Federal prosecutors in Connecticut recovered more than $600,000 in USDT tied to a phishing scheme that used a mailed letter to trick a Ledger hardware wallet user. Court records say the victim received the letter in September 2025, and the U.S. District Court entered a forfeiture decree on March 31, 2026. The seized stablecoin is set to be returned through the Justice Department’s asset management process.

Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are among the founding members of the newly launched x402 Foundation, created under the Linux Foundation to govern and standardize the x402 protocol for agentic AI payments across crypto and fiat rails. Coinbase said the protocol will not be controlled by any single company, positioning the Linux Foundation as a neutral, nonprofit home for x402.

Ripple said on April 1 that its dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD is now available on Coinone, giving South Korean users direct access via KRW markets. Coinone had announced on March 24 that it added RLUSD trading on the XRP Ledger with a reference price of 1,486 won, alongside compliance and user-protection requirements. RLUSD is positioned as a fully reserved, 1:1 USD-pegged stablecoin, and the article notes a market cap of over $1.3 billion at the time of writing.

Large holders pulled roughly 442 million XRP—valued near $592 million—from Binance and Coinbase in two sessions on March 27 and March 30. The move came as XRP hovered around the $1.30 area and remained below key moving averages, with the broader setup still signaling weakness if current support breaks.

Ethereum (ETH) was priced at $2,056 at press time, down 5.56% on the day, while large holders and institutions kept accumulating. Onchain data shows a whale withdrew 32,880 ETH worth $70.03 million, and Bitmine added 45k ETH valued at $95.3 million. Despite exchange supply reaching its lowest ratio since 2017, ETH remains in a bearish setup with downside risk toward $1,930 if $2,000 fails.

The Premier League's 2025/26 campaign is set to be the last season featuring gambling brands on the front of matchday shirts, with deals collectively valued at more than £140 million per year. A voluntary agreement reached in 2023 means the ban begins from the 2026/27 season, affecting 11 of the league's 20 clubs as they seek replacement sponsors.

Bitcoin is holding a $60,000–$73,000 range, but multiple bearish chart structures suggest a deeper move could follow if $60,000 breaks. A multi-day close above $76,000 and a retest near $75,000 are described as key to invalidating the pattern. Some analysts also point to $52,500 as a downside level, while derivatives data show liquidation risk clustered around $63,000–$65,000.

On April 1, U.S. equities finished higher while Bitcoin hovered near $69K, then on April 2 it slid to about $66K, a 4% drop, as oil jumped from $97 to $108. The move followed President Donald Trump's mixed comments on the West Asia crisis, while options positioning and other hedging signals pointed to continued caution into April.