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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan expects Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and UBS to allow their advisors to easily access Bitcoin ETFs this year
https://www.theblock.co/post/352521/bitwise-cio-big-four-wirehouses-bitcoin-etfs-record-inflows
Vitalik Buterin introduced his personal focuses for 2025:
1. Ethereum, particularly:
• L1 long-term roadmap (eg. single-slot finality, long-term VM, statelessness, security / resilience / decentralization)
• full-stack security, open source and privacy: ensuring Ethereum is usable in a way that is highly secure, free of centralized intermediaries and privacy-friendly, incl higher up the stack (apps, wallets...)
• Big-picture d/acc:
• comms tools, info and social layer, mechanism design eg. governance, pubgoods/open source funding
• cryptography, OS, hardware, physical infra, bio defense
https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0x011a5e2f
KuCoin Launches $2 Billion Initiative: The Trust Project
https://x.com/kucoincom/status/1917499084971139458
Arthur Hayes repeats $1 million bitcoin price prediction by 2028: 'It’s time to go long everything'
https://www.theblock.co/post/352482/arthur-hayes-repeats-1-million-bitcoin-price-prediction-by-2028
Libre will tokenize $500 million of Telegram debt in the form of the blockchain-based Telegram Bond Fund on the TON network.
Libre has already tokenized over $200 million in assets across funds from leading institutions including BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane and Laser Digital.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/30/telegram-s-ton-takes-on-real-world-assets-with-libre-s-usd500m-tokenized-bond-fund
Netherlands-based neobank bunq has begun letting users invest in cryptocurrencies using a Kraken-powered service
The service rolled out to users in six European nations, including France, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, while enabling users to invest in over 300 digital assets.
https://decrypt.co/316900/european-neobank-bunq-kraken-crypto-service
TMTG Plans to Launch Truth Social Token and Unveils Ecosystem Development Plans
https://api.mziq.com/mzfilemanager/v2/d/83a9acb7-4ada-4a58-97e4-257b49aec76b/4f84edfe-08f2-6818-e184-5a691b3f6cd8
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 62.93%
Market Cap - $2.99T
BTC - $95,076.74 (+0.31%)
ETH - $1,810.12 (+0.42%)
XRP - $2.24 (-1.81%)
BNB - $603.66 (-0.6%)
SOL - $148.1 (+0.5%)
SUI - $3.55 (+0.22%)
LAYER - $3.1 (+1.1%)
https://dropstab.com
The UK government has released draft crypto rules proposing new regulated activities like operating trading exchanges and issuing stablecoins
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-cryptoasset-rules-to-drive-growth-and-protect-consumers
Eric Trump says crypto payments will be allowed for Trump Tower Dubai
https://x.com/DeItaone/status/1917210276220264502
1inch is now available on Solana for seamless on-chain swaps
https://x.com/1inch/status/1917121714435101004
Vitalik Buterin Introduces Twin goals of EF:
1. Usage of Ethereum - but usage of a type where users are actually benefiting from Ethereum's underlying properties
2. Resilience and decentralization of Ethereum - viewed holistically, focused on addressing points of weakness anywhere in the stack
https://x.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1917027222398886364
Bithumb will list AI16Z
https://feed.bithumb.com/notice/1648304
Ethereum Foundation Introduces its objectives for the next 12 months:
- Scaling Ethereum L1
- Scaling blobs
- Improving UX
https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/04/28/next-chapter
Mastercard is expanding support for stablecoin payments, working with Circle, Nuvei and Paxos to enable direct merchant settlement
The company is partnering with OKX to launch the "OKX Card," linking crypto trading and Web3 spending to Mastercard’s merchant network.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/28/mastercard-unveils-end-to-end-stablecoin-capabilities-will-launch-card-with-okx
FIFA Collect is migrating the platform to the FIFA Blockchain, an EVM-compatible blockchain
https://collect.fifa.com/migration-faq
Tether CEO talks about the USDT and ensuring legal use
https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1917514872524529824
Binance Futures Launched USDⓈ-Margined PUNDIXUSDT and CTKUSDT Perpetual Contracts
https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/63155163bce541f5856d416efa71c6e8
Eric Trump: ‘If banks don’t watch what’s coming, they’ll be extinct in ten years’
“The modern financial system is broken, it’s slow, it’s expensive,” Eric Trump told CNBC in the UAE.
“There’s nothing that can be done on blockchain that can’t be done better than the way that the current financial institutions are working. SWIFT is an absolute disaster,” Eric Trump said on Tuesday, referring to the global international messaging network for financial transactions.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/eric-trump-if-banks-dont-watch-whats-coming-theyll-be-extinct-in-ten-years-.html
SEC Drops PayPal PYUSD Probe
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001633917/000163391725000064/pypl-20250331.htm
BlackRock files for Digital share class (DLT Shares) of its $150 billion money market fund
https://x.com/cointelegraph/status/1917368444216819750
The SEC will likely see final decisions on a lot of the crypto ETPs in Q4
https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1917270094734057855
The SEC delays decision on the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF. The new deadline for approval, denial, or further action is now June 15, 2025.
The SEC has extended its deadline to decide on the Franklin XRP Fund spot ETF. A decision is now due by June 17, 2025.
https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/nysearca/2025/34-102942.pdf
Binance has announced the 14th TGE on Binance Wallet with B² Network via PancakeSwap
Subscription: April 30, 2025 from 8:00 - 10:00 UTC
Eligibility: The required Alpha Points threshold will be announced on April 30 before the subscription starts.
Additional 8,400,000 B2 will be allocated to future marketing campaigns.
https://x.com/BinanceWallet/status/1917202263640297786
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Upbit lists SIGN today
https://upbit.com/service_center/notice?id=5076
Former Deutsche Bank Executive Joe Salama Appointed Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer
https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1916920725937787199
Arizona’s second Bitcoin Reserve Bill SB 1373 has passed the final vote.
Both bills will now head to Governor Katie Hobbs’ desk for final approval.
https://bitcoinlaws.io/at
https://x.com/cointelegraph/status/1917058960776892581
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 62.76%
Market Cap - $3.00T
BTC - $94,768.79 (+0.86%)
ETH - $1,804.6 (+1.09%)
XRP - $2.28 (+1.31%)
BNB - $607 (+0.49%)
SOL - $147.57 (-0.79%)
SUI - $3.56 (+0.05%)
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Binance has announced the 13th TGE on Binance Wallet with Milky Way Zone via PancakeSwap
Subscription: April 29, 2025 from 8:00 - 10:00 UTC
Eligibility: The required Alpha Points threshold will be announced on April 29 before the subscription starts
Additional 20,000,000 MILK will be allocated to future marketing campaigns
https://x.com/BinanceWallet/status/1916764363828207996