Oil prices edge up Friday but head for worst week since June, down 10%+ as Hormuz strait stays disrupted, Saudi output drops, and US-Iran talks remain uncertain. The post Oil Markets Recover Friday Despite Posting Worst Weekly Decline Since June Amid Hormuz Crisis appeared first on Blockonomi.

Binance co-founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao believes blockchain and cryptocurrency are on a path to becoming as common and unnoticed as the internet within the next five years. Speaking on Scott Melker’s Wolf of All Streets podcast on Thursday, Zhao explained…

On-chain data shows crypto trading volume on centralized exchanges has fallen to $4.3 trillion, a decline of nearly 50% from the October Bitcoin peak. Crypto Exchange Volume Has Witnessed A Significant Drop According to data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, the crypto trading volume of the centralized exchanges has been cooling down. The “trading volume” […]

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Iran demands payment for passage through the Strait of Hormuz in cryptocurrency. Experts consider this scheme "virtually unfeasible" through legal channels, reports Bloomberg.  However, the initiative has revealed a vast infrastructure for circumventing sanctions. Last year alone, the IRGC moved over $3 billion through digital assets. The total value of the country's cryptocurrency ecosystem reached $7.8 billion.  Iran's cryptocurrency ecosystem. Source: Chainalysis. According to analysts at TRM Labs, Tehran permits the use of virtual currencies through a network of local intermediaries. This is part of a system designed to ensure state control over crypto flows. For international transfers, Iran relies on intermediaries. For instance, in January, the US Treasury for the first time imposed sanctions against two British exchanges — they assisted the IRGC in conducting stablecoin operations amounting to about $1 billion. This was an attempt by the country to obscure the payer's connection to a sanctioned organization.  Collecting tolls through an IRGC-linked intermediary would deprive participants of such cover. Thus, all difficulties fall on shipping companies attempting to pass through the Hormuz.  Challenges for Shipping Companies  Many firms using the strait are registered in the West and are subject to strict regulatory requirements.  "Shipping companies are already under strict scrutiny — they operate in a high-risk area. If there's a risk that a transaction falls under sanctions, no dealer will take it on," explained Jake Ostrowskis of Wintermute. Even operators accustomed to grey sanction-avoidance schemes will face problems. They typically turn to unregulated offshore brokers who exchange cash for cryptocurrency without asking questions. However, the transparency of the blockchain exacerbates the situation. "Whether stablecoins or bitcoin — it's all in public ledgers. Sooner or later, this transfer will be seen," noted Bohan Jiang, a senior derivatives trader at FalconX. GSR co-founder Rich Rosenblum noted that it all depends on the specific oil carrier. Companies from the so-called shadow fleet are already actively using bitcoin.  For traditional operators, the only way to obtain cryptocurrency is to buy it on an exchange or from an over-the-counter dealer. However, this presents a problem: most regulated platforms will flag and block the transfer if a connection to Iran is detected. The passage of a standard supertanker with 2 million barrels of oil could cost about $2 million. According to traders, this amount can easily be processed through an exchange or over-the-counter dealer if sanction risks are excluded. "But most exchanges won't want their client to send money to Iran. Technically, they could buy cryptocurrency, withdraw it from the exchange, and then send it from their personal wallet," noted Rosenblum.  In such a case, due to blockchain transparency, US intelligence agencies would quickly track the transaction and blacklist the tanker owner or intermediary with the OFAC.  What Next?  US President Donald Trump stated that he is considering the possibility of sharing revenues from passage through the strait. If the parties can agree, the payment process could become simpler.  At the same time, Rosenblum believes that in such a scenario, OFAC and the Department of Energy would need to create a separate settlement system for shipping companies.  Ari Redbord of TRM Labs emphasized that Iran has always sought ways to circumvent sanctions and escape the American financial system. After the conflict began, this task became even more pressing. "This is part of a broader picture. Russia and China, other sanctioned entities, are also seeking alternative payment rails to avoid dependence on the West," he added.  Back in late January, Elliptic experts discovered that Iran's central bank had acquired USDT worth $507 million. 

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Experts polled by ForkLog are split over the present and future of decentralised autonomous organisations. A few years ago, decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) seemed the first realisation of crypto-anarchist ideals: a future without hierarchies and bureaucracy, in which communities take decisions via smart contracts; code replaces the need to trust people; tokens apportion influence; votes displace politics. Something, however, went awry. Cases of DAOs being paused or frozen are multiplying. Votes barely reach quorum, forums empty out, treasuries sit idle and projects wind down. No one declares a death; instead come euphemisms: “temporarily pausing governance”, “revisiting the model”, “optimising processes for speed”. What happened? Has the idea crashed into the laws of human psychology, power and economics—or are we witnessing a crisis that will be followed by a powerful evolutionary refit of the system? We asked the experts. Grasp a DAO—and die Today more than 12,000 DAOs manage roughly $28bn in assets. Average turnout among decision-makers hovers around 20%, and in many cases only one in ten actually uses their right to vote. What initially promised radical decentralisation (one token—one vote; decisions by the community rather than a board-like cabal) looks very different in 2026. In January, after its leader exited Scroll DAO, the organisation fully suspended operations amid uncertainty over which proposals were even under consideration—a curious look for a system that prizes transparency. Earlier, Jupiter froze all governance votes and locked access to its funds first until 2026, then 2027. Yuga Labs abandoned a DAO structure, citing inefficiency. More often the story is less dramatic: a reversion to centralisation, where real power flows back to the developer team and the DAO remains a formality. Thus Compound drifted from an open system into a club of delegates. Uniswap tries to preserve decentralisation (token voting and on-chain execution) but in practice leans towards centralising decisions via thresholds, filters and a delegation model—meant to ease governance overload and raise efficiency, but also narrowing the circle of true decision-makers. A Cornell University group in 2025 published an analysis of Compound and Uniswap governance. “Analysing more than 370 governance proposals and millions of on-chain events from inception to August 2024, we found substantial centralisation of voting power: as few as three to five voters were sufficient to sway most proposals. We also found that the cost of voting falls disproportionately on small tokenholders, and that strategic voting behaviour—such as delayed participation and coalition formation—further distorts governance outcomes. Our findings show that, despite their decentralised ideals, existing DAO governance mechanisms underperform in practice,” the authors reported. Why so? The idea was elegant: give people governance tools—wallets, interfaces like Snapshot or Tally—and they will rush in. Every tokenholder could influence a project’s fate directly. But participation takes work: hours spent reading forum proposals, untangling tokenomics where yield farming, impermanent loss and gas fees interlock like a puzzle. Then comes voting on knotty trade-offs: “Should we raise token emissions to stimulate liquidity, or not?” In reality, 1% of tokenholders control 90% of voting rights. This is not a bug so much as human nature: early zeal gives way to apathy and delegation—be it to an oligarch or to an AI. DAOs have hit the limits of their architecture, of motivation, and of tokenomics. Roughly put, embed capital and you inherit the costs of capitalism. Our experts split into two camps: some say the idea has failed; others argue the model is simply evolving into more resilient forms. DAO believers DAOs have a habit of looking “effective” merely because they run many votes or boast high TVL. That does not mean they are well governed. Beyond voting, execution, transparency and the ability to allocate resources without constant hand-holding matter. There are no universal yardsticks: DAOs vary widely by type—from grant-giving to protocol DAOs, from small clubs to billion-dollar treasuries. Still, some broad parameters apply. Most assessments focus on four blocks: participation: how many people actually vote, how many delegates are active, what the quorum is and how votes concentrate; speed and execution: how quickly proposals move from discussion to execution, and how few decisions stall; economic outcome: whether the treasury grows, income exists and value accrues to participants; quality of governance: whether there is capture, burnout, factionalism or constant policy whiplash. In short, judge a DAO by how swiftly and cleanly it turns collective choice into measurable outcomes while preserving transparency, durable decentralised participation and economic benefit for the protocol. Has the DAO form proved itself inefficient by 2026? Web3 researcher Vladimir Menaskop answered unequivocally—provided we mean by “efficiency” the very things DAOs are made of: decentralisation, autonomy and organisation. “As of 2026 DAOs are inefficient where they were created as an imitation of process, as an attempt to shirk responsibility (the peak here is the bZx case), rather than as an organically derived consequence of decentralisation as a principle. Take the largest lending protocol, AAVE: there the DAO, on the one hand, shields tokenholders from inefficient projects, and on the other, protects against hacks, because much is decided precisely at the DAO level. And so AAVE is effective. However, V4 moved towards centralisation, and the community immediately raised questions. A compromise has so far been found in the financial aspect—by sharing revenue—but that is only a temporary solution,” Menaskop claims. In his view, Uniswap shows something similar: contentious debates erupt—over implementing BNB Chain, fees and payouts to tokenholders—but the system still moves forward. He classes the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks as effective too—“not classic firms but global teal corporations, for which a DAO is not just a form but the substance.” Menaskop adds that the most effective DAOs are those that give communities more than a ballot: “For example, AAVE executed a remarkable tokenomics overhaul towards not just staking but simultaneous buybacks; UNI moved from zero fees to positive ones; and SAFE, say, did the right claim for early users.” DAOs have not proved their inefficiency; they have proved their limits. So argues Denis Smirnov of DAO Builders. “I would describe what’s happening not as a DAO collapse, but as the end of their first, overly utopian version,” he says. In his view, the first wave erred by reducing complex political coordination to a token-weighted vote. “DAOs work where there is a shared resource, formaliseable rules and transparent execution: treasury management, grants, protocol parameter governance and the like,” Smirnov notes. In February, Web3 and AI researcher, content strategist and Web3FuturePro founder Abubakar Yusuf Radda urged observers not to give up on DAOs: “In 2026, decentralised autonomous organisations will not replace governments or corporations—they will offer a superior alternative for solving specific coordination problems: transparent funding, protocol governance, community participation. As legal recognition grows and tools improve, expect DAOs to appear in impact finance, open-source funding and even municipal pilot projects. The revolution is not top-down; it is distributed, on-chain and only just beginning.” We are entering the second generation of DAO governance, Radda believes. The next wave will not abolish leadership, but it will force us to rethink it—and that matters. He highlights several trends to watch: hybrid governance (a DAO plus a legal entity); AI-assisted proposal evaluation; on-chain identity verification; governance-as-a-service platforms; decentralised autonomous organisations based on real-world assets. He does not consider DAOs a panacea that erases politics, conflict and injustice. They enable programmable trust—a rarity in itself. “Real change is not technological. It is philosophical. From centralised power to shared ownership. And this is possibly the most ambitious governance experiment of our time,” Radda argues. The DAO undertakers Others are convinced the experiment has failed. Cyber~Congress co-founder Dmitry Starodubtsev says flatly that DAOs do not work. Avoiding power concentration, in his view, is not necessary at all. “It’s more that there aren’t enough good leaders,” he concludes. Allbridge.io co-founder Andriy Velykyy likewise speaks of a broken idea. “The point is, DAOs emerged as a way to hand governance to the whole community. It turned out a crowd of macaques won’t write ‘War and Peace’. And they can’t and won’t govern anything. You either motivate that community very strongly, or that DAO will still dangle in the same way as a centralised system,” the expert says. He pointed to a recent conflict between the AAVE community and developers over an attempt by the latter to seize control of the brand and revenues. Such scandals hurt projects and can kill them. “In my own project, although I’m broadly sympathetic to decentralisation, I would be unlikely to hand governance of anything to the community. I believe in motivated voting. For example, if a protocol is already prepared to share some rewards with the community, to introduce some revenue sharing, profits, one can adopt a DAO scheme by showing that the most active will get more simply for clicking buttons and signing contracts,” Velykyy explains. He also notes another motivation: in a number of projects DAOs were used primarily as a legal shield, not a real decentralisation mechanism. In recent years there has been a shift towards more traditional forms—plain incorporation, especially in jurisdictions where it is easier to build clear legal and operational models. That looks logical amid tighter regulation and the rising cost of complex blockchain structures. Concentration of power: feature or bug? That organisations created to eliminate centralised control often re-create it via tokenomics may be paradoxical, but is usually the natural outcome of development. Denis Smirnov argues you cannot fully avoid concentration in token-based governance, which almost inevitably concentrates capital. But you can blunt it by splitting economic and governance rights, strengthening expertise-based delegation, adding liquidity pools and reputation systems, and moving away from “1 token = all power”. Andriy Velykyy agrees. Avoiding concentration is nigh impossible, he says, because 90% of people simply won’t vote—out of apathy, caution or security concerns. Even Vladimir Menaskop, who insists DAOs are “alive and kicking”, sees no way to avoid centralisation so long as voting is tied to token holdings. To him, that does not contradict a commitment to decentralisation. “Voting is about democracy—that is, about the past; whereas a DAO is about anarchy—that is, about the present and the future,” the crypto-enthusiast says. Menaskop cites a structural effect described by sociologists Robert Michels and Gaetano Mosca around the turn of the 20th century: any large organisation tends towards the rule of the few, and an organised minority almost always outmuscles a dispersed majority. That does not preclude successful DAOs. It means large communities should be split into smaller working groups, where decisions are faster and meatier. That, he argues, is how DAOs really function: some questions interest only a narrow circle, while others—above all financial ones—require a wider audience. Small teams are thus critical, and resilience depends on whether grassroots decision-making remains real rather than ritual. Often, many topics attract only a limited cohort of listeners, viewers and participants, while others—typically financial—draw the overwhelming majority. Hence DAOs need small groups of five to ten people. “For Web3 projects this is native, and so 1inch pays tokenholders from a set of transactions, while UMA grants voting rights literally via email notifications. The grassroots level must be substantive, not for show. Then concentration of power, if not impossible, is at least unlikely,” Menaskop clarifies. In short, concentration in token-based governance is a near-inevitable design effect, often harmful to transparency. When votes are yoked to tokens, power follows capital: those who amass tokens take most decisions; everyone else abstains or delegates to the same hyper-active few. The question today is less whether a DAO can eliminate centralisation, and more whether it can soften it through delegation, reputation systems, and separating economic from governance rights. Can and should DAOs be “resuscitated”? Revenue-sharing alone will not magically revive a DAO, but it can restore a token’s economic purpose—and give a frozen community a reason to re-engage. Andriy Velykyy accepts that logic, but adds a caveat: “Tokens are basically dead right now—so what DAO are we talking about if 99% of projects on the market are stagnating with tokens and want to get rid of them? And a token with an extra function that you must go and apply proactively, rather than it working by itself—that, I think, is an illusion altogether.” Menaskop is more optimistic about reviving frozen DAO structures: “I myself am in a DAO that has already gone through three full cohorts: the first operated in 2016–2017, then a 2018–2019 team arrived, then there was a break—when the organisation functioned, and powerfully, but with a few leaders—and a new period began around 2023 and continues now. How it ends—we’ll see. But the fact is you can always breathe new life into both small and large DAOs.” DAOs with vanishing participation can be revived only if a real object of governance remains, says Denis Smirnov—be it a treasury, a product, a protocol or a network of participants. “I see the point of the new cycle in the pairing of DAOs with AI agents: they will remove routine, prepare proposals, run simulations and post-mortems, and take over part of operations. So I expect a DAO revival within the next year,” Smirnov forecasts. Menaskop points to DAOs that have already been reborn, and highlights cases he considers most successful: BitDAO — the move to Mantle (L2) gave fresh impetus and evolution; ENS — spent a long time searching for its path and found it in a tacit pact with Vitalik Buterin (to stay off L2); SKY — its rebrand and relaunch can be deemed successful given the economic growth; Balancer — kept operating in a decentralised fashion after a hack. To revive DAOs, he says, look to economics, ideas and community. New monetisation models can rekindle interest; without a compelling idea and ongoing product development, stagnation follows; without a strong community, a DAO loses resilience. “DAOs are going through hard times: network support is being cut because infrastructure is costly or very costly; a number of projects are trying to revert to classic structures. Yet at the same time the DAO market is experiencing a period when innovation helps businesses grow in very difficult conditions, making it obvious to many that classic, old ways of governance must simply be discarded. And I am in favour of these changes,” the expert concludes. A promising response to the governance crunch is a fundamental rethink of tokenomics—and, at a deeper level, of governance philosophy. Survivors will treat governance not as a formality but as a product, deserving as much attention as the technology—if not more. Most experts today think DAO resilience will come from hybrid governance structures, reputation- and expertise-weighted voting, AI assistance in sifting data, and diversified treasuries. In any case, the experiment continues. Whether to join it or watch from the sidelines is up to each of us.

OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital invest in CAEX, Vietnam's VPBank-affiliated crypto exchange, to meet the country's $380M capital requirement. The post OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital Back Vietnamese Crypto Exchange CAEX appeared first on Blockonomi.

Toncoin (TON) jumps 5% after Catchain 2.0 upgrade reduces block times to 400ms. Durov announces roadmap, Rakuten Wallet adds TON trading April 15, 2026. The post Toncoin (TON) Surges 5% Following Catchain 2.0 Launch That Delivers Sub-Second Block Times appeared first on Blockonomi.

Bittensor (TAO) tumbles 18% after Covenant AI exits the network, with founder Sam Dare alleging centralized control by co-founder Jacob Steeves. The post Bittensor (TAO) Plunges 18% as Major Subnet Operator Covenant AI Abandons Network appeared first on Blockonomi.

A new pricing mechanism for the x402 protocol will allow AI agents to pay for compute resources based on actual usage rather than fixed rates. According to a Thursday announcement on X by the Coinbase Developer Platform, the newly launched…

Japan has formally recognized cryptocurrencies as traditional financial instruments.

Dogecoin (DOGE) analysis: $14.2B market cap, unlimited supply, Tesla merchant adoption, and 22,344 daily transactions. What does the data reveal? The post Dogecoin (DOGE) Analysis: Examining the Fundamentals Behind the Meme Coin Giant appeared first on Blockonomi.

Gemini (GEMI) stock rose 9% on reports buyers are interested in its European operations for regulatory licenses. Stock remains down 80% from IPO. The post Gemini (GEMI) Stock Surges 9% Amid Reports of Interest in European Regulatory Assets appeared first on Blockonomi.

The global crypto market cap rose back above the $2.5 trillion figure as geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns led to the wipeout of over $250 million in short positions that fueled crypto price gains. According to data from CoinGecko, the total…

Australia’s own impact assessment projects its landmark gambling advertising restrictions will reduce national wagering expenditure by AUD 62.7 million per year, or roughly 0.8 percent of total player losses. The same analysis suggests that a full ban previously rejected by the government would have delivered nearly double the reduction. Key Takeaways: Australia’s OIA projects ad […]

Kalshi captures 89% of U.S. prediction market volume as CFTC and DOJ sue Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois over regulatory jurisdiction disputes. The post Kalshi Dominates 89% of U.S. Prediction Markets Amid Federal-State Legal Clash appeared first on Blockonomi.

World Liberty Financial has dismissed market warnings regarding its borrowing activity on the lending platform Dolomite, labeling concerns over its debt health as “FUD.” On-chain data from Arkham reveals that a wallet belonging to the Trump family-backed project deposited approximately…

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) The market is starting to turn bullish, and Ethereum is no different, closing the week 7% higher after moving above $2,000. If this momentum continues, the resistance at $2,400 is the next target for bulls. To really kickstart a […]

Cardano (ADA) holds $0.25 support as whale wallets hit 4-month high of 424. Long liquidations reach $545K while network transactions cross 120 million. The post Cardano (ADA) Price Maintains $0.25 Floor While Whale Holdings Surge to 4-Month Peak appeared first on Blockonomi.

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CIA Deputy Director reveals plans to integrate AI co-workers into intelligence platforms for report drafting and trend analysis, keeping humans in charge. The post CIA to Deploy AI Assistants Across Intelligence Operations While Keeping Human Control appeared first on Blockonomi.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has slammed WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption as the "biggest consumer fraud in history."

Solana (SOL) trades near $83 as ETF outflows reach $17M weekly record. Key resistance at $88 and support at $80 define current trading range. The post Solana (SOL) Price Analysis: Critical Levels Emerge as ETF Outflows Accelerate in April appeared first on Blockonomi.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul S. Atkins on Thursday used social media to press Congress to approve the long‑awaited CLARITY Act, the bill intended to create a formal market‑structure framework for crypto in the United States.  Atkins’ post on X (formerly Twitter) echoed recent comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and framed the […]

The Central Bank of Russia plans to introduce criminal liability for operating in the cryptocurrency market without a license. The regulations will affect exchanges, brokers, and exchangers, stated Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin during a broadcast on Radio RBC. "If an individual offers professional services related to cryptocurrencies without any license [...], criminal liability may be established," the official noted. Regarding administrative offenses, Chistyukhin clarified that the main burden will fall on financial intermediaries. In other words, the party providing the illegal service will be punished. These regulations are planned to be introduced as part of the draft law "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights." On April 1, the government submitted the document to the State Duma: it outlines the licensing of cryptocurrency market participants, the introduction of limits for unqualified investors, and de-anonymization procedures. Cash Transactions Prohibited In the discussion, Chistyukhin also mentioned that cryptocurrency exchange in the country will only be possible for non-cash money. There are no plans to create a mechanism for converting digital assets into cash in Russia. "We assume that all operations should be conducted in a cashless manner. But I mean payment in fiat currency," he emphasized. Responding to a question about "offices in Moscow City," the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank stated that the authorities want to provide an opportunity for market participants, currently outside the legal framework, to legalize their activities. According to him, the conditions for obtaining a crypto exchange license are "quite simple": a small capital, requirements for founders and management, establishing an anti-money laundering control system, and minimal reporting. Asset Storage Permitted Chistyukhin clarified that the draft law does not prohibit Russians from storing assets in non-custodial wallets. In the future, they can be declared for legal transactions. However, withdrawing coins from official Russian cryptocurrency depositories and exchanges will only be possible to custodial wallets. "From the perspective of complying with AML/CFT rules, we want them to be as transparent as possible, and for Russian infrastructure and intermediaries not to put themselves at risk," he noted. "No one prohibits" individuals and legal entities from continuing to hold digital assets "in foreign wallets," but they must be declared to the tax authorities, the official reminded. "All cryptocurrency currently held by Russian individuals [...] will remain unchanged. It will continue to belong to the Russian resident. There is no punishment for its possession, nor any restrictions on its use," Chistyukhin emphasized. Back in February, the Ministry of Finance, together with the Central Bank and federal executive authorities, developed a concept for tokenizing real-world assets.

The rise in Bitcoin and Ethereum prices is attributed to the opening of new long positions in the perpetual futures market, according to analysts at CryptoQuant. In the 24 hours following Donald Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, Bitcoin's price increased by about 4%, while Ethereum rose by 6%. This marked the strongest daily movement in over a month, breaking the recent downward trend. According to Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, the main driver of this growth was participants in the derivatives market. Within 24 hours of the news, open interest (OI) in perpetual contracts for BTC and ETH increased by $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. The dollar-denominated OI for both assets reached a near-monthly high. "The synchronous surge reflects positioning amid macro events: traders anticipate a rise in risk appetite. Importantly, the coin-denominated OI also grew significantly. This rules out short liquidations as the main cause and confirms the opening of net new longs," Moreno emphasized. Return of Buyers Simultaneously, buying activity increased on futures platforms. The Taker Buy Sell Ratio for both cryptocurrencies exceeded one, indicating buyer dominance and confidence in further growth. "Coordinated bullish positioning in BTC and ETH confirms that the market is pricing in a sustainable improvement in macro conditions, at least in the short term," the expert added. Meanwhile, demand from US investors has rebounded. The Coinbase premium index for both coins turned positive after several weeks in the negative. Moreno believes that if the ceasefire holds, it will support the trend and strengthen the upward momentum. Coinbase Premium Index. Source: CoinGlass. The price of the leading cryptocurrency has already surpassed the key level of around $69,400 — the lower realized price for traders, which had served as a resistance zone for several weeks. If the asset maintains this level and the geopolitical situation does not deteriorate, the next target will be around $79,000, analysts noted. Historically, this threshold is a resistance zone for the bear market and "the main obstacle to structural recovery."Several metrics indicated a potential trend reversal for the leading cryptocurrency.

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Bitcoin rejected at $73K for third time as stock futures fall Friday. Analysts target $75K breakout amid fragile Iran ceasefire. Weekly crypto gains persist. The post Bitcoin (BTC) Faces Resistance at $73K While Markets React to Shaky Iran Peace Deal appeared first on Blockonomi.

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XRP rebounds to $1.35 on heavy volume but stalls at $1.36 resistance. ETF inflows reach $3.32M as traders track critical $1.34 support level. The post XRP Price Rallies to $1.35 But Traders Remain Cautious — Here’s What’s Holding It Back appeared first on Blockonomi.

The Japanese government passed an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Friday, officially reclassifying crypto assets as financial instruments. According to a report by Nikkei, the new legislation introduces a ban on insider trading and prohibits any…

A StarkWare researcher developed a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction method that works without protocol changes but costs $75-$200 per transaction. The post Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transactions Now Possible — For $200 Each appeared first on Blockonomi.

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Fidelity and Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETFs also saw a combined $68.2 million in inflows, while four other Bitcoin ETFs also tallied inflows on Thursday.

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The Japanese Cabinet reclassified crypto as a financial instrument and will enforce insider trading bans and annual disclosure mandates for issuers.

Some industry insiders speculate the crypto sector may be just one market cycle away from full-scale mainstream adoption.

Ethereum (ETH) displays rare undervaluation signals not seen since 2022. MVRV ratio recovery and macro oscillator suggest potential rally ahead. The post Ethereum (ETH) Flashes Rare Undervaluation Signal—Historical Data Shows 100% Upside Potential appeared first on Blockonomi.

Treasury and Fed officials held urgent talks with Wall Street CEOs about Anthropic's Mythos AI, which can find and exploit vulnerabilities in major systems. The post Why Did Federal Officials Urgently Summon Banking CEOs Over Anthropic’s Mythos AI? appeared first on Blockonomi.

Bitcoin (BTC) jumped 3% to $72,000+ after Netanyahu announced Lebanon ceasefire talks. PCE inflation data met forecasts while March CPI report looms ahead. The post Bitcoin (BTC) Surges Past $72K Following Netanyahu’s Lebanon Ceasefire Announcement appeared first on Blockonomi.

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Bitcoin Surges Past $72K: Key Insights into the Latest Crypto Market Rally The crypto world is buzzing again as . In the last 24 hours, the total market cap has climbed 1.23% to $2.44 trillion. This fresh surge shows strong […] The post Bitcoin Surges Past $72K: Key Insights into the Latest Crypto Market Rally appeared first on Blockmanity.

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Crypto trading activity slowed in March, with spot volumes falling sharply and derivatives showing mixed performance. The decline was broad-based, though a few platforms posted gains in derivatives and user traffic. Key Takeaways: Exchange data shows March spot volumes fell 19.4%, led by Upbit’s 39.4% drop. Coinbase derivatives rose 41.4% as the total fell 2.9%, […]

CAEX has secured major backing from OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital as it prepares to enter Vietnam’s strictly regulated digital asset market. According to an April 10 press release, the two firms are joining VPBank Securities and LynkiD as shareholders…

Elon Musk’s xAI is taking Colorado to court over a new set of regulations designed to govern artificial intelligence. The lawsuit, filed in a US district court on Thursday, seeks to stop Senate Bill 24-205 from taking effect. This law…

Polymarket’s five-minute and 15-minute crypto markets have passed $4 billion in total volume, while the first week of trading brought in more than $200 million, according to reports tied to a Chainlink post. The same data put average daily volume at $153 million after the integration. Related Reading: North Korean Agents Have Been Inside DeFi […]

Bitcoin’s push past $73,000 quickly lost steam as the market shifted focus back to a shaky truce between the U.S. and Iran. While a brief rally took place after rumors surfaced that Iran might accept Bitcoin as payment for cargo…

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has supported U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s urgent call to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

The AI company argued that such rules would force it to feed its AI chatbot Grok with data aligned with Colorado’s political views rather than striving to be “maximally truth seeking.”

Ends : Pivoting to Stablecoin in Latin America In a big move for the crypto world, (NASDAQ: MELI), the top e-commerce giant in Latin America, is shutting down its cryptocurrency. This news comes from its fintech arm, Mercado Pago. The […] The post MercadoLibre Ends Mercado Coin: Pivoting to Meli Dolar Stablecoin in Latin America appeared first on Blockmanity.

Introduction China is taking a big step to fix problems in its financial world. On April 5, two key government bodies released new rules. They want banks to use blockchain technology more. The goal? Make data sharing with tax offices […] The post China’s New Blockchain Mandate: Fighting Shadow Banking Risks with Cutting-Edge Tech appeared first on Blockmanity.

AlphaTON Capital Corp. has entered a $43 million artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and financing agreement with Vertical Data Inc. to expand its confidential compute infrastructure. Key Takeaways: AlphaTON Capital (Nasdaq: ATON) signed a $43 million AI infrastructure deal with Vertical Data, expected to close in Q2 2026. The agreement deploys Nvidia B300 GPU clusters financed […]

The upgrade from flat fees to variable pricing is designed to support the use of AI agents for LLM inference, compute and data queries. 

The US Department of the Treasury announced Thursday a new initiative designed to reduce the growing cybersecurity risks facing the crypto industry.  The program, led through the Department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP), is intended to give eligible US digital asset firms practical cybersecurity information. The goal is straightforward: help companies spot threats, […]

Another Friday is upon us again, which means another batch of Bitcoin options are expiring as the asset holds ground above $70,000.

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According to reports, over 100,000 jobs have already been replaced, at least in part, by AI in the U.S. Americans are concerned about what’s happening, with half of the population feeling more concerned than excited about the increased use of this tech. Key Takeaways: After 110,348 jobs lost to AI since 2025, Oracle and Meta […]

Crypto exchange Bithumb is pursuing legal action to freeze nearly $500,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) unrecovered from the $40 billion payout error in February, signaling that the platform will turn to the courts to reclaim the assets. Related Reading: Not A Threat: Stablecoin Yield Won’t Harm Banks, White House Economists Say Bithumb Launches Legal Action On […]

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However, it could cost users between $75 and $150 per transaction in GPU computing power, limiting its practical use.

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A three-word tweet from 2023 became one of the most scrutinized posts in Bitcoin history — and cryptographer Adam Back says it meant nothing close to what people think. Related Reading: SEC Drops 30% Of Enforcement Actions, Calls Past Crypto Cases A Waste Of Resources Back Says ‘We Are All Satoshi’ Was About A Film […]

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Even when the DGFIP, France’s tax watchdog, has no way to verify the data submitted, the French National Assembly passed an article establishing that contributors should disclose funds over 5,000 € held in self-custody, affecting wallets like Metamask, Phantom, and even Ledger. Key Takeaways: The French National Assembly passed a bill forcing users to report […]

Covenant AI's exit highlights the challenges of maintaining true decentralization in blockchain networks, impacting investor confidence. The post Covenant AI exits Bittensor over centralization concerns, TAO falls 15% appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Stablecoins are rapidly emerging as a dominant force in global payments, signaling a major shift toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure as transaction volumes and real-world use cases expand at unprecedented scale. Key Takeaways: Chainalysis projects stablecoin volume could hit $719 trillion, reshaping payments and settlement systems. Adoption surge from younger investors may drive $508 trillion in […]

OKX Ventures and HashKey are buying into VPBank-backed CAEX as Vietnam’s strict crypto pilot pushes offshore exchanges toward a high-bar, onshore licensing regime.

The CIA has already tested AI across 300 projects to process large data sets, assist with language translation and publish reports.

A listing on the NYSE requires a company to meet strict requirements covering financial health, share distribution and corporate governance.

Bitcoin is holding above $71,000 in a market facing serious volatility. Most participants are watching the price. A CryptoQuant report is watching something else — and what it is seeing has only appeared four times in the last decade. Related Reading: The FBI Says Crypto Scams Stole $11.3 Billion In 2025. Find Out If You […]

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A Bitcoin researcher and Starkware executive published a working scheme this week that makes new bitcoin transactions quantum-safe today, using only rules that have existed in the protocol for years. Key Takeaways: Starkware CPO Avihu Levy published QSB on April 9, 2026, enabling quantum-safe bitcoin transactions with zero protocol changes. Levy’s scheme costs $75 to […]

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AAVE price is holding just below $100 on April 9, a level that has shifted from multi-week support to confirmed resistance following this week’s sharp breakdown. With the 4H Supertrend red and the MACD histogram printing at a deeply negative…

What’s Next for ? XRP has been on a rollercoaster. It hit a high near $3.65 last year but now sits around $1.30. This is almost the same price as before big wins like the SEC case end against Ripple […] The post XRP Price Prediction 2029: Where Will Ripple’s Token Stand in 5 Years? appeared first on Blockmanity.

Bitcoin has spent months trading in an extended correction, and most of the altcoin market has bled quietly alongside it. But one crypto analyst is not reading the current price action as a reason to exit.  According to the pundit, $300,000 is inevitable for Bitcoin. The moment Bitcoin smashes its current price peak, a sequence […]

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Lower bitcoin ETF fees are accelerating competition and pressuring margins as Morgan Stanley undercuts rivals, signaling a potential reshaping of investor flows and pricing dynamics across digital asset markets. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley launched MSBT with a 0.14% fee, undercutting Blackrock IBIT and escalating a bitcoin ETF fee war. Bloomberg analyst says the fee war […]

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Render price is up 3.55% on April 9 as a W pattern develops across the daily chart, with the Supertrend flipping green and the MACD histogram turning positive for the first time in months. The $2.646 resistance is the pattern…

Bitcoin is testing a decisive support at $70K, while Shiba Inu shows early stabilization and XRP lags despite surging on-chain activity.

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The US inflation reading the market has been dreading arrives Friday morning when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the March Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM ET, with economists widely forecasting it will be the hottest monthly inflation print…

Italy’s outgoing football federation president, Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, has called for repealing the country’s blanket ban on gambling advertising and redirecting betting revenue into youth development, arguing in an 11-page report that 2019 restriction has failed […]

How Built the Digital Rails – Promises the Ultimate User Experience The internet has come a long way. From simple webpages in Web1 to social media giants in Web2, we now live in the age of . This new web […] The post How Web3 Built the Digital Rails – Web4 Promises the Ultimate User Experience appeared first on Blockmanity.

TLDR: Bitcoin continues trading below $72K after repeated rejection, keeping the market inside a tight consolidation range. On-chain data shows only 59% of the Bitcoin supply remains in profit, nearing levels seen during past bear markets. Traders watch $69,100 support and $72,000 resistance as key zones that could determine Bitcoin’s next move. Analysts note that [...] The post Bitcoin Holds Range Near $72K as On-Chain Data Shows Falling Profit Supply appeared first on Blockonomi.

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Stablecoin FX rates hit interbank parity in Latin America during Q1 2026, while East African corridors compressed pricing gaps by as much as 81%, according to the Borderless Benchmark Quarterly Insights: Q1 2026 report. Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and […]

Comcast (CMCSA) enhances Xfinity bundles with Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max. StreamSaver offers up to 45% savings on premium streaming subscriptions. The post Comcast (CMCSA) Stock: Strategic Streaming Bundle Expansion Strengthens Competitive Edge appeared first on Blockonomi.

The crypto market is consolidating. Bitcoin is range-bound. Altcoins are struggling at current demand levels. And beneath the price action, a CryptoQuant Research report has produced Q1 2026 exchange data that reframes what this consolidation actually represents. Related Reading: Altcoin Inflows To Binance Just Hit A 3-Month High. The Reason Is Not What You Would […]

A familiar feud in crypto’s upper ranks has flared up again, this time centered not on trading platforms, but on the founders behind them. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and OKX founder Star Xu (Mingxing Xu) are once more trading accusations publicly. Binance And OKX Founders Clash Again The renewed conflict began after Binance’s founder […]

TLDR: Bitmine officially uplisted to the NYSE on April 9, 2026, trading under its existing ticker symbol BMNR. The company’s share repurchase program was expanded from $1 billion to $4 billion, one of 2026’s largest buybacks. Bitmine holds 4.803 million ETH, representing 3.98% of the total Ethereum supply after just nine months of accumulation. Institutional [...] The post Bitmine Uplists to NYSE and Expands Share Repurchase Program to $4 Billion appeared first on Blockonomi.

The USPS crisis reached Congress in mid-March when Postmaster General David Steiner testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations that the agency will run out of cash in less than 12 months at its current rate and may…

Crypto news digest: XRP beats BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE in 24-hour ETF flows; SHIB burn rate rockets 3,230%; Michael Saylor debunks Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Survivors of the Iran war attack that killed six US Army Reserve soldiers in Kuwait on March 1 are speaking publicly for the first time, telling CBS News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s account of the strike was false and…

Anthropic revenue surpassed $30 billion on an annualized basis as of early April 2026, the company disclosed alongside a major new compute deal with Google and Broadcom, marking a more than threefold increase from the approximately $9 billion run rate…

The stablecoin issuer faces pressure after a stock downgrade and Drift Protocol exploit fallout, raising concerns over USDC exposure, crypto regulation and market risk.

The Treasury Department said the move reflects increases in frequency and sophistication of actions targeting digital asset platforms.

Bitcoin continues to show strength even as US recession risks rise and the fragile ceasefire with Iran begins to show cracks.

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Newly appointed company president Brett Redfearn briefly worked as Coinbase’s head of capital markets and served for more than three years at the SEC.

Why Blockchain is the Future of Protecting Ideas and Creations Ideas, inventions, and creative works are the heart of modern business. But protecting them from theft or misuse is tough. Traditional systems often fail due to slow processes, fake claims, […] The post 2025 Blockchain IP Protection Revolution: Immutable Records, Smart Contracts & Tokenization Fuel $4.94B Market Surge by 2032 appeared first on Blockmanity.

International law enforcement agencies led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency froze more than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds and identified more than 20,000 victims during a coordinated crackdown on cryptocurrency investment fraud. Key Takeaways: The NCA’s Operation Atlantic froze over $12 million in criminal crypto proceeds and identified 20,000 victims across 3 countries. […]

TLDR Ripple minted 2,000,000 RLUSD on the Ethereum network on April 9. The new supply carried an estimated value of about $2 million. The transaction used a gas fee of about 0.0000195 ETH. Ripple moved the minted tokens to wallet 0xFbcA8B5f…0Db600BB6. The transaction followed Ripple’s ongoing supply management across Ethereum and the XRP Ledger. Ripple [...] The post Ripple Adds 2 Million RLUSD on Ethereum in New Treasury Move appeared first on Blockonomi.

TLDR Changpeng Zhao says U.S. crypto exchanges spent millions to block his pardon. Zhao made the claim in his memoir, which runs more than 300 pages. He also criticized reporting from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Politico reported that Binance paid lobbying firms to support Zhao’s pardon effort. Binance.US recently named Stephen Gregory as [...] The post Changpeng Zhao says rivals spent millions to stop Trump pardon appeared first on Blockonomi.

The ethereum price prediction just got a major signal. BlackRock dropped $60.8 million on ETH on April 7 according to Watcher Guru, the largest single-day ETH ETF buy in months. That kind of size does not show up unless the smart money sees something the crowd has not priced in. The ethereum price prediction rides [...] The post Everything About the Ethereum Price Prediction and Whether $5,000 Is Possible While Pepeto Attracts Whale Capital appeared first on Blockonomi.

After recovering most assets, Bithumb is now pursuing court action against a small group of users who continue to resist repayment.

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TLDR Potential buyers are evaluating parts of Gemini rather than the entire company. Interested bidders want Gemini’s closed Europe and U.K. operations for regulatory access. European and U.K. approvals do not transfer automatically in an acquisition. Gemini’s stock has fallen more than 80% from its $28 IPO price. Gemini disclosed the departures of its COO, [...] The post Buyers Eye Gemini’s Closed Europe and U.K. Units for Licenses appeared first on Blockonomi.

Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat is getting a fresh wave of attention — not because of a product launch, but because YouTube keeps banning crypto channels. Related Reading: Stablecoin Rules Face 144 Questions In New FDIC Proposal A Decade Of Content, Gone Overnight Bitcoin.com confirmed that YouTube removed its channel without prior warning, citing […]

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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Safe Without Protocol Changes, New Proposal Claims Bitcoin transactions could be resistant to quantum attacks without changing the network’s core rules, a new proposal contends. This post Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Safe Without Protocol Changes, New Proposal Claims first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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TLDR The U.S. Treasury said eligible crypto firms can access its cybersecurity information-sharing service. Treasury will provide the crypto sector with cyber warnings already used by traditional financial institutions. The department asked interested companies and organizations to contact its cybersecurity office for access details. Treasury said the move followed a recommendation from the President’s Working [...] The post U.S. Treasury Opens Bank-Grade Cyber Alerts Channel to Crypto Firms appeared first on Blockonomi.

The AI news out of Perplexity this week confirmed what many had been watching build since February: the company’s annual recurring revenue hit $450 million in March, a 50 percent jump in a single month, after it launched an AI…

The latest AI video tool to go viral this week is HeyGen’s Avatar V, announced April 8 with 472,000 views on X, which builds a photorealistic digital twin of a user’s face, voice, and gestures from a single 15-second webcam…

A severe "intent redirection" vulnerability within the popular EngageLab software development kit (SDK) temporarily left more than 30 million Android cryptocurrency wallets exposed to potential data theft.

TLDR BlackRock appointed Galaxy Digital as an approved validator for its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, ETHB. ETHB held more than $435 million in assets under management as of April 8. The fund had staked $339 million in Ether through institutional validators, including Figment, Attestant, and Galaxy. Galaxy ended 2025 with $5 billion in staked [...] The post BlackRock Adds Galaxy Digital to ETHB Validator Lineup appeared first on Blockonomi.

With a potential scheduling conflict, several senators want to know if the president plans to attend a luncheon for memecoin holders in Florida or just seeking to generate fees.

A rare signal from an ETH price indicator suggests Ether is undervalued, while demand in spot and futures markets hints at a rally to $2,500.

The AI healthcare pivot inside the OpenAI Foundation became concrete this week as the organization announced it is finalizing more than $100 million in Alzheimer’s research grants this month across six research institutions, making the disease the first major target…