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Bitcoin (BTC) circled $74,000 at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks edged higher on news that the US and Iran may be open to another round of ceasefire negotiations.Key points:Bitcoin consolidates as analysts warn that stocks may be too optimistic over geopolitical relief.The S&P 500 approaches new all-time highs despite questions over Iran’s uranium enrichment.Bitcoin traders note missing components to support a true trend change.Iran conflict lacks “genuine resolution”Data from TradingView showed declining BTC price volatility after a trip to two-month highs the day prior.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewStocks continued a recovery on the day as US President Donald…

Ripple (XRP) has secured its first major Korean insurance partner, with Kyobo Life Insurance signing on to explore blockchain-based custody and on-chain settlement infrastructure. The deal marks a notable expansion into Asia’s institutional finance sector as the company continues building out its custody platform following several strategic acquisitions and integrations since late 2025.For Kyobo—one of Korea’s largest insurers—the move represents the first foray by a major Korean insurance company into digital asset custody infrastructure. That’s significant in a market where regulatory clarity has historically lagged behind institutional appetite.Platform Buildout AcceleratesThe Kyobo partnership caps a busy stretch for Ripple’s custody division.…

XRP is pushing higher again, with volume confirming the move, but it still has to prove this is more than a short-term breakout. The rally is holding for now, and the addition of real-world usage through Rakuten gives it a stronger narrative than recent moves.News Background• Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten is integrating XRP into its payments app, allowing 44 million users to spend it across more than 5 million merchants. Users can also buy XRP using loyalty points and hold it within Rakuten Wallet, embedding the token into a major consumer ecosystem.• The move ties XRP into one of Japan’s…

The XRP Ledger has integrated zero-knowledge infrastructure from Boundless, giving banks and asset managers the ability to execute confidential transactions while maintaining regulatory compliance on the public blockchain.The integration, announced April 14, 2026, targets institutional use cases that have struggled on transparent ledgers: cross-border B2B payments, treasury management, OTC positions, and tokenized asset issuance where order flow visibility creates competitive disadvantages.Solving the Transparency TaxBoundless CEO Shiv Shankar told Cointelegraph the system shields transaction size, frequency, and counterparty information from public view while enabling selective disclosure for regulators through role-based access controls.”The design aims to replicate the selective disclosure controls of…

Congressmen Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Max Miller (R-Ohio) re-introduced their Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation and Yields (PARITY) Act late last month, seeking to update how the U.S. addresses crypto and taxes.Congress is going to address taxes (in general) in the coming months, and crypto may end up part of this. It’s pretty important for anyone in the U.S. who owns any crypto at all, given they will have to report on their digital asset holdings and transactions. The PARITY Act was first released in discussion draft form last December and re-released on March 26 for further review.The…

PEPE Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): Consolidation around current levels • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.0000065-$0.000035 range per recent analysis • Bullish breakout level: Upper resistance zone • Critical support: Lower support zone What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Pepe While specific analyst predictions from key opinion leaders are limited in recent trading sessions, institutional analysis provides some directional insight. According to MEXC News analysis from January 2026, PEPE’s price prediction suggests a two-phase movement pattern, with expectations for initial correction followed by recovery toward the $0.0000065-$0.000035 range. On-chain metrics and exchange data continue to show substantial…

Crypto whales loaded up more of the TRUMP memecoin ahead of the luncheon at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida this month, which offers entry to the largest holders.One whale withdrew about 105,754 OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) from Binance on Saturday to add to its stash of 1.13 million TRUMP, worth about $3.2 million, according to an X post from blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain on Sunday.Two days earlier, another whale withdrew 850,488 TRUMP from the crypto exchange Bybit.On Monday, another holder increased their TRUMP stash to more than 368,000 tokens after withdrawing from BitMart, and a fourth whale boosted…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig told CoinDesk that the agency will continue to defend its “exclusive regulatory authority” to oversee prediction markets in court. “It doesn’t matter if it’s on sports, politics or anything else, if it’s a validly offered product within a CFTC-regulated exchange, then we regulate that,” Selig said.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is just defending its territory in suing states over prediction markets, the regulator’s head told CoinDesk.CFTC Chairman…

Aave (AAVE) is trading at $89.82 after a 2.48% decline in the past 24 hours, positioning the DeFi protocol token near critical technical levels. With the RSI showing oversold conditions and key support zones being tested, our AAVE price prediction suggests a potential recovery phase ahead. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $92-94 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $94-99 range• Bullish breakout level: $99.17 • Critical support: $84.75 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Aave Recent analyst predictions from early January 2026 remain relevant for current market conditions. Rebeca Moen projected “AAVE price prediction shows bullish reversal…

United States President Donald Trump is facing renewed scrutiny, as crypto tokens and projects promoted by the US president crash to all-time lows or sit near record low levels.The Official Trump token (TRUMP), a memecoin promoted by Trump, hit an all-time low of about $2.73 in March 2026 and is currently trading at about $2.86, according to data from CoinGecko. The TRUMP memecoin has plummeted in price since launching in January 2025. Source: CoinGeckoWorld Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform co-founded by Trump’s sons, also issued a governance token, which crashed to an all-time low on Saturday, falling…