Hodlers on edge: Trump’s tariffs shake Bitcoin, but some are buying the dip

Bitcoin holders are facing renewed pressure following US President Donald Trump’s trade tariff announcement, which sent shockwaves through global financial markets, including cryptocurrencies. However, with Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers now under pressure, some community members, including BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, are not missing a chance to buy BTC at a discount. “Been nibbling on BTC all … Read more

A decade-old debate is back as self-custody gets smarter

Opinion by: Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet Here we go again: A top centralized crypto exchange (CEX) was hacked, this time likely for the largest sum in humanity’s history. We were lucky to avoid the worst — platform collapse and devastating consequences for the industry. The incident reminded us again that even … Read more

Michael Saylor’s Strategy halts Bitcoin buys despite dip below $87K

Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy, the world’s largest publicly listed corporate holder of Bitcoin, did not add to its BTC holdings last week as the cryptocurrency’s price dipped below $87,000. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, Strategy announced it made no Bitcoin (BTC) purchases during the week of March … Read more

ZKasino scammer loses $27M as Ethereum price drops

A wallet linked to the $40 million ZKasino scam lost more than $27 million after a leveraged position was liquidated, marking what some in the crypto community are calling a dose of karmic justice. ZKasino launched in April 2024, luring investor capital by promising an airdrop of its native token to users who bridged Ether … Read more

US federal agencies to report crypto holdings to Treasury by April 7

US federal agencies are expected to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings to the Department of the Treasury by April 7, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year. Citing an unnamed White House official, journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the deadline for federal agencies to report their crypto holdings to Treasury Secretary … Read more

Mantra unveils $108M fund to back real-world asset tokenization, DeFi

The Mantra blockchain network has launched a $108,888,888 ecosystem fund aimed at accelerating the growth of startups focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi), amid rising demand for stable, asset-backed digital products. Mantra, a layer-1 (L1) blockchain built for tokenized RWAs, launched the Mantra Ecosystem Fund (MEF) to accelerate the growth and … Read more

Crypto ETPs shed $240M last week amid US trade tariffs — CoinShares

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw renewed outflows last week, with $240 million in investor capital pulled, according to an April 7 report from digital asset manager CoinShares. The outflows reversed two consecutive weeks of inflows that totaled $870 million, leaving total digital asset ETP holdings at about $133 billion, CoinShares reported. The new outflows likely … Read more

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