Bitcoin

Key Takeaways: Michael Saylor’s “orange dot” post revived, fueling anticipation of a massive bitcoin buy announcement. Strategy holds 762,099 BTC, underscoring its dominant reserve and long-term accumulation model. SEC filing confirmed Strategy paused bitcoin purchases last week, pausing its steady accumulation streak. Strategy Bitcoin Signals Intensify as Saylor Revives Orange Dot Pattern Expectations have intensified

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges fell to $46.94B, with Binance and CME leading at $8.09B and $7.24B. Put volume on Deribit outpaced calls 54.87% to 45.13% in 24 hours, signaling short-term defensive trader positioning. Deribit max pain for the April 24 expiry sits near $70K, roughly $3,000 above BTC’s current $66,810

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held near $66,992 on April 5, 2026; weak momentum signals limit upside. Bitcoin trades below 10–200 MAs; bearish structure pressures broader crypto sentiment. Bitcoin range $65.5K–$69.5K holds; breakout or breakdown likely next move. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily chart, bitcoin continues to compress within a broad sideways structure, holding above support

Key Takeaways Judge Jason Woodbury issued a preliminary injunction against Kalshi in Carson City on April 3, 2026. The Nevada Gaming Control Board successfully argued that event contracts require a state gaming license. Kalshi must implement mandatory geofencing by May 4, 2026, to block all Nevada-based participants. Nevada Court Rejects Federal Swap Defense Judge Jason

Drift Protocol has released preliminary findings detailing the mechanics of the April 1, 2026, exploit that resulted in the theft of approximately $285 million from the Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange. The platform disclosed that the breach was the culmination of a six-month social engineering operation executed by highly resourced threat actors rather than a

Key Takeaways: On the All-In podcast, Chamath Palihapitiya stated the quantum threat to Bitcoin had accelerated from 25 to 7 years. Palihapitiya states Bitcoin will be the 1st honeypot hackers drain to send prices crashing to 0. To survive, the Bitcoin network faces a 5 to 7-year deadline to migrate and redesign nodes and wallets.

Key Takeaways: Fed funds futures on CME show a 99.5% probability the Fed holds rates at 3.50%-3.75% at the April 29 FOMC meeting. WTI crude topping $110 per barrel after Trump’s April speech pushed Polymarket’s 0-cuts odds to 36% for all of 2026. The next major test arrives June 17, when markets price a 96.7%

Key Takeaways: Brazil’s Central Bank plans to launch International Pix to connect its 175M users globally. Pix’s 200B reduced fee transactions threaten giants like Visa and Mastercard, per the USTR. Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants Colombia to adopt Pix next. Central Bank of Brazil Plans Internationalization of Pix Payment System The Central Bank of Brazil

From the Drift Protocol exploit to a new era at Polymarket, from Hong Kong’s stablecoin news to Cambodia fighting crypto scams, here are the crypto news you may have missed this week. Total Crypto Trading Volume Reached $20.57 Trillion in Q1 2026 Total crypto trading volume reached $20.57 trillion in Q1 2026. Derivatives trading volume

Key Takeaways: Ripple’s David Schwartz favors XRP and BTC over USD for escrow, citing stronger upside. He warns issuers can freeze funds, exposing users to centralized control risk. He says stablecoins tied to fiat limit global utility across borders and multi-currency systems. Ripple CTO Emeritus Breaks Down 3 Key Crypto Advantages David Schwartz, CTO emeritus