Month: April 2025

99.98% of Tokens Are ‘Average’ or Worse – Here’s What You’re Missing On Token Reputation Index

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As the crypto market continues its downward spiral, many tokens have plummeted 80-90% from their all-time highs. But this isn’t just a macro trend—there are deeper structural issues at play. A groundbreaking report by bitsCrunch, which analyzed 2 million tokens across 16 weighted metrics using AI-powered algorithms, reveals a harsh truth: 94% of tokens are … Read more

Mantra says one particular exchange may have caused OM collapse

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The team behind real-world tokenized asset blockchain Mantra says its native token’s sudden 90% plunge was caused by exchanges forcibly closing positions without notice, with one currently unnamed exchange potentially to blame.  On April 13, Mantra (OM) price dropped from $6.30 to below $0.50, rapidly shedding over 90% of its $6 billion market cap. “We … Read more

Mantra’s OM Crashes 90% in Bizarre Selloff as Team Alleges ‘Forced Liquidations’

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Crypto traders were reminded of Terra’s LUNA early Monday as trendy real-world asset upstart Mantra’s OM token dropped 90% within hours on no sudden catalyst — with conspiracy theories and allegations running abound among crypto circles. OM plunged from over $6 to just over 40 cents late Sunday to early Monday in typically low liquidity … Read more

BTC Flat on Asia Open as White House Pushes Mixed Messages on Technology Tariffs

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Bitcoin (BTC) is flat as East Asian markets open for the week, trading above $84K, as the White House presents mixed messages on semiconductor and technology component tariffs. Over the weekend, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the White House’s decision to exempt items like smartphones, computers, and the semiconductors that power them from tariffs … Read more

Crypto markets ‘relatively orderly’ despite Trump tariff chaos: NYDIG

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Crypto markets have been fairly stable amid wider market panic caused by US President Donald Trump’s “on-again, off-again” sweeping global tariffs, according to a New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) analyst. “Despite the carnage in traditional financial markets, the crypto markets have been relatively orderly,” NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in an … Read more

Vitalik Buterin says the app layer needs ‘good social philosophy’ most

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues it’s Ethereum’s application layer, not its infrastructure layer, where Ethereum needs “good social philosophy” the most. The app layer is where developers build decentralized applications on top of Ethereum’s base infrastructure and where they make decisions about how these programs operate.  In an April 12 post on the social media … Read more

Trump’s World Liberty Financial buys $775K in SEI in altcoin buying spree

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The Trump family-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has added 4.89 million SEI tokens valued at $775,000 to its portfolio, according to onchain data. Data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence shows the purchase was made on April 12 by one of WLFI’s trading wallets using USDC transferred from the project’s main wallet. It’s … Read more