According to Binance Wallet's post on X, Binance Alpha will debut Genius Foundation (GENIUS) on April 13, 2026, at 11:00 UTC, making it the first platform to list the token. Users holding at least 230 Binance Alpha Points may claim a 240-GENIUS airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis; claiming consumes 15 Alpha Points. If the reward pool remains undistributed, the points threshold automatically drops by 5 every 5 minutes. Claims must be confirmed on the Alpha Events page within 24 hours or are forfeited.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home and making threats near the company’s headquarters. He has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, criminal threats, and possession or manufacture of a destructive device, while police are still investigating the motive.

RAVE's recent spot price surged from $0.3 to $6.2, marking a 20-fold increase, sparking suspicions of contract manipulation within the community. According to ChainCatcher, this maneuver led to liquidations exceeding $37 million across the network, with short positions accounting for over $31 million. The project team is estimated to have profited more than $30 million. Community reports suggest that the RAVE project is managed by the former ARPA and Bella Protocol team, led by Felix Xu and Yemu. In 2021, Felix Xu raised a $20 million crypto fund, ZX Squared Capital, primarily focused on quantitative trading. The fund reportedly provided the capital for RAVE's market-making and price-pumping activities, allowing the project team to self-initiate, self-fund, and self-market, thereby minimizing trust issues and insider trading risks to maximize profits.

On April 13, Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) founder Josh Swihart announced the latest developments for Zcash, emphasizing a strategic direction centered on post-quantum security, scalability, and user experience. According to BlockBeats, Swihart likened the initiative to the Artemis II lunar mission, highlighting the pursuit of seemingly impossible goals through technological breakthroughs. The ZODL team revealed that Zcash is entering the 'Zcash IV' phase, aiming to build infrastructure akin to a 'lunar base' to support the protocol and applications' secure expansion to billions of users, while advancing the vision of privacy transactions without large-scale financial surveillance. On the product and technology front, ZODL continues to iterate, with its 3.3.x version now available on iOS and Android, featuring new hardware wallet connection management, SDK upgrades, and multiple user experience enhancements. Key developments include advancing Keystone wallet functionality and upgrading the address system (ZIP 316, UIVK/UFVK). Meanwhile, the Zcash core team has addressed several system issues and is progressing with the Zallet alpha version development, strengthening unified address standards and wallet interaction experience to lay the foundation for future scalability and performance improvements. Additionally, ZODL disclosed ongoing growth in application data and participation in a stablecoin privacy summit to enhance industry collaboration. However, due to increased regulatory and network restrictions, ZODL has temporarily removed its app from Russian app stores. The team emphasized that privacy is not optional but a fundamental need in the digital age, and they will continue to accelerate delivery pace to promote ZEC adoption and ecosystem development. The core of Zcash Open Development Lab is to develop an open, self-custodial private financial platform, aiming to expand ecosystem interoperability through collaboration and bring protected ZEC transactions to the global mainstream market.

Cross-chain protocol Symbiosis will discontinue support for cross-chain swaps on the Polygon zkEVM network starting May 16. According to Foresight News, users holding liquidity on this network are advised to withdraw their funds before the network is fully shut down. The liquidity withdrawal feature will remain available until the network is completely disabled.

On April 13, Christian Gattiker, Head of Research at Bank Julius Baer, indicated in a research report that investors might be becoming less sensitive to daily Middle Eastern headlines. According to Jin10, Gattiker noted that after weeks of geopolitical dominance in the markets, there is a significant possibility that investors will cautiously return to a more 'normal' market mechanism, focusing on macroeconomic data and corporate fundamentals. Upcoming U.S. producer price data, industrial output figures, and the Federal Reserve's Beige Book are expected to provide insights into inflation dynamics and potential economic momentum.

In Brazil, consumers are noticing a trend where package sizes for everyday items like chocolate bars and coffee are decreasing, while prices remain the same or increase. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting this phenomenon as a response by manufacturers to cope with rising production costs without directly increasing prices. This strategy, known as 'shrinkflation,' allows companies to maintain profit margins while avoiding the backlash that often accompanies price hikes. As inflation continues to impact the Brazilian economy, consumers are left paying more for less, a situation that is becoming increasingly common across various product categories.

U.S. airline stocks experienced a downturn in pre-market trading due to increasing oil prices. According to Jin10, American Airlines (AAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), and Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) each saw a decrease of 2.4%. United Airlines (UAL.O) dropped by 3.2%, while Alaska Airlines fell by 2%.

On April 13, Jin10 reported that Guotou Silver LOF Fund announced a significant premium in its secondary market trading price compared to the fund's net asset value. According to Jin10, investors are advised to be cautious of the premium risk in secondary market trading prices. Blind investments in fund shares with high premium rates may lead to substantial losses if the market price declines. The fund will suspend trading from the market opening until 10:30 on April 14, 2026, and will resume trading at 10:30. Redemption services will continue as usual during the suspension period.

On April 13, Hyperinsight reported that the largest holder of short positions in crude oil on Hyperliquid, identified as address 0xa65, closed their loss-making positions last week and briefly attempted to go long in an effort to capitalize on a market bottom. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the investor subsequently closed these positions and exited the oil market entirely. The investor has now shifted their focus to the U.S. stock market, specifically the storage sector. They have retained two long positions opened earlier this month in Micron Technology (MU) and SanDisk (SNDK), with a total holding size of $5.4 million. The current floating profit from these positions has reached $1.15 million.

Ethereum entered a full "reset" mode in Q1; this article details its ecosystem performance and development priorities.

The U.S. dollar currently represents approximately 46% of global foreign exchange and gold reserves, according to NS3.AI, citing data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). When excluding gold, the dollar accounts for 57% of global reserve currencies, marking its lowest share since 1994.

As the tide recedes, crypto VCs face a life-or-death test. The bubble of blindly inflated token prices has burst, and industry valuation logic is returning to real revenue.

According to the latest data from Polymarket, the market is betting that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping rates unchanged this year has risen to 44%.

American musician Garrett Dutton, better known as G. Love, has shared the story of how he has lost his retirement funds (estimated worth of $420,000) after falling victim to a malicious app scam

A fake Ledger app on Apple’s Mac App Store tricked musician G. Love into entering his 24-word seed phrase, which led to the loss of nearly 6 BTC worth over $420,000. The stolen Bitcoin was quickly moved through multiple addresses linked to KuCoin, with investigators saying recovery is unlikely.

AI-linked scams caused around $893 million in losses in 2025, with many cases tied to crypto and fake investment schemes. Older people were heavily affected, as scammers used these tools to pose as advisers and convince them to send large amounts of money.

Crypto wallet provider Exodus is rolling out a new “Exodus Pay” feature in its self-custodial storage wallet with aw very simple goal in mind: to making digital assets usable for everyday payments, even for beginners.

Something significant is happening right now that could mark the start of the next phase of Bitcoin's price movement.

The Clarity Act has become a litmus test for Washington's determination to regulate cryptocurrencies, and its successful passage will directly determine the United States' competitiveness in the global digital finance sector.