The cryptocurrency market is still recycling old narratives, with few new trends yet to emerge and replace the dominant themes in the first quarter of 2025. Artificial intelligence tokens and memecoins were the dominant crypto narrative in the first quarter of 2025, accounting for 62.8% of investor interest, according to a quarterly research report by… Continua a leggere AI tokens, memecoins dominate crypto narratives in Q1 2025: CoinGecko
Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon saw $1.26 billion in BTC unstaked from its platform, reducing the protocol’s total value locked by 32%. On April 17, blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged several addresses that had unstaked a total of 14,929 Bitcoin (BTC) from the staking platform. The security firm flagged four addresses that had unstaked 299 BTC,… Continua a leggere Babylon total value locked drops 32% as wallets unstake $1.2B in Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is involved in discussions on establishing strategic digital asset reserves with several countries, its CEO, Richard Teng, reportedly said. Binance has been advising multiple governments on establishing strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserves and formulating crypto asset regulations, Teng said in an interview with the Financial Times on April 17. “We have actually received… Continua a leggere Binance helps countries with Bitcoin reserves, crypto policies, says CEO
Bitcoin (BTC) has a new gold-inspired $155,000 target, as analysis describes both assets as “remarkably impressive.” In a post on X on April 16, trading and analytics account Cryptollica predicted BTC/USD would copy gold to hit new all-time highs. Analysis sees key BTC price similarities to gold Bitcoin has made headlines for its inability to… Continua a leggere Bitcoin gold copycat move may top $150K as BTC stays 'impressive'
North Korean hackers linked to the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit are reportedly targeting crypto developers using fake recruitment tests infected with malware. Cybersecurity outlet The Hacker News reported that crypto developers have received coding assignments from malicious actors posing as recruiters. The coding challenges have reportedly been used to deliver malware to unsuspecting developers. Malicious… Continua a leggere North Korean hackers target crypto devs with fake recruitment tests
Mantra’s recent token collapse highlights an issue within the crypto industry of fluctuating weekend liquidity levels creating additional downside volatility, which may have exacerbated the token’s crash. The Mantra (OM) token’s price collapsed by over 90% on Sunday, April 13, from roughly $6.30 to below $0.50, triggering market manipulation allegations among disillusioned investors, Cointelegraph reported.… Continua a leggere Mantra OM token crash exposes ‘critical’ liquidity issues in crypto
As Polygon lays the groundwork for mainstream Web3 adoption in India by bringing blockchain access to over 450 million Reliance Jio users, it remains focused on balancing speed, scalability and affordability, without compromising on decentralization. Polygon is working with Jio, a telecom giant owned by India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, to find ways to infuse… Continua a leggere Polygon’s Nailwal: Jio partnership to drive real-world Web3 adoption for 450M users
Bybit is shutting down more of its Web3 services after axing its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace earlier in April. According to an April 16 announcement, the exchange is shutting down its Cloud Wallet (a hosted custodial wallet), Keyless Wallet (non‑custodial multiparty computation wallet with no seed phrase), NFT marketplace, multi‑chain decentralized exchange (DEX) DEX Pro and… Continua a leggere Bybit shuts down four more Web3 services after axing NFT marketplace
Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), a Solana-based memecoin launched in October 2024, has soared over 370% from its yearly low, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) even as global trade tensions weigh on broader risk assets. These are the five key reasons why FARTCOIN is soaring faster than top cryptocurrencies. FARTCOIN/USDT vs. BTC/USD 30-day price chart comparison. Source: TradingView PEPE boom… Continua a leggere 5 reasons why FARTCOIN is rising faster than everything else
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced that it is reentering the US market. According to an April 16 blog post, OKX will return to the United States market along with the appointment of former Barclays director Roshan Robert as its US CEO. Robert said in the post: “Today, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of OKX’s… Continua a leggere OKX reenters US market following $505M DOJ settlement