The crypto market cap rose to $2.42 trillion on April 1, with BTC and ETH in the green. ALGO led gainers with an 18.89% rise, while SIREN fell 66%. The Fear & Greed Index dropped to 8 as Magic Eden shifted its wallet to export-only mode.
Xenea's public testnet Ubusuna is now open to users and builders, offering a three-step onboarding process. The team fixes a rate-limit bug in real time. Mainnet launch is slated for Q2-Q3 2026.
RedotPay adds SUI and USDC-Sui to its network, enabling 7 million users to transact directly with native Sui assets across 130 million merchants in over 100 countries with near-instant settlement.
Paxos Labs has raised $12 million in a strategic round led by Blockchain Capital to expand Amplify, a platform combining yield, lending, and stablecoin issuance for enterprise clients.
Plume partners with Toku and WisdomTree to pilot tokenized payroll, letting employees receive part of their salary directly in WisdomTree's tokenized money market fund WTGXX, earning yield from day one.
Plume teams up with Toku and WisdomTree to let employees receive part of their salary in WisdomTree's tokenized money market fund WTGXX, bridging payroll and on-chain yield.
Fifteen West African countries have agreed to adopt a single fiat currency, the Eco, by 2020 to boost trade. Meanwhile, interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies continues to surge across Africa, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana leading global search trends, despite challenges like lack of education and volatility.
Stripe has agreed to acquire crypto wallet infrastructure firm Privy, extending its Web3 strategy after buying stablecoin platform Bridge. Privy says it will continue operating as an independent product after the deal closes.
