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Markets

China Strikes Back With 84% Tariff on U.S. Goods, Bitcoin Dips Below $76,000

Beijing responds to Washington’s steep tariff hike with equal force, intensifying trade tensions and shaking global markets.

Gold dragon, China (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ripple, Solana, Cardano: How Will Trump Tariffs Impact Their Tokens?

XRP, Solana, and Cardano have each experienced a roughly 6% price decline amid broader macroeconomic pressures

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

Finance

Private Equity Giant Apollo Invests in Real-World Asset Platform Plume

The investment aims to accelerate Plume’s efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

Finance

Ripple to Acquire Prime Broker Hidden Road for $1.25B, Expanding Institutional Push

Among other things, the deal is expected to strengthen Ripple’s stablecoin ambitions.

Money in hand (Unsplash)

Finance

Galaxy Digital Gets SEC Nod for U.S. Listing, Eyes Nasdaq Debut in May

Galaxy Digital plans to redomicile in Delaware and list shares on Nasdaq after May 9 shareholder vote.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Pierre Rochard, the Bitcoin Maximalist OG, on Mining, Markets and Modern Finance

Pierre Rochard, now CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, reflects on over a decade in the space, from early education to policy battles and his latest mission to bring bitcoin to traditional finance. He is a speaker at this year’s Consensus gathering in Toronto.

Pierre Rochard

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Surpasses 1 Zettahash as Miner Revenue Hits Record Low

Network difficulty jumps nearly 7%—the biggest increase since July 2024—driven by an all-time high in hashrate.

BTC: Difficulty Adjustment Percent Change (Glassnode)

Markets

XRP, ADA, DOGE Tokens Drop Below Critical Price Supports Amid 'Economic Nuclear War'

Macroeconomic uncertainty, including a global tariff war, is impacting markets, with bitcoin trading under $79,000 and major tokens down 14%.

Image via Shutterstock

Markets

Riot Platforms Hits Post-Halving Bitcoin Production High as It Expands AI Capacity

Feasibility study confirms Corsicana Facility’s potential for AI/HPC growth as Riot delivers strong mining performance in March 2025.

A 30MW mining facility (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)