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While most of the crypto market experienced a bullish rally, PumpBTC unexpectedly plunged 40%, a sharp decline that caught many investors off guard, especially amid positive listing news. On Wednesday, April 23, PumpBTC, a DeFi token that recently launched on Binance, crashed 40% in 24 hours with no immediate news-based catalysts. The 40% crash came despite recent positive listing news. The same day of the crash, BingX listed the PumpBTC token on its spot crypto exchange. What is more, just one day prior, Korean crypto exchange Bithum also listed the token. PumpBTC’s price in the last 24 hours | Source:…
Ethereum (ETH) is under pressure as it attempts to recover from one of its worst-performing years among major cryptocurrencies, down nearly 50% in 2025. Despite signs of improving momentum, with RSI climbing and EMA lines hinting at a potential breakout, ETH continues to lag behind competitors like Solana in multiple metrics. The ETH/BTC ratio has plunged to multi-year lows amid heavy institutional sell-offs. As ETH approaches key resistance, the market remains divided, with bulls eyeing a breakout and skeptics questioning the chain’s long-term relevance. Ethereum Becomes 2025’s Worst Performer Among Top 5 Cryptos Ethereum is currently the worst-performing major crypto…
As the new week is about to begin, crypto researcher The DeFi Investor has shared a detailed watchlist of key events that could impact several major altcoins. Here are the most important developments to keep an eye on: Solana (SOL): Breakpoint Conference Begins April 25 Breakpoint, Solana’s largest community event, will kick off on April 25. The conference usually serves as a stage for major announcements, and anticipation is building for what might be revealed this year. Bitcoin (BTC): Strategic Reserve Hearing in Texas on April 23 Texas is set to hold a strategic Bitcoin reserve hearing on April 23.…
Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume metrics, has strengthened its compliance regulations for users in South Africa, aligning with the country’s regulatory demands. The development comes four years after the exchange’s legal engagements with South African regulators, culminating in Binance amending its offerings. Binance Tightens Compliance for South African Users Binance announced stricter regulations for its users in South Africa. Effective April 30, users must provide detailed information on both the sender and receiver of any crypto transactions on the exchange. “In adherence to local regulatory requirements, Binance will gradually introduce changes to crypto withdrawal and deposit procedures…
Bitcoiner Samson Mow published a tweet, suggesting that even if top altcoins had a total coin supply similar to that of Bitcoin, BTC would still beat them in terms of price per coin. Mow stated that most altcoins are taking advantage of the so-called unit bias – a psychological effect which appears since due to their huge supplies of billions and sometimes even trillions on coins the price per one coin seems cheaper than that of one BTC. If this bias is removed, he says, then mathematically, these altcoins should be worth several thousand of dollars each. But Mow doesn’t…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Restaking is evolving. What started as an Ethereum-native capital efficiency play is now transforming into a cross-chain economic coordination layer that spans protocols, assets and use cases. Symbiotic announced today a $29 million Series A, led by Pantera Capital, to launch its Universal Staking Framework. The move goes toward supporting any asset securing any network — L1 or L2, modular or integrated. Symbiotic is active on 14 networks, a number expected to more than double in the coming months, providing programmable slashing, cross-chain collateral composition and new…
Blockchain infrastructure provider Reservoir is sunsetting its NFT services just two months after raising $14 million to expand its tools to new marketplaces. Reservoir, a crypto infrastructure startup that secured $14 million in Series A funding earlier this year, will shut down its NFT API and associated services on Oct. 15, the project revealed in an X announcement on Thursday, April 24. “After much consideration, we’ve decided to sunset Reservoir NFT, the API, and associated services on October 15th, 2025. Thank you to all our customers & partners for your trust and support over the years.” Reservoir Reservoir is known…
Ethereum price started a fresh surge above the $1,650 resistance. ETH is now showing positive signs and might attempt to clear the $1,800 resistance. Ethereum started a fresh rally above the $1,650 zone. The price is trading above $1,700 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a couple of bullish continuation patterns with resistance at $1,700 and $1,760 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $1,800 resistance zone. Ethereum Price Starts Fresh Rally Ethereum price remained stable above the $1,550 level and…
The Bitcoin price has followed a relatively flat course this week compared to the previous period, but the approximately 1% drop over the weekend was notable. While BTC closed the week at almost the same level as last week, many altcoins, led by Ethereum, experienced declines. Official Trump (TRUMP), which experienced one of the largest token unlocks of last week, experienced an increase despite the unlock following claims that Donald Trump would host a dinner with major token holders. However, there are a large number of token unlocks in many altcoins in the new week. Here is the weekly unlock…
Gate.io forced a surprise service outage on its users today. The giant crypto exchange, which claims to have processed over $4 billion in spot plus $17 billion in derivative volume over the last 24 hours despite the outage, partially apologized for the shutdown and promised to compensate users in the most confusing way possible. In an announcement, the exchange apologized “for any inconvenience caused” via a post on X. Executives then hyperlinked to a legal disclaimer that clarified, “We will provide 100% compensation for all customer losses incurred during the upgrade (excluding market factors).” Because a centralized exchange customer usually…