{"id":11742,"date":"2023-04-30T06:19:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T06:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=11742"},"modified":"2023-04-30T06:19:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T06:19:54","slug":"visa-stablecoin-plan-debt-ceilings-effect-on-bitcoin-price-hodlers-digest-april-23-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=11742","title":{"rendered":"Visa stablecoin plan, debt ceiling&#8217;s effect on Bitcoin price: Hodler\u2019s Digest, April 23-29"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<h2 id=\"h-top-stories-this-week\"><strong>Top Stories This Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"h-circle-launches-cross-chain-usdc-transfer-protocol\">Circle launches cross-chain USDC transfer protocol <\/h2>\n<p>Circle launched a cross-chain protocol that enables USDC transfers between the Ethereum and Avalanche blockchains. The protocol works by burning the selected amount of native USDC on the source chain, and minting an equivalent amount of new USDC on the intended destination chain. The protocol essentially makes USDC transfers between the two networks faster and more user-friendly, as prior to its launch, people had to use third-party bridges or a Circle partner to facilitate transfers between the two networks. Additional support for Solana and other blockchains will be added later in 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-stablecoin-payments-visa-shares-plans-for-ambitious-crypto-product\">Stablecoin payments: Visa shares plans for \u2018ambitious\u2019 crypto product<\/h2>\n<p>Cuy Sheffield, the head of crypto at Visa, announced a new cryptocurrency-related project, on April 24, focused on stablecoin payments. Details are sparse at this stage; however, Sheffiled shared a job listing relating to the project, with the description noting that the \u201cVisa Crypto Team is building the next generation of products to facilitate commerce in everyone\u2019s digital and mobile lives.\u201d The job listing is seeking candidates with a good understanding of layer-1 and layer-2 solutions, alongside experience with writing smart contracts using the programming language Solidity, among other things.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kraken-asks-san-francisco-court-to-intervene-against-irs-demands\">Kraken asks San Francisco court to intervene against IRS demands<\/h2>\n<p>Crypto exchange Kraken has fought back against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over what it feels is an \u201cunjustified treasure hunt\u201d for user\u2019s trading info. According to court documents, the firm requested a federal court in San Francisco to intervene and ask the IRS to back off. The IRS issued a summons in February demanding additional information on Kraken users who traded $20,000 or more in any single year from 2016 to 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meta disclosed in its Q1 earnings report that its metaverse unit, Reality Labs, posted a loss of around $4 billion during the quarter. In what has been a costly venture for the firm, the $4 billion loss adds to the $14 billion Reality Labs loss over the entirety of 2022. Still, Meta posted a profit totalling roughly $5.7 billion in Q1 overall, with the firm\u2019s work on artificial intelligence somewhat curbing the losses. Mark Zuckerberg was also not phased by the loss from Reality Labs, as he reiterated that \u201cwe continue to expect Reality Labs operating losses to increase year-over-year in 2023\u201d as the firm eyes growth in the long term.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-gary-gensler-links-crypto-with-cash-in-viral-2018-video-crypto-twitter-reacts\">Gary Gensler links crypto with cash in viral 2018 video \u2014 Crypto Twitter reacts<\/h2>\n<p>Viral clips of Securities and Exchange Commision chair Gary Gensler started circulating this week, showing him take a highly contradictory stance on crypto compared to what he holds now. As it stands, Gensler thinks almost every crypto asset apart from BTC is a security, and has pushed hard to regulate the crypto sector from that viewpoint. However, in a snippet from one of his \u201cBlockchain and Money\u201d lectures from 2018 \u2014 while he was working as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology \u2014 Gensler said, \u201cThree quarters of the market is non-securities, it\u2019s just a commodity, cash, crypto.\u201d He even suggested Ether was not a security, despite repeatedly suggesting otherwise over the past couple years.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-winners-and-losers\"><strong>Winners and Losers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the end of the week, Bitcoin <strong>(<\/strong><strong>BTC<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong> is at <strong>$29,275<\/strong>, Ether <strong>(<\/strong><strong>ETH<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong> at <strong>$1,900<\/strong> and <strong>XRP<\/strong> at <strong>$0.47<\/strong>. The total market cap is at <strong>$1.2<\/strong> trillion, according to CoinMarketCap.<\/p>\n<p>Among the biggest 100 cryptocurrencies, the top three altcoin gainers of the week are Render Token <strong>(RNDR)<\/strong> at 40.91%, Cronos <strong>(CRO)<\/strong> at 13.47% and Injective <strong>(INJ)<\/strong> at 10.49%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The top three altcoin losers of the week are PancakeSwap <strong>(CAKE)<\/strong> at 19.13%, Zilliqa <strong>(ZIL)<\/strong> at 12.41% and Optimism <strong>(OP)<\/strong> at 11.26%.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on crypto prices, make sure to read Cointelegraph\u2019s market analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Read also<\/p>\n<p>                            Features<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how Ethereum\u2019s ZK-rollups can become interoperable<\/p>\n<p>                            Features<\/p>\n<p>Agents of Influence: He Who Controls The Blockchain, Controls The Cryptoverse<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-most-memorable-quotations\"><strong>Most Memorable Quotations<\/strong><br \/><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a critical moment here in the U.S. and, as I like to say, it\u2019s really a moment for Congress to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s probably not a coincidence that you\u2019re seeing all these concerns about de-dollarization at the same time they\u2019re cracking down on crypto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Sacks, co-host of the <em>All-In<\/em> podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Blockchain] is about helping different groups of people come together to be able to trust each other more, to collaborate across larger distances on many different kinds of projects.\u201d<strong\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fights about mining aren\u2019t really about mining. It\u2019s not really about environmental concerns. What it\u2019s really about is controlling energy use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perianne Boring<\/strong><strong>, CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile DeFi has immense potential, more education is needed to quell the confusion and fear plaguing mainstream users.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Julian Hosp<\/strong><strong>, CEO and co-founder of Cake DeFi<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-prediction-of-the-week\"><strong>Prediction of the Week\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"h-analysts-at-odds-over-fed-us-debt-ceiling-impact-on-bitcoin-price\">Analysts at odds over Fed, US debt ceiling impact on Bitcoin price<\/h2>\n<p>After the House Republicans scarcely passed their bill to increase the U.S. debt ceiling on April 26, market analysts promptly started weighing up its potential impact on the price of Bitcoin (BTC). Analysts such as the chief operating officer of investment firm Onramp, Jesse Meyers, believe that raising the debt ceiling will likely prompt the Federal Reserve to print more money, thus boosting capital inflows into \u201crisky\u201d assets like BTC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the debt ceiling is lifted and credit-contraction leads to economic crisis\u2026 They will have to print money on a massive scale,\u201d he noted. \u201c#Bitcoin was the winner during the last round of stimulus.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-fud-of-the-week\"><strong>FUD of the Week\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-ordinals-finance-has-conducted-a-1m-rug-pull-certik\">Ordinals Finance has conducted a $1M rug pull: CertiK<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum-based decentralized finance protocol Ordinals Finance, was accused of performing a rug pull. The protocol enables users to lend and borrow inscriptions. However, blockchain security firm CertiK reported that the protocol\u2019s developer abruptly pulled 256 million OFI tokens out of its smart contracts using a \u201csafuToken\u201d function. According to CertiK, another 13 million OFI was then removed through an \u201cownerRewithdraw\u201d function, bringing the total number of withdrawn tokens to 269 million. In total, the reported loss to investors was estimated to be around $1 million, almost half of the total OFI market cap.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-one-crypto-wallet-launched-114-dodgy-memecoins-in-two-months\">One crypto wallet launched 114 dodgy memecoins in two months<\/h2>\n<p>According to research from pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT posted, on April 26, one specific wallet address launched \u201c114 memecoin scams\u201d over the previous 45 days. ZachXBT tracked the <em>0x739c58807B99Cb274f6FD96B10194202b8EEfB47<\/em> address, and found that stolen funds from scams are continually sent to this address. ZachXBT was unable to calculate how much the funds equated to, as the alleged scammer used multiple wallets to split up funds. \u201cI suspect there are more too. These are just ones sent to that deposit address lol,\u201d ZachXBT wrote.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-google-ads-data-4m-stolen-through-crypto-phishing-urls\">Google Ads data: $4M stolen through crypto phishing URLs<\/h2>\n<p>According to Google Ads data coupled with blockchain analytics, over $4 million has been stolen from people that clicked on malicious phishing websites that mimic legitimate crypto platforms. It marks a concerning trend for the crypto community, given that these dubious websites are promoted on Google search results and closely replicate real platforms.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-best-cointelegraph-features\"><strong>Best Cointelegraph Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>EOS was the biggest ICO in history, but development did not live up to expectations. Now the community wants to take it back to the top ten.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-district-9-director-s-shooter-decentraland-red-light-district-battle-web3-gamer\">District 9 director\u2019s shooter, Decentraland red-light district battle: Web3 Gamer<\/h2>\n<p>Decentraland\u2019s District X dispute, showing \u201cno mercy\u201d to autoclickers, spending Sunday afternoon in a virtual Irish pub.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-elizabeth-warren-wants-the-police-at-your-door-in-2024\">Elizabeth Warren wants the police at your door in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall want to make your crypto wallet illegal \u2014 and their plan runs contrary to the principles they campaigned on.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe<\/p>\n<p>The most engaging reads in blockchain. Delivered once a<br \/>\n        week.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"author__name\">Brian Quarmby<\/h2>\n<p>Brian Quarmby discovered crypto in 2013 and instantly fell in love with the idea of decentralization. Brian has since lived and worked Asia and returned to Melbourne in late 2019. Brian is a lover of sport and art and is bullish on the potential for NFTs to transform artists lives in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/visa-stablecoin-plan-debts-ceiling-effect-on-bitcoin-price-hodlers-digest-april-23-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Stories This Week Circle launches cross-chain USDC transfer protocol Circle launched a cross-chain protocol that enables USDC transfers between the Ethereum and Avalanche blockchains. The protocol works by burning the selected amount of native USDC on the source chain, and minting an equivalent amount of new USDC on the intended destination chain. 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