Market & Trading - CryptoQuant says bitcoin rally faces rising profit-taking risk as exchange inflows jump - HIP-3 open interest tops $2 billion as demand for 24/7 tokenized equity exposure surges - Bitcoin breakout odds rise as negative funding stre

2026-04-16

Market & Trading - CryptoQuant says bitcoin rally faces rising profit-taking risk as exchange inflows jump - HIP-3 open interest tops $2 billion as demand for 24/7 tokenized equity exposure surges - Bitcoin breakout odds rise as negative funding streak mirrors past bottoming regimes, K33 says Regulation & Policy - Solana Institute-backed super PAC pours $8 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio race - Former Lutnick-run Cantor Fitzgerald donates $10 million to crypto PAC led by Tether exec - Pakistan allows banks to open accounts for licensed VASPs, ending 2018 ban - Virginia to hold dormant crypto 'in-kind' for at least one year under new law Institutional & Corporate Developments - Tether backs Stablecoin Development Corporation’s $134 million private placement used to acquire SKY tokens - Bitdeer hits 70 EH/s in self-mining bitcoin operations, claims top spot by compute - Bitwise launches Avalanche ETF with plans to stake AVAX held - Riot loses top data center exec as AI and hyperscale buildout ramps up; shares dip 6% - Brix raises $5.5 million to tokenize emerging market assets, plans debut on MegaETH - eToro bets on self-custody with $70 million acquisition of crypto wallet startup Zengo - 21Shares files second amendment to Hyperliquid ETF filing, seeks Nasdaq listing under THYP - Ripple, Kyobo Life Insurance partner to enable tokenized government bond settlement in South Korea - Societe Generale unit adds MiCA-compliant stablecoin to MetaMask - TeraWulf shares fall after upsized $900 million equity raise to fund AI data center buildout Technology & Ecosystem - Ethereum DEX aggregator market grows more competitive as Kyber, CowSwap rise - TRON Network Deepens Role in Agentic AI Infrastructure as B.AI Launches - OP Mainnet records 'largest TVL event' in its history as crypto card provider Etherfi goes live - Justin Sun says Tron launching post-quantum upgrade plan - Bitcoin researchers propose phased sunset of legacy signatures to address quantum risks Crypto Flows & Holdings - Tether moves over $70 million in bitcoin to reserve wallet: Arkham - Bhutan moves 250 BTC as 2026 outflows top $240 million: Arkham data Industry & Governance - 'Absurd governance scam': World Liberty Financial's new proposal prompts harsh criticism from Justin Sun and other holders - Trump-backed World Liberty proposes vesting overhaul for 62.3 billion tokens, would burn up to 10% of insider allocation