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5. Another Huge Crypto Acquisition… This Time From Ripple
According to a press release, Ripple is acquiring global credit network Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. Hidden Road clears over $3 trillion yearly across foreign exchange, derivatives, digital assets and fixed income markets, and has more than 300 institutional clients.
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Today, @Ripple announced the acquisition of Hidden Road for $1.25B, one of the largest deals ever in the crypto space. But the price tag isn’t what’s most important – it’s that this deal marks a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for crypto to access the largest and most trusted
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4. DOJ Nixes Its Crypto Enforcement Unit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), a specialized unit created under the Biden admin to investigate and prosecute criminal activity involving bitcoin and crypto. Ongoing investigations will be absorbed by other DOJ divisions.
3. Blackbird Raises $50 Million
One of our favorite examples of crypto utility in the real world, Blackbird, announced today that it raised $50 million in late 2024 for expansion. The new round, led by Spark Capital, also included strategic investments from Coinbase Ventures and Amex Ventures. We previously wrote about why we love what Blackbird is doing here:
Blackbird Wants To Make Eating at Restaurants Fun Again
Blackbird, a platform that aims to better connect restaurants and their patrons wants to bring back some of the magic of going out to eat.
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2. Strategy Expects to Post Loss
Thanks to new accounting measures, Strategy $MSTR ( ▲ 1.41% ) has said its expecting to record an unrealized loss of $5.91 billion for the first quarter. Although the filing openly states it may have to sell some of its bitcoin to meet its financial obligations, raising some concerns across the internet, this warning is normal risk disclosure speak. What’s more interesting is that company has paused all bitcoin purchases since the start of the April, despite the recent pullback in prices.
1. Finally, Galaxy Plans to Uplist
Galaxy Digital $GLXY.TSX ( ▲ 14.43% )  announced yesterday that the SEC has approved its long awaited S-4 registration statement to re-domesticate to Delaware from the Cayman Islands. The company’s Nasdaq listing with the ticker GLXY is expected shortly after clearance from shareholders on May 9th.
Why Trump Killed the U.S. Penny
It now costs 4 cents to make a single penny. Which means the government is losing 3 cents on every one it mints. But the truth behind Trump’s decision may be stranger than you think.
You see, the U.S. is facing a looming shortage that could cripple the economy with runaway inflation… and send one tiny clutch of investments soaring in the weeks ahead.
Former White House Advisor, Jim Rickards, just came forward to share this startling story, along with the reason why investors are moving a vast sum of money into a little-understood corner of the stock market.
