The Japanese hotel and investment firm Metaplanet is now the 10th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world after its latest BTC accumulation spree. Metaplanet chief executive Simon Gerovich notes the firm purchased an additional 319 BTC worth $26.3 million at an average price of $82,549 per Bitcoin. The firm now holds a total of 4,525 […]

As anticipation builds for a potential altcoin season, investor sentiment remains conflicted amid growing concerns over the quality and transparency of many newly listed tokens. While some traders are positioning for an upside in smaller-cap digital assets, skepticism is mounting around the increasing number of questionable altcoins appearing on centralized exchanges. These tokens, often backed […]

Axiom, a rising meme coin trading platform on Solana, surpassed $100 million in daily volume on April 14, claiming half the market’s share. With a record 26,800 users trading that day, Axiom’s growth is driven by innovative tools, incentives, and viral community marketing. Solana Meme Platform Axiom Sees Record Surge in Users and Volume On […]

Key Takeaways: Tether is dedicating some of its Bitcoin hashrate for mining to Ocean, a decentralized mining pool. The move is aimed at giving solo miners strength and resisting censorship in block construction. Tether Labs Ventures has also invested in Ocean to develop Bitcoin-native infrastructure. The partnership is part of a broader trend towards decentralization […]

TL;DR Bybit partnered with Avalon Labs to offer BTC yield through a CeDeFi model, without requiring users to sell their assets. The system allows users to access cash loans using BTC as collateral and generate income by leveraging arbitrage in fixed-rate lending. Avalon is introducing a new functionality called BTCFi, aiming to integrate Bitcoin into […]

TL;DR Sui will integrate Babylon’s Bitcoin staking protocol and operate as a Bitcoin Secured Network in Phase 3 of the expansion plan. The integration allows BTC staking without bridges or custodians. Babylon will apply its protocol over Sui’s Mysticeti consensus, reinforcing its modular, multi-network approach to Proof-of-Stake. Sui announced that it will integrate the Bitcoin […]

Memecoins are once again a cheerful and furry market. $POPCAT is a new feline-themed token on the Solana blockchain that recently became the most-bought token in this recent memecoin bull run. It was last seen trading at $0.00001805, with a 41.73% price spike from 24 hours prior and an impressive 160.02% price rise in a […]

The total-value-locked (TVL) on Mantra’s RWA blockchain protocol reached a yearly high despite OM’s 90% price crash. Mantra TVL surges 500% following OM’s crash As of April 15, Mantra’s TVL (in OM terms) jumped to 4.21 million OM (~$3.24 million), an increase of over 500% from two days prior, according to data resource DefiLlama. Mantra’s […]

The price of XRP remains stable in an otherwise volatile market, currently selling at $2.15 with a an impressive 13% increase in the last seven days. The cryptocurrency holds on to being part of the top three digital currencies despite indicators pointing in varying directions. Though short-term price action indicates a period of consolidation, long-term […]

Popular economist Henrik Zeberg believes Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto will witness a huge burst to the upside due to central bank intervention. Zeberg tells his 179,800 followers on the social media platform X that he thinks the global economy is slowing down to the point that it is transitioning from growth to contraction. While the […]

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The U.S. has dissolved an investigation unit that played a leading role in countering North Korea's cryptocurrency laundering, raising questions …

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased another 3,459 BTC for US$285.8 million, bringing their total holdings to 531,644 Bitcoin. Despite ongoing trade war concerns, analysts remain bullish with price targets ranging from US$132k (Jamie Coutts) to US$250k (Charles Hoskinson) by 2025-2026. Other companies like Japanese Metaplanet, Semler Scientific and GameStop are joining the corporate Bitcoin adoption trend. […]

Bitcoin ETFs finally reversed course on Monday with a modest $1.4 million inflow, breaking a week-long outflow streak. Ether ETFs, however, extended their losing trend with a $5.98 million exit led by withdrawals from Fidelity’s FETH. Bitcoin ETFs Edge Back Into Positive Territory While Ether ETFs Log Another $6 Million Exit After 7 consecutive days […]

Key Takeaways: Apple’s App Store removed 14 unregistered crypto exchange apps in South Korea. Platforms including KuCoin and MEXC were barred for not registering with local authorities. Regulators say the move aims to prevent money laundering and protect investors. South Korea Intensifies Regulatory Pressure on Crypto Apps South Korea ramps up its campaign against unregistered […]

Bitcoin’s “apparent demand” has flipped from negative to positive for the first time in 2025, signaling growing accumulation by investors. With the cryptocurrency hovering near $86,000 and its market dominance surpassing 60%, analysts are debating whether this marks the start of a fresh rally toward all-time highs. A Breakout in the Making After weeks of […]

Market data shows PumpSwap, the decentralized exchange of memecoin launch platform Pump.Fun, processed $2.5 billion of trades last week. DefiLlama data shows that in the week of April 6, PumpSwap saw a trading volume increase of nearly 40% over the previous week starting on March 30, with its trading volume of $1.8 billion. Since its launch in […]

Bitcoin (BTC) stands above other crypto assets amid the ongoing economic turbulence, according to the digital asset investment management firm NYDIG. Greg Cipolaro, the global head of research at NYDIG, notes in a new analysis that crypto markets have remained largely stable despite the “carnage” in traditional financial markets. “Perpetual swap rates have been persistently […]

TL;DR Tether shifts its Bitcoin mining power to the OCEAN pool, reinforcing its commitment to decentralization and reducing reliance on traditional mining intermediaries. The deployment leverages the DATUM Gateway protocol, ensuring robust performance in low-bandwidth areas and granting miners the freedom to craft their own block templates. This strategic move not only enhances Bitcoin’s security […]

TL;DR SEC Delay: The decision on Grayscale’s Ethereum ETF staking proposal has been postponed from mid-April to June 1, 2025, extending the review period for the rule change. Proposal Details: The new proposal would allow Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust ETFs to stake their holdings, enabling them to earn additional yield while supporting the security of the […]

The cryptocurrency sector has demonstrated a degree of resilience over recent days, during which both Bitcoin and Ethereum have notched what might be taken as significant support levels. These levels could just as easily turn out to be precursors to more pronounced downward moves, but for now, they look like support. Part of the reason […]

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Buys Additional ¥3.8 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin Japanese technology firm Metaplanet has acquired an additional 319 bitcoin worth approximately ¥3.78 billion ($26.3 million), continuing its aggressive bitcoin accumulation strategy amid growing U.S.-China trade tensions. The Tokyo-listed company purchased the bitcoin at an average price of ¥11.85 million ($83,147) per coin, according to […]

A well-known cryptocurrency commentator thinks Ethereum is poised to reach new all-time highs, potentially setting off large gains for other smaller cryptocurrencies. The analyst, Alex Becker, shared his expert analysis on these points in a recent livestream where he was talking about Ethereum’s price action and what that may portend for the wider market. Ethereum […]

Bitcoin (BTC) might be climbing into trap as worrying pattern spotted

Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and KuCoin temporarily halted withdrawals yesterday (Monday) following a reported disruption at Amazon Web Services (AWS), their cloud service provider, Coindesk reported. Binance acknowledged the issue in a post on X. “We are aware of an issue impacting some services on the #Binance platform due to a temporary network interruption in the […]

In the more than two years that Colorado has accepted cryptocurrency as payment for state taxes, the amount Coloradans have submitted using the …

JPMorgan added British pound-denominated accounts to its blockchain-based payments network, Kinexys, aiming to fill a gap left by the stablecoin market’s predominant focus on the U.S. dollar. Kinexys enables corporate clients to transfer funds between JPMorgan accounts and currently processes over $2 billion in daily transactions. The GBP expansion follows the network’s recent capability to […]

Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has argued in a blog post that privacy must be a top priority for web3 developers as the risks associated with governments and corporations accessing individuals’ data grow. Previous assumptions that governments are well intentioned and that social culture will continue to progress in a positive direction are overly optimistic, according […]

Bloomberg analysts have observed that the leveraged XRP fund has more trading volume than the previously launched Solana futures ETFs. According to Kaiko, XRP trading primarily occurs outside the US and currently lacks a futures market, which could be an obstacle for ETF approval. However, increasing spot trading volume on US exchanges and the successful […]

Update April 15, 9:17 am in UTC: This article has been updated with information throughout. Binance, KuCoin, MEXC and other exchanges and wallet providers have been experiencing service issues due to a significant network interruption by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) were hit by an AWS data center outage, which reported “connectivity […]

A closely followed crypto strategist thinks that Bitcoin (BTC) is less than a week away from confirming a strong bullish reversal signal. Analyst Kevin Svenson tells his 161,000 followers on the social media platform X that he’s keeping a close watch on Bitcoin’s weekly relative strength index (RSI) indicator, a momentum oscillator that can help […]

During the largest annual cryptocurrency conference in Europe, Paris Blockchain Week, CryptoPotato had the chance to chat with Christopher Greenwood, the Head of Delivery at the Apex Fusion Foundation.  Hyper-focused on building a next-gen blockchain ecosystem with the goal of uniting the best of Web3, Apex Fusion is built by Cardano, Ethereum, and Polygon Edge […]