Tariffs, explained: How they work and why they matter
Tariffs have been a robust tool in the hands of governments to shield domestic manufacturers and penalize unfair trade practices...
Month: April 2025
$400M Web3 investment fund ABCDE halts new investments, fundraising
Web3 fund ABCDE halts new investments and fundraising to support existing projects and launch its new crypto incubator, Vernal. Web3...
Base creator Jesse Pollak admits ‘Base is for pimping’ art was a mistake
The controversial digital art drew criticism from crypto commentators, who argued it “hurts crypto” and dismissed it as neither “provocative”...
Spar supermarket in Switzerland starts accepting Bitcoin payments
Spar shoppers in Zug, Switzerland, can pay for their groceries in Bitcoin via the Lightning Network, as over 1,000 Swiss...
Telegram Founder Slams ‘Misinformation’ as France Quietly Starts Playing by EU Rules
Telegram is firing back with force, slamming false claims and exposing how French authorities only recently started playing by EU...
Kraken Launches FX Perpetual Futures With 20x Leverage on EUR, GBP Pairs
Crypto exchange Kraken has launched FX perpetual futures (FX perps) on its Kraken Pro platform, introducing real-time trading for EUR/USD...
Slovenia Proposes 25% Crypto Tax That Could Redefine EU Markets
Slovenia has proposed a 25% tax on crypto profits and derivatives, signaling a seismic shift toward uniform digital asset regulation....
China Increased US Treasury Investments as Trade War Escalated
Chinese purchases of U.S. Treasuries rose in February, when the Trump Administration enacted a 10% tariff on any imports coming...
Trump firing Powell would be a ‘very bad precedent to set’ — Pompliano
Anthony Pompliano agrees with critics claiming the Federal Reserve isn’t truly independent but says firing its chair will just make...
US prosecutors to pursue ex-SafeMoon CEO case despite DOJ memo
The US Justice Department under President Donald Trump issued a memo on April 7 suggesting it would halt the prosecution...
Mantra exposes crypto liquidity problems, and Coinbase is bearish: Finance Redefined
Mantra’s OM token crash exposed “critical” crypto liquidity concentration issues, which may have exacerbated the coin’s collapse on Sunday, April...
South Korean crypto emerges from failed coup into crackdown season
A surprise, botched coup kept South Korean regulators busy at the end of 2024, but when the dust settled, financial...
Lyn Alden lowers Bitcoin forecast after ‘tariff kerfuffle,’ eyes liquidity
Macroeconomist Lyn Alden says a period similar to the 2003–2007 run-up before the global financial crisis could play in Bitcoin’s...
Aptos community proposal seeks to slash staking rewards by nearly 50%
The proposal seeks to cut Aptos staking rewards from 7% to 3.79% over three months to boost capital efficiency. An...
MoonPay CEO calls on Congress to keep state authority over stablecoins
The House of Representatives and Senate are considering two bills to regulate payment stablecoins with federal and state-level authorities. Ivan...
