Here’s what happened in crypto today
Today in crypto, Bill Ackman speculates that Donald Trump could delay his proposed tariffs on April 7, Conor McGregor launches memecoin, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto turns 50 as their creation becomes a US reserve asset.Billionaire investor would 'not be surprised' if Trump postpones tariffsCrypto-friendly billionaire investor Bill Ackman is considering the possibility that US President Donald Trump may pause the implementation of his controversial proposed tariffs on April 7."One would have to imagine that President Donald Trump's phone has been ringing off the hook. The practical reality is that there is insufficient time for him to make deals before the tariffs are scheduled to take effect," Ackman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, said in an April 5 X post."I would, therefore, not be surprised to wake up Monday with an announcement from the President that he was postponing the implementation of the tariffs to give him time to make deals," Ackman added.On April 2, Trump signed an executive order establishing a 10% baseline tariff on all imports from all countries, which took effect on April 5. Harsher reciprocal tariffs on trading partners with which the US has the largest trade deficits are scheduled to kick in on April 9.UFC champion and political candidate Conor McGregor launches tokenUFC champion fighter and Irish political candidate Conor McGregor launched a memecoin called "REAL" on April 5 in collaboration with the Real World Gaming decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).Spokespeople for the project characterized the release of the token, which was launched through a sealed-bid auction, as fairer for retail buyers and a bulwark against bots and snipers hijacking the token price.In a statement to Cointelegraph, McGregor said, "This is about transparency — we are showing the world how it is done with integrity.”At the time of this writing, the token has only managed to attract approximately $144,530 of the $3,600,000 auction target.Satoshi Nakamoto turns 50 as Bitcoin becomes US reserve assetSatoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, marks their 50th birthday amid a year of rising institutional and geopolitical adoption of the world’s first cryptocurrency.The identity of Nakamoto remains one of the biggest mysteries in crypto, with speculation ranging from cryptographers like Adam Back and Nick Szabo to broader theories involving government intelligence agencies.While Nakamoto’s identity remains anonymous, the Bitcoin (BTC) creator is believed to have turned 50 on April 5 based on details shared in the past.According to archived data from his P2P Foundation profile, Nakamoto once claimed to be a 37-year-old man living in Japan and listed his birthdate as April 5, 1975.Nakamoto’s anonymity has played a vital role in maintaining the decentralized nature of the Bitcoin network, which has no central authority or leadership.The Bitcoin wallet associated with Nakamoto, which holds over 1 million BTC, has laid dormant for more than 16 years despite BTC rising from $0 to an all-time high above $109,000 in January.