🟠 Binance-linked HKVAEX Officially Stops Supporting Hong Kong Users From April 30

Hong Kong-based crypto exchange HKVAEX, affiliated with Binance, has announced the permanent closure of its trading platform. The decision comes just over a year after HKVAEX launched its virtual asset trading platform (VATP) in February 2023. The move was aimed at securing its position as a pre-existing service provider to meet regulatory requirements set by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

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🪙 Tether invests $200 million in biotech firm Blackrock Neurotech

Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested $200 million in Blackrock Neurotech, a biotech company that builds tools to help people afflicted with paralysis, lost function, and neurological disorders. The investment was made through Tether's newly formed venture division Tether Evo. With the investment, Tether is now the majority stakeholder in Blackrock Neurotech, the stablecoin issuer said Monday.

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💰 GBTC Reserves Dip Below 300,000 BTC Amidst 3 Weeks of Crypto Fund Outflows

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has witnessed a significant reduction in assets under management, with the trust’s holdings now falling below the 300,000 BTC mark, a key milestone. Additionally, the latest report on digital asset fund flows from Coinshares shows that bitcoin and ether exchange-traded products (ETPs) have seen withdrawals for three consecutive weeks.

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🏦 Coinbase rolls out Lightning Network support in collaboration with Lightspark

Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange by trading volume, is rolling out support for the Lightning Network from today, enabling a faster and cheaper way for its users to send, receive or pay with bitcoin directly from their account. Previously, bitcoin transfers on Coinbase were processed on-chain, meaning transactions could take between 10 minutes and two hours, incurring high fees during periods of network congestion.

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💰 Celsius Network burns entirety of its CEL holdings, eliminating 94% of total supply

Celsius Network burned its CEL holdings, representing the majority of the token supply, on April 30. Etherscan indicates the company burned 652.2 million CEL by sending it to a null address. The burned amount represents 94% of the previous total supply, which amounted to 692.8 million CEL, valued at roughly $83.2 million at current market price. The transaction originated from a wallet controlled by Celsius, based on Arkham Intelligence data.

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💰 Liquidation heatmap shows volatility ahead as Bitcoin drops to $57k

Bitcoin teeters around the $57,000 mark, market analysts and traders are glued to liquidation heatmaps, seeking insights into the next big price movements. Recent events have shown how quickly sentiment can shift, with $381 million liquidated in just 24 hours. But what's next? Hidden within layers of data are critical price points laden with massive liquidations waiting to be triggered.

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💰 Lightspark CEO Expects Bitcoin to Dominate AI-Related Monetary Transactions

During the Bitcoin for Corporations segment at the Microstrategy World 2024 event in Las Vegas, Marcus shared insights on the fusion of AI and bitcoin (BTC). He argued that BTC could eliminate the inefficiencies and “friction” inherent in fiat currencies, predicting that AI agents will adopt this “digitally native” medium for value exchange.

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💰 Bitcoin’s Recent Weakness Is More Tied to Global Markets Than to Anything Crypto Specific, Coinbase Says

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent weakness has not been isolated to crypto markets and therefore is not indicative of sector-specific capitulation, Coinbase (COIN) said in a research report Friday. Coinbase notes that both equities and gold have been trading lower since reaching highs in mid-April, against the backdrop of a strengthening dollar. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell 16% in April, in the biggest monthly decline since June 2022.

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💰 Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin is poised for a steady rise in value

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes expressed optimism regarding Bitcoin’s future trajectory, suggesting that the recent downturn marks a local bottom, with the flagship crypto poised for a gradual ascent over the coming months. Hayes shared his insights in a blog post on May 3, attributing the recent market slump to a variety of factors, including the US tax season, concerns over Federal Reserve policies, the “sell the news” effect following the Bitcoin halving, and a slowdown in spot Bitcoin ETF inflows.

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💰 Sui creator says crypto’s “ChatGPT moment” coming as protocol celebrates mainnet's first year

After a busy 12 months that included launching on mainnet and the announcement of fresh partnerships with TikTok parent ByteDance and Google, Mysten Labs, creator of the Layer 1 Sui protocol, is confident that blockchain tech is about turn the proverbial corner. “The killer app for web3 is coming. The ChatGPT moment is coming soon,” Evan Cheng, CEO and co-founder of Mysten Labs told The Block, adding the current bull run is coinciding with web2 tech giants expressing more interest in blockchain than before.

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🇪🇺 European Banking Giant Embraces BlackRock’s 💰 Bitcoin ETF

BNP Paribas, the second largest bank in Europe, took a major step in the digital asset market by buying BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF shares. According to a recent 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BNP Paribas bought 1,030 IBIT shares of BlackRock during the first quarter of 2024. Furthermore, the multinational bank spent over $40.47 per share, totaling $41,684 for the acquisition. This amount is lower than the price of a single bitcoin, which is currently trading at over $58,000.

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💰 Bernstein’s Bitcoin Price Prediction of $150K Reaffirmed by Analysts

Analysts at investment research firm Bernstein have reaffirmed their prediction that bitcoin (BTC) would hit $150,000 in this bull cycle despite the asset’s retracement in recent weeks. According to a recent report, Bernstein analysts Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra said Bitcoin metrics show the network is in a healthy cycle still in its early stages. Notwithstanding the latest dip, the leading cryptocurrency is far from done.

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🪙 Ethereum Developers Target Ease of Crypto Wallets With 'EIP-3074'

As blockchain teams strive for the holy grail of mainstream adoption, making crypto wallets easier to use is suddenly at the top of the agenda. Ethereum developers have been moving along with their discussions and inclusions of certain Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) for the blockchain’s next big hard fork, Pectra.

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🪙 Ether options’ implied volatility remains elevated, analysts say

Uncertainty surrounding the future price of ether is keeping the asset’s options implied volatility at a much higher level than that of bitcoin, analysts said. In contrast, bitcoin’s implied volatility has seen a more dramatic reduction, indicating that derivatives traders perceive the bitcoin market to be trending towards stability.

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🪙 Chainlink Chosen as Technology Partner for HKDR Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin

On May 7, the crypto oracle solutions provider announced that RD Technologies was integrating Chainlink CCIP and Proof of Reserve to power its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol will be integrated to enable secure and reliable cross-chain transfers of HKDR and easier access to the new stablecoin. Additionally, the firm is also adopting Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve (PoR) to help provide reliable on-chain verification of HKDR’s reserve backing, according to the announcement.

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🪙 Vitalik Buterin proposes EIP-7702 aiming to refine account abstraction on Ethereum

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, together with co-authors Sam Wilson, Ansgar Dietrichs, and Matt Garnett, have proposed Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 7702 as an alternative to EIP-3074, aiming to refine account abstraction on the Ethereum network. EIP-7702 suggests a novel transaction type that enables externally owned accounts (EOAs) – normal Ethereum account addresses – to temporarily function as smart contract wallets during a transaction, with their original state restored afterward.

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🔵 Coinbase’s Layer 2 Base Stands Out as Top Choice for New Capital

Layer 2 networks have witnessed massive activity this year, even as their native tokens slumped amidst intense volatility across the broader market. These solutions have witnessed relatively steady activity since the beginning of the year. Over the course of this week, net ETH deposits into the Base have exceeded 6,500 ETH, marking a significant increase, according to the data shared by ITB. On the other hand, its rival Arbitrum saw just half of this figure. Optimism lagged even further behind with only a fifth of the deposits Base received.

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