April H2 Crypto Newsflow

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There is a lot going on in the digital asset markets, so much that people seem to have forgotten what things looked like just a few short months ago. Prices quietly broke out in December 2020 which caught the attention of the general public into January. After all time new highs in BTC, ETH, large caps, and a rally in altcoins speculative mania has reached a short term boiling point. The number of wallets that hold Bitcoin for 30 days or less has noticeably increased since January, indicating speculative activity. As FUD about regulation and BTC energy dominate the headlines people are genuinely nervous about crypto putting in a top for this 'cycle'. Bitcoin could drop back into the $30-40K price range which would be both within historical averages and measured Fibonacci retracements. A lot of short term leverage traders and new hodlers may get shaken out which in my humble, non-professional opinion would present an opportunity for institutions to come in and buy the dip. In the news...

Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Prada to Use Bespoke Blockchain to Tackle Counterfeit Goods - https://www.coindesk.com/louis-vuitton-cartier-prada-aura-blockchain-consortium

Binance.US Hires Former Bank Regulator Brian Brooks as CEO, Former Head Coley to Depart - https://www.coindesk.com/binance-us-hires-former-bank-regulator-brian-brooks-as-ceo

Gaming giant Ubisoft to become corporate baker on Tezos network - https://cointelegraph.com/news/gaming-giant-ubisoft-to-become-corporate-baker-on-tezos-network

Paypal-owned Venmo Launches Cryptocurrency Trading - https://cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/cointelegraph.com/news/paypal-owned-venmo-launches-cryptocurrency-trading

Unpacking Hester Peirce’s Newest Safe Harbor Proposal - https://www.coindesk.com/unpacking-safe-harbor-2

Uniswap's weekly trade volumes reach record high of $10B - https://cointelegraph.com/news/uniswap-s-weekly-trade-volumes-reach-record-high-of-10b

Signature Bank Goes Head-to-Head With Silvergate in Bitcoin-Backed Lending - https://www.coindesk.com/signature-bank-goes-head-to-head-with-silvergate-in-bitcoin-backed-lending

Maker Price Passes $4K for First Time, as MakerDAO Brings Real Estate to DeFi - https://www.coindesk.com/maker-price-makerdao-real-world-assets-defi

House Passes Digital Asset Innovation Act to Clarify Crypto Regulations - https://cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/cointelegraph.com/news/congress-passes-digital-asset-innovation-act-to-clarify-crypto-regulations/

State Lawmaker Explains Wyoming’s Newly Passed DAO LLC Law - https://www.coindesk.com/wyoming-dao-llc-law-passed

Tether gets Coinbase’s seal of approval, will list on pro offering - https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-gets-coinbase-s-seal-of-approval-will-list-on-pro-offering

Bitcoin Incentivizes Renewable Energy Agree Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey - https://cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-incentivizes-renewable-energy-agree-elon-musk-and-jack-dorsey

Paxos Becomes Third Federally Regulated Crypto ‘Bank’ - https://www.coindesk.com/paxos-becomes-third-federally-regulated-crypto-bank

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