TheCryptonomist

The essay presents a crypto horoscope for the week of April 6-12, 2026, focusing on astrological influences on cryptocurrency trends and market moods. Written by Stefania Stimolo, it combines astrology with crypto terminology for entertainment, encouraging readers to explore their zodiac signs.

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Regulatory momentum around Coinbase national trust is accelerating as Washington and Wall Street converge on a new framework for digital asset finance.
OCC grants conditional national trust charter
Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

In the wake of a major DeFi attack, Drift Protocol has begun direct outreach over the drift exploit as investigators trace funds across multiple blockchains.
Drift targets hacker wallets with on-chain messages
On April 3, Drift Protocol escalated its response to the recent hack by sending on-chain

Trading is becoming more tightly integrated into messaging as the Telegram Wallet brings perpetual futures trading directly into the chat experience.
Telegram integrates derivatives trading into its wallet
Telegram is pushing deeper into crypto services as its built-in wallet feature, Wallet in Te

Investors are closely watching the race to take Elon Musk’s space company public, with growing attention on the planned spacex ipo amid record-breaking fundraising ambitions.
Saudi PIF weighs multibillion-dollar anchor role
Elon Musk‘s aerospace venture SpaceX is moving toward a highly

Japan’s technology landscape is set for a major upgrade as the microsoft japan ai initiative anchors a fresh wave of infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity investment across the country.
Microsoft commits $10 billion and 1.6 trillion yen to Japan
Microsoft has unveiled a four-year investment

The latest move by US regulators toward a coinbase bank charter is drawing sharp criticism from traditional banking groups even as the exchange eyes new services.
OCC’s conditional green light for Coinbase trust bank
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Coinbase

New safeguards on X aim to curb crypto-themed fraud as the platform rolls out x account locks to limit attackers exploiting trusted profiles for phishing schemes.
X introduces automatic suspensions for first-time crypto posts
Social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, is deploying a new

As Pi Network prepares for wider mainnet use, the project is rolling out a targeted pi network 2fa mandate to harden user protections before irreversible token transfers.
Mandatory 2FA added to the Mainnet Checklist
The project has introduced a key Pi Network security change for its users, known a

As it races to reposition itself in digital infrastructure, MARA Holdings is reshaping its balance sheet and operations around its evolving MARA Bitcoin strategy.
Layoffs as MARA pivots from mining to AI infrastructure
In early April 2026, MARA Holdings (MARA) cut roughly 15% of its workforce as i

Market participants are closely watching Ethereum price news as ETH trades mid‑range during a phase of extreme fear and compressed volatility.
ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume.
Daily Chart: Macro Bias Still Bearish
The daily timeframe sets the main scenario here, a

Markets are digesting a heavy pullback in Bitcoin price today, with traders weighing whether this is a controlled correction or the start of a deeper downtrend.
BTC/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume.
Top-down view: daily is corrective bearish, intraday is trying to

Traders on a leading crypto-native prediction venue are sharply repricing oil risk, with the wti hit 120 contract now central to the debate over future crude prices.
Polymarket reprices WTI crude risk for 2026
The prediction platform Polymarket now assigns a 65% chance that WTI crude oil futures w

Regulatory momentum is accelerating for Coinbase federal charter efforts as the US banking watchdog conditionally backs a new trust entity.
OCC issues conditional green light for Coinbase National Trust Company
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Coinbase (COIN) conditi

Sonic Labs will permanently burn 32.69 million unclaimed S tokens after October 15, 2026. Unclaimed tokens in existing airdrop contracts will be destroyed with no plans for new airdrops or extra minting, ensuring clear tokenomics and community confidence.

The year 2025 proved to be unprecedented for the Cardano Foundation, the independent organization based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to promoting Cardano as a public digital infrastructure.
With the release of the 2025 Activity and Financial Insights Report directly on-chain, the Foundation set a