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SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Infinite, the payments and compliance technology platform, today announced the launch of Infinite Accounts – dedicated bank accounts with unique routing numbers that work across both traditional payment rails and stablecoin networks, powered by Erebor Bank, N.A., Member FDIC. Businesses can integrate once with Infinite’s platform to access comprehensive account and payment capabilities, subject to program terms and transaction limits. Erebor Bank, N.A. provides the regulated banking infrastructure underneath. A Unified Account Experience Through the program, businesses and their end users get deposit accounts with full transactional capability – deposits, withdrawals, ACH, and…

PANAMA CITY, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aurise Foundation today announced the launch of XAUE, a yield-bearing gold token designed as a Treasury Layer for Tether Gold (XAU₮). Built for qualified institutional participants, XAUE introduces crypto-native yield generation to traditionally non-yielding gold, transforming it into a programmable and capital-efficient on-chain asset. At launch, ecosystem partners Aurelion and Antalpha have jointly committed 16,052 XAU₮ into XAUE (approximately $76 million as of April 22). As the ecosystem expands, XAUE may potentially integrate with leading more decentralized financial protocols, positioning itself as a foundational collateral and settlement asset across on-chain financial markets. From Passive…

April appears to be a lost cause for the crypto Clarity Act, but a U.S. Senate committee hearing sometime in May could keep the critical market structure legislation alive, as long as it can reach a final vote of the overall Senate by July, according to lobbyists and a lawmaker aide focusing on the market structure bill’s sluggish progress.The legislative calendar is running out of room for this year, but a Senate aide told CoinDesk that a potential new delay of a couple of weeks — allowing Republican Senator Thom Tillis to finish discussions with bankers over stablecoin-yield concerns —…

Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange, is reportedly preparing to launch cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, according to The Information. This move could mark a significant pivot from its core focus on binary event contracts, positioning the platform as a player in the rapidly growing derivatives trading sector. Perpetual futures, or “perps,” are derivatives that allow traders to speculate on asset price movements without an expiration date. Unlike traditional futures contracts, perps offer continuous exposure and are often paired with leverage. Originally popularized by crypto exchange BitMEX, perps have become a staple of crypto derivatives markets, driving billions in daily trading…

BitMEX, a derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange, said it has secured a custody partner to enable asset segregation and trading with off-exchange assets.The company announced Tuesday a partnership with Zodia Custody to allow traders to access derivatives while keeping collateral in segregated custody. The integration is immediately accessible via Interchange, Zodia Custody’s off-venue settlement solution.BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz told Cointelegraph the move reflects lessons from past market failures, including the FTX collapse and the $1.4 billion Bybit hack, which exposed risks tied to unsegregated or compromised exchange-held funds.“Cases like the FTX collapse and the Bybit hack are examples of how custody failures…

Tether has disclosed an 8.2% stake in Antalpha, the Bitcoin mining finance company that went public last year, according to a Schedule 13D filing with the SEC on Monday. The 1.95 million share position makes the stablecoin issuer one of Antalpha’s largest shareholders.Chairman Giancarlo Devasini holds voting and dispositive power over the stake, which Tether acquired through related entities. The filing notes the company may adjust its position based on market conditions.Why Antalpha MattersAntalpha isn’t a household name, but it’s a significant player in Bitcoin mining infrastructure. The company provides BTC-backed lending and equipment financing to mining operators, sitting on…

Bitcoin BTC$76,313.18 held above $76,000 on Monday, rebounding from overnight lows as the broader crypto market remained steady despite Iran war risks.The largest cryptocurrency climbed about 2.4% over the past 24 hours, recovering from a dip below $74,000 earlier in the session. Ether (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL) and other major altcoins also mirrored bitcoin’s move, as the broad-market CoinDesk 20 rose 1.7%.Bitcoin (BTC) price on April 20 Monday (CoinDesk)That resilience comes against a shaky macro backdrop. U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that American forces had fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, warning of further escalation while Tehran…

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has hinted at another large Bitcoin purchase, just a week after the company disclosed that it bought around $1 billion of Bitcoin in the second week of April. Strategy disclosed last Monday that it acquired 13,927 Bitcoin for $1 billion between April 6 and 12, at an average price of $71,902 per coin, posting “Think ₿igger” the day before the filing. However, Saylor posted “Think Even ₿igger” on X on Sunday along with a chart of Strategy’s purchase history, something he has historically done to hint at another purchase announcement. It comes just days after the Bitcoin treasury company…

Bitcoin’s current market cycle is performing dramatically worse than any previous halving cycle, with gains of just 97% from the April 2024 halving price compared to triple and quadruple-digit returns in earlier eras. The data raises uncomfortable questions about whether BTC’s legendary boom cycles are becoming a relic of the past.Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy, published the sobering comparison on April 19, showing the current cycle’s peak at $125,000 in October 2025 represents a fraction of historical performance. For context: the 2020 cycle delivered 761% gains, 2016 saw 2,950%, and the 2012 cycle produced a staggering 9,294%…

The $292 million exploit of Kelp DAO has set off a wave of reactions across the crypto industry, with developers and traders warning that the incident exposed deeper flaws in how decentralized finance (DeFi) is built.Data shared by market participants shows the immediate fallout spread far beyond the hacked protocol.“The rsETH hack is leading to withdrawals across all lending protocols, even on solana and unaffected protocols,” 0xngmi said in one post on Sunday, pointing to steep outflows including “Aave: -6,200m (-23%) net inflows” and smaller but notable declines across Morpho, Sky and JupLend. rsETH is liquid restaking protocol Kelp DAO’s…