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Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Loses Allure to Gold as Economic Concerns Rise
Your day-ahead look for April 17, 2025

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CoinDesk Announces Eric Trump as a Headline Speaker at Consensus 2025
The president’s son will discuss his mining venture American Bitcoin alongside Asher Genoot, Chief Executive Officer of Hut 8.

Bitcoin, the Haven Crypto Bulls Hoped for, Is More a Barometer of Risk: Godbole
Bitcoin, rather than behaving as a digital gold, has solidified as a proxy for risk, validating FX market participants who track it as a gauge of speculative sentiment.

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Chart of the Week: Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Is Flashing Possible Bitcoin Bottom
The bitcoin to VIX ratio might be signalling a potential long-term bottom for BTC price.


Chart of the Week: Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Is Flashing Possible Bitcoin Bottom
The bitcoin to VIX ratio might be signalling a potential long-term bottom for BTC price.


Consensus Toronto 2025
Check out the latest coverage and meet our top speakers.Markets Daily Crypto Roundup
Tune in as CoinDesk runs down daily action in bitcoin markets and some of the most important recent industry development.Gen C
Generation Crypto is a weekly show focused on how brands and marketers are exploring and building in the Web3 ecosystem with hosts Avery Akkineni of Vayner3 and Head of Coindesk Studios, Sam Ewen. They will dive into how Fortune 500 brands and new start-ups alike are coming to the blockchain and utilizing new technologies.Lombard Finance Launches Toolkit to Unlock Bitcoin’s $154B DeFi Opportunity
Major exchanges Binance and Bybit have already integrated the SDK, which routes staked BTC into Lombard’s DeFi Vault.

Auradine Raises $153M Series C for Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Center Networking
The funding round takes Auradine's total backing to $300 million.

Quantum Computing Group Offers 1 BTC to Whoever Breaks Bitcoin's Cryptographic Key
Quantum computers can rapidly break the cryptographic algorithms that secure blockchain networks.

Republican States Pause Lawsuit Against SEC Over Crypto Authority
Crypto lobbyists also dropped a lawsuit against the IRS.

Why Blockbuster Games Will Soon Be Built on Modular Appchains
Mainnets like Ethereum’s aren’t suitable for major (AAA) game development. The only real solution is a horizontally scalable blockchain coupled with modularity and a gas-free experience for end-users, says Jack O’Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs.

How to Buy Solana
Buying solana (SOL) is straightforward, but with numerous crypto exchanges on the market, it's crucial potential investors consider other key factors before making a purchase.
