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

Dogecoin (DOGE) shed 3% while bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) remained flat in the past 24 hours as tariff concerns gradually subsided among traders, though fears of a U.S. recession increased in betti… [+2911 chars]

An eventful 24 hours in the crypto markets saw VTHO zooming 37%, Story’s IP falling and recovering 20%, with some traders hoping that the worst of the tariffs-driven selloffs are in the past.

Dogecoin Slumps 3%, Bitcoin Steady Around $85K as Traders Fear U.S. Recession

Onyxcoin (XCN), the native token of its namesake's modular blockchain, experienced a major boost over the past 48 hours, bucking the bearish market sentiment with a 150% rise.
Daily trading volume a… [+1387 chars]

The Binance listing did not contribute to a continuation in price action.

Onyxcoin Rises by 150% as Volume Explodes, Binance Announces Listing

Amid growing trade disputes between major economies, cryptocurrency markets are showing mixed reactions, with Tron (TRX) demonstrating particular resilience. 
Tether's recent minting of 1 billion US… [+2219 chars]

TRX Rallies 10% as Tether Mints $1B on Tron Amid Global Trade Tensions

Justin Sun's allegations that Hong Kong-based custodian First Digital Trust is insolvent have landed him in the cross-hairs of a defamation claim initiated by the company.
First Digital's FDUSD stab… [+1280 chars]

First Digital seeks an injunction to restrain Sun from publishing "similar words" to claims about insolvency.

First Digital Trust Files Defamation Claim Against Justin Sun

John-Paul Thorbjornsen, a former Australian Air Force pilot turned crypto entrepreneur, has spent recent weeks promoting his new crypto wallet, "Vultisig." Built on THORChain a blockchain he founded … [+11399 chars]

Researchers say North Korea used THORChain to launder $1.2 billion following the biggest-ever crypto heist.

Inside North Korea's Favorite Crypto Laundering Tool: THORChain

The cryptocurrency market remains in turbulent territory as Toncoin (TON) demonstrates both significant volatility and remarkable resilience. 
After forming a head-and-shoulders pattern with strong … [+1952 chars]

Toncoin's price rollercoaster continues as institutional investors maintain significant holdings despite recent turbulence.

TON's Dramatic Volatility Signals Market Uncertainty

HONG KONGIt was a battle of stablecoin issuers Thursday afternoon in Hong Kong, with Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron blockchain, and First Digital Trust (FDT), a Hong Kong-based fiduciary, holdin… [+2762 chars]

Sun said at a press conference that the current laws contain systemic loopholes.