Coinbase said on April 2 it received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust charter and stressed it is not turning into a bank. The company says the structure is aimed at institutional custody and crypto-market infrastructure under federal oversight, and it will not take deposits or make loans.

Ripple said it posted an April 2 update on X about its $15 million RLUSD contribution to Accion Opportunity Fund, outlining lending activity and employment effects tied to U.S. small businesses. The company cited results including $53.6M in capital deployed, 905 loans to 895 borrowers, a $59K average loan size, and 1,003 jobs created with 1,631 retained.

Crypto Banter host Sheldon says April could offer a quiet "boring bottom" period to build positions in what he views as higher-conviction assets, while accepting the risk of another leg down first. He highlights Bitcoin accumulation around $55,000–$65,000 and outlines upside scenarios across Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, alongside selected altcoins. In parallel, he expects another equity-market flush in April, including a projected 10–12% drop in the S&P 500 before a late-spring-to-summer recovery.

Bitcoin has logged a sixth straight monthly decline after topping out at an all-time high of $126,000, and it is now trading near $66,794. Corporate holders have trimmed Bitcoin treasuries by roughly 1%, and BTC is approaching the $63,049 cost basis for coins accumulated 18 months to two years ago—an area that could decide whether selling accelerates.

Gold ($2.15B) and silver ($1.98B) futures on Binance climbed to the No. 4 and No. 5 spots by trading volume, behind Bitcoin ($21.5B), Ethereum ($18.1B), and Solana ($3.0B). Cumulative trading in the two metal perpetual contracts exceeded $130 billion by early March 2026, after Binance launched them in January. Over the past year, gold rose 50.17% to $4,676/ounce and silver gained 117.01% to $73.02/ounce, while Bitcoin fell about 19% to $66,863 at press time.

Japan-based Metaplanet moved up to become the third-largest public company Bitcoin holder after buying 5,075 BTC worth $405M in Q1 2026, lifting its total to 40,177 BTC. The company says it plans to reach 100K BTC in 2026 and 210K BTC by 2027, but its current stash shows an unrealized loss of $1.5B as the position is valued at $2.7B versus a $4.1B cost basis.

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals is shifting away from its legacy pharma operations and repositioning around crypto, including an on-chain treasury approach tied to token holdings and staking. The company said in a Form 8-K that it will adopt the name Stablecoin Development Corporation and start trading under the ticker SDEV on NYSE American on 3 April.

LastPass US is moving forward with a proposed class action settlement tied to a data breach that occurred between August 2022 and November 2022. The deal includes an $8.2 million fund that may reimburse up to $10,000 per person for documented extraordinary losses, plus smaller amounts for other eligible losses and added monitoring services. Claims must be filed by July 2, 2026, ahead of a July 14, 2026 final approval hearing.