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Paradigm Capital, an employee-owned independent investment dealer, transferred 3,718 ETH to Anchorage Digital in the early hours of Sunday, April 28. According to Colin Wu, a famous Asian crypto journalist, this was the first time Paradigm transferred ETH in the past three months. Paradigm transferred 3,718 ETH to Anchorage Digital: Custodian (0xd5…0191) today, worth approximately US$12 million. This was Paradigm’s first ETH transfer in three months. Currently, the Paradigm address still holds approximately $415 million in crypto assets, mainly 83.518k… — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) April 28, 2024 As of the transfer’s time, the transaction’s value was about $12 million, leaving…

Renowned Bitcoiner and founder of MicroStrategy business intelligent giant Michael Saylor has shared an extract from a recent interview where he revealed the enormous amount of hours he has spent studying Bitcoin. He also stated that he has never yet met a well-informed Bitcoin critic. More than 1,000 hours of studying Bitcoin In a recent “Visao de Lider” podcast, MicroStrategy chairman and a rigid Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor spoke about his take on the global flagship crypto. Among the questions he got to answer, there was one about how many hours he had spent studying BTC. Saylor made it clear…

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Crypto Twitter this week was dominated by the industry’s new hottest topic, Bitcoin Runes—plus a steaming hot serving of legal drama in the form of a preemptive lawsuit filed by Ethereum software giant against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ever since Bitcoin’s latest halving, Runes—a new Bitcoin-based protocol that can support fungible tokens like meme coins—has surged in popularity. DOG, a new Runes meme token, was airdropped on Wednesday to holders of the Runestones Ordinal project. The distribution to tens of thousands of wallets immediately made DOG the most popular Runes token…

IOTA has continued to expand its influence in Abu Dhabi and Africa through strategic partnerships. Beyond fundamentals, IOTA is advancing on the tech front with IOTA 2.0 in view. The IOTA blockchain network has recorded some breakthrough projects which include its Foundation launch in Abu Dhabi and collaborations with Trademark Africa and the WEF. IOTA’s Foundation Launch in Abu Dhabi As revealed in a post on the X platform, the IOTA Foundation was formed in Abu Dhabi in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in the fourth quarter of 2023. This collaboration opens the door for IOTA’s development…

Bored of all trading card games feeling the same? Apeiron blends together a spectrum of genres to produce a refreshing experience. While in closed beta on PC, the game launched a play-to-airdrop campaign which attracted an audience on the Ronin network. Now in open beta via the Epic Games Store and Mavis Hub, players are giving the game a spin and finding the game is more than just token-fueled hype—it’s actually quite good. Apeiron’s unique concoction gives the game a distinct feel, fun and strategic challenges, and an innate competitive nature. Fortunately for these new Apeiron gamers just jumping in…

While it is no secret that social media personality and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate is a big fan of Bitcoin (BTC), he has recently shared a view that the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) might, in fact, become the only acceptable monetary and investment choice. Specifically, Tate has argued that the United States dollar was “f**ked,” along with real estate and many other investments, which the government might take away from their holders as tyranny grows worse, leaving the maiden cryptocurrency as the only option, according to his X post on April 28. Meanwhile, Bitcoin was at press time trading…

Binance has experienced significant outflows: 14,146 ETH, valued at approximately $46.74 million, within 24 hours. Notably, a fresh wallet also extracted 95.67 million USDT along with 7,402 ETH, equating to around $23.3 million. The activity mirrors the withdrawal patterns of two other wallets known for moving large quantities of ETH and stablecoins off the platform. The smart money tracking service Lookonchain even raised a question: Could these transactions be linked to Justin Sun, known for his substantial funds movements, or are they simply routine redistributions? While the identity of the wallet owners remains unconfirmed, the movement of such large sums…

Messaging app Telegram announced Sunday that in-app advertisements can be purchased using Toncoin, the TON blockchain’s native crypto. The update is part of Telegram’s user monetization strategy. Under this, the app will begin allocating 50% of ad revenue generated within public channels directly to their owners. Telegram chosen TON for its features including minimal transaction fees, processing speeds, and a record capacity for transactions per second. The TON (The Open Network) blockchain is a community-driven solution for facilitating high-speed transactions and fostering decentralized applications (dApps). It uses a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, enabling millions of transactions per second through a…

Mobile giant Supercell, the company behind the smash mobile games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, has invested in crypto gaming startup Games for a Living as part of a wider $3.2 million seed funding round. Games for a Living (GFAL) was co-founded by Trip Hawkins, the original founder and CEO of video game titan Electronic Arts (EA). Acting as chief strategy officer, the startup company is developing games based around NFTs and crypto tokens. With the fresh injection of capital, the startup plans to expand its core team and accelerate its production plans. This comes after the launch of…

Bitcoin ETF slowdown is a short-term pause not the beginning of a negative trend, the report said. Broker’s expectation of a bitcoin high of $150,000 by 2025 remains the same. The bitcoin mining cycle remains healthy after the halving, Bernstein said. The slowdown in bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows is a short-term pause before ETFs become more integrated with private bank platforms, wealth advisors and more brokerage platforms, and not the beginning of a worrying trend, broker Bernstein said in a research report on Monday. The broker notes that the world’s largest cryptocurrency has been range-bound in terms of…