Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard took the main stage at Paris Blockchain Week on Thursday, covering everything from the original ideals behind Bitcoin to the rapid expansion of AI and the crucial role of decentralized infrastructure.

Quite a few factors could come into play in this battle.

Ethena Labs has partnered with Chainlink, Harris & Trotter, Chaos Labs and LlamaRisk, to launch proof of reserves for its synthetic dollar stablecoin.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a redacted report clearing former Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman of ethics violations during his time at the agency. The review followed a lawsuit filed by watchdog group Empower Oversight, which had requested access to the findings under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Explore the latest updates on BNB Chain's ecosystem, including key metrics, new projects, and significant events held in early April 2025.

Buterin called for app and network-level anonymity to enhance Ethereum users' privacy.

BNB Chain completed the Lorentz hard fork today to improve the network's efficiency. Mainnet upgrades are scheduled for later this month, while the Maxwell upgrade takes place in June.

The crypto analytics platform Santiment says there may be a bull case for Ethereum (ETH) in 2025, even as it continues to display rising levels of bearishness.

Betting against Ether has been the best performing exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy so far in 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas.Two ETFs designed to take two-times leveraged short positions in Ether claimed (ETH) first and second place in a Bloomberg Intelligence ranking of the year's top-performing funds, Balchunas said in a post on the X platform. In the year-to-date, ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF (ETHD) and T Rex 2X Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF (ETQ) are up approximately 247% and 219%, respectively, Bloomberg Intelligence data showed.

Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Friday, amid Florida passing a Bitcoin reserve bill. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $83,687.73 +5.5% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,565.31 +3.3% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $120.10 +8.4% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.03 +4.3% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1599 +4.6% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001220 +5.7% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume decreasing by 12.3% and daily active addresses grow ingby 5.6%.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a roadmap to scale the network's privacy without altering the consensus. The simple Layer 1 privacy plan centers on privacy and on-chain payments, network-level anonymization, RPC calls, and partial anonymization of on-chain activity.

XRP price has lost momentum this year despite benefiting from notable headlines like the end of the SEC case.

Vitalik Buterin urges users to delegate only to audited contracts to avoid security risks. EIP-7702 lets EOAs act like smart contracts temporarily, boosting functionality.

But BlackRock funds tracking the price of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value still generated $3.1 billion in net inflows.

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing strength as buyers have pushed the price above $82,500, but higher levels are likely to attract solid selling from the bears. CryptoQuant analysts said in a recent market report that Bitcoin could face resistance around $84,000, but if the level is surpassed, the next stop may be $96,000.Although trade tensions between the United States and China have flared up, institutional crypto investment firm Bitwise remains bullish on Bitcoin.

BlackRock's BUIDL fund has seen rapid growth in the last few weeks, breaking $2 billion AUM.

Ethereum developers have begun kicking around a series of ideas that could make the Ethereum network private at its core.

During the recent Paris Blockchain Week on April 9, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson revealed plans for a significant airdrop associated with the Midnight sidechain project.

According to on-chain analytics platform Glassnode, Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, appears to be range-bound between $1,548 and $1,599, where nearly 793,900 and 732,400 ETH are being held, respectively, indicating market indecision as bulls and bears battle for control.

Friday is here, and the crypto market is ready for a massive $2.5 billion Bitcoin options expiry set for today. However, market analysts are watching Bitcoin and Ethereum as the Trump tariff war intensified, with China retaliating with a 125% import tax on U.S. goods.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an extensive plan to enhance the privacy of the network he helped create.In an April 11 roadmap, Buterin argued for incorporating privacy tools into Ether (ETH) wallets and implementing privacy-enhancing norms and features in the Ethereum ecosystem and protocol. He explained that the roadmap in question is a short-term solution that requires limited changes to the base protocol along with supplemental long-term updates.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved the Bosera Hashkey Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) to engage in ethereum staking, marking a first for the Asia-Pacific region. Milestone for Hong Kong: Ether ETF Cleared for Staking Activities The Bosera Hashkey Virtual Asset Ether ETF (stock codes: 3009.HK/9009.

Total digital asset AUM rose to more than $50 billion, a large number but a relatively minor proportion of BlackRock's more than $10 trillion under management.

Cardano (ADA) has recorded a significant boost in price as it climbed from a daily low of $0.5885 to breach the $0.60 resistance in the earlier trading session. This development marks a crucial move for the coin, now eyeing the $1 level again.

TL;DR Cross-Chain Breakthrough: Injective's IBC Eureka bridges Bitcoin liquid staking tokens into Cosmos, creating new opportunities for seamless cross-chain interaction. Enhanced DeFi Opportunities: The upgrade enables rapid, secure transactions that empower advanced yield farming, lending, and staking options in the Cosmos ecosystem.

Bitcoin shows a considerable lead of 85% over Ethereum in terms of realized capitalization, a sign of increased investor confidence in the world's leading cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin ETFs marked their sixth consecutive day of redemptions, with a $150 million outflow, led by heavy withdrawals from Fidelity and Grayscale. Ether ETFs also saw no relief, shedding $38.79 million and slipping closer to the $5 billion net asset mark.

The price of Cardano (ADA) fell to a low of $0.51 on April 7, but the bulls bought the dips.

While long-term holders show signs of capitulation, this could mark the early stages of a bottoming phase—a potential prime zone for accumulation. The post Are Ethereum Whales Giving Up? Long-Term Holders Start Selling as Price Recovers appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum's 77% collapse against Bitcoin hides a quiet technical renaissance that could fuel its long-term revival.

TL;DR Speed Surge: BNB Chain's testnets now boast dramatically lower block times—0.5 seconds on opBNB and 1.5 seconds on BSC—courtesy of the Lorentz Fork upgrade. Optimized Efficiency: The upgrade enhances network responsiveness, ensuring a smoother and faster transaction experience for both developers and users, particularly benefiting time-sensitive DeFi apps.

Is ADA's recovery a true reversal, or a final exit liquidity trap before another leg down?

The US SEC finally approved options trading for $ETH ETFs, potentially paving the way for new crypto to explode in the upcoming bull cycle. The SEC published the announcement in their latest Notice of Filing on April 9, almost a year after the proposal was submitted on July 22, 2024.

TL;DR Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a roadmap focused on enhancing privacy on Ethereum's layer 1 without modifying its consensus mechanism, paving a realistic path toward a more confidential network.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) in a latest discussion paper has proposed updates to crypto regulation. It plans to divide digital assets into two categories so that it could be regulated better and aims to make crypto rules more effective and easier to apply.

A white hat hacker stepped in to stop $2.6 million in crypto from being stolen after a security issue at Morpho Labs, a decentralized lending company.

A growing number of voices in the crypto space are questioning whether Ethereum, once the undeniable leader in smart contracts, is showing signs of fatigue.

Even with the Ethereum price struggling amid the market downturn, there are still some who remain bullish on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. One of those is pseudonymous crypto analyst NotWojak, who took to the TradingView website to share a rather bullish prediction for the Ethereum price that goes contrary to the current market sentiment.

The crypto market lost momentum over the past 24 hours, as cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), registered notable declines. As a result, the crypto market cap shrunk by just over 1%, falling to $2.58 trillion.

Bitcoin (BTC) has significantly outpaced Ethereum (ETH) in realized market capitalization growth, according to April 10 data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. Since the FTX crash in November 2022, Bitcoins realized cap has soared by $468 billion, marking a 117% increase.

Cardano (ADA), the 10th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, surged over 12% in the past 24 hours, with trading volume hitting 2.19 billion ADAequivalent to $1.36 billionaccording to CoinMarketCap. ADA climbed to a session high of $0.645 after dropping to $0.537, marking a sharp rebound that formed a large green candlestick on the daily chart.

An Ethereum whale wallet, dormant since 2016, has suddenly come to lifeselling nearly $17 million worth of ETH at around $1,600 per token, according to Lookonchain. The address originally received its ETH when the altcoin was trading at just $8, making this sale highly profitable despite the assets sharp decline from its $4,000 peak.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) dismissed reports claiming the sale of $8 million worth of ETH earlier this week.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled his latest thoughts on improving privacy in the Ethereum ecosystem, outlining a strategy that avoids major disruptions to the core protocol. Instead of altering the consensus layer, Buterin proposes incremental, application-level upgrades that can be seamlessly integrated into existing wallets to protect user activity from unwanted surveillance.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading for BlackRocks iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), marking a significant milestone in the growing institutional adoption of Ethereum (ETH). The decision enables investors to trade options contracts tied to ETHA, allowing for more sophisticated investment strategies such as hedging and leveraging.

The ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF (ETHD) has taken the spotlight as 2025s best-performing exchange-traded fund, delivering a staggering 247% year-to-date return, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas. ETHD offers leveraged exposure by providing twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Bloomberg Ethereum Index.

BNB has reclaimed the $580 level following the successful testnet completion of a key network upgrade, injecting fresh optimism into the BNB ecosystem and the broader Binance Smart Chain (BSC) community.

A spokesperson for World Liberty Financial, the DeFi project backed by the Trump family, denied Arkham's data on its sale of Ethereum (ETH). Meanwhile, the crypto is in a price dump of -13% in the last seven days. According to what reported, it seems that a spokesperson for World Liberty Financial (WLFI) denied having sold Ethereum (ETH) , contrary to what was stated by Arkham.