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Zondacrypto under fire as Poland's prime minister links exchange to legislative interference

Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto's problems just keep mounting.

Already under fire following reports of frozen or delayed customer withdrawals, the company on Friday drew the ire of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who told parliament the company had sponsored some politicians who opposed crypto market regulation.

Blocking the legislation by some politicians showed they were toeing Zondacrypto's line, Tusk said before a vote to overturn President Karol Nawrocki's veto of the law, according to a report by AP. The exchange has links to Russia and had previously provided the lawmakers with financial support, he said.

Tusk's comments came a day after Zondacrypto CEO Przemysław Kral turned to X to defuse allegations the company was helping itself to investors' funds to bulk up its declining reserves.

In a statement and video published on the platform, Kral said the exchange had sufficient reserves, and owns a bitcoin wallet holding about 4,500 BTC, about $330 million. There is a problem, though: It can't access the funds because the previous owner didn't hand over the private key and has now disappeared.



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Global payments giant Stripe is building what it calls the "AWS for money," and crypto tech is at the center of that plan. Speaking at the RWA Summit in Cannes, France, Adrien Duchâteau, Stripe's head

Global payments giant Stripe is building what it calls the "AWS for money," and crypto tech is at the center of that plan.

Speaking at the RWA Summit in Cannes, France, Adrien Duchâteau, Stripe's head of crypto go-to-market, said the company is now integrating stablecoins and blockchain across its core payment stack as it looks to modernize how money moves globally.

"We’re putting product by product more of our stack onchain," he said.

The move builds on the firm's long, if uneven, history with crypto. Stripe was one of the earliest major tech companies to embrace bitcoin , enabling BTC payments as early as 2014 before pulling back in 2018 as volatility made it impractical for merchants, Duchâteau said. The company returned in 2021 with a dedicated crypto team, betting that the underlying technology had matured enough to support real-world use, he added.



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• USD/CAD extended decline  on Friday after ‌Iran's move to open the Strait of Hormuz   lifted  investor sentiment globally.• Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a post on X that the Strait of Hormuz was open during the ceasefire following the Lebanon truce, while U.S. President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Tehran could come “soon,” though no clear timeline was given.•   U.S. crude  plummeted 11.53% to $83.77 a barrel, while Brent  plunged to $88.80 per barrel, down 10.65% on the day.• The greenback also drifted higher after data showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 207,000 for the week ended April 11.•Domestic ​data showed Canadian housing starts posted a surprise decline in March, falling 6% from the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Friday.•  Immediate resistance is located at 1.3709(Daily high), any close above will push the pair towards 1.3739(50%fib).• Support is seen at 1.3643 ( 38.2%fib)and break below could take the pair towards 1.3606 (Lower BB).Recommendation: Good to sell  around 1.3680 with stop loss of 1.3750 and target price of 1.3600Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?Wall Street Slides as Iran War Uncertainty, Oil Surge, and AI Fears Rattle MarketsSpaceX IPO Filing Expected This Week as Valuation Could Surpass $75 BillionStagflation Shadows: U.S. Manufacturing Shines as Services Slump to 11-Month LowScarcity and Strife: Bitcoin Hits Historic Milestone Amid Geopolitical TremorsStrategy's Multi-Billion Dollar Bitcoin Accumulation: A 2026 Milestone

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The cryptocurrency market extended its decline in Q1 2026, transitioning into what CoinGecko describes as a sustained “crypto winter,” with total market capitalization falling 20.4% to $2.4 trillion. 

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestDaily $5000U Airdrop Rain: Claim Yours Now!On April 17, 2026, a major announcement spread throughout the world: the Strait of 

On April 17, 2026, a major announcement spread throughout the world: the Strait of Hormuz officially reopened. This narrow waterway is one of the world's most important routes for oil transportation. While this news is exciting, many uncertainties remain. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is currently linked to a 10-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.


Source: X Official

The Iranian Foreign Minister announced that ships can now use coordinated routes. Even President Trump retweeted the news, declaring to the world that Iran is ready to resume operations. However, the US Navy still maintains a blockade of Iranian ports. Therefore, only a small number of oil tankers are currently able to pass through, compared to as many as 100 vessels per day before the conflict.

Market Reaction: How Traditional Markets Will Respond

If the ports in the Strait of Hormuz were actually closed in early 2026, the world would feel the impact. Oil prices would surge to over $100 per barrel, and US gasoline prices would rise by more than 50 cents per gallon.

Shipping companies would have to detour through Africa, extending the voyage by 14 days.  This put immense pressure on the stock market and fueled investor anxiety about the future.

However, oil prices immediately plummeted upon news of the reopening. Brent crude fell by about $10, approaching $89 per barrel. This plunge acted as a green light, triggering a recovery in other markets.

Traditional markets, including the US stock market, repeatedly hit new highs. Investors hoped that the drop in oil prices would reduce inflation and promote faster economic growth.

Cryptocurrency Market Reaction: Bitcoin Prices Hit New Highs, Oil Prices Plunge

In the cryptocurrency space, high energy costs (such as oil costs) can lead to inflation, forcing the Federal Reserve to maintain high interest rates—a

On April 17, 2026, a major announcement spread thr

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Mastercard is exploring a path to settle card flows in Ripple USD (RLUSD) through its network in a m

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Mastercard is exploring a path to settle card flows in Ripple USD (RLUSD) through its network in a move that could bring XRP Ledger-linked stablecoin infrastructure closer to one of the world's largest payments systems. In an interview shared April 16 by XRPL Commons' Odelia Torteman, Mastercard's senior vice president for digital assets and blockchain, Christian Rau, said the company is working with Gemini on an RLUSD settlement use case and hopes to bring it live in the first half of the year. Mastercard Signals XRP Ledger Stablecoin Use CaseSpeaking at an XRPL and Global Digital Finance stablecoin roundtable in Paris, Rau framed the initiative as part of Mastercard's broader push to integrate stablecoins into existing payment rails rather than treat them as a parallel system. He said the company continues to approach the sector from a "payments first" perspective, arguing that stablecoins have now entered the mainstream of financial services and can improve how money moves across borders and between institutions. "Over the last 50, 60 years we've been constantly innovating on how payments can be safe, simple, secure," Rau said. "And if you then fast forward to five years back or two years back, you will realize that stablecoins arrived in the financial services mainstream. And we believe that the benefits that they bring in terms of settlement cycles, money moving globally freely, they can definitely add to further driving sustainable innovation in the financial services and payment ecosystem. "Related Reading: Massive XRP Adoption Trend Paints The Most Bullish Picture YetRather than pitching stablecoins as a replacement for the card model, Rau described them as an additional settlement layer inside Mastercard's existing network. 

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestDaily $5000U Airdrop Rain: Claim Yours Now! Bitcoin retakes $78,000 as Trump declares Hormuz 'open and ready for business' The

Bitcoin retakes $78,000 as Trump declares Hormuz 'open and ready for business'

The bitcoin move spread to other major cryptocurrencies, lifting the total market cap back above $2.7 trillion.

Despite the rally, sentiment remains cautious, with derivatives markets suggesting traders are not fully convinced the move will hold.

Bitcoin jumped to as high as $78,100 on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open and ready for business," echoing earlier comments from Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi that commercial vessel passage had resumed under a ceasefire.

The move marks a roughly two-and-a-half-month high for bitcoin, which last traded above $78,000 before sliding from about $90,000 to $60,000 in early February. By mid-morning, BTC began to settle at around $77,700.

Other major cryptocurrencies saw slightly higher gains, with Ethereum (ETH), XRP (XRP), and Dogecoin (DOGE) all gaining more than 5% in the last 24 hours, according to The Block's crypto price data, helping to lift the total crypto market cap back over the $2.7 trillion mark.

Equities also pushed higher, with the S&P 500 hitting a fresh high near 7,125, while oil futures fell sharply from around $91 at Thursday’s close to under $81 this morning.

That said, the reopening is tied to a 10-day ceasefire, and Trump said a U.S. naval blockade targeting Iran would remain in place, causing some uncertainty around how "open" the strait will be in practice. In a follow-up post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that "Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again."

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestDaily $5000U Airdrop Rain: Claim Yours Now! “Institutional Era”: Ripple Confirms $1.5B XRP ETF Milestone The growth of XRP ETF

“Institutional Era”: Ripple Confirms $1.5B XRP ETF Milestone

The growth of XRP ETFs has been quick and steady. By early March 2026, total assets reached about $1.53 billion. At the same time, these funds held over 770 million XRP tokens. Even more important, there were no net outflow days in the first month. This shows consistent demand from investors. Large firms like Millennium and Citadel have already taken positions. In addition, multiple asset managers launched XRP ETF products. These include firms like Bitwise, Grayscale, and Franklin Templeton. Together, they helped build strong early momentum.

“Institutional Era”: Ripple Confirms $1.5B XRP ETF

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Bitcoin is hovering near $75,000 as steady institutional demand meets a wall of supply.

Derivatives data show rising open interest and subdued liquidations alongside low implied volatility, suggesting traders are quietly adding exposure while remaining cautious, with options markets still biased toward downside hedges.

Decentralized exchange aggregator CoW Swap suffered a DNS hijacking on April 14 that redirected users to a malicious clone site and drained at least $1 million from wallets.

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