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Kentucky enacts framework for digital assets and blockchain. On March 24, Kentucky enacted HB 701, establishing a framework for the treatment of digital assets and blockchain under state law Deposit methods. The new law defines terms relating to blockchain technology; allows individuals to use digital assets and self-hosted wallets; prohibits local zoning changes that discriminate against a digital asset mining business; provides guidelines for operation of a node; amends state law to exclude home digital asset mining, digital asset mining business, and the operation of a node from money transmitter license requirements; and provides that digital asset mining or staking as a service shall not be deemed to be offering or selling a security.
The Polkadot platform advances its ecosystem growth through parachain auctions and cross-chain features. Developers and investors choose Polkadot because they find its network upgrades efficient for maintaining blockchain scalability.
DOJ disrupts Garantex crypto exchange. On March 7, the DOJ announced charges against two administrators operating a crypto money laundering service in a “a coordinated action with Germany and Finland to disrupt and take down the online infrastructure used to operate Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering by transnational criminal organizations – including terrorist organizations – and sanctions violations.” The DOJ alleged that Garantex has processed at least $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions, and the indictment filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia charged Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov and Russian national Aleksandr Mira Serda with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to violate sanctions, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. The coordinated action resulted in law enforcement seizing Garantex servers and freezing $26 million in funds.
Latest cryptocurrency market news april 2025
The world of cryptocurrency is active once again. A lot has been happening with Bitcoin, global markets, and government actions that are affecting how people trade and invest in crypto. If you are in the crypto space or thinking about getting involved, here’s what you should know right now in simple terms.
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Trump administration’s tariff policies may exacerbate US inflation by increasing imported goods prices and reshaping global supply chains. According to calculations, if the general tariff rate reaches 15% or above, US core PCE inflation could rise to 3%, far exceeding the Fed’s 2.5% target. This will limit the Fed’s room for rate cuts, and may even force the Fed to maintain high rates longer, thereby suppressing the liquidity environment in the crypto world. But the contradiction is: if tariffs lead to increased recession risks, the Fed may be forced to cut rates earlier, and liquidity easing expectations may temporarily support the crypto market.
In the medium term (6-12 months), if ecosystem activity significantly increases after the upgrade (such as DeFi TVL growth, Layer 2 transaction volume doubling), ETH may start a new cycle; conversely, if competing public chains continue to squeeze market share, prices may face pressure.
Before mid-June, there won’t be much market action, with a high probability of range-bound fluctuations to form a bottom. April’s market may first decline, then fluctuate and rebound. For the next two months or more, don’t have expectations of getting rich quickly; take profits when possible, securing gains is the best strategy!
Cryptocurrency news april 28 2025
Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Asia. Sam was part of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb award in the breaking news category for coverage of FTX’s collapse. Prior to CoinDesk, he was a reporter with Blockworks and a semiconductor analyst with IDC.
Related: Stablecoin adoption grows with new US bills, Japan’s open approachThe Securities and Exchange Commission dropped a case against PayPal’s stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), on April 29. In a form, the SEC said an inquiry regarding a 2023 subpoena was being closed “without enforcement.”Market volatility provides another incentive for stablecoin growth, according to crypto intelligence platform IntoTheBlock. According to the analytics firm, these assets are increasingly seen as “safe havens in the current uncertain market.”
As reported in Cointelegraph Magazine, Ethereum advocates and developers have generally assumed that Ethereum will be the logical choice for firms exploring RWAs. Indeed, Fink said there’s “no question that the blockchain we would start our tokenization on would be Ethereum, and that’s not just a BlackRock thing. That’s the natural default answer.”
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