Crypto News
Public Keys: Circle Goes Quiet, Miners Dump Bitcoin, and Semler Gets Bailed Out
This week on Public Keys: Reading tea leaves during Circle and eToro quiet periods, Bitcoin miners selling a lot of Bitcoin, and Semler's plan for paying the DOJ.Source link
Bitcoin ETFs Bounce Back After Midweek Dip With $108 Million Inflow
Bitcoin ETFs snapped back with a $108 million inflow on Thursday, April 17, recovering nearly two-thirds of the prior day’s outflow thanks to strong entries into Blackrock and Fidelity products. Ether ETFs, meanwhile, were frozen in place with no net flows. Blackrock and Fidelity Lead Bitcoin ETFs Rebound A day after hemorrhaging $170 million, bitcoinSource link
Two Guys, One Track: Sperm Racing Is Now a Thing—Yes, It Involves Crypto
Sperm Racing is exactly what it sounds like, and the founders are betting that people will want to wager on the microscopic competition.Source link
CoinDesk Weekly Recap: EigenLayer, Kraken, Coinbase, AWS
Following last week’s tariff-caused drama, this was a relatively quiet week in crypto. Bitcoin remained stable around $84k. The CoinDesk 20, which tracks about 80% of the market, was up about 4% in the last seven days — i.e. nothing historic.Still, plenty happened. On Tuesday, much of crypto went offline because of a tech issue at AWS, showing how the decentralized economy isn’t always that decentralized. Shaurya Malwa reported the news early. Bitcoin and other major cryptos slipped on bad news for Nvidia, Omkar Godbole reported. Mantra, a project focused on real world assets, lost 90% of its value. Explanations varied (the company said it was due to “force liquidations” exchanges). Meanwhile, EigenLayer, a restaking leader, rolled out a “slashing”...
What Trump Firing Fed Chair Would Mean for Bitcoin—And the US Economy
As President Trump explores an early exit for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, analysts share the potential impact on Bitcoin and beyond.Source link