The Open League program, announced on April 1, is bringing users on-chain in “unprecedented numbers,” TON Foundation’s Justin Hyun said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/16/ton-based-economy-starting-to-take-root-in-telegram-ton-foundation-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The fresh round of capital will be used to help launch Puffer’s mainnet. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/16/liquid-restaking-protocol-puffer-raises-18m-led-by-brevan-howard-electric-capital/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bored Apes were one of the most globally hyped NFTs in the last bull market, but have suffered amid a general lack of demand for NFT collections. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2024/04/16/bored-ape-nft-prices-tank-to-august-2022-levels-down-90-from-peak/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, has de-risked his portfolio in the wake of rising Treasury yields. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/16/analyst-who-called-bitcoins-pre-halving-rally-to-70k-turns-bearish/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

CoinDesk Indices’ Bitcoin Trend Indicator has been indicating a strong uptrend since last fall. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/16/bitcoin-dips-below-625k-as-coindesks-btc-trend-indicator-turns-neutral/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The news about X Layer comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/16/crypto-exchange-okxs-new-layer-2-chain-x-layer-built-on-polygon-tech-hits-public-mainnet/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

At a recent gathering of investors in Miami, skepticism remained high even after finance titan BlackRock’s shift toward touting the original cryptocurrency. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/15/there-are-many-bitcoin-critics-left-in-finance-despite-blackrocks-newfound-love/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The jurisdiction is the latest to approve exchange-traded funds for bitcoin, giving a boost to BTC. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/15/hong-kong-boards-the-etf-express/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin has also given up some of its early Monday bounce, returning down to the $64,000 level. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/15/ether-altcoins-remain-under-pressure-following-volatile-weekend/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Pantera-backed crypto exchange is among the first to receive regulatory approval in South Africa, alongside Luno and Zignaly. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/15/crypto-exchange-valr-obtains-south-african-license/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines