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📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$77,592 ETH ≈$2,440 SOL ≈$89,76 BNB ≈$642 XRP ≈$1,48 Market cap ≈$2,63T Fear & Greed Index: 64 ("Greed") Altseason Index: 35

Tether is allocating $127.5 million to support the recovery of Drift Protocol Drift Protocol is working with Tether and other sponsors to support users after the April 1 exploit. Tether plans to provide up to $127.5 million, while partners will contribute an additional $20 million. The package includes a $100 million credit line, ecosystem grants, and loans for market makers. Most of the exchange’s revenue, together with the support funds, will be used to create a dedicated recovery pool aimed at covering $295 million in outstanding user losses. In addition, Drift will issue a special recovery token for affected users, separate from the governance token DRIFT. The token represents a claim on the recovery pool and will be transferable. After the relaunch, Drift will settle in USDT instead of USDC, and Tether will support liquidity through designated market makers. Circle reportedly declined to freeze the stolen USDC despite having several hours to do so. Tether is now providing funds to help restart the project.

Tether added another 951 BTC ($70 million) to its Bitcoin reserves. Its wallet now holds 97,141 BTC ($7.16 billion).

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$74,994 ETH ≈$2,354 SOL ≈$85,44 BNB ≈$624 XRP ≈$1,40 Market cap ≈$2,54T Fear & Greed Index: 56 ("Neutral") Altseason Index: 37

Jeremy Allaire, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Circle (issuer of USDC), has been included in the TIME100 list of the most influential innovators of 2026.

Bitcoin developers have proposed an update (BIP-361) to freeze early wallets that are vulnerable to quantum attacks.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$73,992 ETH ≈$2,334 SOL ≈$84,01 BNB ≈$618 XRP ≈$1,37 Market cap ≈$2,52T Fear & Greed Index: 53 ("Neutral") Altseason Index: 34

Solana has reached $1 trillion in quarterly economic activity for the first time in its history.

Tether is launching tether.wallet — a non-custodial “wallet for the people” The company aims to “bring financial access to billions of people,” especially in developing countries underserved by the traditional financial system. tether.wallet supports USDT, USAT, XAUT, and Bitcoin, with assets available across multiple networks. Users will be able to send funds using a simple readable identifier. Transactions can also be made without holding separate tokens for fees or gas — fees are paid directly in the asset being sent. The app is fully non-custodial by design. All transactions are signed locally on the user’s device before being broadcast to the network. Private keys and seed phrases always remain solely with the owner. tether.wallet is built on Tether’s open WDK (Wallet Development Kit) — a toolkit for creating and managing non-custodial wallets by humans, machines, and AI agents.

Deutsche Börse, the largest exchange group in Germany, is investing $200 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken. It acquired a 1.5% stake, valuing the company at $13.3 billion.

105,000 blocks remain until the next halving — halfway there

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, stated that the company is exploring the possibility of launching a token for its Arc network, which is currently in testing. The token would be used for governance, incentives, and economic coordination, with a long-term transition toward a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) model.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$74,630 ETH ≈$2,391 SOL ≈$86,13 BNB ≈$618 XRP ≈$1,37 Market cap ≈$2,53T Fear & Greed Index: 55 ("Neutral") Altseason Index: 32

⚠️ Kraken is being extorted: the exchange received a message demanding a ransom in exchange for not disclosing customer information. Kraken stated that the number of customer accounts potentially accessed during the two breaches was very small — around 2,000 in total (0.02% of its user base). The exchange emphasized that its core systems were never compromised, user funds were never at risk, it will not pay any ransom, and it will not negotiate with criminals.

Aave has conducted a historic vote, ending months of internal conflict over control of protocol revenues. The governance of Aave approved the “Aave Will Win (AWW)” proposal, which founder Stani Kulechov called “the most important proposal in Aave’s history.” The approved mechanism redirects 100% of revenue from all Aave-branded products back to the DAO and consolidates economic rights under a single asset — the AAVE token. This change means the DAO is now responsible for funding the operations of Aave Labs. As part of the proposal, Aave Labs was granted a $25 million stablecoin grant and 5,000 AAVE tokens (approximately $6.8 million).

Justin Sun accused the Trump-backed company WLFI of embedding a hidden token-freezing function that could restrict investors’ access to funds or even confiscate them. He also claimed to be the main victim, after his wallet was reportedly frozen in September 2025. WLFI rejected the allegations and responded: “See you in court, buddy.”

Hyperbridge hack: 1 billion DOT minted A hacker exploited a bug in the Hyperbridge gateway, took control of a Polkadot contract on Ethereum, and minted 1 billion tokens. About $237,000 worth of tokens were sold. The project was only saved from larger losses due to low liquidity on the Ethereum side. CertiK confirmed the exploit. Upbit and Bithumb suspended DOT deposits and withdrawals.

Strategy bought 13,927 BTC for $1 billion at a price of $71,902 per coin.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$71,191 ETH ≈$2,196 SOL ≈$82,65 BNB ≈$598 XRP ≈$1,33 Market cap ≈$2,41T Fear & Greed Index: 42 ("Neutral") Altseason Index: 33

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$70,961 ETH ≈$2,188 SOL ≈$81,96 BNB ≈$591 XRP ≈$1,32 Market cap ≈$2,41T Fear & Greed Index: 43 ("Neutral") Altseason Index: 36