SUI Launches Virtual Mastercard With xPortal, Expanding Real-World Utility and Blockchain Access
On April 24, 2025, Sui Network partnered with xPortal to launch a Sui-branded virtual Mastercard, allowing users to spend SUI and access NFTs, decentralized applications, and staking through the xPortal app. Recent increased activity on the Sui blockchain is linked to the popularity of meme-coins like LOFI and BLUB built on the network.
INIT Debuts on Binance Launchpool With Airdrop and Fee Discounts, Powering Cosmos Layer-1 Expansion
INIT was listed on Binance Launchpool with the INITUSDT trading pair. Launch promotions included trading fee discounts and an INIT token airdrop for early participants. Initia is a Layer-1 blockchain on Cosmos, supporting native rollups, multiple virtual machines, and cross-chain asset transfers through the IBC protocol. The network has over 3 million addresses and 125 million transactions on its testnet. Initia raised $7.5 million in a seed round led by Delphi Digital. INIT is used for governance, cross-chain fees, liquidity incentives, and VIP participation in the Initia ecosystem.
The Open Network Foundation has appointed MoonPay co-founder Maximilian Crown as its new CEO, following a period of slower growth for the TON ecosystem. Despite previous spikes in activity, including Telegram-based mini apps and games, TON's daily fees and transactions have slowed. Crown, with extensive experience in crypto payments, previously played key roles at MoonPay as CFO and COO. The TON blockchain now boasts over 40 million active users and 121 million Toncoin holders. Earlier this year, former president Steve Yun launched a $100 million fund for TON startups.
SOL Gains Momentum as $500M Financing and U.S. Executive Order Spotlight Solana
Binance launched a promotion offering 3% Bonus Tiered APR Rewards with SOL Earn Products from April 25, 2025, to May 8, 2025, with daily rewards distributed to users’ Spot Accounts. Solana Strategies Inc. secured a $500 million convertible note financing agreement with ATW Partners to acquire and stake SOL tokens. GSR led a $100 million private equity investment in Upexi, Inc. to support Solana-based financial strategies. MagicBlock, which develops real-time engines for decentralized games and applications on Solana, raised $7.5 million in a seed funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and other investors. U.S. President Donald Trump announced an Executive Order on Digital Assets directing the Presidential Working Group to advance a Crypto Strategic Reserve including SOL, XRP, and ADA.
SUI Partners With xPortal to Launch Virtual Mastercard, Unlocking Spending and NFT Access
On April 24, 2025, Sui Network announced a partnership with xPortal to launch a Sui-branded virtual Mastercard, allowing users to spend SUI and access NFTs, dApps, and staking through the xPortal app. The Sui blockchain saw increased activity during the week, partly due to the popularity of meme-coins like LOFI and BLUB built on the network.
Bitcoin/SP500: Pay-to-Play Is Back
👇1-22) No, the title doesn't refer to Trump’s private crypto meetings—where a select few seem to benefit disproportionately by having insider access, or to those suspiciously timed upside call option purchases ahead of tariff truce announcements, or even to closed-door sessions where Treasury Secretary Bessent drops subtle hints that send markets surging shortly after.
👇2-22) Instead, it points to trading strategies that now make sense to consider, as a broader market shift is underway—one that’s likely to catch many investors off guard.
👇3-22) The U.S. stock market is approaching a key technical level—one that initially acted as support in late February but turned into resistance in late March after momentum from the 90-day tariff truce announcement faded.
While relatively straightforward trade agreements with countries like India, Israel, South Korea, and Japan were expected, negotiations with China remain contentious.
Trump continues to suggest progress is being made, while Chinese officials deny that meaningful talks are even underway.
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🚀 Binance Launches Futures Trading for MEMEFI & FIS – Get Ready to Ride the Wave! 🌊
Binance had said MEMEFI and FIS Perpetual Contracts will be launched.
Digital resources noted price swings after the news.
Binance revealed earlier today the introduction of two new futures contracts in order to increase users' trading options and broaden their experience on the platform.
Future contracts for the following digital assets were introduced by the crypto exchange:
Originally a trailblazer in the Telegram mini-app market, MemeFi (MEMEFI) developed from a tap-to- earn game into a sophisticated ecosystem with linked gaming technologies.
First DeFi protocol unlocking staked asset liquidity is StaFi (FIS).
Listing details for Binance Futures
According to official notes, Binance disclosed intentions to market the MEMEFIUSDT Perpetual Contract today, April 25, at 7:15 ( UTC), with up to 50x leverage.
Additionally said by the crypto exchange would be FISUSDT Perpetual Contract fifteen minutes later at 7:30 ( UTC) with 75x leverage.
Both digital assets witnessed price increases after the announcement of the swap.
#MEME #FIS #BinanceFutures $MEME $FIS
April 25 Options Data
78,000 BTC options expired with a Put Call Ratio of 0.75, a Maxpain point of $86,000 and a notional value of $7.18 billion.
461,000 ETH options expired with a Put Call Ratio of 0.82, a Maxpain point of $1,900 and a notional value of $820 million.
🔴 Les équipes de Donald Trump ont publié un communiqué pour clarifier la situation :
Il ne sera pas nécessaire de détenir plus de 300 000 $ de tokens TRUMP pour participer au dîner avec le président.
Il suffit, selon elles, de faire partie du classement organisé pour l'occasion.
À titre d'exemple, le 220e détenteur de tokens TRUMP, qui peut donc participer au dîner, n'en détient que 420 $.
🏅 Lien vers le classement : https://t.co/uthiEHby0o
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ALPACA Delisting from Binance: Trading Ends May 2, 2025 After 50 Million Token Transfer
Binance will delist Alpaca Finance (ALPACA) and remove all trading pairs, including ALPACAUSDT, on May 2, 2025. Withdrawals will be supported until July 4, 2025. The funding rate settlement frequency for the ALPACAUSDT perpetual contract will change from every two hours to every hour starting April 25, 2025. On-chain data shows a transfer of 50 million ALPACA to an exchange address.
INIT Debuts on Binance With Launchpool Promotion and 1,000,000 INIT Prize Pool
INIT was listed on Binance with the INIT/USDT trading pair and added to Binance Futures as a USDⓈ-M INIT Perpetual Contract on April 24, 2025. Binance Launchpool is running a promotion featuring INIT with a 1,000,000 INIT prize pool from April 24 to May 1, 2025, and about 30 million INIT allocated to the Launchpool. INIT is also listed on KuCoin, MEXC, and OKX.