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Bitcoin inflows to exchanges have surged over the past few hours, with the majority flowing into Coinbase, said CryptoQuant senior analyst Julio Moreno on X. Such inflows are typically interpreted as a potential precursor to selling.

U.S. Republican Senator Thom Tillis has urged Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott not to advance a cryptocurrency market structure bill (CLARITY) in April, according to a post on X by Brendan Pedersen of Punchbowl News. Tillis argued that the Senate needs more time to finalize a compromise between the banking and crypto industries on the issue of stablecoin interest, suggesting the bill could be taken up in May. Previously, CryptoInAmerica reported that the CLARITY Act's Senate deliberation was likely to be delayed due to lobbying from the banking sector, which it said was heavily focused on Senator Tillis.

The deadline for a two-week halt in U.S. attacks against Iran, announced by President Donald Trump, is set to expire at 10:30 p.m. UTC today. On April 7, President Trump announced an agreement to suspend bombings and attacks on Iran for two weeks, describing the measure as a mutual ceasefire. He stipulated that the halt was conditional on Iran's complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also stated yesterday that the ceasefire would not be extended without an agreement.

Iran announced early today that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship is passing through the Strait of Hormuz, defying a U.S. military blockade. The vessel departed from Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran and is en route to Kandla Port in India. Additionally, ship tracking data released by Iran shows that a total of three vessels have transited the strait in the past 12 hours. One oil tanker has exited the Persian Gulf, while two other ships have entered.

Malaysian exchange Hata has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Bybit, Cointelegraph reported. The exchange is licensed by both the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA). The round also saw participation from global family offices and follows Bybit's earlier investment in Hata's $4.2 million seed round. Hata plans to use the funds to improve liquidity, expand its user base, and develop additional digital asset products.

Coinbase has announced it will list CHIP and OPG. While a specific time for trading to begin has not yet been disclosed, deposits for the assets will open at 9:00 p.m. UTC on April 20.

Well-known Silicon Valley angel investor Jason Calacanis questioned on X what Bitcoin's price would be today if MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor had not invested more than $61 billion in the cryptocurrency since 2020. In a related report, U.Today noted that an AI analysis suggests Bitcoin's price could be $10,000 to $20,000 lower than its current level of around $75,000 without the company's aggressive buying. Calacanis has long argued that MicroStrategy's complex capital structure creates an artificial price floor for the cryptocurrency.

Whale Alert reported that 301 million PYUSD has been burned at the an unknown wallet.

Major U.S. financial firm Charles Schwab has released educational content on Bitcoin (BTC) and plans to introduce direct trading services within a few weeks, Solid Intel reported.

The Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section shows the Volume Heatmap, while the bottom section displays the CVD. - The Volume Heatmap tracks the scale of trading volume at specific price levels. The background color becomes brighter when the price remains in a certain range for an extended period or moves significantly. These brighter areas may act as potential support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator at the bottom represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders ranging from $1 million to $10 million.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $76,000. BTC is trading at $76,015.21 on the Binance USDT market.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on social media today that the agreement currently being pursued with Iran will be much better than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Trump criticized the JCPOA, which he noted was drafted by Barack Obama and Joe Biden, calling it one of the worst deals in U.S. security history and a guaranteed path to nuclear weapons. He further claimed that the previous administration sent $1.7 billion in cash to Iran on a Boeing 757 and that hundreds of billions of dollars were paid to the country. Trump asserted that if he had not terminated the agreement, nuclear weapons would have been used to attack Israel, the entire Middle East, and U.S. military bases. He emphasized that a deal reached during his term would guarantee peace and security not only for Israel and the Middle East but also for Europe, the U.S., and the rest of the world.

Argentine police have arrested a Chinese national wanted in Nigeria for an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme, DL News reported. According to the investigation, the suspect lured investors with promises of high returns through a crypto platform and then blocked all withdrawals, with damages estimated at around $49.4 million. The suspect was apprehended by airport authorities while attempting to enter the country using a fake Paraguayan passport. The Argentine government is currently processing the suspect's extradition to Nigeria.

Iran has informed regional mediators that it plans to send a negotiating team to Islamabad on April 22 for a second round of talks with the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. The Iranian government, however, has not officially confirmed the delegation's dispatch. Confusion over the matter has grown after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei stated at a press conference on April 21 that there were no plans for a second round of negotiations in Islamabad. Iranian President Pezeshkian previously highlighted a deep-seated historical distrust of the U.S. government, stressing that the Iranian people would not bow to force.

CoinDesk has compiled five key moments when social media posts or statements from U.S. President Donald Trump significantly impacted the price of Bitcoin. 1) July 11, 2019: Trump posted his first direct criticism of cryptocurrencies, tweeting, "I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air." Bitcoin fell 7.1% within 45 minutes of the post. 2) March 3, 2025: Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. government would begin strategically holding Bitcoin. The price of BTC rose 8.2% within 24 hours. 3) Oct. 10, 2025: In response to China's export controls on rare earth minerals, Trump announced on Truth Social a 100% tariff on all imports from China. Bitcoin fell 12.4% within two hours, and a $19.38 billion sell-off within 24 hours marked the largest single-day loss in the asset's history. 4) March 3, 2026: Trump used Truth Social to accuse Wall Street banks of undermining the GENIUS Act for stablecoin regulation and delaying the passage of the CLARITY Act, a comprehensive crypto framework, over issues related to stablecoin interest. Bitcoin rose 5.2% within 10 minutes. 5) April 14, 2026: Following a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump announced that Iran had reached out for peace talks and that the likelihood of reaching a deal was very high. Bitcoin climbed 6.2% within 30 minutes.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins announced in an interview with CNBC that the agency is ending its existing enforcement-focused approach to regulating the cryptocurrency market.

Russell Thompson, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Nasdaq-listed digital asset investment firm Hilbert Group, has predicted that Bitcoin could face short-term downward pressure as global liquidity may shrink by up to 25%. According to CoinDesk, Thompson explained that even if geopolitical risks ease, it will be difficult for risk assets like Bitcoin to sustain a rally without policy support. While some financial sectors are showing signs of stabilizing liquidity, he believes the overall tightening trend is likely to strengthen. However, Thompson maintains a positive medium- to long-term outlook for Bitcoin, suggesting that an improved liquidity environment could lead to a year-end rally and a new all-time high in 2027.

Lido (LDO) announced that its EarnETH vault has been affected by the $292 million (116,500 rsETH) hack of KelpDAO's bridge. The vault holds approximately $21.6 million worth of rsETH through a leveraged rsETH/ETH position on the Aave platform, which accounts for about 9% of the vault's total assets. Lido stated that it will use a $3 million first-loss protection mechanism to cover losses if necessary. Redemptions from the vault have been temporarily suspended to determine the extent of the damage. The protocol clarified that the incident has no impact on stETH or wstETH and is unrelated to the core Lido staking protocol.

Justin Sun withdrew 55.01 million USDC from HTX about 10 minutes ago and deposited the full amount into liquidity marketplace Spark, according to ai_9684xtpa. This brings his total deposits over the past two days to 179 million USDC.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said in an interview with Politico that comments from the government do not pose a threat to Fed policy.

Germany's largest commercial bank, Deutsche Bank, has analyzed that while cryptocurrency adoption in the U.S. is showing signs of recovery after months of decline, investor sentiment regarding prices remains cautious, CoinDesk reported. The bank noted that U.S. crypto adoption, which had been decreasing since July 2025, began to recover in March. It added that prices have stabilized following a volatile start to the year, with a modest rebound last month driven by rising institutional demand and favorable geopolitical developments. However, the report found that price sentiment is still cautious, with most consumers expecting Bitcoin's price to either fall or stagnate, and few predicting a return to previous highs. The analysis is based on a recent Deutsche Bank survey of 3,400 consumers across the U.S., UK, and EU.

Kevin Warsh, a nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, is expected to firmly pledge to maintain strict independence in making interest rate decisions, Politico reported.

Whale Alert reported that 3,167 BTC has been transferred from Bitstamp to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $239 million.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country's deep-rooted historical distrust of the U.S. government remains. He stated that negative and contradictory signals from U.S. officials convey an unpleasant message that Washington is trying to force Iran into submission. Pezeshkian stressed that the Iranian people will not yield to force.

Investor sentiment in the DeFi market has soured this year amid a series of attacks by North Korea-linked hackers, DL News reported, citing data from DeFiLlama. According to the data, approximately $600 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen on-chain between January and April, with about $294 million of that total coming from the Kelp DAO hack. In the wake of these incidents, the total value locked (TVL) across major DeFi protocols has fallen by more than $15 billion. Aave alone saw an outflow of $10 billion, representing about 22% of its TVL, while Morpho (MORPHO) and Sky (SKY) experienced outflows of $1.7 billion and $600 million, respectively.