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cover of episode 🤖AI Takeover 🤖 💰 Bitcoin ETF Inflows Update 🌐 Ethereum Layer 1 Scaling: From Vision to Reality 💳 Circle Launches New Payment Network 🏢 Blocksquare + Vera to Tokenize $1B in U.S. ⚡ WazirXUpdate

🤖AI Takeover 🤖 💰 Bitcoin ETF Inflows Update 🌐 Ethereum Layer 1 Scaling: From Vision to Reality 💳 Circle Launches New Payment Network 🏢 Blocksquare + Vera to Tokenize $1B in U.S. ⚡ WazirXUpdate

2025/4/28
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🎙️ Blockchain DXB — AI Takeover Series🗓️ Episode Date: 28th April 2025🤖 Note: This episode is fully created using AI as part of the Blockchain DXB AI Takeover series, powered by Notebook LM by Google.

Episode Highlights:🚀 Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge

- Bitcoin ETFs recorded $442 million in inflows yesterday.

- Total assets under management hit $108 billion, the highest since February 2025.

- Bitcoin is recovering from the low $80,000 range, with a current market cap of $1.86 trillion.

- Market boost linked to:

- Trump's comments on tariff reductions with China.

- Stronger correlation with Nasdaq (up 5% last week).

- Weaker U.S. dollar.

- Increased correlation with gold and bullish technical signals.

🎯 Ethereum Layer 1 Scaling: Vision to Execution

- Tomasz Stańczak (EF Co-Executive Director) shares updates post-leadership changes.

- Vitalik Buterin focuses on deep research over coordination, pushing advancements in:

- zkVMs, RISC-V, and near-term scaling.

- Research priorities include:

- L1 scaling, L2 support, UX improvements (via Pectra, Fusaka, Glamsterdam).

- Vitalik also proposed privacy features for Ethereum that anonymize transactions, ideally enabled by default.

🔵 Circle’s New Payment Network

- Circle launches a payments and remittance network from its NYC HQ at One World Trade Center.

- Targeting banks, fintechs, and USDC partners.

- Aims to rival Visa and Mastercard.

- Announcement follows delayed IPO plans.

- More details via CoinDesk ➔)

Blocksquare + Vera Capital: Tokenizing $1B U.S. Real Estate

- Launching with a $5.4M property in Fort Lauderdale.

- Investors can access tokenized commercial and multifamily assets across seven U.S. states.

- More details via Chainwire ➔)

🔵 WazirX Update

- After the $234.9M hack in July 2024, WazirX is near a comeback.

- Singapore High Court hearing set for May 13 to approve restructuring and compensation.

- If approved, payouts and relaunch will begin within 10 business days.

- If not approved, repayments could be delayed until 2030.

- More info via CoinDesk ➔)

🟠 Two UAE Highlights

- ⚡ Dubai launches ASCEND: The world’s first AI-powered compliance verification platform for public finance.

- ⚡ Fuze: Secures a retail payment and card schemes license from the Central Bank of the UAE.

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