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Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For millions of adopters, Bitcoin (BTC) represents freedom from capital controls, centralized intermediaries, and central bank debasement. But for institutions, holding Bitcoin isn’t free. In fact, it comes with persistent, measurable costs that accumulate quietly and erode value over time. This is Bitcoin’s “silent tax”—the negative carry that stems from fees, insurance costs, accounting friction, and opportunity cost. You might also like: US Bitcoin reserves a win-win for inflation and solidifying Bitcoin’s value | Opinion For an…
The Ethereum ecosystem has recorded its highest-ever number of active addresses, hitting 15.4 million in a single week. The surge is largely driven by activity on Layer 2 chains like Base and Unichain. Layer 2 Networks Account for Majority of Ethereum Activity According to on-chain data shared by analyst Leon Waidmann, Ethereum-compatible chains saw a 62.7% week-over-week jump in active addresses. Layer 2 networks now handle 6.65 times more transactions than the Ethereum Mainnet. Related: Why ZKsync’s founder believes Ethereum’s real strength lies in staying neutral Ethereum’s modular design pushes most user activity onto Layer 2 chains while using the…
Robinhood’s (HOOD) record crypto trading revenue from the last quarter of 2024 may prove hard to repeat, according to JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington, who forecast a drop in digital asset volumes for the first quarter of this year. The online trading platform reports first quarter results after the U.S. market close on Wednesday. The fourth quarter’s staggering 700% surge in cryptocurrency trading revenue was behind a sizable jump in HOOD’s overall transaction-based revenue. Worthington, however, sees that momentum stalling in the first quarter, citing a decline in both equity and crypto markets, especially in the latter half of the quarter.…
Alpaca Finance (ALPACA), one of the most talked about altcoins of recent days with the rise it experienced after Binance’s delisting announcement, experienced a big jump in the last 24 hours. Alpaca Finance, which claims to be “the largest lending protocol that allows leveraged yield farming on BNB Chain and Fantom,” jumped from $0.181 to $0.950, up 422% in less than eight hours. While the huge leap experienced by ALPACA surprised everyone, the price suddenly dropped by 92% yesterday. Many cryptocurrency experts and investors believe that the 422% rally was mainly due to Binance’s upcoming delist event on May 2.…
Hyperliquid will adopt a new system to calculate fees on the platform, which includes different tiers for staking as well as separate fee schedules for perpetual contracts and spot trading. In a recent post, the decentralized exchange announced that it will start implementing the new fee system and staking tiers starting from May 5 at 03:00 UTC. The new fee system includes lower trading fees when users stake HYPE (HYPE), the platform’s utility token. Based on the staking tiers, users will be eligible for trading fee discounts ranging from 5% to 40%. Divided into six staking tiers, the discounts will…
A major milestone in the evolution of decentralized data infrastructure has arrived. The newly launched Space and Time Foundation aims to support the next generation of blockchain-based applications by enabling developers to build with zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data — all while upholding the core principles of decentralization, transparency, and verifiability.—The Foundation will act as an independent steward for the growing Space and Time ecosystem, shifting responsibility from a traditional corporate model to a community-centric, open governance structure. It represents a significant step in decentralizing the infrastructure behind one of the most advanced data protocols in Web3.Supporting Scalable, Verifiable Crypto InfrastructureAs blockchain…
Robert Kiyosaki, an expert in financial education, also known for his bestselling book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” and others, has published a tweet about the poor state of the global economy, a market crash he predicted, and how it may hit the Bitcoin price. He said that at the moment, there is a great fear of unemployment spreading “like a virus across the world.” Kiyosaki reveals options in case Bitcoin crashes to $300 Robert Kiyosaki reminded the community about his earlier book called “Rich Dad’s Prophecy”, where he assumed that “the biggest market crash” would happen and it would lead…
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Zimbabwe is reviving gold coins to support its embattled currency, as earlier efforts with gold-backed digital tokens failed to curb economic instability. Zimbabwe is yet again turning to gold to defend its embattled currency, as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the country’s central bank, has revived sales of physical gold coins just 10 months after scrapping the program, betting that tangible bullion might succeed where digital tokens have struggled, Bloomberg reports. The so-called “Mosi-Oa-Tunya” coins, named after Victoria Falls, are being reintroduced during what officials are calling a “time of attractiveness” for gold. For context, minting had been paused in…
What Makes SNEK Different from Other Memecoins? SNEK isn’t just another memecoin — it’s a deflationary token built on Cardano’s layer one blockchain that’s creating waves as both a cultural movement and a leading digital currency for meme creators worldwide. Launched in the first half of 2023 with community at its core, SNEK aims to be the “chillest” and most inclusive token in the Cardano ecosystem while establishing itself as one of the most actively traded tokens on the network. What sets SNEK apart is its clear mission to unite communities across the blockchain and welcome newcomers from other crypto…