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ARPA Network, a threshold signature scheme (TSS) platform, is bringing its verifiable random number generator, Randcast, to CARV and Sonic SVM, as per the reports shared with Finbold on Friday, April 18. The integration is part of ARPA’s ongoing strategic expansions and efforts to address fairness issues associated with randomness within blockchain. Web3 randomness Randomness is one of the foundations of decentralized ecosystems, as it often determines how fair, transparent, and secure the experience is. However, traditional random number generator (RNG) systems can be manipulated or centralized, which defeats their purpose.  Randcast solutions, built on ARPA’s threshold BLS signature scheme (BLS-TSS), rely on a node network to generate randomness and keep it verifiable on-chain. With a smart contract source development kit (SDK), blockchain developers can leverage these solutions for a number of user cases, including game mechanics and content generate...

There is no denying that the US stock market has been in a tough position for the last several weeks. With global tensions only increasing, a trade war with China seems unavoidable, with companies looking to navigate the move. Among them is Apple (AAPL), which has been given a $250 target and outperform rating despite the concerning macroeconomic outlooks. There were few companies that were set to struggle amid increased tariffs on China than Apple. The iPhone developer had reportedly filled five cargo planes full of product in anticipation of the increased import duties. Yet, some experts believe it is more than capable of managing the increased tax risks. Source: MacRumors Also Read: Apple (AAPL): Has Best Day Since 1998 as Experts Warn of Trouble Looming Apple Holds Onto Outperform Rating as Stock Navigates Geopolitical Challenges Apple has had a rather slow start to 2025 so far. The stock has dropped more than 15% over the last six months, firmly trading below the $200 mark. Moreov...

March has been a challenging month for the entire cryptocurrency market. While several assets were seen struggling, Pi Coin (PI) seemed to be hit the hardest. The fairly new cryptocurrency dipped by 48% throughout the past month. The asset was trading at a high of $1.21 before slipping to a low of $0.4012 during this month. The asset started its journey in the industry on a good note. But it seems to be closer to its all-time low at the moment. Also Read: De-Dollarization: 9 Countries Ditch the US Dollar Has Pi Coin Started Recovering? Source: Crypto.News The cryptocurrency was trading at a high of $0.6133, at the time of writing. The altcoin witnessed a 0.40% drop over the past 24 hours. Just earlier this week, the asset jumped to a high of $0.77. But Pi Coin failed to retain this position and dropped down to its current price. During this period PI surged by 2.43%. Source: CoinMarketCap Pi Coin turned heads during its launch as it surged to its all-time high. The altcoin hit a peak o...

Crypto influencer Tiffany Fong reportedly saw her earnings and reach on X mysteriously suffer after Elon Musk unfollowed her for revealing that he’d slid into her DMs to ask if she was interested in having his baby. As reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Musk followed Fong in September 2024, after she began posting pro-Donald Trump content ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. This led to an increase in her X engagement and revenue, which reportedly soared to as much as $21,000 in a single two-week period. Not long after he followed her account, Musk, who has previously claimed that “civilization is going to crumble” if people don’t start having more children, began to interact with Fong more regularly, eventually messaging her to ask if she would be willing to have his baby . Fong says she declined, explaining that she would prefer to start a family in a more traditional fashion. She then reportedly told her friends that she was worried that rejecti...

In the midst of the massive economic policy aimed at balancing trade, Honda has announced that it will increase US manufacturing amid the ongoing tariff plan from President Donald Trump. Indeed, the automaker is set to shift its production out of its North American neighbors Canada and Mexico with the move. The decision comes as the Trump administration has enacted sweeping import duties on the automobile industry. Now, the Japanese-based company is responding with hopes of bringing its production into the country issuing the tariffs. The firm is reportedly looking to ensure 90% of US-sold cars are built domestically. JUST IN: Honda to increase manufacturing in the United States, shifting production from Canada and Mexico. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 15, 2025 Also Read: Trump’s Economic Fix? Why His Tariff Pause Won’t Solve the Crisis Honda Shifts Manufacturing Out of Mexico, Canada: Looks to Sell US-Made Cars The global economy looks to undergo a massive transition over the ne...

The CEO of a real-world asset (RWA)-focused crypto project is alleging that centralized exchanges may have played a role in the sudden collapse of the project’s native token. The market cap for top RWA project MANTRA (OM) plummeted by $5.431 billion on Sunday – declining from over $6.11 billion to $683.3 million in a matter of hours. Mantra CEO JP Mullin alleges on the social media platform X that the crash was caused by unnamed exchanges seemingly working against the coin by needlessly closing large positions during low-liquidity hours. “We have determined that the OM market movements were triggered by reckless forced closures initiated by centralized exchanges on OM account holders. The timing and depth of the crash suggest that a very sudden closure of account positions was initiated without sufficient warning or notice. That this happened during low-liquidity hours on a Sunday evening UTC (early morning Asia time) points to a degree of neglig...

The DXY index, which tracks the performance of the US dollar shows the currency falling below the 100 mark. The US dollar is now hovering around the 99.30 mark on Monday and is attracting heavy bearish sentiments. It dipped by 0.74% shedding close to 0.74 points in the charts on the opening bell. Traders who went long on the greenback this year are all underwater as their portfolios turned deep red. Also Read: G7 Central Banks Confront US Chaos: ECB to Cut Rates, Canada Watches Inflation Source: MarketWatch Taking an entry position now is considered risky as the US dollar is yet to bottom out in the charts. The currency is experiencing a downturn after Trump announced sanctions on over 185 countries early this month. However, he announced a 90-day pause on tariffs after the US stock market crashed but the development is not helping the USD and the markets either. Also Read: Currency Surprise: These 9 Currencies Are Outperforming The US Dollar The US Dollar Getting Wiped Out: Invest in ...

Dogecoin (DOGE) is witnessing increased whale transactions, with an artificial intelligence (AI) tool projecting that such activity will likely help the token spike by almost 200% by year-end. Indeed, according to data shared by on-chain cryptocurrency analytics platform Glassnode on April 11, Dogecoin whales accumulated 80 million DOGE in just 24 hours. Historically, such transactions have often hinted at imminent price growth, as whale purchases tend to signal confidence in the asset. These transactions could boost Dogecoin, which has recently struggled with massive volatility. As of press time, DOGE was trading at $0.17, having rallied over 6% in the past 24 hours. On the weekly chart, the meme coin is up 13%. DOGE seven-day price chart. Source: Finbold At the current price, Dogecoin is still trading well below its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages (SMA), indicating a bearish trend in both the short and long term.  The 14-day relative streng...

Altcoins are definitely surging right now, with ‘new’ names like Onyxcoin and Orca crypto leading, which is a rather remarkable altcoin breakout at the time of writing. The XCN price right now has jumped nearly 70% in just 24 hours, while Orca follows with an almost-as impressive and quite significant 56% gain in value in the same timeframe. Could this be signaling the start of a broader altcoin bull run? Let’s follow along and find out. Source: CoinGecko Also Read: Solana Prediction: AI Sets SOL Price For April 20, 2025 Altcoin Breakout: Onyxcoin and Orca Crypto Rally With XCN Price Boost Source: Watcher Guru 1. Onyxcoin Shatters Resistance Source: CoinGecko Onyxcoin (XCN) has basically broken free from its recent consolidation phase, and it’s now shooting past the $0.01 resistance level that was holding it back for quite some time. The altcoin currently trades at about, um, $0.021, which is up around 68% from yesterday’s prices. Crypto analyst Javon Marks...

The world’s largest crypto exchange platform by trading volume is adding support for a new Bitcoin (BTC) staking protocol. In a new announcement, Binance says it will be adding the BTC staking project Babylon (BABY) to its massive suite of digital asset products. Babylon, which launched Babylon Genesis today, rose in value after gaining support from Binance. BABY went from a daily low of $0.084 to a peak of $0.099 just a few hours later. It has since retraced and is trading for $0.087 at time of writing, a 4.6% gain during the last 24 hours. According to the project’s official litepaper, the protocol is designed to fix latency, security and programmability issues associated with BTC, something layer-2 projects have struggled with in the past. “Bitcoin is the first and still the top blockchain in terms of market capitalization. However, beyond a store of value, its utility has been limited by its small blockspace, high latency, and limited progr...

Exactly 35 days ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring all federal government agencies to audit their crypto holdings within 30 days. That expired five days ago, but the audit is nowhere online. Trump’s appointed “Crypto Czar,” David Sacks, repeatedly promised that he’d fulfill the directives of the order. On a media tour after the announcement, he lamented the lack of information about how much crypto the government actually owned and swore that this audit would finally bring clarity and accountability to the government’s crypto finances. He was supposed to deliver a full, unabridged report by last week to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. It should have been, according to Trump’s presidential imperative, “A full accounting of all government digital assets in such agency’s possession, including any information regarding the custodial accounts in which such government digital assets are currently held.” Nevertheless, no one, includ...

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