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While the crypto community has long gotten used to waves of speculation about who might be behind the Satoshi Nakamoto name, a recent legal move by lawyer James Murphy — known to many online as MetaLawMan — has once again nudged the conversation in unexpected directions, including toward Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz.
Pepe has recovered by 5% today, yet a recent sale of 196 billion PEPE suggests that the coin may continue falling hard in the near term. The post Is the PEPE Price Crash Just Beginning? Whale Dumps 196 Billion PEPE Tokens appeared first on Cryptonews.
Ripple is set to acquire global prime brokerage platform Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. According to an April 8 statement, this acquisition makes Ripple the first crypto-native firm to own and operate a multi-asset prime broker with an established institutional network.
Is meme-based infrastructure about to die?
Shiba Inu investors continue to endure major losses as the SHIB price remains 87% below its all-time high price reached back in 2021. Multiple price crashes over the last few have left the majority of investors in the red with profitability dropping to early 2024 levels once again.
So much for any hope around an altcoin resurgence.
After a staggering $300 billion wipeout in the cryptocurrency market over the course of the weekend, the broader crypto sentiment has seemingly shifted.
The XRP price has formed a giant doji candlestick pattern, pointing to a potential relief rally after some positive Ripple news. Ripple (XRP) retested the important resistance level at $2, up about 20% from the lowest level this week.
Crypto's biggest success story, after a litany of industry failures, has been stablecoins. The asset-pegged digital tokens, designed to maintain their stability and facilitate non-volatile financial applications across blockchains, have to-date grown so much that there exist around $234 billion in circulation.
The Aavegotchi community has voted to migrate from its existing deployment on Polygon to Base and sunset its Geist Layer 3.
Dogecoin's rise has left it still 9.8% lower than it was this time last week and DOGE is trailing its price from last month by 16.4%.
Lyzi, the French crypto payments platform, has successfully raised €1.3 million in seed funding, as per the reports shared with Finbold on Tuesday, April 8.
DAO governance is under threat, as shown by the latest case where one user spent just $10,000 to influence a key decision on Arbitrum.
The OFFICIAL TRUMP token recently climbed 3%, sparking renewed interest despite being down 89% from its all-time high. While technical indicators suggest a potential reversal, it remains uncertain whether this is the start of a bull run or a temporary bounce. Simultaneously, as the broader crypto market shows recovery signs, investors are exploring new presale meme coins like Solaxy and MIND of Pepe.
Despite the ongoing market meltdown on US trade tariffs, executives at major cryptocurrency firms Messari and Sygnum are bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption later in 2025.Speaking on a panel at Paris Blockchain Week on April 8, Messari CEO Eric Turner and Sygnum Bank co-founder Thomas Eichenberger said they expect a significant shift in the banking sector's involvement with crypto in the second half of the year. According to the executives, the global banking push into Bitcoin (BTC) services has great potential to happen in the second half of 2025 as regulators embrace crypto, including stablecoins and crypto services by banks.
On Monday, ethereum's value plummeted to its lowest point since March 2023, slipping to $1,409 per token. The past month has proven particularly challenging for the cryptocurrency sector's second-largest asset by market capitalization, which has contracted by 29.6% over the preceding 30-day period.
The market is coming back to the green zone, according to CoinStats.
Deepening recession fears bolstered by Trump's trade war have put his meme coin, Official Trump (TRUMP), on the chopping block. The post Will Trump's Trade War Wipe Out His Meme Coin? Price Dives 17% Overnight appeared first on Cryptonews.
Zilliqa has announced the resignation of CEO Matt Dyer, just two months after the blockchain platform suffered a security breach affecting its cross-chain bridge. In a statement posted on X, the company confirmed Dyer “has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Zilliqa Technology.
Ethereum hits a 2-year low while Bitcoin and XRP hover at key support zones. Will crypto bulls defend or fold this week?
Ever since it launched in 2009, Bitcoin (BTC 1.43%) has stood alone as the world's most valuable cryptocurrency. More than 15 years later, it still accounts for a whopping 60% of the value of the cryptocurrency market.
"By the end of 2028 we see XRP's market cap overtaking Ethereum's," said Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick in an email to The Block.
The broker initiated coverage of the crypto exchange with an overweight rating and a $245 price target.
Ripple, the blockchain firm behind XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), has signed an agreement to acquire prime brokerage firm Hidden Road in a deal valued at $1.25 billion. The acquisition represents Ripple's most significant move yet to expand its offerings for institutional clients, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
