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.

The future of the market is expected to be shaped by compliant multi-jurisdiction centralized exchanges (CEX) and native on-chain decentralized exchanges (DEX), with both playing complementary roles. According to PANews, these two types of exchanges will lead the way in the evolving landscape, each offering distinct functionalities that cater to different needs within the financial ecosystem. The compliant multi-jurisdiction CEX will provide regulated environments for trading, ensuring adherence to legal standards across various regions. Meanwhile, native on-chain DEX will offer decentralized platforms that prioritize transparency and user control, allowing for peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries. Together, these exchanges will create a balanced market structure, leveraging their unique strengths to meet the diverse demands of users and investors.

Polymarket has forecasted a high valuation for the launch of Genius, with a 99% probability that its fully diluted valuation (FDV) will exceed $20 million on the day following its debut. According to Foresight News, the market also predicts a 97% chance of the FDV surpassing $50 million and a 96% chance of it exceeding $80 million. Currently, the trading volume in this prediction market has surpassed $900,000.

A large cryptocurrency holder, identified by the address starting with 0x004, has opened a Bitcoin short position with 33x leverage. According to ChainCatcher, the average price for this position is $70,745, involving 200 BTC. The position currently shows a floating loss of 10%. Earlier today, the same address closed a previous Bitcoin short position at break-even and has now re-entered the market. This marks the fifth time this month that the address has opened a short position.

The probability of the European Central Bank (ECB) raising interest rates in April has increased to 50%, according to recent pricing in the money markets. According to Jin10, this marks a significant rise from last Friday when the likelihood was estimated at around 20%. The shift in market expectations reflects growing anticipation of monetary policy adjustments by the ECB.

The Bank of Korea, in its latest payment and settlement report, recommended introducing a "circuit breaker mechanism" similar to that in the stock market to the local cryptocurrency market to address the risks of extreme price volatility. The report pointed out that in February, Bithumb mistakenly transferred approximately 620,000 BTC (worth about $43 billion at the time) due to an operational error, causing a short-term drop of about 15% in the BTC/KRW trading pair on the platform and resulting in losses for users. The Bank of Korea believes this incident reflects shortcomings in the internal controls and regulation of the cryptocurrency market. Furthermore, the central bank recommended that exchanges establish abnormal transaction detection and rapid suspension mechanisms and introduce relevant market protection measures in the upcoming Digital Assets Basic Law. (The Block)

Bitcoin's recent performance indicates a need to break above $76,000 with significant trading volume to counteract its six-month downtrend. According to NS3.AI, the cryptocurrency rebounded from approximately $60,000 in early February, climbing above $75,000 before encountering resistance at its downtrend line.

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.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that the underlying inflation rate is gradually accelerating towards the central bank's target. According to Jin10, Ueda emphasized the importance of monitoring inflation trends closely to ensure they align with the Bank of Japan's objectives. The central bank remains committed to its monetary policy framework to achieve stable price growth.

On its 13th anniversary, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han released an open letter, "Unleashing the Power of Change in Cycles," reviewing the platform's journey from early exploration to global development and systematically elaborating on its judgments of industry cycles and future trends. Dr. Han pointed out that as CeFi continues to expand into DeFi, the platform is moving from a centralized trading platform to a more open ecosystem. The crypto industry is shifting from "narrative-driven" to "infrastructure-driven," with the focus of competition shifting from products and scale to system capabilities and structural advantages. In the next cycle, platforms with infrastructure capabilities will no longer be merely market participants but will become an important part of the rules. Dr. Han stated that Gate is gradually shifting from a builder to an industry structure shaper, continuously investing in trading depth, risk control capabilities, and a global compliance system, while simultaneously deploying in areas such as RWA, TradeFi, DeFi, and AI. In addition, Gate continues to promote global brand building, accelerating its connection to a wider global user base through partnerships with top international sports IPs such as the Red Bull Racing F1 team and Inter Milan. In the future, Gate will continue to focus on infrastructure capabilities and deepen its investment in ecosystem connectivity, technological capabilities, and globalization to cope with the higher-dimensional industry competition in the next stage.

French publicly traded company Capital B has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 37 BTC, bringing its total to 2,925 BTC. According to Foresight News, this move reflects the company's ongoing strategy to expand its cryptocurrency assets. Capital B's decision to bolster its Bitcoin reserves comes amid fluctuating market conditions and growing interest in digital currencies. The company continues to monitor the market closely as it navigates the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency investments.

On Apr 13, 2026, 06:13 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 71,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 71,010 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 1.02% decrease in 24 hours.

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.

If a new Hong Kong dollar stablecoin enters the market merely as a "compliant payment instrument," it will not be easy for it to grow rapidly. This is because it is not facing a blank market, but a mature network where user habits, liquidity, and channel access are already largely solidified.

World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token—linked to Donald Trump—fell to an all-time low of $0.07714 after the project was caught using billions of its own tokens as collateral to secure $75 million in stablecoin loans, raising fresh concerns about liquidity risk and DeFi market stability.

Kraken Financial has been given a limited Federal Reserve account through the Kansas City Fed, allowing its banking arm to access Fed payment systems like Fedwire under strict conditions and a one-year trial.

The rise of perpetual contracts, the trend of on-chain migration, and emerging opportunities for developers.

Hong Kong's first batch of stablecoin licenses has finally been issued, with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ultimately selecting only two entities: HSBC and Standard Chartered. All the Chinese-funded institutions that submitted applications had received "window guidance" from relevant departments, requesting them to postpone their participation in this stablecoin license application process.

Major companies are no longer just piling on GPUs; they are simultaneously expanding an entire layer of "CPU scheduling infrastructure" to provide operational support for AI agents. When computing power is no longer scarce, whoever can solve system-level bottlenecks first will have the last laugh in this game.