Data: Bitcoin network contract holdings increased by more than 5% in a single day

North Carolina's HB 92 bill, which allows state treasurers to invest in eligible digital assets such as bitcoin, has passed the House Pension and Retirement Committee.

1. Glider completed 4 million US dollars financing, a16z led the investment; 2. DeFi agreement Neutrl completed a $5 million seed round financing; 3. Resolv Labs raised $10 million seed round financing; 4. Web3 travel payment project HRA Experience completed 35 million euros financing; 5. Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Auradine raised $153 million in Series C funding.

Russia should develop its own stablecoin pegged to other currencies after the stablecoin USDT, held by Russia-linked digital wallets, was frozen last month, a senior finance ministry official said on Wednesday. Russian regulators have allowed the experimental use of cryptocurrencies in Global Payments, which have become more difficult due to Western sanctions. Before the USDT was frozen, it was popular among Russian businesses as a payment tool. O...

According to Farside Investors monitoring, yesterday ARKB net outflow of 113.20 million dollars.

On April 17, Project Eleven, a quantum computing research firm, offered 1 bitcoin for its inaugural "Q-Day Prize" (a global award that will be given to the team that cracked the elliptic curve encryption (ECC) key on a quantum computer for the first time in a year using Shore's algorithm. As Project Eleven pointed out, Bitcoin uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) for transaction signing; quantum computers use Shore's algorithm, which can theoretically be derived from publi...

On April 17, according to Bloomberg, people familiar with the matter said that Michael Novogratz's Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP has exceeded its fundraising goal of $150 million and will build a portfolio of about 30 investments. The fund, which focuses on investing in early-stage startups, with a particular focus on payments and stablecoins, is expected to complete the fundraising by the end of June, raising between 175 million and 180 million dollars. The limited partners of this new fund are mai...

On Wednesday, a federal judge in the United States agreed to suspend a lawsuit brought by 18 state attorneys general and a DeFi lobby group against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) after noting that new leadership was in place at the SEC.

21:00-7:00 Keywords: Powell, VanEck, Panama, Auradine 1. Spot gold broke through the $3,350 mark for the first time. 2. Powell: Cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming mainstream. 3. VanEck plans to launch a cryptocurrency-related investment ETF next month. 4. The capital of Panama will accept cryptocurrencies for taxation and municipal fees. 5. Powell: Cryptocurrency-related banking regulation is expected to be "partially relaxed"; 6. Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Auradine raises $153 mil...

Mayer Mizrachi, the mayor of Panama City, announced on April 15 that the capital of Panama will accept cryptocurrency for payment of taxes and municipal fees, including bus tickets and permits, joining a growing number of jurisdictions around the world that have voted to accept such payments. Mizrachi announced on the X platform that once the cryptocurrency-to-fiat payment track is established, Panama City will begin accepting bitcoin, ether, Circle's USDC, and Tether's USDT stablecoin as paymen...

World Bank President Banga said on April 16 local time that uncertainty is leading to a more cautious business and economic environment around the world, which will lead to lower global economic growth than expected a few months ago. Countries need to consult and dialogue on trade issues. Banga also said that the right regulatory environments must be created to encourage private investment in developing countries and create jobs. He added that an energy investment strategy covering multiple path...

Spot gold opened at a new high on Thursday, breaking through the $3,350 mark and rising more than $100 overnight.

According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in May is 83.2%, and the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 16.8%. The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in June is 32.8%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 57.0%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 10.2%.