Onramp Launches Spot Bitcoin Trust With Multi-Party Custody

The company, based in Austin, Texas, says the new offering is the first bitcoin trust that takes advantage of Bitcoin’s multi-signature capability.Source

Elon Musk Tweet Spurs 7% Aptos Price Surge

Aptos (APT) surged by 7.4% on Friday after Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted “AI APT OTT!” before deleting it one hour later.Source

Chia Network Submits Registration to U.S. SEC For Proposed IPO

The size and price range for the offering has yet to be determined.Source

First Mover Americas: Ether Steals the Show, Alts Follow Suit

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

World’s Most Influential Central Banks’ Balance Sheets Look to Have Troughed

The directional change suggests an end to the quantitative tightening that roiled cryptocurrencies last year.Source

HashKey Group to Debut Regulated Exchange in Second Quarter

The exchange will be open to professional investors and the company is preparing to welcome retail users in “coming months.”Source

Developers Block Potential ‘Eight Figure’ Exploit Involving Cosmos-Based Ethermint

Ethermint enables the use of Ethereum smart contracts within the Cosmo ecosystem and is employed by several chains, including Cronos, Kava, and Canto.Source

Yearn’s Staked Ether Token yETH Gets Mixed Results on Govenance Poll

The non-binding poll seeks to do a temperature check of sentiment toward launching yETH.Source

DeFi Protocol Balancer Experiences Budget Cuts, Headcount Slashes Ahead of Strategy Pivot

The protocol’s service providers have let go of two front-end engineers as they focus on overhauling the platform’s brand.Source

First Mover Asia: Ether Climbs Over $2.1K to Further Its Post Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Surge

Bitcoin has continued its more moderately-paced momentum, inching toward $31K. ALSO: CoinDesk columnist considers Shapella’s immediate and potential long-term impact.Source