Author: American Coins & Gold

Metaplanet Shares Soar as Japanese Firm Mimics MicroStrategy on Bitcoin Buying
Metaplanet began as Red Planet Japan, a budget hotel operator, before pivoting to become a Web3 developer.

Filecoin Liquid Staking Platform STFIL Claims Team Members Under Investigation by Chinese Police
Tokens on the platform were moved to an “unknown, external address” last week while its team members were under detention.

Solana Meme Coin Generator Pump on Track for M Yearly Revenue
The tool has made over $5 million since going live in early March, with thousands of tokens issued daily.

Bitcoin Could Slump Around Reward Halving Time, Arthur Hayes Says
The crypto market faces the U.S. tax season liquidity test around the time Bitcoin’s blockchain implements the fourth mining-reward halving on April 20.

BCB Group Moves Custody of Digital Asset Operations to Metaco’s Platform
The move will allow the crypto payments firm to consolidate its custody technology.

South Korea’s April 10 Election: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Universe
On April 10, 2024, South Korea is heading into its legislative polls which will see multiple parties and coalitions battle it out for 300 seats in the national assembly and political analysts say it will be difficult for either party to get a majority, making any group of voters, including crypto enthusiasts, significant.

Ether Rallies to .6K as Bitcoin Holds Steady at K
Liquid staking tokens like Lido, Rocket Pool, and ether.fi follow ether’s gains.

Crypto Trader Eisenberg's 0M Fraud Trial to Put DeFi Under Microscope
The two-week trial will test the government’s strategy of portraying complex crypto trades as simple fraud.

Stablecoin Growth Is More Important Cue for Crypto Bull Market Than Bitcoin ETF Inflows: Analyst
Rapidly expanding stablecoin supply shows that “fiat money is being moved into crypto at an accelerated pace,” 10x Research’s Markus Thielen said.

Crypto Does Not Have an Illicit Finance Problem, Bad Actors Do