Day: April 2, 2025

Breez Announces Launch Of New Wallet, Misty Breez

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Today, Breez launches Misty Breez, their latest application built using the Breez SDK. The Breez SDK was initially developed to simplify the process of integrating Lightning Network support into different consumer applications. Dozens of existing projects and companies currently build on Lightning using the SDK.  The SDK supports two methods of Lightning integration. Native, which allows app developers to integrate a Lightning wallet or functionality utilizing the Greenlight service offered by Blockstream, which allows the wallet provider to host a cloud based Lightning node for users while keeping private keys…

How a 7,000 TPS Blockchain Is Shaping the Future of Regulated Finance

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A new report by Cointelegraph Research explores Coreum’s role in institutional blockchain adoption. It analyzes the project’s technical architecture, compliance framework and its potential impact on regulated asset tokenization. The report presents insights into transaction efficiency, security mechanisms and crosschain interoperability. It also evaluates how Coreum fits into the evolving financial landscape. Blockchain evolution and institutional requirements The adoption of blockchain technology by financial institutions has been increasing in lockstep, with the value locked in tokenized real-world assets (RWA). The latter grew by 85% in 2024.  Our report examines how…

Crypto has a regulatory capture problem in Washington — Or does it?

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The crypto industry’s sway in Washington DC has made it more likely that the industry will get beneficial legislation, but it’s also creating problems.  Concerns of regulatory capture — a situation in which regulators or lawmakers are co-opted to serve the interests of a small constituency — have grown as crypto lobbying gains influence in Washington. The risks of regulatory capture are twofold: First, the public interest is shut out from policy-making in favor of a single industry or company, and second, it can make regulators blind to or paralyzed…

$2B lost to crypto hacks in Q1 2025, $1.63B from access control flaws

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Over $2 billion was lost to cryptocurrency hacks in the first quarter of 2025. According to a report shared with Cointelegraph by crypto cybersecurity firm Hacken, in Q1 2025, nearly $1.63 billion was lost just to access control exploits. Anmol Jain, vice president of investigations at crypto forensics firm AMLBot, told Cointelegraph that the exceptionally high figure is mainly attributable to the recent hack of the crypto exchange Bybit. The data is similar to that recently shared by crypto cybersecurity firm PeckShield. The competing firm’s report — which excludes scams…

Avalanche stablecoins up 70% to $2.5B, AVAX demand lacks DeFi deployment

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Avalanche saw a significant surge in stablecoin supply over the past year, but the onchain deployment of this capital points to passive investor behavior, which may be limiting demand for the network’s utility token. The stablecoin supply on the Avalanche network rose by over 70% over the past year, from $1.5 billion in March 2024, to over $2.5 billion as of March 31, 2025, according to Avalanche’s X pos Market capitalization of stablecoins on Avalanche. Source: Avalanche Stablecoins are the main bridge between the fiat and crypto world and increasing…

Bhutan government moves $32M Bitcoin on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

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Key Takeaways Bhutan’s government transferred $32 million worth of Bitcoin today, part of ongoing movements totaling $95 million in two weeks. The Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan plans to include Bitcoin, Ether, and BNB in its strategic reserves for a digital asset ecosystem. Share this article Bhutan’s government transferred $32 million worth of Bitcoin to a new wallet today, its second crypto movement in two weeks, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The transfer follows last week’s movement of $63 million in Bitcoin to three separate wallets. Druk Holdings, the…

Pi Network price nears all-time lows as supply pressure mounts

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Social cryptocurrency project Pi Network’s price approaches all-time lows as more and more coins are unlocked. CoinMarketCap data shows that Pi Network (PI) is trading at $0.6722 as of press time, very close to its all-time low of $0.6152 reported on Feb. 20. The price action comes as over 126.6 million PI tokens are expected to be unlocked this month, equivalent to just under 1.87% of the coin’s current circulating supply. Monthly Pi unlock chart. Source: PiScan Founder of Obchakevich Research, Alex Obchakevich, attributed the price downturn to continued PI…

70% chance of crypto bottoming before June amid trade fears: Nansen

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The cryptocurrency market may see a local bottom in the next two months amid global uncertainty over ongoing import tariff negotiations, which have been limiting investor sentiment in both traditional and digital markets. US President Donald Trump is set to detail on April 2 his reciprocal import tariffs, measures aimed at reducing the country’s estimated trade deficit of $1.2 trillion in goods and boosting domestic manufacturing.  While global markets took a hit from the first tariff announcement, there is a 70% chance for cryptocurrency valuations to find their bottom by…

Trader uncovers signs XRP price may have bottomed — Rally to $3.80 next?

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XRP (XRP) price fell 22% between March 19 and March 31, potentially forming a local bottom at $2.02. The price then increased by 9% to $2.20 before retracing to current levels. Has the popular altcoin finally bottomed out, or is there a deeper retracement in the cards? XRP bullish divergence on multiple timeframes The XRP relative strength index (RSI) displays bullish divergence conditions in lower timeframes, according to analyst CasiTrades. A bullish divergence is when the asset’s price prints lower lows and the RSI produces higher lows, indicating that downward…

The Smarter Web Company Plans Public Listing With Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

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The next Bitcoin treasury company may not be a U.S. tech giant or a legacy enterprise—it might be a 15-year-old UK-based web services firm with a lean team, a proprietary CMS, and a clear thesis on the future of money. The Smarter Web Company, founded in 2009 by Andrew Webley, has announced plans to go public on the AQUIS Stock Exchange in April 2025 through a reverse takeover of a business originally incorporated in 1907. But what makes this listing significant isn’t the transaction mechanics—it’s the capital strategy behind it.…