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The Senate's review of the Clarity Act, a market structure bill that includes final amendments on stablecoin interest and rewards, may be delayed due to lobbying from the banking sector, CryptoInAmerica reported. According to the report, banking groups have raised concerns about the bill's provisions for paying interest on stablecoins and are actively lobbying the Senate Banking Committee. The efforts are said to be focused on Republican Senator Thom Tillis. While the Senate had initially planned to hold a markup session in late April, the schedule is now increasingly likely to be pushed to May, reflecting the banking sector's demands for further input and other political calendar variables.

The number of cryptocurrency hacking incidents in April is on pace to set a new all-time high, despite the month being less than three weeks old, Unfolded reported, citing data from DeFiLlama.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the chances of extending the ceasefire agreement with Iran are highly unlikely. He added that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until a deal is reached.

Tether (USDT) has made an $8 million strategic investment in real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure company Kaio, CoinDesk reported. This investment brings Kaio's total funds raised to $19 million. Other participants in the round included Systemic Ventures, Further Ventures, Laser Digital, and Brevan Howard Digital. The secured funds will be used to expand into new business areas such as credit products, structured finance, and ETFs.

The influence of the "basis trade" strategy that has been pressuring the Bitcoin market has largely dissipated, according to Alex Blume, CEO of investment advisory firm Two Prime. Speaking to DL News, Blume explained that a reduction in futures positions suggests the strategy is in its final stages. He noted that simultaneously, MicroStrategy (MSTR) has emerged as a key buyer, accumulating approximately $60 billion in BTC. Blume added that prices tend to react when directional funds enter the market, describing the current structure as unusual, with capital from hedging strategies exiting while large buyers continue their accumulation. The basis trade is a strategy that exploits the price difference between spot and futures. It involves buying a spot asset, such as the IBIT ETF, and shorting futures to capture the premium.

The White House has announced that Vice President Vance is scheduled to depart Washington for Pakistan on April 21, CNN reported. The U.S. and Iran are planning to hold talks in the country on April 22. While the exact departure time for the U.S. delegation has not yet been confirmed, President Trump previously stated that the delegation would arrive in Pakistan within hours to discuss the situation with Iran.

Starknet (STRK) has introduced a privacy transaction infrastructure with the launch of its v0.14.2 mainnet, according to an official announcement. The upgrade allows transactions to directly utilize off-chain execution proofs, which are natively verified on the consensus layer. This enables users to perform private state transitions, proving asset ownership and transfers without disclosing their balances or transaction history.

Cryptocurrency company Unicoin has established the Unicoin Foundation. Investor Robert Newman has been appointed chairman of the foundation, which will be run by 27 directors elected by shareholders. The foundation will operate independently of Unicoin and plans to focus on education and ecosystem development.

Stablecoin issuer Tether has acquired an 8.2% stake in its partner company, Antalpha, Synergymag reported. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, a Tether affiliate and Chairman Giancarlo Devasini hold a total of 1.95 million shares in Antalpha. The company previously raised approximately $49.3 million through an initial public offering.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned in an interview with PBS that bombing would resume if the current ceasefire agreement expires.

Coinbase and Bybit are in discussions to explore ways to distribute tokens for both listed and unlisted U.S. stocks, CoinDesk reported. A partnership could allow the companies to offer these U.S. stock tokens to the Asian market. The talks do not, however, include any deals such as an equity investment to facilitate Bybit's entry into the U.S.

Pharos, a Layer 1 blockchain specializing in financial infrastructure, has announced the tokenomics for its PROS token. The total supply is 1 billion tokens, allocated as follows: - Ecosystem and Community: 21% - Investors: 20% - Team: 20% - Foundation Treasury: 16% - Node and Liquidity Incentives: 14%

The three major U.S. stock indices opened mixed today. - S&P 500: -0.1% - Nasdaq: -0.2% - Dow Jones: 0.0%

Bitcoin is receiving support from institutional fund inflows, but its overall market structure remains unstable, according to recent analysis. QCP Capital noted that Bitcoin's implied volatility has remained low despite geopolitical variables, The Block reported. This suggests the market is pricing in a prolonged conflict scenario rather than a short-term shock. The firm added that limited movement in risk reversals, where traders buy put options and sell call options, indicates the market is still uncertain about a clear direction. Separately, Timothy Mishir, head of research at BRN Research, stated that the BTC price is staying below the True Market Mean, which represents the average investor's cost basis. He added that the bear market has continued for about 75 days. "To confirm a clearer rebound signal, it is necessary to recover above the True Market Mean," Mishir assessed.

Iran is actively considering participating in peace talks with the U.S. but has not yet made a final decision, a senior Iranian official said, according to Reuters. The report added that Pakistan is actively mediating to have the U.S. lift its sanctions on Iran to secure Tehran's participation in the negotiations.

Bitmine (BMNR) announced it purchased an additional 101,627 ETH last week. The company now holds a total of 4,976,485 ETH, valued at $11.4 billion, as of April 20.

White House National Economic Council (NEC) Chairman Kevin Hassett said President Trump has stated that peace negotiations with Iran will take place.

MicroStrategy announced it has purchased an additional 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion.

Iran has signaled its intention to send a delegation to a second round of talks with the U.S. in Islamabad this week, two Pakistani officials said today, according to the Associated Press. The officials expressed cautious optimism about the prospect of both delegations visiting the city. They noted that for security reasons, Pakistan will not release details of the schedules and has asked the public to refrain from speculating on the timing of the talks. The negotiation process remains fluid, the officials added.

Publicly traded miners sold a record 32,000 BTC in the first quarter, according to Solid Intel. The trend is attributed to mining firms pivoting from their traditional Bitcoin operations to becoming artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure providers.

Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura Holdings, and the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) have jointly announced a pilot program for blockchain-based government bond collateral management. The program, which will utilize the Canton Network (CC), aims to implement cross-border escrow transactions for Japanese government bonds.

The following is an explanation of the Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) chart, which analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section shows the Volume Heatmap, while the bottom displays the CVD. - The Volume Heatmap tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price remains in a certain range for an extended period or moves significantly. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line indicates large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Digital asset investment products saw a net inflow of $1.4 billion last week, marking the third consecutive week of inflows, CoinShares reported in its weekly fund flow report. Bitcoin led the inflows with $1.11 billion, followed by Ethereum with $320 million. Conversely, XRP and SOL experienced net outflows of $56.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively. CoinShares attributed the trend to a recovery in risk appetite following negotiations to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

JPYC, a Japanese yen stablecoin, announced it has raised 2.8 billion yen ($18.1 million) in a Series B funding round. The company plans to use the capital to expand its ecosystem in the financial and Web3 sectors.

Strategy could surpass the holdings of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) if it purchases over 20,000 additional BTC, CryptoSlate reported, amid hints from the company about further acquisitions. Currently, Strategy holds 780,892 BTC, while IBIT holds 798,026 BTC, a difference of just 17,129 BTC.