Uniswap looks really good, and close to a breakout. Enjoy it!

⁠Almost twice as much ETH locked in DeFi as on exchanges: Glassnode While the amount of ETH locked in DeFi protocols is up 75% since the start of 2020, the sum of Ether held on centralized exchanges has fallen by 30% over the same period. https://ct.com/9lh3

⁠DOGE as internet money? TikTokers and sports fans see a use case for Dogecoin As experts pinpoint various groups as Dogecoin’s vanguard, the coin’s potential base seems to be a wide coalition. https://ct.com/9lii

⁠Citigroup considers crypto amid surge in customer demand on Wall Street Trading, financing and custody services are being pursued by the investment bank. https://ct.com/9lhm

⁠The fees sting but Uniswap v3 sees more volume on launch day than v2's first month Several users have aired complaints about the new version, especially its higher gas fees. https://ct.com/9lh0

⁠Bank of England governor issues crypto investment warning England’s central bank warns crypto investors to be wary of the risks associated with buying cryptocurrencies. https://ct.com/9li6

⁠Ripple sold twice as much XRP this quarter, as demand grows for its ODL service Ripple’s XRP sales are up 97% in Q1, with the firm attributing the growth to its focus on RipplesNet’s On-Demand Liquidity service. https://ct.com/9lgw

⁠Ivanka Trump's luxury Miami apartment block accepting crypto for condos With the cheapest condo listed for more than $10 million, Miami’s Arte Surfside luxury apartments are now aimed at crypto millionaires and billionaires. https://ct.com/9lgx

⁠Turkish government to track crypto transactions over $1,200 Turkey's Minister of Treasury and Finance sheds light on regulatory actions following an alleged $150 million crypto exchange scam. https://ct.com/9lhu

⁠Square’s earnings 2.5X expectations, Bitcoin revenue up 1000% in 12 months Square’s quarterly earnings beat out expectations by more than double thanks to Bitcoin’s dramatic rally. https://ct.com/9lgu

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⁠Tajik government taps blockchain firm for e-government infrastructure A new public-private partnership between the Fantom Foundation and the Tajik Ministry of Industry of New Technologies will see the two roll out a range of blockchain-based solutions across nationwide IT infrastructure. https://ct.com/9lhr

⁠Bitcoin’s upcoming Taproot upgrade and why it matters for the network The upcoming Taproot activation stands to potentially make the Bitcoin ecosystem more user-friendly as well as secure. https://ct.com/9lj2

​​Watch out Amazon Web Services: Decentralized rival launches testnet Around the world, billions of machines are lying idle. Now, a network that wants spare capacity to be put to good use has launched its private testnet. #Sponsored https://ct.com/9lj1

Market Cap of Blockchains

⁠Iran seems to be attempting to ban foreign-mined cryptocurrencies for payments A difficult-to-enforce ban may actually be part of a larger sanctions-avoidance strategy. https://ct.com/9lk7

Amazon rolls out Chia crypto mining solution on AWS. At the time of writing, the link is not available. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/104187/amazon-aws-chia-crypto-mining https://aws.amazon.com/cn/campaigns/chia-solution/

⁠Goldman Sachs launches limited BTC derivatives trading desk After years of anticipation, Goldman is finally offering institutional partners trading services. https://ct.com/9ljo

​​Distribution of web traffic to crypto exchanges in April 2021. Web traffic to Top 70 most popular exchanges was analyzed. Binance dominates with almost 50% of the global crypto web traffic.

⁠Crypto.com unveils EVM blockchain functionality and related fund The new functionality will help smart contracts and applications from other blockchains transition over to the Crypto.org ecosystem. https://ct.com/9ljv