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Have altcoins hit the bottom? Bitcoin price bounces 5% from $59.7K low

Bitcoin is attempting to reclaim support after dipping below $60,000, while traders dare to dream of an altcoin rebound.

Nigeria’s crypto reputation will prevail despite recent setbacks — Exchange exec

Oladotun Akangbe, the chief marketing officer of Flincap, stated controversies in the Nigerian crypto space are to be expected, considering the country’s growing crypto adoption.

BlackRock ETF close to overtaking Grayscale, despite second-lowest daily inflows

BlackRock's IBIT ETF could soon flip Grayscale's GBTC, to become the largest ETF by Bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin halving could ‘indirectly’ affect cryptocurrency regulation

Increased focus on Bitcoin during the halving period may shape its future regulation and other cryptocurrencies.

Tether announces restructuring to go beyond stablecoins

With the new divisions, Tether aims to expand its mission to provide a range of new infrastructure solutions, investments and services.

Pricing aggregators caused Pax Dollar to depeg

Despite potential price fluctuations on different trading venues, USDP will always remain redeemable for $1 on Paxos, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph.

OKX, Binance and Bybit monthly volumes tripled since late 2023

According to Bybit data, the growth trend of CEXs has failed to overtake the growth rate of decentralized exchanges (DEX), as major DEX Uniswap v3 increased volumes by 320%.

Tokenized asset market could hit $16T on public blockchains — RippleX VP

Institutional investors, asset managers and banks are racing to bring financial assets on-chain in a market estimated to grow to $16 trillion in value.

Arkansas house passes bills restricting crypto mining

Much of the debate surrounds whether Act 851 should be changed and how specific those changes should be.

Sweden demands $90M in outstanding tax from crypto miners

The Swedish Tax Agency found several crypto firms provided misleading business descriptions to avoid paying taxes between 2020 and 2023.

Binance gets Dubai crypto license following CZ’s departure: Report

The full regulatory license could turn the tides for Binance, which has been under intense regulatory scrutiny for at least two years.

Binance to return to India after paying $2M fine for non-compliance: Report

Binance and nine foreign crypto exchanges were blocked in India over non-compliance with local AML regulations.

Omni Network token falls 55% after airdrop, fake token completely rugs

Omni Network’s token price has halved just 18 hours after its test net users and some NFT holders were airdropped the token.

Binance’s $1B emergency ‘SAFU’ fund now makes up 3% of UDSC supply

Binance's billion-dollar emergency fund was previously held in three wallets — held in Bitcoin, Tether, True USD, and BNB.

Yuga Labs offloads 2 NFT games amid effort to 'unshackle' BAYC team

Yuga Labs has sold off the intellectual property rights of two of its games to Web3 gaming firm Faraway.

Former Ethereum dev Virgil Griffith asks for resentencing in North Korea case

Griffith’s attorneys are asking for a sentence reduction from 63 months to 51 months or less.

Gary Gensler’s resignation ‘troll’ post disappoints Crypto X

SEC’s Gary Gensler managed to excite, then rudely disappoint crypto fans with a "legendary and respectable troll thread.”

Ernst & Young taps ZK-proofs on Ethereum to automate contracts

EY said it chose Ethereum instead of a private network as it is cheaper, more confidential and prevents a party from gaining a “strategic advantage” over another.

Solana price takes another tumble — Can SOL hold above $130?

Solana price is down 21% in a week, but on-chain and derivatives data highlights investors’ confidence that the network can overcome recent hurdles.

Bitcoin halving searches on Google is at its highest point ever

Excitement around the upcoming Bitcoin halving has seen a continued increase in searches for the term on Google.

Magic Eden passed Blur as leading NFT marketplace in March: CoinGecko

CoinGecko cited Magic Eden’s new Diamond reward program and its ongoing commitment to support creator royalties as the main catalysts.

Elizabeth Warren supports enhanced U.S. sanction options for stablecoins

The senator wants new sanctions authority included in stablecoin legislation, but the Lummis-Gillibrand bill will disappoint her.

Mango Markets exploiter trial heads to jury

Avi Eisenberg could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of commodities fraud and manipulation related to his alleged October 2022 exploit of Mango Markets.

The next ICO boom is coming — and it will be better than 2018

Thanks to the ICO busts of 2018 and the SEC's newfound attention for a raft of altcoins, scrutiny of new projects has become much higher than in the past.

Bitcoin slips below $60K, but some traders aren’t turning bearish on BTC just yet

Despite Bitcoin briefly falling below the $60,000 mark, the cycle could be entering a reaccumulation period, according to one crypto analyst.

Pi Network reaches 10M KYC'd users, but token is still not tradeable

The centralized app reached 10 million verified accounts while critics contend it doesn’t benefit users.

Bitcoin bull Pompliano says BTC will be bigger than gold and ‘the leader in the recovery’

Anthony Pompliano says Bitcoin is digital gold, remains the best savings tool and will continue to outperform for years to come.

Price analysis 4/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB

Bitcoin price descends to new lows, dragging altcoins down with it just days before the long-awaited BTC supply halving.

Pro-crypto Super PAC backs winners of Democratic primaries for House seats

Democratic candidates in Texas and Alabama both won their primary races after receiving a combined $3.7 million in financial support from the Protect Progress Super PAC.

MeWe social network boss says blockchain can solve the TikTok problem

CEO Jeffrey Edell laid out a six-point plan for social media companies planning the transition to blockchain.

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