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The SEC’s playlist is finally changing. Paul Atkins, the new chairman, says he wants cooperation — not lawsuits. He highlighted three key priorities: token creation, custody, and trading regulation. He even called tokenization the “vinyl-to-digital transition” of finance. Let’s see if regulators can keep up with the beat.

New Bitcoin-focused ad from Coinbase just dropped. The campaign promotes BTC as an alternative to traditional finance and highlights its long-term value proposition.

📈Market Overview Market is calmly moving sideways. BTC is trading around $94K, while ETH is holding near $1.8K. Over the past 24 hours, SAFE, FORM, and PENGU have each shown gains of more than 10%. Market Cap: $3.07T 24h Liquidation: $152.0M Fear & Greed Index: 59 (Greed) 👉 Latest News - VanEck seeks SEC approval to launch first BNB ETF in US - Strategy has acquired 1,895 BTC for ~$180.3M at ~$95,167 per BTC - Boyco, Berachain’s liquidity initiative, has ended - rewards are ready to claim 👉 Small Cap Gainers Verasity +40.0% Purple Pepe +30.9% Gomble Games +27.6% Titcoin +21.2% Just a chill guy +17.3% 👉 Recent Funding Rounds Doppel $35M Series B Round led by Bessemer Venture aZen $1.20M Seed Round led by Waterdrip Capital Dinari $12.7M Series A Round led by Hack VC

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 President Trump says "I want crypto, crypto is important because if we don't do it, China's going to."

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 President Trump says he wants to make a fair trade deal with China.

Best Funding Rounds Of April There were 93 funding rounds in April, totaling $2.37B. Here are the main ones: Auradine - $153M LayerZero - $55M Alpaca - $52M Nous - $50M Blackbird - $50M Wunder - $50M Meanwhile - $40M Symbiotic - $29M Miden - $25M Camp - $25M

Bitcoin soars 14%, Ethereum drops again April brought another win for BTC with a 14.2% gain, making it the top-performing asset of the month. ETH, on the other hand, dipped by 1.58%, making it five straight months in the red — a slump not seen since 2018. Not all coins get to party, apparently.

Stock market woes? Trump points fingers at Biden President Donald Trump claimed that Joe Biden is responsible for the stock market’s current troubles. He insisted that newly applied tariffs would ultimately benefit the economy. Social media users recalled that just three months ago, Trump had been boasting about market highs under his leadership.

It’s official: ProShares’ XRP-ETF gets the green light from the SEC. The launch date is April 30, and expectations are high that XRP could benefit similarly to how Bitcoin did post-ETF approval. Whether XRP will fly or flop — we’ll be here to witness every glorious (or hilarious) moment.

Fresh predictions from the Pi Cycle Top model suggest Bitcoin’s next top could land at $155,400. Given the model’s past accuracy, the forecast has the market buzzing. But hey, it’s crypto — buckle up, it’s rarely a straight line to the moon. 🚀

Ethereum market dominance hits 4-year low ETH market dominance drops to just 7.4%, returning to early 2020 levels, after peaking at 22% in 2021. - Back in 2021, 1 ETH could get you 0.08 BTC. - In 2023, you could trade 1 ETH for 111 SOL. - Today, 1 ETH gets you 0.018 BTC and 11.5 SOL. Now you need 4x more ETH to get the same amount of BTC, and 10x more to get the same amount of SOL.

Record BTC Outflows — Is This the Pre-Bull Calm? Bitcoin is making an exit — from exchanges. CryptoQuant says it’s the biggest outflow in over a year, and that usually signals big wallets are getting serious. Stock market ties are loosening, while the gold-BTC bromance deepens. The question is: are we early... or just watching smart money leave?

$395,608 – The Cost to Enter the Top 220 $TRUMP Holders for a Dinner with Trump Trump recently announced that the top 220 $TRUMP holders will be eligible to register for a “TRUMP Dinner” with the President. As of now, you need to hold more than 32,085 $TRUMP tokens to make it into the top 220 — which equals approximately $395,608, based on the current price of $12.33 per token.

Markets climb after Trump signals softer stance on China and rates Donald Trump appeared in front of cameras yesterday, making several remarks that nudged the markets upward: • Said Powell “must cut rates” though he doesn’t plan to fire him yet. • Described China talks as ongoing and productive. • Played down tariff threats in favor of “mutual respect.” • Condemned the EU’s past trade behavior. • Took credit for rising stock indexes. Markets love clarity, and Trump delivered just enough of it — at least for now.

Bitcoin climbs as traditional economy falters — Bitwise analysis Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says current economic policy under Trump has derailed the system, and that’s exactly why Bitcoin is thriving. “Fixing the chaos” could push BTC even higher, he adds.

Paul Atkins now leads the SEC — will crypto finally catch a break? The newly appointed chairman is a known supporter of lighter crypto rules. Time will tell.

Forbes: Trading Fort Knox gold for Bitcoin makes strategic sense Bitcoin is faster, more secure, and transparent. Forget tons of metal — cold wallets don’t need guards or trucks.

USDT now rivals banks in developing countries Tether’s user base hits 450M, with the majority in regions where financial infrastructure is limited. The stablecoin grows by 30M users quarterly.

Bitcoin at the checkout? SPAR says yes — in Switzerland SPAR is piloting BTC payments through Lightning in Zug. If the rollout succeeds, crypto might soon hit retail at scale.

Top 7 notable rounds of this week Auradine - $153M LayerZero - $55M WLFI - $25M ZND - $20M Optimum - $11M Resolv - $10M ORO AI - $6.0M