Cryptocurrency prices are moving higher Wednesday morning, extending the rebound witnessed since mid-Tuesday. Markets are looking for a breakout in Bitcoin towards the $10,000 mark. The top cryptocurrency had its best month since December in April, data showed. In other news, a Japanese financial giant is reportedly planning to launch its cryptocurrency exchange by September. And a leading crypto market data provider released its mobile app to track cryptocurrency prices.
Here is a wrap of the main news from the cryptocurrency and blockchain world over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin Surged Nearly 33% In April, Best Month Since December
Bitcoin surged nearly 33 percent against the US dollar in April, marking the best month since December 2017, when the top cryptocurrency hit a record of around $20,000. The cryptocurrency started April around $6,920 and closed at $9,240 on April 27, data from CoinMarketCap showed. That marked a jump of around 33 percent, the biggest monthly gain since December. Read more...
Japan's SBI Set To Launch Crypto Exchange In Summer 2018
Japanese banking giant SBI Holdings plans to launch its cryptocurrency exchange, SBI Virtual Currencies, in summer this year, according to Business Insider Japan. The new exchange would be the country's first wholly bank-owned crypto exchange. Read more...
CoinMarketCap Launches IOS Mobile App To Track Crypto Prices
CoinMarketCap has released its first mobile application for iOS to track cryptocurrency prices. In its fifth anniversary since the launch of its website, the company also rebranded its website with a new logo and site design and added some highly requested features. Read more... Skepticism Dominates British Parliament Blockchain Hearing
A British Parliamentary panel heard evidence on cryptocurrencies and blockchain on Tuesday. Testifying before the Treasury Select Committee, the director of a leading management think tank dismissed the potential for blockchain in finance. Interbank payments startup Ripple's current products and blockchain platforms also came under fire. Read more...
Mitzi Peirone's BRAID Is First Cryptocurrency-funded Film
Director Mitzi Peirone's debut movie, a psychological thriller called Braid, claims to be the first major feature film to be fully funded through an equity crowdsale using Ethereum cryptocurrency. The official website for the movie says, "The first psychothriller funded by cryptocurrency." Read more...
Tutorial: Crypto Lexicon - MOON
A sharp rise in the price of a cryptocurrency is usually called "MOON" or "mooning" in the crypto lingua franca. "An altcoin is going to the MOON" simply means there is a strong spike in its price. Read more...
Current Prices
As of 9.40 am ET on Wednesday, Bitcoin was up 1.85 percent at $9,052.82 and Ethereum was higher by 4.63 percent at $671.44 on Coinbase.
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Forex News
April 24, 2026 15:15 ET Economics news flow was relatively light this week even as the conflict in the Middle East continued, raising concerns for policymakers. In the U.S., spending data, initial jobless claims and pending home sales were the highlights. Business confidence in the biggest euro area economy was in focus in Europe. Inflation data from Japan gained attention in Asia.