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The global crypto market cap is $1.18 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $49.2 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $28,287.24 and BTC market dominance is 46.3%. The price of Ethereum is $1,801.76 and ETH market dominance is 18.7%. The best performing cryptoasset sector is Yield Farming, which gained 16%.

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Bitcoin reclaims $28,000 despite regulatory woes from Binance lawsuit

Bitcoin recovers recent milestone — surpassing the $28,000 mark to move above its pre-Binance lawsuit price.

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SEC charges forces crypto exchange Beaxy to close operations

Beaxy said the regulatory environment was too uncertain for it to continue operations despite its two-year corporation with the SEC.

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Binance daily withdrawals double as users report problems off-ramping

Binance withdrawals surge to $852 million in 24 hours amidst regulatory woes, with users reporting delays in cashing out.

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Algorand up over 12% following on from India partnership

The surge comes as the Algorand Foundation announces a new partnership in India, as well as efforts to ramp up sports and entertainment NFTs.

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Liquid staking tokens rally by 15% as Ethereum Shapella upgrade draws near

Liquid staking platform tokens have seen their values increase following news that staked Ethereum withdrawals would be enabled on April 12.

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Voyager redeems $150M of USDC to fiat through Circle

It comes as Voyager account holders continue to advocate for a restructuring plan that would see Binance recoup most of its customer accounts.

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NEAR launches $11M grassroots community trust registered in Guernsey

NEAR Foundation and Governance Working Group jointly select trustees for community purpose trust.

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Lido to sunset staking on Polkadot, Kusama by August

Lido developer MixBytes said Polkadot's DeFi lack of liquidity undermined the value proposition of liquid staking.

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Europe is getting its first ETP based on a Morgan Stanley index

The ETP will be based on a new MSCI index tracking 20 leading digital assets — set to launch on Germany's Deutsche Börse XETRA in April.

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CryptoSlate wMarket update: XRP leads top 10 as BTC breaks $28,000 once again

The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.

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Gate.io suspends withdrawals of SafeMoon following public burn bug exploit

The attack was carried out by hackers that attacked the BNB-based chain DEX, draining $8.9 million in funds before being found.

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Binance CEO CZ reveals copy of letter to US Senators – weeks before CFTC lawsuit

CZ said 'lots of details' were given in a letter to US Senators, who were calling for greater transparency and accountability.

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Cardano’s Hoskinson lauds Polygon’s zkEVM launch despite previous criticism of Ethereum

This is one of the few times that Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has spoken positively about something related to Ethereum.

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