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Finance

Private Equity Giant Apollo Invests in Real-World Asset Platform Plume

The investment aims to accelerate Plume’s efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

Finance

Galaxy Digital Gets SEC Nod for U.S. Listing, Eyes Nasdaq Debut in May

Galaxy Digital plans to redomicile in Delaware and list shares on Nasdaq after May 9 shareholder vote.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Pierre Rochard, the Bitcoin Maximalist OG, on Mining, Markets and Modern Finance

Pierre Rochard, now CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, reflects on over a decade in the space, from early education to policy battles and his latest mission to bring bitcoin to traditional finance. He is a speaker at this year’s Consensus gathering in Toronto.

Pierre Rochard

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Surpasses 1 Zettahash as Miner Revenue Hits Record Low

Network difficulty jumps nearly 7%—the biggest increase since July 2024—driven by an all-time high in hashrate.

BTC: Difficulty Adjustment Percent Change (Glassnode)

Markets

XRP, ADA, DOGE Tokens Drop Below Critical Price Supports Amid 'Economic Nuclear War'

Macroeconomic uncertainty, including a global tariff war, is impacting markets, with bitcoin trading under $79,000 and major tokens down 14%.

Image via Shutterstock

Markets

Riot Platforms Hits Post-Halving Bitcoin Production High as It Expands AI Capacity

Feasibility study confirms Corsicana Facility’s potential for AI/HPC growth as Riot delivers strong mining performance in March 2025.

A 30MW mining facility (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

TON's Dramatic Volatility Signals Market Uncertainty

Toncoin's price rollercoaster continues as institutional investors maintain significant holdings despite recent turbulence.

Line chart showing Toncoin (TON) USD price over a 24-hour period on April 3, 2025. Price falls from around $3.99 to a low of $3.55 before recovering slightly to $3.59. Trading volume spikes notably in the latter half of the day.

Markets

Dogecoin Volatility Surge: From Stability to Dramatic Decline

Dogecoin experienced a 12.7% price swing as technical indicators point to critical support levels amid recovery attempts

24-hour DOGE-USD price chart showing a sharp decline from $0.179 to $0.156 followed by a V-shaped recovery to $0.158. Volume surges around 14:50 indicate heavy buying at support. Chart includes open, high, low, and trading volume data from April 3, 2025, powered by CoinDesk Data.

Markets

USDC Navigates Global Market Stress With Minimal Volatility

Circle's IPO filing reveals surprising revenue-sharing arrangement with Coinbase as USDC maintains stability despite market pressures.

24-hour USDC-USD price chart showing USDC trading tightly around $1.00 with slight intraday fluctuations and volume peaks near 06:00 and 12:00 GMT on April 3, 2025. Data sourced from CoinDesk.

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