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10 days until halving: Bitcoin mining profitability won’t necessarily fall

The increasing Bitcoin network fees could complement miner revenue post-halving thanks to the emergence of Ordinals inscriptions and BTCFi, according to Acheron Trading’s CEO.

Japanese investment firm sees stock price soar after adopting Bitcoin

Metaplanet is following MicroStrategy’s lead by announcing that it will use Bitcoin as a treasury hedge asset.

How DePINs are connecting farmers and businesses via blockchain

With more than 160,000 farmers already onboarded in Indonesia and Colombia, Farmsent taps the Peaq blockchain as its layer-1 backbone to revolutionize the global food commodity trade.

Bitcoin ETFs see surprise $200M outflow — Will the new $69K support hold?

BTC price action takes an uncertain turn as weak Bitcoin ETF inflows spark nervousness.

Solana project launches delayed due to extended network congestion

New projects, especially those planning token launches, have been put on hold until the technical difficulties around Solana’s network congestion and transaction errors are resolved.

Decentralized science (DeSci), explained

Unlocking the potential of blockchain, DeSci revolutionizes scientific research, empowering global collaboration, transparency and ownership of knowledge.

Microsoft AI to make long-term investments in the UK — CEO

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said the firm plans to make a “significant, long-term investment” in the U.K. as they start hiring “passionate innovators.”

BitMEX co-founder must face suit over ‘God Access’ trading desk, judge rules

District Judge Andrew Carter said Benjamin Delo “was central” to an alleged scheme to use customer information to manipulate prices on the exchange.

SushiSwap team treasury takeover looks likely, despite heated debate

Voting for and against the proposal was evenly matched but recently tipped in favor of the ‘yay,' despite continued criticism of the plan on social media. Voting ends April 10.

Nifty News: LA’s Bored Ape lovers go hungry, Bitcoiners sell $500 Game Boy dupe and more

California’s Bored Ape burger place in Long Beach is shutting down though it hasn’t ruled out a U.S. reopening and a Bitcoin-based gaming console is reportedly set to sell for a cool $500.

Base overtakes Arbitrum for most active addresses so far this month

Coinbase layer-2 network Base has seen a strong start to April with active addresses outpacing Arbitrum.

Ethereum boosts 8% amid ‘ultra-strong’ social and market activity

Derivatives traders are targeting higher strike prices for Ethereum by the end of April.

BTC halving to fuel ‘raging firesale of crypto assets’ — Arthur Hayes

Cryptocurrencies are headed for intense turbulence in the second half of April, spurred by the Bitcoin halving and a Fed “bag of tricks,” says the BitMEX co-founder.

Solana devs target April 15 for failed TX fix — it’s ‘not a design flaw’

Solana’s percentage of failed non-vote transactions went over 75% last week, and developers are now targeting a fix to be implemented on April 15.

SEC defers decision on Bitwise, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF options

The April 8 delay decision impacts proposed options trading on spot Bitcoin ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange, namely those from Bitwise and Grayscale.

Bitcoin surge to $72K driven by macro factors, not just spot BTC ETF inflows

Bitcoin’s rally is likely influenced by persistent inflation, student debt forgiveness policies, and global trade restrictions.

1 in 6 new Base meme coins are scams, 91% have vulnerabilities

A new analysis of 1000 new meme coins on Base suggests 91% have at least one security vulnerability while 16.9% are outright scams.

Bitcoin halving could be a ‘sell-the-news’ event, at least for a few months

Analysts say Bitcoin’s halving could be a sell-the-news event as short-term speculators and BTC ETF purchasers book profits.

Clearstream joins ECB wholesale CBDC trials with tokenized securities

The Deutsche Börse subsidiary is the only central securities depository taking part in the first phase of digital euro preparations.

Hester Peirce blasts SEC, Gurbir Grewal rejects SEC criticism: Law Decoded

Gurbir Grewal, the director of the Division of Enforcement at the SEC, has pushed back against criticism that the regulator is making up rules on crypto as it goes along.

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