Vitalik Buterin released a simplified L1 privacy roadmap

This covers four primary key forms of privacy:
1. Privacy of onchain payments
2. Partial anonymization of onchain activity inside applications
3. Privacy of reads to the chain, ie. RPC calls
4. Network-level anonymization

https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1910506160349921667

The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 62.2%

Market Cap - $2.66T
BTC - $83,099.11 (+3.05%)
ETH - $1,559.54 (+1.08%)
XRP - $2.02 (+1.01%)
BNB - $585.91 (+1.16%)
SOL - $121.95 (+5.91%)
BERA - $4.24 (+3.95%)

https://dropstab.com

Binance Founder CZ gave evidence against Justin Sun as part of DOJ plea deal, WSJ claims

https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/binance-world-liberty-financial-crypto-deals-70c817c3

Justin Sun: “I’m not aware of the circulating rumors. CZ is both my mentor and a close friend—he has played a crucial role in supporting me during my entrepreneurial journey. To this day, his conduct and principles remain the highest standard I strive to follow as a founder.

At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice has been one of T3FCU’s closest and most trusted partners. Together, we’ve collaborated on numerous cases aimed at protecting users around the world.

Whether it’s CZ or our partners at the DOJ, we maintain direct, honest communication at all times. I have full trust in each and every one of them.

Under President Trump’s wise crypto policy leadership, the crypto industry in the United States is poised to achieve even greater success. As the President’s earliest crypto choice, TRX is also set to be one of the beneficiaries of this success. ALL IN USA! 🇺🇸”

https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1910876115612406267

Ethena Labs is introducing USDe Proof of Reserves with Harris & Trotter, Chaos Labs, LlamaRisk, and Chainlink as the launch Proof of Reserve Attestors

USDe Proof of Reserves publishes weekly proofs, attested by the Proof of Reserve Attestors.

https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1910724753369031126

Babylon Bitcoin staking has been successfully activated

https://x.com/babylonlabs_io/status/1910871131415773579

The crypto market is down
BTC Dominance - 61.99%

Market Cap - $2.71T
BTC - $84,544.74 (-0.8%)
ETH - $1,628.94 (+0.35%)
XRP - $2.13 (-0.82%)
BNB - $587.99 (-1.22%)
SOL - $131.5 (-0.24%)
OM - $0.73 (-88.35%)

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Binance Futures Launched USDⓈ-Margined PUMPUSDT, STOUSDT and FHEUSDT Perpetual Contracts with up to 20x leverage

https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/4a4bb43f865a4348828de4facfc9eee4

Vitalik Buterin says the rise of the app layer makes good social philosophy more crucial than ever

https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0x62628420

MANTRA token price fell by over 90% in the last 24 hours.

Mantra co-founder JP Mullin addresses the OM token crash, confirming their Telegram remains active and team tokens haven't been moved. Its team claimed that the price crash was "triggered by reckless liquidations" and not related to the team.

https://x.com/cointelegraph/status/1911562545376465356

AI16z Founder Announces Launch of auto.fun This Week

https://x.com/shawmakesmagic/status/1911432723698246005

Avalon Labs is now an official partner of Bybit and supports the Bybit Bitcoin Earn product

https://x.com/avalonfinance_/status/1911615429245890792

Laser Digital has no involvement in the recent price collapse of OM. Assertions circulating on social media that link Laser to 'investor selling' are factually incorrect and misleading.

https://x.com/LaserDigital_/status/1911723834459177266

Vitalik Buterin emphasized in a new blog post that privacy is vital for freedom, social order, and innovation.

As tech like AI and brain-computer interfaces increase data risks, tools like ZK-SNARKs and FHE enable verifiable privacy. He calls on the Web3 community to promote privacy tools and standards amid rising centralization.

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/04/14/privacy.html
https://x.com/wublockchain/status/1911745345865793894

Strategy has acquired 3,459 BTC for ~$285.8 million at ~$82,618 per bitcoin.

As of 4/13/2025, Strategy holds 531,644 BTC acquired for ~$35.92 billion at ~$67,556 per bitcoin.

https://x.com/saylor/status/1911752108862251160

Kraken Launches U.S.-Listed Stock & ETF Trading, Expanding Beyond Crypto

Kraken announced the initial rollout of commission-free trading for over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs to clients in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia. A continuous, phased, national rollout to all eligible U.S. clients will follow.

Kraken plans to expand traditional securities trading to clients in the U.K., Europe, and Australia.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250414231716/en/Kraken-Launches-U.S.-Listed-Stock-ETF-Trading-Expanding-Beyond-Crypto

SEC delays staking for the Grayscale spot ETH ETF

https://x.com/cointelegraph/status/1911792063319769589