Crypto Does Not Have an Illicit Finance Problem, Bad Actors Do

Crypto Market Cap to Double to $5 Trillion by Year-End: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted several macroeconomic factors behind the potential growth of the total crypto market value.

6 Ways the Halving Will Impact Bitcoin Mining The next Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April 20, is poised to significantly impact the mining landscape. Below Jaran Mellerud, of Hashlabs Mining, forecasts for what lies ahead.

Which Crypto Projects Will Airdrop Next? Prediction Markets Are Placing Bets Eigenlayer has a 75% chance of sending users free tokens by June 30, the odds on Polymarket signal. Plus: Kalshi lands a big Wall Street account.

ENA Rises 15% as Ethena Labs Increases Staking Rewards ENA, the native token of Ethena Labs, surged by 15% on Monday following the announcement of “season 2,” which includes a 50% increase in rewards for some users.

Detained Binance Exec Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Nigeria: Reports Tigran Gambaryan was remanded pending trial, reports say.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s Annual Letter: Interest Rates Could Go Far Higher Than Many Expect (Full Text) Dimon believes investors are being overly optimistic with respect to the chances for an economic soft landing.

Chainalysis Hires Former IRS Criminal Investigations Chief Jim Lee In his new role, Lee will advise law enforcement and tax agencies on how they can better fight crypto crime with Chainalysis’ data.

DeFi Firm 1inch Introduces Web3 Debit Card in Partnership With Mastercard and Baanx

Crypto VC Firm Polychain Tops Up AI Platform Ritual’s $25M Funding Round With ‘Multimillion Dollar’ Investment Blockchain firms are attempting to address concerns that Big Tech giants like Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet will build an artificial-intelligence oligarchy.

First Mover Americas: BTC Reclaims $72K; Meme Coins Rally The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 8, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

MicroStrategy Should Continue to Rally as Bitcoin Halving Nears: Benchmark The broker raised its price target for the software company to $1,875 from $990 and maintained its buy rating on the stock.

Bitcoin Halving Is Not a Volatility Event, Analyst Says as Implied Volatility Rises Options implied volatility is overpricing the event, Amberdata’s Greg Magadini said.

Bitcoin May Rally to $80K on Triangle Break: Technical Analysis Bitcoin’s recent triangular consolidation has ended with a bullish breakout, price chart shows.

Bitcoin Tops $71K, Ordinals Bets Rise Ahead of Halving Broader crypto markets remained little changed over the weekend but some Ordinal ecosystems saw gains as a proxy bet for BTC.

Crypto Stocks Gain as Bitcoin Tops $72K for First Time Since March Crypto-related companies looked set to start the week on a positive note.

TokenFi Developers Propose New Program to Boost Benefits for TOKEN Holders The proposed move would allow eligible users to acquire up to four times more tokens than the standard quota per wallet, among other benefits.

HashKey’s Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Winning License in Bermuda The HashKey Group, an Asian firm offering digital asset services, has launched the HashKey Global exchange, after being granted a license in Bermuda to offer licensed digital asset trading services, it announced on Monday.

New York Jury Finds Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Liable for Fraud in SEC Case The SEC accused Kwon and his company of misleading investors about the stability of their so-called “algorithmic stablecoin” Terra USD.

What the Ethereum Community’s Staking Argument Is Really About The Ethereum community is debating the power and responsibilities of the Ethereum Foundation, which some think is playing central banker by suggesting changes to the ether issuance formula.