RBC.ru - The Mode cryptocurrency project was suspected of manipulation during the airdrop of tokens.

The developers of the Mode crypto project released a token and distributed it to early users, but the community remained dissatisfied. The project was accused of deliberately delaying the airdrop, and its team refused to understand the problems

GetBlock Magazine - What Happened? Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenschein said the investment firm will focus on converting its Ethereum trust — the world's largest — into spot exchange-traded products. Grayscale previously withdrew its application to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an ETH-based futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), which had been pending since October last year.

The RSN PoC system is expected to leverage the power of shared ledger technology for settlement of tokenized commercial bank assets, wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), securities, as well as US Treasuries and other tokenized assets.

The Democratic Party of Korea won a majority of seats in the national parliament, ahead of the ruling People Power Party. In June 2024, the winners are ready to make changes to the regulatory framework relating to the financial system and the crypto market in order to make units of spot Bitcoin ETFs available to citizens of the country.

Happycoin.club - According to specialists from an international bank, positive changes are being observed in the cryptocurrency market. The local bottom of Bitcoin has been reached and there is a high probability that another bullish cycle will begin soon.
The reason for the optimistic forecasts of analysts was the good statistics on employment in the American economy and the decision of the US Federal Reserve System that was not as tough as expected.

Investing.com - Since the beginning of this year, the BTC investment program has been driven by the launch of new spot Bitcoin ETFs, which were approved by the US regulator in January. The move had the potential to infuse new money into the token, causing the token to soar from $45,000 to a new peak of $73,750 in March, Bloomberg writes.

Happycoin.club - Cryptanalyst Adrian Zdunczyk, also known under the nickname crypto_birb, informed his subscribers on the social network X (formerly Twitter), banned in Russia, that the potential target for Bitcoin in May is about $70,000.
The analyst said that Bitcoin is now on the eve of a bull market as the 200-week and 50-week moving averages are rising. In addition, the 200-day moving average reached a record high this week above $50,000.

Happycoin.club - Over the past 24 hours, traders have increased their short positions in ether amid information that Grayscale Investments has abandoned plans to launch an Ethereum futures ETF.
The rate of the second largest cryptocurrency by capitalization over the past 24 hours dropped by 1.96% to $3,006.
The liquidation maps show that traders are more confident that the price of Ether will decline in the near term - $345 million worth of short positions will be liquidated if the price rises by 3%. On the other hand, a 3% drop in ETH to $2,920 or below would only result in a loss of $237 million in long positions.

Bancolombia Group President Juan Carlos Mora said that the company has been working for almost ten years to create a cryptocurrency platform designed to facilitate the popularization of digital assets in the region.
In addition to the COPW stablecoin, it will be possible to trade Bitcoin, Ether, USDC and Polygon (MATIC) on the Weina exchange. To access Weina, traders must be Colombian citizens residing in the country.

The funds were withdrawn from the AMC fund, whose provider is China Asset Management. The remaining two funds have not yet experienced any outflow of funds. AMC is now the local market leader by asset volume with 2,020 Bitcoins.
Spot ETH-ETFs continue to see inflows reaching 999.75 ETH. The funds went to the Bosera HashKey Ether ETF.

Happycoin.club - Recent profit-taking by a large cryptocurrency whale threatens to cause a fall in the Ethereum (ETH) rate, which managed to correct after the dump.
Employees of the research company Lookonchain reported that a wealthy investor about a year ago bought 12,906 ETH on the Binance exchange at a rate of $1,890, paying $24.4 million for the coins. He sent the digital assets to the Lido platform, apparently to make money from staking.

RBC.ru - EigenLayer and other restaking services have created a trend in the cryptocurrency market
EigenLayer and similar re-staking services have formed a popular trend among crypto investors, but the technology itself is not without risk. We'll tell you how it works

In less than a year, the EigenLayer project, which offers a “restaking” of the Ethereum cryptocurrency, has accumulated more than $15 billion in deposits, which will theoretically be used to secure new cryptocurrency applications and protocols.

Rekt Capital believes that Bitcoin has reached a local bottom at $57,000 and has entered the accumulation phase.
The expert also pointed to the growth of the altcoin sector and the reversal of the DOGE trend.
Trader and analyst Rekt Capital announced the exit of the first cryptocurrency from the post-halving “danger zone” and the beginning of the re-accumulation phase.

Happycoin.club - For years, China has been a magnet for investors, traders and Bitcoin (BTC) miners, and in 2013, the country introduced a ban on cryptocurrency-related activities.
However, the ban was not complete, so Bitcoin circulated in China for many years. Along with this, the People's Republic has actively participated in the research and development of blockchain technology, which is best demonstrated by the publication of Web3 national development plans at the end of 2023.

Happycoin.club - Over the past decade, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen a staggering 12,464%, outpacing tech giants such as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX).
On May 3, analyst Colin Wu, better known as WuBlockchain, shared the results of his research, during which he compared the performance of Bitcoin with the stocks of the nine largest technology companies. The obtained figures indicate strong growth of the digital asset, which further strengthens its reputation as a powerful investment tool.

Richard Byworth said that business meetings with market participants in Hong Kong gave him confidence that units of spot BTC-ETFs will be included in the Stock Connect system. The system allows qualified investors from mainland China to access and trade securities from Hong Kong on the market:

RBC.ru - Experts have named the key factors for Bitcoin growth in the near future.

Despite the decline in price from the peak of $74 thousand by more than 10%, Bitcoin, according to analysts at the brokerage company Bernstein, has not yet “exhausted itself” and retains growth potential. The bank's experts confirmed their previous forecast for the price of Bitcoin at $150 thousand by the end of 2025.

Чарльз Хоскинсон (Charles Hoskinson) намекнул на возможное партнерство с Bitcoin Cash. Он спросил криптосообщество, что оно думает о том, если бы Bitcoin Cash стал партнерской цепочкой Cardano, обновленной с помощью технологий Useful Proof of Work Leios, NiPoPoW и Ergo. По мнению Хоскинсона, эта интеграция способствовала бы самому быстрому и эффективному доказательству работы (Proof-of-Work, PoW). В опросе приняли участие более 13 800 человек, причем большинство пользователей (67,8%) проголосовали за это предложение.

Hypothetical Poll: Would you like to see Bitcoin Cash become a Cardano Partnerchain upgraded with Useful Proof of Work Leios, NiPoPoWs, and Ergo tech, thus being the fastest and most useful proof of work chain ever built?— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) May 4, 2024

I've always thought there was some natural synergy between the two chains given the shared utxo model that allows for high scalability and decentralization.— Ben Scherrey (@proteusguy) May 5, 2024
Несмотря на высокие ожидания Хоскинсона в отношении предстоящих обновлений, недавно скандальный криптоблогер Бен Армстронг (Ben Armstrong) назвал блокчейн Cardano «мертвым проектом».

Happycoin.club - Newly launched Bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong saw relatively low trading volumes in their first four days. As the price of BTC fell, exchange-traded funds failed to attract investors and traders.
Reinforcing its vision of creating a crypto hub, Hong Kong launched a Bitcoin and Ether ETF on April 30 after receiving approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). In total, asset managers China Asset Management, Harvest Global, Bosera and HashKey have launched 6 Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.