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

Flow

Azbit

WhiteBIT

OrangeX

Hotcoin

Tapbit

Gate.io

XT.COM

PointPay

Hibt

CoinEx

Bitget

MEXC

Bybit

DigiFinex

Binance

Deepcoin

Trubit

Biconomy.com

LBank

Pionex

TokoCrypto

Bitvavo

Kraken

Increment Swap

KuCoin

CEX.IO

Bit2Me

Bitunix

BYDFi

BloFin

BingX

Coinbase Exchange

QMall

WEEX

Bitrue

Crypto.com Exchange

Bitkub

Vindax

Bitlo

bitcastle

Coinlist

Bibox

BTCC

BtcTurk | Kripto

Byte Exchange

CoinTR

Niza.io

Tokenize

Mudrex

Upbit Indonesia 

Upbit

Bithumb

Korbit

Coinone

Binance US

Giottus

HitBTC

ZebPay

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