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Binance has announced that it is converting its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) into Circle’s USD Coin (USDC). Following the $1B conversion into USDC, this stash now makes up approximately 3% of Circle’s total circulating supply, which is $32.6 billion. SAFU Assets Shift to USDC for Stability In an April 18 announcement by Binance, the exchange emphasized the importance of SAFU in its ecosystem. Binance stated, “SAFU continues to be a core part of our responsibility to the...

Worldcoin, the project co-founded by Open AI CEO Sam Altman, which uses iris-scanning technology to verify a user’s “humanness,” is planning to launch an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain prioritizing verified humans over bots. Worldcoin currently has more than 10 million users, with 50% of them having verified their human identities using the project’s Orb. An Anti-Bot Blockchain Network In a blog announcement on April 17, Worldcoin introduced its new human-centered blockchain...

Two of America’s largest banks are urging crypto investors to remain cautious around the upcoming Bitcoin halving, which analysts believe may not play out much like prior cycles. In a Wednesday report, JPMorgan predicted that Bitcoin’s price will not rise following the event, and is more likely to resume declines that began earlier this month. Could The Halving Be Bearish For Bitcoin? The bank’s outlook remains consistent with its relatively bearish forecasts throughout the...

On April 17, the two pro-crypto Senators introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act. The bill “solves key policy challenges that have lingered around previous proposals and provides prudential regulation and added consumer protections to stablecoin issuers,” said Lummis, who added, “But above all, it allows innovation to prosper.” The Senators have been drafting the bill for months as customer protections and proper custody practices for issuers came into focus...

Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum that issues the stablecoin USDe. The asset aims to be a censorship-resistant and scalable form of digital money pegged to the US dollar. On April 16, on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant took a deep dive into the Ethena ecosystem revealing risks with the latest stablecoin, which has seen its market capitalization grow to more than $2 billion in a shorter time after launch than any other major counterpart. USDe’s market cap...

The X account of famous actor Tom Holland, which has over 7 million followers, was recently hacked. The attackers used his platform to promote a fake cryptocurrency and NFT scheme. Fake ‘Spiderverse’ Partnership with Binance The compromised account was used to announce a partnership with the global crypto exchange Binance, supposedly launching “Spiderverse” tokens. A link to a fake website was attached, enticing users to gain early access to the fake SPIDER cryptocurrency and...

While crypto has long been highly affected by the broader financial market, the price of Ethereum (ETH) appears especially impacted by its movements. According to recently published data from IntoTheBlock, the correlation between ETH and several traditional market indexes is now far higher than those between its larger rival, Bitcoin (BTC), and the same markets. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Stocks The firm’s figures show a correlation coefficient of 0.7 between ETH and the DAX – a...

Bitcoin’s price crashed by over 5% below $60,000 on Wednesday amid a market selloff impacting the broader crypto and stock markets. Bitcoin (BTC) began the day trading for roughly $63,700 per coin. Its price began sinking drastically starting at 1:40 PM UTC, and has plummeted to $59,950 as of 4:45 PM UTC. It trades for $60,475 at press time. Meanwhile, the price of Ethereum (ETH) has slid back under $3000 to just $2950 at writing time. The S&P500 and Nasdaq 100 have...

The cryptocurrency market endured massive volatility this week. Amidst geopolitical instability, this price action triggered billions in liquidation and left many wondering if Bitcoin could be used as a hedge against chaos. However, certain cohorts of Bitcoin holders remained unfazed. This is evident by the fact that Bitcoin appears to be entering an accumulation phase as withdrawals from exchanges surged to levels not seen since January 2023. Bitcoin Investors Prepare for...

Hong Kong regulators recently approved spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund applications, but Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicts that the local ETF market may not perform as well as the US due to the current lack of big players and the possibility of high fees. According to Balchunas, the Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETF market may generate $500 million in inflows, which is small compared to the over $15 billion from BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF product...