April 2025 has proven to be a game-changing month for blockchain and cryptocurrency – here’s a digest of the most impactful developments.
April 2025 has been a pivotal month for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. Below is a curated list of the most significant developments:
Regulation
Stablecoin bill
The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has approved the stablecoin bill.
SEC & ETH ETF
SEC approved the launch of ETH ETF options from BlackRock and Fidelity.
DeFi brokers
Trump signed an order that prohibited DeFi brokers from reporting to the IRS.
Crypto crime
The US Department of Justice has disbanded the crypto crime investigation unit.
South Korean vs. Crypto exchanges
South Korean authorities demanded Apple block the KuCoin, MEXC, and 12 other crypto exchanges.
SEC vs. Ripple
The court approved SEC and Ripple’s petition to delay the appeal.
Blockchains | Digest
Ethereum & Pectra
Ethereum developers plan to update Pectra on May 7.
Cardano vs Ethereum
Cardano CEO Says that Ethereum may not survive the next 10-15 years.
BNB Chain & Lorentz Hard Fork
The BNB Chain has successfully implemented the Lorentz hard fork, reducing block time to 1.5 seconds on BNB Chain and 0.5 seconds on OpBNB. This upgrade brings several key improvements.
Technologies | Digest
Human brain chip implantation
Neuralink plans to implant a human brain chip Blindsight by the end of 2025, which can restore vision.
Sam Altman
Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT image generation is now free for everyone.
OpenAI
OpenAI added a memory function in ChatGPT and released new versions of Chat GPT-o3 and o4-mini.
10G Internet network
Huawei and China Unicom tested the world’s first 10G Internet network, with download speed reaching 9,834 Mbps.
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