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Opinion by: Jin Kwon, co-founder and chief strategy officer at SagaCrypto has come a long way in boosting transaction throughput. New layer 1s (L1s) and side networks offer faster, cheaper transactions than ever before. Yet, a core challenge has come into focus: liquidity fragmentation — the scattering of capital and users across an ever-growing maze of blockchains.Vitalik Buterin, in a recent blog post, highlighted how scaling successes have led to unforeseen coordination challenges. With so many chains and so much value splintered among them, participants face a daily tangle of bridging, swapping and wallet-switching. While these issues affect Ethereum, they also…

Whales and institutions are increasing their Bitcoin holdings ahead of Easter, as market analysts predict a weekend with less volatility after two weeks of heightened volatility driven by escalating global trade tensions.London-based investment firm Abraxas Capital acquired 2,949 Bitcoin (BTC) worth more than $250 million during the four days leading up to April 19.In the latest transaction, the firm bought over $45 million worth of Bitcoin from Binance on April 18, according to crypto intelligence firm Lookonchain, citing Arkham Intelligence data.Source: Arkham Intelligence, LookonchainThe investment came days after Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought $285 million worth of Bitcoin at an average…

Despite the modest crypto market recovery, the NFT market sales volume has dropped by 4.7% to $95.9 million. Bitcoin (BTC) has recovered to the $85,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has shown a modest 2.4% recovery in the last seven days and is hovering at the $1,600 level. The global crypto market cap is now $2.69 trillion, up from last week’s $2.63 trillion. Surprisingly, while sales are down, market participation has surged with NFT buyers increasing by 96.6% to 252,354. NFT sellers have also grown by 79.2% to 153,892. NFT transactions have also risen by 10.4% during this…

Mantra’s OM token collapsed by more than 90% overnight, and the crypto world can’t agree on why. On April 13, OM’s price plummeted from over $6 to below $0.50, wiping out more than $5 billion in market cap and triggering widespread panic across the crypto industry.The sudden crash drew comparisons to Terra’s LUNA implosion as traders scrambled for answers. Unverified rumors of insider dumping, forced liquidations, mislabeled wallets and exchange manipulation quickly spread — but Mantra insists it was caught in the middle.Mantra had built a strong position in the real-world asset tokenization narrative heading into April 13, backed by…

Memecoin [MEME] surged by 41.9% over the past 24 hours. Memecoin is experiencing significant demand as volume and Open Interest hit a new all-time high. Over the past day, Memecoin [MEME] has experienced massive gains on its price charts. The memecoin has surged from a low of $0.0014 to a local high of $0.0028. Naturally, some of those gains were trimmed. At press time, MEME was trading at $0.002292, still up 41.91% in a single day. Volume mirrored this surge. It skyrocketed a jaw-dropping 5742.1%, touching $1.24 billion — its highest daily volume to date. Open Interest followed suit, soaring…

Cryptocurrency and equities markets entered a “new phase of the trade war, amid ongoing tariff escalations between the United States and China.Global trade war concerns intensified on April 15 after the White House published a fact sheet announcing that Chinese imports would be hit with tariffs of up to 245%.The penalties include a “125% reciprocal tariff, a 20% tariff to address the fentanyl crisis, and Section 301 tariffs on specific goods, between 7.5% and 100%,” according to the White House.Fact sheet on tariffs, investigation into security risks posed by US reliance on imports. Source: White HouseCrypto, tech stocks and other…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum is trading below critical resistance levels after enduring weeks of heavy selling pressure and lackluster performance. Since breaking below the psychological $2,000 mark, the price has dropped more than 21%, signaling growing uncertainty among short-term investors. This decline…

The growing adoption of cryptocurrencies may pose risks to the traditional financial system and exacerbate wealth inequality, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).In an April 15 report, the BIS warned that the number of investors and amount of capital in crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) have “reached a critical mass,” with investor protection becoming a “significant concern for regulators.”The size of the crypto market signals that authorities should be worried about the “stability of crypto over and above the role it may have for TradFi and the real economy,” the report states, highlighting the role of stablecoins, which…

Dogecoin’s $0.15 support level under intense scrutiny. Other market participants are absorbing the sell-side pressure. Dogecoin bleeds beneath the weight of its own giants.  In just a week, 570 million DOGE have slipped from whale hands into the abyss, a quiet flood of capitulation. On-chain, the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) ticks red. In short, each coin moved marks a loss realized, a story of fading FOMO. Yet despite the bearish undercurrent, DOGE has limited its weekly decline to just 1.50%, with price consolidating around the $0.15 mark.  According to AMBCrypto, this resilience hints at buy-side strength – perhaps from…

Web3 and blockchain-focused investment fund ABCDE is halting new investments, but the $400 million fund remains committed to supporting its existing projects.In an April 19 X post, ABCDE co-founder and Huobi exchange founder Du Jun said the $400 million fund will no longer invest in new projects or raise capital for the second phase of the fund.However, Jun said the fund will continue to “post-investment support and exit arrangements of existing projects” to ensure the firm’s commitment to entrepreneurs and liquidity providers (LPs).“My personal work focus will also gradually shift from financial investment in the primary market to strategic investment-led…