Make CryptoSlate preferred on The SEC has approved a rule change that eliminates one of Wall Street’s most recognizable barriers for small traders: the old $25,000 minimum tied to pattern day-trading restrictions.Regulators signed off on FINRA’s proposal to scrap a framework that long made it harder for smaller investors to make rapid-fire stock trades, replacing it with a system aimed at measuring intraday risk.The change might not be a rewrite of crypto regulation per se, but it carries certain implications for Bitcoin because the same retail crowd that speculates in stocks and options often moves through crypto too. Related ReadingWhy…
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The Algorand price dropped 4.01% and stayed in a clear short-term downtrend. Short rebounds failed, with lower highs and lower levels shaping the session. Bulls led the near-term pressure phase, while bears kept broader trend control. For a month now, highs and lows have shaped the Algorand price movement. Despite leaning on the bullish side in that timeframe, the over 15% that has been attained seems to be losing to the 24-hour performance. This price trend has initiated talks on where the next price targets lie as bears and bulls battle for dominance. Algorand Price Trends Lower as Short Rebounds…
The $1.40 resistance level keeps winning. XRP has tested it repeatedly and walked away empty-handed each time, and at $1.35 right now, it is sitting no closer to a breakout than it was weeks ago. XRP ETF inflows have been growing and open interest is recovering, so the ingredients for a move look like they are there. And yet nothing is happening on the price side. Is XRP a failure at doing anything with a setup that, on paper, should be working in its favor? That is the question a lot of traders are sitting with right now.Is XRP a…
Pi Network price dropped 6.99% and fell below $0.18. Pi Testnet launched subscription smart contract support. Price action showed stabilization after a sharp correction and failed rebound attempts. After reducing over 20% weekly losses, the Pi Network price has resumed the downward trend in the last 24 hours. After opening with a high, Pi Network price has unlocked another dip, sending the price below $0.18. This fall in the price comes as the Pi Network has confirmed its first smart contract feature on the testnet. Pi Testnet Adds Subscription Smart Contract Support Pi Network introduced subscription support on Pi Testnet,…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on A White House digital assets official has slammed the traditional banking sector’s continued opposition to the proposed stablecoin yield compromise in the CLARITY Act.On April 17, Patrick Witt, the executive director of the White House Presidential Advisory Committee on Digital Assets, accused the financial institutions of “greed or ignorance” due to their intensified lobbying efforts to block yield-bearing stablecoins in the upcoming legislation.According to him:“It’s hard to explain any further lobbying by banks on this issue as motivated by anything other than greed or ignorance. Move on.”US lawmakers make bipartisan sablecoin yield compromise for CLARITY ActThe…
On April 16, NFT marketplace Foundation announced it is in the process of shutting down following the collapse of a “rescue” deal with digital art platform Blackdove. This marks another high-profile failure as the NFT market continues its struggle to recover in the post-boom era.The decision comes as an increasing number of NFT platforms face pressure from prolonged declining liquidity, shrinking revenues, and competition that is increasingly concentrated among a few major players. Foundation, once positioned as a curated marketplace for artists, has been unable to find a suitable buyer to continue operations.NFT Platforms Are Struggling in a Shrinking MarketFoundation’s…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Aave has seen more than $5.4 billion in ETH withdrawn after the Kelp DAO rsETH exploit raised fears of bad debt on the protocol. The wave of exits pushed Aave’s ETH utilization rate to 100%, leaving available liquidity effectively exhausted. Aave is dealing with a sharp loss of confidence after the Kelp DAO rsETH exploit spilled into the lending market and triggered a rush for the exit. According to Lookonchain, the attacker used rsETH as collateral to drain ETH from the protocol, leaving Aave exposed…
Aave is dealing with the aftermath of a DeFi exploit, but the real damage came after. The event sparked a liquidation cascade that wiped out leveraged positions and pushed the price into a weak demand zone. Now, with support under pressure and traders reloading positions, the market looks far from stable. Is this where the AAVE price finds a floor—or is another move lower already in motion?Exploit Triggered the Drop — Aave Moves to Contain RiskThe trigger came from an exploit tied to rsETH collateral (linked to KelpDAO), which exposed a structural weakness rather than a direct flaw in Aave…
Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: April 19, 2026 In the latest bond news, Henry Paulson, who steered the U.S. financial system through the 2008 collapse as Treasury Secretary, is warning that the $35 trillion U.S. debt load could trigger a Treasury bond market crash, and calling for an emergency “break-glass” contingency plan to be ready before it hits.The transmission channel to crypto…
Nine memecoins on the Base network posted gains over the seven days ending April 18, 2026, according to CoinGecko data. RUSSELL trades at $0.002720. BRETT at $0.007529. DRB and the rest follow below. That’s the typical range for Base memecoins that have actually gotten traction. Where individual transactions move the price and memes can actually turn into trading volume. The rally was broad enough to touch eight different assets over the week, suggesting general strength across the Base meme category rather than isolated volatility in a single token. The Top Memecoin Performers and What They Hold RUSSELL’s 14.1% gain puts…
