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According to The Block, the Washington-based think tank Cato Institute published a critique of the U.S.’s current Bitcoin tax policy. Researcher Nick Anthony pointed out that the existing tax framework—which classifies Bitcoin as “property” rather than “currency”—requires users to calculate capital gains or losses for every single transaction, including routine, small-value purchases. This makes tax filing extremely cumbersome and effectively hinders Bitcoin’s adoption as a payment instrument. In response, the Cato Institute proposed several reform measures, including fully eliminating capital gains taxes on cryptocurrency payments and introducing a de minimis exemption threshold for small transactions. The report also referenced the existing Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act—a bill that would exempt crypto transactions under $200—but Anthony argued that this threshold is too low to reflect real-world consumer spending levels. Currently, the Trump administration has expressed support for establishing a de minimis exemption for cryptocurrency transactions and will continue evaluating related legislative options.
According to an official announcement, the BTTC Bridge transaction history page has completed its functional upgrade and is now officially live, aiming to provide cross-chain users with a more efficient and transparent asset tracking experience. This update introduces a dual-view mode—“All Records” and “In Progress”—displayed independently, along with a multi-dimensional filtering tool that supports flexible, combined searches by transaction status, type, and custom date ranges. Additionally, the page now features dedicated identification markers for deposits, withdrawals, and cross-chain activities, helping users quickly locate fund flows. Users can now visit the platform to experience a clearer cross-chain transaction management view. The team will continue refining product details to support broader on-chain interaction scenarios.
According to a CoinGecko report, the cryptocurrency market continued its bearish trend in Q1 2026, with total market capitalization declining by 20.4% (approximately $622 billion) to $2.4 trillion—down roughly 45% from its October 2025 peak. Key drivers of the downturn included tightened monetary policy expectations following Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve Chair and geopolitical shocks stemming from the U.S.-Iran war. The stablecoin market remained broadly stable, with total market capitalization rising slightly to $309.9 billion. USDT’s supply declined for the first time since Q2 2022, falling to $184.1 billion; USDC grew 2.4% to $77.1 billion; and USD1—issued by WLFI—rose 32.5%, boosted by Binance’s airdrop campaign. In terms of asset performance, crude oil prices surged 76.9% due to supply disruptions caused by the U.S.-Iran war, making it the strongest-performing asset this quarter; gold rose 8.1%; while Bitcoin fell 22.0%, underperforming both the Nasdaq (-7.1%) and the S&P 500 (-4.8%). Regarding trading volume, spot trading volume across top centralized exchanges dropped 39.1% to $2.7 trillion; March volume totaled just $0.8 trillion—the lowest since November 2023. Binance maintained a 37.0% market share. Among decentralized exchanges, Solana retained leadership with a 30.6% share—but was overtaken by Ethereum in March.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch MSFTUSDT, AVGOUSDT, and BABAUSDT—three USDT-denominated perpetual contracts—in batches on April 20, 2026. These contracts track the stock prices of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO), and Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), respectively. All three contracts offer a maximum leverage of 10x, a funding rate cap of ±2%, and funding settlements every 8 hours. They support 24/7 trading and multi-asset margin mode.
Odaily News According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the MSFTUSDT perpetual contract at 13:30 (UTC) on April 20, 2026, the AVGOUSDT perpetual contract at 13:40 (UTC), and the BABAUSDT perpetual contract at 13:50 (UTC). All the aforementioned contracts will support up to 10x leverage and the Multi-Assets Mode.
According to CoinDesk, JPMorgan Chase released a research report stating that legislative negotiations for the U.S. CLARITY Act are nearing completion, with contentious issues reduced from over a dozen to just “two or three remaining items.” Discussions regarding stablecoin rewards have also entered a constructive phase. The bill aims to clarify the regulatory framework for digital assets, delineate responsibilities between the SEC and the CFTC, and establish compliance pathways for stablecoins and DeFi platforms. The latest proposal is expected to garner support from both the crypto industry and traditional financial institutions. However, the official text of the bill has not yet been published, nor has a vote been scheduled. Moreover, if Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, the priority for crypto-related legislation may decline, introducing uncertainty into the bill’s progress.
Cobo, a digital asset custody and wallet solutions provider, has launched the Adoption Clearing Layer (ACL), a payment incentive settlement layer open to public blockchains, stablecoin issuers, and payment institutions. Cobo aims to collaborate with more ecosystem partners to jointly build a stablecoin payment network grounded in real-world transactions. The ACL offers multi-chain payment routing and incentive settlement capabilities, directly linking ecosystem incentive budgets to genuine payment transactions—creating a transaction-centric growth loop. Initial ACL partners include Aptos and Morph; through ACL, participants can earn up to 15 basis points (bps) per transaction as commission—boosting authentic on-chain transaction volume for ecosystem participants while delivering sustainable revenue streams for payment institutions.
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According to an official announcement, Bithumb has added GRACY, SPURS, ZTX, WIKEN, and FITFI to its trading alert list, with notices regarding designated delisting, cancellation, or termination of trading support scheduled for the third week of July (between July 13 and July 17).
It is reported that Bybit Alpha has now launched trading for $UNC and $BULL. Both $UNC and $BULL are trending Solana-based meme projects. $UNC surged over 241% intraday, with its market cap briefly exceeding $21 million; it is currently trading at approximately $0.02.
According to FinanceFeeds, Morgan Stanley stated that real-world asset tokenization has become the “next major step” for its global business and is now a strategic priority in its initiative to upgrade traditional financial infrastructure using blockchain. The firm plans to integrate traditional and digital assets within regulated environments, advance near real-time on-chain settlement, and launch an institutional digital wallet in the second half of 2026—supporting tokenized traditional investment products as well as crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley is also advancing the development of a tokenized private equity secondary market and building both on-chain and off-chain settlement processes.
OpenGradient, the verifiable AI computing layer, has announced that its OPG airdrop registration portal is now live. Users can visit the official portal to connect their wallets and accounts, check eligibility, and complete registration to confirm their community allocation eligibility. OpenGradient stated that this airdrop targets users who have previously contributed to advancing on-chain verifiable AI inference. Registration runs from April 15 to April 20, 2026, and claim distribution begins on April 21.
Bitget Launches Phase 3 “Stock God Guessing” Campaign with a Total Prize Pool of $100,000 USDT; Participation Period: April 15–22. During the campaign, both new and existing users can complete daily tasks—including logging in, depositing funds, and executing stock trades—to earn a set number of guessing opportunities. Users may use these opportunities to predict whether NVIDIA’s price will rise or fall. Points will be awarded regardless of whether the prediction is correct or incorrect. Users ranked Top 1–100 by points will receive cash vouchers worth $100–$2,500 USDT; those ranked Top 101–1,086 will receive futures contract position experience vouchers worth $50–$100 USDT. To qualify for the corresponding ranking reward, users must satisfy both the ranking and minimum point requirements. Full campaign rules are published on Bitget’s official platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to complete registration before participating.
Odaily News According to an official announcement, MGBX will launch Sentio (ST) spot trading at 18:00 (SGT) on April 18, 2026.Deposit Opening Time: 16:00 (SGT) on April 16, 2026Trading Opening Time: 18:00 (SGT) on April 16, 2026Withdrawal Opening Time: 19:00 (SGT) on April 18, 2026Sentio is a decentralized data and compute network built for crypto developers. It provides a modern developer tool stack, including the Sentio Processor (hosted subgraph) with native TypeScript support, multi-language SDKs, decentralized compute infrastructure, and high-performance data indexing and analytics.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch pre-market trading for the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract on April 16, 2026, at 15:15 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of 5x.
According to CoinDesk, Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, stated at Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin developers should move forward early with optional post-quantum upgrades—even though practical quantum computers remain far from realization. He noted that Taproot’s flexible design supports integrating new post-quantum signature schemes without affecting existing users. Previously, Jameson Lopp and others proposed BIP-361, aiming to phase out quantum-vulnerable addresses over five years and freeze bitcoins in addresses that fail to complete the migration. Adam Back believes the Bitcoin community can rapidly coordinate a response in an emergency—without needing to predefine freezing arrangements.
Odaily News The ETH/BTC exchange rate has risen to a 10-week high, with Ethereum outperforming Bitcoin recently. The ratio broke through the resistance of the downtrend line since August 2025 and has risen above the 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages. XWIN Research pointed out that the staff statement issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13 explained that DeFi frontends and wallet interfaces do not need to register as broker-dealers if they meet conditions such as non-custody and a neutral fee structure, which has driven Ethereum's strength.On-chain data shows an upward trend in active addresses, and the Coinbase premium gap is also improving, indicating a recovery in institutional demand in the United States. Enterprise-level accumulation is accelerating; Bitmine accumulated 279,000 ETH in the past 30 days and currently holds 4.87 million ETH, accounting for over 4% of the circulating supply. In the futures market, the global ETH open interest reached $16.37 billion, and the funding rate remains negative, indicating that shorts dominate. However, the open interest on Binance increased by 10.47% to $6.04 billion, and the funding rate turned positive, creating an extreme imbalance between global shorts and longs on Binance.
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Odaily News Ripple announced a partnership with South Korea's major insurance institution, Kyobo Life Insurance, to explore government bond tokenization settlement based on the Ripple Custody platform. The goal is to compress the T+2 settlement cycle for South Korean government bonds to near real-time execution. Both parties stated that they will focus on evaluating the technical and regulatory feasibility of tokenized government bond settlement. Specific transaction scale, launch timeline, and bond types involved have not been disclosed yet, and the overall initiative is still in the pilot exploration phase. Additionally, Kyobo Life will also explore stablecoin-based payment solutions, but specific currencies and implementation timelines have not been clarified. (CoinDesk)
According to The Block, Sentinel Action Fund—a U.S. super PAC backed by the Solana Foundation—announced it will join forces with its sister advocacy organization Right Vote to spend $8 million supporting Republican Senator Jon Husted in Ohio’s upcoming election against Sherrod Brown, aiming to prevent the former senator and crypto skeptic Sherrod Brown from returning to the Senate. Jon Husted has long supported crypto innovation and backed several pro-crypto legislative initiatives, including the GENIUS Act. Per filings with the U.S. Federal Election Commission, the Solana Foundation has donated $750,000 to Sentinel Action Fund, while Multicoin Capital contributed $250,000.