Wallet in Telegram, a third-party wallet embedded in Telegram, is introducing perpetual futures trading through the Lighter DEX, letting users take leveraged long or short positions inside the app. The rollout, set to launch Thursday, supports up to 50× leverage across more than 50 assets spanning crypto (including Bitcoin and Toncoin) plus tokenized stocks and commodities.

On Thursday, SoFi Technologies launched SoFi Big Business Banking, enabling U.S. enterprises to hold deposits, move money, and settle in fiat, SoFiUSD, and select cryptocurrencies 24/7 from SoFi Bank, N.A. The company says the platform combines a nationally chartered bank’s regulatory framework with API-based rails designed to reduce settlement delays tied to traditional banking hours.

On April 2, Binance announced a national program in Ukraine called the Digital Resilience Lab to support local Web3 projects through grants, mentorship, and ecosystem access. The initiative includes a grant pool of up to $500,000, with leading teams eligible for up to $25,000 each, and is open to students, veterans, and entrepreneurs.

Drift Protocol suspended deposits and withdrawals after an exploit drained about $280 million via admin-level access. The Solana-based DEX said the attacker took over Security Council permissions using pre-approved transactions, then removed withdrawal limits and added a malicious asset. The incident underscores how governance, multisig approvals, and signing workflows can become key DeFi attack surfaces.

Ripio founder and CEO Sebastián Serrano argues that tokenization delivers the most value when applied to already-liquid, high-demand assets such as US dollars, government bonds and major financial instruments. He says USD-backed stablecoins succeeded because they upgraded existing rails where trillions already move, while pilots for tokenized Treasury bills, currencies and stocks follow the same logic. By contrast, he contends that illiquid, bespoke assets like many NFTs and niche RWAs struggle to generate deep markets, reliable collateral use and broad network effects.

Polymarket's March 30 fee changes pushed daily fees from about $363,000 to more than $1 million within days, with revenue reaching $995,000 before easing to roughly $899,000. The increase followed a broader fee model rollout on Monday that expanded taker fees into more categories while leaving geopolitical and world events fee-free. Regulatory pressure has also intensified across Europe, Argentina and parts of the US as prediction markets face more restrictions.

On April 1, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama DUNA Act (SB277) into law, making the state the second in the US to formally recognize DAOs and outlining a tax-compliance path. The framework allows qualifying DAOs to contract, hold property and bank accounts, and provides liability protection for members and administrators.

Alabama formally recognized DAOs under state law after Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 277 on April 1, 2026. The DUNA Act grants qualifying DAOs legal personhood and limited liability for members, takes effect October 1, and bars profit distributions to members.