This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup highlights Tevaera, AVALON, Uncharted, Contango, and Movement Labs. http://dlvr.it/T6HVnN

While the current correction remains in line with historical price corrections, Bitcoin could briefly fall to the $50,000 mark after losing the average ETF inflow mark of $59,000. http://dlvr.it/T6HBYF

Curve Finance awarded cybersecurity researcher Marco Croc with its maximum bug bounty award of $250,000 after thoroughly investigating the security flaw. http://dlvr.it/T6GmjH

Crypto traders are stressing that the Bitcoin price correction is “exactly what the cycle needs” right now. http://dlvr.it/T6Fm8N

The SEC proposed that Do Kwon and Terraform pay roughly $5.3 billion in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties, while the firm’s team suggested only $1 million. http://dlvr.it/T6FJRJ

The integration brings instantaneous transfers on the layer-2 Lightning Network to the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange. http://dlvr.it/T6F2bH

Crypto VCs reveal why last cycle’s games sucked, Mega Cricket League review, plus $656K up for grabs in crypto game Shark Tank: Web3 Gamer. http://dlvr.it/T6DjhF

The industry could see a shift toward player-centric Web3 games this cycle as Web2 founders enter the GameFi space, according to Bitget’s managing director. http://dlvr.it/T6DFnp

Hong Kong already has a clear definition of Ethereum and it is not a security, said OSL Digital Securities head Wayne Huang. http://dlvr.it/T6C417

Lawyers for Terraform claimed that seeking disgorgement from the platform would involve the Luna Foundation Guard, a “non-party” in the SEC’s civil case. http://dlvr.it/T6BcgD

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is under legal pressure in Canada and the Philippines, while U.S. prosecutors are demanding 36 months in prison for Changpeng Zhao. http://dlvr.it/T6BMfz

The Omnity protocol is launching an integration for trading of Runes tokens without gas or transaction fees. http://dlvr.it/T6B2qY

Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol, controls over 28.5% of all staked Ether, as liquid staking remains the largest DeFi protocol category. http://dlvr.it/T699s1

DeFi Education Fund’s legal chief said the prosecutors’ arguments against Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss were “filled with technical inaccuracies.” http://dlvr.it/T68Tr8

Bitcoin's range-bound price action could lead traders to focus on NEAR, AR, CORE and BONK. http://dlvr.it/T6858s

The potential partnership comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny for both companies. http://dlvr.it/T67v1J

Analysts from the London School of Economics and Political Science say a pan-European industrial cluster is necessary for the EU to compete in Web4. http://dlvr.it/T67gp7

According to the filing, the DOJ criticized Tornado Cash’s co-founders for inadequate changes to exclude sanctioned addresses. http://dlvr.it/T66tDz

Recent regulatory action against Consensys and Samourai has instilled fear among other crypto service providers operating in the United States. http://dlvr.it/T66RpD

YouTuber and Ultimate star MKBHD tested the device using a game controller, his legs, and the Force. http://dlvr.it/T665XS

Dogecoin's price has pulled back as the broader cryptocurrency market adjusts to disappointing U.S. GDP growth data and its potential implications for the Fed’s next move. http://dlvr.it/T65bhY

Liquid staking reduces the minimum threshold required to earn block rewards and simultaneously enables the tokenized representation of staked assets. http://dlvr.it/T65Jm0

Republic First Bank's 32 branches across the United States will reopen under Fulton Bank starting next week, according to the FDIC. http://dlvr.it/T64mzT

Custodia Bank is challenging a lower court’s ruling in its battle for a Federal Reserve master account. http://dlvr.it/T64NF3

The European Union’s in-house think tanks says the metaverse can help children heal from diseases. http://dlvr.it/T63smy

From April 26, police can transfer seized illicit crypto to wallets controlled by the authorities, with victims able to reclaim funds from the accounts. http://dlvr.it/T63RDq

The trader received a $6.28 million payday trading BONK, $9.51 million trading WIF and $7.04 million from BODEN. http://dlvr.it/T630qS

Crypto analysts believe the large transfers could have a “big impact” depending on where the capital is getting deployed. http://dlvr.it/T62FyP

Memecoins in the Solana ecosystem defy the recent bearish downtrend in the crypto market by managing to generate double-digit gains. http://dlvr.it/T61nHh

“Unsustainable budget deficits” and “persistent inflation” have HashKey Capital analysts predicting a $100,000 to $200,000 Bitcoin price by the end of 2024. http://dlvr.it/T61Fcm

Other evidence suggests that the SEC will likely delay the approval of spot Ether ETFs, with Ether ETFs trading in Hong Kong from April 30. http://dlvr.it/T60SqD

The new legislation would impact crypto-asset service providers, like centralized crypto exchanges under MiCA. http://dlvr.it/T6044F

The European Central Bank is too busy attacking Bitcoin to worry about the myriad of real scams perpetrated by con artists in the industry. http://dlvr.it/T5zPQp

It was supposed to be his last film, but the project has been scrapped. http://dlvr.it/T5yxYG

Microsoft intends to use services like Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot for Microsoft 365 to help drive AI innovation for the Coca‑Cola Company and its network of independent bottlers worldwide. http://dlvr.it/T5yGH9

Bitcoin bulls are closing in on ask liquidity, which, if taken, would overcome key resistance and unlock BTC price discovery. http://dlvr.it/T5xPzR

Dogecoin has “historical heritage” but whether it hits a one-dollar price target is still a risky bet. http://dlvr.it/T5xPbh

IBC has always had the bug but it only recently became exploitable due to developments in the protocol’s codebase, Asymmetric Research said. http://dlvr.it/T5wkwJ

The commission will have until June 11 to decide on the Cboe BZX Exchange listing and trading shares of the Franklin Ethereum Trust. http://dlvr.it/T5wHSv

Vietnamese IT firm FTB and Nvidia will join forces to construct a cutting-edge $200 million AI factory, poised to revolutionize the tech landscape in the region. http://dlvr.it/T5vdf9

X users should eventually be able to use the app’s anticipated payment features to send money to other users, buy things in stores, and even earn interest on their account holdings. http://dlvr.it/T5tp2N

One of the wallets includes $1.05 million worth of funds stuck in the Optimism bridge contract, which previously received ETH from Vitalik Buterin. http://dlvr.it/T5tnhb

While cryptocurrencies can trade and settle all day and night, stock trading has traditionally followed office hours. http://dlvr.it/T5sw8W

Bitcoin funds led outflows among crypto investments over the past week, with $192 million exiting the market ahead of the halving event. http://dlvr.it/T5sgpM

Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer expects the crypto space to grow at least 10 times larger in the long run. http://dlvr.it/T5s0w8

Champions of the controversial bill say it’s essential to counter-terrorism efforts, while critics claim it will wreak havoc on U.S. citizens’ privacy. http://dlvr.it/T5r9rL

Memes on Base have helped to onboard thousands of people to the layer-2 network and will be key for the next million, says Base creator Jesse Pollak. http://dlvr.it/T5r9TL

Coinbase APAC managing director John O’Loghlen says Australian policymakers and TradFi firms simply haven’t woken up to the level of innovation emerging out of the country’s crypto sector. http://dlvr.it/T5qL62

Bitcoin surprised traders with a strong rebound after the halving, possibly setting a bullish path for BNB, NEAR, MNT and RNDR to follow. http://dlvr.it/T5q8LG

Explore the innovative landscape of Ether futures ETFs, offering simplified access to Ethereum’s potential while navigating regulatory frameworks and tax efficiencies. http://dlvr.it/T5pgyN