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Trump token sees whale accumulation ahead of Mar-a-Lago gala; senators raise questions over event

Some whales have withdrawn large amounts of TRUMP tokens to private wallets, according to Lookonchain.
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Tron’s Justin Sun slams Trump-backed WLFI for treating users as ‘personal ATM’ after $75 Million DeFi loan

Once WLFI's largest outside backer, Sun is going public days after the Trump-family venture borrowed $75 million against its own token on a DeFi protocol advised by one of its own insiders.
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Commodity traders are getting debanked due to Iran war, pushing them to rely on stablecoins

As banks retreat from trade finance amid Iran-linked risk fears, non-bank lenders and traders are increasingly turning to stablecoins for settlement, according to Haycen’s Luke Sully.
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Super PAC tied to Tether makes first ad buy from firm founded by Tether's U.S. CEO

The Fellowship PAC spent $300,000 with Nxum Group that was co-founded by Bo Hines, the chief of Tether's U.S. arm and former adviser to President Donald Trump.
Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as Trump orders blockade of Strait of Hormuz

"Effective immediately, the United States Navy ... will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," said the president in a social media post.
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Market makers are fleeing public blockchains to protect their secret trading playbooks

Crypto trading is almost entirely public. One startup thinks it has borrowed an idea from Wall Street that could change that.
Oil futures up 7% on Hyperliquid as Trump orders Naval blockade of Hormuz

Oil prices spiked on the Hyperliquid platform after President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Bitcoin may be forming a base at $65,000 as 'paper hands' have been flushed out

Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, says strong earnings are helping markets absorb geopolitical shocks, despite ongoing risks.
How U.S. sports teams can launch their fan-token strategies right now

Dreyfus, CEO of Chiliz, examines the implications of the SEC and CFTC’s recent joint guidance on digital assets and what the regulatory clarity means for the future of blockchain fan engagement.
DeFi’s shakeout is a stress test, not a death sentence

Novozhenov argues that despite lingering governance, security and regulatory hurdles that have shuttered several protocols, DeFi remains resilient.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig argues for agency's 'exclusive regulatory authority' in prediction markets fight: State of Crypto

Selig said states do not have the ability to police prediction market providers, echoing his agency's stance as it pursues court cases to cement its authority.
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Strategy signals another bitcoin buy as company needs just 2% annual BTC growth to cover dividends

The company bought nearly three times more bitcoin than miners produced in March and is signaling it isn't done, even as its holdings remain billions underwater.
Bitcoin hits a wall – the chart just challenged the $88,000 bull case

The price action is sending a clear warning signal that analysts' optimism may be running ahead of itself.
‘See you in court’: WLFI threatens Justin Sun after he accuses project of deceptive DeFi dealings

Trump-backed crypto project says it has ‘contracts’ and ‘evidence’ after Sun accused it of exploiting users.
Alameda moves $16 million in Solana's SOL token for possible creditor distribution

Alameda unstakes $16 million worth of Solana's SOL token, according to Arkham.
Aave passes landmark vote ending months-long fight over protocol revenue control

The proposal directs 100% of application and product revenue back to AAVE token holders, resolving a governance dispute that began when swap fees were quietly redirected away from the DAO treasury in late 2025.
Bitcoin hit by $20 million-an-hour selling pressure above $70,000

Bitcoin has once again seen heavy profit-taking above $70,000, according to Glassnode.
Clarity Act returns to U.S. Senate, Bank earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 13.
StarkWare cuts jobs in reorganization as Starknet revenue plunges 99% from peak

Days after unveiling a quantum-safe bitcoin method, a StarkWare researcher was tapped to lead a new applications unit as Layer-2 revenue dries up.
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The one metric investors are overlooking in Michael Saylor’s Strategy

Increased preferred-equity issuance and surging STRC trading volumes are reshaping how Strategy's common stock trades.
Crypto markets stall as oil surges past $100 on Strait of Hormuz blockade

Bitcoin and ether retreated Monday as tensions in the Middle East triggered a spike in crude oil, forcing traders into defensive derivatives positioning.