Here’s a quick summary of the crypto landscape as of Wednesday (April 15) at 9:00 pm UTC.
Get the latest information on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of major cryptocurrency market news.
Bitcoin (BTC) It was priced at US$75,049.79, up 0.9 percent in the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin price performance, April 15, 2026.
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Ether (ETH) It was priced at US$2,376.08, up 2.4 percent in the last 24 hours.
Today’s Crypto News to Know
Goldman Sachs files for BTC ETF
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) applied for The first crypto-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday (April 14) proposed a fund that will primarily hold spot Bitcoin ETFs from other issuers.
The firm’s Bitcoin ETF is designed as a yield-focused, options-overlaid vehicle that aims to generate Bitcoin income in general or sideways markets while accepting capped upside in strong rallies.
Kraken is moving forward with confidential IPO
Kraken is quietly making moves on Wall Street by maintaining its confidential initial public offering filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission despite the recent decline in its overall corporate valuation.
co ceo Arjun Sethi confirmed Initial public offering (IPO) ambitions underway at the Washington summit suggest initial regulatory paperwork was submitted in November 2025.
While turbulent market conditions forced the exchange to temporarily put the brakes on its public debut in March, the company has been aggressively beefing up its institutional backing in the meantime.
Deutsche Börse Group, operator of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, threw its weight behind the platform with a massive secondary market investment of US$200 million.
Expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, the deal secures a 1.5 percent stake for the German financial giant and deepens a strategic partnership aimed at connecting traditional finance with tokenized assets.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago crypto fest returns with massive price cuts
US President Donald Trump is preparing to host Second Special Mar-a-Lago Gathering for their dedicated crypto supporters, but the price of entry has declined in recent months.
While last year attendees were required to hold an average of approximately US$5 million in Trump meme coins to secure a coveted VIP spot, the financial threshold for this upcoming April 25 event has been reduced by approximately 90 percent.
Blockchain data shows that some of the top 29 token holders who received VIP status only maintained balances of around $300,000 during the qualifying snapshot period.
The steep discount reflects the severe decline of the official TRUMP token, which is currently trading at US$2.80 – a massive 96 percent decline from its all-time high.
RootstockLabs Launches Atlas to Simplify BTC DeFi Access
RootstockLabs, a decentralized infrastructure that combines the programmability of Ethereum with the security of Bitcoin, has launched Atlas, a unified bridging interface designed to simplify access to Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi).
According to a press release shared with Investing News Network, the launch directly addresses complexity concerns, which the 2025 GoMining survey identified as the primary barrier to entry into BTCFi platforms.
Atlas consolidates assets and multiple bridge options into a single user interface, eliminating the need for users to manage complex multi-step wallet interactions and assess routing trade-offs. It provides specialized tools for various ecosystem participants. For institutional entities, Atlas offers a secure, policy-compliant gateway through current custody partnerships with Utila and FordeFi, with upcoming support for Fireblocks and Kobo.
Adrian Edelman, co-founder of RootstockLabs, said Atlas provides a reliable way to put Bitcoin to work without compromising its security and self-custody principles. Atlas provides support for Bitcoin, Ether, USDT and USDC. The roadmap features integration with EVM-compatible networks like Polygon and Arbitrum.
Fireblocks Launches Earn for Institutional Onchain Lending
have fireblocks launched a new product Called Earn which allows financial firms to earn interest on stablecoins using onchain lending protocols like Aave and Morpho.
Institutions can now access curated onchain lending strategies (for example, a vault from Centora powered by Morpho) and Aave’s stablecoin markets under Fireblocks’ security, governance and approval workflow controls.
Earn is built directly into Fireblocks’ existing custody and operations platform, so institutions can lend stablecoins internally from the same interface they already use, turning idle stablecoin balances into a source of yield, just as a bank might lend cash in a money-market fund.
Virginia law protects dormant cryptos from state liquidation
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger recently signed a Bipartisan bill becomes law It substantially updates the state’s approach to how it handles unclaimed cryptocurrency accounts.
Set to take effect on July 1, 2026, the law mandates that any crypto abandoned after five years of inactivity must be kept in its original, original form for at least one year.
This strict “in-kind” holding requirement is designed to protect consumers from the unexpected tax nightmare and lost potential profits that can occur when states automatically convert inactive tokens into fiat cash.
If the State Treasurer ultimately liquidates the assets after the one-year grace period, owners who later file claims are legally entitled to the sale proceeds or the current market value, whichever is greater.
legislation reflects a equal protection law Signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom late last year.
Securities Disclosure: I, Megan Seiter, do not have any direct investment interest in any of the companies mentioned in this article.
Securities Disclosure: I, Gian Liguid, do not have any direct investment interest in any of the companies mentioned in this article.
