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Bitcoin short term realized volatility drops to 16% after early April spike
Bitcoin’s volatility curve saw a sharp swing in April Realized volatility measures the actual day-to-day variability in Bitcoin’s price over a set window instead of the market’s
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Investors increase crypto allocations to yearly highs, Bitcoin leads the accumulation
Investor portfolio allocations to crypto have reached a yearly high of 18% as of April 29, according to a recent report published by CoinShares The report attributed the increase to recent price
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Vitalik Buterin outlines bold Ethereum goals for 2025 as user engagement peaks
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a set of ambitious goals for the network’s next phase of development, coinciding with a new milestone in ecosystem engagement In an April 30 post,
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Ripple’s reported $5 billion offer for Circle rejected as too low
Ripple has proposed a takeover of Circle, offering between $4 billion and $5 billion to acquire the stablecoin issuer, Bloomberg News reported on April 30, citing sources familiar with the matter
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Solana Policy Institute, Superstate, and Orca seek SEC approval for securities trading on public blockchains
A coalition led by the Solana Policy Institute, decentralized exchange Orca, and registered investment adviser Superstate has filed a request with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to
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Coinbase urges Supreme Court to block IRS crypto data grab to preserve constitutional privacy
Coinbase has filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court supporting a constitutional challenge to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) broad collection of cryptocurrency user data, arguing it
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ZachXBT tracks $330M Bitcoin stolen in social engineering scam from elderly American
Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT revealed that the victim of the recent theft of $330 million in Bitcoin (BTC) was an elderly American citizen who was targeted by a social engineering attack The exploit
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Crypto prediction markets reflect rising recession odds amid US economic contraction
Crypto prediction markets are signaling growing expectations of a US recession this year after fresh economic data showed the economy contracted in the first quarter of 2025 According to the latest
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FIFA moves towards its own blockchain, leaving Algorand behind
FIFA, the international football governing body, is taking a significant step in its Web3 journey by announcing a new blockchain network compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) The update,
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Crypto token failures skyrocket to nearly 2 million in Q1 2025
The crypto market experienced a dramatic surge in failed tokens during the first quarter of 2025, with nearly 2 million digital assets collapsing According to a CoinGecko report, over 18 million
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Ton Foundation launches $500M Telegram RWA bond fund with Libre
The Open Network (TON) Foundation has partnered with Libre, a decentralized infrastructure firm specializing in real-world assets (RWAs), to introduce a $500 million tokenized bond fund tied to
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US GDP for Q1 2025 falls by 0.3% creating stagflation worries as Bitcoin trades flat on news
US GDP contracted at an annual rate of 03% in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said in its advance estimate today Real final sales to private domestic purchasers, a measure of underlying