Cryptocurrency news april 30 2025
SEC Chair Atkins Missing From Crypto Custody EventDespite being recently confirmed, SEC Chair Paul Atkins won’t lead the April 25 roundtable on crypto custody casino online visa. Acting Chair Mark Uyeda will step in as Kraken, Fidelity, and Anchorage join the discussion.
However, the Democratic caucus remained divided in its support for the bill; while over a dozen Democrats voted with Republicans to advance it, senior Democratic leadership – including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Whip Dick Durbin – voted against invoking cloture.
“Next week, the Senate will make history when we pass the GENIUS Act that establishes the first-ever pro-growth regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. This bill will cement US dollar dominance, protect customers, increase demand for US treasuries, and ensure that innovation in the digital asset space is in the hands of the United States of America, not our adversaries,” Senator Hagerty wrote.
Cryptocurrency market news
Meanwhile, according to the Avalanche Foundation, more than 30 million contracts have been deployed across all indexed Avalanche Layer-1 (L1) networks. Approximately 10 million were deployed in the past month alone, with accelerating activity across the Avalanche network.
Less than 1 percent of customer data was breached, but the attackers demanded a US$20 million ransom—which Coinbase flatly refused to pay. Instead, the company has pledged to fully reimburse affected users and established a US$20 million reward for information leading to the perpetrators’ arrest.
Edul Patel, CEO and co-founder, Mudrex, told ABP Live, “Bitcoin is showing strong recovery, trading near $106,700 after a brief pullback triggered by Moody’s downgrade of U.S. debt, reaffirming its appeal as a hedge against uncertainty. This rebound aligns with rising investor appetite for crypto investment products, with the U.S. drawing over $7.5 billion in inflows in 2025 alone. Meanwhile, the Dollar Index is trending toward a drop below 100, pointing to dollar weakness and boosting demand for risk assets like crypto. Currently, BTC needs to breach the resistance at $107,500 for a move towards a new ATH. The support remains at $102,750.”
Meanwhile, according to the Avalanche Foundation, more than 30 million contracts have been deployed across all indexed Avalanche Layer-1 (L1) networks. Approximately 10 million were deployed in the past month alone, with accelerating activity across the Avalanche network.
Less than 1 percent of customer data was breached, but the attackers demanded a US$20 million ransom—which Coinbase flatly refused to pay. Instead, the company has pledged to fully reimburse affected users and established a US$20 million reward for information leading to the perpetrators’ arrest.
Cryptocurrency news april 28 2025
Once dubbed the “Dogecoin killer,” the Ethereum-based token is currently trading at $0.00001047, well below its all-time high of $0.00008845. With a current market cap of $6.17 billion, Shiba Inu now ranks 16th among global cryptocurrencies.
XRP led majors’ gains, rising almost 7%, driven by a ProShares ETF approval that will see three futures-tracked products go live on April 30. Cardano’s ADA gained more than 3% and BNB Chain’s BNB added 1%. Ether (ETH) was unchanged.
In regulatory news, the Federal Reserve said that it had withdrawn earlier guidance about commercial banks’ crypto- and stablecoin-related activities. Previously the Fed had required banks to give advance notice before undertaking any crypto activities; under the updated guidance the Fed will consider banks’ crypto activity as part of its normal supervisory process. Separately, at an event in mid-April, Fed Chair Powell said about the crypto industry: “I think that the climate is changing, and that you are moving into more mainstreaming of that whole sector.” Powell added that he was encouraged by progress on stablecoin legislation in Congress. Although House and Senate negotiators need to iron out some differences, passing stablecoin legislation over the next month still appears possible.
