Ethereum opened at $2,375.12 on Thursday April 23, 2026, rising 2% from Wednesday’s open as Bitcoin led a broad morning rally past $78,000, though ETH pulled back to $2,316.88 by 7:10 a.m. ET as traders remained cautious over the lack of progress in Iran peace talks and continued US naval activity near the Strait of
New York, United States of America, April 23rd, 2026, Chainwire Threshold Network today announced Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts (VBA), a new framework for institutional Bitcoin deployment built on the same signer infrastructure that has operated with Bitcoin for six years, processed over $5 billion in cumulative volume, and sustained zero losses. Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts are a
GraniteShares has delayed the launch of its 3x Long and 3x Short XRP Daily ETFs from April 23 to May 7, marking the fifth postponement in three weeks and raising fresh questions about whether the SEC will ultimately clear 3x leveraged crypto products under the framework it applied to reject similar products from ProShares in
Peter Schiff called STRC an obvious Ponzi, criticized Michael Saylor, and questioned SEC decisions on Bitcoin ETFs and Treasury firms. Peter Schiff renewed his attack on STRC and accused the SEC of failing crypto investors. He said the product is an “obvious Ponzi” and blamed Michael Saylor for promoting it. Schiff also questioned past SEC
Deloitte and Touche LLP has completed a SOC 2 Type 2 examination for Chainlink’s CCIP and Data Feeds, making Chainlink the only data and interoperability oracle platform in the blockchain industry to hold SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 1, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certifications simultaneously, the full stack of security credentials that institutional risk
Bitcoin’s latest move higher was triggered by one key catalyst: the temporary Middle East ceasefire. The easing of geopolitical risk and pressure on energy markets quickly improved sentiment, pushing BTC out of weeks of indecision within the $64,000–$72,000 range into a more accelerated move higher toward the top of the range. As highlighted in the
JPMorgan says repeated DeFi hacks, a $20B TVL drop after Kelp’s rsETH exploit, and flat ETH‑denominated TVL are souring institutional appetite for onchain lending and yield. Summary JPMorgan says repeated DeFi exploits and flat ETH-denominated TVL are curbing institutional interest. A recent rsETH bridge exploit tied to Kelp DAO wiped roughly $20 billion from DeFi
Bitcoin’s path to $100k hinges on Kevin Warsh’s Fed bid and the CLARITY Act’s shrinking window, as Washington rewires crypto market structure. Summary Bitcoin eyes $100,000 as it trades near $78,000, with structural macro tailwinds more important than short‑term rate moves. Kevin Warsh could become the most crypto‑literate Fed chair ever, but his confirmation odds have slid,
World Liberty Financial is under fire after Tron founder Justin Sun filed a federal lawsuit alleging fraud, breach of contract, and the illegal freezing of tokens worth up to $1Bn. The response from Eric Trump was, somehow, a joke about a banana. WLFI’s native token WLFI crypto is trading at $0.07712, down 3.15% in the
XRP is grinding in the mid‑$1.40s, trapped between stubborn resistance and strong support as fresh “digital commodity” clarity, ETF rails and April seasonality fight flat flows. Summary XRP trades around 1.42–1.45, still roughly 60% below its 2018 all‑time high near $3.65, with a key 1.30–1.35 support band and 1.50–1.52 acting as near‑term resistance. April is
