📣 Hoskinson: Tariffs Are Useless Against Crypto, Bitcoin to Hit $250K

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson predicts Bitcoin could soar to $250,000 by late 2025, arguing that crypto will thrive as trade wars dismantle legacy banking. He sees tariffs as ineffective in the long term and expects a flood of capital into crypto once markets stabilize.

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⏬ Dollar hits decade-low amid global confidence crisis

The US dollar slid to its weakest level in over ten years, triggering a flight to gold and foreign currencies. Wall Street reversed its relief rally: S&P 500 dropped 3.5%, Nasdaq 4.3%, and the Dow lost 1,000 points. Trump's surprise 90-day tariff pause briefly lifted sentiment, but bond yields surged and recession fears deepened.

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🥷 Morpho Blue exploited for $2.6M due to front-end bug

DeFi protocol Morpho Blue suffered a $2.6M loss after a front-end vulnerability was exploited by arbitrageur c0ffeebabe.eth. Funds were redirected to a secure wallet, with the team confirming a swift fix and reinforcing security measures. The community remains on alert.

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📣 Trump signs first-ever crypto law, repeals IRS DeFi broker rule

President Trump has signed the first U.S. crypto law, overturning the IRS’s DeFi broker rule. The bipartisan repeal is hailed as a major win for the industry and a shift toward more pro-innovation regulation.

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🗣️ Vitalik Buterin proposes roadmap to boost Ethereum privacy

Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a plan to make Ethereum more private without overhauling the protocol. His roadmap includes wallet-level tools like Railgun, address rotation, private transfers, and mixnets—aiming to shield user activity across apps.

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🚀 Monad testnet hits 150M addresses amid rapid growth

EVM-compatible blockchain Monad has surpassed 150 million testnet addresses, adding over 5.5M in a day. Backed by a $225M Paradigm-led raise, the project focuses on scalability, with tech upgrades like parallel execution driving massive adoption.

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‼️ SBF Transferred to One of California’s Most Dangerous Prisons

Sam Bankman-Fried, former FTX CEO, has been moved to a high-security prison near Victorville, California—considered one of the most violent in the state. Experts describe it as harsh, racially segregated, and dominated by prison gang politics.

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🐋 BlackRock Crypto ETFs Lead the Pack with $3.3B Inflows Despite Market Turmoil

BlackRock’s crypto ETFs pulled in $3.35B in Q1 2025—down 83% from Q4 but still outperforming peers amid recession fears and tariff volatility. Despite the drop, they accounted for most positive flows in the sector, while crypto remains under 0.5% of BlackRock’s $11.6T AUM.

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SEC Sides with McDonald’s in Rejecting Shareholder Bitcoin Treasury Proposal

The SEC has allowed McDonald’s to dismiss a proposal by conservative shareholders urging the company to add Bitcoin to its treasury. The fast-food giant argued the matter falls under “ordinary business operations,” and the SEC agreed, stating it won’t pursue enforcement if the topic is excluded from May’s shareholder meeting.

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⏫ Fartcoin Soars 99% Weekly, Becomes Top Gainer Amid Market Chaos

Fartcoin surged nearly 99% in a week and 30% in a day, decoupling from the broader altcoin market after Trump’s tariff pause. Now the third-largest Solana meme token with a $900M FDV, FARTCOIN’s rally has been fueled by AI-driven hype and high liquidity — proving once again that, in crypto, hot air really does rise.

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📣 CZ & Sun drama — WSJ claims, Sun denies

WSJ reported that CZ agreed to cooperate with the DOJ against TRON founder Justin Sun as part of his plea deal. Sun dismissed it, calling CZ a “mentor and friend,” and reaffirmed trust in both CZ and U.S. authorities. He accused critics of trying to divide the crypto space. Meanwhile, Binance is lobbying the U.S. Treasury to remove its federal monitor and eyeing a stablecoin deal tied to Trump’s WLFI.

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🐋 Trump-linked fund buys $775K in SEI, token jumps 7.8%

World Liberty Fi — tied to Trump’s family — purchased $775K worth of SEI using USDC, sparking a 7.8% price surge in 24h. The Layer 1 token, down 75% YoY, saw renewed attention as the move signals potential strategic crypto alignment by Trump-affiliated entities.

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🐋 Crypto Whales Accumulate DOGE, WLD, and ONDO Amid April Market Volatility

Despite ongoing uncertainty from Trump’s tariff war, whales accumulated key altcoins in the second week of April. DOGE led with 1.41B tokens ($220M) bought, pushing whale holdings to their highest since December. Whales also picked up 2.63M WLD ($1.94M) and 19.41M ONDO ($17M), signaling renewed interest in meme coins, AI-linked assets, and RWA tokens.

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❕ Ripple May Pay SEC Fine in XRP as Legal Settlement Nears Completion

Ripple is reportedly proposing to pay its reduced $50 million SEC penalty using XRP tokens, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse. The move, revealed during FOX Business talks, comes as both parties reach a preliminary settlement after years of legal battles. If approved by SEC commissioners, this could signal a historic shift in regulatory stance toward digital assets—further boosting XRP’s growing institutional momentum amid its 300% rally post-Trump victory.

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🔻Only a 37% Chance to Profit from Binance Listings in 2025

A deep dive into all tokens listed on Binance in 2025 reveals a sobering stat: even under perfect conditions (buying on Day 1, selling the top), the chance of making a profit is just 37%.

Key reasons for the poor performance:

• Binance likely charges hefty listing fees, pressuring teams to deliver hype over substance.

• For many projects, the entire narrative is built around “getting listed”, not long-term value.

• The listing itself becomes the final pump, often followed by a prolonged downtrend.

The days of easy listing flips may be over.

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Justin Sun Predicts.

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CZ Predicts Bitcoin Will Hit $1M—But Warns It Won’t Be Fast

Bitcoin has bounced back to $85,000, and Binance co-founder CZ believes it’s only the beginning. In a recent interview, he predicted Bitcoin will eventually hit $1 million—just not overnight.

CZ says wealthy nations will lead the race to buy BTC as a reserve asset, pushing the price up dramatically. He cautions that the market is still young and big gains take time.

Other big names back the thesis: Jack Dorsey sees $20T market cap by 2030, while Ark’s Cathie Wood targets $1.5M BTC by decade’s end.

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🔻 Arthur Hayes: Now Is the Perfect Time to Buy Crypto

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says rising bond yields and fresh Fed signals point to incoming liquidity—making this the ideal moment to buy crypto.

He expects the Fed to act soon, pushing Bitcoin into a full “UP ONLY” mode. With Trump’s tariff war heating up and macro stress building, Hayes believes risk assets are about to soar.

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🗣️ Vitalik Buterin named projects with good and bad social philosophies.

He praised Railgun, Farcaster, Polymarket, and Signal, while calling out PumpFun, Terra/Luna, and FTX as examples of poor values.

“It all comes down to what the builders believe in and aim to achieve,” he said.

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🐋 Looks like MicroStrategy might have added more $BTC to the stack.

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