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<p><strong>“We see Bitcoin & other Digital Assets as digital Gold… we are moving into the space in a big way”</strong> - Al Kelly, President & CEO Visa</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 424w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 848w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 1272w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png" width="128" height="132" data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":132,"width":128,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":15509,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 424w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 848w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 1272w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb20270d8-f328-4c16-85fb-a0df9e03942b_128x132.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture></a></figure></div><p></p><h1>News</h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 424w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 848w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 1272w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png" width="363" height="237.9582463465553" data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":314,"width":479,"resizeWidth":363,"bytes":5322,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 424w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 848w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 1272w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72a9ff1-9c47-4392-9daf-a7acbf82b435_479x314.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture></a></figure></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks/details/3011">Rare CryptoPunk #3011 (NFT) sells for $1.76 million (667 ETH)</a></strong></p><p></p><div><hr></div><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/what-happened-when-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-disappeared">“The last days of Satoshi Nakamoto - What happened when BTC’s creator disappeared”</a></strong></p><ul><li><p>The story of Satoshi handing off the BTC network to the first BTC developers </p></li><li><p>10 years ago (April/2011)</p></li></ul><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.euronews.com/living/2021/04/23/why-people-are-paying-100-000-to-breed-digital-horses-online">“Why people are paying over $100k to breed & race online horses (NFTs)</a>”</strong></p><ul><li><p>Zed launched in 2019 selling 4,000 original horses for around $30 each</p></li><li><p>Original bloodlines (original 4,000 horses) are selling for as much as $125K</p></li></ul><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/five-proposed-crypto-class-actions-in-ny-over-unregistered-securities-dismissed">5 proposed crypto class action lawsuits brought for selling unregistered securities dropped in New York</a></strong></p><ul><li><p>Quantstamp, Status Research, Civic Tech, HDR Global Trading & Kaydex</p></li><li><p>Plaintiff’s were unable to provide strong evidence of damage to investors </p><p></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/us-bank-cryptocurrency-custody-nydig-bitcoin-etf-admin-role">US Bank (US Bancorp subsidiary) has announced the launch of a CryptoAsset custody business offering customers the option to store their Bitcoin at the bank</a></strong></p><ul><li><p>Chosen to custody the BTC held by the NYDIG ETF (approval pending) </p></li></ul><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-on-a-high-after-european-investment-bank-s-121m-digital-bond-news">European Investment Bank launches $121 million 2 year bond built on Ethereum</a></strong></p><ul><li><p>Launched through Goldman Sachs, Santander, & Societe</p></li></ul><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-to-acquire-leading-institutional-data-analytics-platform-skew-929e3882ef42">Coinbase acquires Institutional Data Analytics provider, Skew</a></strong></p><p></p><div><hr></div><h2>Decentralized Finance & Crypto News</h2><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 424w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 848w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 1272w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png" width="337" height="188.23665338645418" data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":701,"width":1255,"resizeWidth":337,"bytes":1506945,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 424w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 848w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 1272w, https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff64d5dde-0db6-49e6-bc52-097fbbb839ec_1255x701.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture></a></figure></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/26/this-small-caribbean-paradise-is-set-to-become-the-world-s-first-fully-bitcoin-enabled-com">Island of Bequia becomes the world’s first Bitcoin enabled community as the island suffers from a lack of banking infrastructure</a></strong></p><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/50m-reportedly-stolen-from-bsc-based-uranium-finance">$50 million stolen from Uranium Finance through a protocol exploit</a></strong></p><ul><li><p>Bugs in Uranian’s balance modifier logic that inflated the project’s value by a factor of 100 allowing the user to remove $50 million in BNB, BUSD, & more</p></li><li><p>Stolen ETH has been moved into Ethereum privacy tool, Tornado swap </p></li></ul><p></p><p> </p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/29/paxos-raises-300-million-to-build-a-cryptocurrency-infrastructure-giant/">Cryptoasset infrastructure company, Paxos (partner for PayPal crypto), raises $300 million at a $2.4 billion valuation</a></strong></p><p></p><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-hacks-and-exploits-total-285m-since-2019-messari-reports">DeFi hacks & exploits amount to around $285 million since 2019 (Messari Research)</a></strong></p><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://thehackposts.com/blockchain/hotbit-crypto-exchange-shuts-down-for-maintenance-after-attempted-hack/">Hotbit cryptoasset exchange shuts down for temporary maintenance as they suffer a “serious cyber attack”</a></strong></p><ul><li><p>It appears hackers weren’t able to access funds, but did compromise client data</p></li></ul><p></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/yearn-finance-1q-2021-results">Yearn.Finance (robo advisor for auto-allocating yield farming) posts a record $5 million in Q1 2021 revenue as 36 new yVaults were opened in the last 6 months</a></strong></p><p></p>