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🪙 Ethereum Gas Fees Six-Month Low Suggests Impending Altcoin Rally: Santiment Gas fees on the Ethereum network have dropped to a six-month low. The average cost is $1.12 per transaction, marking the lowest figure since October 18. Analysts from Santiment noted that this drop in gas fees could be the start of an upcoming altcoin rally. According to Santiment, traders typically cycle between periods of extreme optimism, often characterized by the belief that a certain asset is set for exponential growth, and periods of pessimism, marked by the sentiment that it is declining. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

🇮🇹 Italy’s Securities Regulator Blocks Illegal Crypto Trading Platforms Italy’s securities regulator, Consob, reinforced its measures to safeguard Italian investors by expanding its list of banned websites engaging in illegal trading activities. In its latest move, Consob has targeted several FX platforms for illegally promoting trading products within the country. Notable additions to the blacklist include domains such as Luno Invest, Vantage Global Limited, and Capital4it Ltd. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

🇨🇦 Institutional Interest in Crypto Assets Surges in Canada: KPMG Report Institutional investors in Canada substantially increased their cryptocurrency exposure last year compared to the previous bull market cycle, according to a recent survey by accounting firm KPMG. The consulting group’s bi-annual survey, “Institutional Adoption of Cryptoassets,” received 65 responses, including 31 institutional investors managing over $500 million in assets and 34 financial services organizations. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

💰 Bitcoin Cannot Grow Without the Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Report Spot Bitcoin ETFs have been a major catalyst in driving BTC to establish an all-time high months before its fourth halving. According to a new report by Ecoinometrics, Bitcoin cannot grow further without those products. These funds appear to have “stopped accumulating coins” (in aggregate) for more than a month, which can be a cause of concern for the leading asset’s future price trajectory. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

🪙 Vitalik Buterin says that Ethereum's PoW was 'quite centralized' and a 'temporary stage' until PoS Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to comments about Ethereum's transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) from a proof-of-work (PoS) consensus system. Users had noted on social media platform X that numerous Ethereum community members wished the network stayed with PoW instead of PoS. That sentiment received pushback from the man who first proposed the creation of Ethereum in 2013 at the age of 19. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

🇺🇸 FBI warns Americans against using unregistered crypto money transmitting services The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned Americans against using unregistered crypto money transmitting services. Americans should avoid crypto services from firms that are not registered as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) under federal law and do not follow anti-money laundering rules, according to a Thursday statement from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

🇺🇸 US SEC expected to deny spot 🪙 Ether ETFs in May The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will most likely deny spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETF) in May, according to a new report. Reuters reported on April 24 that U.S. issuers and other firms expect the SEC to reject spot Ether ETF applications next month following meetings with the regulator in recent weeks, citing four people who participated in the meetings. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

💰 FTX to Auction Off Remaining 💰 Solana (SOL) Tokens: Report Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is looking to offload its remaining Solana native tokens, SOL, via an auction this week. According to a Bloomberg report, people familiar with the matter said the bankruptcy estate would auction an unspecified amount of SOL in the hopes of receiving a higher price than that which they would have gotten through direct sales. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

💰 Bitwise CIO makes 5 predictions ahead of Bitcoin's next halving, including a $250,000 price target Bitcoin’s fourth halving out of the way, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has made five predictions ahead of the next one, estimated for April 2028. In a memo to clients earlier this week, Hougan’s expectations focused on lower volatility, increased portfolio allocations and exchange-traded fund flows, central bank involvement and a price target of over $250,000 for bitcoin in the years ahead. Source ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

🪙 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 ⚫️ @TradingNews 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNew 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews