The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is gaining fresh momentum in the U.S. Senate as negotiators work to solidify a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin regulations. Summary The White House has secured a bipartisan agreement on stablecoin yields to move the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act toward a Senate Banking Committee markup. Negotiators are finalizing additional
The AI stocks that drove three consecutive years of outsized market gains have gone flat in 2026 while the energy sector is up nearly 30 percent, as the Iran war’s energy shock has forced a sector rotation that is rewriting the portfolio playbook investors relied on through 2024 and 2025. Summary The S&P 500 and
Bitcoin is trading at $72,330 on April 13, pressing the upper trendline of a 4H ascending channel that has been building since the late March lows near $65,000. Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows of $786 million last week, led by BlackRock’s IBIT at $612 million across five trading days, provide the structural demand backdrop for the
Ethereum is trading at $2,255.04 in April 2026, up 7.09% on the monthly chart, after the $2,017.09 monthly low tested and held the ascending support trendline connecting Ethereum’s major lows since 2019. The monthly MACD histogram has turned positive at 129.89, marking the first constructive macro momentum signal since the late 2025 decline from the
Hyperliquid is trading at $43.60 on April 13, up 2.76% on the 4H session, after printing a high of $46.22 that marks the upper boundary of an ascending channel built from the December 2025 lows near $22. The 4H MACD histogram has compressed to just 0.03, raising the question of whether momentum can sustain a
The memecoin news shaking Washington this week is a formal Senate investigation into an April 25 conference at Mar-a-Lago where attendance is restricted to the top 297 TRUMP token holders and the top 29 receive VIP access to the president, with Senators Warren, Schiff, and Blumenthal sending a letter to Fight LLC demanding documents and
Bernstein says recent Bitcoin volatility already reflects “real but manageable” quantum‑attack risk, giving developers roughly 3–5 years to roll out a post‑quantum migration path anchored around BIP‑360. Summary Bernstein says recent Bitcoin volatility has already reflected growing fears over quantum attacks, calling the risk “real but manageable” rather than existential in the near term. The
Bitcoin tax season is reaching its final 48 hours, with the April 15 IRS filing deadline arriving Wednesday and analysts estimating up to $2.8 billion in crypto-related selling pressure entering a market already dealing with Iran war uncertainty, CME futures at a 14-month low, and a Fear and Greed Index reading of 12. Summary Estimates
The bitcoin price is range-bound between $68,000 support and $75,000 resistance heading into the most consequential two-week window of 2026, with three catalysts arriving back to back: the Iran ceasefire expiry on April 22, the CLARITY Act Senate markup targeted for late April, and the FOMC meeting on April 28 and 29. Summary According to
Former CFTC chair J. Christopher “CryptoDad” Giancarlo has quit his senior role at Willkie to focus full‑time on crypto, AI and policy work, including a new book on digital money under Trump’s second term. Summary Former CFTC chair J. Christopher Giancarlo has retired from his senior role at law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher to
