The feature lets iPhone users in the U.S. and Canada view live price charts for stocks and crypto tokens without leaving the app.
Social media platform X on Tuesday launched Cashtags, a feature that surfaces live price charts and related posts for stocks and crypto tokens directly in users’ timelines.
The feature, currently available only on iPhone in the U.S. and Canada, was announced by Head of Product Nikita Bier, who said the platform influences billions of dollars in investment decisions daily based on what users read in their feeds.
Cashtags work by letting users type a dollar-sign ticker or paste a contract address into a post or search bar. X then suggests matching assets so users can select the right one. Tapping a cashtag opens a dedicated view that shows the asset’s price chart alongside posts that mention it, all without leaving the app. Supported assets include major equities, cryptocurrencies, and memecoins using contract addresses on networks such as Solana and Base.
X has actually offered expanded cash tag functionality before, through partnerships with eToro in 2023 and TradingView in 2022, but this version goes further by adding on-chain asset support and, for the first time, a direct brokerage integration.
That integration comes via a pilot with Wealthsimple, Canada’s largest online brokerage. Canadian users who tap a cashtag will see a button that routes them to a pre-filled trading screen on Wealthsimple, creating what the company describes as a one-tap path from conversation to order entry.
The move fits squarely into a broader race among fintech and crypto platforms to build so-called super apps. As The Defiant has reported, U.S. crypto and fintech firms, including Coinbase and Robinhood, are chasing Asia’s super app model, bundling trading, payments, and social features into single platforms.
Rather than building a brokerage from scratch, X is layering financial infrastructure onto what is already one of the world’s most active venues for real-time market commentary. The company holds money transmitter licenses in more than 40 U.S. states, and its separate X Money payments product has completed internal testing.
Bier added that web and Android versions of Cashtags are coming soon, along with a global rollout of the feature.
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The Central Bank of the UAE is launching a nationwide unified know your customer (KYC) platform.
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The central bank has teamed up with technology firm Norbloc on the project, which it says will support financial institutions and fintechs to deliver faster, more reliable and secure digital onboarding for individuals and businesses, while substantially reducing turnaround times and operational costs.
Saif Humaid Al Dhaheri, assistant Governor for banking operations and support services, says: “The development of the e-KYC Platform represents a strategic transformation towards a more efficient and resilient financial ecosystem. Through this platform, we are enabling the sector to move away from resource intensive traditional processes towards progressive digital models that accelerate access to financial services and reduce operational costs.”
Astyanax Kanakakis, CEO, Norbloc, adds: “By leveraging advanced technologies, we will enable financial institutions to access trusted and secure data in real time from multiple sources, enhancing operational efficiency while adhering to the highest international standards for digital identity management by allowing users full management of access to their data.”
Bitcoin’s shallow pullback from the $76,000 resistance suggests that buyers are holding onto their positions, expecting the recovery to continue.
Select major altcoins are showing strength and are expected to break above their overhead resistance levels.
Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back after crossing the $76,000 level on Tuesday, but a positive sign is that bulls have not let the price dip below $73,500. That suggests the bulls are holding their positions as they expect the overhead resistance to be broken.
Another encouraging indication for the bulls is that BTC’s move toward $76,000 has been supported by $411.5 million in inflows into US spot BTC exchange-traded funds on Tuesday, according to SoSoValue data. That pushes the total net flows for 2026 into the positive territory at roughly $245 million.
Crypto market data daily view. Source: TradingView
While some analysts believe the bottom has been reached at $60,000, others remain skeptical. They anticipate BTC to collapse below $60,000 to as low as $50,000 before finally bottoming out.
Trend reversals could be tricky, but traders should be nimble when they spot one. Maintaining a negative view when the charts are screaming bullish is a recipe for disaster.
Could BTC and select major altcoins break above their overhead resistance levels? Let’s analyze the charts of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to find out.
Bitcoin price prediction
BTC turned up from the 20-day exponential moving average ($71,116) on Monday and reached the $76,000 resistance on Tuesday.
Sellers are expected to protect the $76,000 level with all their might, as a close above it will complete a bullish ascending triangle pattern. That clears the path for a rally to the $84,000 level.
Conversely, any pullback is expected to find support at the 20-day EMA. If the BTC price rebounds off the 20-day EMA with force, it suggests a positive sentiment. That enhances the prospects of a break above the $76,000 resistance. Sellers will be back in control on a close below the support line of the triangle.
Ether price prediction
Ether (ETH) is facing resistance at $2,415, but a positive sign is that the bulls have not ceded much ground to the bears.
The prospects of a break above the $2,415 level increase if the ETH price turns up from the current level or the 20-day EMA ($2,198). The ETH/USDT pair may then surge to $2,800 and then to $3,050.
Sellers have an uphill task ahead of them. They will have to quickly pull the price below the moving averages to weaken the bullish momentum. The pair may then decline to the $1,916 support.
XRP price prediction
Buyers are struggling to drive XRP (XRP) above the 50-day simple moving average ($1.37), indicating that the bears are active at higher levels.
If the price turns down and dips below the 20-day EMA ($1.35), it may signal that the XRP/USDT pair consolidates between the 50-day SMA and $1.27 support for a few days. A break and close below the $1.27 level tilts the advantage in favor of the bears.
Contrarily, a close above the 50-day SMA signals the start of a sustained recovery toward the downtrend line of the descending channel pattern. Buyers will be back in the driver’s seat on a close above the downtrend line.
BNB price prediction
BNB (BNB) reached the 50-day SMA ($626) on Tuesday, where the bears are posing a strong challenge.
If bulls do not give up much ground from the current level, the possibility of a break above the 50-day SMA increases. The BNB/USDT pair may then rally to the $687 overhead resistance. Buyers will have to overcome the $687 barrier to clear the path for a rally to $730, then to $790.
On the downside, a close below the $570 support signals that the bears have seized control. The pair may then start the next leg of the downtrend toward $500.
Solana price prediction
Solana’s (SOL) failure to rise above the 50-day SMA ($85) suggests that the bears are fiercely guarding the level.
The flattish moving averages and the relative strength index (RSI) near the midpoint do not provide a clear advantage to either the bulls or the bears. That suggests the SOL/USDT pair may continue consolidating within the $76 to $98 range for a while.
The next trending move is expected to begin on a close above $98 or below $76. If the SOL price turns down and breaks below $76, it indicates an advantage to bears. The pair may then drop to $67. On the upside, a close above $98 opens the doors for a rally to $117.
Dogecoin price prediction
Dogecoin (DOGE) broke above the moving averages on Tuesday, but the long wick on the candlestick shows selling on rallies.
If the price dips below the moving averages, the bears will attempt to sink the DOGE/USDT pair below the $0.09 support. If they succeed, the DOGE price may resume its downtrend toward $0.08 and then $0.06.
Instead, if the price moves above the 20-day EMA ($0.09) and breaks above $0.10, it suggests the bears are losing their grip. The pair may then rally to $0.11 and eventually to $0.12.
Hyperliquid price prediction
Hyperliquid (HYPE) is witnessing a tough battle between the bulls and the bears at the breakout level of $43.76.
If the HYPE price rallies from the current level and breaks above $45.30, it suggests that the bulls have turned the $43.76 level into support. That increases the likelihood of a move to the $50 level.
Contrary to this assumption, if the price turns down and breaks below the 20-day EMA ($40), it suggests that the break above the $43.76 level may have been a bull trap. The HYPE/USDT pair may then plunge to the 50-day SMA ($36.77).
Related: Tom Lee says ‘mini crypto winter’ is over, sees Ether above $60K
Cardano price prediction
Cardano (ADA) has been swinging between the 50-day SMA ($0.26) and the $0.23 support for the past few days.
The 20-day EMA ($0.25) has started to turn down gradually, and the RSI is in the negative zone, signaling a slight edge to the bears. If the price turns down and breaks below $0.23, the ADA/USDT pair may plummet toward the support line of the descending channel pattern. There is support at $0.22, but it is likely to be broken.
Buyers will have to propel the ADA price above the downtrend line to signal a potential trend change. The pair may then climb toward $0.36.
Bitcoin Cash price prediction
Buyers attempted to push Bitcoin Cash (BCH) above the 20-day EMA ($444), but the bears held their ground.
Sellers will strive to strengthen their position by driving the BCH price below $419. If they manage to do that, the BCH/USDT pair may start a downward move toward the $375 level.
This bearish view will be negated in the short term if buyers drive the price above the moving averages. The pair may then rise to the $486 level, where the bears are again likely to pose a strong challenge.
Chainlink price prediction
Chainlink (LINK) has been trading near the moving averages for the past few days, signaling a balance between supply and demand.
The flattish moving averages and the RSI just above the midpoint suggest that the LINK/USDT pair may remain inside the $8 to $10 range for some more time.
The first sign of strength will be a break and close above the $10 resistance. That opens the doors for a rally to $10.94 and later to $11.61. Sellers are expected to defend the $11.61 level, as a close above it indicates that the bulls are back in the game. The bears will have to yank the LINK price below the $8 level to gain the upper hand.
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Legal & General Asset Management announced Wednesday that it placed the more than 50 billion pounds (roughly $68 million) in liquidity funds that it manages onchain through a new distribution channel built by Calastone.
“We are thrilled to make our liquidity funds available on the Calastone Tokenized Distribution Network,” said Ross McDonald, liquidity investment specialist at L&G. “Tokenized distribution provides meaningful enhancements in efficiency and reach.”
The U.K.-based firm said it now offers its money-market style funds as tokenized shares on the Calastone Tokenized Distribution Network, which uses blockchain infrastructure to handle issuance, trading and settlement.
The funds operate in U.S. dollars, euros and pound sterling and aim to provide capital preservation, same-day settlement and yield, the firm’s statement adds.
Calastone’s system manages token creation, order routing, trade aggregation and reconciliation while linking to existing fund administration systems. L&G said its investors are now allowed to buy, hold and transfer tokenized units within a permissioned network designed for regulated access.
L&G also explained that their tokenization of liquidity assets expands how investors can access short-term funds, especially through digital platforms that require faster settlement and continuous availability.
Tokenized versions of the funds will launch on Ethereum and compatible blockchains, with more networks planned, the firm said.
Simon Keefe, head of digital solutions at Calastone, said the launch shows how tokenization can apply to established fund structures “to enhance distribution, improve efficiency and broaden access within a controlled, regulated framework.”
Data intelligence platform Tracxn has released its latest report, “Who Controls AI Infrastructure: Compute as the Next Frontier,” detailing the hidden layers of power governing the global AI engine.
To unpack this global power dynamic, the report introduces a three-layer diagnostic framework:
Layer 1 (Territorial Control): The physical location of data centers.
Layer 2 (Ownership Control): The cloud platform software.
Layer 3 (Chip Control): The underlying hardware.
According to Tracxn, each subsequent layer is significantly harder to achieve and confers a more foundational level of power over the broader AI stack.
The hardware and cloud imbalance
The data highlights a profound global imbalance at the most critical layers of compute. The United States currently leads global chip development with 101 companies and $10.9billion in equity funding. This represents more than triple the $3billion raised by China’s 40 companies (when excluding state funds). When removing government subsidies from the equation, every other country remains a distant third.
Furthermore, a consistent structural pattern has emerged across regions where chip strength and cloud strength do not move in tandem. For example, India boasts the highest number of cloud companies outside the US but minimal chip capital. Conversely, Israel features the most chip funding per company but has a minimal cloud presence.
The ‘Territorial’ investment trap
The report highlights a major misconception in current national tech strategies: while many countries have successfully established a Territorial Presence (Layer 1) by hosting physical data centers, they largely lack the funded chip and cloud ecosystems required for true technological independence.
Consequently, Tracxn notes that infrastructure investment and actual control are not the same thing. A country can spend billions on physical data centers and remain entirely dependent on the upper layers that determine who truly governs AI at scale.
Despite this reality, nations are currently investing the most capital where they are least behind. Territorial Presence dominates most national policy announcements, yet the real strategic gaps and vulnerabilities remain at Layers 2 and 3.
The roadmap for ‘Calibrated Dependency’
The report concludes that for most governments, attempting to build full-stack AI sovereignty is an unrealistic near-term goal due to the 10-15 year development timelines required for hardware.
Instead, Tracxn outlines “Calibrated Dependency” as the most pragmatic and underused strategy. This approach involves:
Routing sensitive or highly critical workloads to domestic or alternative providers to maximize national control.
Keeping standard commercial tasks on global hyperscalers to maintain performance and cost-efficiency.
Ultimately, this allows a nation to successfully balance security and performance, provided they can clearly classify which specific workloads genuinely require sovereign-level control.
Another political action committee (PAC) aligned with the cryptocurrency industry announced its endorsement for a candidate in Ohio’s Senate race, signaling a move that could mirror the 2024 US election.
In a Wednesday notice, Sentinel Action Fund, a group that claims to be the “only conservative Super PAC advancing pro-crypto candidates and supporting pro-crypto innovation,” said it would be supporting Republican Jon Husted in this year’s race to represent Ohio in the US Senate.
Husted was appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine in January 2025 to replace JD Vance, who was elected vice president alongside US President Donald Trump in his 2024 election win. He still faces a field of Republican candidates ahead of a May 5 primary in Ohio, where former Senator Sherrod Brown will also face off in the Democratic primary against Ron Kincaid.
Sentinel Action Fund President Jessica Anderson specifically cited Brown as having “stood in the way of pro-innovation policies when it comes to digital assets” in the PAC’s endorsement of Husted.
Although filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as of Tuesday showed no disbursements supporting Husted in 2026, the PAC and its sister organization, Right Vote, pledged to spend more than $8 million in the Buckeye state. The Sentinel Action Fund reported about $9 million raised from January 2025 through March 2026, including $750,000 in contributions from the digital asset advocacy organization Solana Policy Institute and $250,000 from crypto investment company Multicoin Capital.
Total raised by Sentinel Action Fund Super PAC as of March 31. Source: FEC
The PAC’s move into the Ohio race could serve as a bellwether for how money from crypto-aligned interest groups will respond to the upcoming US elections. In 2024, crypto-backed PACs spent more than $40 million in the US State to support Republican Bernie Moreno’s run to unseat Brown, who had made many public statements criticizing crypto.
Related: Coinbase-backed crypto advocacy group unveils 2026 election plan
Despite having lost his seat, Brown announced in August that he would run again for Senate. Moreno’s seat won’t be up for grabs until 2030.
Ohio Senate race isn’t the only one in the state focused on crypto
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican candidate for US President and one of the backers for Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strive, has also thrown his hat into Ohio’s gubernatorial race.
Launching his campaign in February 2025 following his departure from Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Ramaswamy supported efforts to create a strategic BTC reserve in Ohio.
However, many critics have pointed to the Republican candidate’s financial disclosures filed on April 6 as examples of conflicts of interest.
Ramaswamy reported a 10% stake in Strive and could benefit from the value of the company’s Bitcoin holdings increasing in response to Ohio’s treasury investing in the cryptocurrency, which he would have significant influence over as governor. Strive reported holding about 13,768 Bitcoin as of Wednesday, worth more than $1 billion.
Disclosure: A member of the immediate family of Staff Editor Robert Lakin has contributed to the campaigns of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown in amounts less than $200.
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Crypto exchanges have become the primary venues where millions of people and businesses store and transfer digital money. According to industry data, the crypto market is currently seeing roughly $190–$192 billion in 24-hour trading volume. As exchanges expand into multi-asset venues, the security mechanism evolves beyond wallets into identity, permissions, pricing and settlement. Yet, despite growing pressure from regulators, their security is still failing.
In 2025, more than $3 billion in crypto assets were stolen, according to industry estimates. Moreover, several single incidents caused losses of over $1 billion each. Were these small or underfunded platforms? No.
The largest hacks happened at major global exchanges with ample capital and technology. So, a lack of resources allocated for protection wasn’t the issue — security, still treated as marketing, was.
Much of the industry keeps treating security as a performance rather than an operating discipline. Exchanges invest in what appears convincing on the surface: dashboards, reserve snapshots, protection funds, public statements. It looks reassuring, but it doesn’t prove how risk is managed day to day.
That’s why, unless security is designed to be enforced, not shown off, even the biggest platforms will stay fragile. And when stress hits, that fragility spills over to users immediately.
Performative Security is Dangerous
In fact, what’s happening is what I call “security theater.” It’s when an exchange focuses on looking safe, but not actually being safe. So the focus shifts to optics, such as headlines and polished statements, while the real governance remains weak.
I’ve seen how such a mindset takes hold. When a business is growing, it has to move fast and keep everything smooth for users. In such conditions, security controls are a friction. They slow down decisions by adding extra steps and triggering uncomfortable questions like “Who can approve this transfer?” And “what happens if the wrong person gets access?” That’s why many platforms prefer confidence on the surface over discipline inside.
And the big problem is that this false confidence doesn’t survive stress. In July 2024, India’s WazirX suffered a roughly $235 million hot valuable wallet breach and suspended withdrawals. In my view, that’s a useful reminder of how quickly “everything looks fine” can turn into users losing access to their funds.
And that’s the point. Security isn’t a page, a logo or a fund. It’s the daily rules that control how money moves, who has access and how cases are handled when something goes wrong.
What exchanges must prove to earn real trust
Genuine exchange security is a system that endures stress, and you can test that. From my experience, it has three core traits:
it proves full backing of customer balances,
it controls how money moves,
and it responds fast in a crisis.
Proof-of-reserves is a start toward demonstrating the system can withstand stress. Simply put, it’s evidence that certain assets exist. Still, it says little about what the exchange owes you, what rules apply to your money if the exchange has troubles or whether the numbers are true when many users withdraw at once. That’s why transparency should be two-sided.
It should clearly show assets and liabilities, with an independent check. And the “proof” should be verifiable, for example, through cryptographic methods that allow users to confirm inclusion without exposing balances.
Then comes the part most “security pages” avoid — strict rules inside the company. No single person should be able to move customer funds, unusual activity should trigger reviews, and large transfers must require approval from at least two people. With these controls in place, one compromised account can’t cause a chain reaction across the platform.
Since exchanges are becoming multi-asset platforms, those rules need one more goal: keeping a permission mistake or pricing anomaly from spilling into cross-asset liquidations.
Quick incident response is the final test of real security. A serious exchange knows exactly what happens in the first hour, isolates the breach, pauses critical flows and communicates clearly. Delays and silence don’t buy time; they simply multiply damage.
Of course, these measures don’t cover every possible risk. Even so, they form the backbone of true exchange durability — the kind that prevents routine incidents from turning into systemic failures.
By 2026, ‘trust us’ costs too much
If exchanges want to keep their customers and attract serious, institutional capital, they have to stop acting like performers in a safety show. Reassuring words and polished pages may calm people in quiet moments, but they fail when a big crisis hits.
Big investors have already started treating security as basic counterparty risk. They want evidence of controls, separation of duties, independent assurance, and a response plan that works under pressure.
So, in 2026, a simple “trust us” on a homepage won’t be enough. Can one mistake drain the platform or does the system stop it? Can you prove that with enforced limits and approvals, instead of explanations after the fact? These are questions that everyday users and large investors alike are starting to ask.
After all, security is about building systems that mitigate damage, slow down bad decisions and hold up under stress. Exchanges that make that shift will keep trust. Those who don’t will keep learning the same lesson the hard way.
BITCOIN PROPOSAL THAT COULD FREEZE QUANTUM-RELATED COINS: Bitcoin was built on a promise that no one can touch your coins without your private key. No government, no bank, nobody. That promise is now, for the first time in Bitcoin’s 16-year history, being challenged by the developer community itself as part of measures to build defenses against future quantum computers that could compromise Bitcoin’s blockchain and steal your coins. Jameson Loop, one of the outspoken bitcoin contributors, and other cryptographers have proposed a move that could force bitcoin holders to migrate their coins to new quantum-resistant addresses or face having their coins frozen permanently by the network itself. In that scenario, holders would technically still “own” the coins, but lose the ability to move them. It is called Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-361 and was updated in Bitcoin’s official proposal repository with the title “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset.” This comes as a recently released Google report warned that a sufficiently powerful quantum machine could require significantly less firepower to compromise the Bitcoin blockchain than initially estimated. This prompted some observers to cite 2029 as the quantum deadline for bitcoin. — Omkar Goldbole Read more.
AI AGENTS POWER CRYPTO PAYMENTS: The cryptocurrency industry is racing toward a future where AI agents handle everything from booking flights to executing trades and making payments, but new research suggests the infrastructure underpinning that shift may not be secure. McKinsey recently projected that AI agents could mediate $3 trillion to $5 trillion of global consumer commerce by 2030. The team found that so-called “LLM routers,” or services that sit between users and AI models, can serve as a powerful attack vector for malicious actors. These routers are designed to forward requests to models like OpenAI or Anthropic, but they also have full access to everything passing through them, including sensitive data. “LLM agents have moved beyond conversational assistants into systems that book flights, execute code, and manage infrastructure on behalf of users,” the researchers wrote, highlighting how quickly these tools are taking on real-world financial and operational tasks. The LLM routers or attack points leave users extremely vulnerable as they assume they are interacting directly with a reputable AI model, such as OpenAI, Grok or otherwise, when in reality many requests pass through intermediary services that can see and modify that data, the researchers said. — Olivier Acuna Read more.
CoW SWAP SECURITY BREACH: CoW Swap, a decentralized trading interface, said Tuesday it temporarily halted its services after detecting a domain name system (DNS) hijacking incident affecting its website, underscoring ongoing security risks at the front-end layer of DeFi platforms. In a post on X, the team said the attack occurred at 14:54 UTC and warned users to avoid interacting with its interface until further notice. While the protocol’s underlying infrastructure, including its backend and APIs, was not directly compromised, both were paused “as a precaution” as the team worked to resolve the issue. DNS hijacking allows attackers to redirect users from a legitimate domain to a malicious lookalike site, often to drain crypto wallets or harvest private data. The attack vector has become a persistent weak point in decentralized finance, where users typically rely on web-based interfaces to access otherwise secure smart contracts. CoW Swap operates as a decentralized exchange aggregator, sourcing liquidity across venues and using the “Coincidence of Wants” mechanism to match trades directly between users or batch them for more efficient execution. Orders are handled by competing “solvers” that optimize trade outcomes, a design intended to reduce slippage and limit exposure to maximal extractable value (MEV). — Margaux Nijkerk Read more.
ZK PROOFS ON XRP LEDGER: The XRP Ledger added native support for zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs by integrating with Boundless, a ZK proving network, in what the company claims is the first such deployment on the ledger. The move is designed to let financial institutions transact privately on the public blockchain while meeting regulatory requirements. It addresses a specific barrier to institutional adoption that has persisted across every public blockchain. Transaction flows, treasury positions, and counterparty relationships are visible by default on public ledgers. For a bank settling cross-border payments or a fund managing OTC positions, that transparency creates competitive risk. Zero-knowledge proofs solve this by allowing one party to prove a statement is true without revealing the underlying data. It’s like passing a credit check, where the bank confirms an individual qualifies for a loan without disclosing specifics about income, debts or account balances to the lender. In practice on XRPL, this means a payment can be verified as valid, correctly funded, and compliant without exposing the amount, the sender, or the receiver to the public ledger. — Shaurya Malwa Read more.
In Other News
The Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial has proposed unlocking 62.3 billion WLFI governance tokens on Tuesday, less than a week after CoinDesk reported the venture had used 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral on lending platform Dolomite to borrow $75 million in stablecoins. WLFI’s token was originally sold as a governance-only token with no transferability and indefinite locks. A vesting schedule with a defined path to liquidity changes the economic profile of what holders bought. The proposal would unlock liquidity for insiders who previously had no exit, thereby changing the token’s economics. The proposal splits the locked supply into two groups. Early supporters holding 17 billion WLFI would receive a 2-year cliff followed by a 2-year linear vest, retaining all tokens. Founders, team members, advisors, and partners holding 45.2 billion WLFI would face a 2-year cliff and 3-year vest, but with 10% of their allocation, roughly 4.5 billion tokens, burned immediately on passage. (Burns refer to the permanent removal of tokens from supply, usually by sending them to an address that is not controlled by anyone.) In practice, it means insiders would surrender 4.5 billion tokens in exchange for unlocking 40.7 billion previously locked indefinitely, with no vesting schedule attached. Those tokens had no path to liquidity before this proposal. — Shaurya Malwa Read more.
Some 572 bitcoin worth $42.77 million moved from a Gemini hot wallet into wallets owned by Winklevoss Capital and custody wallets in the past 24 hours, according to Arkham Intelligence data, the first significant transfers into the fund’s addresses in over a month. The transfers came in two batches. One of 372 BTC and one of 200 BTC, about 11 hours later. Both moved from addresses tagged by Arkham as belonging to the crypto exchange to addresses tagged as Winklevoss Capital and Gemini Custody. Winklevoss Capital now holds 9,328 BTC worth $689 million across 128 tracked addresses, up from about 8,800 BTC after a $128.5 million deposit into Gemini roughly a month ago that brought holdings to their lowest level since 2012. It also holds 70,588 ETH worth $163.7 million, bringing its total tracked portfolio to approximately $853 million, the Arkham data show. The onchain data shows the direction of movement, not the intent. The transfers could reflect new purchases, internal rebalancing between Gemini’s exchange and custody infrastructure, or a partial reversal of last month’s deposit. — Shaurya Malwa Read more.
Regulatory and Policy
Pakistan’s central bank notified all banks and financial institutions in the country that the ban on providing crypto services has been lifted. However, according to the new state bank rules, banks are banned from investing, trading or holding crypto assets using their own funds or customer deposits. The State Bank of Pakistan’s move follows the recent enactment of the 2026 Virtual Assets Act, which establishes Pakistan’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA to license, regulate and supervise the sector. The central bank replaced its 2018 ban on crypto with new rules that permit regulated banks and other financial institutions to open accounts for crypto firms approved under PVARA. Under the new state bank framework, banks can provide services to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) licensed under the new crypto act, as well as to those seeking approval, subject to strict compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC), and other counter-terrorism financing regulations. — Olivier Acuna Read more.
Tom Duff Gordon, the vice president of international policy at U.S.-listed cryptocurrency platform Coinbase (COIN), has left the firm for pastures green. Duff Gordon, who had been with Coinbase for close to 4 years, left the exchange to join OpenAI as head of EMEA Policy, a Coinbase spokesperson said via email. Duff Gordon had previously spent 8.5 years working as a banker at Credit Suisse. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An expert on crypto regulations, Duff Gordon, recently pointed out that U.K. banks are blocking millions of customers from accessing legal and compliant services by failing to distinguish between Financial Conduct Authority-registered firms with low fraud rates and higher-risk operators. — Ian Allison Read more.
Calendar
Apr.15-16, 2026: Paris Blockchain Week, Paris
May 5-7, 2026: Consensus, Miami
Sept. 29-Oct.1, 2026: Korea Blockchain Week, Seoul
DOT just survived a billion token exploit that should have crashed the entire network. Instead, the damage stayed contained because the real chain was never touched. That test proves what is built solid. Now, the polkadot price prediction sits at the crossroads between recovery and deeper pain. Early DOT holders who bought at $1.20 wish they had found something at presale pricing. In contrast, Pepeto has raised above $9 million with a confirmed Binance listing approaching. This is engineered by the cofounder who took Pepe to $11 billion.
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How the DOT Forecast and the Presale Second Chance Connect
Pepeto: The Decentralized Network Built by the Cofounder Who Already Made History
While BTC and ETH anchor every portfolio as the strongest positions in crypto, Pepeto is rising as one of the most funded presales of 2026. The project has raised above $9 million with tokens at $0.000000186. Additionally, SolidProof verified every contract before the first wallet entered.
The foundation behind the project is a complete decentralized network engineered by the cofounder who launched the original Pepe coin past $11 billion with a matching 420 trillion token count. PepetoSwap offers zero fee trading so every dollar stays in the position. For added utility, a cross chain bridge transfers tokens across different blockchains without any fees. That way, capital reaches the best opportunity without losing value in transit.
The swap keeps the full value of every trade inside the buyer’s wallet, and the bridge connects chains so tokens reach the right position before fees eat into the return. This gives holders a cost advantage that compounds over every single trade. Unlike BTC at $75,000 and DOT at $1.20, Pepeto sits at presale pricing. This pricing vanishes the moment the exchange opens.
For early positions, the Binance listing transforms presale pricing into 100x gains the moment exchange trading goes live. If that plays out, a $400 entry today becomes $40,000 when the first candles print. The platform also delivers 183% APY staking returns so tokens grow while the listing approaches. Considering the same cofounder took Pepe to $11 billion with zero products, Pepeto with a working decentralized network behind it makes 150x from the current entry. This is simply a matter of matching what already happened once.
For anyone following the polkadot price prediction and wishing they had found DOT at presale pricing, Pepeto is the second chance where the same kind of setup is forming before the crowd confirms it. Those early DOT holders who bought at $54 and watched it fall to $1.20 wish they had entered at the right floor. Meanwhile, the wallets entering Pepeto now are collecting that exact entry.
Polkadot Price Prediction: DOT Levels After the Supply Cap and the Exploit
DOT trades at $1.20 today according to CoinMarketCap, sitting at rank 44 with a $2 billion cap after dropping from $54 at its all time high. The March supply cap at 2.1 billion DOT and the 53.6% cut in annual creation are the most bullish structural changes in DOT’s history. Support sits at $1.20, and the breakout near $1.40 would confirm recovery. The polkadot price prediction for 2026 places DOT between $1.20 and $3.56 according to Changelly. This is a potential 183% gain on the high end. That is strong percentage growth. However, from $1.20 the dollar return on a meaningful position still cannot match what a presale to listing event delivers in one move.
Conclusion
The polkadot price prediction took a hit after the Hyperbridge exploit shook confidence, but the supply cap and reduced creation rate give DOT a stronger base than before. While DOT may grind from $1.20 toward $3.50 over the year, the wallets buying Pepeto right now are positioned for the biggest returns when the listing arrives. Those early DOT holders turned $54 entries into losses and now wish they had spotted the right project before it moved. Now, the same setup is forming around Pepeto because a working exchange and the Pepe cofounder behind it are signals the crowd does not confirm until after the move happens. The Pepeto official website is where the second chance exists. The polkadot price prediction will track recovery while presale holders collect what the Binance listing confirmed.
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FAQ
What does the polkadot price prediction say after the exploit?
DOT holds $1.20 with the supply cap at 2.1 billion now in place, and analysts target $2.50 to $5.00 as the polkadot price prediction recovery range.
Why are wallets choosing Pepeto over DOT right now?
The gap between Pepeto presale and listing captures in a single move what DOT’s best scenario takes a full year to produce from its current $2 billion cap.
Is the Pepeto presale still open?
The presale is live with more than $9 million raised and a confirmed Binance listing ahead, so visit the Pepeto official website before this round fills.
Ether looks poised to gain a price advantage over BTC as the ETH/BTC ratio soars to a 10-week high.
The ETH/BTC ratio has climbed to a 10-week high, suggesting that Ether (ETH) is gaining momentum against Bitcoin (BTC) in the charts.
Ether’s footing has improved as clearer DeFi regulations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were applauded by the crypto community. At the same time, Bitmine has added 71,524 ETH to its Ether treasury on April 13.
The ETH/BTC ratio broke through a descending trendline resistance that had been in place since August 2025. A daily close above this trend line marks the first breakout in months.
The pair trades above the 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages at 0.0310, both of which are now acting as dynamic support. The compression between these averages points to a possible bullish crossover if the trend continues.
ETH/BTC on the one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
XWIN Research noted that a stronger underlying shift in Ether is driven by an April 13 SEC staff statement that explained how DeFi front-ends and wallet interfaces can operate without broker-dealer registration under defined conditions, such as no custody and neutral fee structures. XWIN Research added,
“On-chain data supports this shift. Active addresses are trending upward, indicating renewed network usage. Meanwhile, the Coinbase Premium Gap is improving, suggesting a recovery in U.S.-driven demand, often linked to institutional flows.”
As the ETH/BTC pair shows strength, corporate-level accumulation continues to accelerate. Bitmine now holds 4.87 million ETH, accounting for over 4% of the circulating supply, after adding 279,296 ETH over the past 30-days.
Related: Tom Lee says ‘mini crypto winter’ is over, sees Ether above $60K
Will an Ether bull market resume?
Crypto analyst GugaOnChain noted a sharp divide in ETH futures positioning. The global open interest reached $16.37 billion on April 14, sitting well above its 14-day average. Funding rates across exchanges remain negative at -0.0013%, indicating a short positioning against the rally.
However, open interest climbed to $6.04 billion, a 10.47% daily increase on Binance. Funding rates on the exchange turned positive at 0.015%, signaling rising long positioning.
This creates a split between global shorts and Binance-based longs. The analyst added,
“We face an extreme imbalance. With 40% of global ETH Open Interest on Binance, the fuel for a violent move is ready.”
Ether: open interest on all exchanges. Source: CryptQuant
Related: Ether holders back in profit as ETH price aims for rally to $3K
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