US lawmakers press SEC for info about Trump family-backed crypto firm

Two Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate and House of Representatives have called on acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mark Uyeda to preserve information regarding World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm backed by President Donald Trump’s family. In an April 2 letter, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Maxine Waters — ranking members of … Read more

Curve Finance clocks $35B trading volume in Q1 2025

Curve Finance, a decentralized lending protocol and exchange, notched record-breaking trading volumes of nearly $35 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a spokesperson for the protocol told Cointelegraph.  Trading volumes increased more than 13% from the first quarter of 2024, largely due to a surge in transactions, from around 1.8 million to some 5.5 … Read more

Trump’s Tariffs Target Global ‘Cheating’ as BTC Dips and Stocks Slide After Hours

President Donald Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on global imports and declared April 2, 2025, “Liberation Day” for American industry, as U.S. stock markets climbed and bitcoin briefly surged during his address. Trump Targets China, EU With New Tariffs President Donald Trump marked April 2, 2025, as “Liberation Day” for American industry, signing an executive … Read more

Ethereum price may have bottomed, but pro traders show little interest in buying ETH

Ether (ETH) price has risen 6.4% from its March 30 $1,768 low but the altcoin has struggled to regain the $2,000 level. Some traders believe that the downturn is partially connected to the deflating memecoin market, which, while not exclusive to the Ethereum network, significantly reduced activity across the decentralized applications (DApps) ecosystem and broader … Read more

Gold Rush 2.0: China Unearths Colossal 1,000-Ton Treasure Trove

Geologists have announced the discovery of a massive 1,000-ton gold deposit in northeastern China. Deposit Discovery Occurs Amid Gold Rally Chinese geologists recently claimed to have discovered a 1,000-ton deposit of gold in the country’s northeast. This latest discovery comes a few months after geologists using China’s advanced mineral prospecting technology found another deposit with … Read more

Grayscale Expands Bitcoin ETF Offerings With Two Covered Call Funds

Grayscale has introduced two new bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (BTCC) and the Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI). These actively managed funds use covered call strategies to generate income while offering exposure to bitcoin’s price movements. New Grayscale ETFs Leverage Bitcoin Volatility for Income Generation Grayscale has launched two new exchange-traded … Read more

West Virginia’s BTC reserve bill is ‘freedom’ from a CBDC — State Senator

West Virginia’s Bitcoin (BTC) strategic reserve bill would give the state more sovereignty from the federal government and freedom from a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), State Senator Chris Rose told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview. “You hear these rumors that there are people at the federal government that will want to have a … Read more

Bitcoin rally to $88.5K obliterates bears as spot volumes soar — Will a tariff war stop the party?

Bitcoin price caught an unexpected bid by rallying to a session high at $88,500, but will the price gains be capped at a multimonth overhead resistance that is aligned with the 50-day moving average?  Key points: Bitcoin extended its April. 1 gains as news that the Trump administration had not finalized its “Liberation Day” tariffs … Read more

DoubleZero protocol announces validator funding round

The DoubleZero Protocol, a blockchain infrastructure network aiming to multiply speeds and efficiency for distributed networks, announced a validator funding round to sell token-purchase agreements for its native token to prospective validators. Applications for the funding round will be accepted April 2-10 through the CoinList platform, marking its first public token sale in the United … Read more