SEC Chair Paul Atkins said a crypto safe-harbor framework aimed at letting projects launch without immediate registration has moved to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for pre-publication review. Speaking Monday at a digital assets summit hosted by Vanderbilt University and the Blockchain Association, he said the agency expects to propose "reg crypto" shortly and outlined exemptions including a four-year startup pathway with disclosures and investor protections.

Prediction markets posted $25.7 billion in notional volume in March, with most activity concentrated on Polymarket and Kalshi. March also saw about 207 million transactions, led by Polymarket's 115 million and Kalshi's 88 million, while combined open interest stood near $939.86 million at the time of writing.

Ethereum has moved back above $2,100, but Binance market depth appears thinner than earlier in the cycle. CryptoQuant data shows Binance's exchange liquidity ratio near 5.01 and 30-day cumulative turnover around 16.65 million ETH, while reserves sit close to 3.32 million ETH. With participation muted, the same price level may react more sharply if large orders return to the market.

Ethena said on April 6, 2026 that it plans to broaden the reserve mix backing its USDe synthetic dollar token to reduce concentration risk. The protocol is finalizing overcollateralized stablecoin lending deals with Anchorage Digital, Maple Institutional, and Coinbase Asset Management, while also proposing additional RWA exposures and basis strategies beyond BTC and ETH perps.

Bitcoin is still trading in a bear-flag structure that implies a potential move toward sub-$50,000, but a breakout above the upper trendline near the mid-$70,000 area could flip the setup bullish. Since March 2, Strategy's holdings increased by 46,233 BTC versus about 16,200 BTC mined in the same span, and the pattern's measured-move target is near $108,000-$110,000.

A wealth-focused podcast host argues that SWIFT's blockchain-based cross-border payment rails could create a practical pathway for Ripple's XRP, shifting attention from short-term price moves to payment infrastructure. The video cites SWIFT's confirmation that more than 25 banks are scheduled to go live starting in June 2026, and frames a SWIFT–Thunes–Ripple connection as a route for on-demand liquidity.

Coinbase said it will support the DAI-to-USDS migration, with an automated conversion scheduled between 4 May and 6 May 2026 at an approximate 1:1 ratio. The exchange will disable DAI trading on 4 May, pause deposits and withdrawals from 4–6 May, and convert eligible balances with no fees, while excluding users in certain EEA jurisdictions.

A US appeals court panel ruled 2-1 that New Jersey gaming regulators cannot proceed with an enforcement action against prediction market platform Kalshi over sports event contracts. The judges said Kalshi showed a “reasonable chance of success” that the Commodity Exchange Act preempts state law and that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over the contracts.