On April 2nd, Megibit announced a comprehensive upgrade to MGBX in order to provide more efficient and professional digital asset trading services, and introduced the following innovative measures:
according to the official announcement, Binance VIP lending has added new borrowable assets: Bubblemaps (BMT), Particle Network (PARTI), Solv Protocol (SOLV),
according to DeFiLlama data, the 24-hour trading volume of Ethereum's on-chain DEX was $1.643 billion, ranking first among all chains. Solana and BNB Chain followed closely behind, with $1.37 billion and $978 million respectively.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, an Ethereum OG sold all remaining 2,001 ETH (3.82 million USD) 6 hours ago. This OG bought 5,001 ETH in 2017 at a price of 277 USD (costing 1.38 million USD), and did not sell even when ETH reached 4,878 USD in the last bull market.
Republican candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday night, maintaining the GOP's slim majority in the House with strong support from the cryptocurrency industry's Super Political Action Committee (PAC). Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil in Florida's sixth district with 56.7% of the vote, while Patronis won in Florida's first district with 57% of the vote against Gay Valimont. Both campaigns received strong support from "Defend American Jobs," a cryptocurrency-focused PAC affiliated with the broader Fairshake political funding network. The media stated that these victories once again represent a win for the interests of the cryptocurrency industry.
On April 2nd, according to Dune data, the circulating supply of Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC) launched by Coinbase reached 33,038 coins, with an increase of over 4,500 coins in the past month. The current market value of cbBTC is approximately $2.815 billion, ranking second in the wrapped Bitcoin market share with a market share of 18.8%, second only to wBTC.
On April 2nd, it was reported that a man in his 40s from South Korea is facing a fine of 1.5 million Korean won (approximately $1023) for breaking into the home of the CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform Delio and assaulting him. The Seoul court has not yet made a ruling on the case, but the prosecution has proposed the fine. It is reported that the man involved is the largest creditor of Delio, and he had 97 bitcoins and 190 ethereums stored on the platform.
Tuesday, Sony Electronics Singapore stated in a declaration that it has enabled USDC payments through the payment service of the cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, marking the company's first direct cryptocurrency transaction locally. This feature allows customers to settle payments using the stablecoin USDC pegged to the US dollar. Currently, this feature is only available on the Sony online store and can only be used through Crypto.com's payment system. Although currently only one cryptocurrency is supported, Sony stated that they plan to add support for other cryptocurrencies in the future.
Ye Zhang, co-founder of Scroll, pointed out in a post on X platform that taxing Ethereum Layer2 is a major cancer for the future development of Ethereum. This short-sighted behavior sacrifices long-term scalability and ecosystem growth in exchange for short-term income, which is the practice of centralized enterprises and not the choice of neutral platforms. If the value of ETH is measured only by Ethereum income, it is putting the cart before the horse. The true value of ETH lies in its becoming the core of thousands of rollup ecosystems, which is the way forward.
according to Cointelegraph, several UK industry associations have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office, calling for the appointment of a dedicated cryptocurrency envoy and the development of a special action plan for digital assets and blockchain technology.
according to ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the suspected whale who hoarded ETH during the previous bull market appears to have sold 2000 ETH 4 hours ago at a cost as low as $272. If sold, they would make a profit of $3.273 million. After this sale, the whale has completely cleared their position.
monitored by the on-chain analyst Yu Jin, half an hour ago, the whales/institutions that hoard PENDLE withdrew 913,000 PENDLE (2.7 million USD) from Binance. Currently, they have hoarded a total of 2.452 million PENDLE (7.03 million USD) through 3 addresses in the past five days, with an average price of 2.86 USD.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes' family office Maelstrom stated that they have terminated their advisory relationship with Drift Protocol. Any mentioned articles and tweets are outdated and they no longer hold its tokens.
On April 2nd, Senator Ted Cruz of the United States announced the introduction of the "Facilitating Low Emissions Energy Utilization (FLARE) Act," a federal proposal aimed at converting wasted energy into effective use through targeted tax reforms. The federal bill seeks to: amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to provide for the full expensing of property used to capture natural gas that would otherwise be flared or emitted, and used for value-added products. Cruz described this measure as a strategic step to leverage the state's abundant energy supply and strengthen its leadership position in the digital asset space. The senator stated: "I am committed to making Texas the premier destination for Bitcoin mining. The 'FLARE Act' incentivizes entrepreneurs and cryptocurrency miners to utilize stranded natural gas."
according to the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, the company has added 160 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of 12,489,609 yen per coin. After this purchase, Metaplanet's total bitcoin holdings reached 4206 coins.
according to on-chain data tracking service Whale Alert, around 11:33 AM Beijing time, 370,000,000 XRP (778,259,699 USD) was locked in a Ripple custody address.
according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, six hours ago, market maker Amber Group recharged 1.26 million KAITIO to Binance, worth 1.3 million US dollars; from four o'clock in the morning to now, the price of KAITO has dropped by 9.4% (1.0402 US dollars - 0.9421 US dollars).