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The European Central Bank believes that stablecoins are not an effective tool for strengthening the international role of the euro. ECB President Christine Lagarde stated that relying on stablecoins does not support the strategic interests of the European currency on the global stage. According to the ECB, a more promising and reliable path is deeper capital market integration through the Savings and Investments Union, along with the creation of a stronger base of safe assets. In the ECB’s view, these measures — rather than stablecoins — should become the foundation for strengthening the euro’s global position.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$80,188 ETH ≈$2,286 SOL ≈$89.15 BNB ≈$641 XRP ≈$1.39 Market cap ≈$2.66T Fear & Greed Index: 47 (“Neutral”) Altseason Index: 41

⚠️ Saw a token advertised on Times Square and decided to buy? It might already be time to sell. A Twitter user analyzed the performance of tokens promoted on Times Square billboards. The results were mixed, but the pattern was clear: XRP $1,000 → $6,000 at ATH → now around $2,200 Floki Scenario 1 (September 2021): $1,000 → ~$10,955 (~11x) → now ~$955 Scenario 2 (March 2025): $1,000 bought at peak → now ~$100 Dogecoin Early buyers could have made nearly $15,000 Shiba Inu The ad became an invitation to provide exit liquidity Result: −$918 APU After billboard campaign (June 2024): $1,000 → $2,517 → $51 Sui $1,000 → ~$500 Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) $1,000 → now ~$722 Conclusion: billboard advertising often acts more like an exit signal than an entry opportunity. It may create a short-term liquidity window for profit-taking, but holding such assets long term has historically been risky.

Aave liquidated the hacker’s positions, while the Arbitrum community voted to unfreeze the ETH seized from the attacker and transfer it to Aave.

Reid Hoffman said he bought his first Bitcoin in 2014 and has not sold a single one since then.

Charles Hoskinson, creator of Cardano, questioned whether Pavel Durov and Algorand were “out of their minds” after a comparison chart claimed that Cardano transaction finality takes one full day. Pavel Durov replied that he got the information directly from the official website of Cardano, where transaction finality was indeed listed as taking one day.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$79,795 ETH ≈$2,288 SOL ≈$88.20 BNB ≈$641 XRP ≈$1.38 Market cap ≈$2.66T Fear & Greed Index: 47 (“Neutral”) Altseason Index: 42

Ranking of blockchains by the dollar value of assets locked in staking

Morgan Stanley is launching cryptocurrency trading and offering lower fees than competitors

Gustavo Petro stated that Venezuela and Paraguay are attracting investment in Bitcoin mining due to their abundant clean energy resources. He added that Colombia’s Caribbean region could also become a hub for mining development.

Polymarket has added the ability to log into accounts via Telegram

Solana Foundation and Google Cloud are launching a payment gateway for AI agents. The system enables access to APIs and payments via Solana wallets using stablecoins, following a “pay-per-call” model — without the need for accounts or subscriptions. It supports integration with Google Cloud services such as Gemini, BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Run, as well as over 50 third-party APIs, allowing users to pay based on actual usage and access multiple services through a unified API marketplace.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$81,712 ETH ≈$2,364 SOL ≈$88.63 BNB ≈$649 XRP ≈$1.42 Market cap ≈$2.7T Fear & Greed Index: 51 (“Neutral”) Altseason Index: 38

Drift Protocol announced that each wallet affected by the April 1 exploit will receive a recovery token. This token will represent the user’s verified loss and their proportional share in the recovery pool.

The Ethereum blockchain processed $18 trillion in stablecoin transfers over the past year. This marks an all-time high.

The market capitalization of tokenized assets on the balance sheet of BlackRock has reached $1.52 billion, marking an increase of nearly 64% over the past 7 weeks.

In the first quarter of this year, companies acquired 50,351 BTC — the highest quarterly total on record.

The CEO of Coinbase announced a 14% workforce reduction.

Polygon Wallet has introduced private payments for USDC and USDT. Users can now select a “Send Privately” option, which routes transactions through a secure pool by Hinkal instead of a standard on-chain transfer. The feature uses Zero-Knowledge Proofs to hide the sender, receiver, and transaction amount from blockchain observers. Polygon Labs stated that each private transaction will undergo KYT (Know Your Transaction) checks before execution, and the protocol itself is non-custodial.

The team behind Aave has filed an emergency motion in a U.S. federal court seeking to lift the freeze on 30,766 ETH (~$73 million). Aave called the court’s reasoning legally flawed. Stani Kulechov stated: “A thief does not own what they steal. These funds belong to the users they were taken from — and no one else.” He emphasized that even temporary control over stolen assets does not grant ownership rights to the attacker, nor does it justify classifying the funds as property of North Korea. Aave argues that prolonged legal seizure of the assets threatens the entire recovery process and delays compensation for affected users.