Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed ambitious goals for the network’s 2025 roadmap, coinciding with increased user engagement. The plan emphasizes faster transaction finality, stateless client architecture, improved privacy, and enhanced decentralization. These advancements aim to strengthen Ethereum’s infrastructure and address key areas for future growth and scalability within the blockchain ecosystem.
Ripple’s offer to acquire Circle, the stablecoin issuer, for between $4 billion and $5 billion was reportedly rejected. According to sources, Circle deemed the bid insufficient. The report, published by Bloomberg News, indicates that no final decision has been made regarding a potential revised offer from Ripple.
The Solana Policy Institute, Orca, and Superstate have jointly requested the US SEC to approve a pilot program. This initiative seeks to enable the issuance and secondary trading of securities on public blockchains. The filing, submitted on April 30th, proposes exemptive relief from regulations to allow this new model of securities trading.
Coinbase is backing a constitutional challenge against the IRS’s collection of cryptocurrency user data, arguing it infringes on Fourth Amendment privacy rights. The crypto exchange filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, opposing an IRS summons that demands extensive user data disclosure. Coinbase emphasizes the importance of protecting user privacy within the crypto space.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT uncovered a massive $330 million Bitcoin theft targeting an elderly American citizen. The theft, involving 3,520 BTC, was executed through a social engineering attack, making it one of the largest crypto thefts from an individual. ZachXBT’s investigation traced the stolen funds, highlighting the risks associated with targeted scams in the cryptocurrency space.
Crypto prediction markets are reflecting increased concerns about a U.S. recession in 2025. This follows the release of economic data showing the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter. The article highlights how these markets are interpreting this data as a sign of growing recession probabilities, indicating a shift in investor sentiment towards economic uncertainty.
FIFA, the global football governing body, is developing its own blockchain network compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This move involves migrating its NFT platform, FIFA Collect, from the Algorand network. The shift signifies FIFA’s continued investment in Web3 technologies and blockchain for its digital collectibles.
The cryptocurrency market saw a massive increase in failed tokens during the first quarter of 2025. A CoinGecko report revealed that almost 2 million digital assets were abandoned or collapsed within the first three months of the year, representing nearly half of all token failures recorded. This surge highlights the volatility and risk associated with the crypto market.
The TON Foundation, in collaboration with Libre, has launched a $500 million tokenized bond fund linked to Telegram. The Telegram Bond Fund (TBF) offers blockchain-based access to institutional-grade yield opportunities, representing TON’s entry into the real-world assets (RWA) space. The fund aims to provide investors with exposure to traditional financial markets through tokenized bonds.
The US GDP shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Commerce Department’s advance estimate, raising concerns about potential stagflation. While underlying demand, as measured by real final sales to private domestic purchasers, showed a 3.0% increase, the price index for gross domestic purchases accelerated to 3.4%. The article also notes that Bitcoin’s price remained flat following the news.