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AAVE Exchange Outflows Hit $2.9M as Top 100 Traders Add to Positions at $100 Price Point

ExchangesApr 19

Smart money is accumulating $AAVE. Over the past seven days, $2.9 million in $AAVE has left exchanges while smart money balances have risen 0.67% to 359,880 tokens. Exchange balances dropped 0.81% to 4.89 million. The top 100 traders recorded a net inflow of $2.18 million into the token. Meanwhile, $AAVE is trading at $100.59, down 15% over the past 30 days, sitting between $98 support and $102 resistance in a tight range that has held through the recent weakness. Smart Money is adding $AAVE while $2.9M left exchanges in the last 7 days. Smart Money balance: 359,880, up 0.67% Exchange…

Sony’s Ambitious On-Chain IP Strategy Unlocks New Era for Entertainment on Soneium Network

BlockchainApr 19

TOKYO, Japan – In a strategic move poised to reshape the digital entertainment landscape, Sony Corporation is formally pursuing an ambitious on-chain strategy for its vast intellectual property portfolio. The Japanese conglomerate will leverage its proprietary Ethereum Layer 2 scaling network, Soneium, to migrate and manage assets spanning music, animation, gaming, and film. This initiative, first reported by Japanese outlet Nada News, represents a core corporate objective for the year and signals a profound shift in how legacy entertainment giants approach blockchain technology. Consequently, the industry is watching closely as Sony builds the necessary technical and legal infrastructure to support…

Ethereum holds on despite Aztec exit – Bulls target higher levels

EthereumApr 19

Ethereum rallied to levels seen in late January, touching a three-month high of $2466 before retracing. At press time, Ethereum [$ETH] traded at $2404, up 2.96%, adding to its 7% weekly gains. With the sustained price uptick, Ethereum whales and institutions have turned to profit realization. Aztec Network dumps entire $ETH stack Aztec Network has been aggressively selling its Ethereum holdings over the past three months. In December 2025, the Aztec team sold 1.5 billion AZTEC tokens for 19,388.4 $ETH, worth approximately $59.13 million. Out of these tokens, 4,235 $ETH, worth $12.93 million, was added to the liquidity pool. The…

OKX SG CEO Discusses OKX Card, Stablecoin Payments and Future of Web3

ExchangesApr 19

Introduction In an exclusive interview with BlockchainReporter, we sat down with Gracie Lin, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OKX SG. In an interview we discussed the much-anticipated launch of the OKX Card in Singapore – a first-of-its-kind stablecoin-powered debit card, which is designed in such a way that makes everyday crypto spending as seamless as using our traditional money. We also unfold the vision behind the OKX Card and its deep integration with OKX Pay as well as how partnerships with Visa and StraitsX are setting new benchmarks in Singapore’s rapidly evolving Web3 payments landscape. From self-custody to zero…

DGrid AI and Stable Join Forces to Scale AI Infrastructure for Web3 Payments

BlockchainApr 19

DGrid AI, an AI infrastructure entity for large language models (LLMs), has partnered with Stable, a blockchain-led payment infrastructure entity. The collaboration endeavors to provide resilient AI infrastructure to back the wide-scale deployment of large language models (LLMs) and their invocation. As DGrid AI revealed in its official press release, it will play the role of a core infrastructure entity for streamlined AI operability across diverse ecosystem applications. Hence, the development underscores a wider shift towards the integration of AI capabilities into the blockchain-led payment and financial systems. 🥳Thrilled to announce our partnership with @Stable. Through this collaboration, DGrid will…

ETH to $2,900? Ethereum Price Chart Signals Key Structural Shift

EthereumApr 19

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, might be on the verge of a structural shift that might eye $2,900 if validated. According to Ali, Ethereum has officially cleared the X-axis of its ascending triangle, breaking through the critical $2,385 resistance level. This opens the path to $2,900, the analyst added. Ethereum $ETH opens the path to $2,900! Ethereum has officially cleared the X-axis of its ascending triangle, breaking through the critical $2,385 resistance level. This breakout is a significant structural shift. By flipping $2,385 into a support floor, $ETH has neutralized the… https://t.co/NLesHeyzQH pic.twitter.com/Pi0H5ypcts — Ali Charts (@alicharts)…

Kalshi to create ‘portal for parents‘ on prediction markets: Report

ExchangesApr 19

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour reportedly announced a new strategy for the prediction markets platform to crack down on minors illegally using its services. According to a Wednesday Semafor report, Mansour said that Kalshi was launching a “portal for parents” to submit their identification to check whether their children were using the platforms under their names. There have been incidents in which minors have been able to bypass Kalshi’s age requirements — a US-based user must be 18 years old — by using one of their parent’s IDs for verification. “We are also adding selfies to accounts, where you…

BNB Chain Prepares Osaka/Mendel Upgrade to Improve Execution and Finality

BlockchainApr 19

$BNB Chain is heading into another major upgrade, and this time the focus is not on how much faster the network can go, but on how well it can hold up when real users start pushing it hard. The Osaka/Mendel hard fork is scheduled for April 28, 2026, at 02:30 UTC, and $BNB Chain’s own release notes say the mainnet upgrade is mandatory for BSC users, with v1.7.2 listed as the required release ahead of the fork. The upgrade bundles nine BEPs and includes changes such as a protocol-level transaction gas cap under BEP-652, along with blob-related and execution-level fixes…

Bitcoin Exchange Upbit Adds This Fan Token to Its Trading Alert List! Here Are the Details

ExchangesApr 19

Upbit, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it has added the SPURS token to its “trading alert” list as part of its investor protection policies. The exchange stated in its announcement that the decision was made in accordance with the audit processes implemented within the framework of the Digital Asset Exchanges Joint Advisory Board (DAXA). According to the statement, reviews of the SPURS/BTC trading pair revealed that the token’s market capitalization and overall performance fell short of expectations, potentially posing risks to investors. Therefore, Upbit has temporarily placed the asset under monitoring to ensure user security. The…

Ondo Executive Debunks Magical Thinking for Illiquid Assets

BlockchainApr 19

PARIS, France — During a pivotal session at Paris Blockchain Week, Ondo executive Oya Celiktemur delivered a crucial reality check about tokenization liquidity that challenged widespread industry assumptions. According to her detailed analysis, the belief that blockchain technology automatically transforms illiquid assets into liquid ones represents a fundamental misunderstanding of financial markets. This perspective carries significant implications for investors, regulators, and developers working in the rapidly expanding tokenization sector. Tokenization Liquidity: Separating Myth from Reality Tokenization involves converting rights to an asset into a digital token on a blockchain. Many proponents have promoted this process as a solution for unlocking…