Day

April 8, 2025

Trump tariff negotiations are ‘all about’ China deal — Raoul Pal

April 8, 20250
Global trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures may come to an end with a potential deal with China as investors remain concerned about escalation from both sides.Trump’s April 2 announcement of reciprocal import tariffs sent shockwaves through global equity and crypto markets. The measures include a 10% baseline tariff on...

How to use ChatGPT to turn crypto news into trade signals

April 8, 20250
Key takeawaysChatGPT can analyze crypto news headlines and generate actionable trade signals, helping traders make faster and more informed decisions.Well-crafted prompts are essential — the more specific your instructions, the more accurate and useful ChatGPT’s responses will be.News-based signals work best when combined with broader market context, like Bitcoin trends or altcoin momentum, for a...

Web3 active developers drop nearly 40% in one year

April 8, 20250
Weekly active developers in the crypto space dropped by almost 40% in one year as “narrative-led” developments took over the industry. Crypto data and analytics platform Artemis Terminal shows that on March 17, 2024, the number of active developers tagged on open-source repositories in a week was 12,380. The number dropped to around 7,600 on March...

Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

April 8, 20250
Blockchain-based payments network Ripple announced it has acquired crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road following its win in a long-running battle with securities regulators in the United States.Ripple is acquiring Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal, one of the largest-ever acquisitions in the crypto industry, the company officially announced on April 8.With Hidden Road’s $3...

Panicked Bitcoiner mistakenly pays over $70K of BTC in fees

April 8, 20250
One presumably panicked Bitcoin user paid nearly 0.75 BTC ($70,500) in a replace-by-fee (RBF) transaction fee.The transaction in question was sent about 30 minutes after midnight UTC on April 8. It was the second attempt at performing an RBF that changed the transaction’s target address, sending 0.48 Bitcoin ($37,770) with 0.2 BTC of change ($16,357).Second...

MEV bot loses $180K in ETH from access control exploit

April 8, 20250
A maximal extractable value (MEV) bot lost about $180,000 in Ether after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its access control systems. On April 8, blockchain security firm SlowMist reported that the MEV bot lost 116.7 Ether (ETH) because of the lack of access control. Threat researcher Vladimir Sobolev, also known as Officer’s Notes on X,...

Cathie Wood’s ARK bags $26M in Coinbase shares, unloads Bitcoin ETF

April 8, 20250
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 announced new trade tariffs on April 2, according to trading data...

Bitcoin may rival gold as inflation hedge over next decade — Adam Back

April 8, 20250
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 rising inflation and monetary instability across global economies will drive broader...

The gold standard is back — Stablecoins need to rethink what ‘backing’ really means

April 8, 20250
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 like fiat currencies or commodities. Stablecoins are engineered to maintain a...

Nigerian court postpones Binance tax evasion case to end of April: Report

April 8, 20250
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 the same day to invalidate an order allowing for...
1 2 3 4

Recent Articles

Blockstream debuts Simplicity as Bitcoin’s answer to Ethereum’s Solidity
July 31, 2025
99% of CFOs plan to use crypto long term, 23% within two years: Deloitte
July 31, 2025
The rise of Money2: The next financial system has already begun
July 31, 2025

Text Widget

Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Donec sed odio dui. Etiam porta sem malesuada.

Post Category