Sam Bankman-Fried asks to stay in Brooklyn prison for appeal

Sam Bankman-Fried, ex-CEO of FTX and now facing a 25-year sentence, has asked the court for permission to serve his time in a New York City jail rather than one in California. On April 8, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers requested that Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Southern District of New York approve an order enabling their client, … Read more

Chainlink aims to bolster cross-chain security via Transporter

A representative from Chainlink shared with CryptoMoon that their newest application for cross-chain messaging is designed to tackle the significant security challenges associated with transferring cryptocurrencies between different blockchains. “Chainlink CCIP, which underpins Transporter, is the only cross-chain protocol that achieves level-5 security, a defense-in-depth design to give users true peace of mind.” On April … Read more

Ethereum vs BNB: 5 key differences in crypto futures this April

BNB’s funding rate has been mostly negative since the beginning of the month. BNB accumulation remains steady in the coin’s spot market. The cryptocurrency Binance Coin (BNB) is exhibiting vulnerability in the perpetual futures market as evidenced by the largest negative funding rates among the top five digital assets, according to Coinglass’ statistics for this … Read more

Circle enables USDC transfers for BlackRock’s first tokenized fund

USDC’s publisher, Circle, now allows transferring shares of BlackRock’s institutional digital cash fund, BUIDL, directly to its stablecoin. On April 11, Circle formally unveiled a fresh smart contract feature enabling BUIDL token owners to exchange their shares with Circle in return for USDC. With Circle’s smart contracts, you can easily swap BUIDL tokens for USDC … Read more

Bitcoin funding rates stay cool while BTC price coils beneath $71K

Bitcoin held firm above the $70,000 mark during the April 11 opening of Wall Street, despite new US economic data releasing a more optimistic outlook. Bitcoin stays higher as U.S. PPI inflation drops The prices of Bitcoin, as indicated by data from CryptoMoon Markets Pro and TradingView, displayed erratic movements, with buyers successfully defending their … Read more