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Bitnomial launches Injective futures in US, with eyes on ETF eligibility

ExchangesApr 19

Chicago-based crypto exchange Bitnomial has launched monthly futures contracts tied to Injective, marking the first US-regulated derivatives product for the Web3 financial ecosystem’s native token. According to Wednesday’s announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the contracts settle in $INJ ($INJ) with monthly expiries, allowing traders to gain price exposure without holding the underlying asset, and can be margined in crypto or US dollars through Bitnomial’s clearinghouse. The listing also starts a six-month track record that could support a spot exchange-traded fund under US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) listing rules. In July, Canary Capital filed for a staked $INJ ETF, with Cboe…

Circle quietly wires USDC into crypto’s new settlement spine

BlockchainApr 19

Circle’s new $USDC Bridge aims to turn cross‑chain transfers into a near‑invisible backend plumbing layer for on‑chain dollars, replacing fragmented bridges with a single bank‑style ledger experience operated end‑to‑end by Circle itself. Circle has rolled out a native $USDC Bridge that lets users burn $USDC on a source chain and mint it natively on a destination chain, with all routing and gas management handled by Circle. In its materials on the Cross‑Chain Transfer Protocol, Circle says the system is designed to “enable $USDC to flow natively 1:1 between blockchains—unifying liquidity and simplifying user experience,” explicitly eliminating third‑party bridge liquidity pools…

ETH Breaks Above Descending Channel After 6% Daily Surge

EthereumApr 19

Ethereum is trading around $2,460 as it holds near its highest levels since the February breakdown, with the broader crypto market continuing to recover. $ETH is now pressing against one of the most technically significant zones of the entire correction. How the price behaves over the next several sessions will go a long way toward determining whether this rally has genuine legs or simply represents another failed attempt at trend reversal. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart $ETH has broken slightly above the long-term descending channel’s upper boundary on the daily chart and is now testing the 100-day MA near…

Binance Gold Trading Shatters Records, Surpassing Major National Commodity Exchanges

ExchangesApr 19

In a landmark announcement that underscores the evolving landscape of global finance, Binance CEO Richard Teng revealed the cryptocurrency exchange’s gold trading volume has now eclipsed that of several major national commodity exchanges. This development, shared via social media platform X, signals a significant shift in where and how institutional and retail investors access precious metal markets. Teng provided specific comparative data, noting Binance’s peak gold trading volume reached approximately twice that of the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and India’s Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), and around four times the volume of Japan’s Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM). Binance Gold…

Allor Network Joins Forces With Band Protocol To Enhance AI Web3 Applications With Decentralized Oracle

BlockchainApr 19

Driven by a shared commitment to advance AI-powered Web3 applications to users (including on-chain projects, developers, and customers), Allor Network, a self-improving decentralized AI network, today entered into a strategic partnership with Band Protocol, a decentralized data oracle platform. The collaboration, announced today, disclosed that Allor integrated its decentralized AI network with Band’s decentralized data oracle platform to advance the effectiveness of its intelligence platform, aiming to enhance the way decentralized AI applications serve Web3 user needs. Allor Network is a decentralized AI network that coordinates a global community of machine learning models, functioning as a collective intelligence that overpowers…

4AI and AquaFlux Partner to Connect AI Agents to Real-World Asset Yield

DeFiApr 19

4AI and AquaFlux have partnered to put decentralized AI agents to work optimizing real-world asset yield. 4AI handles the agent marketplace on BSC. AquaFlux handles the RWA protocol and the tri-token structure that lets the yield vary by risk tier. Together, they’re making agents active participants in yield decisions rather than background infrastructure. We’re partnering with @AquaFluxPro to unlock the next layer of onchain intelligence by combining decentralized AI agents with structured RWA yield. 🔸 Decentralized AI marketplace enabling anyone to build and deploy intelligent agents 🔸 Tri-token (P/C/S) model bringing flexible… pic.twitter.com/0jZaYCXZCY — 4AI 🔶 BNB (@4aibsc) April 18,…

ETH at Critical Support Zone

EthereumApr 19

Ethereum is trading at a critical level as charts show strong resistance near $2,350 to $2,400 and immediate support around $2,295. If bulls fail to hold this structure, $ETH could slide toward lower support zones, with some traders eyeing $2,030 as the next key downside target. Ethereum Faces Key Test at $2,350 as Breakout Stalls Ethereum is struggling to retake the $2,350 to $2,400 zone, according to a chart shared by market commentator Ted on X. The chart shows $ETH trading near $2,332 on the 2 day timeframe against TetherUS on Binance. That leaves the token just below a red…

Binance Unveils Binance Chat as It Pushes Toward an Everyday Crypto Super App

ExchangesApr 19

Binance has introduced Binance Chat, a new in-app messaging feature that folds communication, community interaction, and crypto transfers into one place, in what the company is framing as another step toward becoming a more integrated financial super app. The launch is designed to keep users inside the Binance ecosystem while they talk, share ideas, and move funds, instead of bouncing between separate apps to complete those steps. According to Binance, the idea behind the feature is simple: crypto activity often happens in fragments. A user may see a market idea in one place, discuss it somewhere else, and then transfer…

KAST.xyz Partners With Immunefi To Unlock Full Potential Of Stablecoin Applications Using Advanced Web3 Security Solutions

BlockchainApr 19

As part of its commitment to strengthen its digital asset network security to provide crypto investors with superior DeFi opportunities, KAST.xyz, a stablecoin-powered financial platform, today entered into a strategic partnership with Immunefi, a Web3 security platform. The development, announced today on the X platform, enabled KAST to integrate Immunefi’s advanced Web3 security technology into its global payment platform, aiming to provide its users with enhanced cybersecurity protection against potential vulnerabilities and threats in the DeFi landscape. KAST.xyz is a stablecoin-driven financial platform that allows users to spend, send, and hold digital dollars across the world, providing people with global…

Aave records $6 billion TVL drop as Kelp hack exposes structural risk at DeFi lender

DeFiApr 19

Aave just watched $6.6 billion walk out the door, and it's not because anyone hacked Aave. The protocol's total value locked dropped from $26.4 billion on April 18 to nearly $20 billion in U.S. morning hours on Sunday, per DefiLlama. The $AAVE token fell 16% to $92, and daily fees spiked to $1.99 million as liquidations ripped through the weekend. Depositors are running because Aave is carrying a hole it did not create. When attackers drained 116,500 rsETH from Kelp's bridge on Saturday, they dumped the stolen tokens on Aave V3 as collateral and borrowed wrapped ether against them. On-chain…