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US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he is not considering suspending any tariffs at this time, as international markets react sharply to conflicting signals from the White House. Despite global concerns about the impact of ongoing trade tensions, Trump reiterated his administration’s tough stance on tariffs, suggesting they could be permanent even though negotiations are still on the table. “We will reach a fair agreement with all countries,” Trump said at a press briefing, adding: “Trade with the EU must be fair and reciprocal, and the EU will have to buy energy from us.” Trump also noted…
PayProtocol, the company behind Paycoin, has revealed plans to launch its own Mastercard-powered debit card on Apr. 30. According to an Apr.14 announcement posted on the company’s Medium page, the card will allow users to top up with crypto and spend at Mastercard merchants globally. The card will be created in partnership with Swiss neobank SR Saphirstein AG and will support Paycoin’s token PCI, Ethereum (ETH), and USD Coin (USDC). With a monthly top-up limit of 1,000 Swiss Francs, Paycoin Mastercard can be used for online and offline payments and is compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay. The card’s…
A couple of weeks ago, a report was published revealing that over the last decade, the use of renewable energy for Bitcoin mining has practically doubled. This has also led to a collapse in the use of electricity produced from fossil sources such as coal. The report on Bitcoin mining MiCA Crypto Alliance Nodiens The report on Bitcoin mining The report, titled “Mining the Future: Bitcoin’s Renewable Energy Footprint and the Path to 2030“, was published by MiCA Crypto Alliance, and was created in collaboration with Nodiens. This is a 19-page PDF that analyzes the environmental impact of the energy…
Institutional cryptocurrency trading volumes surged 141% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released today (Thursday) by Finery Markets, reflecting the market’s response to the first 100 days of a new pro-crypto political environment in the United States. The report, which analyzed over 2 million spot trades conducted by institutions through the Finery Markets platform, shows that January saw the strongest performance with 163.5% YoY growth, coinciding with Bitcoin reaching an all-time high above $109,000. “The crypto OTC market continued its strong growth trajectory in Q1 2025,” Finery Markets commented in the newest report. “January showed…
Avalon is providing institutional Bitcoin lending infrastructure for Bybit Earn. The fixed-rate lending system enables stable yield via FBTC-backed DeFi strategies. The partnership bridges CeFi and DeFi to unlock higher, predictable Bitcoin yields. Crypto infrastructure provider Avalon Labs has announced a partnership with exchange Bybit. With this new partnership, the exchange is bringing its institutional Bitcoin lending services to Bybit’s financial platform. The collaboration powers a new stable income product through Avalon’s fixed-rate lending system. This allows for on-chain arbitrage strategies that generate yield for Bybit customers and at the same time maintain their Bitcoin exposure. Avalon Labs’ institutional layer…
Franklin Templeton, a global asset manager with a growing presence in the crypto and blockchain investment market, has backed an $8 million seed round for Cap. The asset manager led the investment round, with Ethereum (ETH) based stablecoin project Cap also attracting the participation of multiple leading web3-focused venture capital firms. In details shared via X, Cap said the investment is a crucial step in its mission to offer a decentralized solution to the problem of yield generation in decentralized finance. This milestone involves the deployment of its protocol across “shared security markets” such as EigenLayer and Symbiotic. “Cap is…
Today, April 8, 2025, Sandbox (SAND) has recorded an 8.8% price gain. Despite the jump, the altcoin seems bearish and is likely to see a drop, possibly because of a whale dumping SAND tokens. Hashed (@hashed_official) has deposited 17.03M $SAND worth $4.1M into #Binance and likely to sell.Hashed lead the investment of $2.5M in $SAND on May 22, 2019. They still hold 25.55M $SAND, worth $6.15M.Address: 0xf1db561ef1452c7e88c24ed438e546d3019e1b06Data @nansen_ai pic.twitter.com/1ODqNrHKf9 — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) April 8, 2025 Whale dumps 17.03 million SAND Today, crypto analyst Onchain Lens posted on X that a major whale, popularly known as Hashed, deposited 17.03 million…
Binance has officially announced the platform-wide integration of KernelDAO (KERNEL), adding support for Simple Earn, Buy Crypto, Binance Convert, Margin, and Futures products starting April 14, 2025. Binance Expands KernelDAO (KERNEL) Integration Across Platform Products Including Futures and Margin Starting today at 3:00 PM ET, KERNEL will be available as a flexible product on Binance Simple Earn, allowing users to subscribe and earn passive income from their assets. Users will be able to purchase KERNEL via VISA, MasterCard, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Revolut, or exchange it directly using their account balance via the “Buy Crypto” page. Access will be…
A new study has found that Bitcoin mining produces harmful air pollutants, with fine particles from the facilities crossing state borders, affecting areas far from the mines themselves. Between August 2022 to July 2023, some 1.9 million Americans were exposed to significant levels of these fine particles, according to researchers behind a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications. Communities affected include New York City, the Houston/Austin metropolitan area, Northeast Texas, and areas along the Illinois/Kentucky border. “Cross-state pollution” The research team, led by Dr. Francesca Dominici at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that Bitcoin mines frequently cause…
In a tweet published earlier today, on-chain data aggregator IntoTheBlock shared some good news for Bitcoin investors, highlighting their persistence in holding and the resilience of BTC as an asset, demonstrated recently, while the markets were being shaken by the U.S.’s trade tariff foreign policy. The chart published by the data source reveals that over 85% of Bitcoin holders have remained in profit, despite the price lows Bitcoin has seen this week, as it dipped to the $74,700 level, losing the $82,500 zone. Currently, the world’s primary cryptocurrency is changing hands at $82,030 after showing a nearly 10% surge over…