Month: April 2025

THORChain (RUNE), once hailed as a game-changer for trustless crypto swaps, has become Kim Jong Un’s favorite cryptocurrency. Not exactly the legacy its founders had in mind, huh? Accusations tie the platform to North Korea’s laundering of stolen assets, turning its decentralized credo into a moral debate. The fallout...

Ethereum is bleeding out, down 53% since February, as the market unravels around it. The scapegoat is the March Eric Trump crypto post. Eric Trump’s ill-fated “buy ETH now” pitch from earlier in 2025 has aged like milk. Scorn from traders and skeptics alike, even Peter Schiff, is pouring...

Teucrium Investment Advisors is preparing to launch the first-ever leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on XRP in the United States. The new product, named the Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF, is set to debut on the NYSE Arca exchange under the ticker XXRP on April 8. The fund...

A Nigerian court has postponed the country’s high-profile tax evasion case against Binance to April 30, allowing time for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to respond to a procedural objection from the cryptocurrency exchange. According to a 7 April 2025 report by Reuters, Binance’s legal representative, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, challenged...

Arthur Hayes isn’t sweating Bitcoin’s recent drop. Instead, he is eyeing two potential catalysts that could push it back up: the U.S. Federal Reserve or China’s central bank. The BitMEX co-founder is arguing that if the U.S. doesn’t ease monetary policy, China’s yuan devaluation will drive capital into the...

Ripple has notably declined due to escalating tariff wars, breaking below the crucial 200-day moving average at $1.8. However, the price still faces a key support zone, and if this level is breached, the asset could experience a substantial downturn. XRP Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart XRP recently...

Tezos-based crypto payment hub Lyzi said it raised 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million) in a seed funding round to expand the development of its platform. The round included participation from angels investors Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines, founder of Dfns, and Jean-Luc Bernard, founder of Astek, according to an emailed...

Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey has been nominated to be the next chair of the G20’s financial overseer, the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The FSB’s Nomination Committee agreed to recommend that Bailey take on the role for a three year term from the beginning of July, it...

Teucrium Investment Advisors has launched the first-ever leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to XRP in the United States. The fund, officially titled the Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF, will begin trading today on NYSE Arca under the ticker XXRP. Leveraged XRP ETF Makes US Debut The ETF is...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is increasingly behaving like a high-volatility, liquid version of gold, according to Bernstein analysts. What Happened: In a note to clients on Tuesday, the analysts wrote that despite falling roughly 26% amid ongoing tariff disruptions and geopolitical volatility, Bitcoin has performed better than expected in historical...