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Crypto rallies on Weaker Dollar, Gold keeps Soaring, Stocks open Weak FOMO HOUR EP340 FOMO HOUR brings you the biggest daily news, updates and events from inside and outside of the crypto and macro spheres! Join hosts Farokh, Mando and Tyler as they cover some of the biggest topics at present with some of the biggest names in the ecosystem. Streaming live 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST on YouTube and X. BTC hits $87k on weaker dollar, rise in gold. Strategy may announce up to $2bn BTC buy today. SOL overtakes ETH in market cap staked. SOL/ETH weekly close hits another ATH. Vitalik wants RISC-V to replace ETH’s EVM. SOL has better roadmap than ETH: Adams. Charles Schwab to offer crypto trading in a year. Only 68% of ByBit hacked funds still traceable. Metaplanet buys $28m BTC. Abraxas Capital buys $250m BTC in 4 days. ECB set to launch Digital Euro in Oct 2025. StanChart forecasts $2T of stablecoins by 2028. Public firms now hold $56bn BTC, +16% y/y in Q1. Hashkey launches XRP t...

Reserve, founded in 2017 by Nevin Freeman and Matt Elder, initially aimed to offer stable monetary solutions for users facing inflation and unstable currencies. Today, Reserve has evolved into a sophisticated ecosystem offering DTFs, crypto’s decentralized equivalent to traditional ETFs. Through two specialized protocols — Yield and Index — Reserve provides investors with accessible yield opportunities and thematic crypto portfolios, governed transparently by community-chosen governance tokens. Yield RTokens have rapidly achieved product-market fit, capturing significant market share, while Index RTokens, launched in early 2025, are quickly expanding. Reserve’s strategic roadmap focuses on extending its decentralized Index Protocol onto blockchains like Solana, further widening investor access. Beyond decentralized investing, Reserve’s mission is to develop an asset-backed currency that provides global stability and resilience. By combining diversified asset portfolios with decentralized governance, Reserve s...

FITCHIN is redefining the esports landscape for Spanish-speaking audiences by seamlessly integrating blockchain-enabled tokenization with competitive gaming. By leveraging its robust tournament platform, active community hubs, and the utility of the CHIN token, FITCHIN is expanding beyond traditional esports to create a decentralized ecosystem where engagement and digital ownership converge. With over 200,000 verified users, more than 500 tournaments, and significant social media reach, FITCHIN has built a solid foundation in the LATAM market. The CHIN Token Generation Event and the upcoming launch of Clans Arena further reinforce its strategy to deepen token utility and empower gaming communities through decentralized Clan economies.

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

CESS provides a decentralized data value infrastructure supporting applications across DePIN, AI, and DeSci sectors. It employs technologies including DeOSS (Decentralized Object Storage Service), Random Rotational Selection (R²S), Proof of Data Reduplication and Recovery (PoDR²), Proof of Idle Space (PoIS), Proxy Re-encryption Technology (PReT), and Multi-Format Data Rights Confirmation (MDRC) to enhance data sovereignty, integrity, and secure sharing. Its modular architecture, comprising the Blockchain Layer, Distributed Storage Resource Layer, and Content Decentralized Delivery Network (CD²N), is designed to address data privacy, security, and decentralization challenges within Web3 ecosystems.

As AI becomes increasingly central to scientific research, access to high-quality, diverse datasets is emerging as a critical constraint. Traditional models struggle with privacy risks, fragmented data sources, and limited individual control over data use. This report outlines how DeSci offers a new model for data aggregation and utilization that respects user sovereignty and rewards contribution. Projects across the data value chain, from collection and transformation to storage and computation, are building solutions that could collectively reshape how scientific data is shared, monetized, and applied in AI. Though still nascent, the DeSci x AI data ecosystem is seeing rapid development, particularly in areas like wearables, DataDAOs, and privacy-preserving compute. If DeSci protocols can match the usability and performance of Web2 platforms, they stand a strong chance of becoming the next generation of suppliers for data-hungry AI applications.

MapleStory Universe is a blockchain-integrated expansion of the long-standing MapleStory IP, introducing a utility-driven token model and player-owned asset economy. Built on a custom Avalanche subnet using AvaCloud, the ecosystem is designed to support long-term engagement through composable infrastructure, controlled item issuance, and user-generated content. The NXPC token is the core economic engine, enabling ETF-style mechanics to balance supply and demand. With tools like the MapleStory SDK and Synergy Apps, the project aims to enable modular development while preserving the integrity of the in-game economy.

Korea’s “cage pumping” crypto market manipulation, Chinese exchange grooming scandal, 67K scammed in Indian pig butchering con. Asia Express. Major cryptocurrency exchanges are under fire over allegations that they gave leveraged platform-locked funds to university students in China to encourage speculative trading. The controversy has drawn comparisons to the countrys campus lending scandal nearly a decade ago, when students burdened with debt were offered exploitative naked loans in exchange for nude pictures as collateral. Bruce Xu, co-founder of ETHPanda, claimed that centralized exchanges were giving students non-withdrawable trial funds for futures trading. Profits could be kept, and students who posted high-return screenshots on WeChat were reportedly offered additional rewards. Xu called the model a way of grooming the next generation of gambling degens. Crypto media outlet BlockBeats called on all exchanges to halt any trial fund promotions targeting students, describing the campaigns as exploitative...

HYPE & SOL lead L1s, Powell scares Markets, Base launches memecoin FOMO HOUR EP339 BTC dives on Powell tariff comments, rebounds. BTC dominance at 4 year highs. BTC hashrate hits new ATH. BTC supply on exchanges dips to record lows. ETH 24 hour revenue drops below $100k. BTC/ETH ratio up ~100% in a year. HYPE & SOL lead rebound in L1s. SOL hits highest REV since February. Powell bullish on the path forward for crypto in US. BTC may be around for a long time: Gensler. Countries printing unlimited money to buy BTC: CZ. Russia floats plans to create stablecoin. Court pauses 18-state lawsuit against SEC. VanEck to launch ‘crypto-related ETF’. JOIN YEET = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fomohour LIVE SPACE = https://x.com/i/spaces/1lDGLzQVOjZxm Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohour https://www.rug.fm/ https://x.com/rugradio https://linktr.ee/rugradio ...

The question of whether Ethereum ETFs will include staking is no longer hypothetical. The regulatory posture is softening, issuers have already filed, and the infrastructure to support staking at an institutional scale is well-developed. What remains is the hard part: ensuring that the design of these products accounts for Ethereum’s unique risks while meeting the expectations of regulators and investors alike.

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...