Spot Buying Drives Bitcoin Above $72K; $70K Is Critical

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $72,000 on Tuesday as BTC order book and derivatives data showed buyers returning to the market. Bitcoin’s recent trading history suggests that holding the $70,000 level is the first task bulls need to master, but previous BTC price rallies were capped by short-term traders selling into the bullish momentum. Will this

Iran Mulls Bitcoin Tolls for Strait of Hormuz Traffic

Hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran and the United States had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that included opening the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian authorities are reportedly considering charging ships using the waterway in cryptocurrency. According to a Wednesday Financial Times report, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’

Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $72,000 After Ceasefire Rally

Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $72,000 on ceasefire news, but fading momentum, resistance and macro risks leave traders questioning the strength of the breakout. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly hit new three-week highs into Wednesday’s Wall Street open as stocks surged on a US-Iran ceasefire. Key points: Bitcoin hits new three-week highs before round-tripping its gains. Iran ceasefire relief

MEXC Appoints Vugar Usi, Targets MiCA and Global Licenses

MEXC appointed Vugar Usi as CEO on Wednesday, elevating the executive as the exchange steps up its push for global licensing, including under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. MEXC said Usi joined the company as chief operating officer in late 2025 after previously serving in the same position at rival exchange

Zcash Jumps 30% After Ceasefire — Is ZEC a Bull Trap?

Zcash (ZEC) rallied after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, leading gains in a broader relief rally across global risk markets. Key takeaways: A 2021-style fractal warns ZEC price could fall 40% in the coming weeks. Over $50 million in long leverage sits below current prices, leaving ZEC exposed to a

Standard Chartered Weighs Zodia Custody Restructure

Standard Chartered is reportedly exploring a shake-up of Zodia Custody that would bring parts of the crypto custodian inside its own investment bank. Standard Chartered is reportedly weighing a restructuring of its majority-owned crypto custodian Zodia Custody, as large banks look to bring more digital asset infrastructure inside their core banking operations. The United Kingdom-based

CZ Memoir Rekindles Feud With OKX Founder Star Xu

Update (April 8, 2026, 6:21 am UTC): This article has been updated to include a comment from a spokesperson for CZ. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s new memoir has reignited a long-standing feud with OKX founder Star Xu, who accused the Binance founder and former chief of lying about their shared history and past disputes. In ”Freedom

Ethan Buchman: Instant Settlement Harms Crypto Capital Efficiency

Crypto’s push for instant settlement is creating a capital inefficiency problem, forcing trading firms to fund every transaction in full and raising concerns about how the market can scale as volumes grow. In practice, that usually means that firms cannot offset what they owe against what they are owed, forcing them to move more capital

Bitmine Reveals 4.803M ETH, $11.4B in Assets; NYSE Uplist

Bitmine has been approved for uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective at the opening of trading on April 9, 2026 Bitmine has 3,334,637 staked ETH, representing $7.1 billion at $2,123 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is the premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional

BingX Launches Global Capital Gala Promoting TradFi Trading

Disclaimer: The below article is sponsored, and the views in it do not represent those of ZyCrypto. Readers should conduct independent research before taking any actions related to the project mentioned in this piece. This article should not be regarded as investment advice. PANAMA CITY, April 8, 2026 –BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI
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