The broader cryptocurrency market whipsaws as Tuesday’s 08:00 PM ET deadline imposed by US President Donald Trump on Iran nears, sending Bitcoin (BTC) below $69,000.

Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated as a Ruby Sponsor at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC[9]), held in Cannes, France, from March 30 to April 2, 2026. During the conference, TRON Founder Justin Sun […]

Avalanche (AVAX) price slips below $9 as of writing on Tuesday after correcting slightly the previous day. Weakening derivatives metrics, alongside bearish technical price action, suggest a deeper correction for AVAX in the coming days.

XRP trading activity reached $3.86 billion in 24 hours as traders increased buying and selling across markets.

Polymarket is upgrading its platform from a retail prediction market to a professional trading venue.

OpenAI is calling for taxes on robots and a series of policy changes to prepare humans for superintelligence and the disruptions that may come with it.  In a publication Monday, OpenAI affirmed that the transition from frontier AI models to superintelligent ones has already begun. These are models capable of “outperforming the smartest humans even […]

Chaos Labs announced on Monday that it will step down from its risk management role in Aave, according to a governance forum post by CEO Omer Goldberg.

Bithumb’s $40 billion payout error has pushed South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) to change existing regulations in order to prevent a repeat.  All major exchanges are now required to make sure their ledgers and crypto balances are consistent every five minutes. These 5-minute reconciliation systems are expected to be fully built by the end […]

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon released his 2025 annual letter to shareholders this Monday. He covered a variety of topics in the letter, including geopolitics, high global deficits, private credit markets, artificial intelligence, and more. Overall, Dimon depicts a fragile global economy that is becoming increasingly vulnerable. Jamie Dimon released his annual letter to shareholders […]

Ethereum (ETH) treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) increased its stash of the top altcoin following another round of weekly acquisition.

Resolv moved to stop the total estimated losses it suffered after it was attacked last month in what is being referred to as the biggest DeFi hack of the last month.  The move caps the damage the protocol ultimately has to recover from to about $34 million, a fraction of the $80 million loss the […]

The Strait of Hormuz is essentially closed, and oil prices have surged to around $113 per barrel, leaving Asia’s two largest economies searching for solutions but using quite different strategies. Moscow sounded the alarm Monday as the war in Iran continued to spread. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that tensions in the region keep […]

Two financial companies have jumped ahead of the competition as the Treasury Department uses Bank of New York Mellon and Robinhood to get a new savings program for American children off the ground. This week, the Treasury declared that BNY has been officially appointed as a federal financial agent to assist with the new Trump […]

Strategy (MSTR) purchased 4,781 BTC for approximately $330 million last week, according to a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday.

Solana has cemented its status as a formidable contender to Ethereum, and it’s not just because of the memecoin traffic it processes.  According to data from Defillama, the network processed $920 million in 24-hour DEX spot volume as of April 6, while its rival, Ethereum, trailed behind with $563.47 million.  The figures confirm that lead […]

The issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle, had its busiest week so far in 2026, minting $3.25 billion to the Solana blockchain alone, on-chain data shows. The record comes days after Circle published its latest response to the escalating threat quantum technology poses to its open Layer-1 blockchain network, Arc.  The steady USDC liquidity injection […]

The Whale Flow 30DMA shows whales are accumulating over 11 million XRP per day. 

Bybit has unveiled the “Send Money” payment solution for its global users, enabling them to send money with the speed, efficiency, and convenience of blockchain technology. The exchange leverages crypto rails in the background while maintaining a fiat-forward user experience, allowing recipients to receive funds in local fiat currencies. Bybit’s Send Money feature supports USD, […]

Pakistan drafted the Islamabad Accord, a two-step US-Iran ceasefire plan sent over overnight. It starts with a ceasefire and Hormuz reopening, then moves into 15 to 20 days of direct talks. Israel has just killed the IRGC intelligence chief, new strikes hit Baharestan, and Iran launched another missile wave at central Israel. Markets are moving hard […]

Strategy acquired 4,871 BTC, with the bulk of funds coming from the STRC preferred stock with 11.5% dividend.

Citigroup has pushed its Federal Reserve rate-cut call back after stronger U.S. job growth and inflation risks forced a reset. In an April 3 note, the Wall Street firm said it now expects 75 basis points of cuts in September, October, and December, not June, July, and September. Citi said:- “We continue to think signs […]

Hyperliquid noted peak open interest on HIP-3, as RWA contracts take a bigger share of perpetual futures trading.

Ripple (XRP) hovers above $1.35 at press time on Monday, with 2% intraday gains, ahead of a volatile week as markets remain on edge amid the US attempts to force Iran into accepting a ceasefire deal.

Token unlock events totaling over $190 million are scheduled between April 6 and April 13, with Aptos and Babylon leading the week’s one-time cliff releases. Data from Tokenomist covers two cliff events, each exceeding $5 million, and seven linear unlock streams, each producing over $1 million in daily releases across the seven-day window. The week’s […]

Bitcoin (BTC) extends its gains, trading above $69,000 at the time of writing on Monday, after staging a rebound last week. Market sentiment turns slightly risk-on as news emerged that Washington and Tehran are reportedly discussing a deal to end hostilities by Monday.

The largest DeFi hack this year took place last week on April 1 as Drift Protocol, one of the largest perp DEXs on the solana network, experienced an exploit that saw roughly $286 million vanish from the protocol. The attack was tied to North Korean-linked hackers and the entire hack transpired in just 10 seconds. […]

Saylor says Bitcoin's annualized returns are 36%, compared to gold’s 16%.

Binance launched a new round of its altcoin liquidity, expanding its range to 40 assets.

Binance Research April 2026 Report: BTC and ETH demonstrate safe-haven characteristics as institutional inflows return and long-term holder accumulation signals market reset 06 April 2026 — Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) outperformed traditional safe-haven assets and major equity indices during the 2026 US-Iran conflict, according to Binance Research’s Monthly Market Insights: April 2026 released today. […]

Crypto attorney Ariel Givner criticizes Drift Protocol for civil negligence.