{"id":1841,"date":"2025-04-29T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oqtacore.com\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2025-05-19T08:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:35:53","slug":"oqtacore-digest-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/oqtacore-digest-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"OQTACORE Dev Digest \u2013 April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">April 2025 has proven to be a game-changing month for blockchain and cryptocurrency &#8211; here\u2019s a digest of the most impactful developments.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 2025 has been a pivotal month for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. Below is a curated list of the most significant developments:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regulation\"><\/span><strong>Regulation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Stablecoin bill<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has approved the stablecoin bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1845\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3.png\" alt=\"Stablecoin\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3.png 1100w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3-858x1024.png 858w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3-768x917.png 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3-180x215.png 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-3-800x955.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><b>SEC &amp; ETH ETF\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEC approved the launch of ETH ETF options from BlackRock and Fidelity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>DeFi brokers\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Trump signed an order that prohibited DeFi brokers from reporting to the IRS.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Crypto crime<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US Department of Justice has disbanded the crypto crime investigation unit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>South Korean vs<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/strong> Crypto exchanges<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>South Korean authorities demanded Apple block the KuCoin, MEXC, and 12 other crypto exchanges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1846\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/111.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/111.webp 960w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/111-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/111-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/111-180x120.webp 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/111-800x534.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsc.go.kr\/no010101\/84367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>SEC vs. Ripple<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>The court approved SEC and Ripple&#8217;s petition to delay the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blockchains_Digest\"><\/span><strong>Blockchains | Digest<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><b>Ethereum &amp; Pectra<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum developers plan to update Pectra on May 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1847\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1.png\" alt=\"Ethereum\" width=\"2022\" height=\"1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1.png 2022w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-1536x1124.png 1536w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-180x132.png 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-800x586.png 800w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1111-1-1600x1171.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2022px) 100vw, 2022px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/pm\/issues\/1399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Cardano vs Ethereum<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardano CEO Says that Ethereum may not survive the next 10-15 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>BNB Chain &amp; Lorentz Hard Fork<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1850\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12356-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.bnbchain.org\/bnb-smart-chain\/faq\/lorentz-hard-fork-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technologies_Digest\"><\/span><strong>Technologies | Digest<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><b>Human brain chip implantation<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuralink plans to implant a human brain chip Blindsight by the end of 2025, which can restore vision.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sam Altman<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT image generation is now free for everyone.<\/p>\n<h4><b>OpenAI\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">OpenAI<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">added a memory function in ChatGPT and released new versions of Chat GPT-o3 and o4-mini.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>10G Internet network<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Huawei and China Unicom tested the world&#8217;s first 10G Internet network, with download speed reaching 9,834 Mbps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1851\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1235576.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1235576.webp 800w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1235576-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1235576-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1235576-180x113.webp 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/new-zealand\/china-launches-worlds-first-10g-broadband-network\/articleshow\/120480169.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_Better_Digital_Experiences_with_OQTACORE\"><\/span><strong>Build Better Digital Experiences with OQTACORE<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OQTACORE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we specialize in building high-performance blockchain solutions that are scalable, secure, and tailored to real-world use cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We help businesses turn complex systems into efficient, reliable, and future-ready products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/8\/folders\/1-5WAZytmiZsWI0SnrbbjTOtNSYpjGwbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oqtacore\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X\/Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explore_more\"><\/span><strong>Explore more:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/oqtacore-digest-march-2025\/\">OQTACORE Dev Digest: Blockchain Updates \u2013 March 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/fundraising-trump-binance-2025\/\">Top Fundraising Crypto Projects of March 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/q1-2025-dapp-industry-insights\/\">Q1 2025 Dapp Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-defi-project-from-scratch\/\">How to Build a DeFi Project from Scratch in 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 2025 has proven to be a game-changing month for blockchain and cryptocurrency &#8211; 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