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

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

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

HBAR Foundation joins OnlyFans founder startup to bid on TikTok

Zoop, the social app created by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, and the HBAR Foundation have reportedly submitted a bid to purchase the video-sharing app TikTok in the United States. According to an April 2 Reuters report, the HBAR Foundation and Zoop filed an intent to bid on TikTok with the Trump administration the previous week. … Read more

Pump.fun launches lending platform to finance memecoin buys

Pump.fun is launching a lending platform to enable users to buy memecoins and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with borrowed cryptocurrency, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad said.  Dubbed Pump.Fi, the onchain lending protocol provides “immediate… financing for [any] digital asset,” Pump.fun said in an April 1 X post. According to Pump.fun, borrowers pay one-third up front and the … Read more

Lawmaker alleges Trump wants to replace US dollar with his stablecoin

California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the US House Financial Services Committee, used her opening statement at a markup hearing to criticize President Donald Trump’s business and ethical entanglements with the crypto industry, including the launch of a stablecoin by a family-backed company. Addressing lawmakers at an April 2 hearing, Waters said Trump had … Read more

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