🆕 $EDGE live on Binance alpha

🤔 Core Foundation has announced a partnership with Z Protocol, marking its first franchise protocol. Z Protocol is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 built for Zcash, aimed at expanding application-layer capabilities and increasing onchain use cases. It will adopt Core’s Satoshi Plus consensus mechanism, enabling both Zcash stakers and PoW miners to participate in network security and validation. The team plans to roll out core applications, including private transactions, lending, a privacy-focused stablecoin USDZ, and yield-bearing tokens. #stablecoin

🇺🇸👀 #macro USA - CB Consumer Confidence (March) = 91.8 (expected 87.8 / prior 91.2)

🇺🇸👀 #macro USA - Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) (Feb) = 6.882 million (exp 6.89 million / prev 6.946 million)

📝 Number of job openings on the labor market (JOLTS) for February: 6.882 million
(prior: 6.946 million) #macro

👨‍💻 Developers are currently working on a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal to strengthen Bitcoin against quantum threats, with a test net already deployed.

April was historically the month of Ethereum

🕵️ It's now estimated that Michael Saylor's strategy has bought over 303 $BTC today via STRC.

🇺🇸📈 Average US gas prices rise to $4 for the first time since August 2022.

💰🤝 #PLUME Launches Tokenized Payroll Pilot Using WisdomTree’s WTGXX

Plume, in collaboration with Toku and WisdomTree, has initiated a payroll pilot allowing eligible employees to receive part of their wages in shares of WisdomTree’s tokenized money market fund, WTGXX. This program aims to test payroll distribution into on-chain yield-bearing assets and promote the real-world adoption of tokenized funds.

🇺🇸👀 Crypto #ETF Flows Today:

Bitcoin ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +1,090 $BTC (+$73.24M)
7D NetFlow: -6,301 $BTC (-$423.4M)

Ethereum ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -4,079 $ETH (-$8.44M)
7D NetFlow: -161,288 $ETH (-$333.54M)

Solana ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -72,525 $SOL (-$5.95M)
7D NetFlow: -138,335 $SOL (-$11.34M)

🐳 Whale bc1qh4 just deposited 600 $BTC ($40.41M) to Binance after 2 years of inactivity.

🤝 #XRP #RLUSD Ripple has partnered with a former division of Western Union to "enhance" cross-border payments.

📊👀 #BTC #ETF Glassnode: The 7D-SMA of US Spot ETF Netflow has turned negative since early last week, with 200–500 BTC in net daily outflows.

This small but persistent trend signals that institutional demand conviction remains tentative at current price levels.

🇺🇸🔍 Google now lets US users change Gmail usernames while keeping data and account history intact.

🕵️ The 30D-SMA of total daily transaction fees has declined to 2.5 $BTC/day, the lowest level since March 2011.

Fee compression of this magnitude reflects a significant reduction in on-chain demand for block space, consistent with subdued network activity.

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🐳 A whale has sold 110,498 $HYPE for $4.06M $USDC at a price of $36.74 after holding for 1.2 years, making $1.608M in profit.

The whale initially bought 107,746 $HYPE for $2.45M and kept it for staking.

💵 250,000,000 #USDC (250,045,958 USD) minted at USDC Treasury

💵 250,000,000 #USDC (250,049,074 USD) minted at USDC Treasury

🗣 Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010 on quantum computers: "If it happens gradually, we can still transition to something stronger."

💸 Amber CEO Michael Wu: After the FTX Collapse, I Went Through "the Biggest Setback of My Life"

After the FTX collapse in 2022, Amber Group CEO Michael Wu experienced significant challenges, as his startup's valuation dropped from a potential $10 billion with 1,300 employees to severe downsizing and quarterly losses. In an interview with OKX, he reflects on his journey from a Morgan Stanley FX trader to a crypto pioneer, discusses the lessons learned from the FTX and 3AC crises, and shares his vision for blockchain's role in the future AI agent-driven economy. #ai