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Fake crypto clearance demands are targeting ships stranded at Hormuz as the Iran conflict enters its third month.

Coinbase Expands x402 With AI Agent App Store The post Coinbase Expands x402 With AI Agent App Store, Pushing Crypto Payments Into AI Infrastructure appeared first on Cryptonews.

A falling VIX signals improving risk appetite, boosting Bitcoin’s chances of attracting fresh demand and breaking above the $80,000 level. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), a preferred Wall Street metric to measure investor sentiment and market risk, dropped by over 45% in under a month. For Bitcoin (BTC), this could be a significant bullish signal. Key takeaways: Bitcoin may rise toward $82,700 if VIX keeps underperforming. Read more

Ripple shifts $100M in XRP as exchange reserves hit 2.76B tokens and price hovers at the $2.15 support pivot. Is a dump incoming or will bulls hold the line? Full analysis inside. The post Ripple Just Moved $100 Million in XRP Crypto On-Chain While Exchange Reserves Hit a Bearish Signal: Which Side Wins? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Pi Network will be heavily involved at Consensus 2026: check out how.

OCBC launches $525M GOLDX tokenized gold fund on Solana as RWA market hits $29B. SOL holds $82.45 with $3.55B volume. Is Bitcoin Layer 2 the next RWA frontier? The post Tokenized Gold Lands on Solana: Is Bitcoin Layer 2 Next For RWA Boost? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Michael Saylor and Tom Lee continued to buy BTC and ETH in big size, while Aave published its incident report from the KelpDAO exploit.

Arkham Intelligence flagged the event just shortly after Bitcoin pushed past $76,000. It's a signal you don;t want to miss. The post Tether Minted 1 Billion USDT: On-chain Trading Grinding Back appeared first on Cryptonews.

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Pi Network trades at $0.17, down 85% from its ATH, as a 181% volume spike raises questions. Can smart contracts rescue PI — or is early-stage crypto the smarter play right now? The post Can Smart Contracts Save Pi Crypto Plummeting Price? appeared first on Cryptonews.

BitMEX has partnered with Zodia Custody to enable institutional crypto derivatives trading via off-exchange collateral held in segregated custody. BitMEX, a derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange, said it has secured a custody partner to enable asset segregation and trading with off-exchange assets. The company announced Tuesday a partnership with Zodia Custody to allow traders to access derivatives while keeping collateral in segregated custody. The integration is immediately accessible via Interchange, Zodia Custody’s off-venue settlement solution. BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz told Cointelegraph the move reflects lessons from past market failures, including the FTX collapse and the $1.4 billion Bybit hack, which exposed risks tied to unsegregated or compromised exchange-held funds. Read more

A survey by Nomura reveals that roughly 80% of Japan's investment professionals plan to allocate up to 5% of their portfolios to digital assets by 2029.

What you need to know for April 21, 2026

The grandson of Gambino crime boss John Gotti pleaded guilty to wire fraud after funneling $420K in stolen pandemic relief funds into crypto.

The Kelp DAO attacker has moved $175 million of stolen Ether in an apparent bid to start laundering it after the $290 million exploit. The attacker behind the roughly $290 million Kelp DAO exploit began moving tens of thousands of Ether to newly created blockchain addresses on Tuesday, in what appears to be an effort to start laundering the stolen funds. The wallet tagged by Arkham as linked to the Kelp DAO exploit moved about 75,700 Ether (ETH) worth roughly $175 million across three transactions on Tuesday, including a 25,000 ETH transfer to one newly created address and transfers of 50,700 ETH and 0.7 ETH to another. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT wrote in a Tuesday Telegram post that addresses tied to the exploit had begun moving funds through THORChain and Umbra. He flagged three THORChain transactions totaling about $1.5 million and a separate $78,000 transfer through Umbra. Read more

The Schwab Center for Financial Research warned that Bitcoin faces key resistance between $78,000 and $83,000 investor cost basis levels.

Bitcoin advanced while altcoins continued to struggle after the weekend's DeFi exploit, with markets eyeing Middle East tensions and shifting risk sentiment.

ADA trades at $0.24 after a 48% volume spike to $600M. Binance buy delta hits +28M and Modified DMI holds bullish at 5.1. Can Cardano reclaim $0.26? The post Cardano Crypto Holds $0.24 as ADA’s Volume Jumps 48%: Recovery Ahead? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Marisks, a maritime risk company, alerted ships stranded by the Hormuz blockade to scammers posing as Iranian authorities asking for bitcoin or USDT.

The BOK will increase scrutiny of crypto markets and non-bank finance, and will also modernize currency markets for 24-hour foreign exchange trading, he said.