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🔔 Binance Introduces WalletConnect (WCT) as 67th Launchpool Project, Listing Set for April 15 !
Binance has announced WalletConnect (WCT) as its 67th Launchpool project, with farming starting on April 11, 2025. Users can stake BNB, FDUSD, or USDC to earn a share of 40 million WCT rewards over four days. WalletConnect is an open-source protocol that securely connects users to decentralized apps. WCT will be listed on April 15, 2025, with trading pairs including WCT/USDT, WCT/USDC, WCT/BNB, WCT/FDUSD, and WCT/TRY, and will carry a Seed Tag at launch.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/5a1eedebf6e54c418c326e44df8775b2
🔔 JUST IN: SEC Gives Green Light to Options Trading on Spot Ethereum ETFs !
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🔔 China to Increase Tariffs on Select U.S. Goods to 84%, Matching U.S. Hike !
China’s Tariff Commission will increase tariffs on select U.S. imports from 34% to 84% starting April 10, 2025, at 12:01 PM Beijing time. The decision follows the U.S. raising tariffs on Chinese goods to the same level on April 8.
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https://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202504/t20250409_3961684.htm
🔔 Aethir Joins Lineup for Binance’s Community Spot Listing Vote !
Binance opened its second “Vote to List” round on April 2, 2025, featuring several projects including Aethir (ATH), which focuses on decentralized cloud computing across Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum. Community voting runs until April 9, with final listings subject to Binance’s due diligence and approval process.
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https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/22358975143361
🔔 Ripple Acquires Hidden Road in $1.25 Billion Deal to Expand Institutional Crypto Services !
Ripple is acquiring prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion to expand its services for institutional investors. The deal, involving cash, XRP, and stock, will integrate Ripple's products like RLUSD and the XRP Ledger into Hidden Road's operations. With growing regulatory support for crypto in the U.S., the move positions Ripple to better serve major financial institutions.
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https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/04/08/ripple-hidden-road-acquistion-xrp/
🔔 Strategy Faces $5.9B Unrealized Loss as Bitcoin Slumps !
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, paused Bitcoin purchases last week despite a price dip, marking a rare break in its aggressive accumulation. With $35.6B in holdings and a Q1 unrealized loss of $5.91B, the firm is still pushing ahead with its bold $21B capital raise plan to expand BTC exposure, aiming for a 15% yield in 2025.
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https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/04/07/michael-saylor-strategy-5-9-billion-loss-bitcoin/
🔔 Thailand to Temporarily Halt Short Selling Amid Market Turbulence Triggered by U.S. Tariffs !
Thailand will temporarily ban short selling of stocks starting Tuesday, in response to global market volatility triggered by U.S. tariffs. The ban, excluding market makers, along with tighter trading limits, will remain in effect until no later than April 11, the Stock Exchange of Thailand announced following a special board meeting.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/thailand-temporarily-bans-short-selling-of-shares-to-calm-market-m96w6qkl
🔔 Crypto Crash Triggers $106M ETH Liquidation for Whale on Sky Protocol !
An ETH whale lost over $100 million on April 6 after a sharp price drop triggered liquidation of 67,570 ETH on Sky, a DeFi lending platform, due to falling below the required collateral ratio.
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https://maker.defiexplore.com/address/0x6bb8bc41e668b7c8ef3850486c9455b5c86830b3
🔔 Nearly 400,000 FTX Users Face $2.5B Shortfall Despite Repayment Efforts !
Nearly 400,000 FTX creditors risk losing a collective $2.5 billion after failing to start the mandatory KYC verification process by the March 3 deadline, per an April 2 court filing. Claims not verified by that date will be disallowed and expunged entirely.
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https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/FTXTradingLtdDocketNo122bk11068BankrDDelNov112022CourtDocket/50?doc_id=X1UGUACDJ749MPO8V3RHLBVMDVN
🔔 Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Scoops Up $13.4M in Coinbase Stock After Price Slide !
Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased $13.4M worth of Coinbase (COIN) shares across three ETFs on Friday as the stock dipped 5% amid broader market turmoil. ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF all added to their COIN holdings, with COIN now making up 9.4% of ARKF’s portfolio. The firm also bought Amazon shares and sold UiPath.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/349720/cathie-woods-ark-invest-buys-13-4-million-worth-of-coinbase-shares-following-5-dip
🔔 Wall Street Wipes Out More in a Day Than Entire Crypto Market's Value !
On April 4, the U.S. stock market lost $3.25 trillion in value—over $570 billion more than the entire crypto market's valuation—amid fears of President Trump's new tariffs. The Nasdaq 100 officially entered a bear market, with major tech stocks like Tesla, Nvidia, and Apple plunging. The Kobeissi Letter warned that continued tariffs could make a recession unavoidable, with U.S. stocks down $11 trillion since February.
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https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1908256430118875174
🔔 JUST IN: Grayscale Submits Filing to SEC for Solana ($SOL) ETF !
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896677/000095017025050885/gsol_s-1.htm
🔔 Unicoin CEO Urges SEC to Drop Probe, Citing Recent Case Dismissals !
Unicoin co-founder Alex Konanykhin is urging the SEC to drop its enforcement action against the firm, following the agency’s recent shift away from aggressive crypto regulation. Konanykhin, who denies allegations of fraud and unregistered securities, emphasized Unicoin’s transparency and noted the company had to relocate to Europe due to the scrutiny.
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https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article303398121.html
🔔 Binance Wallet to Host StakeStone Token Generation Event on April 3 !
Binance Wallet’s 8th Exclusive Token Generation Event with Stake Stone on PancakeSwap is set for April 3. Users need sufficient BNB in their Binance Wallet to participate.
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https://x.com/BinanceWallet/status/1907659538775302393
🔔 Unmarshal Launches Decentralized Network for Blockchain Data Indexing !
Unmarshal has launched its Decentralized Network, enabling a permissionless, scalable data layer for Web3. Partnering with EigenLayer and Kryon Network, it supports 50+ chains, allowing users to run nodes, stake, and delegate $MARSH. Participants can help secure the network while earning rewards.
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https://x.com/unmarshalai/status/1906698317628870752
🔔 21Shares Aims to Launch Dogecoin ETF as Meme Coin Trend Gains Steam !
21Shares filed for the first U.S. spot Dogecoin ETF, aiming to offer direct DOGE exposure via a regulated product. Coinbase Custody is named custodian, with backing from the House of Doge. DOGE rose 8% on the news. Approval is pending.
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https://x.com/21Shares/status/1909876206020837776
🔔 David Sacks Asserts Trump Has Been Vindicated Amid Market Resilience !
Crypto advocate David Sacks stated that some were hoping for Trump’s failure, even at the cost of market and economic stability. He added that those expectations were not met and claimed Trump has now been vindicated.
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https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1910035952283857213
🔔 On-Chain Data Reveals DWF Labs Subscribed to Trump-Linked WLFI Tokens at $0.10 !
On-chain data reveals that DWF Labs subscribed to 250 million WLFI tokens—linked to a Trump family project—at an average price of $0.10. This rate is significantly higher than previous rounds, marking a 6.67x increase from the first-round price and 2x from the second-round price.
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https://etherscan.io/tokentxns?a=0x53c902a9ef069f3b85e5e71f918c4d582f3063fa
🔔 JUST IN: White House Announces Enforcement of 104% Tariff Increase on Chinese Products !
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🔔 Binance Reveals Initial Delisting Vote Results, Plans to Remove 14 Tokens on April 16 !
Binance will delist 14 tokens, including BADGER, BAL, BETA, CREAM, CTXC, ELF, FIRO, HARD, NULS, PROS, SNT, TROY, UFT, VIDT, on April 16, 2025, following a thorough review and community vote. The decision factored in project activity, liquidity, security, transparency, and regulatory concerns. Other tokens not delisted in this round may still face removal in future evaluations.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/fac9c3e401da4cc8b604566fd261d70c
🔔 There is news on several crypto media websites that Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Joins Pakistan Crypto Council as Strategic Advisor
However there is only one source found for all those news, and that is https://www.techjuice.pk/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-joins-pakistan-crypto-council-as-strategic-advisor/
Some claimed that Bloomberg reported it but that is false as of now.
🔔 Binance Teams Up With Worldpay to Enable Apple Pay and Google Pay Crypto Purchases !
Binance has partnered with Worldpay® to allow users to buy crypto via Apple Pay and Google Pay, enhancing fiat-to-crypto access. In 2024, Binance expanded support to over 125 currencies, 1,000+ payment methods, and 20+ new countries, including mobile money options in nine African nations.
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https://www.binance.com/en/blog/fiat/5617597396134663849
🔔 BTC Falls Below $80K, ETH Drops Under $1.7K as ETH/BTC Ratio Hits 5-Year Low !
Bitcoin has dipped below $80,000 to $79,791.91, marking a 3.31% drop over the past 24 hours, while Ethereum has fallen more sharply, down 9.54% to $1,619.10, according to Binance data. The ETH/BTC ratio has declined to 0.02089, its lowest level in almost five years, signaling continued relative weakness in Ethereum compared to Bitcoin.
🔔 GMGN Co-Founder Says Tool Has Earned $60M in SOL !
Haze, co-founder of the meme-focused tool GMGN, revealed that the project has generated approximately $60 million worth of SOL in fees. He emphasized that none of the SOL has been sold, with all proceeds instead staked to help grow the Solana ecosystem. According to Haze, GMGN’s Solana transaction time has now improved to 0.58 seconds.
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https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2025/#/live/en
🔔 Ripple Lawsuit Takes Strange Turn as Man Fined $10M Claims to Possess 'Decisive Evidence' !
Justin Keener, previously fined $10M by the SEC, has requested to intervene in the Ripple case, claiming he holds crucial evidence on the definition of securities. Though the case is nearly closed, he says his data could protect the public from regulatory overreach.
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https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/ripple-case-filing-from-man-sued-by-sec-claims-new-evidence/
🔔 Tether CEO Says USDT Won’t Seek U.S. Regulatory Compliance, Hints at Launch of New Stablecoin !
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company isn’t worried about USDT being banned in the U.S., as it plans to launch a separate, compliant stablecoin. Tether remains focused on emerging markets and is also backing EU-compliant stablecoins after recent regulatory moves.
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https://decrypt.co/313442/tether-usdt-us-laws-needs-new-stablecoin-ceo
🔔 Coinbase Derivatives Prepares to Introduce Regulated XRP Futures as Rules Shift !
Coinbase Derivatives will launch XRP futures on April 21, 2025, following SEC regulatory clarity. The cash-settled contracts aim to expand institutional access to XRP.
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https://x.com/coinbaseinsto/status/1907903279247536639
🔔 SEC Acknowledges Fidelity’s Filing for Spot Solana ETF !
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https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/cboebzx/2025/34-102764.pdf
🔔 Coinbase Added Reserve Rights (RSR) to the Roadmap Today !
Coinbase has added Reserve Rights (RSR) to its roadmap. Trading will launch once market-making support and technical infrastructure requirements are met, with a separate announcement to follow.
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https://x.com/CoinbaseAssets/status/1907546080239050916
🔔 Sony Now Accepts USDC Payments in Singapore Online Store !
Sony Electronics Singapore now accepts USDC payments via Crypto.com on its online store, marking a first for consumer electronics in the region. To celebrate, Sony offers Crypto.com users rewards, including free LinkBuds Speakers and USDC credits for eligible purchases until April 30, 2025.
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https://crypto.com/en/company-news/sony-electronics-partners-with-cryptocom-to-welcome-direct-crypto-payment-in-singapore