Day: 3 April 2025

Plaid, a leading fintech company that connects bank accounts with financial applications, has announced a successful raise of approximately $575 million from a standard stock sale, resulting in a post-money valuation of $6.1 billion. This marks a significant decline from its previous valuation of $13.4 billion during its Series D ...

Meme coins keep shocking the market. From Dogecoin’s early joke status to the huge returns seen in SHIB and Pepe, these quirky cryptos have flipped the game. What drives them? A viral story, a loyal fanbase, and perfect timing. Now comes a new name lighting up chats and charts—Dragoin ($DDGN). ...

North Korea’s notorious hacker collective, Lazarus Group, has reportedly made a $2.51 million profit after selling 40.78 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) acquired two years ago. Blockchain analytics platform SpotOnChain revealed that a wallet linked to Lazarus Group offloaded 40.778 WBTC—worth approximately $3.51 million—in exchange for 1,847 Ethereum (ETH). The sale took ...

Binance has addressed the accuracy of the reserve attestation for First Digital USD (FDUSD) after a brief de-pegging incident; in a blog update on April 3rd, Binance said they reviewed FDUSD's reserves two times: once after the February report and again recently. An audit by Prescient Assurance revealed that as ...

South Korea plans to open its cryptocurrency market to international investors, involving specific anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. The country’s financial regulatory body is exploring ways to expand opportunities for global participation in the crypto market. This intention was expressed by King Sung-ji, the head of the Financial Services Commission’s crypto ...

Galaxy Digital Holdings has partnered with BitGo Trust Company to enhance staking opportunities for investors while enabling staked assets to be used as collateral for financial products. The partnership combines Galaxy’s blockchain infrastructure, lending, and trading expertise with BitGo’s regulated custody solutions, offering institutional and retail investors a streamlined way ...

Enish Co., the Japanese gaming company renowned for its blockchain-based De:Lithe Last Memories series, has announced its first Bitcoin purchase, valued at 100 million yen. In an official statement, the company disclosed that it will allocate these funds—approximately $679,049—to acquire Bitcoin, with the transaction set to be completed by April ...

Binance has kicked off the second phase of its “Vote to List” campaign, offering users another opportunity to influence which tokens get added to the exchange. This round, which began on April 2 and runs until April 9, 2025, at 23:59 UTC, features a lineup of utility-driven altcoins spanning sectors ...

Binance Wallet has unveiled its eighth Exclusive Token Generation Event (TGE), spotlighting StakeStone, an omnichain liquidity protocol designed to tackle decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity fragmentation. According to Binance Wallet’s announcement on April 3 via X, the event is scheduled to run from 08:00 AM to 08:30 AM UTC. During this ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has intensified its crackdown on financial networks linked to terrorist organizations, sanctioning multiple cryptocurrency addresses associated with the Yemen-based Houthi movement. The action targets eight digital wallets allegedly used to facilitate arms procurement and evade international sanctions. According to data from blockchain forensic firms Chainalysis and ...