Market
Mining
Hut8’s Bitcoin production decreased 30% in Q1
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 said it sold 240 BTC — all the BTC it produced in February and part of the 131 BTC it mined in March
Adoption
MicroStrategy now holds more Bitcoin than Mt. Gox’s balance
MicroStrategy acquired 1,045 Bitcoin for $29.3 million between March 24 and April 4, according to a SEC filing.
Featured
Justin Sun says Tron is exploring ways to integrate ZK-EVM
Justin Sun explained that the zkEVM integration has the potential to benefit the TRON and Bittorent ecosystems.
DeFi
CZ says current blockchain throughput cannot make Binance a hybrid exchange
Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao believes the crypto industry needs more decentralized exchanges (DEXs).
Tokenization
Render token rises 8% as community votes on proposed Solana migration
Render Network says the Solana migration was necessary because of "future network growth."
Exchanges
FLEX jumps 7% as 3AC cofounders OPNX exchange goes live
Open Exchange (OPNX) is not available for users in the U.S. and other selected regions, according to its terms of service.
Investments
21Shares launches ETP for Bitcoin L2 network Stacks
Stacks is one of the best-performing digital assets, rallying by more than 330% in 2023, according to CryptoSlate's data.
Analysis
Bitcoin crossed 800M transactions in 2023 Q1; price grows 70%
Bitcoin enjoyed a largely positive first quarter, with its price rising by more than 70% and miners enjoying some respite.
DeFi
Euler surges 15% after protocol recovers all stolen funds
The Euler exploiter returned a total of $177 million from the roughly $200 million stolen from the DeFi project.
Exchanges
CZ says latest FUD was likely sponsored by another exchange
The FUD led to a brief spike in withdrawals on Binance and also negatively affected BNB's price performance.
Adoption
Dogecoin rallies 30% after Twitter logo changes to DOGE
A visit to the social media platform would show the users the Dogecoin's logo instead of Twitter's bird mascot.
Mining
Bitfarms Q1 Bitcoin production rose 35% to 1,297 BTC YOY
Bitfarms said it sold 394 Bitcoin at an average selling price of $24,700 per BTC for $9.7 million. The firm still holds 435 BTC as of March 31.