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Publicly traded Bitcoin miners sold more BTC in the first quarter of this year than in all of 2025 amid a worsening business environment for the industry, Cointelegraph reported. Data shows that miners including MARA Holdings (MARA), CleanSpark (CLSK), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Cango (CANG), Core Scientific (CORZ), and Bitdeer (BTDR) sold a combined total of more than 32,000 BTC in the first quarter. This marks the highest volume for a single quarter, surpassing the previous record of over 20,000 BTC set in the second quarter of 2022 during the crypto bear market triggered by the collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and Luna (LUNA).

ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicts that Charles Schwab's planned cryptocurrency trading service will face significant challenges in competing with existing ETF products, U.Today reported. The major U.S. financial firm recently announced its intention to launch the service on its trading platform. Balchunas explained that while Schwab's offering would be a better choice for beginners than crypto exchanges due to its fee structure, it falls short when compared to ETFs. He noted that Schwab's fee is 0.75%, whereas ETF fees can be as low as 0.02%. However, he added that directly owning coins offers a significant long-term advantage, as there are no annual management fees. This could offset the higher initial trading costs for those planning to hold Bitcoin for extended periods. Balchunas suggested a rule of thumb: direct purchases are preferable for those intending to hold for more than five years, while ETFs are the best option for shorter-term investments.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $75,000. BTC is trading at $75,061.43 on the Binance USDT market.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig said at a congressional hearing that he will not wait for the appointment of additional commissioners to establish regulations for cryptocurrency and prediction markets. According to Cointelegraph, Selig stated that he cannot delay establishing regulations for the American people, emphasizing the importance of protecting investors and consumers and creating market safeguards. He added that he cannot promise to neglect the duties entrusted to him by the president.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that if a deal is reached, oil prices, consumer prices, and inflation will all fall.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to possess nuclear weapons.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig said at a congressional hearing that the agency is conducting numerous investigations related to prediction markets, though he did not specify their nature. According to CoinDesk, he added that the CFTC is improving its operational efficiency by using AI following staff reductions.

Gulf and European officials believe it will take six months for the United States to reach an agreement with Iran, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has argued that BIP-361, a proposal to defend Bitcoin against quantum computing, is being misclassified as a soft fork. He claimed that if implemented, the proposal would permanently freeze approximately 1.7 million BTC created before 2013, including the 1 million BTC held by founder Satoshi Nakamoto. According to CoinDesk, Hoskinson explained that these 1.7 million early-mined coins would be impossible to migrate because their owners lack the means of proof, as they were mined before the introduction of seed phrases. He accused Bitcoin developers of deceptively labeling BIP-361 as a soft fork to push through what he described as an unconscionable hard fork.

Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zonda, which is experiencing withdrawal delays, has revealed it cannot access a cold wallet containing approximately 4,500 BTC. According to Cointelegraph, Zonda CEO Przemysław Kral publicly disclosed the address of a cold wallet holding 4,503 BTC. However, he claimed the exchange cannot access the funds because the private keys were never handed over by its founder and former CEO, Sylwester Suszek, who went missing in 2022. Kral has denied allegations of embezzlement. The situation has triggered a de facto bank run, with tens of thousands of withdrawal requests flooding the exchange in recent days amid rumors that it has run out of available funds.

Josh Stark, a core member of the Ethereum Foundation (EF), is set to resign after a five-year term. He is scheduled to conclude all his duties at the end of April and has stated that he has not yet decided on his future plans.

The Uniswap developer platform has officially launched. The platform provides developers with an AI toolkit, an API playground, and technical guides. Additionally, a liquidity provider (LP) endpoint has been added to the Uniswap API, allowing developers to create and adjust positions and withdraw fees directly through the API.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that following a positive conversation with the President of Lebanon and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the two leaders have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. The truce is set to officially take effect at 9:00 p.m. UTC on April 16, he added.

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Grinex has announced the theft of one billion rubles (over $13 million) in a major cyberattack. According to BeInCrypto, Grinex has suspended all services, including deposits and withdrawals. In an official statement, the exchange claimed the incident was a targeted attack by a foreign intelligence agency. The stolen assets were reportedly converted to TRX through various trading services and then moved to a single wallet, which now holds approximately 45.9 million TRX (worth around $15 million). Grinex is suspected of being a rebranded version of the sanctioned exchange Garantex, which closed in March 2025, as it was launched just two weeks later, allegedly using the same team and infrastructure.

DeFi protocol Rhea Finance has been exploited for $7.6 million, CertiK Alert reported. The attacker is believed to have created a fake token contract and added liquidity to a new pool to deceive the protocol's oracle and verification layers.

A ceasefire agreement with Lebanon could be announced as early as Thursday night, an Israeli Defense Ministry official said, according to Axios. The official noted that the situation is at a critical juncture and that while nothing is finalized, a result could emerge today.

Major exchanges have seen $119 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $363 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

A U.S. government-linked address has deposited 8.25 BTC, worth approximately $600,000, to Coinbase Prime, Lookonchain reported. The funds were seized from the Bitfinex hacker.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance that includes several technical pitfalls for companies handling customer cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported. The core of the new regulation is a "24-hour rule," which mandates that any software or platform holding customer assets for even a single day during a transaction must obtain a full custody license. Under the guidance, node operators or validators offering convenience features like automatic profit compounding will not be considered simple technology providers. Even the technical capability to access a customer's wallet is enough to bring a firm under the regulatory scope. The FCA has set a short five-month application window from September to February of next year. Companies that fail to apply within this deadline will be completely banned from operating in the UK.

Federal Reserve Director Mirlan has stated that under the current outlook, interest rate cuts for the remainder of the year may be limited to just three.

A large-scale investor holding a token representing unlisted shares of Anthropic on the Solana ecosystem is unable to cash out a $1.5 million profit, DL News reported. The issue stems from a severe lack of liquidity on the issuing platform, PreStocks. If the investor were to market-sell the holdings, the price would plummet by over 34%, and there is no buy wall sufficient to absorb the entire position. The outlet added that investors should be cautious, as the token is trading at nearly three times the value of the actual stock.

The Ethereum Foundation announced the successful completion of a six-month operation by ETH Rangers, a co-sponsored project aimed at supporting independent researchers who contribute to public security within the Ethereum ecosystem. The 17 selected research teams focused on vulnerability research, security tool development, threat intelligence, and incident response, achieving the following: - Recovered or froze over $5.8 million in assets. - Reported and documented more than 785 vulnerabilities and client-side issues. - Identified approximately 100 attackers. - Provided security education to over 209,000 users. - Handled more than 36 security incidents.

Investors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are maintaining their investment allocations in software, semiconductors, and cryptocurrencies amid geopolitical risks in the Middle East stemming from the conflict with Iran, Cointelegraph reported. They are reportedly using the downturn in AI and technology stocks as a buying opportunity. According to eToro, UAE investors have increased their holdings in core AI infrastructure stocks by as much as 125%. MicroStrategy, a prominent stock with significant cryptocurrency exposure, ranked eighth among their most-held stocks.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.