April | Crypto

Pump.fun introduced a revenue-sharing mechanism for token creators on May 12, enabling them to collect 0.05% of trading volume in Solana (SOL) from transactions conducted on PumpSwap.  To qualify for earnings, a token must meet at least one of three criteria: It must be newly created, still trading on Pump.fun’s bonding curve, or previously graduated […] The post Pumpfun launches creator rewards, $7M potential based on April volume appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Cardano price hovers near $0.69 as whales scoop up 410M ADA in April. Will bullish demand push ADA through key $0.70 resistance? Find out the trade setup. The post ADA Price Tests Key Resistance: Whale Investors Amass 410 Million Cardano in April appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto analysts are casting doubt over Bitcoin’s return to $100,000, Sam Bankman-Fried moves prison: Hodler’s Digest Michael Saylor, the CEO of top corporate Bitcoin holder Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), expressed support for new US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins. In an April 23 X post, Saylor wrote that SEC Chairman Paul Atkins will be good for Bitcoin. The statement follows Atkins swearing-in as the 34th chairman of the SEC on April 21. Blue Macellari, head of digital assets at investment firm T. Rowe Price, also commented on Atkins in a recent Bloomberg interview. She seemed hopeful and recognized a change in how the SEC has acted under the new administration, particularly with crypto-related information, including close to six or seven roundtables with industry professionals. Read more

Swiss bank Sygnum says altcoins may see a resurgence in Q2 2025, Mantra CEO plans team token burn: Hodler’s Digest Mantra CEO John Mullin said he is planning to burn all of his teams tokens in order to win back the trust of the networks community following the sudden collapse of the Mantra (OM) token on April 13. Im planning to burn all of my team tokens and when we turn it around the community and investors can decide if I have earned it back, Mullin posted to X on April 16. Mantra set aside 300 million OM, 16.88% of the tokens nearly 1.78 billion total supply, for its team and core contributors. They are currently locked and were scheduled to be released in stages between April 2027 and October 2029, according to an April 8 blog post. Read more

Shaquille O’Neal cleared to settle Astrals NFT lawsuit, Bitcoin $100K target still in play, and more: Hodler’s Digest Former NBA star Shaquille ONeal has been granted final court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit for $11 million with Astrals non-fungible token (NFT) buyers. Florida federal court judge Federico Moreno granted approval of the settlement between ONeal and the class group led by Daniel Harper in an April 1 order made available on April 8. The deal created a fund of up to $11 million for eligible class members and awarded $2.9 million in attorney fees and costs. All those who purchased Astrals NFTs from May 2022 to Jan. 15 and those who purchased the projects native GLXY tokens up until mid-January are eligible.  Read more

A crypto analyst eyes Bitcoin’s potential retrace to $70K, a crypto investor funds a SpaceX flight, and more: Hodler’s Digest BitMEX co-founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes says US President Donald Trump’s tariffs may rattle the global economy in some ways, but that same disruption could be exactly what Bitcoin needs to rally. Global imbalances will be corrected, and the pain papered over with printed money, which is good for BTC, Hayes said in an April 3 X post. His comments come just a day after it was announced that the Trump administration will hit all countries with a 10% tariff starting April 5, with some countries facing even larger rates, such as China facing a 34% tariff, the European Union 20%, and Japan 24%.  Read more