The U.S. central bank will now treat crypto like any other banking service, instead of approaching the industry with particular caution. The U.S. central bank will now treat crypto like any other banking service, instead of approaching the industry with particular caution. Law and Order Decrypt
Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest expanded from $30.33 billion on April 21 to $37.92 billion on April 24, a 25% jump that outpaced Bitcoin’s 5.5% rise from $87,506 to $92,352 over the same stretch. Such a swift build in notional exposure shows traders rushing to add convex positions rather than thickening linear futures books. This…
The SEC has delayed a decision on rules changes for ETFs based on Hedera and Polkadot, plus a fund based on Ethereum and Bitcoin. The SEC has delayed a decision on rules changes for ETFs based on Hedera and Polkadot, plus a fund based on Ethereum and Bitcoin. , Markets Decrypt
Billion-dollar asset manager ARK Invest has raised its “bull case” Bitcoin price target from $1.5 million to $2.4 million by the end of 2030, driven largely by institutional investors and Bitcoin’s increasing acceptance as “digital gold.” ARK’s “bear” and “base” case scenarios for the price of Bitcoin (BTC) were also bumped up to $500,000 and…
Regulatory changes could be the catalyst to spark significant adoption of stablecoins and blockchain tech in 2025, according to investment banking giant Citigroup. “2025 has the potential to be blockchain’s ‘ChatGPT’ moment for adoption in the financial and public sector, driven by regulatory change,” a team of Citigroup financial analysts said in an April 23…
An X post went viral, showing a message by ChatGPT in weird symbols predicting how humans would live their lives in the future. Was it fake? An X post went viral, showing a message by ChatGPT in weird symbols predicting how humans would live their lives in the future. Was it fake? Artificial Intelligence Decrypt
Ethereum core developers are considering a four times increase in the layer 1 gas limit as one of the key features for the next hard fork after Pectra, known as Fusaka. The devs are proposing to test a raise in Ethereum’s gas limit to 150 million by the Fusaka hard fork, according to Ethereum Improvement…
Key takeaways: Crypto market sentiment hit a two-month high with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index returning to “Greed” territory on April 23. Despite Bitcoin’s price hold, the sentiment score is gradually declining, and analysts are expressing doubt over the rally’s sustainability. The crypto market remains Bitcoin-heavy, with its dominance above 64%, strong ETF inflows…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to drop its unregistered securities lawsuit against blockchain firm Dragonchain in the agency’s latest crypto-related backdown. In a joint stipulation filed with Dragonchain on April 24 in a Seattle federal court, the SEC said it “believes the dismissal of this case is appropriate,” citing the work of…
A subgroup of the North Korea-linked hacker organization Lazarus set up three shell companies, two in the United States, to deliver malware to unsuspecting users. The three sham crypto consulting firms — BlockNovas, Angeloper Agency and SoftGlide — are being used by the North Korean hacker group Contagious Interview to distribute malware through fake job…
