As the crypto markets remained buoyant over the Easter weekend, US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had their largest day of net inflows since late January.
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As the crypto markets remained buoyant over the Easter weekend, US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had their largest day of net inflows since late January.
The CoinGlass data said, the 11 Bitcoin BTC$88,036-tracking funds saw a joint net inflow of $381.3 million on April 21, largely carried by a $116.1 million inflow into the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB).
According to the Cointelegraph, it's the largest inflow day for the ETFs since the funds had a $588.1 million joint net inflow on January 30, days after Bitcoin hit a peak and was trading with a six-figure price tag.
The threats of the trade war by the US President Donald Trump has made it difficult for the ETFs to sustain. CoinGecko data says Bitcoin fell below $100,000 in early February and hit a 2025 low of $74,773 on April 7, days after Trump placed tariffs on every country, which also caused a stock market slump.
On April 21, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and the company's Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) both saw net inflows of $69.1 million, while the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) saw the second-largest inflow of $87.6 million.
In a money laundering case, a US judge has granted Binance's motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of Florida due to a similar case that had already been before the courts there.
In an April 12 order, the US district judge Barbara Rothstein said, the case which was filed in August 2024 in Washington, focused on the same core issue as a suit filed in June 2023 in Florida, that accused Binance of allowing cybercriminals to use the platform for money laundering.
Judge Rothstein said, "Although the two complaints describe the proposed classes in slightly different terms, both encompass the same proposed class of individuals whose cryptocurrency was stolen and transferred to a Binance.com account during the relevant period."
"Therefore, this Court concludes that the classes of plaintiffs are sufficiently similar to warrant application of the first-to-file rule," he added.
According to legal resource LSD Law, the first-to-file rule allows a court to decline a ruling on a matter when a complaint involving the same parties and issues has already been filed in another district. Generally, the court that first hears the case usually retains jurisdiction.
The cryptocurrency platform said on April 21, that Coinbase has listed futures contracts for the XRP token on its US derivatives exchange.
In a post on X, the company said, the contracts are overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and offer traders "a regulated, capital-efficient way to gain exposure to one of the most liquid digital assets."
According to regulatory filings, coinbase's XRP XRP$2.07 futures include standard contracts representing 10,000 XRP and retail-oriented "nano" contracts representing 500 XRP each, or approximately $1,000 as of April 21.
The contracts are the latest crypto futures to launch on Coinbase's derivatives exchange. It also features Solana SOL$138.91 and Hedera HBAR$0.1697 futures contracts, both added in February.