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Bitcoin and the broader crypto market turned green today, with Bitcoin trading around $75,900, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours. Total market capitalization rose to roughly $2.5 trillion.
Even with the uptick, the market remains in a “Bitcoin season.” The Altcoin Season Index is below 40, indicating that most altcoins are still lagging behind Bitcoin’s performance.
Kaspa is highlighted this week around the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, where KEF is a VIP Lounge Sponsor and a featured speaker, and Junny Ho joins a tokenisation panel. On the technical side, the Toccata testnet restart is expected imminently after a recent feature freeze, a step toward bringing Kaspa’s Covenants++ upgrade to mainnet.
Render’s latest fundamental catalyst arrived this week with RenderCon 2026 in Hollywood (Apr 16–17), featuring keynotes from NVIDIA, WME, and Stability AI.
Ondo Finance is positioned as a key player in the real-world assets (RWA) narrative at the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, with Min Lin sharing the stage alongside BlackRock and J.P. Morgan. Despite the token remaining 88% below its all-time high, its total value locked (TVL) reached a record $3.6B, supported by rising institutional interest.
Bittensor is described as maintaining strong fundamentals despite recent selling pressure. Jacob Steeves is scheduled to speak at Imperial College London on April 24, focusing on decentralized AI, how Bittensor rewards useful work, and how new users can get started.
LayerZero is facing short-term selling pressure alongside longer-term institutional interest. A 25.7M token unlock (2.4% of total supply) occurred on April 20, released to core contributors and strategic partners, and the price reportedly dropped sharply.
Qubic reported a strong week on the technology front. Its QBridge went live on Ethereum, bringing QUBIC to Uniswap v4 as wQUBIC, with early trading volume already recorded. Separately, DOGE mining Phase 2 is ramping up, and the network is ranked #3 globally by 7-day TPS.
Home3 is described as a blockchain-based real estate platform aimed at making property deals more transparent and efficient. The project is rolling out Home3 2.0 this month, featuring an AI-powered realtor experience called Prop3.
SUI is gaining institutional traction, with CME Group planning to launch SUI futures on May 4. In addition, the 21Shares SUI ETF is already live on Nasdaq, providing two routes for institutional exposure.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
