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Today — 17 April 2026crypto.news

Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Begins Today After Trump Announcement

17 April 2026 at 00:41
President Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning at 5 PM ET today, April 16, following direct conversations with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. President Trump announced Thursday…

xAI Terafab Reaches Out to Chip Suppliers at “Light Speed”

17 April 2026 at 00:20
xAI Terafab teams have contacted Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Lam Research for price quotes and delivery times on chipmaking equipment, with Musk’s representatives telling suppliers the project needs to move at “light speed” and offering to pay above quoted…

Gate brings F1 Red Bull spectacle to Hong Kong waterfront for 13th anniversary

17 April 2026 at 00:00
Gate is rolling an F1 Red Bull parade and “Racing the Future” exhibition through Hong Kong as part of its 13th‑anniversary push to fuse crypto branding with motorsport. Gate is leaning on Formula 1 star power to anchor its 13th‑anniversary…

Quantum Computing Stocks Surge After NVIDIA Ising Launch

16 April 2026 at 23:55
Quantum computing stocks surged in double digits on April 14 and 15, as NVIDIA’s launch of Ising, the world’s first open-source quantum AI model family, reignited investor conviction that commercial quantum computing is accelerating faster than previously priced. Quantum computing…

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NVIDIA Ising Launches as World’s First Open Quantum AI Models

16 April 2026 at 23:10
NVIDIA Ising has launched as the world’s first family of open-source quantum AI models, targeting the two biggest engineering bottlenecks in quantum computing: processor calibration and error correction decoding. NVIDIA Ising launched April 15, 2026, as the world’s first open-source…

JustLend DAO takes JST burn to 13.7% of supply with $21.3m Q1 destroy

16 April 2026 at 23:00
JustLend DAO’s third buyback burned 271.3m JST worth $21.3m, lifting total destroyed supply to 1.36b JST, or 13.7%, as its revenue-fed deflation plan rolls on. JustLend DAO has carried out its third major buyback and burn of JST, permanently removing…

Plasma Blockchain Reaches 7th by TVL on Tether Wallet Integration

16 April 2026 at 22:35
Plasma blockchain TVL has climbed to $2 billion, making it the seventh-largest blockchain by total value locked after Tether selected Plasma as one of only four networks to support its newly launched self-custody wallet. Plasma blockchain TVL has surged to…

BTTC Bridge adds dual-view tracking to clean up cross-chain history

16 April 2026 at 22:30
BitTorrent Chain has upgraded the BTTC Bridge record page with dual views, richer filters and clearer tags so users can track incoming, outgoing and cross-chain flows faster. BitTorrent Chain has rolled out a functional upgrade to the BTTC Bridge transaction…

Ripple Tokenized Bond Pilot Begins in South Korea

16 April 2026 at 22:10
Ripple tokenized bond pilot with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea’s largest insurers, targets near real-time government bond settlement using Ripple Custody, replacing a process that currently takes two days to settle. Ripple tokenized bond pilot with Kyobo Life…

Bitcoin’s quantum fight pits Adam Back against coin-freeze proposal

16 April 2026 at 22:00
Bitcoin’s (BTC) long‑running debate over the quantum computing threat has flared again after Blockstream CEO Adam Back used Paris Blockchain Week to argue for optional, opt‑in upgrades instead of forcibly freezing old wallets. “Preparation is much safer than hasty responses…

BlockDAG goes live on BingX as $0.000000726 window tightens while BTC and DOT signal shifting market trends

16 April 2026 at 22:00
Bitcoin Cash and Polkadot show mixed trends, driving interest in early-stage projects like BlockDAG amid shifting market sentiment. Price action across major crypto names is starting to feel uneven again as traders reassess Bitcoin Cash price prediction and where range-bound…

SEC CLARITY Act Roundtable Opens in Washington Today

16 April 2026 at 21:40
The SEC CLARITY Act roundtable convened in Washington today, April 16, bringing regulators and industry together for a public discussion on digital asset market structure as the Senate Banking Committee targets a late-April markup of the most consequential crypto bill…

France plans crackdown as crypto kidnappings surge to one every 2.5 days

16 April 2026 at 21:28
France has logged 41 crypto-linked kidnappings in 2026, prompting Interior Ministry plans for tougher measures after the country became Europe’s hotspot for “wrench attacks.” French Interior Ministry representative Jean‑Didier Berger says France will introduce new measures “in the coming weeks”…

Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Drifts Near $75K on Profit-Taking

16 April 2026 at 20:57
Bitcoin price prediction turns cautious on Thursday as BTC hovers near $74,921, with profit-taking slowing a ceasefire-driven rally that pulled in $597.5 million in spot ETF inflows over two days. Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction points to consolidation Thursday as BTC…

Bitcoin eyes $76,800 ‘breakeven wall’ as macro tailwinds build

16 April 2026 at 20:30
Bitcoin hovers near $75k with on-chain data flagging $76,800 as key resistance, while Morgan Stanley’s cut‑price MSBT ETF pulls in $100m amid easing macro headwinds. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $75,000 as on-chain cost metrics cluster near $76,800, a level…

Why digital payments need a better infrastructure

16 April 2026 at 20:06
Crypto payment gateways gain traction as blockchain reshapes everyday transactions. The ability to perform online payments is often taken for granted, as fiat-based methods have essentially become a part of daily life. However, cryptocurrency point-of-sale gateways are once again beginning…

Binance launches $200k Genius trading contest for GENIUS token buyers

16 April 2026 at 20:00
Binance Alpha is launching a two-round Genius Foundation trading competition that will hand out roughly $200,000 in GENIUS tokens to 2,520 of the platform’s most aggressive buyers over the last two weeks of April. Binance is rolling out a Genius…

Gurhan Kiziloz’s Nexus International posts stellar 2025 run with $1.2 billion platform inflows 

16 April 2026 at 19:10
Nexus International turns $1.2B inflows into strong profits, defying growth-first gaming models. The ability of any business to process $1.2 billion in deposits demonstrates reach. Users trust the platform enough to move money onto it. What happens after that determines…

Retail punter flips $8.50 into $9,928 as Solana memecoin BELIEF surges

16 April 2026 at 19:00
A Solana (SOL) trader has turned just $8.50 into $9,928 by buying and staking the memecoin BELIEF, locking in a 1,169x return that underscores the ferocity of risk-taking on the network. On-chain tracker Lookonchain said the wallet, labeled “7Be6hv,” spent…

Solana-backed crypto PACs sharpen $8m attack on Ohio Senate race

16 April 2026 at 18:30
A Solana-backed super PAC is spending $8m to boost pro-crypto Jon Husted against Sherrod Brown, as crypto war chests like Fairshake and Fellowship reshape 2026 races. Sentinel Action Fund, a U.S. super PAC backed by the Solana Institute, will deploy…

Bitcoin liquidation cluster builds around $70.7k and $78k as leverage creeps back

16 April 2026 at 17:30
Coinglass flags $1.64b in BTC longs at risk below $70,721 and $1.25b in shorts above $78,068 as Bitcoin grinds in a tightly leveraged $70k–$78k range. According to Coinglass, if Bitcoin (BTC) falls below $70,721, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on…

Orbs launches DAO to hand protocol control and revenue to token holders

16 April 2026 at 17:00
Orbs is handing control of its Layer-3 trading protocol and multi-million dollar fee stream to a new DAO, betting seasonal on-chain governance can keep pace with volatile DeFi markets. Orbs has launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will shift…

Chainlink price approaches bullish SMA crossover as whales accumulate, will it breakout?

16 April 2026 at 16:34
Chainlink price has remained confined in the consolidation range between $8 and $10 since early February this year as market participants weigh broader macroeconomic uncertainty against the protocol’s growing fundamental utility. According to data from crypto.news, the Chainlink (LINK) price…

Sentinel Action Fund pledges $8M to support pro-crypto Jon Husted in Ohio Senate race

16 April 2026 at 15:00
A multi-million dollar influx from crypto-aligned donors is set to shape the 2026 Ohio Senate race as the Sentinel Action Fund commits $8 million to support Republican Senator Jon Husted. Sentinel Action Fund officials announced Wednesday that the super PAC,…

South Korea to trial tokenized bank deposits for government operational spending

16 April 2026 at 14:09
South Korea is moving toward a more transparent public ledger by testing tokenized deposits for day-to-day government spending in a new regulatory sandbox trial. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), the government has selected a pilot project…

6 crypto trends that could define 2026, from a team that’s seen every cycle since 2018

16 April 2026 at 14:00
SimpleSwap marks 8 years with 20 million swaps processed and near-perfect uptime record. SimpleSwap just turned eight. In an industry where 90–99% of projects never reach operational maturity, that number means something.  The company has processed over 20 million swaps…

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF secures $103 million in net inflows to outpace early market rivals

16 April 2026 at 13:40
Morgan Stanley’s newly launched spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has overtaken the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund in total net inflows just over a week after entering the market. Farside Investors data shows the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) pulled in $19.3 million…

CFTC probes “well-timed” oil traders involving Trump administration Iran announcements  

16 April 2026 at 13:20
US regulators are investigating whether private information about the Trump administration’s military strategy in Iran was used to profit from massive oil trades. Bloomberg reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining suspicious activity on the CME Group’s…

Can Bitcoin price reclaim $80K as ETF inflows rise amid U.S.-Iran ceasefire hopes?

16 April 2026 at 12:46
Bitcoin price held near $75,000 on Thursday, sustained by institutional inflows following increased peace hopes between the U.S. and Iran. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price rose past the $75,000 psychological resistance level several times this week but…

Nvidia CEO warns China’s “ghost datacenters” can rival U.S. AI power

16 April 2026 at 12:08
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China possesses the massive computing power and infrastructure necessary to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s high-level AI model, Claude Mythos. Speaking on the Dwarkesh Patel podcast on Wednesday, Huang dismissed the idea that…

World Liberty Financial investors revolt over four-year token lock-up proposal

16 April 2026 at 11:49
World Liberty Financial investors are pushing back against a controversial new governance plan that threatens to lock up their tokens for years or even indefinitely. According to the proposal posted to the platform’s governance forum on Wednesday, the Trump family-backed…

Nasdaq and S&P 500 reach record highs on optimism over U.S.-Iran peace talks

16 April 2026 at 11:20
Optimistic signs of a de-escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict pushed the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 to new record highs on Wednesday as Bitcoin moved toward the $75,000 mark. Yahoo Finance data shows the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.59% to…

New BitMEX proposal challenges BIP-361 with reactive “early warning” system

16 April 2026 at 10:50
BitMEX Research has proposed a conditional “canary fund” that would only trigger a network-wide freeze of older Bitcoin wallets if a quantum computer is proven to have successfully stolen funds. BitMEX Research published the alternative strategy on Thursday, arguing that…

Can Chainlink price break $10 as it clears a compressed SMA ribbon on the 4H chart?

16 April 2026 at 03:59
Chainlink price is at $9.32 on April 15, up 1.64% on the 4H session, after clearing all four SMAs simultaneously for the first time since the February decline, with the ribbon compressed into a $0.14 band before the breakout and…

Will Pi Network price recover to $0.20 as bearish MACD momentum exhausts at the support floor?

16 April 2026 at 03:30
Pi Network price is trading at $0.1672 on April 15, with the daily MACD histogram printing at exactly 0.0000 for the first time since the February all-time low, raising the question of whether the extended bearish phase that carried price…

Bitcoin breaks $75k on Gate as bulls eye key resistance

16 April 2026 at 00:49
Bitcoin stalls near $75,000 on Gate as traders test a familiar resistance band after bouncing from $68,000 support that has repeatedly defined this cycle’s downside line. Bitcoin (BTC) surged to $75,000 on Gate’s BTC/USDT market on April 15, marking another…

Paris Blockchain Week opens with privacy, composability and tokenized gold in focus

16 April 2026 at 00:37
Day one at Paris Blockchain Week turns into an institutional scouting mission for privacy, composability and gold‑backed tokenization plays in the heart of Paris. Day one of Paris Blockchain Week 2026 is underscoring a simple message from the buy‑side: if…

Allbirds stock rockets as shoe brand pivots to AI ‘neocloud’

16 April 2026 at 00:29
Allbirds stock explodes after the struggling shoe brand announces a $50M GPU‑fueled pivot into “NewBird AI,” sells its name for $39M, and rides the AI mania wave. Allbirds shares went vertical on Tuesday after the San Francisco‑based shoe maker said…

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire’s TIME 100 nod cements USDC’s mainstream clout

16 April 2026 at 00:20
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire lands on the 2026 TIME100 list as USDC’s compliant stablecoin rail goes mainstream with banks, fintechs and regulators worldwide. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has been named to the 2026 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential…

CLARITY Act Gridlock Grows as Republicans Fight Over FISA and Budget

16 April 2026 at 00:20
CLARITY Act gridlock is mounting on Capitol Hill as House Republicans remain split over FISA surveillance reauthorization and budget reconciliation, burning the limited legislative bandwidth that crypto’s most important bill in a generation needs before midterm politics consume the calendar…

Justin Sun slams Trump‑backed WLFI vote as ‘world tyranny’ in explosive new X post

16 April 2026 at 00:11
WLFI governance scandal sees Justin Sun accuse Trump‑backed World Liberty Financial of “world tyranny” over coercive token lockups and anonymous control. Justin Sun has accused World Liberty Financial’s WLFI governance of “world tyranny,” alleging that a new staking proposal weaponizes…

IRS 1099-DA Crypto Rules Land on Tax Day as 53 Million Claim New Exemptions

15 April 2026 at 23:55
IRS 1099-DA crypto reporting requirements take effect for the first time on Tax Day 2026, requiring every American who sold or traded digital assets in 2025 to account for those transactions, while Treasury reports 53 million filers already claimed new…

Eric Swalwell Resignation Ends a Career in Days

15 April 2026 at 23:35
Eric Swalwell resignation took effect April 15 as the California Democrat stepped down from his seven-term House seat, capping a political collapse that erased both his congressional career and his frontrunner status in the California governor’s race in under one…

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Tether adds 951 BTC to reserves as USDT ‘quasi-sovereign’ balance sheet swells

15 April 2026 at 23:08
USDT issuer Tether quietly turned its Bitcoin reserve wallet into a $7.2b war chest, built by funneling 15% of profits into BTC as USDT’s balance sheet goes quasi-sovereign. Tether has added another 951 BTC, worth roughly $70.47m, to its dedicated…

Bitget slashes latency as it leans into ‘universal exchange’ push

15 April 2026 at 22:20
Bitget rebuilt its core trading systems to cut order‑processing latency by up to 40%, a move it pitches as the technical backbone for its Universal Exchange strategy that blends crypto and TradFi under one account. Bitget has completed a major…

Kevin Warsh Crypto Bets Span 20+ Blockchain Firms

15 April 2026 at 22:15
Kevin Warsh crypto holdings in more than 20 blockchain companies are now public record after Trump’s Fed chair nominee filed a 69-page financial disclosure with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, with his Senate confirmation hearing set for April 21.…

ETH/BTC Ratio Hits Its Best Level Since January

15 April 2026 at 22:02
The ETH/BTC ratio climbed to 0.0313 on Wednesday, its strongest reading since January, as record Ethereum network activity and a $180 billion stablecoin milestone signal a potential shift in market momentum. The ETH/BTC ratio is making its clearest recovery move…

Leading crypto presales on every investor’s radar in April 2026: Big opportunities right now

15 April 2026 at 21:21
Projects like BlockchainFX are gainining traction as investors target early-stage crypto presales for potential upside during market uncertainty. Some months in crypto feel like noise, and some genuinely matter. April 2026 is the latter. The top crypto presales commanding serious…

Circle’s Allaire says no KRW stablecoin, but eyes South Korea expansion

15 April 2026 at 21:15
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire ruled out issuing a Korean won stablecoin for now, but called a privately led KRW token “essential” and said Circle will expand in South Korea once clear rules are in place. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has…

Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Rejected at $76K Again

15 April 2026 at 20:58
Bitcoin price prediction grows increasingly complex as BTC was turned away at $76,000 for the third consecutive time, sliding back toward $74,000 while a closely watched derivatives signal flashes what could be a major setup. Bitcoin price prediction turns increasingly…

Worldcoin gains 12% as leveraged bets rise, liquidity hints at possible pullback

15 April 2026 at 18:35
Worldcoin price jumped sharply over the past 24 hours, climbing nearly 12% and bringing the token back into focus after weeks of muted performance. According to data from crypto.news, Worldcoin (WLD) staged a strong intraday rebound but still trades significantly…

Aave price breaks out of bearish channel as bullish MACD crossover approaches

15 April 2026 at 18:07
Aave price has rallied over 7% this week amidst a surge in institutional interest and critical governance breakthroughs. Will it extend gains now that it has confirmed a bullish reversal pattern on charts? According to data from crypto.news, Aave (AAVE)…

Gurhan Kiziloz’s Nexus International converts $1.2 billion in platform inflows into $87 million profit

15 April 2026 at 18:00
Nexus International converts high betting volume into strong profitability through efficient operations. The online gaming industry measures itself in volume. Platforms compete to report the largest betting handles, the most deposits, and the highest user counts. These figures make for…

Stables and Mansa stitch together Asia’s missing stablecoin rails

15 April 2026 at 17:59
Stables partners with Mansa to add on‑demand liquidity and compliance‑first infrastructure to Asia’s fiat‑to‑USDT corridors, targeting the region’s 60% share of global stablecoin flows. Stablecoins have quietly become Asia’s preferred digital plumbing, with payments sent from the region now accounting…

Tokenization startup Brix raises $5.5M to bring ‘institutional’ EM yield on‑chain

15 April 2026 at 17:50
Brix raises $5.5M to tokenize emerging‑market credit strategies on MegaETH, targeting “institutional‑grade” yield products that trade like altcoins with added credit risk. Brix, a tokenization startup focused on emerging markets, has raised $5.5 million to bring what it calls “institutional‑grade”…

White House study undercuts bank lobby as CLARITY Act yield fight intensifies

15 April 2026 at 17:44
White House says banning stablecoin yields barely helps banks but hurts consumers, reshaping the CLARITY Act fight over interest‑bearing “digital cash.” A new White House study has concluded that prohibiting yield on stablecoins would do little to protect U.S. bank…

Top 8 free AI trading bots for crypto and stocks (2026 beginner’s guide)

15 April 2026 at 17:00
AI trading bots gain momentum as investors seek consistency in fast-moving crypto and stock markets. Whether it’s the stock market or cryptocurrency, one thing remains the same: Markets move fast. Price volatility, breaking news, and shifting sentiment create endless opportunities,…

Ethereum ETFs hit 4-day inflow streak, will ETH break above $2,400?

15 April 2026 at 15:01
U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded their fourth straight day of inflows on Tuesday as Ethereum touched $2,400 for the first time since February. According to data from SoSoValue, the ten spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $53.03 million in net inflows…

Ripple and Kyobo Life partner to modernize bond markets in South Korea

15 April 2026 at 13:16
South Korean insurance giant Kyobo Life is moving to modernize its fixed-income operations through a new partnership with Ripple to tokenize government bonds. According to a company statement released Wednesday, the collaboration focuses on integrating Ripple Custody to manage the…

New malware scam targets crypto users through Obsidian notes app

15 April 2026 at 13:00
A new social engineering scheme is leveraging the Obsidian note-taking app to deploy stealthy malware targeting cryptocurrency and finance professionals. Elastic Security Labs released a report Tuesday detailing how attackers use “elaborate social engineering on LinkedIn and Telegram” to bypass…

X integrates live trading and smart cashtags in “everything app” push

15 April 2026 at 12:30
X is transforming its interface into a financial dashboard with the launch of “smart cashtags” for iPhone users in the US and Canada. According to an announcement from X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, the feature allows users to select…

XRP’s price shows clear short-term volatility: A look at how XRP investors can earn more than $5,000 daily

15 April 2026 at 12:12
XRP volatility drives demand for alternative income models like cloud-based crypto platforms. With increased volatility in the cryptocurrency market recently, the price of XRP has shown clear range-bound fluctuations. As market sentiment continues to shift, more and more investors are…

Zerion hit by AI-enabled social engineering as North Korean hackers target human layer

15 April 2026 at 11:55
North Korean hackers are increasingly bypassing high-tech security barriers by weaponizing artificial intelligence to manipulate the employees behind the code. Zerion, a popular crypto wallet provider, confirmed on Wednesday that a long-term social engineering campaign linked to the DPRK successfully…

Kraken co-CEO confirms confidential IPO filing at global economy summit

15 April 2026 at 11:30
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi confirmed on Tuesday that the cryptocurrency exchange has moved forward with a confidential filing for an initial public offering in the United States. Semafor reported from the World Economy 2026 conference that Sethi verified the filing…

Kevin Warsh discloses crypto and AI investments ahead of Senate Fed hearing

15 April 2026 at 11:00
Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh disclosed a diverse portfolio of private technology investments, including stakes in artificial intelligence and digital assets, as he prepares for a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing. According to a filing with the U.S. Office of Government…

Will XRP price break above the symmetrical triangle as the daily MACD turns bullish?

15 April 2026 at 04:00
XRP price is at $1.3575 on April 14, down 1.32% on the session, as a symmetrical triangle converges toward its apex on the daily chart. A daily MACD bullish crossover has printed simultaneously, with the histogram turning positive for the…

Will Solana price break out of its symmetrical triangle as a daily MACD crossover confirms?

15 April 2026 at 03:00
Solana price is at $83.37 on April 14, down 3.63% on the session, as a symmetrical triangle formed on the daily chart over the past two months continues to compress price action toward its apex. A daily MACD bullish crossover…

ETH liquidation wall looms as $2,451 level threatens $1.47b in short positions

15 April 2026 at 01:07
Ethereum is edging toward a high‑risk liquidation zone where a clean break above $2,451 would put an estimated $1.473 billion of short positions at risk across major centralized exchanges, according to derivatives tracker Coinglass. Ethereum is edging toward a high‑risk…

Fed’s Goolsbee warns rate cuts may be delayed until 2027 on Iran war oil shock

15 April 2026 at 00:42
Austan Goolsbee has warned the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest rates on hold until 2027 if the Iran war keeps oil prices high and inflation stuck above target. Austan Goolsbee has warned the Federal Reserve may need to…

Nasdaq extends winning streak to 10 sessions as tech leads Wall Street higher

15 April 2026 at 00:29
U.S. equities closed sharply higher on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite climbing 1.96% and locking in gains for 10 consecutive trading days, underscoring renewed risk appetite in big‑cap technology. The S&P 500 added 1.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

PI Network’s Protocol 23 Could Unlock Wall Street Recognition

15 April 2026 at 00:00
The PI network is heading toward its most consequential technical upgrade yet as Protocol 23 prepares to go live on May 18, bringing smart contracts, real-world asset tokenization, and AI App Studio integration that analysts say could shift how institutional…

ECB’s Lane says persistent inflation could still force rate hikes

14 April 2026 at 23:10
ECB chief economist Philip Lane warned the central bank could still raise interest rates if inflation’s impact lasts longer than expected, keeping tightening risks alive even after March’s pause. European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane has warned that interest…

Stablecoin News: JPMorgan CFO Calls Yield Products Regulatory Arbitrage

14 April 2026 at 23:00
The stablecoin news out of JPMorgan’s Q1 2026 earnings call Tuesday landed directly in the middle of the CLARITY Act negotiations when CFO Jeremy Barnum warned that yield-bearing stablecoins risk becoming a tool for regulatory arbitrage unless they are held…

Ethereum open interest jumps 11.6% as leverage piles into ETH

14 April 2026 at 22:36
ETH derivatives open interest jumps 11.59% in 24 hours to $34.165B, with Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX carrying most of the leverage as traders pile into Ethereum. Ethereum’s derivatives market has lit up again, with total ETH contract open interest…

CoW Swap users warned after Blockaid flags COW.FI frontend attack

14 April 2026 at 21:35
Blockaid flags CoW Swap’s cow.fi frontend as malicious, urging users to revoke token approvals and avoid the dApp amid a broader wave of DeFi interface attacks. Blockchain security firm Blockaid has warned that CoW Swap’s primary website COW.FI has been…

Crypto Regulation: White House Says CLARITY Act Is Very Close

14 April 2026 at 21:25
The crypto regulation standoff over the CLARITY Act shifted Monday when White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt told an interviewer that negotiations have cleared most remaining obstacles and that he is confident the final issues can be resolved, saying “we’re…

The latest trends & technologies in crypto crime | Opinion

14 April 2026 at 21:15
This is an interview with Jonathan Levin, the co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, a leading blockchain data platform used by over 1,500  government agencies and financial institutions to track cryptocurrency transactions and combat illicit activity conducted by Selva Ozelli exclusively for crypto.news. Jonathan Levin officially assumed…

CLARITY Act: 14 Working Days Left Before the Window Closes

14 April 2026 at 20:50
The CLARITY Act entered what analysts are calling a do-or-die window Tuesday as the Senate returned from Easter recess with roughly 14 working days before midterm politics consume the calendar and the biggest piece of US crypto legislation in history…

XRP taps 44 million Rakuten users as Japan loyalty points turn into crypto

14 April 2026 at 20:14
Japanese crypto platform Rakuten Wallet has added XRP (XRP) as a listed asset and payment method, giving the token direct access to roughly 44 million Rakuten Pay users across Japan. According to Coin Bureau on X, “Users can now buy…

Stablecoin payments in the U.S. could soon be tax-free under PARITY Act

14 April 2026 at 19:11
Revised PARITY Act would exempt everyday regulated stablecoin payments from capital gains, aligning them with cash-like transactions in the U.S. tax code. Under a new draft of the Digital Asset PARITY Act in Washington, gains on everyday payments made with…

Deutsche Börse’s $200M Kraken bet underscores TradFi’s crypto ambitions

14 April 2026 at 19:03
Deutsche Börse’s $200M stake in Kraken signals deepening TradFi consolidation around regulated crypto exchanges and accelerates Wall Street’s migration into digital asset infrastructure. Deutsche Börse, the German stock exchange operator behind Xetra and Eurex, has taken a $200 million stake…

Binance Wallet perps debut as on-chain BNB flows and Binance Life whale moves draw scrutiny

14 April 2026 at 18:46
Binance’s on‑chain perps launch collides with big BNB and Binance Life outflows. Binance Wallet has rolled out perpetual futures trading on its app and web interface, tying the launch to an “exclusive Alpha Task Points campaign” that rewards users who…

Tether launches self-custody “tether.wallet” for USDT, gold and Bitcoin

14 April 2026 at 18:33
Tether’s new self-custody tether.wallet puts USDT rails directly in users’ hands, blending stablecoin plumbing with a consumer payments app. Tether has launched tether.wallet, a self-custody digital wallet that connects users directly to the company’s global payments and settlement infrastructure, extending…

Gate Ventures flags cautious crypto rebound as Tether, Paxos and Binance push infrastructure

14 April 2026 at 18:24
Crypto is trying to shake off “extreme fear” just as Hong Kong’s HKDAP stablecoin, Tether’s new wallet and big Binance-linked flows redraw the market’s risk map. Macro easing lifts BTC and ETH, but fear lingers Temporary easing of macro risks…

Tokenized commodities market surges past $7B as RWAs go mainstream

14 April 2026 at 18:18
Tokenized commodities and equities now top $7b as gold-backed tokens lead a 600% RWA surge into live, onchain collateral. Bitfinex flags 600% surge in tokenized commodities The market for tokenized commodities has surged to roughly $7 billion, rising nearly 600%…

Nexo Becomes the official digital asset partner of Argentina’s national football team in LATAM

14 April 2026 at 17:00
Nexo partners with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, reinforcing the company’s expansion in South America. Nexo, the digital assets wealth platform, has announced a partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), becoming the…

Here’s why Chainlink price is a coiled spring poised for a breakout

14 April 2026 at 16:33
Chainlink price is forming a major bullish reversal pattern that could ultimately lead to a potential surge to $12 over the coming weeks. According to data from crypto.news, Chainlink (LINK) price rallied nearly 8% to $9.40 on Tuesday, locking in…

Brutal simplicity: Gurhan Kiziloz built a $1.2 billion revenue company without venture capital 

14 April 2026 at 16:19
Gurhan Kiziloz credits Nexus International’s $1.2B growth to “brutal simplicity” strategy. Gurhan Kiziloz attributes Nexus International‘s growth to $1.2 billion in annual revenue to what he terms brutal simplicity in management and operations. The Turkish-British entrepreneur maintains 100% ownership of…

Ethereum price breaks out from multi-year descending channel, eyes upside to $3,400

14 April 2026 at 15:16
Ethereum price rose over 9% on Tuesday amid a broader market rally fueled by renewed hopes of a more stable U.S.-Iran ceasefire soon.  According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose 9.2% to a 10-week high of $2,393 on…

Senhwa Biosciences inks up to $16M funding deal with GEM to boost AI drug discovery

14 April 2026 at 13:57
Senhwa Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Taiwan, has entered a partnership with a global investment group to accelerate its artificial intelligence-related drug development. According to an April 14 report, Senhwa Biosciences has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

BlockchainFX final presale stage offers 50% bonus: Leading crypto presale to buy now as BNB trades around $600

14 April 2026 at 13:52
BNB holds steady as BlockchainFX presale draws attention from early-stage investors. Timing is everything in crypto, and right now, two names are making serious noise — BNB holding steady around $600, and BlockchainFX (BFX) sitting at just $0.035 in what…

Nigel Farage faces potential FCA probe over links to Bitcoin treasury firm

14 April 2026 at 13:02
Nigel Farage is facing calls for a formal regulatory probe into his financial involvement with the cryptocurrency firm Stack BTC following his appearance in the company’s promotional content. The Liberal Democrats sent a letter to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…

Senator Tillis eyes “crypto-palooza” to break stalemate over stablecoin yield regulations

14 April 2026 at 11:54
A bipartisan effort to bridge the divide between Wall Street and the digital asset industry could see a breakthrough as early as this week. Politico reports that Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is preparing to unveil a draft agreement aimed at…

White House adviser confirms stablecoin yield deal as Clarity Act nears Senate markup

14 April 2026 at 11:03
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is gaining fresh momentum in the U.S. Senate as negotiators work to solidify a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin regulations. Patrick Witt, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, told…

U.S. DOJ opens $40 million compensation fund for OneCoin fraud victims

14 April 2026 at 10:38
Victims of the multi-billion-dollar OneCoin fraud can now apply for reimbursement through a federal compensation program funded by seized assets. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that over $40 million in forfeited funds has been set aside for investors…

ABA warns interest-bearing stablecoins could trigger $6.6 trillion in bank deposit flight

14 April 2026 at 10:28
The American Bankers Association has warned that allowing stablecoins to offer interest could trigger a massive exodus of deposits from the traditional banking system. The American Bankers Association (ABA) issued this warning on Monday, countering a recent White House research…

South Korea penalizes Coinone with a $3.5M fine for AML lapses

14 April 2026 at 09:37
South Korean financial regulators have issued a multi-billion won fine and a three-month business suspension against Coinone following a probe into systemic anti-money laundering failures. The Korea Times, Chosun, and Yonhap News reported on Monday that the Financial Intelligence Unit…

Will Ethereum price recover to $2,440 as it bounces off a multiyear support trendline?

14 April 2026 at 05:00
Ethereum is trading at $2,255.04 in April 2026, up 7.09% on the monthly chart, after the $2,017.09 monthly low tested and held the ascending support trendline connecting Ethereum’s major lows since 2019. The monthly MACD histogram has turned positive at…

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