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Bybit has formed a strategic partnership with Avalon Finance, an emerging platform for Bitcoin capital markets, to offer users a new opportunity to generate yield on BTC through a seamless integration between CeFi and DeFi. The agreement between Bybit, one of the leading global cryptocurrency exchanges, and Avalon, leverages the growth of DeFi to create a solution that allows users to access yield products in Bitcoin that were once more difficult to reach for traditional investors.

A couple of days ago, Babylon announced the launch of staking on Bitcoin. Technically, it is not native staking on BTC, but restaking.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, argued that “good social philosophy” is needed for the upper application layer regarding Ethereum and not so much on the lower infrastructure layer. He reasons that apps built on the upper layer reflect the developer's motives, philosophy, ethics, and worldview.

Dog-themed cryptocurrency Shiba Inu saw significantly low burns in the last 24 hours, raising eyebrows on the market. According to data from Shibburn, only 964,247 SHIB tokens were burned in the last 24 hours, a 95% drop in the daily burn rate.

On April 13, Bitcoin surpassed $86,000 before plunging below $84,000, without any macroeconomic alerts or exogenous factors. This abrupt reversal can be explained by an unprecedented imbalance in liquidations: $52 million in long positions against only $15 million in short positions, representing a gap of 346%.

According to insiders, Visa is now part of a growing list of members. This list includes Robinhood, Kraken, Galaxy Digital, Anchorage Digital, Bullish (CoinDesk's parent company), and Nuvei.

Michael Saylor's Strategy announced the purchase of another 4,359 BTC for the period 7-13 April, at prices above $82,000.

The prospect of Shiba Inu (SHIB) attaining the highly anticipated $1 mark has captured the imaginations of many in the cryptosphere.

Kraken is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies by offering US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a move aimed at appealing to more traditional investors.Kraken, the world's 13th largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) by volume, announced the launch of 11,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs with commission-free trading in an effort to bring “equities and digital assets together” under one trading platform. As of April 14, US-based users in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia can access these stocks and ETFs within their Kraken account, the company announced.

Bitcoin whales on Binance are not selling as demand for BTC recovers.

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has acquired an additional 3,459 BTC for approximately $285.8 million at an average price of $82,618 per Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), bringing its total holdings to 531,644 BTC—equivalent to more than 2.5% of Bitcoin's total supply. What Happened: According to an SEC filing on Monday, the purchases occurred between April 7 and April 13, funded by proceeds from the sale of 959,712 shares of Strategy's class A common stock (NASDAQ:MSTR).

Solana's price declined sharply to begin April, declining 60% from its all-time high of $294.33 in mid-January. The sudden drop has raised concerns about the scalability and resilience of Solana, a leading meme coin ecosystem, and its native token $SOL, one of the top altcoins – but created an opportunity for Solaxy.

Over the past few years, the crypto ecosystem has expanded significantly, attracting not only a large number of new users but also developers who are building thousands of decentralized applications for lending, cross-chain swaps, on-chain trading, yield farming, and many other use cases.

Kraken, one of the most established cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world, has just launched a novelty: its selected users in the United States (USA) will now be able to buy and sell U.S. stocks and ETFs directly from the Kraken app, without any commission. A decisive move that consolidates the company's goal of breaking down barriers to financial access and offering an integrated platform for all trading needs.

Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed firm that adopted a Bitcoin accumulation strategy, has bought an additional 3.78 billion yen ($26.3 million) worth of BTC amid the Trump administration's flip-flopping tariff regime.

Pi Network growth is now backed up by Chainlink's Data Streams, providing real-time price tracking services on DeFi.

The OM token of Mantra experienced a turbulent weekend, crashing by over 90% before achieving a spectacular rebound of 200%. The token's price, which had hit a low of 0.37 dollars, climbed back up to 1.10 dollars on April 14. However, behind this recovery lies a complex story, full of accusations, suspicions, and market dynamics that closely resemble the collapse of Terra (LUNA) in May 2022. The collapse of the OM token has triggered a flurry of accusations on social media, with many users openly discussing a possible rug pull, which is a scam where the creators of a project suddenly abandon it, taking away investors' funds. The rumors have become more persistent after reports emerged of suspicious transfers of OM tokens to centralized exchanges, just before the collapse of the crypto Mantra (OM).

Most of the cryptocurrencies keep rising today, according to CoinStats.

Mantra's OM token rebounded 200% after a 90% crash, but analysts warn of structural risks reminiscent of Terra LUNA's collapse, raising concerns over tokenomics and forced liquidations by centralized exchanges. The post Mantra's OM Price Recovers 200%, But Analysts Warn of LUNA-Level Risk appeared first on Cryptonews.

April 14, 2025, marks a key date for the crypto world: at 10:00 AM UTC, Paolo Ardoino, Chief Technology Officer of Tether, released an announcement that immediately captured the attention of industry operators. Through a tweet, Ardoino announced an important transformation in the company's strategy: the diversification of Tether's reserves. This move, although concise in tone, produced immediate effects on the market, both in terms of price and trading volume.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and good intentions in global politics are overly optimistic.In an April 14 blog post, Buterin argued that privacy is essential to maintain individual freedom and protect against the growing power of governments and corporations. He criticized the idea that increased transparency is inherently beneficial, saying it relies on assumptions about human nature that are no longer valid.

Kraken expands into stock trading with commission-free services.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Miners Are Doubling Down Bitcoin miners push hash rate to record highs signaling massive miner investment. Could this signal Bitcoin's next breakout? This post Bitcoin Miners Are Doubling Down first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Matt Crosby.