Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Coinbase has taken a significant step toward reshaping online payments by moving its x402 protocol into an open governance model. The company helped establish the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation to guide this effort. This move signals a broader industry shift toward building a unified, in...

Polymarket has integrated Pyth Network as the resolution source for a new slate of financial prediction markets, further extending the crypto-native platform into stocks, commodities, and equity benchmarks. The rollout includes daily direction and closing price markets tied to major equity indices, ...

ME News reports that on April 3 (UTC+8), spot Brent crude oil (the physical delivery benchmark for North Sea crude) surpassed $140 per barrel, reaching the highest level since 2008. According to S&P Global, the price of Brent crude delivered in the North Sea reached $141.37 per barrel, the highest s...

Authorities created fake cryptos to go undercover and record the illegal activity.Some of the guilty parties include firms such as Gotbit, Vortex, Antier, and Contrarian.Prosecutors and investigators say that wash trading is now systemic rather than isolated.U.S. authorities have charged 10 individu...

The Bitcoin Reserve race is not just limited to the U.S. Competitors and crypto critics are now showing interest in the idea of Bitcoin Reserve. In a recent update, Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is planning to reconsider the idea of a Bitcoin Reserve. For those unaware, this isn’t the fi...

Circle, the company behind the world’s second-largest stablecoin, allegedly sat idle while a hacker funneled more than $230 million in stolen USDC through its own cross-chain infrastructure. That’s the accusation from blockchain investigator ZachXBT, who says Circle had approximately six hours to in...

Crude oil just pulled a classic bait-and-switch. WTI surged on geopolitical tensions, then promptly gave back nearly $3 a barrel, erasing the kind of fear premium that usually sends inflation hawks into a frenzy.In theory, cheaper oil means less inflation pressure, which means the Fed has more room ...

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust company charter, the company announced Thursday.Coinbase Moves Closer to Federal Crypto Custody With OCC ApprovalAccording to a Bloomberg report, the OCC granted the preliminary ...

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Stablecoin issuer Circle has announced on X the upcoming launch of wrapped Bitcoin, cirBTC. cirBTC is 1:1 backed by BTC and verifiable on-chain, designed to seamlessly integrate with Circle’s infrastructure and the broader DeFi ecosystem, creating a neutral foundation fo...

Based on Announcement, KuCoin has launched a referral campaign on KuCoin Alpha offering users a chance to share 10,000 USDC in rewards. The campaign runs from April 2 to April 19, 2026 (UTC). Users can earn rewards by inviting friends to register and trade on the platform. The campaign includes thre...

ChainCatcher report, according to Lookonchain monitoring, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of 2,254 BTC, Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of 17,197 ETH, and Solana ETFs recorded a net inflow of 1,531 SOL.

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, yesterday U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of 2,254 BTC, Ethereum ETFs a net outflow of 17,197 ETH, and Solana ETFs a net inflow of 1,531 SOL.

ChainCatcher report: On Thursday, Bitcoin traded at $66,450, with approximately 44% of the circulating supply in a loss position, accumulating an unrealized loss of about $59.87 billion (roughly 8.8 million BTC), exerting downward pressure on market sentiment, as data indicates continued weak demand...

ChainCatcher report: According to Dune data, Ethereum currently holds approximately 65% of the non-U.S. dollar stablecoin supply, down from about 90% at the beginning of 2023. Although other blockchains are catching up, Ethereum remains the default choice for stablecoin issuance. Dune’s report note...

Huo Xing Finance reports that, on April 2, according to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin is trading at $66,450, down 47% from its all-time high of $126,000 in October 2025, leaving holders with substantial unrealized losses. Glassnode data shows that approximately 8.8 million BTC are currently underwater, rep...