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April 16, 2025

UFC boss Dana White becomes VeChain adviser to push blockchain mainstream

April 16, 20250
VeChain, a layer-1 blockchain platform focused on real-world applications, has added Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White as its newest official adviser to raise more mainstream awareness of blockchain technology.White, also the founder of Power Slap, will join VeChain’s advisory board next to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Konstantin Novoselov to drive real-world blockchain adoption through...

Real estate fintech Janover doubles Solana holdings with $10.5M buy

April 16, 20250
Real estate-focused financial technology firm Janover has acquired 80,567 Solana tokens for roughly $10.5 million.According to an April 15 announcement, with its latest purchase, Janover’s Solana (SOL) holdings reached 163,651.7 — worth about $21.2 million, including staking rewards. With this investment, the amount of Solana per each of the 1.5 million shares reached 0.11 SOL,...

Bitcoin Treasury bonds may help US refinance $14T debt — VanEck exec

April 16, 20250
VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt.Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury bonds with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) — at the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit 2025 on April 15.The new 10-year bonds would...

What is a VTuber, and how do you become one in 2025?

April 16, 2025, 0
Key takeawaysA Vtuber is a real person behind a digital avatar, blending performance, storytelling, and creativity to connect with audiences through livestreams, games, podcasts, and more.Becoming a VTuber involves designing a unique avatar (2D or 3D), using motion capture for animation, and leveraging software tools like Live2D, VSeeFace, and AI voice modifiers.In 2025, VTubing success...

CleanSpark to start selling Bitcoin in 'self-funding' pivot

April 16, 20250
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 with Coinbase Prime, the institutional brokerage division of the...

Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account

April 16, 20250
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 on April 15, disclosing that the compromised account had administrative...

Here’s what happened in crypto today

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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 are active. Strive urges Intuit to buy Bitcoin after converting GameStopStrive...

Mantra CEO plans to burn team’s tokens in bid to win community trust

April 16, 20250
Mantra CEO John Mullin said he is planning to burn all of his team’s tokens in order to win back the trust of the network’s community following the sudden collapse of the Mantra (OM) token on April 13.“I’m planning to burn all of my team tokens and when we turn it around the community and...

Strive targets Intuit for Bitcoin buys after orange-pilling GameStop

April 16, 20250
Fresh from successfully convincing game retailer GameStop to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet, Strive Asset Management CEO Matt Cole has now set his sights on fintech firm Intuit to do the same.Cole said in an April 14 open letter to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi that Intuit’s growth is admirable, but Bitcoin (BTC) is the...

UK lawmaker’s X account hacked to boost scam ‘House of Commons Coin’

April 16, 20250
The X account of UK member of Parliament and Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, was hacked to promote a scam crypto token.In a series of now-deleted posts on April 15, Powell’s X account shared links to a token called the House of Commons Coin (HOC), describing it as “a community driven digital...
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