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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…

Bybit Card surpasses 3 million users

ExchangesApr 19

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced that its Bybit Card has reached 3 million users globally, according to information shared with Finbold on Thursday, April 16. Bybit said the card expanded from zero to 1 million users in under two years, reached 2 million within the following six months, and surpassed 3 million approximately nine months later. Usage spans categories such as travel, groceries, dining, and retail. At launch, the Bybit Card enabled global crypto and fiat payments at online and offline merchants. It is available as both a virtual and physical card, supports mobile…

Bank of AI and PKUBlockchain sketch Web4.0 rails on Tron and USDT

BlockchainApr 19

Bank of AI and PKUBlockchain map Web4.0’s “agent economy,” pitching x402, ERC‑8004 and MCP while casting Tron and $USDT as the default settlement rail for AI agents. Bank of AI and Peking University’s PKUBlockchain association have released what they call the first comprehensive research report on Web4.0’s “agent economy,” titled “Web4.0: When AI Agents Become Economic Entities — Infrastructure, Market Landscape, and Investment Outlook.” The report argues that as AI systems evolve from “assistive tools” into autonomous entities that can hold assets, generate income and transact, crypto rails need to adapt around them. Web4.0 report puts AI agents on-chain In…

Bitcoin Exchange Bithumb Announces It Will Delist Three Altcoin Trading Pairs! Here Are the Details

ExchangesApr 19

South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced it will end trading support for three digital assets as part of its investor protection policies. The official statement from the exchange indicated that the WITCH, TALK, and HVH tokens will be delisted. The decision was reportedly made based on assessments by the Digital Asset Exchanges Joint Advisory Board (DAXA), an association of cryptocurrency exchanges operating in South Korea. The statement emphasized that these assets had previously been categorized as “trading alert,” but the decision to terminate trading support was made because the identified risks and issues could not be resolved. According to…

Origins Network and HolmesAI Partner to Pioneer Decentralized Digital Personas and AI Monetization

BlockchainApr 19

The convergence of AI and Web3 is now a reality where AI agents will be an integral part of how individuals experience their digital identity. Origins has taken a significant step for the AI agent market by forming a strategic partnership with HolmesAI to connect AI-generated digital profiles with the secure & verifiable ownership model of a blockchain. This will give users more than just being tracked as data points but will allow each individual to have ownership over their own digital identity. Orchestrating the “Clone Your Intelligence” Vision Holmes AI’s Clone Your Intelligence framework is the foundation of this…

Bitcoin Exchange Binance Announces It Will List Shares of World-Famous Companies on Its Futures Trading Platform! Here Are the Details

ExchangesApr 19

Binance Futures, one of the world’s largest crypto derivatives exchanges, announced a new step towards diversifying its trading products. The company stated that three new USDⓈ-margin perpetual futures contracts will be available to users on April 20, 2026. According to the plan, the MSFTUSDT contract, tracking Microsoft shares, will begin trading at 4:30 PM, the AVGOUSDT contract, based on Broadcom shares, at 4:40 PM, and the BABAUSDT contract, tracking Alibaba Group shares, at 4:50 PM. These contracts will offer investors access to large technology companies in traditional financial markets through crypto derivative instruments. All three contracts will offer leverage support…