Balance (EPT) will be listed on Binance Alpha and Binance Futures

April 16 – A senior Iranian official stated Wednesday there is greater hope for extending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and holding a second round of talks following a visit by a senior Pakistani military official. Significant differences persist on the nuclear front, however, with the fate of Iran’s high-purity uranium stockpiles and the length of its nuclear restrictions remaining unresolved. (FX168)

Per an official Binance announcement dated April 16, Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals for Highstreet (HIGH) and Resolv (RESOLV) on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) starting at 08:00 UTC on April 23, 2026.

April 16 — Naver, South Korea’s largest internet technology firm, plans to take its fintech unit Naver Financial public via an initial public offering (IPO). The move follows a recent strategic partnership between Naver and Dunamu, parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Upbit. Naver aims to list Naver Financial independently to expand its footprint in payments, digital finance, and crypto, leveraging Dunamu’s resources to boost competitiveness. Currently, Naver competes fiercely in South Korea’s fintech market against rivals like Kakao, with offerings including Naver Pay.

April 16 — Financial regulatory compliance startup Spektr has closed a $20 million Series A funding round, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from Northzone, Seedcamp, and PSV Tech. To date, the company has raised a total of $26 million. Spektr’s core offering is AI agent-powered compliance services for crypto wallet providers (including Phantom) and traditional financial institutions, covering risk assessment and sanctions screening.

April 16 — J.P. Morgan Chase announced that Real World Asset Tokenization (RWA) has emerged as the “next major step” for its global business, and the firm has integrated RWA into its strategic focus on upgrading traditional financial infrastructure via blockchain. The bank plans to integrate traditional assets with digital assets under regulatory oversight, advance near-real-time on-chain settlement, and launch an institutional digital wallet in the second half of 2026. This wallet will support tokenized traditional investment products as well as crypto assets including BTC, ETH, and SOL. J.P. Morgan also intends to push forward with the tokenization of private equity in the secondary market and develop on-chain and off-chain settlement processes.

April 16 – Per HyperInsight monitoring (via Telegram: https://t.me/HyperInsight), a former "ZEC Maxi Short" whale opened a $56.2 million long position in the S&P 500 last week, betting on continued U.S. stock market gains. The S&P 500 surged above 7,000 intraday to a new high, netting the whale ~$1.32 million in unrealized profits on the long position. Separately, the whale holds a $28.2 million crypto short position covering 14 tokens, with heavy concentration in HYPE and ZEC. Amid HYPE’s recent sharp rally, the HYPE short alone posted a $2.56 million unrealized loss — the single largest driver of red ink. After offsetting gains and losses, the account’s net loss topped $4.32 million over the past week (averaging ~$500k/day) — even though the crypto short position was only half the size of the S&P 500 long. Whale address: 0xd47587702a91731dc1089b5db0932cf820151a91