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Deutsche Börse AG acquires a $200 million stake in Kraken‘s parent company, valuing the crypto exchange at $13.3 billion. The investment builds on an existing partnership covering FX liquidity, custody, and tokenized assets. The deal highlights a trend of traditional financial institutions investing in crypto incumbents to gain market access.

Ethereum surged over 9% to nearly $2,400, its highest price in more than two months. The entire crypto market rallied 4.9% to $2.6 trillion after U.S. political comments on Iran. Bitcoin rose over 5.5% to around $74,700, triggering over $541 million in liquidations. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits turned bullish for BTC and remained high for ETH.

The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance and developer platform Matterhorn announced a partnership on Friday to build tools that reduce risks from AI-generated blockchain code. Their new platform combines automated analysis, human security audits, and testing tools to review smart contracts before they are deployed on a live blockchain. The initiative, which runs on the ASI:Chain network, aims to onboard 20,000 developers in 2026.

Securing a mortgage for a $1 million home typically requires a minimum annual salary of $175,000. With standard loan terms, the monthly payment on a $1 million property can exceed $5,057. Banks enforce strict criteria, often rejecting applicants whose debts exceed 36% of their income. Homeownership in America, once a cornerstone of the middle-class dream, now demands astronomical earnings to cross the million-dollar threshold.

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DOGE trades near $0.09 after a notable rebound. The official account’s April Fools’ corporate rebrand to “DogeCoin Financial Solutions LLC,” complete with fans renamed as “Stakeholders,” went viral and triggered a short-term rally, while on-chain data shows active addresses rising 28% last week and technical focus shifting toward a potential $0.10 resistance break by mid-April.

India is paying Russian oil refineries in rupees, reducing dollar reliance.