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🪙 Tether commits to freezing addresses linked to sanctions as scrutiny over USDT misuse grows Stablecoin issuer Tether the firm would freeze any addresses linked to sanctioned entities. This decision comes in response to reports indicating that some state actors were leveraging Tether’s USDT tokens to circumvent US sanctions. Over the past year, the company has proactively frozen addresses, holding significant amounts of its digital assets involved in unlawful activities. For example, the firm froze 32 addresses holding $873,118.34 connected to illicit activities in Israel and Ukraine last year. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

🟠 Binance faces app removal in the Philippines over regulatory issues The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is working with Google and Apple to remove the Binance app from their app marketplaces for Filipino users, according to an April 23 statement. According to the regulatory chief, Binance’s “sale or offer of unregistered securities to Filipinos and operating as an unregistered broker constitutes a violation of Republic Act no. 8799, or The Securities Regulation Code.” Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

💰 Grayscale’s Mini-Bitcoin ETF to Have Lowest Fees on The Market Grayscale’s new mini-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund will be a market leader in terms of fees, according to a recent filing. The world’s largest asset manager is aiming to retain its position as leader of the spot Bitcoin ETF market following a massive exodus of capital from its flagship GBTC product. In order to do this, Grayscale has applied for a smaller Bitcoin ETF with highly competitive fees to compete with its ten rivals. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

💰 Bitcoin Miner Revenue Reached $106.7 Million On The Halving Day Bitcoin miner revenue experienced a significant boost following the recent halving event, driven by a surge in transaction fees. According to data from Glassnode, on April 20, Bitcoin miner revenue hit a record high of $106.7 million, with 75.444% of it stemming from network transaction fees. The spike in transaction fees was attributed to increased activity on the Runes protocol, particularly in capturing newly minted runes. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

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📊 CEX Trading Volumes Nearly Triple Since October 2023: Bybit Bybit’s Institutional Report 2024 revealed a significant increase in monthly trading volumes across several centralized exchanges (CEXs) from October 2023 to March 2024. Bybit Exchange emerged as one of the fastest-growing platforms, showing a remarkable 264% growth in trading volumes. Additionally, the U.S.-based exchange Coinbase experienced an uptick in volumes, rising by 193%, slightly below the industry’s average growth rate of 255%. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

💰 Bitwise CIO believes market has not priced in future demand for Bitcoin post-halving Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan cast doubt on whether current prices truly capture the potential impact of increased demand following Bitcoin’s upcoming halving based on the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH). Hougan raised critical questions about the limitations of EMH in anticipating what the market will be like post-halving. He pointed out that while EMH suggests that Bitcoin’s current price reflects all available information, including the anticipated supply cut from the halving — it does not account for unexpected shifts in market demand. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

❄️ Tether brings USDT and gold stablecoins to the TON blockchain Stablecoin issuer Tether is launching its U.S. dollar-backed USDT and gold-backed XAUT stablecoins on The Open Network blockchain. USDT on TON will go live on April 20, and XAUT on TON will follow in the coming months, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told The Block. While USDT is available on over a dozen blockchains, TON is the second blockchain XAUT is expanding onto after Ethereum, Ardoino said. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

💰 After Halving Event, Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar to Over $240 Upon reaching block height 840,000, when the mining pool Viabtc collected 37.626 bitcoin in fees worth $2.39 million, the expense for onchain transfers climbed, surpassing $240 per transaction. Block 840,003 recorded 16.06 bitcoins in fee payments, and block 840,004 accumulated 24 bitcoins in fees valued at over $1.5 million. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹

💰 Binance CEO Richard Teng says this Bitcoin halving is 'unique' due to recent significant events Binance CEO Richard Teng said that this year’s Bitcoin halving comes amid a positive backdrop for the cryptocurrency and the wider market in general. “In addition to the ETF breakthrough, which has spurred institutional interest and participation, another major current in crypto today is the boom of the Layer 2 and DeFi activity on the Bitcoin network, fueled by the popularity of the Ordinals protocol and Bitcoin inscriptions,” he added. Source 🔹 @Crypto_Ethereum_Bitcoin 🔹