Day: April 24, 2025

Securitize, Mantle launch institutional crypto fund

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Tokenization platform Securitize has partnered with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Mantle to launch an institutional fund designed to earn yield on a diverse basket of cryptocurrencies, the companies said.  Similar to how a traditional index fund tracks a mix of stocks, the Mantle Index Four (MI4) Fund aims to offer investors exposure to cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL), as well as stablecoins tracking the US dollar, Securitize said in an April 24 announcement.  The fund also integrates liquid staking tokens — including Mantle’s mETH, Bybit’s bbSOL,…

Senator, Ex-Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick Invests More in Bitcoin (BTC) as Bill in Works

U.S. Senator Dave McCormick, the former chief executive of massive hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, is putting his own cash into bitcoin (BTC) as the committee he’s on is at the tip of the spear for a legislative effort to regulate the digital assets industry. McCormick has made repeated recent investments in the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to disclosures this week. Because of the ranges used in such lawmaker disclosures, the latest amounts invested last month can only be said to be between $310,000 and…

$7.25b in Bitcoin options set to expire, market poised for big move

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Bitcoin is gearing up for a significant volatility event, triggered by $7.25 billion in options that are set to expire. Bitcoin’s (BTC) derivative market may soon become a catalyst for major moves for BTC. On April 25, $7.25 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire, typically triggering significant volatility. Still, the direction of this volatility remains uncertain. According to Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and COO of oracle provider RedStone, Bitcoin has shown notable resilience. Compared to traditional markets, crypto assets have fared relatively well amid recent macroeconomic uncertainty. “Tomorrow’s expiry…

Citrea Deploys Complete BitVM Bridge Design on Testnet, Furthering Bitcoin’s DeFi Applications

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Citrea, the ZK rollup designed to enhance Bitcoin’s blockspace capabilities, has launched its Clementine Bridge, marking the first complete BitVM bridge design on the Bitcoin Testnet. This deployment represents an advancement in extending bitcoin’s utility to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, addressing the longstanding challenge of creating a secure bridge between Bitcoin and secondary layers. The […] Original

Bitcoin’s sanity check for a broken system

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If you’ve been watching markets and feel like they’ve lost the plot, you’re not alone. Bitcoin jumped over 6% in 24 hours, breaking above $94,000 on April 23, its highest level since March, before easing slightly to current levels. It broke out of its month-long trading range just as macro uncertainty peaked. Signals clashed. Logic folded. The usual correlations began to fray. Bitcoin, the digital wildcard once written off as pure speculation, surged. Stocks rose, then fell, reacting more to tweets and headlines than to earnings or data. The dollar…

New $3.6b Bitcoin giant Twenty One Capital takes aim at Saylor’s Strategy

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Three major companies, Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, unite to launch a $3.6 billion Bitcoin accumulation company, 21 Capital. Strike CEO Jack Mallers will occupy a CEO position in 21 Capital. The company is going to go public via a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners. Will the company become a strong rival to Saylor’s Strategy? 21 Capital launches with 42,000 bitcoins in assets. Japanese tech giant SoftBank provides a $900 million investment and will have a minority ownership. Tether is going to contribute around $1.5 billion to the corporate…

Bitcoin ETFs Attract Nearly $1 Billion in New Capital With Blackrock’s IBIT Dominating Inflows

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Bitcoin ETFs added another $917 million in inflows, driven largely by Blackrock’s IBIT and continued investor enthusiasm. Meanwhile, ether ETFs slid back into outflow territory with a $23.88 million exit. Bitcoin ETF Boom Continues With $917M Inflows With Ether ETFs Unable to Maintain Momentum Investor appetite for bitcoin ETFs remains insatiable. Just a day after […] Original

Ethereum sees record single-day inflow with 449K ETH in accumulation addresses

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Key Takeaways: Ethereum saw a record 449,000 in ETH inflows to accumulation addresses on April 22. Active addresses rose 10%, signaling growing network engagement, but DeFi activity remains weak with declining DEX volumes. Holders in accumulation addresses remain underwater with a realized price of $1,981. Over the past 10 days, Ethereum inflows into accumulation addresses reached their highest levels since 2018. On April 22, a record-breaking 449,000 Ether (ETH), valued at an average price of $1,750, flowed into these addresses, marking the most significant single-day inflow in Ethereum’s history. This…

Ethereum Forms ‘A Huge Inverse Head & Shoulders’ – $20K Target In Sight?

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Fractal Bitcoin secures 93% of Bitcoin’s hashrate after Foundry joins

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Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling solution, Fractal Bitcoin, significantly increased its network security by onboarding one of the largest crypto mining pools. Fractal Bitcoin (FB), a layer 2 scaling solution for the Bitcoin (BTC) network, recently secured a major win in terms of its security. On Thursday, April 24, the project managed to secure Foundry, one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools, to also start mining FB. 🔓 Milestone unlocked: @FoundryServices is now merged mining Fractal via our innovative Cadence Mining. ✅ >719 EH/s now merged mining Fractal✅ Better network security with…