Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to start trading April 30 — link | tl;dr

This Friday 8 AM UTC, 95.4K $BTC are set to expire on Deribit with a notional value of $6.18 billion.

Max pain price $61,000, put/call ratio: 0.68

Ethereum max pain price $3,100, $2.99 billion notional value, put/call ratio 0.49

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Founders and CEO of "Samourai wallet" and Bitcoin mixing service "Whirlpool" arrested and charged with money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting offenses — doj | coindesk | tl;dr

EU's anti-money laundering bill passes final vote, here's what's next for crypto-asset service providers — link | tl;dr

Morgan Stanley explores letting brokers recommend Bitcoin ETFs: sources — link | @NateGeraci

Yesterday, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $120m net outflows. BlackRock's IBIT saw $0 inflows, ending streak at 71 days — link

SEC delays decision on listing and trading spot Bitcoin ETF options, asks for public comments — link | tl;dr

Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin — link | tl;dr

FBI warns Americans against using unregistered crypto money transmitting services — link | tl;dr

Pantera Capital seeks to raise $1 billion for "Pantera Fund V" a new crypto fund — link | tl;dr

While the U.S. consistently accounts for the lion’s share of stablecoin purchases, global demand is increasing, with a diverse representation of nations and regions contributing to over $40 billion in purchases in March 2024 alone — link

SEC charges Texas mining firm and co-founders for $5.6 million fraud scheme — link | tl;dr

Australia’s largest stock exchange could list approved spot Bitcoin ETFs by end of 2024 — link | tl;dr

Digital asset investment products saw outflows for the third consecutive week totalling $435m, marking the largest outflows since March this year — link

Tether invests $200 million in biotech firm Blackrock Neurotech — link | tl;dr

ZachXBT claims North Korea's Lazarus Group laundered $200 million from crypto to fiat — link | tl;dr

The share of Bitcoin perpetual futures traded during APAC opening hours (1am-8am UTC time) has increased to 26%, up from 21% in the months preceding the CFTC’s lawsuit against Binance in early 2023.

The share of trading during US opening hours has decreased slightly from 48% to 46% — link

Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez pleads not guilty, released on $1M bond — link | tl;dr