While BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF currently reigns as the liquidity king of crypto, Morgan Stanley’s MSBT will leverage a market-low 0.14% fee and $7 trillion wealth management engine to possibly challenge that dominance.
Iran plans to collect cryptocurrency and other digital payments as transit fees from fully loaded oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, said the report.
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) joined Internet Computer (ICP) as a top performer, climbing 8.9% from Tuesday.
White House economists have pushed back against claims that stablecoin rewards could damage the traditional banking system. A new report from the Council of Economic Advisers says banning stablecoin yields would have only a minimal impact on bank lending, suggesting fears from banking groups may be overstated. Stablecoin Rewards Unlikely to Drain Bank Deposits According …
Researchers are advancing post-quantum protections even as current hardware remains far from breaking crypto systems
Leading tokenization firm Securitize was recently named as the first digital transfer agent in the NYSE’s onchain securities initiative.
After more than 15 years and countless investigations, the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains unknown. Now the New York Times thinks it has the answer, and the man they are pointing at is British cryptographer Adam Back. Well, Adam Back has publicly denied claims saying he is not Satoshi and that similarities in early research …
Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 on Wednesday after news that the United States and Iran had agreed to a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. According to CryptoSlate's data, the top crypto rose 5% to a peak of $72,734 before retracing to $71,477 as of press time. Data from CryptoQuant showed […]
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While BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF currently reigns as the liquidity king of crypto, Morgan Stanley’s MSBT will leverage a market-low 0.14% fee and $7 trillion wealth management engine to possibly challenge that dominance.
Render is emerging as one of the strongest performers in today’s crypto rally, surging over 10% to trade near $2.07, as bullish momentum spreads across the broader market. The move is being driven by a combination of macro tailwinds and project-specific catalysts. With Bitcoin pushing higher and liquidity rotating into high-growth narratives, AI-focused tokens like …
The Financial Services Commission said inconsistent exemption rules created loopholes that allowed funds to move quickly with minimal account history.
White House economists say stablecoin rewards are unlikely to materially weaken bank lending, countering warnings of trillion-dollar outflows.
White House economists say banning stablecoin yield would add little to bank lending while imposing significant costs on users.
The long-stalled push to define how the U.S. regulates crypto markets is moving back into focus, with lawmakers hinting that behind-the-scenes coordination between the House and Senate is still very much alive. In a conversation with journalist Eleanor Terrett, House Financial Services Chairman French Hill struck a pragmatic tone on the outlook for the “Clarity” …
The Bitcoin price has reclaimed the key $71,000 resistance, while the Ethereum price is pushing toward $2,250, signaling renewed strength across the crypto market. The rally comes as a two-week US–Iran ceasefire sparked a risk-on shift, with crude oil dropping 5–6% and over $130 billion flowing back into crypto, boosting investor confidence. Altcoins have followed, …
Markets are ripping on a surprise Trump-announced ceasefire, while Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF goes live today.
Bitcoin climbed back above $71,000 after news of a conditional U.S.–Iran ceasefire tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Bitcoin Bounces Back… For Now According to today’s QCP Market Colour, after the announcement of the ceasefire risk assets rallied, equities rose and oil cooled into the low-$90s. However, the report warns that all of this looks more like a temporary pause than a lasting resolution. Let’s not forget that, according to President Donald Trump himself, the ceasefire hinges on how Iran handles the Strait of Hormuz in the weeks ahead. ???? President Donald J. Trump makes a statement on Iran: pic.twitter.com/9mqTayL0Q3 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 7, 2026 The energy infrastructure attacks in Saudi Arabia show how fragile the de-escalation remains. Related Reading: Binance Deploys PRER Volatility Shield — Here’s How New Price Bands Could Hit Your Orders This rebound is supported by risk repricing, not conviction. According to the market colour, the macro picture remains uneven. U.S. payrolls rebounded, but softer labor data keeps the Fed juggling growth concerns and energy-driven inflation. The upcoming inflation report (CPI) due this week may determine if Bitcoin’s move back above $71,000 is sustainable or just a short‑lived bounce. Options data from QCP shows compressed front-end vols, but downside skew remains bid. Hedge demand is still strong. Notable call interest sits between $75K–$85K, while support lies around $60K–$65K, making $74K a key breakout level. Exchange Netflow Shows Why Bitcoin Is Still Defensive Despite the price bounce, on-chain data from CryptoQuant shows exchange reserves remain high, suggesting cautious sentiment rather than full accumulation. The report of Novaque Research from CryptoQuant explains that Binance is currently holding about 637.6K BTC in reserves, while Coinbase Advanced holds roughly 866.6K BTC. Both are still tracking well below their levels from earlier in 2025. Bitcoin exchange reserve on Coinbase. Source: CryptoQuant. The split between exchanges matters, according to the report. Coinbase is more closely tied to US institutional flows, whereas Binance better reflects global crypto‑native liquidity. Coinbase’s reserves have stayed tight and mostly sideways after a long downtrend, hinting that bigger players are not eager to bring coins back on‑exchange to sell. Binance’s balances have rebounded more visibly, but they still sit below previous highs and under the 50‑day average. Bitcoin exchange reserve on Binance. Source: CryptoQuant. These signals suggest positioning is cautious rather than capitulatory: holders are wary, but they are not behaving as if they must dump Bitcoin at any price. Exchange netflow supports that view, CryptoQuant believes. Overall exchange netflow is slightly negative at around -289.6 BTC, and since February there has been a consistent tilt toward outflows, only occasionally punctuated by sharp deposit spikes. In a genuine internal market break, the analysis explains, you would typically see persistent positive netflows as investors move coins onto platforms to sell into weakness. Instead, the data still shows Bitcoin being pulled off exchanges on many sessions. Bitcoin exchange netflow on all exchanges. Source: CryptoQuant. This does not automatically imply a bullish outcome, but it does highlight that Bitcoin continues to be supported by a holder base more inclined to remove supply than to keep recycling it back into the market. Related Reading: Crypto Trust Crisis — The “Kim Jong‑Un Test” Is Exposing Secret North Korean Moles Summing Up Bitcoin’s defensive setup mirrors institutional hesitation. Traders may be waiting for a clear macro or volatility shift before committing fresh capital. The short-term rally hinges on headlines, not fundamentals. Unless the ceasefire holds and inflation softens, Bitcoin could struggle to break $74K convincingly. For traders, this means tight ranges and tactical plays, not full-risk exposure, at least until the next macro signal. Bitcoin bounced back and reclaimed $72k earlier today. At the moment of writing, BTC trades for the low $71ks on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview. Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSD chart from Tradingview.
Stablecoin yield bans offer negligible bank lending boosts, risking consumer benefits and highlighting the need for balanced financial regulation.
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A ton of BTC was recently traded below $70,000 in a sign of strong dip demand.
The draft proposal from South Korea’s ruling party reportedly bars stablecoin interest and calls for technical standards to ensure interoperability across blockchain networks.
The proposal builds on Ethereum's EIP-4844, which introduced blobs for more efficient data availability, and aims to support Layer 1 scaling.
Every crypto cycle has its moment of wild predictions. For XRP, that moment seems to be back. This time, the number doing the rounds isn’t $5 or even $100. It’s $1,700, and according to some corners of the internet, it could happen in just three months. “There’s No Scenario For This” Not everyone is convinced. …
Cardano is stepping into a transition phase as its development arm, Input Output Global (IOG), reshapes its roadmap. The network is moving away from multiple parallel initiatives and concentrating efforts on fewer, more advanced frameworks. Acropolis and Tiered Pricing Dropped IOG has confirmed that the Acropolis project will be discontinued in April 2026. The project, …
Thailand’s SEC proposes tightening funding rules for cryptocurrency companies to include anyone backing major shareholders, directly or indirectly.
Pi Network is entering a crucial phase this month, with around 239 million Pi tokens set to unlock over the next 30 days. That’s a big chunk of new supply suddenly becoming tradable. And with demand still not strong enough to absorb this supply easily, Pi might struggle to move higher in the short term, …
Bitcoin clears a key technical hurdle and eyes $76,000 as a temporary ceasefire with Iran and Morgan Stanley’s landmark ETF debut restore market confidence.
Binance is introducing a new rule to stop user orders from being executed at “abnormal prices” during extreme market conditions. A New Measure To Protect The Market, Binance Says The largest crypto centralized exchange announced today the release of the Spot Price Range Execution Rule (PRER) on spot markets starting April 14, 2026, rolling it out gradually across pairs. According to the announcement, the new feature will allow orders execution only within a dynamic price range. Binance will now keep every spot pair inside a moving fair‑value corridor built around a reference price derived from recent trades. As that reference ticks higher or lower, the corridor moves with it, creating a live price band above and below where Binance believes ‘normal’ trading should occur. Related Reading: Crypto Trust Crisis — The “Kim Jong‑Un Test” Is Exposing Secret North Korean Moles Any taker order that tries to sweep past that band simply stops at the edge. The in‑range portion fills, while the out‑of‑range remainder expires. In quiet markets, almost all liquidity sits inside the corridor, so in practice it’d be hardly noticeable. During stress, however, the band becomes a circuit‑breaker, blocking executions at prices the engine flags as detached from fair value. Put in simpler terms, Binance says under “normal” volatility PRER should not impact day‑to‑day trades at all, because bids/asks stay within the band. PRER is an execution filter triggered only when the market dislocates. It won’t change order types or fee tiers Why Is Binance Introducing The New Rule? WuBlockchain framed this new venture as a way to “prevent tragedies like the one on October 10th from happening again”. Binance introduces the Spot Price Range Execution Rule to prevent tragedies like the one on October 10th from happening again. To prevent user orders from being executed at abnormal prices under extreme market conditions, starting on 2026-04-14, Binance is introducing a feature… pic.twitter.com/Uk5JiqqyA8 — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) April 7, 2026 On October 10, 202,5 a crypto flash crash and liquidation cascade wiped out tens of billions in leveraged positions across the market. The macro shock widely linked to a Trump tariff announcement hit risk assets and helped trigger a chain reaction in over‑levered crypto positions. More than $19 billion of leverage was forcibly liquidated within hours. Bitcoin dropped from roughly $122,000 to near $105,000. Altcoins crashed far harder, with some thinly traded tokens briefly printing effectively to zero. According to an article from our sister website Bitcoinist, Binance attributed the turmoil to a broader macroeconomic shock and denied responsibility, later paying about $283 million in compensation. Binance claims PREER will help maintain fair and orderly market conditions during periods of unusual volatility. Market Implications Aggressive takers and algos need to watch for more unfilled or partially filled orders in fast markets. Liquidity providers may adjust quoting behavior, knowing extremes are less likely to print, which could tighten spreads on some pairs while reducing tail opportunities on others. Related Reading: This Bitcoin Trader Lost Millions In 2 Weeks, Here’s How Now, “last‑resort” liquidity in a crash may vanish faster if out‑of‑range orders just expire instead of clearing the book. At the same time, however, retail stop orders should be less likely to be executed at absurd wick prices. This will potentially reduce slippage in extreme events. PRER is another step toward institutional‑style market plumbing on Binance. Although active traders must adapt their execution logic, the new rule could make spot order books more attractive to risk‑averse capital. At the moment of writing, BTC trades for around $68k on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSDT on Tradingview. Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSDT chart from Tradingview.
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Bitcoin, SPY, and crude oil tracked a single overnight pivot as Trump moved from existential rhetoric to a two-week Iran ceasefire Markets spent the night repricing a single geopolitical variable rather than growth, inflation, or crypto-specific risk. After using unprecedented and combustible language earlier in the day, once Donald Trump signaled a two-week Iran ceasefire […]
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