 15. In addition, CleanSpark secured a $200 million credit facility backed by Bitcoin (BTC) through an agreement...
CleanSpark to start selling Bitcoin in 'self-funding' pivot
15.4.2025
CleanSpark will start selling a portion of the Bitcoin earned from its mining operations each month in a bid to become financially self-sufficient, the US Bitcoin miner said on April 15. In addition, CleanSpark secured a $200 million credit facility backed by Bitcoin (BTC) through an agreement...
Should Bitcoin investors worry about flat inflows to the spot BTC ETFs?
15.4.2025
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds saw a total of $872 million in net outflows between April 3 and April 10, causing traders to wonder if overall interest in Bitcoin is fading. The strong selling pressure began on April 3, as global trade tensions increased and fears of an economic...
Should Bitcoin investors worry about flat inflows to the spot BTC ETFs?
15.4.2025
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds saw a total of $872 million in net outflows between April 3 and April 10, causing traders to wonder if overall interest in Bitcoin is fading. The strong selling pressure began on April 3, as global trade tensions increased and fears of an economic...
3iQ’s Canadian Solana ETF selects Figment as staking provider
15.4.2025
Blockchain infrastructure provider Figment has been selected as the staking provider for 3iQ’s newly approved Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), underscoring Canada’s continued efforts toward adoption of digital asset financial products.Figment will enable institutional staking for...