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]

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

Bitcoin (BTC) was treading water just below $85,000 late Thursday as tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell added another layer of uncertainty for invest… [+3360 chars]

A sharp plunge in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index coupled with rising prices added to U.S. stagflation fears amid the tariff war.

Bitcoin in Standstill at $85K as Trump Increases Pressure on Fed's Powell

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

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR).
From April 2024 to April 2025, investors in Strategy (MSTR) and the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (MSTY) follo… [+3377 chars]

MSTY’s portfolio consists primarily of U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and short-term call options on MSTR, allowing it to synthetically replicate exposure without directly owning the stock.

MSTR vs. MSTY: Growth or Income? A 12-Month Showdown

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)
The new week is off to a silent start as bitcoin looks to establish a foothold above the trendline, characterizing the downtrend line from … [+14283 chars]

Crypto Daybook Americas: A Bizarre $5.4B Loss Has Left Investors Devastated

When the U.S. government sanctioned the Ethereum-based crypto mixing service Tornado Cash in 2022, it ignited a debate within the crypto community that continues three years later.
Tornado enabled u… [+3998 chars]

Ethereum developers have begun kicking around a series of ideas that could make the Ethereum network private at its core.

Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers Push for Encrypted Mempool, Default Privacy

Activity in PowerTrade's options market for alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) picked pace this week as heightened market volatility prompted traders to seek derivatives for hedging and speculat… [+2303 chars]

Market volatility saw traders chase options for hedging and speculative activities.

Altcoin Action in Powertrade's Options Market Heats Up Driven by XRP, SOL and DOGE

Remember the old days when calling or sending a message via text outside the country cost money? With the help of modern messaging apps like WhatsApp, paying for cross-border calls and texts is now o… [+3210 chars]

Stablecoins are revolutionizing global money transfers by reducing costs and eliminating intermediaries.

Stablecoins Are a 'WhatsApp Moment' for Money Transfers, a16z Says

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WhiteBIT

Azbit

OrangeX

Hotcoin

Tapbit

Gate.io

XT.COM

PointPay

Hibt

CoinEx

Bitget

DigiFinex

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Bybit

MEXC

Trubit

Deepcoin

Biconomy.com

Pionex

Kraken

TokoCrypto

Bitvavo

Increment Swap

CEX.IO

BYDFi

KuCoin

Bitunix

BingX

BloFin

Coinbase Exchange

QMall

Bit2Me

CoinTR

Bitrue

WEEX

Bitkub

Crypto.com Exchange

Vindax

bitcastle

Bitlo

Coinlist

Bibox

BTCC

BtcTurk | Kripto

Byte Exchange

Niza.io

LBank

Mudrex

Tokenize

Upbit

Bithumb

Korbit

Coinone

Giottus

Upbit Indonesia 

ChangeNOW

HitBTC

Binance US

ZebPay

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