Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

[PRESS RELEASE – Belize City, Belize, April 8th, 2026]BC.GAME has launched BC Engine, a new rewards feature that turns instant $BC earned through gameplay into auto-staked balances generating hourly BCD. With no extra wagering requirement and wallet withdrawals available at any time, the launch intr...

UBS and other Swiss banks are testing Swiss franc stablecoin use cases.The project highlights rising demand for blockchain-based payments.A Swiss franc stablecoin could improve settlement speed and efficiency.UBS and five other Swiss banks are working together to test new use cases for a Swiss franc...

Bitcoin reclaims prices above $70,000 at $72,000.Will the price of BTC go bullish and surge above $76,000 next?There is also a bearish possibility for BTC to drop to $60,000 next instead.The crypto community is pleased to see the price of Bitcoin (BTC), the pioneer crypto asset, reclaim price above ...

Jiang Zhuoer Says He Shorted ETH for Short-to-Medium-Term TradingFormer Chinese mining heavyweight Jiang Zhuoer said he has taken a short-to-medium-term bearish trade on Ethereum, a call that quickly spread across crypto markets and reopened debate over near-term direction.Jiang Zhuoer Reveals a Sho...

Huoxing Finance reports that on April 8, according to Lookonchain monitoring, whale 0xf562 deposited 7.86 million USDC into Hyperliquid and purchased 200,042 HYPE at an average price of $39.30. Cooker.hl bought 50,751 HYPE at $38.50 (valued at $1.99 million).

As reported by Announcement, KuCoin Earn will launch the Earn Wednesday Week 112 event starting at 10:00 on April 8, 2026 (UTC). The event offers a range of high-yield earn products, including staking, savings, fixed-term investments, promotions, and structured financial products. Products include K...

On April 8, the decentralized stablecoin USDD announced the official launch of two WBTC Vaults, allowing users to mint USDD using WBTC as collateral. This adds high-quality collateral options to USDD’s existing TRX, sTRX, and USDT Vaults. The introduction of WBTC Vaults further diversifies USDD’s co...

BlockBeats report: On April 8, in the early morning Beijing time, just before the original "ultimatum" deadline, Iran reached a two-week ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel under special conditions. With Iran's coordination, the strait will be safe for passage over the next two wee...

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Adam Back posted on X stating that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto, but he has been deeply interested in cryptography, online privacy, and the positive societal impact of electronic cash since around 1992, actively participating in discussions on the Cypherpunks mailing list ...

ME News, April 8 (UTC+8): According to ChainCatcher, Yi Lihua, founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital), tweeted: “Where there are people, there are grudges; where there are grudges, there is a江湖 (underworld).” He said he has heard these江湖 stories from those involved many times, but we can on...

In accordance with Announcement, KuCoin has launched the XL1 Spot Trading Competition from 10:00 on April 3, 2026, to 10:00 on April 13, 2026 (UTC). Participants trading the XL1/USDT pair can share 34,000,000 XL1 in total prizes. The top 20 traders by trading volume will share 15,000,000 XL1, while ...

ChainCatcher report: The decentralized stablecoin USDD has launched two WBTC Vaults on the TRON network, allowing users to use WBTC as collateral to mint USDD. This addition of WBTC Vaults builds upon USDD’s existing collateral options—TRX, sTRX, and USDT—further diversifying the protocol’s asset ba...

ChainCatcher report: Web3 asset data platform RootData has mapped Mastercard’s cryptocurrency business partners, which now exceed 100, spanning key segments including public blockchains, stablecoins, exchanges, risk management services, and payment infrastructure. Unlike Visa, PayPal, and others tha...

BlockBeats news: On Thursday, April 8 at 2:00 AM Beijing Time, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its March meeting. Notably, the March monetary policy meeting took place amid growing geopolitical risks in the Middle East. These minutes will reveal how officials assessed these risks pri...

ME News reports that on April 8 (UTC+8), the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its March monetary policy meeting at 2:00 AM Beijing time on April 9. Prepared against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East and an increasingly complex market environment, this document will re...