On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Tether—the organization behind the cryptocurrency industry's most widely circulated stablecoin—immobilized $344 million in USDT tokens residing on the Tron blockchain. The decision followed a formal request from federal law enforcement agencies in the United States.
Spot bitcoin ETFs logged their first 8-day inflow streak since October, but on-chain profit-taking is already running at 3x the rate that has marked every local top this year.
Bitcoin has mounted a significant recovery toward the $80,000 threshold following several weeks under selling pressure, with market participants closely monitoring whether this level can transform into solid support.