Market & Price Movements
- Bitcoin holds above $70,000 ahead of FOMC; fragile momentum, resistance
~$76,000.
- Ethereum trades at $2,198, down 55% from last year; whale buys 50,706 ETH with
111.62M USDT.
- Bhutan moves over $72M in bitcoin amid growing outflows.
Institutional & Corporate Moves
- Flow Traders expands into tokenized assets with 24/7 OTC platform, supporting
tokenized funds, equities, commodities, and two-way liquidity for BENJI and
XAUT.
- Evernorth files to go public via Nasdaq merger; merged entity will hold ≥473M
XRP.
- Trump-linked American Bitcoin rises to ~6,899 BTC, now 16th largest treasury
holder.
- Strategy's STRC-driven BTC buying boosts demand but adds sentiment-sensitive
risks.
- Tempo launches mainnet with Machine Payments Protocol, enabling autonomous AI
payments; integrates 100+ providers.
- Visa Crypto Labs releases command line tool for AI bot payments.
- Polymarket acquires crypto payments startup Brahma to enhance UX and
liquidity.
- TransFi raises $19M for global stablecoin payments expansion.
- RedotPay eyes $150M raise ahead of U.S. IPO.
Corporate & Industry Developments
- Algorand Foundation cuts 25% workforce amid macro uncertainty and crypto
downturn.
- Fold reports $17.2M adjusted EBITDA loss; launches Fold For Business and new
Fold Credit Card.
- Multi-Agent System Pyra launches OpenClaw integration for AI and societal
applications.
- HIVE tests AI data centers using bitcoin mining infrastructure.
- Benchmark cuts Bakkt price target to $22 from $40.
- Over 20 DeFi projects call on U.S. universities to integrate decentralized
finance into curricula.
Blockchain & Infrastructure
- DTC pilot allows tokenized equities to settle alongside traditional shares.
- Moody's launches Token Integration Engine to bring onchain credit analysis.
- XYZ launches licensed S&P 500 perpetual derivatives on Hyperliquid, which
holds 36% of perps DEX market.
- Native USDC, Injective, and Tempo projects enhance DeFi and AI payment
infrastructure.
Regulation & Legal
- Senate Banking Committee markup planned before end of April; Clarity Act
critical for future digital asset legislation.
- UK lawmakers push for immediate ban on crypto political donations.
M&A & Investment
- Mastercard to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8B (regulatory approval pending).
