Crypto News. April 7, 2026
Strategy acquired 4,871 BTC for ~$329.9M at ~$67,718 per bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 766,970 BTC worth ~$58.02B
RWA trading on Hyperliquid crossed $2.3B in open interest, hitting a new ATH
Strive acquired 113 BTC for $7.75M at ~$68,577 per bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 13,741 BTC
Bitmine acquired an additional 71,252 ETH, bringing total holdings to 4.8M ETH (~3.98% of supply) with $8.64B in ETH and 3.3M ETH currently staked
X Layer’s Build X Season 1 hackathon wrapped with 100+ entries across agentic payments and autonomous trading
WLFI and Aster are aligning to bring RWAs onchain, with all TradFi perps on Aster settling exclusively in USD1
Broadridge launched tokenized shareholder voting on Avalanche, with Galaxy set to use it for its May shareholder meeting
China’s tax and financial regulators directed banks to use blockchain and privacy computing to expand SME lending access
Ethereum staking nears 32% of total supply with ~38.5M ETH locked and a ~50-day entry queue
BlackRock filed with the SEC for a Nasdaq-100 ETF under ticker IQQ, challenging Invesco’s $376B QQQ with estimated fees around 0.12%
US Treasury designated BNY Mellon as financial agent and Robinhood as brokerage and trustee for the Trump Accounts program for American newborns
Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal from mediators, issuing a 10-point list of demands including removal of sanctions before negotiations
Blockchain Association filed a response with the SEC rebutting Citadel’s arguments against tokenized U.S. equity securities and DeFi trading protocols
Chaos Labs is proactively terminating its 3-year Aave engagement, citing misalignment on risk management, expanded scope under V4, and negative operating margins despite a $5M retention offer
Polymarket is rolling out a full exchange upgrade over the next 2-3 weeks, including a rebuilt trading engine, upgraded smart contracts, and a new native collateral token (Polymarket USD) to replace USDC.e
Injective community buyback of 51,000+ INJ is scheduled for April 8.
Moove Mobile Wallet beta is live, supporting 16,000+ cryptos across 30+ chains via a single handle
New court documents reveal undisclosed calls and potential payments linking Argentina’s President Milei to the $LIBRA token launch, contradicting his earlier denials as prosecutors continue investigating.
Virtuals launched Eastworlds, a robotics accelerator program in KL where projects that reach $5M FDV and sustain it for one week become eligible for a residency
Fluent Network opened $BLEND ICO registrations — $1M raise at $100M FDV, fully unlocked at TGE, commitments open April 7 via Coinbase’s Sonar platform
xMoney launched the xMoney Rewards Network, a spend-stake-rewards loop where XMN stakers earn cashback, merchant discounts, and revenue share from on-ramps
Cash App is offering $25 in BTC back for spending $1 at a Square seller via Lightning or BTC, running while supplies last
Polygon’s Giugliano hardfork is set for block 85,268,500 at ~2 PM UTC on April 8, adding faster finality and fee parameters in block headers
Phantom wallet suffered a service outage lasting over an hour affecting token prices and balances; the issue has since been resolved and user funds were not at risk
