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This Friday, the U.S. Roman Storm, the developer of Tornado Cash, asked the Department of Justice to drop the criminal accusations against him.

Phoenix Wallet, a Bitcoin wallet developed by the Bitcoin technology company ACINQ, has declared that it would stop serving users in the United States. The wallet operator stated in a recent post on X that it will take Phoenix Wallet out of the United States app stores on May 3.

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Yuga Labs, the business behind the non-fungible token (NFT) collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has announced yet another layoff and company restructure in just over six months. Greg Solano, the company's CEO and co-founder who assumed the role in February, made this announcement.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exposed to Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies will not receive any collateral from the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a financial services provider that handles clearing and settlement for the financial markets.

Following the Bitcoin halving incident, memecoins are increasing in value. The market was drawn to cryptocurrency traders by Pepe Coin, a well-known meme cryptocurrency. The surge in the value of Pepe coin (PEPE) has attracted the attention of cryptocurrency investors.

Following the announcement of a subsequent decline in the Japanese Yen, which alarmed investors, SBI CEO Yoshitaka Kitao's earlier remarks regarding the potential of XRP gained traction once again.

Potential earnings for Harmony (ONE), Render (RNDR), Near Protocol (NEAR), dogwifhat (WIF), and Stellar Lumens (XLM) have been made possible by the shifting dynamics of the cryptocurrency market.

A fresh set of accusations has been brought against David Pan, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange ACE, and another thirty-one people connected to the case in the ongoing legal battle between Taiwanese authorities and former executives of the company.

According to new data, mining Bitcoin (BTC) may not be as profitable as it once was. Bloomberg reports that the profitability of mining Bitcoin is getting dangerously close to a record low, not seen since the days after FTX collapsed, which presents serious difficulties for those tasked with maintaining network security.

In April, stablecoins broke with the general market downturn and went on a seven-month run of gains.

With over 14,000 tokens in circulation and a $2.4 trillion market capitalization, more might not always be better. Forbes has identified a set of 20 cryptocurrencies, nicknamed "zombie blockchains," that, in spite of their lack of user acceptance and real-world utility, continue to command high market prices.