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Bitwise Launches AVAX ETF with Built-In Staking at 5.4% Yield
Bitwise Launches AVAX ETF with Built-In Staking at 5.4% Yield

Bitwise's new Avalanche ETF (BAVA) stakes 70% of holdings for ~5.4% yield. Fund debuts on NYSE at $25.50 with fees waived on first $500M for 30 days. (Read More)

Justin Sun blasts Trump-linked WLFI's 'absurd' governance vote, escalating feud
Justin Sun blasts Trump-linked WLFI's 'absurd' governance vote, escalating feud

The Tron founder claimed that dissenters would face token lockups and exclusion from voting, while the project said the proposal aims to align all participants for the long-run.

Take It Down Act Claims Its First Conviction
Take It Down Act Claims Its First Conviction

The Take It Down Act has secured its first federal conviction, with an Ohio man pleading guilty to using more than 100 AI models to create and distribute nonconsensual deepfakes of women and children, putting the first real enforcement stamp…

Don’t Celebrate Bitcoin Price Above $70,000, Analyst Says It’s “Very, Very Bad”
Don’t Celebrate Bitcoin Price Above $70,000, Analyst Says It’s “Very, Very Bad”

Crypto market analyst Marmot has sounded the alarm on the latest Bitcoin price surge, warning that the cryptocurrency’s rally above $70,000 is a “very, very bad” signal. He argues that Bitcoin has not flipped into bullish territory, urging investors and traders not to mistake the recent rebound as a sign of sustained recovery. Based on his...

Crypto PAC Fellowship discloses $11M from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital
Crypto PAC Fellowship discloses $11M from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital

The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tether US CEO Bo Hines.

Crypto.com Signs High Roller Deal and UFC Partnership in Dual Expansion Move
Crypto.com Signs High Roller Deal and UFC Partnership in Dual Expansion Move

These developments show how the exchange is linking digital assets with regulated trading systems and large-scale entertainment platforms.

Bitcoin Could Rally Toward $78,000—Then Fall To New Lows In Q2, Top Analyst Predicts
Bitcoin Could Rally Toward $78,000—Then Fall To New Lows In Q2, Top Analyst Predicts

Bitcoin (BTC) is pressing up against a major decision point after failing to break above the $76,000 resistance level. Following consecutive rejections in that area, the cryptocurrency has shifted into consolidation once again. Bitcoin Set For A ‘Final Push’ One of the latest bullish takes came on Wednesday from market analyst Ted Pillows, who...

Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed Casino Operator High Roller to Launch US Prediction Market Contracts
Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed Casino Operator High Roller to Launch US Prediction Market Contracts

Crypto.com has signed a definitive agreement with NYSE-listed online casino operator High Roller Technologies to offer prediction market contracts in the United States, adding another major entrant to a sector that has drawn both explosive growth and escalating legal challenges in recent months. Key Takeaways: High Roller Technologies (NYSE: ROLR)...

OpenAI’s Internal Memo Attacks Anthropic Over Revenue
OpenAI’s Internal Memo Attacks Anthropic Over Revenue

OpenAI circulated an internal memo this week directly attacking rival Anthropic, accusing it of inflating its $30 billion revenue figure by roughly $8 billion as Claude’s grip on enterprise AI becomes increasingly hard for the company to dismiss. OpenAI’s chief…

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XRP Signals Breakout Setup, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Crosses 1 Trillion Threshold, Ethereum Outpaces Bitcoin — U.Today Crypto Digest

Crypto news digest: XRP whales accumulate 20 million coins; SHIB just crossed one trillion threshold; Ethereum outpaces Bitcoin.

Cardano’s Midnight Has A Big 180 Days Ahead, Hoskinson Says
Cardano’s Midnight Has A Big 180 Days Ahead, Hoskinson Says

Charles Hoskinson used his latest livestream on April 14 to sketch out what he described as the next 90 to 180 days for Midnight, framing the privacy-focused network as one of the most important initiatives now taking shape around Cardano. According to Hoskinson, Midnight’s token launched in December and has already reached what he called […]

Here’s what happened in crypto today
Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Jensen Huang: Nvidia’s role in transforming electrons to tokens, the exponential growth of AI agents, and overcoming semiconductor supply chain bottlenecks | Dwarkesh
Jensen Huang: Nvidia’s role in transforming electrons to tokens, the exponential growth of AI agents, and overcoming semiconductor supply chain bottlenecks | Dwarkesh

Nvidia's strategic maneuvers in AI chip supply chains are reshaping the future of computing technology. The post Jensen Huang: Nvidia’s role in transforming electrons to tokens, the exponential growth of AI agents, and overcoming semiconductor supply chain bottlenecks | Dwarkesh appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

CoreWeave CRWV Lands $6B Jane Street Deal as AI Compute Demand Surges
CoreWeave CRWV Lands $6B Jane Street Deal as AI Compute Demand Surges

CoreWeave secures $6 billion agreement with Jane Street for AI computing infrastructure, plus $1 billion equity investment at $109 per share. (Read More)

Bitcoin traders cash out 63K BTC profit as price rallied above $76K: Will the market rebound?
Bitcoin traders cash out 63K BTC profit as price rallied above $76K: Will the market rebound?

Short-term Bitcoin traders took profit on 63,000 BTC over the past 24-hours. Will profit-taking continue to stall the rally?

Bitnomial launches Injective futures in US, with eyes on ETF eligibility
Bitnomial launches Injective futures in US, with eyes on ETF eligibility

The contracts mark Injective’s first entry into US-regulated derivatives markets and could help support a spot ETF following a filing from Canary Capital.

AI Agents Hit $2.9B ARR as Trust Gap Emerges in Autonomous Systems
AI Agents Hit $2.9B ARR as Trust Gap Emerges in Autonomous Systems

Cursor, Harvey, and other AI agents are generating billions, but verifiable compute infrastructure remains the missing piece for high-stakes autonomous decisions. (Read More)

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

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…

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Mow: Strategy's Purchasing Price to Be New BTC Floor

Corporate whale Strategy Inc.'s $75,577 average purchase price will serve as the new permanent price floor for Bitcoin, according to the prominent analyst..

Kalshi to create ‘portal for parents‘ on prediction markets: Report
Kalshi to create ‘portal for parents‘ on prediction markets: Report

CEO Tarek Mansour said in an interview that Kalshi would prevent kids from using a parent’s ID to skirt its age restrictions by launching a parent portal and AI verification.

U.S. stocks hit fresh records as tech rally lifts S&P 500, Nasdaq
U.S. stocks hit fresh records as tech rally lifts S&P 500, Nasdaq

Wall Street closed with S&P 500 and Nasdaq at fresh records as Tesla and Apple led a powerful tech rally while the Dow slipped. U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finishing at record levels…

Xi Denies Arming Iran in Trump Letter Exchange
Xi Denies Arming Iran in Trump Letter Exchange

President Trump disclosed Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged letters over China’s alleged weapons transfers to Iran, with Xi denying the claim in writing and Trump calling it a positive step ahead of their May summit. President…

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

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…

Big SHIB Army Win: Japan Allows SHIB For Daily Use
Big SHIB Army Win: Japan Allows SHIB For Daily Use

Japan’s Financial Services Agency, one of the strictest globally, approved Shiba Inu as an every-day payment method. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

Bitcoin Miners Are Choosing To Hold At $74K: Changing The Supply Picture
Bitcoin Miners Are Choosing To Hold At $74K: Changing The Supply Picture

Bitcoin is consolidating around the $74,000 level after a stretch of bullish price action that has brought buyers back into the market and renewed optimism around a broader recovery. While price momentum remains the focus for most traders, an important structural development is quietly unfolding on the supply side — one that could play a...

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

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…

Virginia Enacts Crypto Unclaimed Property Law Requiring In-Kind Transfer to State
Virginia Enacts Crypto Unclaimed Property Law Requiring In-Kind Transfer to State

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill 798 into law April 13, 2026, requiring crypto exchanges and custodians to transfer dormant digital assets to the state in their native token form rather than converting them to cash. Key Takeaways: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed HB 798 on April 13, 2026, requiring exchanges to transfer...

CLARITY Act Gridlock Grows as Republicans Fight Over FISA and Budget
CLARITY Act Gridlock Grows as Republicans Fight Over FISA and Budget

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…

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

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…

Emil Michael: AI enhances military precision through improved threat detection, the Maven Smart System revolutionizes decision-making, and Palantir’s orchestration layer is crucial for data-driven operations | Big Technology
Emil Michael: AI enhances military precision through improved threat detection, the Maven Smart System revolutionizes decision-making, and Palantir’s orchestration layer is crucial for data-driven operations | Big Technology

AI's integration in military operations is revolutionizing decision-making and reshaping modern warfare strategies. The post Emil Michael: AI enhances military precision through improved threat detection, the Maven Smart System revolutionizes decision-making, and Palantir’s orchestration layer is crucial for data-driven operations | Big Technology...

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

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…

Bitwise debuts Avalanche ETP offering AVAX exposure and yield
Bitwise debuts Avalanche ETP offering AVAX exposure and yield

The product is designed to generate yield by participating in network validation, adding an income component to passive exposure.

Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 as Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet
Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 as Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 as Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet Bitcoin price jumped past $75,000 on Wednesday as traders recalibrated what the asset represents in the wake of the Iran conflict and an unusually stretched derivatives market. This post Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 as Iran War...

Justin Sun Slams World Liberty Financial’s Latest Proposal, Calls It ‘World Tyranny’
Justin Sun Slams World Liberty Financial’s Latest Proposal, Calls It ‘World Tyranny’

World Liberty Financial (WLFI)—the crypto project linked to the Trump family—is drawing renewed backlash after advancing a proposal that would keep some early investors’ WLFI tokens locked and unusable for trading for an extended period. The situation has also triggered strong condemnation from Tron founder Justin Sun, who took to X (formerly...

Musk’s X Introduces Cashtags with Real-Time Market Data for Crypto
Musk’s X Introduces Cashtags with Real-Time Market Data for Crypto

Canadian users can already place orders directly from Cashtags through a pilot integration with Wealthsimple.

BlackRock Is Buying Up Bitcoin & Ethereum Again, And The Numbers Are Staggering
BlackRock Is Buying Up Bitcoin & Ethereum Again, And The Numbers Are Staggering

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) once again, as institutional demand for crypto-based Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) ramps up. The move comes despite ongoing market volatility and heightened bearish sentiment, highlighting how institutional appetite for crypto exposure remains firm even...

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

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…

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Pakistan Ends Seven-Year Crypto Banking Ban but Bars Trading by Banks

Pakistan has ended a seven-year ban that blocked banks from servicing crypto businesses, opening the door for regulated access to a market that already counts tens of millions of local traders. The move sets clear limits: banks can support licensed crypto providers but cannot trade, invest in or hold digital assets themselves. Singapore Summit:...

Tether moves $70M in Bitcoin to reserve wallet as holdings top 97,000 BTC
Tether moves $70M in Bitcoin to reserve wallet as holdings top 97,000 BTC

Tether moved 951 BTC worth about $70 million to reserves, extending its long term Bitcoin accumulation strategy backing USDT. The post Tether moves $70M in Bitcoin to reserve wallet as holdings top 97,000 BTC appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crypto's new $11 million PAC booked millions in ads with firm started by Tether US CEO
Crypto's new $11 million PAC booked millions in ads with firm started by Tether US CEO

While Tether has been closely associated with the emerging political action committee, the opening funding came from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital.

Michael Saylor: Bitcoin’s price is set to rise amid decreasing supply, Goldman Sachs’ ETF entry signals a shift, and Ethereum’s performance reflects market risk appetite | The Wolf Of All Streets
Michael Saylor: Bitcoin’s price is set to rise amid decreasing supply, Goldman Sachs’ ETF entry signals a shift, and Ethereum’s performance reflects market risk appetite | The Wolf Of All Streets

Goldman Sachs' Bitcoin ETF launch signals a major shift in institutional acceptance of crypto investments. The post Michael Saylor: Bitcoin’s price is set to rise amid decreasing supply, Goldman Sachs’ ETF entry signals a shift, and Ethereum’s performance reflects market risk appetite | The Wolf Of All Streets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crypto ETFs See Broad Inflows Led by $412 Million Bitcoin Surge
Crypto ETFs See Broad Inflows Led by $412 Million Bitcoin Surge

Crypto ETFs staged a powerful rebound on Tuesday, with strong inflows across all major assets. Bitcoin led the charge, while ether, XRP, and solana all posted gains in a rare all-green session. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs drew $411.5 million, led by Blackrock IBIT, signaling a strong market-wide rebound. Ether ETFs added $53.03 million with...

Eric Swalwell Resignation Ends a Career in Days
Eric Swalwell Resignation Ends a Career in Days

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…

CoreWeave signs $6B deal with Jane Street to provide AI compute power
CoreWeave signs $6B deal with Jane Street to provide AI compute power

Jane Street said it needs GPU-based computing power to keep its trading and research operations competitive amid growing adoption of AI.

Clarity Act Almost Here: Ripple CEO Says “We’re There”
Clarity Act Almost Here: Ripple CEO Says “We’re There”

Brad Garlinghouse just openly admitted that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is close to the finish line. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

Pakistan ends 8-year bank ban on crypto dealings
Pakistan ends 8-year bank ban on crypto dealings

Pakistan has lifted an 8-year ban on banks dealing in cryptocurrencies, thereby allowing financial institutions to open and maintain accounts … Continue reading The post Pakistan ends 8-year bank ban on crypto dealings appeared first on Finbold.

Legal & General Puts £50B in Liquidity Funds on Blockchain via Calastone
Legal & General Puts £50B in Liquidity Funds on Blockchain via Calastone

UK asset manager L & G tokenizes £50 billion in money market funds through Calastone's network, joining BlackRock and Franklin Templeton in the expanding tokenized treasury market. (Read More)

UK asset manager puts $68 billion of funds on-chain via Calastone token network
UK asset manager puts $68 billion of funds on-chain via Calastone token network

Legal & General Asset Management brings decades-old money market funds onto blockchain rails to expand access and enable faster settlement.

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Ripple Tests Out XRP Cashtag

Ripple is flexing its massive social media muscle to test drive X's highly anticipated financial overhaul.

Kalshi broadens 24/7 commodities offering with new agriculture, metals, and energy markets
Kalshi broadens 24/7 commodities offering with new agriculture, metals, and energy markets

Kalshi launched a commodities hub with new energy, metals and agriculture contracts as volatility lifts demand for 24/7 macro trading. The post Kalshi broadens 24/7 commodities offering with new agriculture, metals, and energy markets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.