Welcome to your Good Friday edition of the daybook. With markets on a shortened schedule for the Easter holiday, todays update is shortened as well. CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas will be back to… [+8183 chars]

CoinDesk

Crypto Daybook Americas: Trump’s Fed Outburst Fails to Jolt Bitcoin

Global economic tensions and trade policy uncertainties continue to create volatility in the crypto market, with SOL navigating these challenges better than many alternatives. 
Solana token's price … [+3036 chars]

North American institutional interest grows as SOL reclaims DEX dominance over Ethereum with 16% weekly gain.

Solana Surges 4.5% as Canada Launches First Spot ETFs

Almost one year to the day after Ethereum protocol EigenLayer launched its restaking network to unprecedented industry fanfare, the network is finally adding a core feature that was, until now, glari… [+4166 chars]

A year after its launch, the Ethereum restaking protocol is rolling out the critical accountability measure meant to address lingering security concerns.

EigenLayer Adds Key ‘Slashing’ Feature, Completing Original Vision

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena and tokenization firm Securitize said they will use part of Arbitrum's tech and data availability network Celestia for their real-world asset focused, Eth… [+3766 chars]

The Converge chain is set to have fast blocktimes, let users pay gas fees in Ethena's tokens and support both permissionless and permissioned apps, the teams said.

Ethena, Securitize Target Q2 Mainnet Launch for RWA-Focused Blockchain, Tap Arbitrum, Celestia

Token debuts remain a contentious issue, often criticized for their poor execution that allows individuals, supposedly armed with insider information about impending launches, to profit through front… [+2883 chars]

At least three wallets bought tokens before Base announced the launch on X.

Three Wallets Snag ‘Base is for everyone’ Tokens Before Official Announcement, Profiting $666K

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. Were Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler, reporters on CoinDesks Tech team.
In this i… [+8009 chars]

Plus: Ethereum developers privacy debate reignites, Optimum raises funds in seed round, Noble’s new ‘AppLayer’

The Protocol: Nvidia To Manufacture AI Supercomputers in U.S., New Opportunities for Crypto Miners

Bitcoin was born as a response to institutional failure, a decentralized escape hatch from corruptible centralized finance and a north star of self sovereignty. Bitcoins true vision was a peer-to-pee… [+3233 chars]

The other major cryptocurrency is becoming the global settlement layer for on-chain assets, says Advantage Blockchain’s Alec Beckman.

Ethereum Is What Bitcoin Was Meant to Be

Noble, a blockchain for issuing real-world assets (RWA) and stablecoins, announced Wednesday that it will expand its platform by introducing AppLayer, an Ethereum-compatible rollup that allows develo… [+2521 chars]

The aim of Noble’s AppLayer is to let developers build new financial tools and apps with high throughput of stablecoins and reliable stablecoin infrastructure.

Noble’s New ‘AppLayer’ Lets Developers Build Stablecoin Tools on Celestia

Ethereum

Binance

Tapbit

Crypto.com Exchange

Toobit

Bitget

DigiFinex

Ourbit

Bybit

Gate.io

Coinstore

Deepcoin

CoinW

KuCoin

Coinbase Exchange

BitMart

Hotcoin

Biconomy.com

MEXC

Azbit

LATOKEN

AscendEX (BitMax)

XT.COM

BTSE

CoinEx

BigONE

Gemini

BYDFi

Backpack Exchange 

QMall

Slex

itBit

bitcastle

Bitbank

PointPay

Dexalot

EXMO

Dex-Trade

WEEX

Tokenize

bitFlyer

Bitrue

Deribit Spot

Bittime

BitStorage

Curve (Ethereum)

One Trading

CoinCatch

Bitkub

NovaDAX

Indodax

Tokpie

LCX Exchange

Market Cap

Trading Vol

Diluted Valuation

Circulating Supply

Total Supply

Max Supply