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Some Square Users Can Now Convert Their Dollars to Bitcoin Via Cash App
Bitcoin Conversions will charge a flat 1% fee to automatically convert a portion of merchant revenues into BTC.

Renzo Restaked ETH Suffers a Brief Crash on Uniswap

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Now Offers DeFi Threat Detection for Institutions
The products check decentralized applications across 40+ blockchains via WalletConnect, Fireblocks’ browser extension, and MetaMask Institutional.

Bitcoin Payments App Strike Launches for European Customers
Strike, the payments application using the Bitcoin blockchain, has launched in Europe, allowing customers to buy, sell and withdraw bitcoin {{BTC}} in the region, it announced Wednesday.

How a Conservative German Bank Offering Crypto Makes Sense
Germany is a relatively conservative financial market, and landesbank are among its most conservative institutions. So what is the country’s largest landesbank doing launching crypto services? Noelle Acheson explains.

First Mover Americas: Hedera's HBAR Soars on Exaggerated BackRock Link
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Apologizes Ahead of Sentencing, 161 Others Send Letters of Support
Binance’s founder and former chief executive, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has apologised for his “poor decisions” and accepted “full responsibility” for his actions, in a letter to the judge overseeing his case.

Number of Stablecoin Holders Nears 100M Mark, Data Show
The number of addresses holding stablecoins has risen 15% this year.

Nigeria Directs Entities to Identify Those Dealing Crypto With Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance
The Central Bank of Nigeria issued a directive on Tuesday asking financial institutions to identify persons or entities transacting in or operating Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance, according to contents of the letter seen by CoinDesk.

Bitcoin Bulls Pin Hopes on Weaker Dollar to Extend Rally
Some banks, however, expect the dollar index to stay firm over the near term.