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Prominent meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been one of the very few assets that has managed to deliver life-changing returns to its investors. While several assets enter the market and fade away, SHIB has continued to grow. Despite its current price rut, the network has been building up its utility. Even though this isn’t reflected in the meme coin’s price at the moment, the community is optimistic about its future. A look at its growth since its launch is proof of the same. Also Read: Tesla (TSLA) vs Ford (F) Stock Battle — $487.93 Target Meets 25% Tariff Impact How High Is Shiba Inu Faring At The Moment? Source: Watcher Guru The second-largest meme coin was seen recovering from a recent downtrend. Shiba Inu was trading at $0.00001245 at the time of writing. This comes after a 1.25% rise throughout the past 24 hours. Even though the asset started April on a good note, SHIB was seen struggling to keep up. Source: CoinMarketCap It is worth noting that the meme coin has surged b...

The cryptocurrency industry is currently undergoing an immense shake-up. The market was all set to witness Bitcoin (BTC) soar as Donald Trump took over as the 47th President of the US. But the world’s largest cryptocurrency was moving in a whole new direction. The king coin has been struggling in terms of price and is currently trading 23% below its all-time high of $109,114.88. This peak was achieved just two months ago in January 2025. But BTC’s latest crash came as a huge shock to the market. Also Read: Donald Trump Reacts to US Stock Market Crash, The President Says This Bitcoin Strives To Move Forward Among New Investors Source: Watcher Guru This week has been rough for Bitcoin as the asset is experiencing increased volatility. The king coin was trading at a high of over $87,000 earlier this week. But earlier today, BTC dropped to a low of $81,282.10 causing panic in the market. At the time of writing, the asset was trading at $83,098.02. Source: CoinMarketCap Also Read...

Zodia Custody, a digital asset custody platform, and Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, have partnered up to promote institutional crypto security, according to the reports shared with Finbold on Thursday, April 3.  The partnership will offer secure and segregated custody as well as off-venue settlement for Bybit’s institutional clients. Institutional crypto security As crypto becomes more prevalent in institutional investment circles, regulatory compliance and asset security become an increasingly important topic, especially in the light of growing scrutiny on the crypto industry.  Picks for you Liberation Day wipes $140 billion from crypto market within hours 2 hours ago Warren Buffe...

Although its northern neighbors have been targeted since his return to the White House, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada is willing to remove tariffs if the US does. Indeed, the country is set to face increased United States import taxes as it seeks to balance trade. For the last several weeks, United States President Donald Trump has championed April 2nd as ‘Liberation Day.’ Indeed, it is set to see the nation institute a bevy of reciprocal import taxes on various nations. Ahead of the announcement, nations are preparing their response to the expected action. JUST IN: Canada says they will remove tariffs if US does. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 2, 2025 Also Read: US Dollar: April 2nd May Turn Into A Global Crisis Day: Here’s How Canada Is Willing to Remove Tariffs on US Goods, Politician Says Since his return to the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump has leaned into the potential of tariffs. First, he targeted the BRICS economic alliance with 150% tariffs....

Japan-based Metaplanet bought an additional 696 Bitcoin earlier today to push its total holdings to 4,046 BTC after the firm reported robust income from its Bitcoin holdings in the first quarter of this year. According to an April 1 announcement , the firm’s latest acquisition was executed at an average purchase price of 14,586,230 yen, or around $97,512 per Bitcoin.  Metaplanet Generated Over 770M Yen Through Bitcoin Options Alongside the BTC purchase, Metaplanet also announced that it earned 770.3 million yen in revenue from Bitcoin put options that it bought at the beginning of the quarter. These options are futures contracts that bet on the price of the underlying asset going down. Metaplanet has acquired 696 BTC, increasing total holdings to 4,046 BTC. Our Bitcoin Income Generation business delivered ¥770 million in Q1 revenue. BTC Yield YTD reached 95.6%. pic.twitter.com/Kp92NntKti — Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) April 1, 2025 Back when Metaplanet wrote ...