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According to a recent survey by Brown Brothers Harriman, 71% of ETF investors wish to invest more in crypto this year. This bullish signal comes as the crypto ETF market is beginning to recover from recent volatility. The firm is one of the oldest and most prestigious investment banks in the US, adding credibility to its claims. This data also aligns with other surveys that suggest wealthy investors are interested in Bitcoin. Crypto ETFs Are Becoming Popular Among TradFi Investors Since the Bitcoin ETFs were first approved in 2024, they’ve ushered in a profound transformation of the crypto market. BlackRock’s…

A rival of top altcoin Ethereum (ETH) is seeing a rise in price after abruptly gaining support from Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume. In a new announcement, Binance says it will be adding support for Berachain (BERA), an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-identical layer-1 blockchain that uses a proof-of-liquidity (PoL) consensus mechanism. “Binance is excited to announce that Berachain will be added to Binance Simple Earn, ‘Buy Crypto,’ Binance Convert, Binance Margin, Binance Auto-Invest, and Binance Futures.” A PoL consensus mechanism rewards validators for providing liquidity to a blockchain’s ecosystem rather than a traditional proof-of-stake (PoS) system,…

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have officially entered the Bitcoin mining industry, teaming up with Hut 8 to launch ‘American Bitcoin’ — a new mining company aiming to become the world’s largest and most efficient Bitcoin mining operation. The announcement, released on March 31, follows a strategic merger between American Data Centers and American Bitcoin, which will now operate as a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8. Through this transaction, American Data Centers takes a 20% stake in American Bitcoin, while Hut 8 retains 80% ownership. American Data Centers (ADC) is an AI infrastructure-focused company established by Dominari Holdings in…

About 24 hours after it rebranded its corporate name from MicroStrategy to Strategy, the company’s founder and chairman, Michael Saylor, broke his silence. Taking to his official social media account on X, Saylor shared a three-line statement, noting, “Strategy is Bitcoin,” reaffirming its brand focus. Strategy’s Bitcoin ride Having operated for close to 36 years, Strategy has acknowledged Bitcoin as one of the biggest influences in its corporate history. The company adopted the coin as a Treasury Reserve Asset (TRA) in August 2020 and has not looked back. Currently, the company HODLs a total of 471,107 BTC, valued at more…

X2Y2 is closing its marketplace after three years, acknowledging the decline of NFT trading and shifting focus to AI. NFT marketplace X2Y2, which was launched as an alternative to OpenSea and LooksRare, will shut down on April 30, citing a steep decline in trading activity and the challenges of staying competitive. In a March 31 statement, the project’s mysterious TP founder said the X2Y2 team is “sunsetting X2Y2 as an NFT marketplace” after three years in the industry, adding that the “90% shrinkage of NFT trading volume from its peak in 2021 is for sure one of the many reasons.”…

President Donald Trump’s support for stablecoins may be less about blockchain innovation and more about financial engineering, according to Mateusz Kara, CEO of European crypto payments giant Ari10. The launch of USD1, a new dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, may appear like another step in mainstream crypto adoption and a natural move given his open support of the industry. But for Mateusz Kara, CEO of leading European crypto payments provider Ari10, the stablecoin signals something much bigger: a U.S.-driven strategy to reshape global debt markets. “I don’t quite believe in Trump’s sudden love for…

Crypto AI Agents have seen a sharp decline, with their total market cap dropping 13% in the last 24 hours to $6.42 billion. The sector’s biggest coins are struggling, with VIRTUAL, AI16Z, and FARTCOIN all posting significant losses over the past week. Meanwhile, growth in new crypto AI agents has slowed dramatically, and engagement within the ecosystem has plummeted by 60% in just a few weeks. With both investor interest and market activity fading, the sector faces an uphill battle to regain momentum unless a strong catalyst reignites demand. Crypto AI Agents Coins Market Cap Is Down The crypto AI…

On March 11, 2025, Rep. Ro Khanna gave a short but impactful talk at the Bitcoin Policy Institute’s Bitcoin for America summit. “Bitcoin is transformational for so many people around the world,” Rep. Khanna stated at the summit. “That is why the Democratic Party should be embracing it as something that can create financial empowerment for people not just in the United States, but around the world.” This is the type of message he’s been spreading for years now, and he’s urged his fellow Democrats to follow his lead. He’s implored them to not be scared of Bitcoin but to…

The dominant cryptocurrency weathered weaker than normal trading volume and a downtrend in price over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin Falls Below $98K as Dominance Climbs Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $97,102 at the time of reporting, after fluctuating between $96,174.83 and $99,168.61 over the past 24 hours, according to data from Coin Market Cap. The cryptocurrency remains in a downtrend, slipping 0.94% over the last day and 8.33% over the past week, reflecting broader market uncertainty. (BTC Price 1D chart / Trading View) Despite the recent dip, bitcoin’s market capitalization stands strong at $1.92 trillion, maintaining its status as…

Digital assets firm Grayscale has disclosed that blockchain applications generated $2.6 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2025. The research, which provided insights into the crypto industry performance for Q1, noted that this increase happened despite the 18% decline in its Crypto Sectors price index. According to the report, which relied on data from Artemis, blockchain-based applications were the biggest fee generator in Q1. The $2.59 billion in fees that these applications pulled in Q1 alone is more than total fees in 2023 and represents a 100% year-over-year (YoY) increase while being 11.7% higher than the previous quarter.…