A fake BlackRock XRP Trust filing roiled the crypto market during U.S. afternoon hours, weighing on altcoins as the crypto rally cooled. Author: Krisztian Sandor

Wyatt, who previously served as president at Polygon Labs and had a stint at YouTube, joins as chief growth officer, where he will be in charge of helping developers build across Optimism’s ecosystem of blockchains. Author: Margaux Nijkerk

Prices on the major cryptocurrencies stabilized after a rally at the end of the U.S. trading week, while crypto winter continues to thaw in every part of the market from bitcoin to ether and DEXs. Author: Sam Reynolds

Author: James Koutoulas

Defunct cryptocurrency exchange Hodlnaut will be wound up, according to a note from the company’s former interim judicial managers, Aaron Lee and Angela Ee. Author: Oliver Knight