Bitcoin logs best monthly performance in 12 months during April
Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data....
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Brazil's central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments
The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual crypto investors can still buy and hold assets....