Bitcoin shows growing strength during market downturn — Wintermute

Bitcoin shows growing strength during market downturn — Wintermute

Bitcoin is showing increasing resilience to macroeconomic turbulence, weathering the market downturn better than many traditional assets and signaling a shift in its historical behavior. Bitcoin is showing growing resilience to macroeconomic headwinds compared with traditional financial markets, according to an April 14 report from crypto market maker Wintermute. The report noted that Bitcoin (BTC)…

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Trade wars could spur governments to embrace Web3 — Truebit

Trade wars could spur governments to embrace Web3 — Truebit

Trustless verification of a product’s origins could become an important use case for blockchain networks. Escalating trade wars are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they are also creating new use cases for blockchain networks, Truebit executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 2, President Donald Trump announced plans to charge sweeping tariffs on US imports, prompting other…

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Anchorage Digital faces scrutiny from US Homeland Security — Report

Anchorage Digital faces scrutiny from US Homeland Security — Report

The exact nature of the alleged probe remains unclear, though Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force primarily targets international money laundering and financial crimes. The US Department of Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force has reportedly launched an investigation into Anchorage Digital Bank, a Wall Street-backed cryptocurrency firm.  According to an April 14 Barron’s report,…

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Kraken rolls out ETF and stock access for US crypto traders

Kraken rolls out ETF and stock access for US crypto traders

Kraken launches stock and ETF trading for US users, expanding beyond crypto as it pushes for a borderless, all-in-one trading platform. Kraken is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies by offering US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a move aimed at appealing to more traditional investors. Kraken, the world’s 13th largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) by volume,…

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