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‘No signs’ of Bitcoin miner capitulation despite plummeting revenue

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ji said that despite a drop in Bitcoin mining revenues since the halving, Bitcoin miners haven’t shown any signs of capitulation.

BlackRock's BUIDL becomes the world’s largest tokenized treasury fund

It took less than six weeks for the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund to surpass Franklin Templeton’s one year old tokenized treasury fund.

Bitcoin’s ‘euphoria phase’ cools, but a BTC bottom could be near — Glassnode

Data suggests that newer investors are behind Bitcoin’s sell-off, but sell-side exhaustion will eventually mark BTC’s price bottom.

US Court to hear proposed remedies from Terraform Labs, Do Kwon in May

The SEC proposed that Do Kwon and Terraform pay roughly $5.3 billion in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties, while the firm’s team suggested only $1 million.

CZ sentenced: A chronology of Binance’s legal battles in the US

Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for violating U.S. money laundering laws.

Physical version of gold-backed token replaces Zimbabwe dollar

The country has struggled with an unstable currency for years, but now it will have one backed by reserves three times larger than its issuance.

Changpeng Zhao four-month prison sentence lighter than expected

Prosecutors initially sought to charge the former Binance executive with 36 months.

Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem thrives despite market correction

The Bitcoin DApp ecosystem has been reinvigorated by the invention of native protocols such as Ordinals and Inscriptions last year.

Bitcoin falls under $60K as BTC‘s futures premium drops to a 5-month low

Bitcoin price revisits recent lows as the BTC futures premium falls to a 5-month low. Is the bull market over?

Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison

Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, pleaded guilty in November to violating U.S. money laundering laws and had been free to travel in the United States on a $175 million bond.

US Justice Dept charges Roger Ver with tax fraud

The early crypto investor, often called ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes.

Coinbase integrates Lightning Network for Bitcoin transactions

The integration brings instantaneous transfers on the layer-2 Lightning Network to the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange.

Hong Kong Bitcoin, Ether ETFs attract over $200M on day 1

The amount of assets under management remains muted compared to the billions of dollars attracted by U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in January.

April sees $25M in exploits and scams, marking historic low ― CertiK

Losses from hacks and scams reached their lowest level since 2022 when CertiK first started recording the data, with flash loan attacks and private key hacks decreasing.

Bitcoin sells the news on Hong Kong ETF debut — Will BTC hold $60K?

Bitcoin could continue its decline below the $60,000 psychological mark after the debut of Hong Kong ETFs proved to be a sell-the-news event.

Patrick McHenry accuses Gary Gensler of misleading US lawmakers over Ether

The chair of the U.S. House Financial Service Committee alluded to claims in Consensys’s recent lawsuit against the SEC, suggesting an investigation into Ether as a security.

Web3 gaming won’t exist in 5 years, $656K for best crypto game pitch: Web3 Gamer

Crypto VCs reveal why last cycle’s games sucked, Mega Cricket League review, plus $656K up for grabs in crypto game Shark Tank: Web3 Gamer.

Bitcoin sub-$60K levels in focus after daily crypto liquidations near $300M

Bitcoin bears are out in force with BTC price trajectory quickly headed back to $60,000.

Is mysterious ΑΙ ‘gpt2-chatbot’ OpenAI's next upgrade in disguise?

A powerful new AI chatbot called “gpt2-chatbot” appears on LMSYS Chat and has sparked speculation whether it could be OpenAI's unreleased GPT-5 or a supercharged GPT-2.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF daily inflow on halt for 4 days

While some crypto observers are concerned about IBIT’s inflow halt, others say it’s more normal than the 71-day inflow streak it has recorded.

London’s ‘Joe Rogan’ and crypto advocate Brian Rose makes bid for mayor

The former Wall Street and City of London banker is making his second bid to become mayor of London.

Web3 gaming needs to shift from play-to-earn to ‘play-and-earn’ — Bitget

The industry could see a shift toward player-centric Web3 games this cycle as Web2 founders enter the GameFi space, according to Bitget’s managing director.

Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands ‘comes to Bitcoin’

Animoca’s move into Bitcoin involves the Opal Protocol and BLIF token, which were initiated by Animoca and Darewise.

Safe token drops 42% after enabling transfers

Safe’s decentralized autonomous organization enabled token transferability on April 23 after achieving several milestones.

Karak has 'good chance' of becoming next EigenLayer after EIGEN airdrop disappointment

EigenLayer’s decision to ban U.S. and Canada-based airdrop participants could lead to a mass exodus to other restaking protocols. So will Karak become the next EigenLayer?

Dead protocol leaks crypto funds from hacked pool

Approximately $181,000 worth of crypto assets was drained from Yield Protocol’s strategic contracts present on the Arbitrum blockchain.

Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have tough debut on first-day trading

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have started trading in Hong Kong, but day-one trading volumes were a fraction of those recorded in the United States in January 2024.

Apple poaches Google AI staff, creates ‘secretive’ laboratory: Report

Apple has reportedly been luring experts from Google in its efforts to catch up with Big Tech companies in the race to develop and deploy high-level AI models.

ZK systems will have their ChatGPT moment — Telos Foundation

Cointelegraph asked professionals working with zero-knowledge technology to get their insights on the current state of ZK.

Ripple breaks ground in Japan, SBI Group to use XRPL for supply chain solutions

Ripple has partnered with HashKey DX to introduce XRP Ledger-based blockchain solutions to the Japanese market.

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