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The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the final draft of the crypto asset framework. This new regulation is set to bring most crypto activities under the regulation of the Financial Services and Markets Act by October 25, 2027.According to the proposal, any institution that holds customer crypto assets for more than 24 hours or has the ability to revoke customer permissions will be considered a regulated custodian and must hold a full safeguarding license. Validators and node operators that provide value-added features such as yield or reward reinvestment will lose their technical exemptions. In addition, stablecoin issuers within the UK must control the entire lifecycle from issuance to redemption. Relevant institutions must submit authorization applications between September 30, 2026, and February 28, 2027.

According to the Financial Times, an analysis of campaign finance records shows that the cryptocurrency and AI industries have raised approximately $250 million over the past year to support congressional candidates in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November.A16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz donated a total of $25 million in February to the pro-AI Super PAC "Leading The Future." The organization has raised about $75 million from billionaires, including the two mentioned above and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman; when including "dark money" non-profits that do not disclose their donors, that figure rises to $140 million. The largest Super PAC in the crypto industry, Fairshake, has raised over $134 million on its own.In January, Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street firm previously led by current U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and now managed by his son Brandon, which has a partnership with Tether, donated $10 million to the pro-crypto Super PAC Fellowship; the parent company of the major crypto platform, Anchor Labs, also added a $1 million donation to Fellowship PAC. Elon Musk donated $1.6 million to his America PAC in March, significantly reducing his involvement compared to 2024, when he invested over $250 million across various PACs.Anthropic has pledged $20 million to the non-profit Public First Action, which has redirected some of the funds to a Super PAC to influence the 2026 elections. The company holds a relatively unique position in the industry, explicitly calling for the establishment of strict federal AI safety regulations, which diverges from the majority of participants in the AI industry.

According to the official announcement, JustLend DAO has officially completed the third JST token buyback and burn today, with a total of 271,337,579 JST tokens destroyed, corresponding to a value of approximately 21.3 million USD. The tokens have been transferred to the black hole address. The funds for this burn come from the protocol's net income in the first quarter of 2026 and past accumulated earnings. As of April 16, 2026, the total number of JST tokens destroyed has reached 1,356,228,332, accounting for 13.70% of the total supply. JustLend DAO will continue to execute buybacks and burns quarterly and will regularly provide transparent updates to the community to jointly promote value empowerment.

OKX Boost and RootData announced a partnership to engage in deep collaboration around the standards for high-quality industry projects, aiming to enhance the transparency and overall quality of crypto market projects.It is reported that OKX Boost is a premium project screening channel launched by OKX Wallet in September last year, designed to discover potential projects based on real DEX data and incentivize real trading users. RootData, as a leading Web3 asset data platform, has long been committed to building a highly credible Web3 database and has launched a series of products such as the "Transparency Ranking" to continuously promote information transparency in the industry.In this collaboration, RootData will work with ChainCatcher to provide transparency review and quality assessment support for OKX Boost and projects launched on OKX, helping to further enhance project screening standards and information disclosure levels; at the same time, RootData will also improve its database and data processing model through OKX Boost.

According to Jinshi reports, ECB board member Müller stated that the possibility of an interest rate adjustment at the April meeting cannot be ruled out.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined Upbit's business partners, which are relatively limited and mainly focused on areas such as blockchain infrastructure and compliance services. This is closely related to South Korea's unique and strict regulatory framework: under a system environment centered on real-name systems, VASP regulation, and anti-money laundering, exchanges are required to take greater responsibility for the flow of funds and user identities, making Upbit more inclined to develop its own systems and build localized capabilities rather than extensively introducing external partners.From the disclosed structure, on the technical side, infrastructure capabilities are strengthened through Lambda256, Aptos, and others; on the compliance level, service providers such as VerifyVASP, Chainalysis, and Crystal Intelligence are introduced; and supplementary funding and liquidity are provided through Circle and Naver Pay. Additionally, Upbit quickly built trading capabilities relying on its cooperation with Bittrex since its launch in 2017.On the branding side, Upbit has explored NFT entertainment collaborations with Hybe and has laid out plans in esports (LCK) and signed top players like Faker, while also becoming a primary partner of the Korean Sports Council. However, as the popularity of NFTs and the metaverse has declined, the influence of related entertainment collaborations has weakened. Related compilation: [Upbit Web3 Partner Network Compilation (continuously updated)](https://cn

According to the Wall Street Journal, trading and investment platform eToro announced the acquisition of self-custody crypto wallet provider Zengo, with the specific acquisition amount undisclosed.The acquisition aims to combine eToro's global multi-asset platform and distribution channels with Zengo's non-custodial wallet technology, supporting Zengo's next phase of growth while expanding eToro's digital asset capabilities.

According to Theblock, institutional payment giants Visa and Stripe, as well as Zodia Custody under Standard Chartered Bank, have become early validators of Tempo.It is reported that Tempo is an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 built for high-throughput payments and stablecoin settlements. The project is incubated by Stripe and Paradigm and launched on a private testnet in September. At the same time, Tempo also launched a proxy payment protocol aimed at enabling transactions through software proxies.

According to official news, Tether has announced the launch of tether.wallet, a self-custody digital wallet that puts Tether's global financial infrastructure directly in the hands of users.With the launch of tether.wallet, this funding distribution network is now open directly to end users for the first time. This release marks a further extension of Tether's efforts in building an open financial system and expands its capabilities into products for everyday use.

Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined Binance's business partners, covering key aspects such as stablecoins, payment channels, blockchain infrastructure, risk control compliance, and application scenarios, forming a cryptocurrency liquidity center centered around "capital flow."Binance, as a self-circulating capital system, has funds entering, flowing, consuming, and settling all within the same system: At the base level, Tether and Circle provide core liquidity; on the entry side, PayPal, VISA, Mastercard, and others continuously introduce new funds; on the blockchain and trading layer, Aptos, TRON, and others enhance asset richness and circulation efficiency; at the same time, Binance maintains compliance capabilities through TRM Labs, Elliptic, and others.All partners serve around "liquidity efficiency." The role of scenario-based partners like Travala, predict.fun, and Four.Meme is to continuously extend the lifecycle of funds within the system, creating a sustainable cycle. In terms of brand strategy, Binance focuses on areas such as F1 (Alpine) and football, and is committed to promoting cryptocurrency education.In addition, Binance is also strengthening the connectivity of the "tool layer," besides the early acquisition of CoinMarketCap, it is also forming synergies with data and analysis tools like RootData and Bubblemaps, gradually incorporating information flow and decision flow beyond capital flow into its ecosystem. Related collection 【Binance Web3 Partner Network Collection (continuously updated)】Note: This statistic does not include Binance token airdrop partners (including Alpha / Holder airdrops and staking yield projects), mainly due to the large number of related collaborations, which are more inclined towards incentives and do not constitute the core business structure.Cryptocurrency projects actively showcasing their partner networks has become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 project parties to claim data, and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of cryptocurrency project ecological maps, nominating Web3 ecosystem partners for upstream clients such as Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase.If you wish to nominate your project in future ecological maps, please fill out the 【RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping】 form to supplement your important clients and partners.

According to the latest data released by JUST, its position as the core of liquidity in the TRON ecosystem remains unshakeable. This week, the TVL (Total Value Locked) stabilized at $11.51 billion, accounting for 42.68% of the entire TRON DeFi market.In terms of specific capital operations, the JUST ecosystem demonstrates exceptional activity: the deposit supply reached $3.77 billion, while the borrowing scale was $215 million. Through the continuous cycle of supply and borrowing within the system, funds continuously generate compound interest effects. This efficient capital allocation capability not only provides users with robust return expectations but also builds a strong liquidity moat for the entire TRON ecosystem.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has initiated a compensation program for victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud case, with over $40 million in forfeited assets available for payout.The program is aimed at investors who purchased OneCoin and incurred net losses between 2014 and 2019. U.S. prosecutors stated that this move is intended to return some of the illicit proceeds to the victims. OneCoin was initiated by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Greenwood, with the related fraud exceeding $4 billion. Ignatova has been missing since 2017, and Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023.

The U.S. banking industry has questioned the stablecoin yield report released by the White House, arguing that the conclusions of the report are based on incorrect issues.The White House Council of Economic Advisers' research report states that banning stablecoin yields would have a negligible impact on bank lending, only potentially increasing loans by about $2.1 billion. Sayee Srinivasan, chief economist of the American Bankers Association, and Yikai Wang, vice president, stated that the core policy concern is whether allowing stablecoins to generate yields would encourage deposit outflows, particularly from community banks to large institutions, thereby increasing financing costs and reducing local lending. The American Bankers Association acknowledges that the financial incentives to pursue high-yield stablecoins will prompt households and businesses to move funds out of banks. Currently, the cryptocurrency and banking industries are negotiating the terms of a Senate bill, with the prohibition of interest payments on stablecoins being a key point of contention.

According to CoinDesk, U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford and Max Miller have reintroduced the "Digital Asset Protection, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Revenue Act" (PARITY Act), aimed at revising the way the IRS handles cryptocurrency taxation.The bill was first released for discussion in December last year and was reintroduced on March 26 this year for further consideration. The bill removes the previous $200 de minimis exemption threshold for small transactions and stipulates that when trading with regulated payment stablecoins, gains or losses are not recognized unless the taxpayer's cost basis in the stablecoin is less than 99% of its redemption value, and sets a $1 recognized cost basis for exchange transactions.The bill also applies wash sale rules to digital asset transactions and distinguishes between "passive staking" and trading activities. It is currently unclear what the next steps for the bill will be, but industry insiders expect a strong push to incorporate cryptocurrency provisions into tax legislation that may become law.

X platform product head Nikita Bier stated that the crypto industry has gone through a tough year and perhaps some products should be launched to improve the situation.

Binance will delist the Utrust (UTK) spot trading pair on April 14, 2026, at 22:00 and support its brand upgrade to xMoney (XMN). Users can choose to withdraw their UTK from their accounts before April 14, 2026, at 22:30. Any UTK not withdrawn will be exchanged at a rate of 3 UTK = 1 XMN. Additionally, users holding UTK will receive an airdrop, with 2 XMN awarded for every 3 UTK held. The airdrop will be distributed after April 15, 2026, at 20:00.