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Former X Factor star Violetta Zironi, sold a song for 1 BTC and generated 340 ETH in sales but says OnlyFans performers get more respect. Violetta Zironi, a 30-year-old Italian singer-songwriter, might just be the poster child for Web3 music. Her path as a musician shot out of the gates at the age of 18, when she finished third on the popular reality TV show, X-Factor Italy in 2013.  Since her TV stardom, Zironi ditched a music label deal with Sony Records that she felt took advantage of her and now mints her songs on the blockchain. In a little over three years, Zironi has built and cultivated a community of fans who see value in owning her music as NFTs. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, she recently sold a 1 of 1 song titled “n0 0rdinary kind” for 1 Bitcoin ($60,000 at the time) as an Ordinal, and has amassed over $2.5 million in revenue through her music NFTs, including her debut collection “Moonshot” on Ethereum where the artwork was done by her father, a renowned Disney visual artist.  Read more

Crypto dips, China open to Tariff talks, Nvidia faces chip ban FOMO HOUR EP338 BTC falls below 200D MA in bearish sign. BTC correlation to stocks nearly 0. BTC miners are main sellers amid higher costs. US may purchase BTC with tariff revenue. Oklahoma BTC reserve bill fails to pass. Semler Scientific to raise $500m to buy BTC. Metaplanet issues $10m bonds to buy BTC. XRP ETFs may be the next SEC approved product. VanEck proposes US refinance debt with BTC. Tether & Ethena set to collab on ecosystem. OKX launches CEX and wallet in US. BNB chain completes 31st quarterly burn. MOVE to conduct internal investigation on founder. New OM CEO to burn all of his team’s tokens. PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1jMKgkyMZYkKL JOIN YEET NOW = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohour https://www.rug.fm/ https://x.com/r...

AI replicas trained on your digital footprint can take meetings, answer questions from clients and comfort loved ones after you die. If artificial intelligence could stand in for you, take your meetings, answer your emails, and even comfort your loved ones long after youre gone, would you let it? Thats no longer a hypothetical question. Around the world, a new class of startups is building digital twins AI replicas of real people that act, speak and remember just like their human counterparts. These arent just souped-up chatbots or gimmicky holograms; theyre serious attempts to capture human essence in machine form, with real-world use cases and profound cultural implications. The idea might sound like science fiction. In some cases, it already looks like an episode of Black Mirror. The Re;Memory project in South Korea helped pioneer the concept by allowing bereaved families speak to a hyper-realistic AI version of their deceased loved ones, complete with recorded memories and facial expressions. DeepBrain AI...

UNDER EXPOSED EP21: Macro, BTC Outperforms and Trading Roundtable UNDER EXPOSED brings you coverage of the biggest macro news of the week impacting crypto and broader markets, with a focus on the newest trends, trades and narratives. Join hosts TylerD, Deeze, Geebz and Peter Jennings as they have longer conversations on the hottest sectors in crypto and NFTs, what is moving markets and what they’re buying and selling. Streaming live every Tuesday from 12:00 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST on YouTube and X. LIVE AUDIO SPACE - https://x.com/i/spaces/1LyxBWbvloYKN/peek Links: https://www.rug.fm/ https://x.com/rugradio https://linktr.ee/rugradio Hosts: https://twitter.com/deeze https://twitter.com/CSURAM88 https://twitter.com/artgeebz https://twitter.com/tyler_did_it Myriad: https://myriad.markets https://x.com/MyriadMarkets https://www.instagram.com/myriadmarkets #bitcoin #crypto #podcast

BTC at $86K, dollar at 3-year Low, SOL ETF coming to Canada. FOMO HOUR EP337 BTC back up to $86k, dominance at 64%. Strategy acquired $286m more BTC. SEC delays decision on staking for ETH ETFs. Whale accumulates $26m ETH. Canada to launch world’s first SOL ETFs this week. ZachXBT identifies key figures in OM crash. IP has 20% flash crash, quick rebound. Binance, KuCoin, MEXC report issues due to AWS. Visa joins Paxos, Robinhood stablecoin consortium. Kraken to expand into stocks, ETFs. Anchorage investigated by US Homeland Security. Supply of Circle’s EURC at ATH. Argentina approves tokenisation sandbox. PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1dRJZYqwWDoGB JOIN YEET NOW = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohour https://www.rug.fm/ https://x.com/rugradio https://linktr.ee/rugradio Hosts: https://twitter.com/far...

Risk-to-earn game Cambria is so good pro-gamer Inhuman forgot to shower for two days. Plus, Pixels token goes “multi-game”: Web3 Gamer. Season 2 of Cambria the risk-to-earn game thats like if Hunger Games and crypto had a baby just launched and is capturing the attention of the crypto gaming community like no other game has in 2025. Inspired by classics like Runescape and Ultima, the game is based on Ronin and Abstract. Its set in a brutal medieval fantasy world and players stake crypto, NFTs and other in-game assets but if they lose a battle, they can lose everything theyve put on the line. This ones not for the faint-hearted. Popular gaming streamer Yellow Panther admitted he is addicted to the game. Gaming commentator Karina said the game has her hooked. Read more

Crypto bounces, OM rugs, Metaplanet in top 10 BTC holders FOMO HOUR EP336 BTC briefly hits $86k on tariff optimism. OM rugs, plunges 90% in an hour from $6bn. OM founder denies rug by team, blames liquidations. High inflation beneficial for crypto: Grayscale. Metaplanet buys $26m BTC, now 9th largest holder. BTC OTC desks being drained at record levels. Major crypto bills will be passed by August: Scott. Sweden considers BTC reserves. NY considers bill on state agencies accepting crypto. ETH Foundation shares simplified roadmap. SOL/ETH hit highest weekly close in history. SOL has most transactions by 6x over last week. Binance urges US government to ease crypto oversight. PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1BRJjmjwlvpGw JOIN YEET NOW = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohour https://www.rug.fm/ https://x.c...

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

Tariff volatility returns, Gold hits ATH again, FARTCOIN nears $900M FOMO HOUR EP335 BTC falls to $78k then rebounds strongly. Trump signs bill repealing IRS rule targeting DeFi. North Carolina proposes tax payments in crypto. Arizona passes BTC mining rights bill. SEC sets out new guidance for crypto offerings. VanEck files for AVAX ETF with Nasdaq. WLFI denies selling ETH. Vitalik shares simplified ETH L1 privacy roadmap. Crypto developer activity lowest since 2018. Janover Inc rebrands, acquires $4.6m SOL. OKX collabs with fin giants on collateral mirroring. HYPE leads rebound in L1s this week. VIRTUAL & ONDO may get Binance listing. Block Inc settles for $40m with NY regulators. Synthetix’s sUSD depegs to $0.85. PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1ypKdZnoAApJW JOIN YEET NOW = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter....

South Korean police bust illegal gaming arcade LARPing as a legit Bitcoin mine, fake soldiers rob women of crypto in China. Asia Express. In a scam that combined a fake relationship, fake crypto and real doorbells, a woman in Xuzhou, a city in eastern Chinas Jiangsu Province, lost over $55,000 to a man who pitched USDT investments and sent a cash collector to her home. Five suspects have been arrested and the investigation is ongoing. According to a notice published via the official WeChat account of the local police, the victim was first contacted by a man claiming to be an active-duty soldier. He gained her trust by invoking military rules that supposedly prohibited the use of WeChat, and directed her to download a separate app for private communication. As their conversations grew more frequent and familiar, the man shared a fabricated story about a friend who had joined the state-run Tobacco bureau after retiring from the military and had access to internal data. He claimed they had already earned substan...

Tariffs paused, Historic rally in stocks, Crypto may be trade-war winner FOMO HOUR EP334 Crypto pumps on 90-day tariff pause. China, Russia settling some trades in BTC: VanEck. Tariffs will renew interest in crypto: FT. Weak Yuan will continue to drive BTC higher: Hayes. Correlation to global M2 returning: Raoul Pal. BTC spot ETFs hit 5-day outflow streak. Senate confirm pro-crypto Atkins as SEC Chairman. SEC approves options trading on ETH ETFs. Bitwise doubles down on $200k BTC prediction. First Digital Trust sues Justin Sun. World Food Program USA now accepts crypto. 21Shares files S-1 for DOGE ETF. ETH developer Griffith released from prison. Pakistan turns to BTC mining with surplus power. Ukraine proposes tax structure for crypto. PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1OwxWXpmDlnKQ JOIN YEET NOW = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour Links: https://linktr.ee/fomo...

Secret UK government “Murder Prediction’ AI system revealed, deepfake lawyer struck off, Kawasaki’s bizarre rideable robot horse: AI Eye. Pressure group Statewatch has revealed the UKs Ministry of Justice has been working on a dystopian AI Murder Prediction program that uses algorithms to analyze large data sets and predict who is most likely to become a killer. Thats basically the plot of Minority Report. Documents outlining the scheme were uncovered in Freedom of Information requests. In them, the MoJ says the program aims to review offender characteristics that increase the risk of committing homicide and explore alternative and innovative data science techniques to risk assessment of homicide. Statewatch says data from ordinary citizens is being used as part of the project, although officials claim the data is only those with a criminal record. Researcher Sofia Lyall called the project chilling and dystopian and said it would likely end up targeting minority communities. Building an automated tool to prof...

BTC holds above support, Stock rout continues, Bond yields Soar FOMO HOUR EP333 BTC falls to $74.6k before rebound. BTC back above key $76.5k support level again. Crypto continues to outperform macro markets. CNY devaluation could boost BTC: Hayes. 250m USDC minted by Circle. Ripple acquires broker Hidden Road for $1.25bn. Justice Dept. disbands crypto dedicated unit. NY proposes blockchain for use in elections. Mastercard, Kraken collab on payments in Europe. BitGo integrates Lightning Network. BlackRock adds Anchorage Digital as custodian. SOL launches Confidential Balances extensions. WLFI to distribute stablecoin to all holders. WLFI sells $8m ETH amid $125m loss on its ETH. B2C2 could buy a stake in SBI Holdings for $100m. Ledger set to support SUI soon. PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1LyxBWleOyrKN Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohou...

What if you could harness the power of memecoin degeneracy to solve the biggest problems humanity has ever faced: aging and death? Memecoins generate a lot of financial activity without creating much real-world impact. But what if you could harness the power of memecoin degeneracy to solve the biggest problems humanity has ever faced: aging and death? Thats the essential idea behind a raft of anti-aging crypto projects, including VitaDAO, CryoDAO, BiohackerDAO and others. But its Pump.science that takes the idea to its logical extreme. The fledgling platform has just started taking orders for its first-ever anti-aging or longevity supplement called Urolithin A. The compound is believed to increase mitophagy, which is the bodys clean-up and replacement system for the mitochondria that power your cells. Whats unusual is that research into its effects on longevity was funded by crypto degens buying up a related token. The platforms community decides what compounds to research and funds the experiments by buying ...

Former ETH maxi, Infinex’s Kain Warwick, revealed he has sold 90% of his Ethereum — but he’s not giving up on it just yet. X Hall of Flame Infinex founder Kain Warwick has a few ideas on how hype could return to the fading asset that is Ethereum but says theres no one easy narrative to breathe life back into it. Theres no fucking certainty in ETH land right now, Warwick tells Hall of Flame, but that doesnt mean a comeback is off the table. If theres demand for ETH the asset, demand for block space on the L1, that will drive things, he says. Warwick, who admits he sold off 90% of his ETH bag since late 2020, thinks Ethereum could regain momentum if layer-2 networks finally start paying their fair share for using the base layers security. Charging L2s more, capturing more of the value that L2s are generating and increasing that kind of margin on blockspace would be really bullish for the L1, Warwick says. 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

9GAG founder’s new “MemeStrategy” firm will buy Bitcoin for reserves, jailed Bithumb CEO paid $3.5M in salary and bonuses. Asia Express The creator of meme culture pioneer 9GAG is diving headfirst into Bitcoin and blockchain, acquiring a publicly listed Hong Kong company with plans to turn it into a crypto and AI venture. Ray Chan, co-founder of 9GAG, has acquired a controlling stake in Howkingtech International Holdings Limited and plans to convert the company into a Web3 outfit. Chan has proposed renaming the firm to MemeStrategy, a nod to MicroStrategy (now Strategy), which popularized the corporate Bitcoin accumulation playbook. He will serve as chairman and CEO, pending shareholder approval, and several members of the 9GAG team have joined the board. Read more

The SEC backed down in the Ripple case, but the industry remains in the dark on key legal questions with no precedent set. UPDATE: The headline has been updated to reflect Ripple’s clarification the “bad actor” designation was not applied as part of its settlement with the SEC. Ripple has emerged (mostly) victorious from its long-running battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but for legal experts, the cases conclusion feels like a missed opportunity. Since the case didnt advance to a higher court, Judge Analisa Torres original district court decision which famously differentiated between XRP sales to institutional investors and those on exchanges has not established a binding precedent.  Read more

The crypto industry needs to believe in something again, says Joe Lubin, Kain Warwick, Paolo Ardoino and Scott Melker. For crypto fans who came of age during earlier eras back when Bitcoin was going to bank the unbanked and stop all wars, or even during the ICO boom when tokenizing carbon credits and disrupting dentistry were touted as the future of finance the last couple of years have been incredibly depressing. On the one side, some Bitcoiners who used to want to smash the unfair financial and banking system now cheer the worlds biggest banks and governments for gobbling up an increasing percentage of the supply. And on the other side, theres the financial nihilism of memecoin trading, where nothing of value is built or created just a production line designed to extract as much cash as possible from retail. The vast majority of Pump.fun users, 99.6%, havent even made $10,000 on the site. Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has always believed crypto can make the world a better place but seemed to have a crisi...

Has Off The Grid fired the starting GUN for the gaming supercycle? Pudgy Penguins meet Monopoly on Ice in LOL Land, and more: Web3 Gamer. After five months of anticipation, the most exciting Web3 game of 2024 finally rolled out its cryptocurrency token this week. Third-person battle royale shooting game Off The Grids native token, GUNZ (GUN), launched on crypto exchange Binance on March 31, alongside the launch of the Avalanche-based GUNZ mainnet. Within hours of the launch, the token tapped a market cap of $69 million before retracing back near $44.39 million, according to CoinMarketCap data. Avalanche said it was a “major milestone for Web3 gaming and purpose-built Avalanche L1s.” Read more