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Bitwise has launched a new product based on Avalanche. Investors gain access to AVAX and additional yield through participation in network validation.
The fund started trading on the NYSE under the ticker BAVA. On the first day, it rose by about 1.5% and closed around $25.50, while the AVAX token itself increased by about 1.8%.

America has entered a period where the intersection of financial markets and political decisions creates conditions under which access to non-public information can yield multi-million dollar profits in just minutes. The events of March 23 served as a vivid illustration: 15 minutes before U.S. President Trump's announcement of negotiations with Iran, an unknown market participant placed futures positions worth approximately $500 million, betting on a drop in oil prices and a rise in the stock market.

Circle faced a class-action lawsuit following the hack of the Drift protocol. This case has drawn attention to the risks of centralized stablecoin issuers and their role in the DeFi infrastructure.
The lawsuit was filed by investors who claim that Circle's actions and related liquidity management processes contributed to users' financial losses following the incident with the Drift protocol. At the center of the allegations is the alleged lack of transparency in operations and possible shortcomings in risk assessment when interacting with decentralized platforms. The plaintiffs insist that Circle, as the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, bears indirect responsibility for the consequences of using the token in the DeFi ecosystem.

The European Commission has introduced an age verification app that claims full anonymity, but just two days after its release, a security expert demonstrated the possibility of bypassing the protection, which provoked a sharp reaction from Telegram's head Pavel Durov.

On April 13, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan bill H.R. 8250 Parents Decide Act, which requires operating system operators to implement mandatory age verification mechanisms at the OS level, rather than in individual applications or services.
Key requirement: age verification at the system level

The main paradox of the current technological race is that humanity is trying to build a universal artificial intelligence without fully understanding the only system that has already proven such capability in practice. This system is the human brain. Companies spend hundreds of billions of dollars on data centers, chips, and electricity, but investments in brain research remain disproportionately small.

Humanoid robots are still far from the role of universal household assistants: a report published by Stanford's HAI showed that systems of this class manage only 12% of real household tasks, meaning they fail 88% of the attempts, although in controlled simulations they demonstrate a result at the level of 89.4%.

The Federal Reserve System kept the key policy parameters unchanged. The decision was made unanimously and reflects the regulator's cautious approach amid mixed signals from the economy.
The Federal Reserve published the minutes of the discount rate meetings for February and March. All 12 regional banks supported maintaining the rate at 3.75%.

The market received an unexpected signal from the regulator. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has effectively opened up space for DeFi interfaces to operate without a broker's license, provided a number of conditions are met. The reaction followed immediately. Major assets went up.
The SEC provides space for DeFi
This refers to so-called 'user interfaces' — frontends, wallets, and browser extensions through which users interact with protocols.

In the USA, discussions on the bill regulating the cryptocurrency market continue to be delayed. One of the key contentious points: the yield on stablecoins.
Senators involved in the negotiations say that a compromise version may be published as early as this week. But at the same time, banking groups are signaling that the current version does not satisfy them.

The market at the beginning of the conflict around Iran was primarily focused on oil. This was the most obvious indicator. Now prices have fallen below $90 per barrel for the first time in a long time, while Bitcoin, in contrast, is going up. But key processes are happening deeper.
It's not just about oil, but about the entire chain that stands behind it: maritime transport, gas, fertilizers, aviation, petrochemicals, and trade financing. These segments determine how the real economy moves.

XRPL Commons in collaboration with Boundless presented an integration that adds zero-knowledge proof technology to the XRP Ledger.
The launch was announced on April 14, 2026, at the XRPL Zone event in Paris. The main focus is on institutional participants who value conducting operations privately while maintaining transparency for auditing and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key points:
Almost half of all BTC is currently at a loss.
The Bitcoin Impact Index has risen to 57.4, indicating a high level of stress in the market.
Long-term holders have begun to realize losses, and capital inflow has shifted to outflow.
The current market situation looks significantly more tense than it did a week ago. According to the Bitcoin Impact Index, almost half of all BTC is trading below the purchase price.

Key points:
Before the midterm elections in the U.S., a new crypto-PAC is being launched.
Chainlink Labs and Anchorage Digital have become its first sponsors.
The fund will directly support candidates advocating for the development of crypto regulation.
A few months before the elections in the U.S., a political movement around the crypto industry begins. Chainlink Labs and Anchorage Digital announced that they have become the first participants of the new Blockchain Leadership Fund.

The court's decision against Meta and YouTube could be a turning point for the entire tech industry — a jury in Los Angeles found the companies responsible for creating platforms with addictive elements and awarded $6 million in compensation to the affected user. This event is already being compared to the 'tobacco companies case,' when courts first began systematically holding large businesses accountable for harm caused to users.

A new bill has been proposed in the United States that aims to strengthen the country's position in bitcoin mining and reduce dependence on Chinese equipment. The initiative, called the Mined in America Act, was introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis.
The idea is broader than just supporting the industry. The authors of the bill link mining to industrial policy, energy, and the financial strategy of the United States.

Investors are watching the Fed and the economy: the market is balancing between pressure and opportunities.
The price of Bitcoin is entering a key week. Several on-chain models are lowering the estimated market bottom, while investors are waiting for new signals from the Fed and the U.S. labor market.
Now the discussion is changing. It's no longer just about how low the main crypto asset can fall, but also about how long it will take to recover, even if the main wave of sell-offs is already coming to an end.

The week began with a new rise in the commodity market. Brent rose to nearly $116 per barrel, WTI exceeded $102. The reason is the further escalation of the conflict around Iran and new statements from Donald Trump about possible actions against key oil infrastructure.
This is no longer just a reaction to weekend news. Oil is once again becoming the main benchmark for global markets.

The net inflow of stablecoins has shifted direction from minus $6.7 billion in February to plus $2.4 billion now.
The volume of spot trading on Binance collapsed from $81 billion to just $3.5 billion.
Capital is returning to exchanges, but traders are still reluctant to use it.
Net flows of stablecoins on Binance have turned positive again, which may indicate a change in liquidity conditions in the market.