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More than 70 US crypto ETFs await SEC decision this year — Bloomberg

More than 70 cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are slated for review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year. According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the list includes proposed ETFs holding a range of assets, from altcoins to memecoins to derivatives instruments. “Everything from XRP, Litecoin and Solana to Penguins, Doge and 2x

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Nasdaq-listed Upexi shares up 630% after $100M raise, SOL treasury

Upexi, a brand owner that specializes in supply chain management, is diversifying into the cryptocurrency sector. On April 21, the company announced a $100 million raise, with over 90% earmarked for building a Solana (SOL) treasury strategy. After the announcement, shares of Upexi have skyrocketed from a $2.30 close on April 17 to $16.79 at

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Media

Dow plunges 1,000 points as Trump attacks Fed’s Powell, trade uncertainty weighs

Stocks fell on Monday as investors watched for signs of progress on trade talks, and after President Donald Trump continued criticizing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points, or 2.8%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 2.9% and 3.2%, respectively. Trump, in a post

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Consensys, Solana, and Uniswap CEO donated to Trump's $239M inauguration fund

New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund after the results of the 2024 election.  According to FEC filings made public on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams donated more than $245,000,

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Price analysis 4/21: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK

The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time high, and Bitcoin (BTC) also showed strength, rising above $88,000.  BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom chief investment officer Arthur Hayes believes it may be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin below

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Media

China threatens countermeasures against countries that ‘appease’ US on trade war

China has threatened to take countermeasures against any country that strikes trade deals with the U.S. at Beijing’s expense. China’s Commerce Ministry issued the warning in a statement on Monday in the latest round of rhetoric surrounding the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. “China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at

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Bitcoiner PlanB slams ETH: ‘Centralized & premined’ shitcoin

Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin. PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded with a new posting stating, “Ethereum is really not looking good now.” Source: PlanB

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Unlocking the potential of dormant Bitcoin in DeFi

Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAO Bitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet a huge percentage of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply remains dormant for years, meaning the crypto market

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Bitcoin price tops $88.5K as BTC doubles down on stocks decoupling

Bitcoin (BTC) doubled down on its divergence from stocks at the April 21 Wall Street open as US trade war tensions escalated.  BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trade war reactions fuel BTC price gains Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD matching month-to-date highs above $88,000. Bitcoin continued higher after the weekly close

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CZ receives fake ‘Grok’ coins amid new wave of Elon Musk scam tokens

Scammers are once again capitalizing on the popularity of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, with fake tokens again emerging as part of potential phishing attacks. A wallet linked to former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao received 90 million fake Grok (GROK) tokens on April 21, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The tokens are

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