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04-02

U.S. Federal Judge Halts Trump-Era Ban on Anthropic; DOJ Appeals

Odaily Planet Daily report: The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocked its ban on the use of Anthropic’s technology. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a notice in court on Thursday stating it will appeal the decision issued last month by Judge Rita F. Lin of the U....

Geopolitical tensions and oil prices dampen crypto investor sentiment

Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 2, according to CoinDesk, Grayscale, a cryptocurrency asset management firm, stated that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are causing investors in the crypto market to hold off on trading, dampening the previously improving macroeconomic backdrop. The r...

Four-way deadlock blocks US CLARITY Act crypto bill as negotiations intensify

The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It now sits at the center of a four-way fight over who gets to define that structure, who gets paid inside it, who supervises it, and how much of the existing financial rulebook survives the rewrite.The bill ...

Live Streaming Prediction Platform Pumpcade Secures $1M Pre-Seed Round Led by Pump.fun

According to The Block, the live-streaming prediction market platform Pumpcade has completed a $1 million pre-seed round led by Pump.fun, with participation from Foundation Capital and angel investor RadioSolace. The funding will be used to expand the engineering team and advance its launch strategy...

Bitcoin bear market may enter 'time pain' phase as bottom nears, with long-term holders rising to 80%

ME News reports that as of April 2 (UTC+8), the Bitcoin bear market has lasted nearly six months. Analysis suggests the market may now be entering a “time pain” phase—characterized by prolonged sideways consolidation rather than sharp declines—leaving both bulls and bears fatigued due to a lack of c...

Metaplanet Buys 5,075 BTC, Becomes Third Largest Public Bitcoin Holder

Metaplanet added 5,075 BTC to its stash, bringing its total holdings to 40,177 BTC.According to CEO Simon Gerovich, the company spent $405.48 million on the purchase.Market’s immediate response has been cautious, with Metaplanet’s stock dipping by 1.95%.Japanese investment firm Metaplanet added 5,07...

Intchains Group Limited (ICG) surges 11.61% to $1.25 on April 2

ME News reports that, as of April 2 (UTC+8), according to CoinFound’s cryptocurrency-related stock data, Intchains Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICG) is currently trading at $1.25, with an opening price of $1.12 today, marking a daily gain of 11.61%. (Source: CoinFound)

Polygon processed 493 million stablecoin transactions in February, accounting for 30% of global volume.

On April 2, data showed that Polygon processed 493 million stablecoin transactions in February, accounting for 30% of global on-chain stablecoin transaction volume, surpassing the combined total of Solana, Base, Arbitrum, and Ethereum. That month, 28.2 million POL were burned, setting a new monthly ...

Polygon Launches Private Mempool for One-Line MEV Protection

TL;DRMEV Protection: The network’s Private Mempool shields transactions from frontrunning by routing them directly to producers, preventing bots from viewing pending activity.Enterprise Integration: Teams only replace one RPC URL, keeping existing read providers while gaining predictable ordering an...

Whale wallet linked to loracle.hl sells 450,000 HYPE tokens worth $15.52M

According to on-chain data analytics platform Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a wallet associated with loracle.hl (@loraclexyz) has begun selling 450,000 HYPE tokens, with a total value of approximately $15.52 million. The wallet has placed sell orders for 253,861 HYPE tokens, valued at around $8.9 m...

BitGo Launches BitGo Mint Service for Institutional Stablecoin Minting

Odaily Planet Daily reports that digital asset custodian BitGo has launched BitGo Mint, offering institutional clients services for minting, redeeming, and managing stablecoins and other digital assets. Initially supporting USD1, the stablecoin endorsed by Trump, and SoFiUSD, issued by SoFi Bank—a f...

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust transfers 194.617 BTC, worth $12.87M, to Coinbase

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Arkham monitoring, approximately 17 minutes ago, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, managed by Grayscale, transferred 194.617 BTC to a Coinbase Prime address, valued at approximately $12.87 million.

Hyperliquid Early Contributor Loracle Sells 450,000 HYPE Tokens Worth $15.5M

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to MLM monitoring, Hyperliquid early contributor Loracle transferred 450,000 HYPE tokens out of HyperEVM 20 minutes ago and has begun selling them, with a value of approximately $15.5 million. This large transfer has drawn market attention, and investors should...

SoFi Launches 24/7 Crypto Banking on Solana with Mastercard, Galaxy, and Wintermute

Story HighlightsSoFi has launched Big Business Banking on Solana, giving enterprise firms a federally regulated bank account that operates 24/7 in fiat or crypto.The launch is the third step in a five-month buildout.SoFi went from retail crypto trading in November 2025 to direct Solana deposits in F...

Ripple Launches Treasury Platform to Unify Fiat and Crypto Management

Key Insights:Ripple launched a treasury management system that combines fiat and digital asset management on a single real-time platform.Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the product provides trusted, regulated access to digital assets and reduces friction in fiat and crypto account management.Rippl...

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