Bitcoin Policy Institute executive director Matthew Pines said that tariff earnings are “budget-neutral” and can be used by the US government to buy Bitcoin. A Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) executive floated a $1 million Bitcoin price scenario if the United States were to buy 1 million BTC.  In a Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Zach Shapiro, the...Continue Reading

Mantra released a post-crash statement on its OM token but offered little clarity while confirming buyback and burn plans to support the community. Troubled decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Mantra released an official statement addressing the reasons for a 92% flash crash of its OM token on April 13. An April 16 announcement titled “Statement of...Continue Reading

The development may bring new mainstream users to blockchain by tapping into the UFC’s 950 million worldwide audience. VeChain, a layer-1 blockchain platform focused on real-world applications, has added Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White as its newest official adviser to raise more mainstream awareness of blockchain technology. White, also the founder of Power...Continue Reading

AI replicas trained on your digital footprint can take meetings, answer questions from clients and comfort loved ones after you die. If artificial intelligence could stand in for you, take your meetings, answer your emails, and even comfort your loved ones long after youre gone, would you let it? Thats no longer a hypothetical question....Continue Reading

Real estate fintech firm Janover acquired 80,567 Solana for $10.5 million, bringing its total SOL holdings to over $21 million. Real estate-focused financial technology firm Janover has acquired 80,567 Solana tokens for roughly $10.5 million. According to an April 15 announcement, with its latest purchase, Janover’s Solana (SOL) holdings reached 163,651.7 — worth about $21.2...Continue Reading

“BitBonds” would allow the US to save money to refinance $14 trillion of debt even in a scenario where Bitcoin “goes to zero,” VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said. VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt. Matthew Sigel pitched...Continue Reading

DWF Labs invested $25 million in the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial and is opening a New York office to expand in the US market. Crypto market maker DWF Labs announced a $25 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by US President Donald Trump and his sons, as the...Continue Reading

Coinbase reports a shrinking crypto market and bearish signals but expects a potential rebound later in 2025. A monthly market review by publicly traded US-based crypto exchange Coinbase shows that while the crypto market has contracted, it appears to be gearing up for a better quarter. According to Coinbase’s April 15 monthly outlook for institutional...Continue Reading

OKX has announced its return to the US market with a phased rollout of a new crypto exchange and the appointment of a new US CEO. Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced that it is reentering the US market. According to an April 16 blog post, OKX will return to the United States market along with...Continue Reading

Soneium aims to solve the finality bottleneck limiting blockchain adoption by partnering with AltLayer and EigenLayer. Soneium, a layer-2 (L2) blockchain network developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, said it has slashed its blockchain finality time by over 98%, as it aims to solve one of the biggest challenges in blockchain scalability. Astar, a Japanese...Continue Reading