Daily Intelligence

April 2026

2026-04-30

30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5% as ETH Slides 3%

U.S. bond yields breach 5%, oil nears four-year highs, and ETH drops to $2,260 amid hawkish Fed stance and Iran tensions

2026-04-29

Prediction Market ETFs Near Launch as Courts Reject SBF Retrial

Prediction market ETFs could debut May 5, SBF loses retrial bid, Czech central bank backs BTC reserves, and ETH climbs 2

2026-04-28

Bitmine's ETH Buying Spree Rivals Strategy's Bitcoin Pace

Bitmine closes in on Strategy-level accumulation with $234M ETH purchase, while DOJ declares code is not a crime and Isr

2026-04-27

EU Escalates Crypto Sanctions as ETH Holds $2,321

EU ramps up crypto sanctions against Russia, Western Union preps stablecoin launch, Aave pursues $215M DeFi relief, and

2026-04-26

CFTC Sues New York as States Battle Over Prediction Markets

The CFTC sues New York over prediction market jurisdiction, Aave seeks $71M in frozen ETH from Arbitrum, and AI agents r

2026-04-24

Wisconsin Takes On Prediction Markets as DeFi Rallies Around rsETH

Wisconsin sues Kalshi, Polymarket, and Coinbase over sports contracts. DeFi protocols pledge 43K ETH to restore rsETH. M

2026-04-23

ETH Slides 3% as Oil Spike Drags Risk Assets Lower

Ethereum drops to $2,314 amid oil-driven risk-off sentiment, while 100+ crypto firms pressure the Senate on market struc

2026-04-21

Arbitrum Freezes $71M as KelpDAO Exploit Fallout Spreads

Arbitrum's security council freezes $71M in stolen ETH from the $292M KelpDAO exploit while European banks move toward a

2026-04-19

Kelp DAO Drained for $292M in Largest Ethereum Exploit of 2026

A LayerZero bridge exploit drained $292M from Kelp DAO's rsETH, triggering emergency freezes across Aave and other DeFi

2026-04-18

Circle Ships Cross-Chain USDC Bridge as ETH Holds $2,359

Circle launches native USDC cross-chain bridge, Bitcoin ETFs pull in $1B weekly, Polymarket bets on Hormuz normalization

2026-04-17

Ethereum Posts Record Quarter as Crypto Winter Grinds On

Ethereum hit 200.4 million transactions in Q1 2026, its busiest quarter ever, while centralized exchange volumes dropped

2026-04-16

JPMorgan Says US Crypto Rulebook Nears Completion

JPMorgan analysts see CLARITY Act breakthrough approaching as Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF tops $100M in a week and Circ

2026-04-15

Bitmine Posts $3.8B Loss as ETH Treasury Bet Deepens

Bitmine's massive Q1 loss, SocGen's stablecoin lands on MetaMask, a Hyperliquid ETF nears Nasdaq, and Miami's treasury m

2026-04-14

ETH Surges 8.8% as Risk-On Wave Lifts All of Crypto

Ethereum jumps to $2,376 on a broad crypto rally, Deutsche Börse takes a $200M stake in Kraken, and Q1 hack losses hit $

2026-04-13

Oil Shock Rattles Crypto as Aave Resolves Revenue Fight

ETH slips below $2,200 as Strait of Hormuz tensions spike oil past $100. Aave votes to return revenue to token holders.

2026-04-12

Ether Machine SPAC Collapses as $1.6B ETH Treasury Bet Folds

Ether Machine scraps its $1.6B SPAC merger, ETH dips 1.8% on failed U.S.-Iran talks, and Morgan Stanley signals deeper c

2026-04-11

WLFI Sinks to Record Low as Token-Collateral Loan Draws Fire

World Liberty Financial hits new lows after a $75M self-collateralized loan surfaces, while Kalshi wins a federal injunc

2026-04-09

Morgan Stanley Enters Bitcoin ETF Race as ETH Dips Below $2,200

Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF draws $31M on day one, Bessent pushes CLARITY Act, CFTC fights Arizona over Kalshi, and ETH

2026-04-08

ETH Surges 7% on Iran Ceasefire as Stablecoin Supply Hits $180B Record

Ethereum jumps to $2,244 after Trump announces Iran ceasefire, stablecoin supply on Ethereum reaches all-time high, and

2026-04-06

ETH Surges 5% as Ceasefire Hopes and Short Squeezes Lift Risk Assets

Ethereum jumps to $2,151 on US-Iran ceasefire reports, prediction markets become macro radar, and North Korean hackers'