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Whale Alert reported that 361,353,370 USDC has been transferred from Coinbase Institutional to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $361 million.

U.S. fintech platform SoFi (SOFI) has launched "Big Business Banking," a corporate financial service that integrates both fiat and cryptocurrency management, Cointelegraph reported. The platform is designed to allow businesses to handle deposits, fund transfers, and payments within a single regulatory environment. This new service combines functions that were previously spread across traditional banks, custody providers, and cryptocurrency service firms.

Circle has announced the upcoming launch of its own wrapped Bitcoin, Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), via a post on X. The token will be backed 1:1 by Bitcoin (BTC) and is slated to be designed to allow for on-chain reserve verification.

Bitcoin mining and AI data center developer Soluna Holdings has acquired a $53 million wind farm, Cointelegraph reported. The facility, the Briscoe Wind Farm in Briscoe County, Texas, can generate up to 300 megawatts (MW) of power. Soluna Holdings has been expanding into the AI data center infrastructure business since 2024.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that tokenization is reshaping the landscape of the regulated financial system, according to the Watcher.Guru X account.

Coinbase has clarified that it has no plans to become a bank, despite receiving conditional approval to establish a trust company in the U.S. In an official blog post, the company stated that it received the approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) but is not seeking to become a commercial bank. Coinbase added that it does not plan to accept deposits from individuals like a traditional bank or introduce a fractional reserve system, explaining that the move is intended to improve its services. The company noted that the approval will provide greater uniformity in federal regulation for custodying various client assets and emphasized that it will enable business expansion into the payments sector.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on social media on April 2 that it is time for Iran to make a deal before it is too late. He said that Iran's largest bridge has collapsed and is no longer usable, warning that more such events will follow. Trump added that everything that once held the potential for Iran to be a great nation will disappear.

On-chain data platform Glassnode said on X that as Bitcoin's price has fallen significantly from its peak, BTC whale addresses holding between 100 and 10,000 BTC are realizing large-scale losses. The firm's analysis showed that based on the seven-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) of Net Realized Profit & Loss for Bitcoin investors, the scale of daily losses has surpassed $200 million, which it described as a typical panic-selling trend among BTC whales.

CME Group announced on its official X account that it plans to introduce 24-hour trading for its crypto futures and options products starting May 29. The schedule is contingent on regulatory approval.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over prediction markets, BeInCrypto reported. The regulator has asked a federal court to permanently prohibit Illinois from applying its gambling laws to prediction market operators licensed as Designated Contract Markets (DCMs). The lawsuit's core argument is federal preemption, asserting that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over swaps and futures trading on federally regulated exchanges under the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC emphasized that Illinois cannot unilaterally infringe upon or nullify its authority under federal law. Illinois had previously sent cease-and-desist orders to Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, and Robinhood.

The following is an order book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section displays a volume heatmap, while the bottom shows the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The volume heatmap at the top tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a range or moves significantly, with these brighter areas potentially acting as support or resistance. - The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator at the bottom shows buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. A rise in a colored line indicates an increase in buy orders for that category. For example, the yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line tracks large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - NTRN: +158% to $0.0047, 24h vol: $5.51M - CTSI: +96.23% to $0.0045, 24h vol: $71.77M - SOLV: +46.42% to $0.0057, 24h vol: $293.26M - MATH: +41.21% to $0.0354, 24h vol: $3.21B - FIDA: +32.22% to $0.021, 24h vol: $87.15M Top 5 Losers (24h) - D: -40.22% to $0.0081, 24h vol: $79.47M - HIFI: -35.62% to $0.0058, 24h vol: $114.07K - DELABS: -26.36% to $0.0014, 24h vol: $35.57K - SIS: -23.15% to $0.0374, 24h vol: $588.89K - SXP: -22.22% to $0.0021, 24h vol: $1.21M

Crypto analyst and YouTuber Benjamin Cowen said on X that Bitcoin tends to follow a specific pattern in U.S. midterm election years. He noted that the cryptocurrency typically forms a bottom in February, rallies to a high in March, and then declines again in April. Cowen suggested that investors who miss this historical trend often try to attribute current market movements to specific events, such as a particular speech. He added that there is always a plausible narrative in the market and urged investors to stick to their own principles rather than being swayed by emotional judgments.

Social media platform X plans to introduce a new security measure to curb the spread of cryptocurrency phishing scams, CoinDesk reported. According to Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, accounts will be automatically blocked when they make their first-ever crypto-related post. To resume posting, users will need to complete an additional verification process. Bier stated that this measure is expected to eliminate most of the root causes behind the proliferation of crypto scams.

Credit rating agency KBRA has assigned a BBB rating to Ripple Prime, a prime brokerage platform for institutional investors, the agency announced on its official website. KBRA explained that Ripple Prime is delivering meaningful performance from its exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) platform, launched in 2024, and its expanded repo and short-term treasury-focused business, which scaled up in 2025. The rating is based on the platform's business model, which is currently in a growth phase.

Coinbase has received conditional approval to establish a trust company in the U.S., Unfolded reported.

Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms appears to have sold an additional 500 BTC ($33.26 million) a short while ago, Lookonchain reported.

Iran's deputy foreign minister announced that the country will impose a toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

CryptoQuant has projected that Bitcoin could rebound to between $71,500 and $81,200 in the short term if macroeconomic risks ease, even though demand remains severely contracted, The Block reports. The analytics firm noted that despite continued buying from some institutions, overall Bitcoin demand is still sluggish, with selling pressure still outweighing buying pressure. However, CryptoQuant suggested that a short-term price rebound is possible if macroeconomic conditions improve, particularly if the conflict between the U.S. and Iran de-escalates. The firm explained that the $71,500 to $81,200 range represents a key resistance level in a bear market.

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic has raised the possibility of a connection between the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) hack and North Korean hacking groups, CoinDesk reported. Elliptic explained that the on-chain activity and money laundering methods used in the attack show patterns similar to past attacks linked to North Korea. The firm added that the incident appears to have been a planned operation, as it was based on preliminary test transactions and pre-funded wallets.

Blockchain-based securities exchange Lise is pursuing an on-chain IPO for ST Group, a defense and aerospace small and medium-sized enterprise, Cointelegraph reported. The IPO is scheduled for April 9. The listing will involve issuing and trading shares as digital tokens instead of using traditional market infrastructure.

The supply of non-U.S. dollar stablecoins reached $1.1 billion in February, Unfolded reported. The number of addresses holding these coins is estimated at around 1.2 million.

Bitcoin is currently trading within a wide range, with key support at $60,000 and resistance at $75,000, according to an analysis by CryptoPotato. On the daily chart, BTC is trading below its 100-day ($77,000) and 200-day ($90,000) moving averages, suggesting the medium- to long-term trend remains bearish. With a large downward channel still in place, the overall market flow is dominated by sellers, the outlet noted.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $67,000. BTC is trading at $67,004.02 on the Binance USDT market.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.