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The Iranian parliament reviewed several bills on April 5 concerning its jurisdiction over the Strait of Hormuz, discussing legal, environmental, security, and economic issues, according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency. The parliament agreed to form a dedicated committee to draft a comprehensive plan and legal documents for exercising this jurisdiction. The move follows a plan passed by the parliament's National Security Committee on March 30. That plan outlines a control role for the Iranian military and would ban passage for ships from the U.S., Israel, and any country that imposes unilateral sanctions on Iran. It also includes provisions for navigational safety, environmental protection, financial management, customs systems, and legal cooperation with Oman, which lies across the strait.

Bluefin (BLUE), a decentralized derivatives exchange based on Sui (SUI), announced the launch of a new portfolio feature. The tool allows users to view their net assets, positions, and profit and loss at a glance across all products, including perpetual futures, spot, lending, pools, and vaults.

The United States and Iran are in discussions with regional mediators over a temporary 45-day ceasefire that could lead to an end to the war, Axios reported, citing four U.S., Israeli, and regional sources. The sources said a partial agreement within 48 hours is unlikely but added that this last-minute effort is the only chance to prevent a major escalation of the conflict. A 10-day deadline President Trump had imposed on Iran was scheduled to expire on the night of April 6. However, Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, on April 5 that he was extending it by 20 hours. The new deadline is 12:00 a.m. UTC on April 8. Trump told Axios that the U.S. is in deep negotiations with Iran and that an agreement could be reached before the new deadline.

A U.S. Republican candidate has warned that the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY) could be effectively dead if not passed before the summer. John E. Deaton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, told DL News that the upcoming midterm elections will likely consume the U.S. political agenda, leaving little bandwidth to discuss crypto regulation. He pointed out that if the election results are highly unfavorable for the Republican Party, the Democratic Party could gain control of not only the House but also the Senate. In that scenario, Senator Elizabeth Warren, known for her anti-crypto stance, would be the most likely candidate to chair the Senate Banking Committee, making the bill's passage nearly impossible, Deaton said.

Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend Cardano (ADA) deposits and withdrawals at 5:00 a.m. UTC on April 8 due to a change in deposit addresses.

Zetachain (ZETA), a Layer 1 blockchain project focused on AI interoperability, announced today that it has integrated Alibaba's latest AI model, Qwen 3.6-Plus, into its proprietary AI layer, Anuma. Qwen 3.6-Plus is China's largest AI model and ranks first globally in token count, according to OpenRouter. Zetachain explained that on Anuma, users can utilize the Qwen 3.6-Plus model alongside other advanced AI models like GPT-5.4 while maintaining conversational context. The model, which was released about four days ago, supports a context of up to one million tokens on Anuma and boasts an output speed approximately three times faster than other models. This integration is part of Zetachain's ongoing effort to build AI interoperability by continuously adding major global AI models to its Anuma layer. The project previously onboarded Minimax, another of China's largest AI models, in March and integrated Google's latest AI model, Gemma4, last week.

Falling Japanese government bond prices indicate the market is pricing in a potential interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a research note, Tomohisa Fujiki of Citi Research explained that expectations for a rate hike have become more strongly reflected in market prices over the past two weeks. Fujiki added that the market is now forecasting up to a 70% probability of a rate hike at the April meeting and is also pricing in the possibility of two or more hikes by the end of the year. Currently, the 10-year Japanese government bond yield is up 2 bp to 2.400%, its highest intraday level since February 1999.

Solana (SOL) is testing quantum-resistant cryptography but is facing a significant network slowdown, CoinDesk reported. The Solana Foundation, in partnership with quantum resistance specialist Project Eleven, has been testing quantum-resistant signatures. However, the tests revealed that while security is enhanced, transaction processing speeds are reduced by approximately 90%. Unlike the Bitcoin or Ethereum networks, Solana's architecture directly exposes public keys, a design that could leave the entire network vulnerable should quantum computing threats materialize. Given this performance issue, Solana is now exploring alternatives to protect individual wallets rather than implementing a full network-wide update.

An analysis suggests that the overwhelming dominance of ETH futures volume compared to its spot market counterpart is not a positive sign, indicating that the market is heavily influenced by speculative demand. On-chain analyst Darkfost noted that ETH futures trading volume is seven times greater than spot volume. According to the analyst, while many investors are maintaining a cautious stance amid geopolitical uncertainty, this does not seem to apply to traders who favor high-risk speculation. Ethereum futures open interest (OI) currently stands at 6.4 million ETH, not far from the all-time high of 7.8 million ETH recorded last July. Darkfost explained that widespread leverage is unlikely to provide a structural foundation to support prices and could amplify volatility through position adjustments or forced liquidations. "While the current situation remains difficult to interpret, it is generally not considered a good signal for the market," the analyst added.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo explained that three phenomena typically signal the end of a bear market. First, the price must decisively break above the average cost basis of recent investors. Next, the prevailing wait-and-see sentiment, often driven by vague hopes, gives way to active buying as investors begin to chase rising prices. Finally, this process causes the overall average cost basis to increase, marking a trend reversal from bearish to bullish.

KB Financial Group is set to meet with Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire to strengthen their partnership and discuss the implementation of innovative future financial infrastructure, Maeil Business Newspaper reported. The two companies first entered into a partnership in June 2025. Their current collaboration focuses on several key areas: - Exploring the use of the global stablecoin USDC in South Korea - Cooperating on international payments - Assessing the feasibility of issuing a won-based stablecoin

KakaoPay has joined the Coinbase-led x402 Foundation as a founding member, PointDaily reported. The x402 protocol is a technology designed to support instant on-chain payments by directly embedding payment functions into web interactions. The foundation is led by Coinbase, which developed the protocol, and includes other major members such as Circle, Base, Solana, Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and Shopify. KakaoPay is the only South Korean company among the founding members.

Bitcoin could fall below $60,000 in the short term, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said on a recent podcast. He stated that he would not invest further in BTC at its current price unless the U.S. Federal Reserve first expands liquidity. Hayes also suggested that escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran could trigger a short-term sell-off. However, he added that his long-term forecast remains unchanged, predicting that BTC will eventually rise to between $250,000 and $750,000 within the current cycle. Hayes presented a similar outlook at the end of last month.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index is currently at 33. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, against that of Bitcoin. An "altcoin season," indicated by a score approaching 100, is declared when 75% of these top 100 coins outperform Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days. Otherwise, it is considered a "Bitcoin season."

The key global macroeconomic events for the second week of April are as follows: - April 7: Speeches by Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee (4:35 p.m. UTC) and U.S. Fed Governor Jefferson (9:50 p.m. UTC). - April 8: U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes released (6:00 p.m. UTC). - April 9: U.S. data release for February Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), Q4 GDP (final), and Initial Jobless Claims (12:30 p.m. UTC). - April 10: South Korea interest rate decision (1:00 a.m. UTC) and U.S. March Consumer Price Index (CPI) release (12:30 p.m. UTC).

Key token unlocks this week include $9.65 million in APT According to data from Tokenomist, the major token unlocks scheduled for this week (April 6–12) are as follows: - RED: 40.85 million tokens ($4.25 million), representing 13.89% of circulating supply, at 4:00 p.m. UTC on April 6 - MOVE: 164 million tokens ($2.97 million), representing 4.92% of circulating supply, at 12:00 p.m. UTC on April 9 - BABY: 612 million tokens ($7.56 million), representing 37.77% of circulating supply, at 10:00 a.m. UTC on April 10 - LINEA: 1.38 billion tokens ($4.68 million), representing 5.32% of circulating supply, at 11:00 a.m. UTC on April 10 - APT: 11.31 million tokens ($9.65 million), representing 0.68% of circulating supply, at 8:00 a.m. UTC on April 12

The yield on newly issued 10-year Japanese government bonds, a key benchmark for long-term interest rates, rose to 2.400% at one point today, reaching its highest level since February 1999.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - ARIAIP: +172.87% at $0.007 (Volume: $768.44K) - HIFI: +47.21% at $0.0089 (Volume: $432.98K) - UOS: +38.91% at $0.0081 (Volume: $12.37M) - MMT: +30.25% at $0.1452 (Volume: $156.39M) - TRU: +25.35% at $0.0055 (Volume: $35.18M) Top 5 Losers (24h) - INDEX: -4.00% at $0.24 (Volume: $6.08K) - BTT: -2.69% at $0.00000031 (Volume: $5.92M) - CARV: -1.68% at $0.0577 (Volume: $19.84M) - D: -1.56% at $0.0149 (Volume: $103.02M) - RLS: -1.52% at $0.0051 (Volume: $24.67M)

The Spot 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 Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The top Volume Heatmap tracks the volume of trades at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a certain range or moves significantly. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The bottom Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. For example, the yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, compiled by data provider Alternative, rose one point from yesterday to 13, indicating that the market remains in a state of extreme fear. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 represents extreme fear and 100 signifies extreme optimism. It is calculated based on several factors: volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market cap dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

XRP is failing to close the performance gap with Bitcoin and Ethereum due to factors including weakening technical momentum, selling pressure from past buyers looking to break even, and monthly token unlocks, according to an analysis by Watcher.Guru. The outlet noted that XRP has been setting progressively lower highs since its downtrend began in late 2025, with a recent attempt to break past $1.5 proving unsuccessful. With over 60 billion XRP in circulation, monthly escrow releases are also acting as a suppressant on price appreciation. Furthermore, Standard Chartered previously slashed its price target for XRP by 65%, from $8 to $2.8. Institutional fund flows also appear negative. While the XRP spot ETF has seen $1.44 billion in net inflows to date, 84% of this capital came from retail investors. Weekly net inflows have also plummeted from an initial $200 million to less than $2 million recently, the analysis explained.

The current phase for Bitcoin is expected to differ from past bear markets, crypto analyst Murphy (@Murphychen888) said on X. He noted that the average cost basis for Bitcoin addresses currently holding at a loss is just $93,600. While many holdings were bought at high prices, some addresses sold at a loss during two downturns late last year and early this year, which significantly lowered the average cost basis for all addresses with unrealized losses. To meet the bottoming conditions seen in the last three bear markets, BTC would need to fall to $46,800. However, Murphy stated his belief that this cycle will break from the historical pattern, adding that if such a drop does not occur, this would be recorded as the least painful bear market.

A community debate is intensifying over how to handle four million dormant BTC following a Google report that quantum computers could break Bitcoin's encryption, U.Today reported. On-chain analyst Willy Woo proposed that the dormant supply should be frozen or upgraded to be quantum-resistant if necessary. He warned that if quantum computers were to brute-force older addresses, the resulting supply dump could trigger a market collapse, arguing that the protocol should not abandon its users. In contrast, Blockstream CEO Adam Back contended that security is the responsibility of individual holders. He argued that any attempt by developers to determine the validity of specific coins would be an act of centralization. Back maintained that preserving the immutability of Bitcoin's code is more important than artificial intervention, even if the quantum threat materializes, stating that a hack of dormant coins should be treated as a market event without protocol-level intervention.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $69,000. BTC is trading at $69,107.94 on the Binance USDT market.

Ant Digital Technologies, the blockchain arm of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, has launched Anvita, a cryptocurrency payment platform designed for AI agents, CoinDesk reported. Anvita combines tokenization services with a real-time payment network between agents to enable an autonomous, human-free commerce environment. This development is seen as extending the competition over stablecoin infrastructure, previously dominated by traditional financial firms, into the AI agent sector. The outlet noted that although the volume of payments between agents is still nascent, the technology is drawing attention as a key infrastructure for the future economy amid a wave of related product launches from major tech firms.