Crypto News Roundup:

12:00-21:00 Keywords: Revolut, MicroStrategy, BlackRock, Cencora

1. Borderless Capital Launches $100 Million DePIN Fund: Borderless Capital, a blockchain investment firm, has launched a $100 million fund focused on decentralized protocol infrastructure networks (DePINs).
2. **Revolut Plans to Launch Its Own Stablecoin: ** Sources reveal that Revolut, the UK-based financial technology company, is planning to launch its own stablecoin.
3. MicroStrategy Increases Convertible Senior Notes Offering to $8.75 Billion: MicroStrategy, a business intelligence company known for its massive Bitcoin holdings, has increased the size of its convertible senior notes offering to $8.75 billion.
4. Former Coinbase Employees Launch Crypto Platform TrueX, Secure $9 Million Funding: TrueX, a new cryptocurrency platform founded by former Coinbase employees, has secured $9 million in funding.
5. BlackRock: Bitcoin Could Be a Hedge Against Risks Traditional Assets Cannot Address: BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has stated that Bitcoin's characteristics might make it a hedge against risks that traditional assets cannot handle.
6. Pharmaceutical Distributor Cencora Paid $75 Million in Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers in March: Cencora, a pharmaceutical distributor, paid $75 million in Bitcoin ransom to hackers in March following a cyberattack.
7. Arthur Hayes: Cryptocurrency Could Crash Days After First Fed Rate Cut, Central Banking Era Is Over: Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX, predicts that cryptocurrency markets could experience a sharp decline shortly after the first Federal Reserve rate cut, suggesting that the central banking era is over.