Author: Oguz Ozdemir

Bitwise’s new BAVA product will list on the NYSE in 2026, wrapping spot AVAX exposure and an estimated 5.4% staking yield into a single, liquid ETP for traditional investors. Summary Bitwise will list its Bitwise Avalanche ETP (BAVA), a spot product with on‑chain staking, on the NYSE in 2026. The fund targets an average Avalanche staking yield of about 5.4% while aiming to preserve liquidity and regularly distribute net rewards. BAVA applies the post‑ETF “carry plus beta” playbook to AVAX, echoing earlier listed products that boosted institutional access to BTC and ETH. Bitwise Asset Management plans to list a new…

Virginia has enacted a new framework for unclaimed digital assets, requiring the state to hold dormant cryptocurrency in its original form for a set period before any sale. Governor Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill 798 into law on April 14, marking a shift in how the state handles abandoned crypto accounts. The measure will take effect on July 1, 2026, and updates Virginia’s unclaimed property statute to include digital assets. Under the law, cryptocurrency held in customer accounts that show no activity for five years will be presumed abandoned and transferred to state custody. Unlike prior practices in many jurisdictions,…

Here’s everything most interesting surrounding Ripple’s ecosystem. Ripple made the headlines after announcing another strategic partnership in Asia. Its native token has posted a slight decline over the past week, but renewed interest in spot XRP ETFs signals that a rebound could be on the horizon. More News From Asia Earlier today (April 15), the crypto company revealed that it has struck a deal with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea’s largest insurance companies. Under the agreement, both entities will evaluate the technical and regulatory feasibility of introducing tokenized Treasury settlement into the country’s financial system. Ripple will…

James Ding Apr 15, 2026 14:43 Algorand (ALGO)’s monthly active wallets jumped 22.6% in March while contract deployments rose 34%. SEC guidance now classifies ALGO as a digital commodity. Algorand (ALGO) posted its strongest monthly user growth in recent memory during March, with active wallets surging 22.6% even as the SEC formally classified ALGO as a digital commodity—a regulatory distinction that exempts the token from securities oversight.Monthly active wallets jumped from 433,000 to 531,000, significantly outpacing the 0.8% growth in total wallet creation. That gap matters: existing users are transacting more frequently rather…

Hedera (HBAR) price is hovering near a fragile $0.08 support cluster. Losing $0.08 could open a move toward $0.07842 or lower. Upside only improves if the $0.0942 resistance is reclaimed. Hedera’s price has been drifting lower again, and the latest price action is starting to circle a level that traders are watching very closely. At around $0.0856, the token is down about 1.5% over the past 24 hours, with intraday trading ranging between $0.0846 and $0.0875. On the surface, it looks like a normal pullback in a weak market. But underneath, the structure is tightening around a critical zone that…

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $73,800 zone. BTC is consolidating and might struggle to stay above the $70,500 support. Bitcoin failed to stay above $72,500 and corrected gains. The price is trading below $72,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $71,450 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $71,500 and $72,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Again Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $72,500 resistance zone. BTC formed a top…

Institutional platforms, including Binance and Kraken, reveal lower turnover, meaning, assets are primarily held rather than traded. Retail-focused exchanges use a larger share of their reserves for trading than platforms that are institution-focused. Exchanges with a stronger institutional focus, such as Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken, maintain relatively low volume-to-reserve ratios of around 0.1. This indicates that deposits are largely held rather than actively traded. Asset Utilization Diverges According to CoinGecko’s latest report, platforms that serve more retail traders, including Bybit and Bitget, record higher ratios of 0.3 and 0.5 on average between January 2024 and February 2026, reflecting greater…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% to trade below $71,000 into Sunday’s weekly close after negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down.Key points:Bitcoin shed its gains as negotiations between the US and Iran broke down.The Strait of Hormuz becomes a flashpoint again as US President Donald Trump demanded that it be reopened.BTC price downside punishes late long positions.BTC price drops on US-Iran war fearsData from TradingView showed BTC price action dipping below $71,000 after news of a sudden breakdown in negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewA failure to reach an agreement on the issue…

Polymarket betting markets reportedly appeared inside Google News results alongside established news publishers before disappearing.A Google spokesperson told The Verge that the platform’s appearance in News was an error. “This site briefly appeared in Google News in error, and it is no longer surfacing in News,” spokesperson Ned Adriance reportedly said.Before removal, Polymarket links were shown directly beneath mainstream outlets when users searched event-driven queries. In one example cited by website Futurism, a search for “will ships transit the strait” related to the Strait of Hormuz returned a Polymarket market predicting outcomes on vessel passage alongside reporting from Reuters and…

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