Day: April 17, 2025

Trump Family’s Crypto Push Raises Eyebrows

In a political climate already brimming with division and economic unease, the Trump family’s expanding presence in the cryptocurrency sector is drawing sharp criticism.

Solaxy Ignites Solana

A new Layer 2 project is gaining serious momentum—and it’s called Solaxy (SOLX). With over $30 million (£24 million) raised during its presale, Solaxy is preparing to launch what could become a major infrastructure layer within the Solana ecosystem. And the crypto community is already drawing comparisons to Solana’s own iconic 2,000% rally.

LaunchLab Ignites Raydium

Raydium, Solana’s largest DEX, just rolled out LaunchLab—an all‑in‑one launchpad that lets anyone spin up a token, seed liquidity, and start trading in minutes. The move lands squarely in the path of Pump.fun, the meme‑coin minting craze that has dominated Solana for months. “Launch a token, hit 85 SOL, liquidity migrates to Raydium’s AMM instantly,” Raydium […]

Bybit Trims Web3 Portfolio

Global crypto exchange Bybit will shutter most of its consumer‑facing Web3 lineup by May 31 2025, part of what the firm calls a strategic reset as it “enters a new phase of growth and innovation.” The move affects custodial wallets, DeFi access points, and NFT trading venues—leaving customers roughly six weeks to secure their assets. What’s closing […]

Diverging ETP Tastes

Family offices pick ETH Family offices and professional investors view spot exchange‑traded products (ETPs) through different lenses. Latest Bitwise data (Dec. 31, 2024) show family offices and trusts assign 0.62 % of total spot Ethereum ETP assets under management (AUM) to their portfolios, versus 0.13 % for Bitcoin. That is almost a five‑fold tilt toward ETH among these smaller, […]