Kraken said its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, received a Federal Reserve master account, giving it direct access to U.S. payment rails such as Fedwire for phased institutional use.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis renewed her call for a $300 de minimis exemption on bitcoin-related gains taxes, arguing it would make small everyday payments more practical while Congress also negotiates the Clarity Act.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo said Bitcoin may stage a short-lived rally into late April before the broader bear-market downtrend resumes, citing liquidity and investor-flow signals.

Strategy added 17,994 BTC for $1.28 billion last week, lifting its total holdings to 738,731 bitcoin acquired for about $56.04 billion.

Oil fell sharply and crypto rose modestly after President Donald Trump suggested the Iran war was nearing an end before later escalating his rhetoric on social media.

South Korea's Gwangju prosecutors sold 320.8 BTC for about $21.5 million after the seized bitcoin was stolen in a 2025 phishing attack and later returned by the hacker.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argues bitcoin could reach $1 million if the store-of-value market keeps expanding and bitcoin gains share, using gold’s post-2004 growth as a benchmark.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he is holding off on buying Bitcoin until the Federal Reserve eases policy and resumes money printing, while warning war-driven risk-off could push BTC below $60,000.

Binance Research said US midterm election cycles have historically preceded strong rebounds in Bitcoin and stocks, though geopolitical escalation and oil shocks could pressure risk assets in the near term.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute said it will submit comments to the Federal Reserve as it drafts rules implementing Basel risk-weighting guidance that assigns bitcoin a 1,250% risk weight for banks.