Here’s what happened in crypto today

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Today in crypto, Worldcoin fell double-digits as Sam Altman’s ID-focused company, World, made several integrations, including for Zoom and Docusign. Kraken’s parent company, Payward, acquired Bitnomial for $550 million, while Bitcoin surged above $76,000 after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran. Worldcoin tanks 13% as World’s iris-scanning tech expands to Zoom, Docusign Worldcoin fell 13.4% to roughly $0.28 on Friday as World, the identity-focused company led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, unveiled several new integrations for its “proof of human” stack, which uses iris-scanning technology to verify identities. Video conferencing tool Zoom is integrating World’s Deep Face authentication to prevent deepfakes, while electronic signature platform Docusign is adding World’s ID verification tech to digital agreements, World said on Friday. Dating app Tinder is also expanding its World ID verification to US users. “As AI agents increasingly act on behalf of real people, the infrastructure to prove a human stands behind each agent becomes critical,” World said. No more deepfakes on video calls. @worldnetwork identify verification on @Zoom. pic.twitter.com/0ap0IOKR6H — World (@worldnetwork) April 17, 2026 Alongside the surge in AI-generated content, deepfake technology has been used in increasingly sophisticated impersonation scams, helping fraudsters evade standard ID checks and deceive victims into handing over funds or sensitive data. While biometric verification has been touted as a solution, critics warn that collecting data at scale raises privacy risks, particularly if controlled by a single company, and could lead to excessive surveillance if misused. Worldcoin’s (WLD) double-digit fall to $0.28 came as the broader crypto market rose 2.2% on news of the US and Iran easing tensions and opening up the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. WLD is the native cryptocurrency token of the World Network, used to reward users for verifying their unique identity and to enable transactions and participation within its ecosystem. Kraken’s parent company to acquire Bitnomial The parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, Payward, announced on Friday that it will acquire Bitnomial, a US-licensed cryptocurrency and derivatives exchange. Bitnomial has secured licenses from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer exchange, clearinghouse and brokerage services, according to Payward’s announcement. Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Payward and Kraken, said: “Bitnomial spent a decade building it: crypto settlement, crypto collateral, continuous 24/7 markets. These are capabilities that cannot be retrofitted onto legacy systems. They have to be built natively.” Payward said it plans to leverage Bitnomial’s CFTC-regulated infrastructure to offer crypto derivatives trading to US residents and integrations for its institutional clients, allowing them to offer crypto services to their own customers. Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessel traffic for the remainder of the current ceasefire, prompting quick market reactions. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in a Friday X post. US President Donald Trump confirmed the opening of the passage in a Friday post on Truth Social. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly hit $77,037 on Friday following the news, rising around 1%, following a 5% weekly recovery, according to TradingView data. Brent crude oil futures sank to around $85 per barrel, falling 10% on the news, according to Tradingeconomics data. Easing geopolitical tensions may bring more risk appetite among crypto investors. However, the two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran is set to expire on April 22, with the threat of renewed escalation continuing to weigh on market sentiment.

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