Meta Platforms is offering rival AI chatbots one month of free access to WhatsApp in Europe to address antitrust concerns raised by the European Commission. The move aims to avoid a potential fine of up to 10% of its global revenue while both sides try to reach a quick agreement.

Bitcoin is encountering resistance around the $82,000 mark, as indicated by the convergence of the upper Bollinger Band at $82,970 and the 200-day moving average at $82,278. According to NS3.AI, BTC/USD has managed to close above the 20-week moving average for four consecutive weeks, suggesting a potential shift in market dynamics.

In April 2026, a Hong Kong stock announcement by Newfire Group brought Huobi founder Li Lin back into the market spotlight.

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.69T, down by -0.29% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $79,844 and $81,325 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $81,170, up by 0.52%. Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include COS, INJ, and MITO, up by 47%, 21%, and 16%, respectively. Top stories of the day: Charles Schwab Opens Crypto Accounts to Retail Clients JPMorgan Plans Ethereum-Based Tokenized Money Market Fund Crypto News: ETH/BTC Ratio Falls to 10-Month Low — Ether's Underperformance Against Bitcoin Signals Weakening Risk Appetite Buffett Indicator Hits Record 230% — What the US Stock Market's Extreme Valuation Means for Crypto Silver Hits Two-Month High at $87 — On-Chain Whale Short Position Just 2.5% From Liquidation eBay Rejects GameStop's $56 Billion Takeover Bid, Calling It "Neither Credible Nor Attractive" Market movers: ETH: $2318.56 (+1.46%) BNB: $685.14 (+3.89%) XRP: $1.4639 (+0.56%) SOL: $95.77 (+0.23%) TRX: $0.3504 (+0.29%) DOGE: $0.11279 (+3.16%) WBTC: $80971.77 (+0.39%) U: $1.0002 (+0.00%) ADA: $0.2757 (+0.36%) XAUT: $4685.24 (-0.17%) Top gainers on Binance: COS/USDT (+47%) INJ/USDT (+21%) MITO/USDT (+16%)

KRWQ, a stablecoin pegged to the Korean won, has been launched on the Solana blockchain to facilitate KRW-denominated trading applications. According to NS3.AI, this expansion aims to enhance trading capabilities on the network. Initially listed on EDX Markets in March, KRWQ is available across spot and perpetual markets, including Korean won perpetual futures on EDXM International. However, the stablecoin is not yet available to South Korean investors as regulations under the Digital Asset Basic Act are still being formulated.

Jupiter Asset Management has increased its holdings in European government bonds. According to Jin10, the firm believes that market expectations regarding the European Central Bank's interest rate hikes are overly aggressive.

OpenAI is currently investigating several service disruptions, according to ChainCatcher. The official status page indicates that the Codex 5.5 engine is experiencing a high error rate, significantly impacting free users. Additionally, all Codex users are facing increased latency with GPT 5.5. The Realtime API's SIP/WebRTC processes have also been interrupted, with the issue marked as 'under investigation' by OpenAI. These disruptions have persisted for several hours. The impact of these issues varies depending on the subscription level and the models and features being used.

Shai-Hulud is a significant cybersecurity threat targeting the open-source software supply chain. It is a self-propagating npm malicious worm that infects the open-source ecosystem.

Japan Blockchain Foundation plans to launch a yen-backed stablecoin called EJPY on Japan Open Chain and Ethereum for business payments, remittances and digital asset settlements. The project uses a trust-based structure without Japan’s 1 million yen transfer cap, as more Japanese firms and banks push into stablecoins.

The index is still rising, but making money is increasingly reliant on a few leading sectors. So the real danger is not missing out, but maintaining the position habits used when the market was at a low point.

Wall Street, JPMorgan Chase, the $13 trillion buyback market is being quietly rewritten by blockchain. Golden Finance reports that a blockchain revolution is unfolding in key areas beyond the public eye.

Christopher Delgado has publicly apologized to investors after US prosecutors accused him of orchestrating a massive $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme that allegedly drained the savings of ordinary Americans while funding luxury properties, lavish events and extravagant lifestyles.

The current AI computing power economy may not be supported by broad and healthy market demand, but rather by a high dependence on two companies, OpenAI and Anthropic.

Wall Street embraces blockchain; NYSE's tokenized securities trading framework fully implemented.

The Token (electricity + China's large-scale computing power) will be one of the high-dimensional asset anchors that will replace Chinese manufacturing, and may also be the only anchor that will replace real estate and manufacturing in the future.