Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Huoxing Finance reports that on April 17, according to market data, U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the S&P 500 increased 0.26%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.36%, with the latter two indices marking their 12th consecutive day of gains. Cryptocu...

According to The Block, Michael Figge has assumed the role of CEO at Yuga Labs, the developer of the Bored Ape Yacht Club series, with former CEO Greg Solano transitioning to Chairman of the Board. Solano stated that Figge, who joined the company in 2021, has been serving as CEO for several weeks an...

According to CoinDesk, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that Bitcoin’s quantum defense proposal, BIP-361, has been incorrectly described as a soft fork—it is in fact closer to a hard fork—and cannot protect approximately 1.7 million BTC generated before 2013, including around 1 million BTC a...

According to The Block, Layer 1 blockchain Tempo has launched Zones, a privacy solution designed for institutional use cases such as payroll, fund management, and payment settlement. Zones provide a private execution environment in the form of parallel blockchains connected to the Tempo mainnet, whe...

According to The Block, Texas man Robert Dunlap has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution to nearly 1,000 victims in connection with a cryptocurrency scam involving over $20 million. Prosecutors stated that Dunlap operated a crypto project and sold Meta-1 Coin, ...

ChainCatcher report: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock withdrew 3,899 BTC (valued at $289.88 million) and 839 ETH (valued at $1.95 million) from the Coinbase platform 7 hours ago.

Author: BiteyeAnthropic has fully implemented identity verification (KYC) on the Claude platform, carried out by third-party Persona Identities.The platform refers to this as a "routine integrity check," but its real purpose is to prevent abuse, enforce platform policies, and meet compliance require...

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that Tempo, a Layer 1 blockchain co-developed by Stripe and Paradigm, has launched a privacy feature called Zones—a permissioned parallel blockchain solution designed for enterprise use cases requiring higher confidentiality, such as payroll, fund management, and payment se...

Chiliz [CHZ] extended its bullish run for the second straight day. The latest gains suggest room for further upside, but past price action at this level indicates it could be a decisive turning point for CHZ.At press time, CHZ was trading at $0.04275, up 17.11% over the past 24 hours. During the sam...

Bitcoin is grinding between $73,500 and $75,400 with implied volatility on CME options averaging 40% to 45% across the term structure. The 25-delta risk reversal on CME Bitcoin options fell to negative 19.34 earlier this year, the deepest preference for puts over calls since 2022, meaning institutio...

According to data released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday local time, the outstanding amount of U.S. commercial paper increased for the week ending April 15. The seasonally adjusted commercial paper balance rose by $51.1 billion to $1.41 trillion, while the unadjusted balance increased by $26.6 ...

According to official announcements, the crypto futures exchange KieDex has completed a $3.5 million funding round led by Marqel Capital. The company stated that the funds will be used to build the KieDex platform, creating a next-generation cryptocurrency futures exchange focused on fast, secure, a...

On Friday, April 17, the South Korean KOSPI index opened down 4.55 points, or 0.07%, at 6,221.5. The Japanese Nikkei 225 index opened down 227.62 points, or 0.38%, at 59,290.72.

Key InsightsBitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $186.03 million on April 15, 2026.Ethereum ETFs extended their positive run to a fifth consecutive day, adding $67.85 million in net inflows.XRP ETFs drew $17.11 million and SOL ETFs attracted $5.36 million in net inflows.On April 15, 2026, Bitc...

According to Huoxing Finance, on April 17, Charles Schwab is monitoring the prediction market, but its President and CEO, Rick Wurster, sees a significant distinction between betting on Taylor Swift’s romantic life and betting on the latest inflation data. “At some point, we will likely launch predi...