Optimism contributor Binji Pande said the industry needs to return to its basics and make the crypto space “feel futuristic” again. Weekly active developers in the crypto space dropped by almost 40% in one year as “narrative-led” developments took over the industry. Crypto data and analytics platform Artemis Terminal shows that…

Crypto traders can use ChatGPT to decode crypto headlines and generate actionable trade setups — fast, flexible and surprisingly accurate (subject to human verification). ChatGPT can analyze crypto news headlines and generate actionable trade signals, helping traders make faster and more informed decisions.Well-crafted prompts are essential — the more specific…

A US agreement with China may be the resolution to the global trade war concerns plaguing stock and cryptocurrency markets, according to Raoul Pal. Global trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures may come to an end with a potential deal with China as investors remain…

Threat researcher Vladimir Sobolev told Cointelegraph that there’s been a rise in fraudulent MEV bot tutorials, leading users to lose their funds. A maximal extractable value (MEV) bot lost about $180,000 in Ether after an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its access control systems. On April 8, blockchain security firm SlowMist…

A Bitcoin user accidentally paid 0.75 BTC in transaction fees after a panic-induced replace-by-fee error, highlighting the risks of manual transaction settings in crypto wallets. One presumably panicked Bitcoin user paid nearly 0.75 BTC ($70,500) in a replace-by-fee (RBF) transaction fee.The transaction in question was sent about 30 minutes after…

“The inflation rate is probably 10% or 15% for the next decade, an investment return that is very hard to get with stocks or housing rentals,” Adam Back said at Paris Blockchain Week 2025. Bitcoin could begin to take market share from gold over the next decade as a hedge…

ARK Invest sold $12 million in Bitcoin ETF shares while buying $26.6 million in Coinbase stock in April, reacting to market volatility following Trump’s tariffs announcement. Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Invest is showing a mixed reaction to the United States’ latest trade tariffs, offloading shares of its spot Bitcoin…

Gold-backed stablecoins redefine stability in the crypto space by combining blockchain’s transparency with gold’s timeless reliability. Opinion by: William Campbell, advisory lead at USDKGStablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a way to marry the lightning-fast, borderless nature of digital assets with the stability of traditional…

The People’s Bank of China could provide the catalyst to resume the Bitcoin bull market, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes. China’s response to America’s sweeping trade tariffs could result in capital flight to Bitcoin and crypto, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes.“If not the Fed [Federal Reserve], then the…

A Nigerian court has adjourned the tax authority’s case against Binance until April 30 to allow time for the regulator to respond to a request from the company. A Nigerian court has reportedly delayed the country’s tax evasion case against Binance until April 30 to give time for Nigeria’s tax…

Asset manager Teucrium will launch a 2x leveraged XRP ETF on NYSE Arca on April 8 under the ticker XXRP. Asset manager Teucrium Investment Advisors is set to launch the first XRP-based exchange-traded fund in the US markets, a leveraged XRP (ETF) on the NYSE Arca.The Teucrium 2x Long Daily…

Solana-based memecoin Fartcoin is defying global markets by being one of the first tokens to recover amid a broader stock market meltdown. While crypto and stock markets are deep in the red this week, one memecoin is defying the trend and surging at the time of writing. Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has surged…

Galaxy says it chose Delaware for the relocation because it would provide a favourable corporate environment to help it compete with other publicly traded companies. Artificial intelligence and crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital has been given the nod from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list on the Nasdaq…

Markets rallied after mainstream media outlets shared a fake news story about a three-month tariff pause, and some say this is a good sign. Recent fake news that US President Donald Trump was considering a 90-day pause in tariffs shows the potential for a strong market rebound should a real…

The Australian securities regulator’s application to close 95 “hydra” firms believed to be running crypto trading and romance scams has been approved by the Federal Court of Australia. Australia’s corporate watchdog has been given the nod to shut down 95 “hydra” companies that it suspects engaged in crypto investment and…

Executives from Uniswap, Coinbase and Cumberland DRW are among the panelists in the SEC’s next crypto roundtable — firms the regulator had previously sued or probed. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released the list of executives from US crypto and finance giants that will take part in a…

The scammers would hit the same victim repeatedly, first posing as investment managers, then again as Europol agents offering to recover the stolen funds for a fee. Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least…

Crypto lawyer James Murphy has sued the US Department of Homeland Security to force the agency into disclosing whom it believes is Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Update: April 8 at 1:01am UTC: This article has been updated to include James Murphy’s responses to two questions from Cointelegraph.A crypto lawyer has…

Analysts warn that Bitcoin is not in the clear yet, raising the chance of further price downside to the $60,000 level. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a four-month low of $74,500 on April 7, and data suggests that the price may not have bottomed yet. Investors dumped risk assets after US…

The new ownership group is made up of former Kraken employees who seek to make Janover a bet on Solana. A team of former Kraken executives has taken control of Janover, with Joseph Onorati, former chief strategy officer at Kraken, stepping in as chairman and CEO, following the group’s purchase…

XRP price is down across almost every timeframe, and data suggests that a rebound is unlikely in the short-term. XRP (XRP) fell on April 7 as the wider crypto market sold off, and the US-led tariff war dragged on into a third day. Nearly $60 million worth of XRP futures…

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, crypto lawyer James Murphy has filed an FOIA lawsuit to find out information about a supposed meeting between Satoshi…

Corporate Bitcoin holdings have sunk to about $54.5 billion from nearly $59 billion on April 2. Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries collectively shed more than $4 billion in value after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a global market sell-off, data shows. As of April 7, corporate Bitcoin holdings are worth approximately…

The cryptocurrency market is down today due to the escalating US-led trade war and investors’ worries that a global recession looms. The cryptocurrency market is down on April 7, with the total market capitalization dropping by 10% at the peak of the selling to $2.41 trillion. Trading volumes across the…

One analyst says Bitcoin price is close to locking in the deepest correction of this cycle, but how does it compare to previous bull and bear market drawdowns? Bitcoin’s (BTC) 26.62% decline from its $109,500 all-time high is en route to becoming the deepest drawdown of the current bull market…