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ASEAN local currencies trade initiatives are gaining significant momentum as Southeast Asian nations face brand new U.S. tariffs. The 10-nation bloc is actively accelerating plans to reduce dollar dependency and also promote native currencies for cross-border transactions. This strategy, which actually began developing several years ago, has suddenly gained new urgency following Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcement affecting regional trade integration and also forcing new ASEAN economic strategies to adapt at this time. Also Read: Shiba Inu: You Can Now Get 1 Million For $12 ASEAN’s Response to US Tariffs: A New Era of Regional Trade Cooperation Source: The Spectator Following Wednesday’s U.S. tariff announcement, experts are urgently calling for collective action from ASEAN nations—Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The U.S. tariffs impact varies quite significantly, from 49% for Cambodia to just 1...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) are both tokens that have lately been experiencing mellow price action. Both tokens are moving steadily despite the current market circumstances, unable to score new highs at the moment. However, DOGE and SHIB, both tokens, have been putting efforts to breach major price milestones as the market momentum shifts to accommodate new changes under Donald Trump’s regime. Will these two tokens be able to hit new highs this April? Let’s find out. Also Read: Gold Hits Record $3,167: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Fueling the Surge Shiba Inu Price Prediction for Mid-April Source: Watcher Guru Shiba Inu (SHIB) is putting in incredible efforts, despite the token’s mellow pace and slow market shifts at the moment. The token is currently sitting at $0.00001220, up 0.30% in the last 24 hours. In a feat, Shiba Inu’s Shibarium has completed 1 billion transactions in 19 months, hyping the community further to celebrate the aforementioned win. At the same time, w...

Amazon is reportedly in bidding talks to purchase the social media platform TikTok, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The e-commerce giant has put in a last-minute bid to buy the social app as the latter nears an April deadline to separate from ByteDance. JUST IN: Amazon in talks to buy TikTok. pic.twitter.com/HBGh1JCWEL — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 2, 2025 The Chinese internet technology company has been threatened by the US to sell the company to a US-based company for months or else the app would be banned in the states. After a delay in that decision back in January, a new deadline is approaching for that sale to be executed, and Amazon is reportedly a late contender. Various parties involved in the talks do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously, the sources tell NYT. The bid came via an offer letter addressed to Vice President JD Vance and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, according to a person briefed on the matter. Policymakers have often expressed secu...

Coinbase revealed that one of its employees may have illegally accessed the records of various users and broken internal company policy in the process, according to a screenshot shared by the co-founder of The Block, Mike Dudas, detailing an email sent to him by Coinbase.  The email warned about scammers claiming to be from the exchange and stated that Coinbase would never ask you to transfer your funds or manipulate them.  However, it also let Dudas know that one of its employees may have accessed his data. It claimed, “We detected activity suggesting a Coinbase employee may have reviewed a small number of Coinbase customer accounts records, including yours, in a way that did not align with our internal policies.” that explains the fake @coinbase phishing emails and phone calls today pic.twitter.com/7x6gm3aWI6 — Mike Dudas (@mdudas) April 1, 2025 Read more: Coinbase restrictions almost ruined crypto trader’s wedding In response to Dudas sharing th...

The co-founder of one of Bitcoin’s largest mining pools, F2Pool, is scheduled to orbit both poles of earth tonight. While in flight, Chun Wang’s mining pool will continue to contribute approximately 10% of the hashpower securing Bitcoin’s blockchain. Chun is paying for and commanding SpaceX’s Fram2 mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, which could be the first human flight to complete the unusual trajectory over the Earth’s poles. He will fly alongside three astronauts. Chun is one of the earliest coiners still active on social media. He bought his first BTC via PayPal at a price of $8.70 on May 28, 2011. His mining pool mined its first block on May 5, 2013. Every BTC acquired prior to May 6, 2013 – even at BTC’s most expensive point of $259 prior to that date – has increased in value by at least 30,000%. In other words, every $1,000 invested prior to May 6, 2013 is now worth at least $300,000. Rollout and vertical Dry dress rehearsal Static fire pic.twitter.com/Ntzp9...

Strengthening Solana: SOSANA Brings Community, Rewards, and Smart Voting to the Ecosystem Amidst Solana's dynamic developments, including its inclusion in the U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve and upcoming futures offerings, SOSANA ($SOSANA) is stepping up to help stabilize the ecosystem and strengthen the network for everyone. Short for "Shiny Object Syndrome And Nothing Accomplished," SOSANA turns meme-fueled chaos into community-driven success. It’s more than just another token—it’s a movement. With a structured voting system that rewards smart degens and filters out the noise, SOSANA brings accountability, trust, and real rewards back to the Solana ecosystem. The project embraces crypto’s chaotic nature with a satirical twist, but its systems, rewards, and voting mechanism are built to last. Solana’s Rapid Growth Faces New Challenges  Solana’s market has been a rollercoaster: Crashing 50% as FTX dumped 11.2 million SOL back into...

There is no dearth of financial analysts predicting that Dogecoin will hit the $1 mark soon. The forecasts have been flying off the shelves since 2020 after the meme currency kick-started a rally five years ago. DOGE hit an all-time high of $0.73 in May 2021 riding on the back of billionaire Elon Musk’s support. The Tesla CEO relentlessly spoke about DOGE back then through interviews and tweets. He even hosted a Saturday Night Live (SNL) show titled ‘The Dogefather’ educating others about the cryptocurrency. Also Read: PEPE at Launch vs. Today: What Would a $500 Investment Look Like? Since then, every other analyst has been predicting that Dogecoin will reach the $1 mark “soon” . It’s been nearly four years since the forecasts have been doing the rounds on all platforms. Even with a handful of bull runs lately, the maximum DOGE soared was $0.46 in December 2024. It was still way below the halfway mark of reaching the desired $1 target. Dogecoin To $1...

The cryptocurrency industry was initially bashed for its lack of utility. But, over the years, several networks began rolling out assets with increased use cases. While the meme coin market continues to be called out for its minimal utility, Shiba Inu (SHIB) entered as a game changer. The network has been working towards providing the ecosystem with several use cases. Doubling down on the same, Shiba Inu rolled out Shibarium, a layer-2 blockchain. While this was supposed to change the trajectory of the asset’s price, it barely had an impact. But an investment made back then could have brought in major returns today. Also Read: Bank of America Revises Gold Price Forecast: Check the New Target Shiba Inu Simmers Down After Massive Uptick Source: Watcher Guru The cryptocurrency industry was painted green yesterday. Meme coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) and SHIB were seen pocketing double-digit gains during this period. But the asset was hit with a correction as it was seen experiencing a se...

GTA 6 leak details have recently emerged revealing much smarter police AI, a Fall 2025 release window, and also Take-Two‘s aggressive map takedowns. Right now, fans are eagerly waiting for the next trailer while community mapping projects continue to offer exciting glimpses of the game’s massive scale. Also Read: GTA 6 Price in 2025: What US, UK, and Canada Can Expect? GTA 6 Leak Reveals Map Takedown, Smarter Cops & 2025 Release Source: Rockstar Intel At the time of writing, several new GTA 6 leaks have been making waves, showcasing significant upgrades to gameplay and world design, which is building anticipation for Rockstar’s next big title. Revolutionized Police System Source: Reddit The GTA 6 leak highlights some major improvements to police AI. According to information shared by @GTA6updates, officers will now actually investigate crime scenes realistically, such as setting up barriers and processing evidence. GTA 6’s police AI will get a massive upgrade! 1. Offic...

XRP’s recent rally, partly driven by news of the Ripple case conclusion, continues to push the asset to new highs, potentially shaking up the cryptocurrency rankings by market capitalization. In particular, if the current trend persists, XRP will be on the verge of surpassing stablecoin Tether to become the third-largest digital asset by market cap, just behind Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).  As of press time, Tether’s market cap was at $143.78 billion, while XRP’s is $141.45 billion, a difference of just $2.33 billion, according to data retrieved by Finbold from CoinMarketCap on March 25.  Picks for you Bitcoin short ratio skyrockets: Is BTC doomed? 17 mins ago Analyst predicts $10 XRP by 2030 ...