ALSO: In his latest Money Reimagined column, CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey ties the recent political and regulatory backlash toward the crypto industry to the alleged misdeeds of disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Will the current climate drive digital-asset innovation and leadership away from the U.S.?
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Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Calls His Maelstrom Capital a ‘Very Patient’ Fund
Hayes wants Maelstrom to outperform bitcoin and ether, which won’t be easy.
U.S. Adds 236K Jobs in March Versus Forecasts for 239K
Bitcoin was little changed at $27,900 in the minutes following the roughly in-line report.
Ether Circles Above $1.9K as Shanghai Hard Fork Nears
Liquid staking tokens also rise on Wednesday. Bitcoin holds steady above $28,000.
Ripple's Effect on Financial Advisors
Ripple was projected to have spent $100 million fighting the SEC. Financial advisors should pay attention to Ripple’s trial, as it could have significant consequences to how we define securities.
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Declares Now Is the 'Right Time' for Web3 Adoption
Finance chief Paul Chan said in a blog post that despite recent volatility in crypto, now is the time to push forward Web3 technologies.
MonkeDAO Plans to Buy Rights to Popular Solana Monkey Business NFT Collection for $2M
MonkeDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization formed by owners of the Solana Monkey Business NFT project, will purchase all intellectual property rights to the collection from its current owner HadesDAO.
Uniswap Topped Coinbase’s Trading Volume in March During USDC Depeg, U.S. Crackdown
The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted.
Bitcoin Breaks Above $30K for First Time Since June 2022
The move continues a 2023 rally that has now seen the most popular crypto gain more than 80%.
Ondo Finance Plans Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative for Institutional Investors
The new stablecoin-like token, OMMF, will be backed by conventional money market funds and is available only to qualified purchasers and accredited investors. But retail investors can lend against the tokens via Ondo’s DeFi protocol Flux to indirectly access the yield.