Daily Crypto News Recap 🗞️

1. The Bank of Ghana will regulate crypto by September 2025, marking a major shift from its 2018 stance.

2. ⚖️ Bitget will pursue legal action against 8 accounts tied to a $20M manipulation in the VOXEL market.

3. 📈 Spot Bitcoin ETFs bought 33,500 BTC this week — 10x more than the 3,150 BTC mined!

4. 💰 Crypto ETPs attracted $3.4B in inflows last week, their third-highest ever, per CoinShares.

5. 🏦 MicroStrategy bought 15,355 BTC at $92,737 each — now holding 553,555 BTC total.

6. 📊 24h Market Update:

- BTC: $94,182 (+0.07%)

- ETH: $1,787 (-0.64%)

- XRP: +2.73%

7. 📝 The SEC approved ProShares to launch 3 XRP futures ETFs, effective April 30, 2025 — spot ETF still pending.

8. 🎁 Binance launched its 16th HODLer Airdrop featuring the SIGN project — rewards distributed today!

9. 🤑 BlackRock made its largest Ethereum purchase in over 2 months, buying $54M in ETH.

10. 🌍 Stacks Asia partnered with Abu Dhabi Global Market to boost Bitcoin adoption and L2 development in the Middle East and Asia.

11. 🏦 Coinbase is launching its Bitcoin Yield Fund (CBYF) on May 1, targeting 4%-8% returns for institutional investors outside the U.S.

12. 💳 OKX launched OKX Pay in the U.S. — 5% rewards, self-custody, and Mastercard/Stripe integrations coming soon.

13. 🇧🇷 Itaú, Latin America's largest bank, is backing Oranje BTC with $210M to build a Bitcoin treasury strategy.

14. Tether’s XAUT released its first attestation: 7.7 tons of gold backing, $770M market cap, and a $3,423 ATH.

15. 🏛️ Abu Dhabi’s ADQ, IHC, and First Abu Dhabi Bank will launch a dirham-backed stablecoin, fully regulated by the UAE Central Bank.