Weekly Market Report. April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

Greetings, curious minds! Join us on a journey into the cutting-edge. This newsletter unveils the latest trends shaping our world.

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🔥 Top Reads

Angels from Citadel, Jane Street, JPMorgan back $20M raise for Theo network

Theo, a provider of onchain trading infrastructure, has raised $20 million from 17 investors to enhance its institutional-grade trading platform aimed at retail investors.

Bitwise files to launch NEAR ETF in Delaware as SEC warms to crypto funds under Trump 🤔

An exchange-traded fund entity tracking NEAR +3.44% has been filed as a Delaware trust company by crypto asset manager Bitwise.

US banks are ‘free to begin supporting Bitcoin’ — Michael Saylor 🧐

Bitcoin adoption among United States financial institutions could see a major boost after the US Federal Reserve withdrew its guidance discouraging banks from engaging with cryptocurrency.

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🚨 Important News This Week

El Salvador works with Nvidia to develop sovereign AI infrastructure
The Hottest AI job of 2023 is already obsolete
Here’s how big the AI revolution really is, in four charts

Tech

Big tech braces for tariff-induced advertising slowdown
The week Google and Meta Faced an antitrust reckoning
XRP Ledger Foundation discloses ‘serious vulnerability’ in recently updated version of XRPL JavaScript library

Business

Intel cuts outlook, says layoffs are in store
AliX Pay unlocks access to over 34 million merchant endpoints across Southeast Asia
European commission bans lobbyists vouching for huawei amid corruption probe

Crypto

Ark Invest raises 2030 bull-case bitcoin price projection to $2.4 million on ‘aggressive’ modeling
Bitcoin holds $94,000 after $7.2 billion options expiry as whales accumulate amid 2-year high CEX outflows
Paradigm leads $50 million Series A round for decentralized AI project Nous Research

🚨 Notable Companies Secure Impressive Investments

Arch Labs raises $13M in a Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital
Symbiotic raises $29M in a Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital
RockawayX raises $125M for its second early-stage fund
Theo raises $20M in total funding
Nous Research raises $50M in a Series A funding round led by Paradigm

🔥 Top 5 Blockchain & Crypto News of the Week

🚀 From market crashes to institutional power moves, here are the top headlines shaping the crypto world right now.

1️⃣ Bitcoin’s Surge

Bitcoin’s making waves, hitting $91,371 with predictions pointing to $93K next.
Whales buying the dip, as 60 new wallets holding 1,000+ BTC were added since March.
Resistance levels: Next stop at $91–92K, with a possible $100K in the cards according to analysts like Arthur Hayes.

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2️⃣ Golden Cross Alert

A golden cross on Bitcoin suggests a potential +40% growth. This is the 4th time this indicator has appeared.

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3️⃣ ARK Invest’s Long-Term BTC Forecast

By 2030, Bitcoin could be priced anywhere from $500,000 to $2.4M, based on trends and market cycles.
A bullish 2029 is expected, with a slight dip before the bull run.

🔗 Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1306

4️⃣ Solana’s Recent Gains

Solana has been outperforming Bitcoin recently but analysts aren’t convinced it’s sustainable.
FTX estate unlocked 11M SOL tokens worth $1.6B—market pressure from the release is now behind.

🔗 Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1303

5️⃣ Stablecoin Growth

PayPal launching a rewards program for its PYUSD stablecoin holders—3.7% annual yield!
Stablecoins expected to surge, potentially reaching $2T by 2028.

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