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This Week in Crypto: XRP Lawsuit’s Jay Clayton, Pi Network’s Ambiguous Migration Roadmap, Zora Airdrop, and More

This Week in Crypto: XRP Lawsuit’s Jay Clayton, Pi Network’s Ambiguous Migration Roadmap, Zora Airdrop, and More

A lot happened this week in crypto, marking developments expected to continue shaping the industry. Important headlines came from administrative decisions, ecosystem developments, and analysts probing the market outlook. In case you missed it, the following is a roundup of some of the most important…

If Trump fired Powell, what would happen to crypto?

If Trump fired Powell, what would happen to crypto?

Recent months have seen the ebb and flow of a certain pattern: US President Donald Trump will take some objectively harmful action to the US economy, and the markets will crash. Seeing this, Trump turns to Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, and demands he lower the Fed Funds Rate — the rat…

Ghost Town Vibes: Bitcoin Soars On ETFs, Not Users – Expert

Ghost Town Vibes: Bitcoin Soars On ETFs, Not Users – Expert

Bitcoin this week reclaimed the $94,000 region, but the party may be lacking one key ingredient: real users. The cryptocurrency network is “like a ghost town” even with the record price increase, a crypto expert said.Bitcoin Surges In Price—Yet Network Remains Eerily QuietA recent report by CryptoQu…

'Too early' to call bitcoin a safe haven as it outperforms stocks and dollar amid tariff turmoil

'Too early' to call bitcoin a safe haven as it outperforms stocks and dollar amid tariff turmoil

By Frances YueBitcoin bulls have long been frustrated to see the crypto trade in a fashion similar to stocks and other assets perceived as risky, rather than as a store of value such as gold. Now, some think they see tentative signs of a shift.They've argued that bitcoin (BTCUSD), as a decentralized…

Bitcoin Above $95k in Sustained Momentum on Hopes of Tariffs EasingMarket Talk

Bitcoin Above $95k in Sustained Momentum on Hopes of Tariffs EasingMarket Talk

Bitcoin is trading over $95,000 per coin mark this afternoon, continuing this week's strength as the U.S. showed signs of being willing to negotiate to significantly cut the tariffs placed on China and other nations. In an interview with Time, Trump indicated that he is still a proponent of tariffs …

Nasdaq urges SEC to treat certain digital assets as 'stocks by any other name'

Nasdaq urges SEC to treat certain digital assets as 'stocks by any other name'

Nasdaq has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hold digital assets to the same regulatory standards as securities if they constitute “stocks by any other name,” according to an April 25 comment letter. The exchange said the US financial regulator needs to establish a clearer tax…

Ex-SEC chair, now heading SDNY, offers rebuke in $12M crypto fraud case

Ex-SEC chair, now heading SDNY, offers rebuke in $12M crypto fraud case

Jay Clayton, recently appointed interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has begun offering statements in criminal cases involving crypto fraud.In an April 23 notice, the US Attorney’s Office said Eugene William Aust…

CME Group plans to launch XRP futures, its fourth-ever crypto add

CME Group plans to launch XRP futures, its fourth-ever crypto add

CME Group, the company behind the largest U.S. derivatives exchange, plans to launch XRP futures within a month, pending regulatory review by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to an announcement on Thursday. If approved, CME XRP futures would be the fourth straight-up cryptocurrenc…

TRUMP Defies Market Correction With Double-Digit Surge, BTC Falls by $2K (Market Watch)

TRUMP Defies Market Correction With Double-Digit Surge, BTC Falls by $2K (Market Watch)

Following a few consecutive days of charting gains and multi-week peaks, bitcoin’s price movements have finally reversed, and the asset has corrected by around two grand.Most altcoins have followed suit, aside from TRUMP, which exploded after it became known that the top 220 holders will have a spec…

France's central banker sees narrower focus for IMF, World Bank

France's central banker sees narrower focus for IMF, World Bank

France's central bank chief called on Tuesday for preserving the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, albeit with a narrower focus on matters such as financial stability and payments.The future of the IMF and World Bank, which hold their spring meetings this week, has been cast in dou…

Dollar surges as Trump backs down from threat to fire Fed's Powell

Dollar surges as Trump backs down from threat to fire Fed's Powell

The U.S. dollar jumped broadly against major currencies on Wednesday as investors heaved a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump backed away from threats of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following his recent attacks.The markets this week have been grappling with the notion tha…

Cantor nears $3 billion crypto venture with SoftBank and Tether, FT reports

Cantor nears $3 billion crypto venture with SoftBank and Tether, FT reports

Brandon Lutnick, son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and chair of brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, is partnering with SoftBank , Tether and Bitfinex to create a multibillion-dollar bitcoin acquisition vehicle, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.The vehicle, Cantor Equity Partners, will us…