Crypto

Source: Coin Tegraph Why some blockchains die Blockchains can die from flawed tokenomics, scams, security issues or lack of community and development momentum. Without active participation, even cutting-edge technology gathers dust. Ever heard of a blockchain that no one uses? It happens more often than you think. While the cryptocurrency space is full of innovation,…

Source: Coin Tegraph The team behind real-world tokenized asset blockchain Mantra says its native token’s sudden 90% plunge was caused by exchanges forcibly closing positions without notice, with one currently unnamed exchange potentially to blame.  On April 13, Mantra (OM) price dropped from $6.30 to below $0.50, rapidly shedding over 90% of its $6 billion…

Source: Coin Tegraph Andrew Kang, founder of the crypto venture firm Mechanism Capital, has seemingly doubled down on his bet that Bitcoin will gain in price with a $200 million long position, onchain data shows.  “Andrew Kang just doubled his Bitcoin position,” crypto analytics firm Arkham said in an April 12 X post. It explained…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Back in 2021, the Dogecoin price reached its $0.7376 all-time high after having a legendary run spurred on by billionaire Elon Musk shilling the meme coin on X (formerly Twitter). At the time, the meme coin hit this peak price…

Source: Coin Tegraph Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues it’s Ethereum’s application layer, not its infrastructure layer, where Ethereum needs “good social philosophy” the most. The app layer is where developers build decentralized applications on top of Ethereum’s base infrastructure and where they make decisions about how these programs operate. In an April 12 post on…

Source: Coin Tegraph Crypto markets have been fairly stable amid wider market panic caused by US President Donald Trump’s “on-again, off-again” sweeping global tariffs, according to a New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) analyst. “Despite the carnage in traditional financial markets, the crypto markets have been relatively orderly,” NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro…

Source: Coin Tegraph The Trump family-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has added 4.89 million SEI tokens valued at $775,000 to its portfolio, according to onchain data. Data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence shows the purchase was made on April 12 by one of WLFI’s trading wallets using USDC transferred from the project’s…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has refuted claims that he agreed to testify against TRON founder Justin Sun as part of the settlement terms in his deal with the United States Department of Justice. ‘WSJ Is Really Trying Here’ –…

Source: Coin Tegraph Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick walked back the recent reciprocal tariff exemption on select electronics announced in an April 12 bulletin from the United States Customs and Border Protection. On April 13, Lutnick told ABC News that the reciprocal tariff exemption was temporary until the administration established a sector tariff regime for semiconductor…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) have not been left out of the escalating trade tensions between the United States and China, as they have witnessed significant withdrawals over the past few days. Due to the ongoing trade war, US…