Crypto prices rose as US President Donald Trump issued mixed messages on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, including a new deadline he suggested runs until Tuesday. Total crypto market capitalization increased about $70 billion to $2.44 trillion, while Bitcoin briefly reached $69,500 on Coinbase. The move triggered roughly $255 million in liquidations over 24 hours, with 73% tied to short positions.

Bitcoin (BTC) climbs to $69,185 on April 6, 2026, as $69.6M in fresh ETF inflows and a $27B RWA market spark a bullish recovery. Discover if BTC can shatter the $70,550 resistance to target $73,000.

Google Deepmind researchers posted a paper to SSRN in late March 2026 describing how malicious web content could manipulate or weaponize autonomous AI agents. The framework lists six “trap” categories and reports content-injection hijacks occurring in up to 86% of tested scenarios, including documented tests where Behavioural Control Traps targeting Microsoft M365 Copilot led to 10/10 data exfiltration. The authors also urge measures such as adversarial training, runtime scanners, and potential web standards aimed at improving agent security by 2026.

Rwanda's central bank warned on Sunday that crypto payments and FRW conversions are not permitted under the current framework, after Bybit added the Rwandan franc to its P2P trading options on Friday. The bank said FRW is the country's only legal tender and told the public to avoid crypto due to financial risks and limited recourse for losses.

Drift Protocol suffered an exploit in which an attacker drained about $285 million by leveraging pre-signed transactions and manipulating a multi-signature setup to obtain admin access. The incident is being cited as a sign that DeFi threats are increasingly targeting governance and operational control layers rather than only smart-contract bugs. Drift's rapid steps to confirm the attack and pause deposits and withdrawals also underscored how response speed can shape user trust.

Bitcoin moved higher above $68,000 and is trading above $68,500 alongside the 100-hour simple moving average. The rally pushed to $69,256 before consolidating, with resistance focused on $69,250 and $69,500 and upside targets including $70,000 and $71,500 if those levels break. If BTC fails to reclaim $69,250, supports sit at $68,800, $68,500, $67,500 and $66,500.

An Apr. 5 edition of The Block's "The Funding" newsletter says discounts in crypto token secondary markets have generally increased in recent years, based on OFFX data. Average discounts shifted from about 38% in late 2023 to roughly 45–50% in 2024–2025, while the deal range widened and 90%+ discounts appeared for the first time in late 2025.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) data shows that, as of April 5, 28 domestic crypto exchange service providers are registered and more than 100 unique tokens are listed across those platforms. The registry was last updated on Feb. 28 and records about 520 total token listings when duplicates across exchanges are counted.