Conor McGregor’s token creators to refund bidders after failed launch
Investors who bid on the REAL (REAL) token promoted by former UFC champion Conor McGregor will receive a full refund after the project failed to raise above its $1 million minimum requirement. “We need to be real. We didn’t hit our minimum raise,” the developers of the Real (REAL)...
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Black Monday Incoming: Jim Cramer Says Trump Tariffs Causing Recession
Wall Street’s nerves are raw, and Jim Cramer threw gasoline on the fire. The CNBC host invoked the specter of 1987’s Black Monday, tying the turmoil to Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Cramer warned that the markets might buckle in ways we haven’t seen in decades unless something shifts. Say...
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AI and Social Dapps Lead Growth as Crypto Market Cools Post-Trump Election
In Q1 2025, the dapp industry maintained its strength despite a mild dip in activity. Although the crypto market had solid momentum leading up to Trump’s presidency, sentiment shifted quickly afterward and ended up triggering a decline in asset prices. Historically, such downturns reduce user engagement with decentralized applications....
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Bitcoin Falls To $79K as Cryptos Plunge, Perhaps Previewing Sunday Night Stock Action
“Decoupling” and “safe haven” began to be used late last week as bitcoin (BTC) held its own despite the continuing tumble in stock markets in response to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading partners. Bitcoin bulls, though, may have spoken too soon. With stock trading closed for the...
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Ethereum Supply On Exchanges Plummets – Is A Supply Squeeze Coming?
Ethereum is down 55% from its December high, reflecting the broader weakness that has hit the crypto market amid escalating global uncertainty. Much of the recent pressure comes from US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies and unpredictable economic stance, which have rattled investor confidence and driven a risk-off...
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Buys Over $13M Worth Coinbase Shares During Market Rout
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management took advantage of the $5.4 trillion U.S. equities market sell-off and purchased over 83,000 shares of Coinbase (COIN), increasing exposure to the crypto exchange even as prices dipped sharply across the board. The total shares purchased were worth more than $13 million, taking Friday’s...
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Bitcoin falls below $80K — Will PI, OKB, GT and ATOM outperform BTC and altcoins?
Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) began showing early signs of decoupling from the US stock markets. Bitcoin was relatively flat over the week, while the S&P 500 plunged by 9%. The sell-off was triggered following US President Donald Trump’s April 2 global tariff announcement, which escalated further on April 4...
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Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $80K in Anticipation of ‘Bloody’ Monday Open for Stock Markets
Bitcoin’s price dropped suddenly in the past few hours, tanking from slightly less than $83,000 to below $79,000. In doing so, the market saw a spike in liquidation levels, as leveraged positions worth almost $600 million were wiped off, according to data from CoinGlass. Source: TradingView The move comes...
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Stablecoins are the best way to ensure US dollar dominance — Web3 CEO
Stablecoins are the single best tool for the United States government to maintain the US dollar’s hegemony in global financial markets, according to LayerZero Labs CEO and founder Bryan Pellegrino. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO of LayerZero Labs, which created the LayerZero interoperability protocol recently chosen by...
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Cryptocurrencies to watch this week: Aptos, XRP, Solana
Cryptocurrency prices were mixed last week after President Donald Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned about stagflation. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered between $82,000 and $85,000, while the market cap of all coins dropped slightly to…...
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