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South Korea's KOSPI index turned lower following a national address by U.S. President Donald Trump. The index is currently trading at 5,381.48, down 1.78% from yesterday. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar-won exchange rate also reversed course after the speech, rising 0.42% to 1,518.68 won.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a national address that the United States has several options to target Iran's oil, including seizing key energy facilities. He stated that the U.S. will strike Iranian energy facilities within the next two to three weeks.

Four anonymous wallets have withdrawn 32,880 ETH, worth $70.03 million, from Kraken, according to Onchain Lens. The four wallets were all created simultaneously 113 days ago. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to hold.

U.S. stock index futures have declined following comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a potential war with Iran. S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a national address that oil production will soon increase significantly and that the nation has never been better prepared economically. He asserted that the U.S. has never needed the Strait of Hormuz. Trump added that once the conflict is over, the strait will open naturally, and capital markets, including the stock market, will recover.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a national address that the core strategic objectives regarding Iran have been almost achieved. While acknowledging concerns over rising oil prices, he described the current situation as temporary, attributing the price hike to Iran's attacks on oil tankers. Trump added that Iran obtaining nuclear weapons would have caused greater suffering than the current increase in oil prices.

PeckShield has reported a suspected major service outage on Hyperliquid's HyperEVM.

In a national address, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that most of Iran's leaders are already dead and that its navy and air force no longer exist. He asserted that the U.S. has achieved a swift and decisive victory. Trump further stated that the United States does not need oil from the Middle East and will never permit Iran to possess nuclear weapons.

Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has agreed to forfeit $3.7 million in ill-gotten gains in a settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bloomberg reported. In a statement, the CFTC said it has banned Singh from trading for five years and from registering with the commission for eight years. However, the agency did not impose separate fines or restitution, citing his active cooperation with the investigation. Singh previously pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that in 2019 he modified the codebase to allow FTX's sister company, Alameda Research, to make unlimited cryptocurrency withdrawals.

Iran has developed a plan to charge a toll of $1 per barrel on oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with payments to be made in Chinese yuan or stablecoins, Bloomberg reported. Ship operators wishing to navigate the strait must contact a brokerage firm associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). They are required to submit details such as the vessel's ownership structure, shipment and cargo manifests, destination, crew list, and Automatic Identification System (AIS) data. The broker then communicates with an Iranian command center to verify that the vessel has no ties to nations Iran considers hostile. Iran reportedly classifies countries into five different tiers. The outlet noted that since a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) typically has a capacity of 2 million barrels, the toll for such a vessel would amount to $2 million.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has dropped to 44, down eight points from yesterday. The index compares the price performance of the top 100 coins, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, against Bitcoin. An "altcoin season" is declared when 75% of these top 100 coins outperform Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days. A score closer to 100 indicates a stronger altcoin season.

On-chain analyst ZachXBT, known for exposing misconduct, alleged on X that USDC issuer Circle took no action as millions of dollars were swapped from Solana to Ethereum via its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) during the multimillion-dollar Drift hack. He stated that the money was simply moved without any intervention from the company. ZachXBT contrasted this inaction with Circle's alleged unfair freezing of exchange wallets just days earlier, describing the company as a negative influence on the industry. On March 26, ZachXBT had previously claimed that Circle unfairly froze 16 hot wallets connected to exchanges and online casinos.

Mobile investment app eToro has officially launched its cryptocurrency trading service for customers in New York, three years after obtaining its BitLicense, The Block reported. The BitLicense is a business permit required for crypto operators in New York, known for its strict standards that make it difficult to acquire. eToro will initially list around 20 cryptocurrencies for its New York service, with plans to gradually expand its offerings. The company currently supports trading for 115 cryptocurrencies across 74 countries and 47 U.S. states, and is reportedly in discussions to add staking services in New York.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - DMAIL: +31.29% to $0.00072 (24h Volume: $24,370) - VTHO: +14.75% to $0.00062 (24h Volume: $7.36 million) - DKA: +7.81% to $0.0059 (24h Volume: $4.87 million) - BLAST: +6.14% to $0.00053 (24h Volume: $21.43 million) - ONT: +4.49% to $0.1172 (24h Volume: $280.15 million) Top 5 Losers (24h) - MINA: -3.97% to $0.0594 (24h Volume: $77.4 million) - SYND: -2.75% to $0.0396 (24h Volume: $2.58 million) - D: -2.70% to $0.0132 (24h Volume: $52.89 million) - KERNEL: -1.91% to $0.1089 (24h Volume: $110.84 million) - BLUR: -1.75% to $0.0227 (24h Volume: $227.3 million)

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 12, up four points from yesterday, maintaining a sentiment of "Extreme Fear," according to data from Alternative. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme optimism). It is calculated based on several factors: volatility (25%), market momentum and volume (25%), social media (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin dominance (10%), and Google Trends data (10%).

This is an order book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot pair, showing the Volume Heatmap (top) and Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD, bottom). - The Volume Heatmap (top) tracks the scale of trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a certain range or makes a significant move. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator (bottom) represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. For example, the yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line tracks large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Clem Chambers, founder of the London-based financial information company ADVFN, believes the next cryptocurrency cycle will shift its focus from token speculation to real-world use. He explained to BeInCrypto that the era centered on coins is ending and that future value will be generated from utility and user-based applications. Chambers identified tokenized assets, stablecoin payments, and AI-linked protocols as growing areas driven by genuine demand, adding that the market is gradually beginning to assess usability.

Customer deposits at South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb decreased by approximately 2.5 trillion won last year, News1 reported. According to data from South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service's Electronic Disclosure System (DART) on April 2, Upbit's customer deposits totaled 5.5833 trillion won at the end of 2025, a 28% decrease from 8.0531 trillion won at the end of 2024. Bithumb's customer deposits fell 10% to 2.0351 trillion won during the same period. In contrast, the South Korean stock market saw an expansion of fund inflows, suggesting that some capital leaving the virtual asset market moved into equities.

The Data Nerd reports that an estimated $350 million was stolen in the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) hack. The assets were moved to an anonymous address (starting with HkGz4) and have mostly been swapped for USDC and ETH.

Approximately 38% of major altcoins are trading near their all-time lows (ATL), continuing a trend of structural weakness, XWIN Research Japan noted in a contribution to CryptoQuant. The research firm explained that according to CryptoQuant indicators, the share of altcoin trading volume has been declining since 2021, indicating a risk-off flow of funds toward BTC. This situation signifies a phase of expanding unrealized losses rather than just a simple price decline. The analysis suggests the market is currently in a sideways phase centered on BTC. While altcoins may be approaching a bottom, any potential rebound is likely to be limited without a recovery in trading volume.

A senior Iranian source stated that Iran has not conducted any negotiations for a temporary ceasefire through any intermediary.

Sentora, formerly known as IntoTheBlock, announced via X that its vaults and strategies were unaffected by the recent Drift Protocol (DRIFT) hack. The platform stated it is closely monitoring the situation and maintaining communication with its partner protocols. Drift had previously disclosed the hack after detecting abnormal activity on its platform.

Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded in a recent assessment that the Iranian government has no current intention of entering into substantive negotiations to end the war, The New York Times (NYT) reported. The agencies noted that Iran believes President Trump's stated willingness to negotiate is not genuine.

U.S. fund manager Volatility Shares has launched three 2x leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Cardano (ADA), Stellar (XLM), and Chainlink (LINK), Decrypt reported. These ETFs are designed to track twice the price movement of their respective underlying assets. Alongside these products, the company also introduced standard futures-based ETFs for the same three assets. Volatility Shares has previously launched leveraged ETFs for BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP.

Bithumb's management and its auditor have offered conflicting assessments of the company's internal controls, Yonhap News reported. According to a disclosure filed on April 2 with South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, Bithumb's management stated in its 2025 fiscal year business report that it believes the company's internal accounting management system is effectively designed and operating. In contrast, Bithumb auditor Lee Byung-ho stated in the same report that from a materiality perspective, the system is not effectively designed and operating.