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Finance

Investment Firm Republic to Acquire Crypto Trader INX Digital for Up to $60M

The transaction is expected to close within eight months, subject to closing conditions

New York City (JLB1988/Pixabay)

Finance

WisdomTree Expands Institutional Tokenized Fund Platform to Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base and Optimism

The firm also offers a broader selection of tokenized funds, including equity indexes and fixed income strategies.

Tokenized Treasuries has become a $3.5 billion asset class as demand and DeFi integration soared.(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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.

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $80K but 'Turning Point' in Sight, Suggests Analyst

Gold continued to notably outperform so-called "digital gold."

Donald Trump (Shutterstock)

Markets

Why Is the Crypto Market Down Today and How Traders are Playing BTC, XRP, SOL Dip

From bitcoin as a capital preservation tool to some targeting a move toward the $70,000 level, here’s how traders are reacting to U.S. tariffs.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Tech

Crypto Ad-Tech Shop Builds 'Retargeting' Service to Reel in Likely Customers

Addressable is looking to bring Web2 marketing tactics to the Web3 economy.

The Addressable team poses by the sea.

Policy

U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee

The panel voted to advance the confirmations of Paul Atkins to run the SEC and Jonathan Gould to lead the OCC, both of which would have a big say in crypto.

Paul Atkins (Senate Banking Committee)

Tech

Ethereum Developers Lock in May 7 for Pectra Upgrade

The decision to schedule Pectra was made just over a week after the upgrade went live on the Hoodi testnet without any hiccups.

The latest Ethereum upgrade, Pectra, is partly named after Electra, one of the "seven sisters" in the star constellation known as Pleiades (Wikipedia)

Tech

Interoperability Protocol Hyperlane Reveals Airdrop Details

The airdrop will occur on April 22, with 57% of the token supply going to users.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Declines 6.8% as All Assets Trade Lower

Solana (SOL) fell 12.5% and Sui (SUI) dropped 10.1%, leading index lower.

Markets

Whales Buy the Bitcoin Dip: First Meaningful Accumulation in 8 Months

Another indicator, though, continues to point to downward price pressure.

BTC: Trend Accumulation Score by Cohort (Glassnode)

Markets


Brazil’s Largest Bank Itaú Unibanco Mulls Its Own Stablecoin

The bank’s decision will depend on regulatory developments in Brazil and the success of stablecoin rollouts by U.S. financial institutions.

Itaú's building in Colombia (Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Tech

0xbow's Ethereum Privacy Pools Surpass 200 Deposits as User Interest Grows

The system uses zero-knowledge proofs to ensure privacy while maintaining compliance by screening for illicit funds.

Oxbow's Ethereum privacy pools went live early this week. (ChristophMeinersmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Bybit Beefs Up Asset Security Following $1.45B Hack

The attack on Bybit in February, which saw nearly $1.5 billion worth of digital assets stolen, was the largest hack of a crypto exchange in dollar terms ever.

16:9 Security (LEEROY Agency/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Development Mailing List Briefly Goes Offline After 'Malicious' Warning

The mailing list was unavailable for a short period on Wednesday and was placed in a “banned content warning” cohort on Google.

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