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What you need to know for April 16, 2026
Bitcoin funding rates hit most negative since 2023, history suggests bottom is in
Despite a surge in short positioning, bitcoin has climbed toward $75,000, with past episodes of negative funding rates often aligning with local market bottoms.
Why the SEC just gave self custody crypto apps 5 years to get traditional broker licenses
The SEC moved the crypto market structure forward on Apr. 13 without waiting for Congress to act. The agency’s Division of Trading and Markets published a staff statement on Covered User Interfaces, such as websites, browser extensions, wallet-linked apps, and mobile applications that help users in self-custodial setups prepare transactions in crypto asset securities. Staff […]
Bitcoin holds near $75,000 as short-term holders look for profit opportunities
Bitcoin is hovering near $75,000 as steady institutional demand meets a wall of supply, while the options market is biased toward downside hedges.
Retail Investors Are The Only Ones Panicking About Bitcoin, Here’s what The Big Dogs Are Doing
Bitcoin has seen a lot of sell-offs recently that have contributed to the decline in its price. As a result, there has been a lot of panic in the market as the sentiment shifted deep into the negative. However, it seems like the larger investors are actually looking at the current downtrend as an opportunity […]
Prediction Markets Poised to Surge to $1T by 2030 in Bernstein Outlook
Bernstein predicts that the volume of prediction markets could grow significantly from $51 billion by 2025 to as much as $1 trillion by 2030. They also forecast that the industry’s revenue could well exceed $10 billion. The report suggests that platforms such as Robinhood and Coinbase might turn out to be the major distributors of
Kalshi DCM Preemption Split to Shape 2026 Prediction Markets
A legal split is forming as to the way courts evaluate federal preemption in respect of event contracts on designated contract markets. On the side of Kalshi, the Third Circuit ascertained that the “relevant field” for preemption was “trading on DCMs” as it considered that sports-event contracts were swaps. Following that, the Ninth Circuit, which
Bitnomial Launches INJ Futures as Regulated Product Expands U.S. Altcoin Derivatives Market
Bitnomial, a crypto exchange based in Chicago, has launched new monthly futures contracts pegged to the Injective (INJ) token, marking the debut of an American-regulated derivatives product for the token in Web3 finance. According to the latest statement from the company, these agreements are traded in INJ and have monthly maturities. Such a structure ensures
Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH USD is 2% Between Make or Break
Ethereum price is sitting directly on its 100-day EMA, a level that, even by any prediction standards, has separated bull continuations from deeper corrections. One clean daily close decides the next move. The divergence between smart money positioning and whale behavior makes this setup unusually tense. ETH USD, TradingView The Smart Money Index crossed above […]
Bitcoin Lags 40% Below ATH as S&P 500 Sets New Record
The S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high of 7,022 on Wednesday, April 15, fully recovering from losses related to the conflict pitting the US and Israel against Iran in a matter of weeks. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) has barely moved, and on-chain analyst Darkfost says the gap between the two assets has now stretched […]
South Korea to test blockchain deposit tokens for government spending in Q4
Token-based payments can be programmed with spending limits and which industries can use them, reducing audits and lowering transaction fees by removing intermediaries.
The cheapest bitcoin ETF yet: Morgan Stanley uses 0.14% fee to draw $100 million in first week
Morgan Stanley’s new MSBT fund has quickly attracted over $100 million by offering the market’s lowest fees, sparking a fresh wave of competition from rivals like Goldman Sachs.