Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has been granted final court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit for $11 million with Astrals non-fungible token (NFT) buyers. Florida federal court judge Federico Moreno granted approval of the settlement between O’Neal and the class group led by Daniel Harper in an April 1 order made available on April […]
Ripple is sounding the alarm for immediate UK regulatory action to capture a multi-trillion-dollar digital asset opportunity and lead the future of global crypto finance. Ripple Calls for Urgent UK Action on Crypto Regulation At a recent summit hosted by Ripple in London, policymakers and industry experts assembled to explore how the United Kingdom can […]
A significant change is affecting crypto markets as Binance removes 14 tokens in its first community-driven delisting, marking a shift toward user-influenced oversight. Massive Delisting Rocks 14 Tokens as Binance Concludes First Vote to Delist Crypto exchange Binance announced on April 8 that it has concluded the first batch of Vote to Delist and will […]
Malicious actors are attempting to steal crypto with malware embedded in fake Microsoft Office extensions uploaded to the software hosting site SourceForge, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. One of the malicious listings, called “officepackage,” has real Microsoft Office add-ins but hides a malware called ClipBanker that replaces a copied crypto wallet address on a computer’s […]
Tim Draper is all in on Trump’s trade offensive, calling it a powerful reset to end global freeloading, crush weak leadership, and spark massive U.S. innovation. Tim Draper Endorses Trump’s Trade Offense, Calls Xi a ‘Weak Leader’ in Global Face-off Venture capitalist Tim Draper expressed strong support for Donald Trump’s economic and trade initiatives in […]
The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper, says Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud. “As machine prices rise in the U.S., they could paradoxically decrease in the rest […]
Trump’s tariff agenda could gut U.S. retail, crush jobs, and ignite a recession deeper than any since the Great Depression, economist Peter Schiff warns. Peter Schiff: Tariffs Will Gut Retail, Slam Banks, and Spark 50% Market Drawdown Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff raised alarm on April 8 through social media platform X, predicting that […]
Arthur Hayes is calling it: China’s yuan devaluation is setting the stage for a tidal wave of capital to rocket into bitcoin and ignite a historic bull run. Arthur Hayes: Chinese Capital Flight May Flood Into Bitcoin as Yuan Slides Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex and now head of […]
Ehrsam’s neuroscience startup, dubbed “Nudge,” says it’s on a mission to “develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people’s lives.” From Bitcoin to Brains: Coinbase Founder’s Next Frontier Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong started Coinbase in a two-bedroom apartment thirteen years ago. Both men are now billionaires, but Ehrsam has quietly […]
Crypto and equities traders were hopeful for a last-minute solution that would prevent the US from enacting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States, but in a press conference, the White House confirmed that the tariffs would start on April 9. Markets deteriorated when Peter Navarro, trade adviser to US President Donald Trump, […]
Sats Terminal, a Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregation protocol, has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to streamline fragmented services across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Sats Terminal Secures $1.7M The funding round, announced April 8, was co-led by Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates, with participation from Draper Dragon, BitcoinFi Accelerator, and others. Sats Terminal aims to […]
A U.S. billionaire has called for a more measured approach to tariffs and proposed a 10% across-the-board tariff. He believes this would compensate for historically unfair trade practices that have contributed to the United States’ massive deficits and national debt. Ackman: Maintain Pressure on China Billionaire Bill Ackman has urged the Trump administration to be […]