Bitcoin (BTC) holders were the first to point out flaws in the United States economic data and position themselves for the potential upside, says crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano.

“Bitcoiners were the first large-scale group to recognize the economic data was wrong, and they figured out a way to financially capture upside if they were right,” Pompliano said in an April 12 X post.

Pompliano foresees more will realize data is “inaccurate”

“The unspoken secret as to why so many finance folks are wrong in their analysis of the tariffs is because the finance folks believe the government data,” he added.

Amid the widespread uncertainty and ongoing fear over US President Donald Trump’s imposed tariffs, Pompliano questioned the accuracy of US inflation figures, job numbers, and GDP statistics. He added that “eventually everyone else will realize the data is inaccurate.”

It comes after Pompliano pointed out in a March 20 LinkedIn post, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s appearance on the All-In podcast, where Bessent was asked directly if he trusted the data — and replied, “no.”

“Even the Treasury Secretary has now publicly acknowledged he doesn’t believe the data. He says we must listen to the people rather than blindly follow the government data reports.”

Concerns about the reliability of US economic data have been brewing for a while. A July 2024 report argued that new approaches are needed to “ensure government statistics remain dependable.”

It comes as ongoing concerns over Trump’s imposed tariffs have led some crypto analysts to reinforce the idea that Bitcoin could outlast the US dollar in the long run.

Bitwise Invest head of alpha strategies Jeff Parks said on April 9 that there is a “higher chance Bitcoin survives over the dollar in our lifetime after today.” 

Over the past five days, the US dollar index (DXY) has dropped 3.19%, currently sitting at 99.783 at the time of publication, according to TradingView data.

Several Wall Street analysts were under the belief that Trump’s imposed tariffs would bolster the US dollar, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. 

Pompliano said, “The mainstream finance conversation has become an intellectual boondoggle where most people regurgitate ill-informed takes based on bad data.”

Analysts recently pointed out Bitcoin’s recent breakaway from stocks

Analysts even pointed out that while the stock market was “tanking” on April 4 amid tariff uncertainty, Bitcoin didn’t decline as much as expected. During periods of macroeconomic uncertainty, Bitcoin and crypto assets have historically been more volatile than the stock market.

Related: Bitcoin price soars to $83.5K — Have pro BTC traders turned bullish?

On April 4, Cointelegraph reported that Bitcoin was steady above the $82,000 level, and as US equities markets collapsed, Bitcoin rallied to $84,720, reflecting price action, which is uncharacteristic of the norm.

Meanwhile, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes said Bitcoin may be entering what he calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and toward alternative stores of value.

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კრიპტო სათამაშო და აზარტული თამაშების კამპანიები არის ყველაზე ძვირადღირებული გზა, რომ შეიძინოს მომხმარებლები არსებული კრიპტო საფულეებით, რაც ყველაზე მაღალია Crypto Industry- ის ყველა სექტორში, ბოლოდროინდელი მონაცემები. ყველაზე ძვირია, საშუალო CPW 8,74 $ და ქვედა კვარტალი 3.40 $, & rdquo ; Web3 მარკეტინგული ფირმის მისამართის თანადამფუძნებელი ASAF NADLER თქვა ბოლო მოხსენებაში, რომელიც განთავსებულია X. cpw- ზე, ან თითო საფულეზე ღირებულება, ითვლება უფრო მაღალი & ldquo ; ხარისხი & rdquo ; მეტრიკი იმის გამო, რომ იგი აკონტროლებს ვებ - გვერდის ვიზიტორების ღირებულებას კრიპტო საფულეზე, რომელიც უკვე დამონტაჟებულია მათ ბრაუზერში.

& ldquo ; შეიძლება დაადანაშაულოს

ნადლერმა ადრე უთხრა conintelegraph, რომ მათმა ანალიზმა მონაცემებმა აჩვენა, რომ საფულეების მქონე მომხმარებლები უფრო ხშირად გარდაიქმნებიან კრიპტო პროდუქტებად.

Today in crypto, Trump exempts select electronics from trade tariffs, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao denied reports that he agreed to testify against Justin Sun, calling them baseless and politically motivated, and acting Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Mark Uyeda, proposed a temporary crypto framework in the US.

Select electronics spared from reciprocal tariffs

Select electronic products, including smartphones, processing chips, and computers are exempt from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs under President Trump’s sweeping tariff order, a relief to US tech companies and shareholders.

According to a release from the US Customs and Border Protection, other consumer electronics such as internet modems, storage devices, and components such as semiconductors are also exempt from the additional reciprocal tariffs.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surged by approximately 2.5% on the same day of the announcement and broke the $85,000 level.

Bitcoin's price reaction could signal that at least some investors are entering the market again as risk appetite rebounds on positive macro headlines.

CZ claps back against “baseless” US plea deal allegations

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, former CEO of Binance, has denied claims that he agreed to provide evidence against Tron founder Justin Sun as part of a plea deal with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

In an April 11 report, The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources alleging that CZ had agreed to testify against Sun under the terms of his settlement with US prosecutors.

“As part of Zhao’s plea deal, he agreed to give evidence on Sun to prosecutors,” an “arrangement” that “hasn’t previously been reported,” the WSJ report stated, citing sources familiar with the matter.

“WSJ is really TRYING here. They seem to have forgotten who went to prison and who didn't,” Zhao wrote in an April 12 X post. “People who become gov witnesses don’t go to prison. They are protected. I heard someone paid WSJ employees to smear me.”

CZ was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024 for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) violations. He walked free from federal prison on Sept. 27 as the wealthiest person to ever serve a US prison sentence, with a $60 billion net worth at the time.

In a separate April 11 post, CZ claimed multiple individuals had warned him about the Journal’s intentions to publish what he described as a “hit piece.”

US crypto industry needs band-aid now, “long-term solution” later — Uyeda

A fast-tracked temporary crypto regulatory framework could bolster innovation within the US crypto industry while permanent regulations are still in the works, says acting US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Mark Uyeda.

“A time-limited, conditional exemptive relief framework for registrants and non-registrants could allow for greater innovation with blockchain technology within the United States in the near term,” Uyeda said at the SEC’s April 11 Crypto Task Force roundtable titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading.”

Uyeda said this might be the short-term answer as the SEC works toward a “long-term solution,” at the roundtable with SEC members and crypto industry executives, including Uniswap Labs’ Katherine Minarik, Cumberland DRW’s Chelsea Pizzola, and Coinbase’s Gregory Tusar.

სენატორი ტიმ სკოტი, აშშ -ს სენატის კომიტეტის საბანკო, საცხოვრებლისა და ურბანული საკითხების თავმჯდომარე, ახლახან თქვა, რომ ის ელოდება, რომ კრიპტო ბაზრის კანონპროექტს გადაეცემა კანონი, რომელიც არ არის კანონი.

აშშ-ს სოციალური უსაფრთხოების ადმინისტრაცია (SSA ) ყველა საზოგადოებრივ კომუნიკაციას გადაიტანებს X სოციალური მედიის პლატფორმაზე, რომელიც რეკომენდებულია მთავრობის ეფექტურობის დეპარტამენტის მიერ.

ანონიმური წყაროების თანახმად, რომლებმაც ისაუბრეს სადენიანი , სამთავრობო სააგენტო აღარ გამოაქვეყნებს თავის ჩვეულებრივ წერილებს და პრესრელიზებს საზოგადოებაში ცვლილებების კომუნიკაციისთვის, სამაგიეროდ X- ს დაეყრდნობს, როგორც საზოგადოებრივი კომუნიკაციის პირველადი ფორმა.

ცვლა მოდის როგორც SSA შემცირება მისი მუშახელი 57,000 თანამშრომლიდან დაახლოებით 50,000 -მდე, ხარჯების შესამცირებლად და ოპერაციული ეფექტურობის გასაუმჯობესებლად. სააგენტომ გამოსცა ეს განცხადება 2025 წლის თებერვალში:

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Opinion by: Jack Lu, CEO of BounceBit

For years, crypto has promised a more open and efficient financial system. A fundamental inefficiency remains: the disconnect between US capital markets and Asia’s liquidity hubs.

The United States dominates capital formation, and its recent embrace of tokenized treasuries and real-world assets signals a significant step toward blockchain-based finance. Meanwhile, Asia has historically been a global crypto trading and liquidity hub despite evolving regulatory shifts. These two economies operate, however, in silos, limiting how capital can move seamlessly into digital assets.

This isn’t just an inconvenience — it’s a structural weakness preventing crypto from becoming a true institutional asset class. Solving it will cause a new era of structured liquidity, making digital assets more efficient and attractive to institutional investors.

The capital bottleneck holding crypto back

Inefficiency between US capital markets and Asian crypto hubs stems from regulatory fragmentation and a lack of institutional-grade financial instruments.

US firms hesitate to bring tokenized treasuries onchain because of evolving regulations and compliance burdens. Meanwhile, Asian trading platforms operate in a different regulatory paradigm, with fewer barriers to trading but limited access to US-based capital. Without a unified framework, cross-border capital flow remains inefficient.

Stablecoins bridge traditional finance and crypto by providing a blockchain-based alternative to fiat. They are not enough. Markets require more than just fiat equivalents. To function efficiently, they need yield-bearing, institutionally trusted assets like US Treasurys and bonds. Without these, institutional capital remains largely absent from crypto markets.

Crypto needs a universal collateral standard

Crypto must evolve beyond simple tokenized dollars and develop structured, yield-bearing instruments that institutions can trust. Crypto needs a global collateral standard that links traditional finance with digital assets. This standard must meet three core criteria.

First, it must offer stability. Institutions will not allocate meaningful capital to an asset class that lacks a robust foundation. Therefore, collateral must be backed by real-world financial instruments that provide consistent yield and security.

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Second, it must be widely adopted. Just as Tether’s USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC) became de facto standards for fiat-backed stablecoins, widely accepted yield-bearing assets are necessary for institutional liquidity. Market fragmentation will persist without standardization, limiting crypto’s ability to integrate with broader financial systems.

Third, it must be DeFi-native. These assets must be composable and interoperable across blockchains and exchanges, allowing capital to move freely. Digital assets will remain locked in separate liquidity pools without onchain integration, preventing efficient market growth.

Without this infrastructure, crypto will continue to operate as a fragmented financial system. To ensure that both US and Asian investors can access tokenized financial instruments under the same security and governance standard, institutions require a seamless, compliant pathway for capital deployment. 

Establishing a structured framework that aligns crypto liquidity with institutional financial principles will determine whether digital assets can truly scale beyond their current limitations.

The rise of institutional-grade crypto liquidity

A new generation of financial products is beginning to solve this issue. Tokenized treasuries, like BUIDL and USYC, function as stable-value, yield-generating assets, offering investors an onchain version of traditional fixed-income products. These instruments provide an alternative to traditional stablecoins, enabling a more capital-efficient system that mimics traditional money markets.

Asian exchanges are beginning to incorporate these tokens, providing users access to yields from US capital markets. Beyond mere access, however, a more significant opportunity lies in packaging crypto exposure alongside tokenized US capital market assets in a way that meets institutional standards while remaining accessible in Asia. This will allow for a more robust, compliant and scalable system that connects traditional and digital finance.

Bitcoin is also evolving beyond its role as a passive store of value. Bitcoin-backed financial instruments enable Bitcoin (BTC) to be restaked as collateral, unlocking liquidity while generating rewards. For Bitcoin to function effectively within institutional markets, however, it must be integrated into a structured financial system that aligns with regulatory standards, making it accessible and compliant for investors across regions.

Centralized decentralized finance (DeFi), or “CeDeFi,” is the hybrid model that integrates centralized liquidity with DeFi’s transparency and composability, and is another key piece of this transition. For this to be widely adopted by institutional players, it must offer standardized risk management, clear regulatory compliance and deep integration with traditional financial markets. Ensuring that CeDeFi-based instruments — e.g., tokenized treasuries, BTC restaking or structured lending — operate within recognized institutional frameworks will be critical for unlocking large-scale liquidity.

The key shift is not just about tokenizing assets. It’s about creating a system where digital assets can serve as effective financial instruments that institutions recognize and trust.

Why this matters now

The next phase of crypto’s evolution depends on its ability to attract institutional capital. The industry is at a turning point: Unless crypto establishes a foundation for seamless capital movement between traditional markets and digital assets, it will struggle to gain long-term institutional adoption.

Bridging US capital with Asian liquidity is not just an opportunity — it is a necessity. The winners in this next phase of digital asset growth will be the projects that solve the fundamental flaws in liquidity and collateral efficiency, laying the groundwork for a truly global, interoperable financial system.

Crypto was designed to be borderless. Now, it’s time to make its liquidity borderless, too.

Opinion by: Jack Lu, CEO of BounceBit.

This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal or investment advice. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph.