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NodeMonkes becomes all-time Bitcoin NFT leader, tops daily sales with US$1.62 million

Bitcoin | Bitcoin, Ether drop; top cryptos retreat with Toncoin leading losers | Markets, BTC, ETH, Price, Inflation
NodeMonkes tops the daily NFT market with significant sales, outperforming other collections.

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Rune Christensen

MakerDAO’s Christensen wants to make DAOs fun again. He’s not alone.

Projects are rethinking how to make DAOs more fun and less disappointing.
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From Silicon Valley to Sand Dunes: Why Indian crypto firms eye Dubai expansion

Indian crypto companies flock to Dubai, escaping high local taxes and finding solace in the emirate’s favorable regulatory environment.

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Bitcoin | Bitcoin, Ether rise; Toncoin leads crypto rebound | Markets, BTC, ETH, Price, Inflation

US job growth slows as Bitcoin price soars past $62,000

April sees a slight rise in US unemployment to 3.9% as Bitcoin’s value rebounds.
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Tether nets US$4.52 bln Q1 profit from investments

Stablecoin leader Tether’s Q1 earnings soar to $4.52 billion, buoyed by US Treasury and Bitcoin.
Ethereum falls to the ground as NFT sales plunge. User watches the apocalyptic fall.

Ethereum tops daily NFT sales at US$7 mln, ends weakest month of 2024

April was the worst month for NFT sales in 2024 so far, but it’s still up 56% year-over-year.
Michael Saylor

MicroStrategy unveils Bitcoin digital ID solution

MicroStrategy launches a new Bitcoin-based digital identity platform to enhance online security and trust.
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Bitcoin slides, Fed keeps interest rates steady

Bitcoin dropped to as low as US$56,600 as Fed holds interest rates.
Screenshot of Azuki Elementals NFTs displayed on OpenSea marketplace.

Azuki NFT sales soar to over US$1.1 million in a day

Azuki leads with a significant sales spike, outperforming other NFT collections in daily transactions.
Roger Ver

Bitcoin ‘Jesus’ arrested for US$50 mln tax fraud

Cryptocurrency figure Roger Ver faces extradition to the U.S. on tax evasion and fraud charges.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. Image: Zhao's Twitter

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced for money laundering

Changpeng Zhao receives a 4-month prison term and a $50 million fine for laundering violations.
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North Korean hackers laundered US$200 mln in stolen crypto, says blockchain sleuth

Lazarus Group’s crypto laundering operation exposed by on-chain investigator.
A woman holding open an empty wallet. | Coinbase wallet ends support for ETC, BCH, XRP, XLM

Crypto wallets exit US amid regulatory pressure

Wasabi and Phoenix wallets halt US services due to increasing regulatory scrutiny.
Bitcoins sitting inside a wallet. | Binance says it erroneously mixed customer funds with collateral for Binance-issued tokens

Samourai Wallet co-founder posts US$1 mln bond in laundering case

Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, was released on bond after denying money laundering charges.
Hong Kong | Hong Kong grants SEBA Bank in-principle approval for crypto trading | Hong Kong, SFC, Regulation & Law, Cryptocurrency Exchange

Hong Kong debuts Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs

Hong Kong’s first spot Bitcoin ETFs rise on first trading day as Ether ETFs drop.
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SEC has been investigating Ether’s security status since 2018: report

Consensys lawsuit unveils SEC’s internal suspicion of Ethereum as a security, challenging prior CFTC commodity designation.
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Australia set to debut spot Bitcoin ETFs: report

Australia’s financial sector is on the verge of launching spot Bitcoin ETF.
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Stripe reopens crypto payments with USDC focus

Stripe reenters the crypto market, enabling stablecoin transactions for merchants.
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