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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Apple removes fake app that stole $9.5M from investors, Elizabeth Warren warns X Money threatens the financial system, Virginia signs law protecting dormant crypto from liquidation, Bitwise launches Avalanche ETF, Tom Lee's BitMine posts $3.8B quarterly loss, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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  • Bitcoin stalls below $75,000 amid tax-day selling while Nasdaq and S&P fly to new highs

    • BTC ETFs draw $411M in inflows, turning from 'digital gold' into geopolitical settlement bet

    • ETH rises +2% on the day as ether open interest sees +26% increase

    • SOL, ADA, DOGE pull back while Asia recoups Iran war losses

  • AI pivot pushes bitcoin miners toward 70% revenue as crypto consolidates

Prediction Markets

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Headline Roundup
The major headlines driving crypto markets

  • Allbirds spikes 400% in pivot from shoes to AI compute (DC)

  • World Liberty wants WLFI locked beyond Trump's second term (DC)

  • $70M Bitcoin film starring Casey Affleck makes heavy use of AI (DC)

  • Tom Lee's BitMine posts $3.8B quarterly loss (DC)

  • Online casino operator's stock surges on Crypto.com deal (DC)

  • CoreWeave signs $6B deal with Jane Street (CT)

  • SocGen takes stablecoin to millions of crypto wallet users (BBG)

  • Tom Lee says ‘mini crypto winter’ is over (CT)

  • Cantor Fitzgerald donates $10M to crypto PAC (TB)

  • Virginia signs law protecting dormant crypto from liquidation (DC)

  • Tether moves over $70M in bitcoin to reserve wallet (TB)

  • Winklevoss Capital moves $43M in bitcoin to custody (CD)

  • UK asset manager puts $68B of funds on-chain via Calastone (CD)

  • SIX Group stock exchanges feeds data to Chainlink (TB)

  • HIP-3 open interest tops $2B as demand for exposure surges (TB)

  • New Bitcoin proposal freezes coins to counter quantum threat (DC)

  • Riot loses top data center exec as buildout ramps up (TB)

  • Bhutan moves 250 BTC as outflows top $240M (TB)

  • TeraWulf falls after $900M equity raise to fund data center (TB)

Venture Capital

  • Nava, an AI payments startup, raises $8.3M co-led by Polychain Capital and Archetype (FT)

  • DeFi network Brix raises $5.5M led by Yapi Kredi’s venture arm, FRWRD (TB)

  • Crypto project Pump.fun raises $5M at a $44M valuation led by Jump Crypto and Foundation Capital (CP)

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M&A Announcements

  • Trading platform eToro acquires crypto wallet startup Zengo in $70M deal (BBG)

  • Tether backs Stablecoin Development Corp’s $134M to acquire SKY tokens (TB)

Launches

  • Bitwise launches Avalanche ETF (TB)

  • Tron launches post-quantum upgrade plan (TB)

  • Ripple and Kyobo enable tokenized bond settlement (TB)

  • Aave Labs launches AI security system (CT)

  • OKX rolls out X-Perps in derivatives push (CT)

  • Fireblocks launches tool for institutions to earn yield (CT)

Regulation

  • Elizabeth Warren warns X Money threatens the financial system (DC)

  • Pakistan lifts 8-year crypto banking ban (DC)

  • Ohio casino commission levies $5M fine against Kalshi (BL)

  • UK FCA seeks feedback on guidance for crypto rules (CT)

Cybersecurity

  • Apple removes fake app that stole $9.5M from investors (CT)

  • North Korean hackers use AI social engineering in Zerion attack (CT)

  • Crypto users targeted in scam using notes app (CT)

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