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3 Bullish Signals Suggest Ethereum May Be Undervalued in April

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Ethereum (ETH) has outperformed the broader market and all top-10 large-cap digital assets over the past month, gaining more than 12% amid war-driven macro volatility reshaping capital flows. Several analysts have now pointed to three distinct signals that paint a bullish picture for Ethereum’s price heading into the second half of April. Ethereum Record Network … Read more

XRP Ledger Gets Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Private Institutional DeFi

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XRPL Commons and Boundless have unveiled a new integration that brings zero-knowledge (ZK) proof technology to the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Announced on April 14, 2026, at XRPL Zone Paris, the initiative targets institutional users who need to execute confidential transactions without sacrificing auditability or regulatory compliance What the ZK Proof Integration Enables on XRP Ledger … Read more

SEC Eliminates $25,000 Pattern Day Trader Rule in Retail Trading Overhaul

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The SEC on April 14 approved FINRA’s proposal to eliminate the $25,000 minimum equity requirement for pattern day traders. This removed one of the most persistent barriers to retail market participation. The decision also removes the “pattern day trader” designation, a classification that flagged any customer who executed four or more day trades within five … Read more

X Rolls Out Cashtags as First Step in Finance and Crypto Push

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X has launched Smart Cashtags on iPhone for users in the United States and Canada, bringing real-time financial data for stocks and crypto tokens directly into the app’s timeline. The feature, first revealed in January 2026, went live on April 15 after months of anticipation around the platform’s finance ambitions. What X Cashtags Do and … Read more

Bitcoin Halving 2028 Is Now 50% Complete

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The countdown to Bitcoin’s next halving has reached its midpoint. Approximately 105,000 blocks remain before block rewards are cut in half again. The Bitcoin network is now halfway through the current halving cycle that began in April 2024. When the network reaches block 1,050,000, estimated for April 2028, the block reward will drop from 3.125 … Read more

US Fed Finally Reveals Why It’s Refusing to Move Rates

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The Federal Reserve released minutes from its February and March discount rate meetings, confirming all 12 Reserve Banks voted to hold the primary credit rate at 3.75%. The minutes cover Board meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026. Both sessions ended with no sentiment expressed for changing the rate. Why the Fed Held Federal … Read more

From NASA to Crypto: The Unlikely Journey of Benjamin Cowen

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Benjamin Cowen has spent years saying things people don’t want to hear. No hype, paid promotions, or promises of the next 100x altcoin. In a space where opinions are routinely bought and sold, he has built one of crypto’s most trusted voices on a simple, uncomfortable truth: “It’s hard to find people in this space … Read more

Coinbase Reportedly Courts Anthropic to Bolster Exchange Security Infrastructure

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Coinbase is reportedly in talks with Anthropic to gain access to Claude Mythos Preview, the AI company’s restricted frontier model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities. The outreach, first reported by The Information, reflects growing urgency among crypto exchanges to defend against increasingly sophisticated AI-driven threats. Project Glasswing Raises the Stakes for Crypto Anthropic launched Project Glasswing … Read more

Kraken Confirms Confidential IPO Filing Despite Valuation Drop

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Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi confirmed Tuesday that the cryptocurrency exchange has filed confidentially for an initial public offering with the SEC. Sethi made the disclosure at the Semafor World Economy summit in Washington, D.C. The filing had first been submitted around November 2025, shortly after Kraken raised $800 million at a $20 billion valuation. Valuation … Read more