The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.43T, up by 4.46% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $61,680 and $66,786 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $63,504, down by -4.71%.

Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading lower. Market outperformers include JUV, BETA, and SANTOS, up by 18%, 15%, and 10%, respectively.

Top stories of the day:

Binance Academy Launches University-Accredited Web3 Courses in Partnership with European Institutions 

Gold Proponent Peter Schiff Challenges Bitcoin ETF Demand and $100K BTC Price Predictions 

Bitcoin Depot's Revenues Remain Steady Amid Turbulent Crypto Market

Bitcoin ETFs Expected To Boost Demand For BTC Spot, Says Canaccord Genuity 

United Kingdom to Reveal Enhanced Crypto Regulations by July, Promoting Innovation and Protection

Grayscale's Bitcoin Holdings Halve in Three Months Following US Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch 

Markets Poised for 'Significant' Correction, Warns 10x Research, Shedding Tech Stocks and Crypto amid Bearish Outlook 

Crypto Whales Revealed: Top 5 Holders Amass $3.5B, But 35% Remains Inaccessible Due to Lost Keys 

Matrixport Report Suggests Potential Altcoin Surge 

Toncoin Surpasses Dogecoin To Become Eighth Largest Cryptocurrency

Market movers:

ETH: $3096.6 (-4.70%)

BNB: $549.6 (-5.44%)

SOL: $137.62 (-10.49%)

XRP: $0.4977 (-3.23%)

DOGE: $0.15695 (-4.95%)

ADA: $0.4725 (-3.30%)

AVAX: $35.59 (-5.90%)

SHIB: $0.00002177 (-7.28%)

WBTC: $63504.3 (-4.78%)

TRX: $0.11162 (-2.89%)

Top gainers on Binance:

JUV/USDT (+18%)

BETA/USDT (+15%)

SANTOS/USDT (+10%)

Fellow Binancians,
As part of the Hodl & Earn promotion series, Binance is excited to announce that we will soon launch the next round of "Binance Learn & Earn", where users can gain knowledge on blockchain and earn crypto rewards by completing courses and quizzes. Activity Period: 2024-04-18 09:00 (UTC) to 2024-05-02 09:00 (UTC)
All KYC-verified users who have not completed the AXL course before 2024-04-18 09:00 (UTC), are eligible to participate in this round of "Binance Learn & Earn" to receive a predetermined amount of AXL on a first-come, first-served basis.
Qualified users can begin to read the article(s) and watch the video(s) anytime from now, and complete quizzes while token supplies last! Do note that each course can only be completed once, and each user can only qualify for a maximum of one reward per completed course.
Please note:
Users will not be able to participate in this activity once all rewards are distributed.There will be caps imposed on the amount of rewards available to eligible users per country/region. AXL rewards will be automatically locked in Simple Earn Locked Products for 150 days, where users can enjoy 10% APR.
Offered Products (Locked Products):
Digital AssetPrincipal RewardDurationStandard APRAXL0.7 AXL150 Days10%
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Terms and Conditions:
All eligible users are required to complete KYC to receive rewards from this activity.Illegally bulk registered accounts or sub-accounts shall not be eligible to participate or receive any rewards. Rewards are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Users can only claim the reward for each course after completing the respective quiz.There will be caps imposed on the amount of rewards available to eligible users per country/region. Eligible users may complete multiple courses to claim multiple rewards, where applicable. Users will not be able to participate in this activity once all rewards are distributed. The actual value of the reward received is subject to change due to market fluctuation.For the AXL course:Binance Simple Earn will redeem the digital assets/digital currencies locked in Simple Earn Locked Products subscriptions to Simple Earn Flexible Products at the end of the agreed subscription period.Users can view their assets on Simple Earn Locked Products and Flexible Products by going to Wallets > Earn.For this activity, users may not redeem their digital assets/digital currencies in advance.Binance reserves the right to terminate the activity at any time without prior notice.Binance accounts can only be used by the account registrants. Binance reserves the right to suspend, freeze, or cancel the use of Binance accounts by persons other than account registrants.Binance reserves the right of final interpretation of the activity. Binance reserves the right to change or modify these terms at its discretion at any time.Additional promotion terms and conditions can be accessed here.There may be discrepancies in the translated version of this original article in English. Please reference this original version for the latest or most accurate information where any discrepancies may arise.
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Binance Team
2024-04-18

This is a general announcement. Products and services referred to here may not be available in your region.
Binance Lite Referral is thrilled to launch a new promotion. During the Promotion Period, all users will be able to participate in a maximum of six referral rounds, and earn a 0.003 BTC token voucher from each referral round on a first-come, first-served basis.
Start referring your friends to Binance via your Lite Referral ID/Link now to share a total of 12 BTC in token vouchers now!
Promotion Period: 2024-04-18 04:00 (UTC) - 2024-07-07 23:59 (UTC)
How to Participate:
Step 1: Visit the Lite Referral Mode page during the promotion period and click the [OK] button to start a new referral round, which will last for a maximum of 10 days each.Step 2: Share your Lite Referral ID/Link with friend(s) who have not registered with Binance yet. Ensure that your referral(s) complete at least one of the following tasks during the same referral round after registering with Binance, to count as successful referral(s) in the referral round. Task 1: Complete account verification (KYC); and/orTask 2: Complete their first single trade on Binance Spot or Binance Convert, and ensure that the trade is worth more than $100. Step 3: Boost your rewards progress bar in the ongoing referral round by 0.01% to 10% each time when a successful referral completes one of the aforementioned tasks. Users who successfully boost the rewards progress bar to 100% with their successful referrals before the end of each referral round, will each receive a 0.003 BTC token voucher on a first-come, first-served basis.Step 4: Click the [OK] button to start the next referral round and continue referring friends to Binance to earn more BTC token voucher rewards. Each user may complete a maximum of six referral rounds, and earn up to 0.018 BTC in token vouchers in this promotion.
Notes:
If a referrer fails to unlock 100% of the rewards progress bar by the end of a referral round, the progress accumulated in that referral round will be void, and no BTC token vouchers will be distributed for that referral round.From 2024-04-16 04:00 (UTC) - 2024-07-07 23:59 (UTC), referrers can start a new referral round immediately once they unlock 100% of the rewards progress bar in their current referral round, even if this is before the expiration of the maximum allotted time of ten days. Alternatively, users can start a new referral round once the allotted time for each referral round has passed.Users will not be able to start a new referral round after 2024-07-07 23:59 (UTC). Those who are still in an ongoing referral round after 2024-07-07 23:59 (UTC), can continue referring their friends to Binance until the maximum allotted time of ten days has passed. The total prize pool of this promotion is capped at 12 BTC in token vouchers. Rewards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Users will not be able to participate in the promotion once all rewards are distributed, as all ongoing referral rounds will automatically be terminated thereafter.
On top of the token voucher rewards in this promotion, referrers and referrals may each unlock a 100 USDT Trading Fee Rebate Voucher reward. The rewards become redeemable for both parties when referrals complete the Lite Referral Program’s deposit task, i.e., completing cumulative deposits of more than $50 equivalent within 14 days after registration via Cash Deposit, Buy with Credit/Debit Card, P2P Trading or Cryptocurrency Deposit.
Terms & Conditions:
Users in restricted regions are disqualified from participating in the Binance Referral Program as referrers or referred users.Each new user can only be referred to Binance via one referral mode. If a new user registers for a Binance account via the Lite Referral ID/Link, the referrer will not be eligible for any commission-based rewards from the Standard Referral Mode.BTC Token Voucher Rewards:Referrers can boost their reward progress bar by 0.01% to 10% with every successful referral during the promotion period. The value of the boost will be determined by the referrer’s historical activity with Binance. Sub-accounts cannot be used to participate in this promotion. Spot trades or Convert trades that are completed with a sub-account will not count toward the trading volume requirement.Binance will use the price of the USDT trading pair at trading time to calculate the value of the BTC trades completed on Binance Spot and Binance Convert during the Promotion Period. If there is no USDT pair for a specific cryptocurrency, it will be converted to another token or coin with a USDT pair to determine its value. Referrers who are eligible for any BTC token voucher rewards must complete account verification (KYC) no later than 10 days after the end of the promotion period to receive the corresponding rewards. After the completion of each referral round, BTC token voucher rewards will be distributed within 48 hours to eligible referrers who complete account verification. Users will be able to log in and redeem their token voucher rewards via Profile > Rewards Hub. The validity period to claim the token voucher is set at 14 days from the day of distribution. Users should redeem the token vouchers before the expiry date. Thereafter, the token vouchers will become invalid. Learn how to redeem a voucher. Lite Referral Program’s Deposit Task:Deposits made via sub-accounts, third-party payment methods or from another Binance account will not count toward the Lite Referral Program’s deposit task requirement.Binance will use the real-time fiat currency to USD foreign exchange rates for calculating the USD value of deposits via fiat channels during the Promotion Period. Referrers may redeem one 100 USDT Trading Fee Rebate Voucher reward for each referral who successfully completes the deposit task.Both referrers and referrals may unlock the 100 USDT Trading Fee Rebate Voucher reward via Profile > Rewards Hub within 48 hours after referrals successfully fulfill the Lite Referral Program’s deposit task. Eligible referrers and referrals must claim their 100 USDT Trading Fee Rebate Voucher reward within seven days after the rewards are distributed. Binance reserves the right to disqualify and revoke rewards for participants who engage in dishonest or abusive activities during the promotion, including but not limited to registering from the same IP or device, bulk-account registrations to farm additional bonuses and any other activity in connection with unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purposes.At Binance's sole discretion, user participation will be considered without effect and users will automatically be excluded, disqualified and prevented from accumulating benefits, in cases where it is identified: Any violations of Binance's Terms of Use and its Compliance Policies, as well as attempted or proven fraud, human and/or through the use of technology; Manipulation of results or failure to fulfill the requirements and provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions; Completion, by the user, of incorrect, outdated, mistaken information or filled with untrue information, and may also be liable for the crime of ideological or documental falsehood; Registrations and participations for which any technological means have been used or there are indications of their use, whether electronic, computerized, digital, robotic, repetitive, automatic, mechanical and/or analogous, with the intention of automatic and/or repetitive reproduction of registrations, identical or not, which will also result in the nullity of all registrations and participations made by the user who has used one of the aforementioned means or for one of the aforementioned purposes, even if not all registrations or participations have resulted from the use of such means and/or were carried out with such purpose.Additional promotion terms and conditions can be accessed here.Binance reserves the right of final interpretation of this promotion.There may be discrepancies in the translated version of this original article in English. Please reference this original version for the latest or most accurate information where any discrepancies may arise.
Thank you for your support!
Binance Team
2024-04-18

The United States government is one of the biggest cryptocurrency holders alongside other global states like the United Kingdom and Germany, according to data from Arkham.

Arkham, a crypto intelligence platform focused on deanonymizing entities on the blockchain network, has introduced a dashboard featuring the governments with the largest crypto holdings.

Announcing the news on April 12, Arkham said that the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany are “some of the largest countries” in terms of crypto holdings.

With the new Arkham tracking tool, individuals can observe the real-time balance and transaction history for cryptocurrencies held by governments.

According to the data, the U.S. government is the biggest Bitcoin whale among global states tracked by Arkham, holding as much as 212,847 BTC at the time of writing, worth around $15 billion based on the current prices.

Top governments by Bitcoin holdings. Source: Arkham

The U.K. government, ranked second, holds 61,245 BTC at the time of writing, worth around $4.5 billion, according to Arkham’s data. The German government owns 49,858 BTC, equivalent to roughly $3.5 billion at the time of writing.

The government of El Salvador — the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021 — holds significantly less BTC than other countries tracked by Arkham.

According to the data, the Salvadoran government holds 5,717 BTC, worth $405 million at the time of writing.

This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.