Here’s what happened in crypto today April 7, 2026, 11:00 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Split Capital winds down as founder joins stablecoin startup Plasma April 7, 2026, 10:50 am
Split Capital founder Zaheer Ebtikar is closing his crypto hedge fund after strong returns to join Plasma as chief strategy officer, citing a major industry shift.
Polymarket bags 97% of onchain prediction market fees after pricing overhaul April 7, 2026, 10:20 am
Polymarket has become one of decentralized finance’s highest fee-generating protocols, pulling in about $7.1 million in fees in the first week of the second quarter.
Bitcoin waits at $68K as hours tick down to Iran deadline April 7, 2026, 10:17 am
Bitcoin and risk-asset price action tried to brush off new US-Iran war rhetoric just hours before the deadline for a deal passed.
CME Group expands crypto futures with Avalanche and Sui contracts April 7, 2026, 10:15 am
CME Group said it will launch Avalanche and Sui futures contracts pending regulatory approval, as it expands its regulated crypto product offering.
It's time to turn prediction markets into a decision-making operating system April 7, 2026, 10:05 am
Prediction markets can evolve from betting casinos to decision operating systems. Futarchy replaces manual governance with market-priced causal logic gates.
Bitcoin price risks '$15K shakeout' in the next 5 months, BTC analyst warns April 7, 2026, 10:02 am
Multiple Bitcoin indicators, including a bull-bear sentiment index and realized price metric, point to a possible final BTC shakeout toward $54,000
Ether treasuries need liquid staking edge to beat ETFs, says Lido exec April 7, 2026, 9:15 am
Lido’s institutional lead argues that more crypto treasury companies will need to incorporate liquid staking to outperform the returns generated by staked Ether ETFs.
South Korea orders crypto exchanges to verify holdings every 5 minutes April 7, 2026, 8:34 am
An inspection found slow reconciliation cycles and weak trade-halting systems across major crypto exchanges.
XRP price risks drop to $1.10 as supply in profit drops to 17-month lows April 7, 2026, 8:31 am
XRP’s profitable supply fell to 43% as high capitulation and a bearish chart setup signaled a potential drop toward $1.10 in the coming weeks.