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An Iranian official warned that a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to the collapse of the ceasefire agreement between the two countries, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported on April 16. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei described a potential blockade as a "provocative act" that could nullify the truce, adding that the Iranian military is prepared to take necessary action.

Coinbase has announced the addition of DIEM and OPG to its listing roadmap.

Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the U.S. President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, stated that the United States will fall behind in the cryptocurrency competition if a sustainable market structure framework is not established, Cointelegraph reported.

Tether (USDT) has participated in a $134 million private investment in Stablecoin Development Corporation (SDEV), The Block reported. Other participants in the round include R01 Fund, Sky Frontier Foundation, and Framework Ventures. SDEV is a publicly traded company designed to offer structured investment opportunities within the stablecoin industry and is currently making strategic investments in the Sky (formerly MakerDAO) ecosystem. The company currently holds 9.15% of the total SKY supply, which amounts to approximately 2.15 billion SKY.

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million in January to Fellowship, a U.S. Super PAC supporting pro-crypto politicians, Bloomberg reported. According to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosure, Fellowship's chairman, Jesse Spiro, is the head of government affairs at stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). Fellowship has now joined other pro-crypto political groups, such as Fairshake—backed by Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz—in competing to expand the industry's political influence.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index is currently at 37, an increase of five points from yesterday. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, against that of Bitcoin over the past 90 days. An "altcoin season" is declared when 75% of these top 100 coins outperform Bitcoin over that period; otherwise, it is considered a "Bitcoin season." A score closer to 100 indicates a stronger altcoin season.

Blockchain infrastructure firm DSRV is set to enhance its USDC utilization framework and develop a concrete payment and settlement model for institutional adoption, the company announced on April 16, according to Newsis. The initiative, designed for real-world business environments, will be based on Circle's enterprise platform, "Circle Mint."

CoinMarketCap's Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 55, up two points from yesterday. The market sentiment remains in the neutral phase. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme optimism). It is calculated based on price movements of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, market volatility, derivatives data such as put/call ratios, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR), and CoinMarketCap's proprietary search data. Note: We have changed our data source for the Fear & Greed Index from Alternative.me to CoinMarketCap, as we believe the latter's data more sensitively reflects current market conditions.

The Spot CVD chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section shows the Volume Heatmap, and the bottom section shows the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The top section, the Volume Heatmap, tracks the volume of trades at specific price levels. The background color becomes brighter 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 bottom section, 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 represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line indicates large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

The Sentinel Action Fund, a conservative political action committee (PAC) supported by the Solana Policy Institute, has announced it will spend $8 million to help unseat a senator who opposes cryptocurrency. The funds will be directed toward this year's Ohio Senate election to oppose prominent crypto skeptic Sherrod Brown, with the money supporting promotions and advertising for his Republican opponent, John Husted. The group accused Brown of obstructing innovation-friendly policies on digital assets. The PAC is also backed by crypto venture capital firm Multicoin Capital, as well as financial industry leaders including Stephen Schwarzman (CEO of Blackstone), Ken Fisher (Fisher Investments), Cliff Asness (AQR Capital), and Paul Singer (Elliott Management).

U.S. Bitcoin users are struggling under harsh tax regulations, BeInCrypto reported. Nicholas Anthony, a researcher at the Cato Institute, pointed out that current capital gains tax rules have effectively paralyzed Bitcoin's function as a currency. This is because every time a user makes a payment with Bitcoin, they must record and report the acquisition date, usage date, original cost, and any profit or loss to the IRS. According to the report, a user who buys coffee with Bitcoin daily would need to file over 100 pages of tax documents at the end of the year. The report criticized the tax code for incentivizing long-term holding and discouraging its use as a currency, emphasizing the need for legal improvements such as raising the small-transaction exemption threshold or abolishing capital gains tax on virtual assets.

Tron founder Justin Sun has sharply criticized a new governance proposal from World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency project linked to President Donald Trump, describing it as an absurd scam. The proposal calls for locking up more than 62 billion tokens for up to five years and indefinitely freezing the assets of any opponents who vote against it. Sun alleged that the project's team is attempting to monopolize power by using specific wallets to overturn voting results and blacklist users. Sun, who once invested $30 million and served as an advisor, recently accused WLFI of treating the project like a personal ATM after it took out a large loan against its tokens, causing the price to crash. WLFI has since threatened legal action, signaling a complete breakdown in the relationship between the two parties.

Prediction market Kalshi has announced it will introduce a portal for parents and an artificial intelligence (AI) verification system to crack down on the illegal use of its services by minors, Cointelegraph reported. The portal will allow parents, even if they are not Kalshi users, to submit their own ID to check if it has been used fraudulently by their children. Additionally, the platform will require a selfie submission to confirm that the user and the ID holder are the same person, which will be verified by AI. Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour said the company plans to introduce a family account option in the future, which would allow family members to monitor each other's betting history.

The U.S. Super PAC Fellowship has contracted with Nxum Group, a firm co-founded by Tether's U.S. CEO Bo Hines, for $3 million in advertising services to date. CoinDesk noted that before its contract with Fellowship, Nxum had no significant track record as an ad agency for PACs or election campaigns. Fellowship secured $11 million in donations in early April and is headed by Jesse Spiro, Tether's vice president of regulatory affairs.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed mixed today. - S&P 500: +0.80% - Nasdaq: +1.59% - Dow Jones: -0.15%

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $75,000. BTC is trading at $75,005.25 on the Binance USDT market.

St. Louis Fed President Musalem said on April 15 that high oil prices could keep core inflation about one percentage point above the central bank's 2% target for the rest of the year, potentially requiring interest rates to remain at their current levels. He noted a high probability that oil prices would pass through to core inflation, projecting the year-end figure to be around 3% or slightly below, with risks of further increases. Musalem explained that the Fed is likely to maintain its benchmark rate, currently in the 3.50% to 3.75% range, for some time while monitoring incoming data on inflation, employment, and the economy over the next several months. He added that many of his colleagues share this view. While the effects of last year's tariff hikes are fading and housing inflation is slowing, Musalem stated he would remain open to raising rates if rising prices begin to push up inflation expectations. He also warned that the oil market is facing its third negative supply shock in 12 months and that, combined with tariff increases and stricter immigration rules, both the inflation outlook and the job market are at risk, which could also harm economic growth. However, he still expects the economy to grow by 1.5% to 2% this year, despite a slowdown.

The United States and Iran may resume negotiations in Pakistan next week, MSNBC reported, citing two Pakistani officials.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has vowed to crack down on fraud and insider trading in a written statement submitted to Congress. Selig stressed that perpetrators will be identified and will face all sanctions permitted by law.

Economic activity across most of the U.S. continued to grow slightly to modestly, but the war in Iran has introduced new uncertainty and higher energy costs, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book released on April 15. The Fed noted that while overall price increases remained moderate, energy and fuel costs rose noticeably across all 12 Federal Reserve districts. The central bank reported that the Middle East conflict was seen as a major source of uncertainty, complicating business decisions on hiring, pricing, and capital investment, and leading many firms to adopt a wait-and-see approach. The report, compiled by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, reflects data through April 6 and captures the initial economic impact of the war. The oil price shock from the conflict has pushed up gasoline prices, contributing to the largest increase in U.S. inflation in March since 2022. Many Fed policymakers have signaled they are leaning toward holding interest rates steady for a significant period to evaluate incoming economic data.

The U.S. Treasury Department has added multiple vessels related to Iran to its sanctions list.

UK asset manager Legal & General (L&G) is set to bring its money market funds on-chain via the Calastone tokenization network, Cointelegraph reported. The move is designed to allow investors to access and transfer fund shares using a digital infrastructure that replaces traditional settlement systems. The fund, which manages 50 billion pounds (around $63.5 billion) in assets, invests in high-quality, short-term instruments such as government bonds, bank deposits, and corporate bonds.

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

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

Bitcoin inflows to exchanges have surged as the asset tests the $76,000 resistance level, according to CryptoQuant. Approximately 11,000 BTC per hour are moving to exchanges, marking the highest rate since December 2025 and surpassing the volume seen just before the correction last March. The analytics firm explained that this movement indicates whales are taking advantage of the price rise to offload their holdings, and that potential selling pressure should be monitored.