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Today in crypto, a new report from crypto exchange Coinbase paints a grim picture of a shrinking crypto market but expects a potential rebound later in 2025, Strive is urging Inuit to buy Bitcoin after it successfully convinced GameStop to do so, and Ethena Labs exited Germany after regulators flagged “deficiencies” in its USDe stablecoin.
A monthly market review by publicly traded US-based crypto exchange Coinbase shows that while the crypto market has contracted, it appears to be gearing up for a better quarter.
According to Coinbase’s April 15 monthly outlook for institutional investors, the altcoin market cap shrank by 41% from its December 2024 highs of $1.6 trillion to $950 billion by mid-April. BTC Tools data shows that this metric touched a low of $906.9 billion on April 9 and stood at $976.9 billion at the time of writing.
