<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>COINS NEWS - Latest Cryptocoins News Live</title><description>Latest cryptocurrency news today - Check what are the trends in the digital currency market - Learn when is the best moment to buy Bitcoin or Altcoins on the best crypto exchanges - What you need to know about the crypto market trend</description><link>https://coinsnews.com</link><item><title>Hashrate Index: Brazil and Venezuela Show Potential to Grow Latam’s Bitcoin Mining Share</title><description><![CDATA[A new report on the state of bitcoin mining in Latam found that the region is lagging in bitcoin mining adoption, even as it holds vast energy resources. While Paraguay holds the fourth place in global hashrate, Hashrate Index picked Brazil and Venezuela as the nations to follow. Key Takeaways: A 2026 Hashrate Index report [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/hashrate-index-brazil-and-venezuela-show-potential-to-grow-latams-bitcoin-mining-share</link><guid>843559</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-24t141356-968-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Hashrate Index: Brazil and Venezuela Show Potential to Grow Latam’s Bitcoin Mining Share</dc:text></item><item><title>Malta’s Gaming Shield Faces Second EU Legal Setback in a Week</title><description><![CDATA[An April 23 non-binding opinion from an Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has found Malta’s Bill 55 incompatible with EU law, marking the second significant setback for the country’s iGaming protection regime in just over a week. Key Takeaways: AG Emiliou found Malta’s Bill 55 incompatible with the EU’s [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/maltas-gaming-shield-faces-second-eu-legal-setback-in-a-week</link><guid>843560</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/malta-eu-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Malta’s Gaming Shield Faces Second EU Legal Setback in a Week</dc:text></item><item><title>Kelp DAO Hack: Aave DAO Proposes To Contribute 25,000 ETH To Recovery Efforts</title><description><![CDATA[Aave DAO has unveiled a proposal to deploy 25,000 ETH from its treasury to support a coordinated recovery effort following the recent Kelp DAO exploit. The move forms part of a broader “DeFi United” initiative aimed at restoring user funds and stabilizing affected lending markets. 
On April 18, KelpDAO suffered a major attack targeted at its rsETH Ethereum LayerZero adapter, allowing a hacker to drain assets and break the backing relationship between locked ETH collateral and minted tokens across chains. The breach triggered a cascading liquidity and solvency challenge across DeFi platforms that integrated rsETH and its wrapped variant.
Over $160,000 ETH Gap Remains As Exploit Recovery Efforts Gain Traction
According to the Aave DAO governance proposal, the attacker stole 152,577 rsETH, which is approximately 163,183 ETH based on prevailing conversion rates.  Since then, coordinated intervention by ecosystem participants has substantially reduced the gap. Kelp DAO managed to freeze 40,373 rsETH, equivalent to roughly 43,168 ETH. Additionally, the Arbitrum Security Council recovered 30,766 ETH that the attacker still held on its platform. 
Notably, further recoveries are expected through liquidation processes on lending platforms. The attacker’s positions on Aave could yield up to 12,323 ETH, while an additional 1,845 ETH may be recovered from positions on Compound. In total, these efforts account for approximately 87,955 ETH, i.e, just over half of the original deficit. Despite this progress, a funding gap of roughly 75,081 ETH remains, resulting in a further coordinated capital injection to fully restore backing.
Aave DAO Steps In With 25,000 ETH Commitment As Coalition Mobilizes
To bridge the remaining deficit, the DeFi United coalition is combining donations, credit facilities, and treasury support. So far, ecosystem contributors including EtherFi, Lido, and Ethena have pledged 14,570 ETH, while Mantle has extended a credit facility of up to 30,000 ETH.
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Aave DAO’s proposal to contribute 25,000 ETH represents a cornerstone of this recovery stack. Notably, the contribution is “anchored,” meaning it will not be reduced by future donations. Instead, any additional funds raised will be used to repay borrowed capital, thereby limiting Aave’s long-term exposure.
The plan requires approximately 120,015 ETH (excluding 43,168 ETH immediately frozen by Kelp DAO) to be reintroduced into the LayerZero lockbox to fully restore system integrity. However, a portion of expected recoveries remains illiquid, prompting the need for short-term loan financing from ecosystem partners.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/kelp-dao-hack-aave-dao-proposes-to-contribute-25000-eth-to-recovery-efforts</link><guid>843548</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-64.png?w=640&amp;#038;resize=640%2C162</dc:content ><dc:text>Kelp DAO Hack: Aave DAO Proposes To Contribute 25,000 ETH To Recovery Efforts</dc:text></item><item><title>UAE Announces Shift Toward AI Government Model in the Next Two Years</title><description><![CDATA[His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stated that the goal was for 50% of government sectors to operate through autonomous agentic AI. The transition will also include the training of federal employees to “master AI” and will be overseen by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. Key Takeaways: UAE PM Al Maktoum announced a major [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/uae-announces-shift-toward-ai-government-model-in-the-next-two-years</link><guid>843561</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-24t104439-933-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>UAE Announces Shift Toward AI Government Model in the Next Two Years</dc:text></item><item><title>When Is The Next FOMC Meeting And What Are The Expectations For Crypto?</title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets a total of eight times a year, where members of the committee review economic and financial conditions in the US, and this usually has serious implications for the crypto market. With the end of each meeting comes an announcement where the Fed chair reveals what the interest rates will be before the next meeting.
Depending on how the Fed is viewing the data, either dovish or hawkish, it could lead to either a rise in interest rates or a decline in interest rates. Sometimes, the interest rates are kept the same, and this does not usually move the financial markets much.
In the case where the Fed is hawkish, the result of the FOMC meetings usually comes with an increase in interest rates. Such conditions are usually not ideal for investors, leading to a more cautious stance. In such a case, the financial markets usually see a crash, and the crypto market often follows the same trajectory as a result.
A dovish stance, otherwise known as a bullish stance, is usually when the Fed drops interest rates. Depending on how much of a drop in basis points this is, it can be very bullish for the crypto market, as they often respond with a rally. In times like these, the crypto market also follows and is usually green as the euphoria fills the market.
This is because lower interest rates encourage crypto investments as investors are more likely to take on risk due to the low rates. Then, on the other side of this is the neutral state, where the Fed leaves interest rates the same, and the markets often maintain whatever trajectory they were on before the announcement.
When Is The Next FOMC Meeting, And Could It Affect Crypto Negatively?
According to the CME Group website, the next FOMC meeting is scheduled in a week, on April 29, 2026. As always, the meeting will last two days, followed by a press conference. These meetings are already scheduled months in advance, so they come as no surprise to the market.
One interesting thing, though, is the speculation leading up to the day of the meeting. As the FedWatch Tool shows, the expectations are that there will actually be no change in the current interest rates. For context, the current interest rate is sitting at 3.5-3.75%.
The tool shows a 99.5% chance that the Fed will not change rates, which follows the current sentiment in the market. It shows a 0% chance that interest rates will reduce, and only a 0.5% chance that there will be a hike in the interest rates. If this plays out, then it is likely that the crypto market will not see any significant change as a result of the FOMC meeting being concluded.
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The document, published as part of the country’s latest attempt to tighten rules around the crypto industry, would require people to declare qualifying assets above future thresholds. In some situations, those assets could be compelled to be sold to the government with payment made in South African rand.
South Africa’s Crypto Draft
Under the proposal, residents who come into possession of qualifying assets that exceed the specified limits would have 30 days to notify the authorities and submit them for sale. The sale would be to the National Treasury or through an authorised dealer.
The draft includes certain foreign bank balances or credits where the holder has the right to receive payment in foreign currency or in crypto assets, bringing additional attention to cross-border and offshore-linked holdings.
Cryptocurrency, however, has drawn the most intense reaction from industry supporters. The proposal indicates that crypto assets above the future threshold could face stricter restrictions related to buying, selling, lending, or transferring, particularly if those actions occur outside authorised service providers. 
The drafts suggest that written permission could be required in order to move forward with those activities—potentially adding layers of approval for everyday crypto behavior.
The framework also touches on the use of crypto for offshore payments and the movement of assets out of the country. In practice, that could mean restrictions on transferring crypto overseas without approval.
New Regulation Could Treat Personal BTC Transfers
Carel van Wyk, founder of crypto payments firm MoneyBadger and co-founder of Luno, said the consultation timeline is too short for reforms of this scale. 
He argued that the window provided for public input does not give industry, civil society, and the broader public enough time to meaningfully engage with changes that could affect both personal holding behavior and compliance obligations. 
BitcoinZAR, a crypto advocacy group, also objected to what it describes as an overly broad framework. The group said the proposal could blur the boundary between personal self-custody of Bitcoin (BTC) and large-scale, high-risk financial flows. 
According to their criticism, the draft risks treating routine individual transfers the same way that institutional activity associated with higher risk might be treated.
Some critics have also raised concerns about enforcement powers contained in the proposal. They point to provisions that would allow authorities, in suspected breach cases, to freeze, attach, or forfeit assets. 
That, they argue, could invite legal challenges, including arguments tied to constitutional protections around property rights and due process.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $14.4M on April 24. - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[???????????????????? ????????: ???????? Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $14.4M on April 24.& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-spot-etfs-recorded-a-net-inflow-of-144m-on-april-24-moomoo</link><guid>843514</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>???????????????????? ????????: ???????? Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $14.4M on April 24. - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Metaplanet Fuels Bitcoin Bet With $50M Zero-Cost Debt Move</title><description><![CDATA[A Tokyo-listed company is borrowing $50 million to buy Bitcoin — and it won&#8217;t pay a single dollar in interest to do it. Metaplanet announced Thursday it had sold its 20th series of ordinary bonds, worth 8 billion Japanese yen, to EVO Fund — a Cayman Islands-based investor tied to Evolution Financial Group.
Bonds With No Interest Rate Attached
The bonds carry a zero-coupon rate, meaning Metaplanet pays no interest over the life of the loan. The full principal comes due in April 2027. All proceeds go directly toward buying more Bitcoin.
The structure is aggressive by any measure. The company is betting that Bitcoin&#8217;s price a year from now will be high enough to justify repaying the loan at face value.
Based on filings, the bonds are unsecured, which means there is no collateral backing the debt. EVO Fund also holds the right to demand early repayment with just five business days&#8217; notice — a clause that could put pressure on Metaplanet if crypto markets turn sharply.
A Pattern, Not A One-Off
This isn&#8217;t the first time EVO Fund has bankrolled Metaplanet&#8217;s Bitcoin buying. Reports indicate the firm has been the primary subscriber across multiple rounds of zero-coupon bond issuances that Metaplanet has used to fund its growing crypto stockpile.
The two parties have built a financing relationship that has helped Metaplanet accumulate one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holdings in Asia.
Going into this latest raise, Metaplanet already held roughly 40,177 BTC — built largely through an aggressive first quarter when it added more than 5,000 Bitcoin in three months.
That puts the company third among publicly listed firms worldwide by Bitcoin holdings, according to available data. The only companies ahead of it are operating at a significantly larger scale.
Comparisons to Strategy, the US firm that pioneered the corporate Bitcoin treasury model, have followed Metaplanet for some time. Both companies have used debt markets, not just cash on hand, to keep buying. But Metaplanet&#8217;s repeated use of a single investor for zero-rate funding sets it apart.
Stock Slips As Deal Is Announced
Metaplanet&#8217;s share price fell about 3.60% on the day the deal was disclosed, based on Yahoo Finance data. The drop suggests some investors aren&#8217;t fully sold on the strategy, even as the company keeps pushing forward.
Metaplanet said in its filing that the bond issuance is expected to have only a minimal impact on its consolidated results for the 2026 fiscal year. It added that if any significant change to its financial position emerges from the deal, it will issue a follow-up disclosure promptly.
Bitcoin was trading at $77,650 at the time of the announcement — the price Metaplanet needs to at least hold for its zero-cost debt bet to break even.
Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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The latest round of attention comes from the Washington, DC-based Bank Policy Institute (BPI), which released a new report titled “Time for a Reckoning on AML and Crypto.” 
BPI Calls For US AML And Sanctions Overhaul
In the document, the BPI argues that cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are being used more often by money launderers and terrorist financiers, and it claims that, unlike banks, crypto businesses do not face equivalent legal obligations to safeguard the financial system from abuse. 
BPI says Congress now has an opportunity to correct that imbalance through market structure legislation, framing the issue as tied not only to financial integrity but also to US national security.
BPI’s case relies heavily on data it says highlights how illicit activity involving crypto continues to grow. The institute cites Chainalysis’s 2026 Annual Report, saying that illicit crypto addresses received $154 billion in 2025—an increase of 162% year-over-year. 
The report further claims that crypto “is funding serious crimes,” stating that the intersection of cryptocurrency and suspected human trafficking intensified in 2025, with total transaction volume reaching “hundreds of millions of dollars across identified services,” which BPI describes as an 85% year-over-year increase. 
At the same time, BPI says regulators are already moving toward more comparable obligations, pointing to what it describes as Treasury’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on AML and sanctions obligations for stablecoin issuers. 
BPI interprets the proposed approach as establishing stablecoin-related responsibilities similar to those applicable to banks, and it argues that a comparable model should extend to other crypto intermediaries. 
BPI’s overall conclusion is that the US should not treat compliance as a competitive advantage for some firms over others. Instead, it argues, market participants should share the same baseline obligations so illicit activity does not exploit differences in legal coverage.
Crypto AML Debate Heats Up
The report drew an immediate response from crypto leadership. Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryad Shirzad, criticized what he called the framing of the BPI report, saying that the “reckoning” should be broader and that the BPI’s narrative leans too heavily on a single headline figure. 
Shirzad pointed out that BPI leads with Chainalysis’s $154 billion illicit figure for 2025, but he said the same Chainalysis report concludes that illicit activity remains under 1% of total on-chain volume. 
He added that TRM Labs estimates the figure at 1.2%, and both firms, according to Shirzad, note that the illicit share has stayed at or below those levels for years. In his view, the numbers do not support a framing that implies crypto is uniquely or overwhelmingly dominated by criminal use.
Shirzad also broadened the comparison beyond crypto to the traditional financial system. He cited estimates from the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime, which estimates that 2–5% of global gross domestic product is laundered through the traditional financial system, including the banks that the BPI represents. 
Importantly, Shirzad did not argue that crypto regulation is unnecessary. Instead, he said none of this excuses crypto from scrutiny. He acknowledged that bad actors exploit every financial rail and that stablecoin issuers and exchanges should invest in AML efforts, sanctions screening, and intelligence sharing. 
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/crypto-reckoning-us-banks-urge-stricter-aml-and-sanctions-rulesindustry-pushes-back</link><guid>843552</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto Reckoning? US Banks Urge Stricter AML And Sanctions Rules–Industry Pushes Back</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs see $37.8M inflows amid US-Iran tensions - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs see $37.8M inflows amid US-Iran tensions& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-ethereum-etfs-see-378m-inflows-amid-us-iran-tensions-crypto-briefing</link><guid>843509</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs see $37.8M inflows amid US-Iran tensions - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>ECB Moves to Facilitate the Implementation of Digital Euro Payments</title><description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank (ECB) established several agreements with Europe’s largest standards setters, including the ECPC, Nexo Standards, and the Berlin Group, to facilitate the use of the digital euro in payment use cases. These partnerships will insert the digital euro into their existing payment systems. Key Takeaways: The ECB signed 3 agreements with Nexo [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/ecb-moves-to-facilitate-the-implementation-of-digital-euro-payments</link><guid>843483</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-24t092041-439-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>ECB Moves to Facilitate the Implementation of Digital Euro Payments</dc:text></item><item><title>Ethereum Order Flow Just Flipped Positive On Binance: Bullish Setup Forming?</title><description><![CDATA[Ethereum is consolidating around $2,300, holding a level that represents meaningful recovery from the February lows but still sitting well below the highs that defined the previous cycle. The price action is tentative — not breaking down, not breaking out — and the market is in the kind of cautious, assessing mode that tends to precede a decisive move in either direction. An Arab Chain report has just added a layer of order flow context that begins to explain what is happening beneath that surface stillness.
The Cumulative Volume Delta on Binance has registered a positive reading of approximately +48,400 — meaning buy orders have been outpacing sell orders in aggregate volume. The reading is not aggressive. It does not describe a market flooded with fresh demand or a surge of institutional conviction. What it describes is something more nuanced and arguably more significant: a gradual, quiet return of buying pressure in a market that recently had none.
The correlation coefficient between price and order flow sits at 0.66 — a moderately strong relationship that confirms price is beginning to respond to the underlying demand, but also reflects that other forces remain in play. Derivatives activity, external liquidity conditions, and the broader macro environment are all still influencing Ethereum&#8217;s price alongside the improving spot order flow.
The market is rebalancing. The demand is returning. Neither process is complete.
Buyers Are Back. They Are Just Not in a Hurry
The Arab Chain report places the CVD reading in the context that prevents it from being misread in either direction. A positive value of +48,400 confirms that buy orders are outpacing sell orders — that is the directional signal. But the magnitude is deliberately modest, and the report is precise about what that modesty means. This is not a surge of fresh institutional capital flooding into Ethereum. It is a gradual improvement in demand, consistent with a market that is healing rather than accelerating.
That distinction matters for how the current price recovery should be evaluated. Slow, steady demand improvement tends to build more durable price structures than sharp, aggressive inflows — the latter often reverse quickly when the momentum fades, while the former tends to accumulate into something more sustained. The pace of the CVD improvement mirrors the pace of the price recovery, which is exactly what a genuine rebalancing phase looks like rather than a dead-cat bounce.
The 0.66 correlation coefficient adds the honest caveat that spot order flow alone is not driving Ethereum right now. Derivatives positioning, external liquidity conditions, and macro factors are all contributing to price movement — a configuration the report identifies as typical of transitional phases where the market has not yet committed to a clear direction.
The forward picture the report presents is binary and appropriately honest. If the CVD continues improving and the correlation strengthens toward 1.0, the gradual demand return develops into a confirmed trend. If momentum stalls and the positive CVD reading plateaus, Ethereum remains range-bound until a catalyst arrives to break the equilibrium.
The data currently supports the first scenario as the more likely path — but not with the kind of conviction that removes the second scenario from consideration.
Ethereum Compresses Below Resistance as Recovery Tests Structural Ceiling
Ethereum continues to consolidate near the $2,300–$2,350 range, holding the gains achieved since the February capitulation while failing to establish a clean breakout above resistance. The chart shows a clear recovery structure from the $1,800 low, with price forming higher lows and gradually reclaiming lost ground. However, the advance is now encountering a critical technical barrier.
The $2,400 level has emerged as a firm resistance zone, aligning closely with the descending 100-day moving average. Each recent attempt to push above this area has been rejected, indicating that supply remains active and willing to absorb demand at these levels. At the same time, the 50-day moving average is beginning to slope upward beneath price, currently near $2,150, providing dynamic support and confirming short-term bullish momentum.
Volume trends reinforce the current indecision. The strongest volume spike remains tied to the February selloff, while the recovery phase has developed on comparatively lower participation. This suggests that, while demand is returning, it has not yet reached the intensity required to force a structural breakout.
If Ethereum successfully reclaims $2,400 with conviction, the next resistance sits near $2,800. Failure to do so would likely extend the consolidation, with downside risk back toward the $2,100 support zone.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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US Reward For Scam Center Tips
The US State Department is offering $10 million to anyone who helps disrupt the Tai Chang scam centers in Burma — a bounty that signals just how seriously Washington is taking the problem of industrialized fraud in Southeast Asia.
That announcement came alongside a sweeping action Thursday by the US Scam Center Strike Force, which said it had frozen more than $700 million in crypto connected to investment scams targeting American victims.
The funds were restrained through a combination of voluntary cooperation from crypto exchanges and formal legal processes.
We’re taking down insidious scam centers who prey on Americans. $10 MILLION REWARD for information that disrupts the Tai Chang scam centers in Burma. Have a tip? Contact the FBI at TaiChangTIPS@fbi.gov. https://t.co/DyMpWyQvrC pic.twitter.com/Mw5nQWKP0w
— US Dept of State INL (@StateINL) April 23, 2026
Fake Sites, A Seized Telegram Channel, And Two Arrest Warrants
The operation&#8217;s reach went beyond asset freezes. Authorities pulled down over 500 fraudulent investment websites that had been used to lure victims into depositing cryptocurrency. Visitors who try to access those domains now see a government seizure notice.
A Telegram channel was also seized. Reports say it had been used to recruit unsuspecting job seekers into a crypto scam center operating in Cambodia — a common tactic in Southeast Asia, where traffickers pose as employers to lure workers into forced labor at fraud compounds.
Two Chinese nationals, Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, were named in criminal complaints and arrest warrants unsealed as part of the operation. The pair is accused of running a crypto investment fraud scheme at the Shunda compound in Burma. That facility was seized by the Karen National Liberation Army in November 2025.
Exchanges And Blockchain Firms Join The Fight
The US was not alone in acting Thursday. Singapore&#8217;s police force ran a parallel month-long operation from mid-March through mid-April, working alongside Coinbase, Gemini, Coinhako, Independent Reserve, and blockchain analytics companies TRM Labs and Chainalysis.
That effort stopped more than $2.86 million in potential losses and included over 90 direct interventions with scam victims — some by phone, others in person.
The willingness of major crypto platforms to cooperate with law enforcement marks a shift in how these cases are being handled. Blockchain transactions are traceable, and that transparency is increasingly being used against the very criminals who rely on crypto for speed and anonymity.
Losses Running Into The Billions
The scale of the problem is hard to overstate. The FBI received more than a million cybercrime complaints in 2025 alone, with total reported losses hitting more than $20 billion.
The $701 million frozen Thursday, while a significant number, represents a fraction of what has already been lost.
Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
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Toncoin To Drop Transfer Fees As Part Of MTONGA
In a new post on X, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has shared that the Toncoin network will undergo a change related to transaction fees in one week. Previously, the blockchain already offered a relatively cheap transfer rate when compared to popular networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the new update will further slash the fee on TON, bringing it down to just 0.00039 TON (worth about $0.0005).
The sixfold reduction in the transaction fees will hold regardless of network congestion. This is unlike many other networks, where the value of the transfer fees is dependent on blockchain conditions. Typically, a high amount of traffic tends to increase network fees, while low activity decreases the metric. On TON, however, the fees will remain fixed at its low value.
The initiative is part of Toncoin&#8217;s &#8220;Make TON Great Again&#8221; (MTONGA) roadmap, which is planned to involve a total of seven steps. Earlier in the month, the first step of the roadmap went into action as the TON blockchain underwent an upgrade. Durov talked about the update in an X post, noting that it made the network 10x faster and increased block rate by 6x. The upgrade also made transactions on the network practically instant.
In the same post, the Telegram founder had teased the next step of the roadmap, which is now finally getting implemented with the transaction fee reduction in one week.
In its early years, TON was developed by the Telegram team, and its full form stood for the Telegram Open Network. After a court order from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), however, the company was forced to pull its involvement from the network. TON rebranded to The Open Network and has since been supported by independent contributors, including the TON Foundation.
Despite the end of Telegram&#8217;s formal involvement, Durov has continued to be a vocal supporter of the blockchain, with the MTONGA roadmap being an example of his continued backing.
In the new X post related to the second step of MTONGA, the Telegram CEO also hinted at what&#8217;s coming up for the network once the upgrade is done. &#8220;Soon after most transactions go fully feeless,&#8221; noted Durov. &#8220;Zero commission. MTONGA!&#8221;
As mentioned earlier, Toncoin already offers cheaper transactions than other popular blockchains. Below is a chart from BitInfoCharts that puts into perspective the difference by showcasing the level of fees on the Bitcoin network.
TON Price
At the time of writing, Toncoin is trading around $1.30, down more than 8% over the past week.
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The meme coin is still pinned below the $0.10 threshold despite repeated attempts to break higher, but according to crypto analyst Crypto Patel, the chart is screaming for a breakout rally to $2. This prediction is based on a decades-long chart structure with a projection of DOGE bouncing off a strong accumulation zone.
Dogecoin Sitting Inside Accumulation Zone
Crypto Patel pointed to a narrow range between $0.09 and $0.07 as the most important accumulation level for Dogecoin right now. This is based on technical observations showing that the meme coin is already trading within that band and repeatedly testing it as support.
His accompanying bi-weekly chart spanning DOGE&#8217;s full price history from 2019 through a projected 2027 peak maps an Elliott Wave structure across two complete market cycles. 
The previous cycle topped at $0.72334, representing a 26,834% gain from its base. The current setup shows Dogecoin in what Crypto Patel labels as Wave 4, which is a consolidation phase playing out within a support and accumulation zone. 
Wave 4 has been playing out since the DOGE price topped out at $0.48 in December 2024. Since then, the price action has been characterized by lower highs and lower lows, and this has led to the formation of a parallel downward channel on the 2-week candlestick timeframe.
DOGE&#8217;s Projected Path To $2
This zone carries added significance because it corresponds with the lower boundary of the descending channel that has been guiding Dogecoin’s price structure for months. Notably, each retest within the $0.08 to $0.09 band has so far failed to produce a breakdown, and this means there are strong buy orders here.
The expected move here is a bounce from the lower trendline, with the green vertical arrow projecting a wave 5 extension that sees the Dogecoin price going on a 2,767% rally. This projected rally will see Dogecoin landing squarely around $2. Crypto Patel set his price targets at $0.50, $1, and $2 in that sequential order, with a stop-loss defined as a higher-timeframe close below $0.048.
Dogecoin is not in its breakout phase yet. Even with the larger bullish structure in place, Dogecoin’s broader outlook is dependent on market conditions. 
The most important thing right now is breaking above $0.10. This price level was rejected on April 17, when Dogecoin reached as high as $0.102. A similar analysis from crypto analyst Trader Tardigrade interpreted this rejection as a clean retest after breaking out of a descending triangle on the daily timeframe. All that needs to happen now is the creation of a higher high that flips the downtrend into an uptrend.
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The link between the attacks and crypto exposure has also been raised publicly by Telegram founder Pavel Durov. Durov has pointed to what he says are alleged connections involving French tax officials selling crypto owners’ data to criminals, alongside claims of major tax database leaks. 
Durov Accuses France Of Increasing Crypto Kidnapping Risks
In his comments made Friday on social media site X (previously Twitter), he argued that expanding the flow of data inevitably creates more opportunities for theft and misuse. 
“More data means more leaks, more victims,” he said, criticizing French state efforts that would require identity information and access to private messages on social media platforms. 
Reports suggest that the kidnapping pattern in France did not appear all at once. Instead, the crypto-linked incidents began as scattered cases in late 2024. 
Throughout 2025, the scale remained limited compared with what followed, with around 30 reported nationwide. That changed in 2026, when the pace has accelerated noticeably. Authorities report that attacks are now happening every few days, signaling a shift from isolated incidents to a more systematic threat.
Interior Ministry data indicates that these crypto-related kidnappings now account for more than half of all organized kidnappings tracked by Sirasco, the country’s intelligence unit focused on organized crime. 
State Plans Wider Crackdown
In response, the government is moving toward a more aggressive approach. At Paris Blockchain Week, officials outlined plans for a broader crackdown and introduced a new prevention platform aimed at supporting the crypto community. 
The platform is intended to provide threat alerts and practical security guidance, while also offering direct communication pathways with law enforcement. Officials said additional measures are currently in development.
These steps include creating a dedicated police unit focused specifically on crypto-related crime, improving speed and coordination with international agencies, and expanding the use of blockchain analytics to trace ransom payments. 
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/telegram-founder-claims-french-officials-sold-crypto-data-linked-to-41-kidnaps</link><guid>843458</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Telegram Founder Claims French Officials Sold Crypto Data, Linked To 41 Kidnaps</dc:text></item><item><title>Here’s Why Ethereum Is Gaining Recognition As The Core Settlement Layer For On-Chain Finance</title><description><![CDATA[As excitement swirls in the community following the recent upswing in Ethereum’s price, the on-chain narrative of the leading blockchain network is undergoing a deeper, major shift. Activity on the network is currently spiking at a significant rate, reinforcing its position as the backbone for value exchange on-chain.
Ethereum’s Core Settlement Layer Status Strengthens
With notable activity, the Ethereum network is once again demonstrating its dominance in value exchange on-chain. A recent report shows that Ethereum is rapidly becoming the core settlement layer in the digital economy.
This status is being reinforced by the substantial growth in the amount of stablecoin on the network. According to Everstake, a leading global non-custodial staking infrastructure provider, ETH is sending a strong signal through its massive stablecoin activity.
Since the beginning of 2026, the stablecoin transfer volume on the network has spiked by over 119.3%, which underscores its capacity to handle intricate financial transactions on a large scale. Currently, billions in value are being moved daily and weekly across the network through dollar-pegged tokens.
Data shared by Everstake reveals that stablecoin transfer volumes on Ethereum are consistently in the $500 billion and $900 billion range. Meanwhile, peak levels are recorded at a staggering $1 trillion. As a result, Everstake declares that such dynamics strengthen the network’s role as a core settlement layer, bridging traditional systems with blockchain infrastructure.
As stablecoin usage continues to expand on the ETH network, this narrative is becoming more firmly established. Furthermore, the platform added that this stablecoin growth is increasingly shifting towards a structural narrative rather than a cyclical one. 
ETH’s Price At One Of Its Most Critical Moments Yet
After a period of upside performance with the price of Ethereum nearing the $2,400 mark, the altcoin is now positioned at one of its most crucial junctions yet. In a post on the social media platform X, Ali Charts, a trader and market expert, shared that ETH is testing a critical level that could serve as the catalyst for more upward movement. Based on historical data, this level has separated the markets from macro expansions.
At the time of the post, ETH’s price was trading around its Realized Price at $2,340, which represents the average cost basis for all on-chain investors. Historically, the Realized Price has acted as a distribution wall where investors look to break even, making this a key moment in Ethereum’s current journey.
ETH trading around this level appears to be a bullish signal. Ali Charts noted that when the Realized Price is successfully turned into a support floor, the altcoin typically transitions into high-conviction expansion phases.
At the time of writing, the ETH price was trading at $2,314 after dropping by nearly 2% in the last 24 hours. This bearish performance has impacted its trading volume, which has fallen by more than 12% over the past day.
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Is Bitcoin ready? - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[Quantum attack breaks crypto key 512x larger than last record. Is Bitcoin ready?& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/quantum-attack-breaks-crypto-key-512x-larger-than-last-record-is-bitcoin-ready-dlnewscom</link><guid>843340</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Quantum attack breaks crypto key 512x larger than last record. Is Bitcoin ready? - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Quantum attack breaks crypto key 512x larger than last record. Is Bitcoin ready? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Quantum attack breaks crypto key 512x larger than last record. Is Bitcoin ready?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/quantum-attack-breaks-crypto-key-512x-larger-than-last-record-is-bitcoin-ready-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843502</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Quantum attack breaks crypto key 512x larger than last record. Is Bitcoin ready? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Outshines Gold Again, Powered By Strategy - Investor's Business Daily</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Outshines Gold Again, Powered By Strategy& & Investor's Business Daily]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-outshines-gold-again-powered-by-strategy-investors-business-daily</link><guid>843346</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Outshines Gold Again, Powered By Strategy - Investor's Business Daily</dc:text></item><item><title>Tennessee Becomes Second State to Outlaw Bitcoin, Crypto ATMs - Decrypt</title><description><![CDATA[Tennessee Becomes Second State to Outlaw Bitcoin, Crypto ATMs& & Decrypt]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/tennessee-becomes-second-state-to-outlaw-bitcoin-crypto-atms-decrypt</link><guid>843339</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Tennessee Becomes Second State to Outlaw Bitcoin, Crypto ATMs - Decrypt</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Tests $80K While Market Waits for Clear Direction - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Tests $80K While Market Waits for Clear Direction& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-tests-80k-while-market-waits-for-clear-direction-investingcom</link><guid>843349</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Tests $80K While Market Waits for Clear Direction - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>VanEck Flags Dual Bullish Signals For Bitcoin As Funding Turns Negative, Hash Rate Slips - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[VanEck Flags Dual Bullish Signals For Bitcoin As Funding Turns Negative, Hash Rate Slips& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/vaneck-flags-dual-bullish-signals-for-bitcoin-as-funding-turns-negative-hash-rate-slips-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>843341</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>VanEck Flags Dual Bullish Signals For Bitcoin As Funding Turns Negative, Hash Rate Slips - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Hoskinson Says Cardano Faces A Make-Or-Break Web3 Problem</title><description><![CDATA[Charles Hoskinson used his latest livestream to argue that Cardano’s next phase should focus less on abstract decentralization rhetoric and more on fixing a structural weakness he says still defines crypto: the reliance on centralized off-chain infrastructure. In the process, he tied that critique directly to Cardano’s treasury debates around BlockFrost, Midnight, partner chains and the broader direction of the network.
Speaking from Wyoming in a late-night broadcast recorded on April 23, Hoskinson framed the discussion around “My First Impressions of Web3,” a January 2022 essay by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike. He described the piece as one of the texts that convinced him to acquire BlockFrost, saying Moxie had identified “the uncomfortable hidden truths” behind the industry’s decentralization claims.
Cardano Can Succeed Where Web3 Fell Back
Hoskinson spent much of the stream reading and unpacking Marlinspike’s central argument: that users do not want to run their own servers, protocols move slowly, and most supposedly decentralized applications still depend on centralized companies for the actual user experience. One of the essay’s most important passages, in Hoskinson’s telling, was this: “Once a distributed ecosystem centralizes around a platform for convenience, it becomes the worst of both worlds. Centralized control but still distributed enough to become mired in time.”
That line became the throughline of Hoskinson’s own case for Cardano. He acknowledged that the problem is not unique to Ethereum, even though Marlinspike’s original examples focused on Infura, Alchemy, MetaMask and OpenSea. “So, we’ll stop for a moment and we’ll ask is Cardano any different?” Hoskinson said. “The answer is no. That’s the uncomfortable hidden truth that Moxy’s talking about.”
From there, he shifted from diagnosis to strategy. Hoskinson argued that Midnight had to come first because it brings the cryptographic building blocks needed for a more coherent trust model, citing multi-party computation, zero-knowledge cryptography and trusted execution environments. But, he said, privacy and cryptography alone are not enough if the infrastructure layer remains dependent on centralized service providers.
That is where BlockFrost entered the picture. Hoskinson said the company’s long-term role should be to become “a decentralized infrastructure network,” effectively a decentralized alternative to the developer platforms that now sit between users and blockchains. “BlockFrost destiny, should we fund it, is to become the decentralized infra Alchemy that we all wish we would have had,” he said, “and something that Moxy could write about as the proper good alternative, the thing that actually is philosophically consistent.”
He bolstered that point with the economics of crypto infrastructure. Citing a February 2022 funding round, Hoskinson noted that Alchemy reached a $10 billion valuation after raising $200 million, up sharply from a prior $3.5 billion valuation. For Hoskinson, those numbers were not just venture-market trivia. They were evidence that the real control points in crypto often live outside the chain itself, in the companies that host, index and shape the interfaces through which users interact with the network.
Hoskinson also used the stream to connect this thesis to Cardano’s treasury voting process. He said the proposals now in front of the ecosystem are not random funding asks, but part of an end-to-end push to decentralize the application layer, improve scalability, connect Cardano to other systems and build off-chain infrastructure that does not simply recreate Web2 chokepoints.
“There’s always going to be a part that’s offchain,” he said. “It bothered me deeply to say that we are these web three people, but we’ve created an incentive system for companies to accelerate and grow and basically take the off-chain component and define and sculpt the user experience.”
At press time, ADA traded at $0.25.
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Analysts backing this outlook point to improving market structure, a potential bottom, and growing signs that buyers are regaining control. They believe these conditions support the case that Bitcoin could continue rising as momentum builds and confidence returns to the market.
Bitcoin Strength Suggests Fresh Bull Market Cycle
Bitcoin&#8217;s recovery above $60,000, its lowest price after reaching an ATH in 2025, has strengthened the argument that a new bull market may already be underway. In a direct statement to Sherwood, Ishmael Asad, a research analyst at Bitwise, said that Bitcoin is “clearly now in a bull market phase.” He highlighted BTC’s strength, noting that its ability to rise even amid major bearish events is a sign it has entered a bullish phase.
Another key driver behind this bullish view is the latest macro backdrop, including easing geopolitical tension and shifting market sentiment. Wave Digital Assets head of international portfolio management Rajiv Sawhney also told Sherwood that Bitcoin&#8217;s recent upward move is a sign of market relief following developments around the Iran ceasefire extension. He explained that this reduced tension has helped risk assets like Bitcoin push higher as investors price in a more stable outlook. 
At the same time, trading sentiment and Spot ETH demand have improved slightly, with investors now showing more interest in risk assets. The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index has also moved back into the greed zone, reflecting stronger buying interest and improved investor confidence. This change is a stark contrast from the level just a few weeks ago, when the market was in extreme fear territory and BTC’s price largely traded sideways.  
Analyst Says BTC Bottom Signals New Bull Market
In a separate analysis, Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl stated that Bitcoin may have already established a bottom near $60,000. When a cryptocurrency reaches its final price floor for a particular cycle, it is often seen as the clearest signal that the asset has begun or could soon start a fresh bull market.  
Pandl pointed out that a durable base has formed around the $63,000, adding to expectations that the downside may have concluded. He noted that since reaching that level, BTC has rallied by more than 20% and surpassed the  $76,000 level. 
The Bitwise analyst said that market experts often track Bitcoin&#8217;s &#8220;realized price,&#8221; which reflects the average price at which coins were last moved on the blockchain. For coins traded in the past one to three months, this level is around $74,000, meaning many recent buyers have reached “break even” after BTC’s latest price recovery. 
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Short-Term Bitcoin Investors Are Regaining Profitability
Despite periods of pressure and unrealized losses, many short-term Bitcoin holders showcased resilience, holding on to their coins rather than selling. Following a series of recent upside moves, Bitcoin&#8217;s price is now back above the short-term holder cost basis, and the cohort is now returning to profitability.
The trend is confirmed by readings of the Short-Term Holder SOPR (Spent Output Profit Ratio), which is considered one of the most important behavioral indicators in the Bitcoin market. This is because the metric measures whether short-term investors are selling at a profit or at a loss. 
Based on the data shown in the chart shared by Arab Chain, the SOPR metric is currently hovering around the 1.01 level, marking a critical, subtle shift in market sentiment. While this implies that STHs are back to profitability, such transitions can have an impact on behavior since profitable holders can either lock in gains to create new selling pressure or encourage the rally by holding.
In previous periods, the indicator showed noticeable fluctuations around 1. Arab Chain highlighted that a drop below this level indicates that short-term holders are selling at a loss, often a sign of panic or capitulation. 
A period where this trend was clearly seen was during the sharp declines in late 2025 and early 2026. At the time, the indicator saw a drop below 0.95, which coincided with robust price corrections. On the other hand, a move back above 1 suggests that STHs have begun realizing profits on their sales, typically signaling improving confidence and a return of bullish momentum. 
Currently, the indicator&#8217;s minor stabilization above 1 can be interpreted as an early indication that the market is trying to reestablish balance following a period of selling pressure. Being back above the 1 level is bullish, but the key factor remains whether the indicator has the capacity to maintain its position above it over a long period. 
If the indicator holds, this level could turn into a dynamic support, raising the possibility of a continued upward trend for Bitcoin. However, should it fail to sustain this level and drop below 1 again, it might indicate that short-term profits are being quickly distributed, a trend that is likely to put renewed pressure on the Bitcoin price.
Whales In Accumulation Mode
The sentiment among Bitcoin whales has turned highly bullish as they mimic accumulation activity last seen in over a decade. Alphractal reported that wallet addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC scooped up approximately 270,000 BTC over the last 30 days, marking the largest monthly absorption since 2013.
Meanwhile, exchange reserves have hit a 7-year low, signaling heightened behavior of holding coins in self-custody wallets. At the same time, Whale vs Retail Delta flipped into bullish territory. While the crowd was calling for the $60,000 level, whales were loading up on long positions.
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Your Custody, Your Terms. - unchainedcrypto.com</title><description><![CDATA[Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts for Institutional Bitcoin. Your Custody, Your Terms.& & unchainedcrypto.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/verifiable-bitcoin-accounts-for-institutional-bitcoin-your-custody-your-terms-unchainedcryptocom</link><guid>843380</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts for Institutional Bitcoin. Your Custody, Your Terms. - unchainedcrypto.com</dc:text></item><item><title>'Undisputed King'—Saylor Topples BlackRock, Bitcoin Targeting $170K - Forbes</title><description><![CDATA['Undisputed King'—Saylor Topples BlackRock, Bitcoin Targeting $170K& & Forbes]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/undisputed-kingsaylor-topples-blackrock-bitcoin-targeting-170k-forbes</link><guid>843370</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>'Undisputed King'—Saylor Topples BlackRock, Bitcoin Targeting $170K - Forbes</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin 20% Price Crash Is Coming As Analyst Points Out Possible Bottom</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin has spiked to its highest price level in almost three months, reclaiming $79,000 on the back of new institutional appetite. However, technical analysis shows that this rally is not a reason to celebrate, as it created an imperfection. According to technical analyst TARA, an important macro Fibonacci resistance level is now directly overhead, and Bitcoin might see a strong reaction at this level.
Bitcoin Approaching Macro Resistance Around $80,000
Bitcoin climbed past $79,000 on April 22, hitting an 11-week high following President Trump&#8217;s extension of the US-Iran ceasefire. This development removed immediate fears over a resumption of conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and this was enough to lead to inflows into different investment markets.
The latest analysis from crypto analyst TARA is based on Bitcoin’s interaction with the macro 0.382 Fibonacci resistance, positioned between roughly $79,000 and $81,000. BTC has been climbing in a structured sequence, forming higher highs and higher lows into this resistance zone on the daily candlestick price chart. According to the analyst, BTC&#8217;s recent rally is a final approach to a wall, one it has hit before and one she believes it will hit again.
Her chart shows Bitcoin completing what appears to be an ABC corrective wave structure, with the price tagging the top of the (C) wave around the 0.382 Fib level. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $77,655. The projection is that it will reject anywhere between $79,000 and $81,000 before embarking on a large drop to another macro Fib level.
Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: @PrecisionTrade3 On X
Incoming 20% BTC Price Crash
TARA pointed to another technical warning found in a price momentum indicator. The RSI on mid-timeframe charts is already printing bearish divergence, meaning that as price pushes higher, momentum is declining. At the time of the analysis, the indicator was at 65.47 with its signal line at 61.02.
Based on the current setup, TARA expects this divergence to persist into the final push toward resistance. If the RSI continues to flatten or decline while Bitcoin tests the $79,000 to $81,000 range, it would reinforce the idea that the move is running out of momentum. A similar analysis from crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe also acknowledged that the $79,000 level is filled with sell orders that caused the BTC price to fall back lightly.
The downside target is not modest if TARA&#8217;s analysis is correct, as the prediction is that Bitcoin will return to at least the macro 0.5 Fibonacci retracement, which is currently situated around $64,500. That would indicate a drop from the resistance zone of roughly 18% to 20%. If the larger corrective structure is fully implemented, then Bitcoin might undergo a full downward move into support levels around $52,000. 
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WhiteBIT Until 2030, Here We Go!
On Friday, Spanish football giant FC Barcelona and crypto exchange WhiteBIT announced the renewal of their partnership. The club, also known as Barça, has signed a partnership agreement with Europe’s largest crypto exchange by traffic volume for an additional 5 years.
WhiteBIT has collaborated with Barça since 2022 and will remain one of the club’s Global Partners and its Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner until 2030. Last year, the exchange displayed the name of its first International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025) winner on the LED boards during El Clásico, Spain’s biggest football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
According to the announcement, the strategic alliance will bring together the crypto world and FC Barcelona to “set new standards for how technology is integrated into global ecosystems and how the future relationship between digital finance, fans and sport takes shape.”
Following the partnership extension, WhiteBIT will also take on an expanded role across FC Barcelona’s men’s first team, women’s team, and basketball team. In addition, it will partner with the Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB).
Manel del Río, CEO of FC Barcelona, affirmed that the renewal strengthens Barça’s commitment to strategic alliances with globally leading companies:
This renewal highlights the strength and appeal of our brand, as well as our ability to connect with innovative sectors. In this case, the cryptocurrency sector, a growing field with significant strategic potential for the coming years.
Meanwhile, Volodymyr Nosov, President and Founder of W Group, which includes WhiteBIT, emphasized the exchange’s mission to support mass crypto adoption “by bringing technology to everyone, everywhere.”
Taking Crypto Beyond The Industry
The alliance seeks to make cryptocurrencies a “practical, everyday tool for millions of fans around the world,” the announcement noted, moving the partnership beyond visibility to execution by developing real-world crypto applications designed to scale across the sports industry.
Therefore, both brands will collaborate on new initiatives, including fan engagement, digital education, and interactive experiences, with the goal of bridging the gap between technology and the global audience.
“Together with Barça, we are taking crypto beyond the industry and into everyday life—creating experiences that millions of fans can actually use. This is how adoption happens,” Nosov stated.
Notably, they will introduce an FC Barcelona-themed design for the exchange’s WhiteBIT Nova debit card, allowing fans to personalize their card with the club’s visual identity. The card will also offer benefits beyond the design update, including special features and future partner advantages linked to the collaboration.
Moreover, WhiteBIT has launched a promotion to give away 52 Spotify Camp Nou tickets for El Clásico on May 10, 2026. Users must complete a series of actions on the exchange between April 24 and May 4 for a chance to win.
As of this writing, WhiteBIT’s token, WBT, is trading at $55.4, a 1.1% increase in the monthly timeframe.
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The shift consolidates resources into a dual-track system that simultaneously mines Dogecoin (DOGE) and trains its internal AI framework, Aigarth.
Qubic Fully Shifts From Monero To Dogecoin
The change, announced via X, represents a structural pivot rather than an incremental upgrade. “Phase 3 is live. Qubic has completed the Dogecoin mining migration. XMR is out. The new architecture is in full effect,” the team wrote, outlining a system where ASICs are dedicated entirely to DOGE mining, while CPUs and GPUs are fully allocated to AI training.
Phase 3 is live.
Qubic has completed the Dogecoin mining migration. XMR is out. The new architecture is in full effect: ASICs → mining DOGE at 100% CPUs/GPUs → training Aigarth at 100%
No more alternating. No more compromises. Both workstreams running simultaneously… pic.twitter.com/XaRJXb3AwY
— Qubic (@_Qubic_) April 23, 2026
Previously, Qubic’s architecture required alternating compute resources between mining and AI workloads. That constraint has now been removed. “No more alternating. No more compromises. Both workstreams running simultaneously at full capacity, for the first time ever,” the team said, framing the upgrade as a step toward full resource utilization.
Central to the model is a circular capital mechanism. According to Qubic, “DOGE mined → sold → QU bought back → distributed to computors. The flywheel is spinning.” The design effectively routes mining output into continuous buy pressure for QU, Qubic’s native unit, while maintaining ongoing DOGE production.
Alongside the architectural rollout, Qubic published initial performance data from Day 1 of Phase 3. Using a sample based on the DG1+ ASIC at 13 GH/s, the team compared returns between its system and traditional mining pools.
“Mining DOGE via Qubic → 10,314,425 Qu’s → $7.94/day. Mining DOGE on traditional pools → 62.31 DOGE → $6.02/day. That’s +$1.92/day. ~32% more profit. Same hardware. Same effort. Completely different outcome.”
The Doge Mining, Phase 3, Day 1 numbers are in.
Real sample. qMine&#8217;s DG1+ ASIC. 13 GH/s.
Mining DOGE via Qubic
→ 10,314,425 Qu&#8217;s → $7.94/day
Mining DOGE on traditional pools
→ 62.31 DOGE → $6.02/day
That&#8217;s +$1.92/day. ~32% more profit.
Same hardware. Same effort.… pic.twitter.com/1MWOaDdi36
— Qubic (@_Qubic_) April 23, 2026
For Dogecoin itself, the cleanest reading is that Qubic has become a real, but still relatively small, mining participant. A roughly 0.086% hashrate share (2.1 TH/s vs. 2.44 PH/s) is not enough to reshape network security, block production, or DOGE sell pressure on its own. What it does show is that the migration is no longer theoretical: Qubic has live Scrypt hash on the network, and its model is now exposed to the same test that matters for every miner, whether it can scale.
That makes the next phase less about launch rhetoric and more about trajectory. If Qubic’s DOGE hashrate keeps climbing from here, the story will shift from whether the network entered Dogecoin mining to how quickly it can turn an early foothold into something material for DOGE’s mining landscape.
Before the Dogecoin pivot, Qubic used XMR mining as a live proof-of-concept for its Useful Proof of Work model, showing that network compute could be redirected into external mining and then recycled back into the Qubic economy. Over that run, the project said it climbed as high as 45% of Monero’s global hashrate in one epoch, found 3,496 Monero blocks, and at one stage even carried out a public 51% takeover demonstration.
At press time, DOGE traded at $0.09791.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/qubic-launches-dogecoin-mining-phase-3-what-it-means-for-doge</link><guid>843291</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DOGEUSDT_2026-04-24_10-58-33.png?resize=1024%2C502</dc:content ><dc:text>Qubic Launches Dogecoin Mining Phase 3: What It Means For DOGE</dc:text></item><item><title>Researcher breaks 15-bit elliptic curve key in 'largest quantum attack,' wins 1 bitcoin bounty from Project Eleven - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Researcher breaks 15-bit elliptic curve key in 'largest quantum attack,' wins 1 bitcoin bounty from Project Eleven& & The Block]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/researcher-breaks-15-bit-elliptic-curve-key-in-largest-quantum-attack-wins-1-bitcoin-bounty-from-project-eleven-the-block</link><guid>843342</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Researcher breaks 15-bit elliptic curve key in 'largest quantum attack,' wins 1 bitcoin bounty from Project Eleven - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>It’s ‘Over’—After Devastating Price Crash, Saylor Declares The End Of Bitcoin And Crypto Winter - Forbes</title><description><![CDATA[It’s ‘Over’—After Devastating Price Crash, Saylor Declares The End Of Bitcoin And Crypto Winter& & Forbes]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/its-overafter-devastating-price-crash-saylor-declares-the-end-of-bitcoin-and-crypto-winter-forbes</link><guid>843347</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>It’s ‘Over’—After Devastating Price Crash, Saylor Declares The End Of Bitcoin And Crypto Winter - Forbes</dc:text></item><item><title>Nakamoto launches Bitcoin derivatives program with Bitwise, Kraken - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Nakamoto launches Bitcoin derivatives program with Bitwise, Kraken& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/nakamoto-launches-bitcoin-derivatives-program-with-bitwise-kraken-investingcom</link><guid>843384</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Nakamoto launches Bitcoin derivatives program with Bitwise, Kraken - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Stripe’s Tempo blockchain raised $500M, has lower TPS than Bitcoin - Protos | Informed crypto news</title><description><![CDATA[Stripe’s Tempo blockchain raised $500M, has lower TPS than Bitcoin& & Protos | Informed crypto news]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/stripes-tempo-blockchain-raised-500m-has-lower-tps-than-bitcoin-protos-informed-crypto-news</link><guid>843377</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Stripe’s Tempo blockchain raised $500M, has lower TPS than Bitcoin - Protos | Informed crypto news</dc:text></item><item><title>Prediction: Bitcoin Will Soar to $100,000 (or More!) by Year-End. Here's Why. - The Motley Fool</title><description><![CDATA[Prediction: Bitcoin Will Soar to $100,000 (or More!) by Year-End. Here's Why.& & The Motley Fool]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/prediction-bitcoin-will-soar-to-100000-or-more-by-year-end-heres-why-the-motley-fool</link><guid>843359</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Prediction: Bitcoin Will Soar to $100,000 (or More!) by Year-End. Here's Why. - The Motley Fool</dc:text></item><item><title>How Nakamoto is using Bitcoin options to earn income and limit losses - Stock Titan</title><description><![CDATA[How Nakamoto is using Bitcoin options to earn income and limit losses& & Stock Titan]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/how-nakamoto-is-using-bitcoin-options-to-earn-income-and-limit-losses-stock-titan</link><guid>843394</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>How Nakamoto is using Bitcoin options to earn income and limit losses - Stock Titan</dc:text></item><item><title>Amundi launches physical bitcoin ETP in Europe - ETF Stream</title><description><![CDATA[Amundi launches physical bitcoin ETP in Europe& & ETF Stream]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/amundi-launches-physical-bitcoin-etp-in-europe-etf-stream</link><guid>843387</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Amundi launches physical bitcoin ETP in Europe - ETF Stream</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin April 24 daily chart alert - Late-week pause - KITCO</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin April 24 daily chart alert - Late-week pause& & KITCO]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-april-24-daily-chart-alert-late-week-pause-kitco</link><guid>843376</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin April 24 daily chart alert - Late-week pause - KITCO</dc:text></item><item><title>Bloomberg analyst spots rare reversal in Bitcoin ETF flows - thestreet.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bloomberg analyst spots rare reversal in Bitcoin ETF flows& & thestreet.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bloomberg-analyst-spots-rare-reversal-in-bitcoin-etf-flows-thestreetcom</link><guid>843374</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bloomberg analyst spots rare reversal in Bitcoin ETF flows - thestreet.com</dc:text></item><item><title>The Last XRP Wave E Resistance To Watch Before The Surge</title><description><![CDATA[XRP is nearing a key technical level as analyst CasiTrades highlights price action moving into the final Wave E resistance of its current consolidation. With several critical levels now aligning, attention is on how XRP reacts at this zone, which could shape its next major move.
XRP Wave E Resistance Backed By Fibonacci Confluence
In a recent X post, CasiTrades presents XRP as being in the final leg of a multi-wave consolidation, with Wave E marking the last phase before resolution. She posted a chart illustrating a well-defined Elliott Wave structure, including smaller subwaves that collectively guide price toward a resistance cluster between $1.50 and $1.53.
The chart also shows multiple Fibonacci levels converging within this range, including a 1.618 extension near $1.51 and overlapping retracement levels that tighten the resistance area. In addition, a descending resistance trendline intersects this same region, adding another layer of technical pressure. These combined elements explain why the analyst identifies this range as a major test for XRP.
The structure leading into this resistance is equally important. A rising trendline supports the entire move, connecting higher lows and maintaining upward momentum throughout the formation. This trendline reinforces the idea that XRP is still progressing through its final consolidation phase.
At the same time, CasiTrades emphasizes that this outlook depends on XRP holding above $1.39. The chart clearly marks this level as critical support, aligning with previous price reactions and Fibonacci backing. A break below this point would invalidate the wave structure and cancel the expectation of a final push toward resistance.
Momentum Conditions Building Around Key Zone
Extending this analysis further, CasiTrades links XRP’s approach to resistance with both momentum indicators and broader market movement. The chart’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) shows momentum hovering around mid-range levels, suggesting that price still has room to move higher, but without strong acceleration. This supports the expectation of a gradual climb into the $1.50–$1.53 zone.
The analyst also draws attention to Bitcoin’s role in this setup, noting that a move toward the $79,000 resistance region could align with XRP reaching its own resistance. This synchronization is presented as a key timing factor, where both assets may approach critical levels simultaneously.
If that alignment plays out, CasiTrades suggests XRP may face rejection before fully reaching $1.53, creating a scenario where the move falls short of the upper boundary. In such a case, downside targets are identified between $1.09 and $0.87, marking a potential retracement after the Wave E structure completes. These levels correspond with deeper support zones and Fibonacci retracements shown on the chart.
Overall, the analysis positions the $1.50–$1.53 range as the final resistance within the current structure. As presented by CasiTrades, this zone represents the point where XRP’s consolidation is expected to resolve, making it the key resistance level to monitor before any potential surge. 
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It hasn't been this extreme in almost 4 years. - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin, dollar move in near-perfect opposition. It hasn't been this extreme in almost 4 years.& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-dollar-move-in-near-perfect-opposition-it-hasnt-been-this-extreme-in-almost-4-years-coindesk</link><guid>843360</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin, dollar move in near-perfect opposition. It hasn't been this extreme in almost 4 years. - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin 2026 Schedule: Every Speaker At The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Event - Maxim</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin 2026 Schedule: Every Speaker At The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Event& & Maxim]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-2026-schedule-every-speaker-at-the-worlds-biggest-bitcoin-event-maxim</link><guid>843256</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin 2026 Schedule: Every Speaker At The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Event - Maxim</dc:text></item><item><title>What factors make a location suitable for Bitcoin mining beyond low electricity cost?</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-factors-make-a-location-suitable-for-bitcoin-mining-beyond-low-electricity-cost</link><guid>843336</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What factors make a location suitable for Bitcoin mining beyond low electricity cost?</dc:text></item><item><title>Elon Musk's Tesla Retains Bitcoin Holdings in Q1 Amid $222 Million Digital Assets Losses On Paper - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk's Tesla Retains Bitcoin Holdings in Q1 Amid $222 Million Digital Assets Losses On Paper& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/elon-musks-tesla-retains-bitcoin-holdings-in-q1-amid-222-million-digital-assets-losses-on-paper-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843208</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Elon Musk's Tesla Retains Bitcoin Holdings in Q1 Amid $222 Million Digital Assets Losses On Paper - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>BTC price steady near $77,500 as derivatives signal cooling momentum, cautious sentiment - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[BTC price steady near $77,500 as derivatives signal cooling momentum, cautious sentiment& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/btc-price-steady-near-77500-as-derivatives-signal-cooling-momentum-cautious-sentiment-coindesk</link><guid>843207</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BTC price steady near $77,500 as derivatives signal cooling momentum, cautious sentiment - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin ETFs see $2B inflows over 8-day streak, signaling institutional demand - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETFs see $2B inflows over 8-day streak, signaling institutional demand& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-etfs-see-2b-inflows-over-8-day-streak-signaling-institutional-demand-crypto-briefing</link><guid>843252</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin ETFs see $2B inflows over 8-day streak, signaling institutional demand - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>Analysts Say Saylor’s ‘Bitcoin Winter Is Over’ Call Is Premature - bloomingbit</title><description><![CDATA[Analysts Say Saylor’s ‘Bitcoin Winter Is Over’ Call Is Premature& & bloomingbit]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/analysts-say-saylors-bitcoin-winter-is-over-call-is-premature-bloomingbit</link><guid>843260</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Analysts Say Saylor’s ‘Bitcoin Winter Is Over’ Call Is Premature - bloomingbit</dc:text></item><item><title>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - AOL.com</title><description><![CDATA[What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off?& & AOL.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-happens-to-bitcoin-if-this-fintech-stocks-recent-innovation-really-takes-off-aolcom</link><guid>843227</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - AOL.com</dc:text></item><item><title>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - The Globe and Mail</title><description><![CDATA[What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off?& & The Globe and Mail]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-happens-to-bitcoin-if-this-fintech-stocks-recent-innovation-really-takes-off-the-globe-and-mail</link><guid>843249</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - The Globe and Mail</dc:text></item><item><title>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-happens-to-bitcoin-if-this-fintech-stocks-recent-innovation-really-takes-off-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843365</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - The Motley Fool</title><description><![CDATA[What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off?& & The Motley Fool]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-happens-to-bitcoin-if-this-fintech-stocks-recent-innovation-really-takes-off-the-motley-fool</link><guid>843211</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What Happens to Bitcoin If This Fintech Stock's Recent Innovation Really Takes Off? - The Motley Fool</dc:text></item><item><title>Anthony Scaramucci Questions Bitcoin's Potential Worth As 'Global Requirement' For Cybersecurity - Benzinga</title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Scaramucci Questions Bitcoin's Potential Worth As 'Global Requirement' For Cybersecurity& & Benzinga]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/anthony-scaramucci-questions-bitcoins-potential-worth-as-global-requirement-for-cybersecurity-benzinga</link><guid>843263</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Anthony Scaramucci Questions Bitcoin's Potential Worth As 'Global Requirement' For Cybersecurity - Benzinga</dc:text></item><item><title>Michael Saylor says BTC winter is over. Market analyst disagrees, says bitcoin was in a pullback - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Michael Saylor says BTC winter is over. Market analyst disagrees, says bitcoin was in a pullback& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/michael-saylor-says-btc-winter-is-over-market-analyst-disagrees-says-bitcoin-was-in-a-pullback-coindesk</link><guid>843206</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Michael Saylor says BTC winter is over. Market analyst disagrees, says bitcoin was in a pullback - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Could Survive Sale Of Satoshi’s Coins, On-Chain Expert Says</title><description><![CDATA[On-chain analyst James Check has pushed back against claims that a quantum-enabled sale of Satoshi-era Bitcoin would represent an existential market shock, arguing that the likely sell-side pressure is far smaller than the headline numbers suggest.
In an April 23 report titled “Selling Satoshi’s Stack,” Check examined the debate over whether Bitcoin should freeze quantum-vulnerable coins if a cryptographically relevant quantum computer, or CRQC, becomes viable. The discussion has intensified around older Bitcoin outputs whose public keys are exposed, including coins from Bitcoin’s earliest years that many market participants associate with Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin Quantum Fears Over Satoshi’s Coins Overblown?
Check’s central argument is not that quantum risk should be ignored. He said Bitcoiners should support “the debate, development, and preparation” of credible post-quantum solutions. But he rejected the idea that vulnerable coins automatically translate into a market-ending sell event.
“Quantum bulls often quote the 6.9M vulnerable coins as being a sword of Damocles that threatens to kill Bitcoin should a CRQC ever come to market,” Check wrote. “As with most things, there is a tonne of lost nuance, and the devil is absolutely in the details.”
According to the report, roughly 6.934 million BTC currently fall into categories that could be vulnerable to long-range quantum attacks because their public keys are exposed. That includes 1.716 million BTC in Satoshi-era P2PK outputs, 214,000 BTC in Taproot addresses, and about 4.996 million BTC held in reused addresses.
Check argues that the full 6.934 million BTC figure is best understood as a theoretical upper bound rather than a realistic market-risk estimate. Taproot is relatively new, he noted, meaning many owners are likely still active and able to migrate. Reused addresses, meanwhile, likely include large volumes managed by exchanges, custodians, ETFs and other entities with both the incentive and capacity to upgrade when post-quantum paths become available.
“The real risk are the 1.716M Satoshi Era P2PK coins, which many liken to a sunken galleon full of gold, there for the taking if the lock can be pried open,” Check wrote.
Even under a severe assumption that all 1.716 million P2PK coins are stolen and sold, Check said the market impact would likely be significant but not fatal. He compared the haul against revived supply, URPD shifts, exchange deposits and trading volumes, finding that the full P2PK balance is broadly equivalent to about 60 to 90 days of sell-side activity seen in Bitcoin bull markets or late-stage bear-market capitulations.
“There is no doubt that a QC attacker selling all the P2PK coins would negatively impact the price. It probably creates a bear market. However, where will, I push back strongly, is it is nowhere near the ‘end-of-days’ fatal sell-side many quantum bulls in the debate seem to claim.”
Check pointed to revived supply, which measures coins held for at least six months that are spent on a given day, as one lens for estimating Bitcoin’s ability to absorb older supply. He said a baseline of roughly 10,000 BTC per day is typical even in bear-market conditions, while bull-market profit-taking can push revived supply above 20,000 to 30,000 BTC per day.
On that basis, the sale of Satoshi-era P2PK coins would represent a large but not unprecedented demand test. Check also cited recent 90-day cost-basis turnover, arguing that more than 2.3 million BTC had moved to new buyers between $60,000 and $80,000 since the Feb. 5, 2026 sell-off, exceeding the P2PK balance by 1.36 times.
The report also discusses the proposed “hourglass” compromise in the BIP-360 debate, under which miners could include no more than one P2PK output per block. With about 38,000 P2PK outputs, Check estimated that such a mechanism would take roughly 264 days to fully exhaust the set, roughly in line with an optimistic post-quantum migration timeline for the broader Bitcoin network.
For Check, the quantum debate ultimately goes beyond market mechanics. The sell-side argument, he suggests, is weaker than often claimed; the harder question is whether Bitcoin should preserve property rights even when old coins become vulnerable, or intervene before someone else can take them.
“To the folks who claim we MUST freeze the coins because of the sell-side, I’d encourage you to put some numbers to your claims,” he wrote. “Instead, the actual thrust of this debate is around the principles of what Bitcoin is.”
At press time, BTC traded at $77,869.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-could-survive-sale-of-satoshis-coins-on-chain-expert-says</link><guid>843293</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BTCUSDT_2026-04-24_08-56-07.png?resize=1024%2C502</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Could Survive Sale Of Satoshi’s Coins, On-Chain Expert Says</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Recovery May Not Arrive Until October, Scaramucci Says - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Recovery May Not Arrive Until October, Scaramucci Says& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-recovery-may-not-arrive-until-october-scaramucci-says-tradingview</link><guid>843209</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Recovery May Not Arrive Until October, Scaramucci Says - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Metaplanet Cuts Bitcoin Funding Plan After Bond Issuance - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[Metaplanet Cuts Bitcoin Funding Plan After Bond Issuance& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/metaplanet-cuts-bitcoin-funding-plan-after-bond-issuance-moomoo</link><guid>843247</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Metaplanet Cuts Bitcoin Funding Plan After Bond Issuance - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Spot bitcoin ETFs draw $2 billion in net inflows over 8-day positive streak - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Spot bitcoin ETFs draw $2 billion in net inflows over 8-day positive streak& & The Block]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/spot-bitcoin-etfs-draw-2-billion-in-net-inflows-over-8-day-positive-streak-the-block</link><guid>843218</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Spot bitcoin ETFs draw $2 billion in net inflows over 8-day positive streak - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>Are Bitcoin Whales Opportunists? On-Chain Data Reveals the Truth - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Are Bitcoin Whales Opportunists? On-Chain Data Reveals the Truth& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/are-bitcoin-whales-opportunists-on-chain-data-reveals-the-truth-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843217</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Are Bitcoin Whales Opportunists? On-Chain Data Reveals the Truth - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin’s $3.8 billion recovery in 2026 hits crossroads with the path to $150,000 still open - CryptoSlate</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin’s $3.8 billion recovery in 2026 hits crossroads with the path to $150,000 still open& & CryptoSlate]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoins-38-billion-recovery-in-2026-hits-crossroads-with-the-path-to-150000-still-open-cryptoslate</link><guid>843245</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin’s $3.8 billion recovery in 2026 hits crossroads with the path to $150,000 still open - CryptoSlate</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin To Hit 'Investable Low' Around This Time In 2026, Forecasts Seasoned Trader: 'The Next High Will - Benzinga</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin To Hit 'Investable Low' Around This Time In 2026, Forecasts Seasoned Trader: 'The Next High Will& & Benzinga]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-to-hit-investable-low-around-this-time-in-2026-forecasts-seasoned-trader-the-next-high-will-benzinga</link><guid>843239</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin To Hit 'Investable Low' Around This Time In 2026, Forecasts Seasoned Trader: 'The Next High Will - Benzinga</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million in zero-interest bonds to buy more BTC - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million in zero-interest bonds to buy more BTC& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-holder-metaplanet-raises-50-million-in-zero-interest-bonds-to-buy-more-btc-coindesk</link><guid>843213</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million in zero-interest bonds to buy more BTC - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Strive May Have Bought 137 Bitcoin Over Two Days - bloomingbit</title><description><![CDATA[Strive May Have Bought 137 Bitcoin Over Two Days& & bloomingbit]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/strive-may-have-bought-137-bitcoin-over-two-days-bloomingbit</link><guid>843265</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Strive May Have Bought 137 Bitcoin Over Two Days - bloomingbit</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Slides Below $78K as Oil Prices Surge, Eyes Fourth Straight Weekly Gain - StockInvest.us</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Slides Below $78K as Oil Prices Surge, Eyes Fourth Straight Weekly Gain& & StockInvest.us]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-slides-below-78k-as-oil-prices-surge-eyes-fourth-straight-weekly-gain-stockinvestus</link><guid>843246</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Slides Below $78K as Oil Prices Surge, Eyes Fourth Straight Weekly Gain - StockInvest.us</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin’s April 24 surge driven by short squeeze, not fundamentals - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin’s April 24 surge driven by short squeeze, not fundamentals& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoins-april-24-surge-driven-by-short-squeeze-not-fundamentals-crypto-briefing</link><guid>843234</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin’s April 24 surge driven by short squeeze, not fundamentals - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>Analyst Says Everyone Misunderstood The M2-Bitcoin Relationship, Here’s What Happens</title><description><![CDATA[The relationship between Bitcoin and the M2 Global Money supply chart has been a long one in the making, with similarities over the years. Given that both of these have seemed to follow each other over the years, the M2 rising has been something that analysts have pointed out as bullish for Bitcoin. However, with the recent deviation, calls for the similarities have died down, with many believing that the correlation has ended. But one analyst has stood out, saying the chart is misunderstood.
The Bitcoin Price Is Still Following The M2 Chart
Crypto analyst KillaXBT shared a chart showing the M2 performance compared to the Bitcoin performance. But instead of just showing recent years, the analyst shows the correlation over the last three bull and bear market cycles, to show that the two have always followed each other.
The analysis suggests that investors who have been plotting the two charts together have been doing it wrong and actually misunderstood how the correlation worked. According to KillaXBT, the deviation that has made people abandon the M2 chart is nothing out of the ordinary and is, in fact, following the correct trend.
The current downside that the Bitcoin price is seeing, the analyst explains, actually follows what has happened in the past when the M2 had topped. The result for Bitcoin has always been a crash after the M2 reaches its peak, effectively plunging it into a bear market.
As the crypto analyst explains, the sequence that the M2 tops and then Bitcoin tops is wrong. Rather, it is the other way around, where the Bitcoin price first reaches a top. Following this, the M2 continues to rise while the Bitcoin price ranges for a while. Then, once the M2 finally reaches its peak, it leads to a prolonged downtrend for Bitcoin.
In the analysis, KillaXBT explained that the M2 has actually not topped. Hence, it continues to move upwards. If this analysis is correct, then it means that the Bitcoin decline is far from over, given that the price usually drops once the M2 peaks.
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Given that this trend has been repeated in the last three cycles, the analyst explains that it is unlikely to decouple this time around. As a result, investors should brace for impact as to when the M2 finally peaks before Bitcoin can reach a bottom.
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Three reasons traders expect a rally 'within days' - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin primed for $80,000? Three reasons traders expect a rally 'within days'& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-primed-for-80000-three-reasons-traders-expect-a-rally-within-days-dlnewscom</link><guid>843210</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin primed for $80,000? Three reasons traders expect a rally 'within days' - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin primed for $80,000? Three reasons traders expect a rally 'within days' - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin primed for $80,000? Three reasons traders expect a rally 'within days'& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-primed-for-80000-three-reasons-traders-expect-a-rally-within-days-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843220</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin primed for $80,000? 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Crypto Groups Push Senate For Markup Date
On Thursday, the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and the Blockchain Association (BA), joined by a coalition of more than 120 organizations from across the ecosystem, urged the Senate to fast-track the crypto market structure bill, also known as the CLARITY Act.
In a letter addressed to Senators Tim Scott, Cynthia Lummis, Elizabeth Warren, and Ruben Gallego, the crypto groups asked the Senate Banking Committee to notice and set a markup date for the CLARITY Act to “provide a comprehensive federal market structure framework for digital assets.”
The coalition highlighted the Committee leadership’s commitment to serve the needs of Americans, but noted that this is a “critical moment” for US leadership in digital finance and policy.
As they explained, a well-designed market structure regime is fundamental to clarifying the roles and responsibilities of market participants, ensuring robust consumer protections, and preserving US leadership in financial innovation.
They argued that “timely action is critical,” as the absence of a comprehensive framework risks giving economic and strategic advantages to other major jurisdictions that have already implemented comparable policies.
The letter also applauded actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to bring clarity to digital asset market participants.
However, they stressed that “agency action alone is not a durable solution,” arguing that the US “cannot risk a return to the previous era of regulation by enforcement, which perpetuated uncertainty for both builders and market participants.”
“Our industry recognizes the importance of this moment. (…) The U.S. has long been the global leader in financial markets due to its commitment to clear rules, strong institutions, and openness to innovation. With thoughtful market structure legislation, Congress has the opportunity to extend that leadership into the next generation of financial technology. For these reasons, we strongly encourage the Committee to swiftly move forward with a markup of digital asset market structure legislation as soon as practicable,” the letter read.
CLARITY Act Risks Mid-May Delay
The crypto industry’s letter comes as news of a potential delay in the CLARITY Act’s markup emerges. As reported by Bitcoinist, the Committee has until this Friday to formally notice a markup if it intends to hold a vote on the CLARITY Act next week.
Nonetheless, pressure from the banking sector may push the long-awaited markup session, initially expected for late April, to the second week of May, when lawmakers return from recess.
According to the reports, Senator Thom Tillis’ office has faced a “targeted pressure campaign” from banking groups, which are reportedly unhappy with the stablecoin yield restrictions included in the current version of the act.
For context, the crypto and banking industries have been fighting over the potential prohibition of yield and rewards on stablecoin balances. This dispute has stalled the bill for over three months.
In late March, lawmakers shared a revised draft with the two parties to address the long-standing dispute. The latest language reportedly prohibited platforms from offering yield, directly or indirectly, for holding a stablecoin, or in a manner that resembles a bank deposit.
The draft also limits workarounds and prohibits any activity “economically or functionally equivalent” to interest. Despite the fears of a longer delay, a mid-May markup remains within the timeline multiple lawmakers and crypto industry figures have mentioned.
Paradigm’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Justin Slaughter, stated that the pressure won’t start until after Memorial Day. Similarly, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has deemed May the most critical month for the bill before lawmakers shift attention toward the midterm campaign season.
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The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. 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The devices contained roughly 400,000 euros, about $467,000.
Authorities arrested three suspects in Almería in connection with what officials described as the biggest illegal Spanish-language manga distribution platform in the country&#8217;s history.
The site had been running since 2014. Over roughly a decade, it pulled in more than 4 million euros — around $4.55 million — mostly through advertising revenue. Visitors got free access to pirated manga while the operators quietly collected ad money in the background.
Spain&#8217;s Interior Ministry confirmed the arrests and the seizure. The investigation was opened in June 2025 after rights holders filed complaints against the platform.
Whether Police Can Actually Access The Funds Remains Unclear
Seizing a cold wallet is one thing. Getting inside it is another.
Cold wallets require a PIN or a seed phrase to unlock. Without those credentials, the hardware is essentially useless — the funds stay locked, inaccessible to anyone, including law enforcement.
Officials have not said whether they obtained the information needed to open the devices. Spain&#8217;s Interior Ministry had not responded to requests for comment before the story was published.
Spanish National Police have dismantled a major illegal manga distribution website that had been operating since 2014 from Almería.
The site drew millions of users and earned more than 4 million € from ads
Officers arrested 3 people on intellectual property crime charges.… pic.twitter.com/RtkDie2kfw
— Pirat_Nation (@Pirat_Nation) April 22, 2026
The case puts a spotlight on a problem that police departments worldwide are still working through. Hardware wallets are showing up in investigations that have nothing to do with crypto fraud or digital currency schemes. Piracy operations, it turns out, are now storing earnings the same way crypto investors do.
South Korea Has Faced Its Own Custody Failures
Even when authorities can access seized crypto, holding onto it has proven difficult. South Korea has dealt with two high-profile losses of confiscated digital assets in recent years.
In one case, about 22 Bitcoin — valued at $1.5 million at the time — went missing from the Gangnam Police Station.
The funds had been seized in 2021 and vanished without the cold wallet being physically stolen, according to reports. A nationwide audit of digital asset custody practices uncovered the loss.
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Tether’s Latest Crackdown
According to Tether’s Thursday disclosure, the freeze came after authorities allegedly identified the wallets as linked to sanctions evasion, criminal networks, or other illicit activity. 
The company framed this as part of its routine response to lawful requests from governments in the US and abroad, noting that it works with more than 340 law enforcement agencies across 65 countries.
In a statement, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino emphasized that USDT should not be used as a “safe haven” for wrongdoing. He argued that when Tether sees credible links to sanctioned entities or criminal networks, it acts quickly and decisively. 
Beyond this specific freeze, Tether said its broader cooperation has supported more than 2,300 cases globally, including over 1,200 tied to US law enforcement. 
The company added that those efforts have contributed to the freezing of more than $4.4 billion in assets, including over $2.1 billion linked to US authorities.
Circle Under Fire 
Tether’s move comes as the industry&#8217;s second-largest stablecoin issuer, Circle (CRCL), which issues USDC, has faced increased scrutiny. The firm has faced criticism for what some describe as a lack of similarly prompt actions. 
The issue was highlighted after the Drift Protocol hack in early April, when reports alleged that in several widely documented thefts and hacks, the issuer either delayed freezing responses or did not freeze funds at all—allowing attackers to move large sums across blockchains and convert them into other assets.
That controversy is now tied to legal action. NewsBTC reported last week that Circle is facing a fresh lawsuit in Massachusetts connected to the $280 million Drift Protocol hack. 
The complaint alleges that Circle did not freeze stolen funds even though it allegedly had both the technical capability and contractual authority to do so. 
The allegations include that attackers were able to offload up to $230 million onto the Ethereum blockchain by leveraging Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), according to the lawsuit’s framing. 
Plaintiffs say this ability to transfer stablecoin-related assets during the period when funds were being moved is central to why they believe Circle should have prevented the transfers.
While Circle faces accusations over the Drift incident, Tether announced a strategic collaboration with the Drift Protocol. Tether said the effort is intended to support user recovery and help relaunch the Drift platform. 
The collaboration, Tether said, creates a structured recovery plan supported by up to nearly $150 million in combined backing, including up to $127.5 million from the company.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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A Calculated Move In Federal Court
The former FTX chief executive filed a letter Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, withdrawing a Rule 33 motion he had been pursuing to overturn his conviction.
The withdrawal, he made clear, is not final. He dropped the motion without prejudice, meaning he can bring it back after his appeal and his separate request to have a different judge assigned to the case are resolved.
Bankman-Fried, 32, is currently held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California, where he is serving a 25-year sentence handed down after his 2023 conviction on fraud and related charges tied to the collapse of FTX.
At its peak, the crypto exchange was one of the largest in the world.
His decision to pull the motion came after Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered him to explain whether lawyers had helped him draft an earlier filing — a pro se document, meaning one submitted without formal legal representation.
Federal prosecutors had raised doubts about whether Bankman-Fried had written the filing on his own, particularly after his mother, Barbara Fried, sent her own letter to the court. She had no legal standing to do so.
Questions About Who Wrote What
In his Wednesday response, Sam Bankman-Fried said he consulted with his parents while writing the letter but described himself as the &#8220;ultimate author of the documents.&#8221;
He said the need to respond to the court&#8217;s questions had taken time away from preparing a fuller response to prosecutors opposing his new trial request. That, combined with his stated belief that Judge Kaplan would not treat the matter fairly, led him to withdraw the motion.
His bid to have Kaplan removed from the case predates Wednesday&#8217;s filing. Back in February, Bankman-Fried asked a court to assign a different judge to rule on his new trial request, accusing Kaplan of showing &#8220;extreme prejudice.&#8221;
That request remains active. So does his appeal of both his conviction and his sentence, which is pending before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Sam Bankman-Fried: Pardon Talk Has Done Little To Help His Cause
Outside the courtroom, Bankman-Fried has made no secret of his interest in a presidential pardon. According to reports, he has posted publicly praising US President Donald Trump&#8217;s crypto-related policies and his administration&#8217;s military moves in Iran.
But Trump has shown no sign of extending any relief. Based on reports from a January interview with The New York Times, Trump said flatly that he had no plans to pardon the convicted founder of FTX.
Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
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Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Has Gone Up Over The Past Month
According to data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, Bitcoin supply has been moving into the hands of the long-term holders recently. The &#8220;long-term holders&#8221; (LTHs) here refer to the BTC investors who have been holding onto their coins since more than 155 days ago.
Statistically, the longer investors keep their tokens dormant, the less likely they become to transfer them in the future. As such, the LTHs with their relatively long holding time are considered to represent the resolute side of the market.
Now, here is a chart that shows the 30-day netflow in the supply of these Bitcoin diamond hands over the last couple of years:
As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin LTHs have seen their 30-day netflow sit at notable positive levels recently, suggesting that tokens have been maturing into the cohort. More specifically, 303,500 BTC entered the group over the past month.
In the second half of last year, the LTHs were participating in net distribution, and their selloff intensified as the price plunged in the fourth quarter. The pattern started to shift in January 2026, with HODLing behavior in the market ramping up during the post-February crash consolidation phase.
While this development has happened, the short-term holders (STHs), corresponding to buyers from the last five months, have naturally observed a decline in their supply.
In the same period, the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Strategy have also absorbed a chunk of the supply, with their holdings rising by 16,800 and 53,000 coins, respectively. Based on the trend, CryptoQuant has noted, &#8220;Bitcoin supply is moving into stronger hands.&#8221;
In some other news, the latest Bitcoin recovery rally doesn&#8217;t find spot demand at its source, as explained by CryptoQuant head of research Julio Moreno in an X post.
From the above chart, it&#8217;s visible that the change in the BTC spot demand has mostly been negative for the last few months and the latest rally hasn&#8217;t seen the trend shift. Meanwhile, the futures market has seen demand climb instead. &#8220;The recent Bitcoin price increase is completely driven by demand in the perpetual futures market,&#8221; said Moreno.
A similar pattern was witnessed during the January BTC price rally, but without spot demand, that run couldn&#8217;t last. &#8220;There are risks of a correction if traders start taking profits while spot demand continues to contract,&#8221; noted the analyst.
BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $77,600, up 4% in the last seven days.
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Sentiment Index Climbs To Highest Point Since January
That accumulation is happening against a backdrop of improving, if still cautious, market sentiment. The Alternative.me Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index surged 14 points in a single day to reach a score of 46 out of 100 — the highest reading since January 18 and the biggest one-day jump in more than three months.
Bitcoin supply is moving into stronger hands.
Over the last 30 days:
• Long Term Holder Supply: +303K BTC
• ETF Netflows: +16.8K BTC
• Strategy: +53.0K BTC
And meanwhile:
• Short Term Holder Supply: -290K BTC pic.twitter.com/LeoKkZ3MMq
— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) April 22, 2026
The score remains in the &#8220;Fear&#8221; zone, where it has been stuck since mid-January, but the speed of the move caught attention across trading circles. Bitcoin itself held near $78k after briefly climbing to $79,500, a gain of roughly 5% over a 20-hour window.
The index score of 46 sits just below the neutral threshold of 50. Getting there matters, but the market still has ground to cover.
Futures Market Leads The Push
Not all of the momentum behind Bitcoin&#8217;s rise came from the same place. According to CryptoQuant&#8217;s analysis, the rally was driven entirely by demand in the perpetual futures market.
Spot demand — buying on actual exchanges rather than through derivatives — has been contracting, albeit slowly. CryptoQuant flagged that a price correction could follow if traders begin taking profits while spot interest remains weak.
Speculative rally: The recent Bitcoin price increase is completely driven by demand in the perpetual futures market. Meanwhile, spot demand is still contracting (although at a slower pace).
The same happened on January, when Bitcoin peaked at $98K.
There are risks of a… pic.twitter.com/HDt157QJwJ
— Julio Moreno (@jjcmoreno) April 22, 2026
Perp-driven moves without matching spot activity have historically been short-lived, and that pattern is worth watching here.
Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has been among the most aggressive buyers, snapping up 53,000 Bitcoin over the past month alone.
Reports from CryptoQuant indicate the broader supply shift points to coins moving from short-term to long-term holders — a sign, analysts say, that the asset is finding a more stable base of ownership.
Retail Traders Yet To Return In Force
One notable gap in the recovery is retail participation. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan has said publicly that everyday traders have not returned to the market at the same volumes seen in previous cycles.
That matters because the Fear &amp; Greed Index draws heavily from retail-driven data points — Google search volume and social media activity related to crypto. Without a pickup in those signals, the index faces a ceiling.
Featured image from Shutterstock, chart from TradingView
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A Four-Phase Roadmap For XRP
Ripple’s official explanation is that post-quantum readiness on XRPL is not a single patch or one amendment dropped into the codebase. As indicated by a post on the social media platform X by XRPL Validator Vet, the roadmap is structured around two parallel objectives, which are preserving the network&#8217;s operational strengths during the transition and preparing for the possibility that the quantum threat arrives earlier than expected.
Phase 1 addresses the worst case. XRPL developers intend to execute a fallback path so that users can safely move their funds if classical cryptography breaks. The team is already exploring the use of zero-knowledge proofs so that users can prove ownership in such cases. 
Phase 2 is slated for the first half of 2026, which means it is already underway. This phase involves proactive planning and experimentation of NIST-recommended quantum-resistant signature schemes against XRPL&#8217;s transaction model. 
According to J. Ayo Akinyele, Head of Engineering at RippleXDev, this process is not a single upgrade. The team is working in collaboration with Project Eleven, building a proof-of-concept hybrid post-quantum signing implementation, including validator-level testing, Devnet benchmarking, and a post-quantum custody wallet prototype. 
Phase 3, planned for the second half of 2026, will involve the exploration of post-quantum primitives. This will involve the deployment of candidate post-quantum signatures alongside existing elliptic curve signatures on Devnet for developer testing without touching the mainnet. 
Finally, phase 4 will involve a formal amendment to the XRPL ecosystem for native post-quantum cryptography and transitioning the network to quantum-resistant signatures at scale, targeting full deployment by 2028.
The Threat Is No Longer Theoretical
The threat of quantum computing against crypto networks cannot be taken lightly. A Nobel Prize-winning physicist who helped build Google&#8217;s quantum computers warned that Bitcoin could be among the earliest real-world targets of quantum attacks. Recent research shows that a sufficiently advanced quantum computer could derive a Bitcoin private key from its public key in minutes with fewer resources than previously thought. Google&#8217;s research estimates that fewer than 500,000 physical qubits could crack ECDSA-256.
The same vulnerability applies across most major blockchains, including XRPL. Every time an XRPL account signs a transaction, its public key becomes visible on-chain. In a post-quantum world, that exposure could eventually be exploited. 
According to J. Ayo Akinyele, the the network&#8217;s transition to post-quantum readiness is a fundamental architectural shift in how digital assets are secured over the long term. This transition will change key management, validator infrastructure, and how users engage with the XRP ecosystem.
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Why The US Military Is Testing Bitcoin
Paparo made the comments on April 22 during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, in an exchange published by Rep. Lance Gooden’s office. Asked what authorities and resources INDOPACOM needs to address the national security dimensions of digital assets, Paparo offered the clearest statement of the session:
“Presently, we’re in experimentation, so I’ll give you a deeper look into that. Presently, we have a node on the Bitcoin network right now. We’re not mining Bitcoin. We’re using it to monitor, and we’re doing a number of operational tests to secure and protect networks using the Bitcoin protocol.”
JUST IN: Four-star military officer Admiral Samuel Paparo confirms the USA is running a Bitcoin node.
&#8220;We have a node on the Bitcoin network right now. We&#8217;re doing a number of operational tests to secure and protect networks using the Bitcoin protocol.&#8221; pic.twitter.com/4JIOIMtlTW
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) April 22, 2026
That comment followed a longer explanation of how he views BTC inside a military framework. Paparo told lawmakers that INDOPACOM’s interest is rooted in “cryptography, a blockchain, and reusable proof of work” as an additional tool to secure networks and project power.
Related Reading: Top US Military Officials Study Bitcoin For National Defense
He then sharpened the distinction that ran through the whole exchange: “I think this protocol is here to stay. I think the computer science of it has direct implications for the projection of power, not financial, but from a computer science standpoint, from the securing of networks. And so, I am supportive of those applications.” He added that, from a military application standpoint, his interest in Bitcoin is “as a computer science tool as a projection of power.”
The same line of reasoning surfaced again when Gooden asked about digital property rights and strategic competition. Paparo said people already use it “to protect their own digital property,” pointing again to the combination of proof-of-work, blockchain-based accountability and cryptography-based security. He said he sees “direct national security implications” in that design, while also backing anything that helps preserve US dollar dominance.
What makes the disclosure more consequential is that it did not come out of nowhere. The day before, Paparo appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee for INDOPACOM’s FY2027 posture hearing.
As Bitcoinist reported yesterday, Paparo had already started laying out the same thesis: that BTC should be understood less as a speculative asset than as a strategic protocol. In those earlier remarks, he said BTC “shows incredible potential as a computer science tool,” called it “a valuable computer science tool as a power projection,” and argued that, “outside of the economic formulation of it,” it has “really important computer science applications for cybersecurity.”
He also described it as “a peer-to-peer, zero-trust transfer of value,” language that closely matches the framework he used a day later when he disclosed the live node and operational testing.
At press time, BTC traded at $77,689.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/us-military-is-running-a-bitcoin-node-four-star-admiral-reveals</link><guid>843165</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BTCUSDT_2026-04-23_13-48-33.png?resize=1024%2C502</dc:content ><dc:text>US Military Is Running A Bitcoin Node, Four-Star Admiral Reveals</dc:text></item><item><title>The Bitcoin Cycle Is Different: Crypto Expert Reveals When Price Will Cross $100,000 Again - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[The Bitcoin Cycle Is Different: Crypto Expert Reveals When Price Will Cross $100,000 Again& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/the-bitcoin-cycle-is-different-crypto-expert-reveals-when-price-will-cross-100000-again-tradingview</link><guid>843062</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The Bitcoin Cycle Is Different: Crypto Expert Reveals When Price Will Cross $100,000 Again - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Poland’s Largest Exchange Faces $350M Swindling Allegations</title><description><![CDATA[Zondacrypto is facing allegations of fund misappropriation, as its CEO, Przemysław Kral, claims the exchange lost access to a wallet containing over 4,500 BTC. Kral stated that the wallet was sold to the exchange, but its former owner disappeared before delivering the private keys. Key Takeaways: Zondacrypto CEO Kral revealed the exchange lost access to [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/polands-largest-exchange-faces-350m-swindling-allegations</link><guid>843176</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-23t172453-264-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Poland’s Largest Exchange Faces $350M Swindling Allegations</dc:text></item><item><title>Strategy (MSTR) Is Up 15.8% After Record US$2.54B Bitcoin Buy Funded By Equity Machine - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Strategy (MSTR) Is Up 15.8% After Record US$2.54B Bitcoin Buy Funded By Equity Machine& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/strategy-mstr-is-up-158-after-record-us254b-bitcoin-buy-funded-by-equity-machine-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843061</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Strategy (MSTR) Is Up 15.8% After Record US$2.54B Bitcoin Buy Funded By Equity Machine - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>US DOJ Arrests Commando Involved in Maduro’s Removal Operation Over Insider Trading</title><description><![CDATA[Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who profited over $400K with bets placed on Polymarket, one of the largest event market platforms, was allegedly involved in the operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, back in January, and his wife, Cilia Flores. Key Takeaways: DOJ arrested Gannon Ken Van Dyke for making $400K [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/us-doj-arrests-commando-involved-in-maduros-removal-operation-over-insider-trading</link><guid>843177</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-23t183733-756-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>US DOJ Arrests Commando Involved in Maduro’s Removal Operation Over Insider Trading</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin surpasses $77,500 amid US-Iran ceasefire, Strategy’s $2.5B buy - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin surpasses $77,500 amid US-Iran ceasefire, Strategy’s $2.5B buy& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-surpasses-77500-amid-us-iran-ceasefire-strategys-25b-buy-crypto-briefing</link><guid>843092</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin surpasses $77,500 amid US-Iran ceasefire, Strategy’s $2.5B buy - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Created An Imperfection And The Price Will Crash Lower To Fill It</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin&#8217;s recent price has carried the price action into a zone that one analyst believes was never meant to hold. The cryptocurrency climbed to $78,000 over the weekend and even pushed above $79,380 in the past 24 hours. 
Technical analysis shows that in doing so, it left behind an unresolved imperfection, which is a price imbalance that markets have a well-documented tendency to revisit. 
The Weekend Rally Left Behind A Debt
Crypto analyst Minga, writing on X, identified a dynamic playing out on Bitcoin&#8217;s 4-hour candlestick timeframe chart. According to the analyst, BTC is currently in the process of filling the imbalance created over the weekend. The development visible on Minga&#8217;s chart is the formation of a head-and-shoulders pattern, which is one of the most reliable bearish reversal signals in technical analysis. 
The left shoulder and the head have already formed, and Bitcoin is now in the process of completing the right shoulder. The analyst identified a rejection zone between $76,800 and $77,400, which is shown on the chart below in red, as the area where that right shoulder is most likely to top out.
If this formation completes, it would signal a change from upward momentum into distribution, where larger players begin offloading positions. The neckline of this pattern sits around the mid-$73,000 region, which also coincides with a rising trendline that has supported price in recent sessions.
Where Does Bitcoin Go From Here?
This technical analysis proposes that the current push higher might only be a retest, and once the right shoulder is complete, the structure calls for a breakdown. The important level to watch on the way down is the previous monthly high, currently sitting at $76,053. 
According to Minga, a rejection at the $76,800 to $77,400 red box must be followed by a break below that monthly high on the subsequent revisit. Should the pattern play out as the analyst projected, the chart points toward two notable downside reference points. The first reference point is the equal low level around $70,450, which is labeled on the chart above as a liquidity target. 
Failure to break below the previous monthly high at $76,053 would invalidate the bearish scenario and give us another push toward the highs to take out the Monthly FVG above $79,000.
The second reference point is an untapped monthly imbalance of $79,388, which represents the opposing scenario. If Bitcoin instead breaks above $78,332 and acceptance is established above that level, the monthly fair value gap becomes the next logical target to the upside.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $77,640, just above the rejection zone between $76,800 and $77,400.
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Developer Activity On Cardano At The Top
Cardano (ADA) has had a notable price growth since its launch in September 2017, allowing it to ride with major cryptocurrency assets in the market. However, the leading altcoin is not entirely shaped by its remarkable price growth. 
While the network has displayed robust price performances over the years, Everstake, the largest global non-custodial staking infrastructure provider, highlighted that the strongest signal is not always price, but rather development. Everstake’s purpose in sharing this data is to address those who are showing less trust in the network.
Currently, momentum is building behind Cardano as it emerges as the most active network in the blockchain space in terms of development. As the most actively developed network, Cardano is showcasing its commitment to refining its infrastructure and also broadening its capabilities. 
Thanks to a consistent flow of updates, commits, and ecosystem enhancements that demonstrate a strong emphasis on long-term scalability and functionality, the network is leading the way in innovation.
Everstake shared that the network now controls over 8.9% of the total Layer 1 share in addition to ranking as No.1 in all-time code commits in the sector, surpassing major chains like Ethereum, XRP, BNB Chain, among others. Such an achievement reflects a sustained and consistent level of building at scale.
According to Everstake, it is important to understand that this surge in development is the result of years of tireless upgrades. The Cardano network has scooped up a total of 478,100 commits across the ecosystem, pointing to ongoing protocol improvements, expanding infrastructure, and deeper ecosystem development.
Even with Ethereum’s strong development presence, Cardano&#8217;s surpassing of ETH highlights a meaningful shift in where engineering effort is concentrated. “From our perspective, this kind of compounding developer activity is one of the most reliable indicators of long-term fundamental strength,” Everstake stated.
ADA’s Price In A Multi-Year Bear Cycle
ADA’s broader trend remains in bearish conditions even as its price has experienced a brief upward move. A crypto analyst known as TradingShot on X revealed that the altcoin is still in a multi-year bear cycle after examining price action in the weekly timeframe chart.
TradingShot stated that Cardano has been within a bear cycle since December 2, 2024, while the second bearish leg of its 5-year Channel is trending downward. Based on the current weekly Bullish Divergence, ADA is positioned at the same spot as June 2022.
If it repeats the 2022 bear cycle, the price will drop sharply toward $0.1000 by the end of the year. In a technical view, the expert has predicted that the $0.10 to $0.09 range would be an ideal long-term buy zone for the upcoming bull cycle.
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Three newly created wallets, identified by Arkham as likely linked to Bitmine, have just received 100,000 ETH from BitGo — approximately $233.7 million in a single transfer. The wallets are new. The custody provider is institutional. The timing is deliberate.
That kind of on-chain movement does not happen by accident. BitGo is one of the most significant institutional digital asset custodians in the industry, and transfers of this scale from institutional custody to newly created wallets typically reflect a coordinated acquisition rather than routine portfolio management. The 100,000 ETH figure alone represents a meaningful slice of Ethereum&#8217;s liquid supply — and coming on top of Bitmine&#8217;s already substantial staked position, it suggests the company&#8217;s accumulation strategy is not slowing down.
For a market consolidating just below a key resistance level, the arrival of $233 million in fresh institutional capital into newly created wallets is precisely the kind of signal that changes the structural picture. The question is what Bitmine plans to do with it next.
The World&#8217;s Largest Ethereum Treasury Keeps Getting Larger
As of April 19, 2026, Bitmine holds 4,976,485 ETH — approximately 4.12% of Ethereum&#8217;s entire circulating supply — making it the largest corporate Ethereum treasury in the world. With 3,334,637 ETH staked through its MAVAN validator network, generating approximately $221 million in annualized staking revenue, the company has built something that goes well beyond a speculative position. It is infrastructure.
What makes Bitmine&#8217;s accumulation particularly notable is when it has been happening. The firm remains one of the few large digital asset treasuries still actively buying amid the recent volatility in crypto, with most peers having slowed or halted purchases entirely. Bitmine has accelerated its acquisition pace for four consecutive weeks, scaling from a prior weekly average to more than 100,000 ETH in the most recent period — its largest single-week haul of 2026.
The conviction behind that pace is explicit. Chairman Tom Lee has publicly argued that the current crypto downturn is nearing its end, pointing to historical patterns in which crypto bear markets have coincided with equity drawdowns of at least 20% — a threshold the current cycle has not reached.
At the current pace, Bitmine could reach its stated goal of controlling 5% of Ethereum&#8217;s total supply by mid-summer 2026. Every week it buys, the available float shrinks a little further.
Ethereum Price Structure Reclaims Key Range
Ethereum is attempting to stabilize above the $2,300 level after a volatile multi-month structure that has been defined by sharp expansions followed by equally aggressive retracements. The weekly chart shows ETH recovering from the February capitulation low near $1,800, where high-volume selling marked a local exhaustion point. Since then, price has formed a series of higher lows, suggesting early-stage accumulation rather than continuation of the broader downtrend.
However, the recovery remains technically incomplete. ETH is now testing the confluence of the 100-week and 200-week moving averages, both acting as dynamic resistance in the $2,300–$2,600 range. Historically, this zone has been decisive. Previous attempts to reclaim it have failed, leading to renewed downside pressure.
Volume adds nuance. The spike during the February selloff contrasts with relatively declining volume on the recovery, indicating that the current move lacks the same level of conviction. This raises a valid question: is this a structural reversal, or simply a relief rally within a broader range?
If ETH consolidates above $2,300 and absorbs supply, the next logical target sits near $2,800. Failure to hold this level would likely reintroduce downside risk toward the $2,000 region.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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XRP edged higher, and solana saw no inflows for the second day in a row. Key Takeaways Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) added $335.8 million on April 22, led by Blackrock IBIT, extending a 7-day [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-etfs-add-336-million-as-ether-extends-10-day-streak</link><guid>843012</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bitcoin-etfs-add-336-million-as-ether-extends-10-day-streak-1-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin ETFs Add $336 Million as Ether Extends 10-Day Streak</dc:text></item><item><title>The Bitcoin Bottom Is Not In, Analyst Says: History Shows Which Months To Watch - Benzinga</title><description><![CDATA[The Bitcoin Bottom Is Not In, Analyst Says: History Shows Which Months To Watch& & Benzinga]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/the-bitcoin-bottom-is-not-in-analyst-says-history-shows-which-months-to-watch-benzinga</link><guid>843087</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The Bitcoin Bottom Is Not In, Analyst Says: History Shows Which Months To Watch - Benzinga</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin enters disbelief phase as USDC exchange reserves push above $7.5B - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin enters disbelief phase as USDC exchange reserves push above $7.5B& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-enters-disbelief-phase-as-usdc-exchange-reserves-push-above-75b-tradingview</link><guid>843096</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin enters disbelief phase as USDC exchange reserves push above $7.5B - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Has Likely Found Bottom—3 Indicators Make $100,000 Seem Much Nearer</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin (BTC) has started to recover back around $78,000, and market expert Ali Martinez says this move could mean the sell-off phase is already behind us, with the potential for a bullish move that might take the price back near $100,000. 
In a Thursday social media post, Martinez suggested that Bitcoin may have found its bottom, pointing to three major signs that, in his view, support a bullish transition into recovery rather than another leg lower.
Why Bitcoin Could Be Past The Chaos
One of the clearest items Martinez highlighted was Bitcoin’s Sharpe Ratio, which he said fell to −43, a level that typically reflects a risk-off market stance. Yet, he added that the metric has since rebounded to roughly 20.35, signaling that the extreme volatility and uncertainty of the earlier stage may be cooling. 
For Martinez, that improvement matters because it suggests the market has already “processed” much of the chaos and is now moving toward conditions that are more favorable on a risk-adjusted basis.
The second signal in his framework was Supply Concentration, specifically through what he referred to as the Percentage Realized Cap. Martinez said that this measure has dropped below 7%, which he described as historically important. 
When the percentage is this low, he argued, it usually points to low retail activity—quiet demand from newer participants—and a market that is more concentrated among longer-term owners. 
He also said that in previous market cycles, readings like this have served as a bottoming signal, implying that selling pressure may have largely run its course and that the market’s value is being held by participants less likely to capitulate.
Hold For $96,000, Lose For $55,000
The third element Martinez focused on was what he called the Confidence Meter, using the Inter-exchange Flow Pulse. This indicator tracks Bitcoin movement between spot markets and derivative platforms. 
Martinez’s interpretation was that current flow trends show BTC moving toward derivatives, which he framed as a sign of rising conviction among traders. 
In his explanation, investors often shift coins to derivatives venues to use them as collateral for leveraged long positions. That kind of repositioning, he said, typically reflects expectations that prices will move higher.
To wrap up his bottom in argument, Martinez tied the picture together with MVRV (Market Value to Realized Value) Pricing Bands. He said Bitcoin has successfully claimed the −0.5 band, which he stated is currently sitting near $73,700. 
In this model, that level becomes the key pivot point for the current trend. Martinez laid out what happens next in simple terms: as long as $73,700 holds as support, the idea is that Bitcoin may revert back toward the mean, which he described as being around $96,000. 
But he also explained the invalidation condition. If Bitcoin loses the $73,700 support level, he said the bullish bottom thesis would likely fail, and price could slide back toward its realized price near $55,000.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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Negative Funding Rates Spike On Bitcoin
Several key indicators and metrics of Bitcoin moved into bearish territory, even as its price regains upside momentum and draws closer to the $80,000 mark. This kind of development is likely to trigger questions about the flagship asset’s renewed price strength and stability.
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Alphractal, an advanced investment and on-chain data analytics platform, has underlined a sharp shift in market sentiment around Bitcoin. As reported by the platform, BTC Funding Rates have plunged to negative levels last seen in years. Specifically, the indicator just hit the most negative level since 2023. 
This severe reading indicates that traders are increasingly placing bets on additional declines, with short positions dominating the derivatives market. When funding rates drop this hard, it typically implies robust fear in the market, which can lead to sudden reversals once the trend shifts.
As seen on the 7-day Moving Average (MA) timeframe chart, the metric has fallen to -0.005%, suggesting a highly volatile condition for the asset. Prior scenarios show that this signal has been a reliable indicator for determining the Bitcoin local bottom.
In the past, every time this occurred, especially in March 2020, mid-2021, and after the FTX crash in 2022, it signaled a local bottom within 21 days. Using their Market Capitulation Oscillator, Alphractal highlighted that the metric is now in the same zone that previously flagged the 2022 generational low.
The platform has flagged the trend as an extreme positioning rather than speculative noise, which can lead to two potential scenarios. For the first scenario, Bitcoin could witness a continued rise toward the $80,000 level, clearing massive short positions along the way. 
However, the asset might undergo a pullback to the $65,000 as a result of deeper capitulation before bouncing back. Other metrics like the MCO indicator and the TBBI (Tactical Bull-Bear Sentiment Index) metric are pointing to the same signal.
How Investors Are Responding To BTC’s Price Action
In the face of a negative funding rate, Alphractal has outlined a shift in sentiment among market players. The platform’s analysis hinges on the Bitcoin Holder Sentiment metric, which has flipped from neutral levels to bullish levels. 
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On-chain data presently indicates that investors are becoming more confident after a period of hesitancy and conflicting signals, with more players favoring accumulation over caution. A bullish reading here usually signals improving positive expectations around future price performance.
With funding at its most negative since 2023 and Holder Sentiment flipping neutral to bullish, the question remains which indicator acts first. Currently, a short squeeze could emerge above $75,000, and capitulation might continue below this level, with BTC range-bound at the $72,000 and $76,000 zone.
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By Chainwire& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/verifiable-bitcoin-accounts-for-institutional-bitcoin-your-custody-your-terms-by-chainwire-investingcom</link><guid>843074</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts for Institutional Bitcoin. Your Custody, Your Terms. By Chainwire - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>XRP Off-Exchange Activity Just Hit Levels Not Seen Since 2021: Red Flag Or A Setup?</title><description><![CDATA[XRP is consolidating around the $1.40 level as the market builds toward what is beginning to feel like a decisive move in either direction. The price has been range-bound for long enough that the next breakout — whenever it arrives — is likely to be significant. An Arab Chain report has just surfaced a behavioral shift in the on-chain data that adds a layer of structural context to the current stillness.
The XRP Exchange Withdrawing Transactions indicator on Binance has dropped to its lowest level since 2021. In practical terms, the number of users moving XRP off the exchange and into private wallets has fallen sharply compared to any comparable period in recent years. A behavior that was routine during previous cycles of elevated activity has nearly disappeared from the data entirely.
That kind of shift does not happen without a reason — and the reason is not always obvious from the number alone. Declining withdrawal activity can mean different things depending on the market context surrounding it. It can reflect reduced conviction among holders who are no longer motivated to take assets into self-custody. It can reflect a consolidation-phase paralysis where participants are simply waiting rather than acting. Or it can reflect the specific kind of pre-move quiet that tends to precede sharp directional shifts in markets that have been range-bound too long.
Which of those explanations fits the current XRP setup is what the data has to answer.
From 8,000 Transactions to 12. That Is Not a Decline — It Is a Near-Complete Stop
The magnitude of the withdrawal collapse is what separates this from a routine slowdown. Arab Chain&#8217;s data shows XRP withdrawal transactions on Binance falling from levels exceeding 8,000 in mid-April to approximately 12 in the latest reading. That is not a gradual reduction in activity. It is a near-complete cessation — a 99% contraction in a behavioral metric that reflects how many users are choosing to move their XRP off the exchange and into self-custody.
The interpretation the report offers is careful and honest about the ambiguity. Declining withdrawals can mean users are less interested in long-term off-exchange holdings and prefer to keep assets on the exchange for trading. It can also reflect a broader drop in participation where fewer users are doing anything at all. Neither reading is inherently bullish or bearish — but both describe a market that has stopped expressing conviction through action.
What makes the current reading particularly notable is the divergence between the withdrawal collapse and the price. XRP is holding near $1.43, showing little reaction to one of the sharpest contractions in off-exchange activity in four years. The price has not broken down. The activity has nearly disappeared. That combination — stability on the surface, near-silence underneath — describes a market in suspension rather than in motion.
Markets in suspension do not stay that way. The question is what ends the quiet.
XRP Compresses Near $1.40 as Volatility Contracts Into Decision Zone
XRP is trading in a tight consolidation range around the $1.38–$1.45 region, following a sharp breakdown earlier in the quarter that reset the broader structure. The daily chart shows that after the February capitulation, price established a base near $1.20 and has since formed a series of slightly higher lows, suggesting early stabilization but not yet a confirmed trend reversal.
The current structure reflects compression. Price is coiling just below the declining 50-day and 100-day moving averages, both of which continue to slope downward and act as dynamic resistance. Every attempt to push above the $1.45–$1.50 zone has been rejected, reinforcing it as the key level bulls must reclaim to shift momentum.
Volume has declined notably during this consolidation phase, which is consistent with a market waiting for direction rather than actively positioning. That contraction in activity typically precedes expansion, but it does not indicate direction on its own.
If XRP can break and hold above $1.50, the next target sits near $1.70–$1.80, where prior structure formed before the breakdown. On the downside, failure to hold $1.35 increases the probability of a retest of the $1.20 support zone. The range is narrowing, and the resolution is likely to be decisive.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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The analyst also alluded to Bitcoin’s price action to explain why there is a massive opportunity at the current levels. 
PEPE’s TCT Model Distribution Points To Rally To $0.004
In an X post, the Composite Trader shared an accompanying chart showing that PEPE could rally to $0.004, the TCT model distribution point. The chart also showed that the meme coin could then drop to $0.0038 after this rally. The analyst also commented on the current price action, noting how the meme coin may have formed a naked low. 
The Composite Trader explained that when an altcoin puts in a naked low, it lacks the accumulative strength that is needed to deliver a sustainable reversal. As such, the focus is to monitor for deviations of the swing highs for potential bearish reversal setups. He added that the meme coin may be setting up for an extremely high-quality contextual environment for bearish reversals.
He stated that this is a possibility when the move up also creates high-quality exhaustion, with price taking the high while leaving all the lows intact. The Composite Trader also alluded to other major cryptos, like Bitcoin, and where they are currently trading, which creates a high-probability environment for massive TCT opportunities. 
Commenting on his accompanying chart, he noted that this prediction is not a ‘must-happen’ scenario but that he is just following the price action on the lower timeframe and waiting for high-quality confirmations before deciding whether to go long or short. The analyst added that PEPE can always search for swing highs higher before reversing to the downside.  
Days Away From A Massive Move
Crypto analyst Sweep stated that PEPE is days away from a massive move, with his accompanying chart indicating that the meme coin has already bottomed. However, the analyst didn’t provide a target for how high it could reach on this move to the upside. It is worth noting that the crypto market is already rebounding amid optimism that the U.S.-Iran war could end soon. 
A positive for meme coin is that crypto whales are accumulating the meme coin, likely in anticipation of a rally to the upside. On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed that a particular crypto whale withdrew 800 billion PEPE, worth $3 million, from crypto exchange Coinbase. This whale is said to have withdrawn 600 billion PEPE, worth $7.32 million at the time, but is now down $5 million on their holdings. 
At the time of writing, the PEPE price is trading at around $0.000003764, down almost 3% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
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A Shift In How Licenses Are Granted
Thailand&#8217;s Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a proposal that would allow licensed digital asset companies to apply for derivatives licenses directly, without having to set up entirely separate legal entities.
The change, now open for public comment, is part of a wider licensing revamp aimed at making it easier for crypto firms to offer futures products to retail investors. The consultation period closes May 20.
Under current rules, a crypto company that wants to offer derivatives must establish a new entity — a requirement that adds time, cost, and complexity. The proposed revision would remove that hurdle.
Companies would still need to meet additional requirements tied to conflict-of-interest management and regulatory oversight, but the structural barrier to entry would be gone.
The SEC said the changes are designed to give investors more tools for managing risk and building out their portfolios.
Global Push Behind The Proposal
Thailand&#8217;s move comes as momentum behind crypto derivatives builds across multiple markets. On Tuesday, Blockchain.com launched perpetual futures trading inside its self-custody wallet, allowing users to take leveraged positions using Bitcoin as collateral without moving funds to a third-party exchange.
The product, built on the Hyperliquid network, gives access to more than 190 markets with leverage of up to 40x.
In the US, regulatory movement is also underway. A senior official at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said recently that the agency is working toward enabling crypto perpetual futures and could act within weeks.
Exchanges aren&#8217;t waiting. Kraken&#8217;s parent company, Payward, recently agreed to acquire Bitnomial, a US-regulated derivatives venue, with an eye toward giving American clients access to perpetual futures products once approvals come through.
Bringing Standards In Line With Global Norms
Thailand&#8217;s SEC said the proposed rules would align its derivatives exchanges and clearing houses with international standards — a detail that points to longer-term ambitions beyond just opening up licensing.
Earlier this year, the regulator also put forward separate proposals for tighter scrutiny of the funders behind crypto firms, signaling that the broader push to expand the market comes alongside a tightening of oversight at multiple levels. The licensing revamp sits within that same pattern: wider access, stricter controls.
Whether the final rules reflect that balance will depend, in part, on what the industry submits before the May 20 deadline.
Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
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XRP Mystery Deepens As David Schwartz Opens Up
The remarks matter because Britto has occupied an unusual place in XRP lore for years: central to the project’s early technical history, but almost entirely missing from its public narrative. Schwartz, who has worked alongside him, pushed back directly on the aura that has formed around that absence. “He values his privacy tremendously,” Schwartz said, before adding that Britto is “a real person, an individual person.”
Inside the fascinating mind of Arthur Britto, the “Mozart of blockchain”, via the perspective of David Schwartz. pic.twitter.com/mmeXUN8qi2
— MC Solar Wind (@MCSolarWind) April 22, 2026
Schwartz went further than that. He said Britto had attended an XRP event in public and had also appeared at a Bitcoin event in San Jose without identifying himself. According to Schwartz, Britto was upset that a photo captured even “the back of his head in the background,” a detail that underscored just how aggressively he guards his privacy. Schwartz also said he could share personal updates and that Britto is “doing really well,” but made clear that doing so “is not my place.”
That framing was notable in itself. Rather than merely confirming Britto’s existence, Schwartz tried to explain why someone so important to the XRP Ledger’s early development might still remain almost completely unseen. “He really, really, really values his privacy,” Schwartz said. “He’s chosen not to, but he is a real live human being. He actually exists. People have met him in person. He’s not mythical.”
The more revealing part of the discussion came when Schwartz turned to Britto’s technical abilities. He described Britto not simply as intelligent, but as someone whose kind of intelligence worked differently from his own. Schwartz, known for his own technical fluency, said his reasoning is something he can articulate step by step. Britto, by contrast, seemed to arrive at answers before the intermediate logic was fully verbalized.
“Arthur Britto is not like that at all,” Schwartz said. “He’s like a Mozart or something. Like Mozart doesn’t compose the same way everybody else does. He’s just better at it. Mozart has something that other people don’t have. And Arthur Britto has something that other people just don’t have.”
Schwartz then tied that assessment to specific parts of XRP Ledger design. He said “some of the core ideas about how the XRP ledger works were his,” citing the exchange functionality and auto-bridging among the areas shaped by Britto’s thinking. In Schwartz’s telling, Britto would propose a solution first, while Schwartz would reason through why it worked afterward.
“And Arthur would turn to me and say, ‘Whoa, David, slow down, slow down. I can’t keep up,’” Schwartz said. “And I’m just baffled. I’m like, it’s your idea. How could you — I could not have had the idea he had without having to go through all the reasoning behind it first. Somehow he has the idea first.”
At press time, XRP traded at $1.4228.
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Karakalpakstan Opens Its Doors
Uzbekistan has designated the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan as the home of a new state-sanctioned mining zone called Besqala Mining Valley.
A presidential decree signed April 17 and effective April 20 sets out the rules: registered companies can mine digital assets, tap into a mix of energy sources, and sell what they mine on both domestic exchanges and foreign platforms.
The catch — all revenue must land in Uzbek bank accounts.
The United Nations Development Programme flagged Karakalpakstan in a 2025 report as a region struggling with high poverty rates and little industrial base. That context matters.
Uzbekistan isn&#8217;t placing this zone in an already-thriving area. It&#8217;s using the mining industry to push economic activity into a place that hasn&#8217;t attracted much of it on its own.
JUST IN: Uzbekistan creates a state-backed crypto mining zone with tax breaks. pic.twitter.com/M7wNVUUQrI
— Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) April 22, 2026
Tax Breaks Run Through 2035
The financial terms are designed to draw serious operators. Companies granted resident status inside the zone pay no taxes until January 1, 2035. In exchange, they owe a monthly fee of 1% of their mining income to the zone&#8217;s directorate — a body set up under Karakalpakstan&#8217;s Council of Ministers.
Officials have also been told to propose updates to the national tax code within two months, so the full picture isn&#8217;t final yet.
Energy rules have also been loosened. Back in 2023, Uzbekistan required licensed mining firms to run entirely on solar power. The new decree drops that restriction.
Miners inside Besqala Mining Valley can now draw from renewable sources, hydrogen, and the national grid. Grid electricity comes at higher rates, but the option is on the table — something that wasn&#8217;t allowed before.
A Broader Investment Push Takes Shape
The mining zone isn&#8217;t a standalone move. Reports indicate Uzbekistan launched a separate tax-free zone in Karakalpakstan last November aimed at artificial intelligence and data center projects.
Under that program, foreign companies putting in $100 million or more receive full tax and duty exemptions until 2040. Officials expect that initiative alone to pull in more than $1 billion in foreign investment by 2030.
Taken together, both zones point to a deliberate strategy — use Karakalpakstan&#8217;s low-cost, underdeveloped land as bait for capital-heavy industries.
Crypto mining and data infrastructure require land, power, and regulatory clarity. Uzbekistan is betting it can supply all three.
Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView
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The firm’s central argument is not that one issue alone threatens the bill, but that too many unresolved questions still need to be settled in sequence, on a calendar that is quickly tightening.
In a research note published April 22, Galaxy said the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 is now in “endgame stage” after passing the House in July 2025 with bipartisan support and spending months in Senate negotiations. The immediate focus is the Senate Banking Committee, which had been expected to announce a markup for the last week of April. But that timeline appears to be slipping. According to Galaxy, Sen. Thom Tillis, a key negotiator on stablecoin rewards language, called on Monday for delaying the markup until May.
May Could Be The Last Chance For Crypto’s CLARITY Act
Galaxy framed the bill’s prospects in unusually blunt terms: “In our view, the odds of CLARITY being signed into law in 2026 are roughly 50-50, and possibly lower, though others at Galaxy are more optimistic. The uncertainty stems not from any single issue but from the number of unresolved questions that must be settled, in sequence, under severe time pressure.”
The report argues that a markup in early or mid-May would still leave a viable path, but not much margin for error. “If the markup slips past mid-May, the probability of enactment in 2026 drops sharply,” Galaxy wrote. “The remaining legislative calendar simply does not easily accommodate the full five-step process described above, particularly given the competing demands on floor time.” In the firm’s view, a July floor vote is still theoretically possible, but only with “extraordinary political will and coordination.”
The procedural burden is significant. From committee markup, the bill would still need to clear a 60-vote Senate floor threshold, then be reconciled with the Agriculture Committee’s version, then reconciled again with the House-passed CLARITY Act, before reaching the president’s desk. Galaxy said each step consumes time that the Senate may not have in abundance, especially with Iran military authorization debates, the unresolved DHS funding standoff, and a backlog of nominations competing for floor space.
The best-known sticking point remains stablecoin rewards language, where banks and crypto firms have been fighting over whether exchanges can offer incentives tied to stablecoin holdings and usage. Galaxy said a compromise being negotiated by Tillis and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks would still ban rewards paid “solely for holding” a stablecoin while allowing narrower, activity-based incentives tied to payments, transfers, or platform usage. But the text has not yet been released, and until it is, the committee’s 48-hour notice clock cannot start.
Galaxy also made clear that stablecoin yield is only part of the problem. The note highlighted several other live issues in Senate negotiations, including the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act’s protections for noncustodial software developers, ethics provisions related to government officials’ crypto holdings, concerns over Section 505’s impact on SEC exemptive relief for tokenization, and the political question of SEC commissioner vacancies. None of those is necessarily fatal on its own. Together, they create a far more fragile timeline.
Notably, US Senator Bernie Moreno is sharing a similar position like Galaxy Digital. When was asked about the timeline for crypto market structure legislation, he said: “I think we’re going to get it done by the end of May.&#8221; But the Ohio Republican also warned last month that if the Clarity Act isn’t passed by May, crypto legislation could be off the table for the foreseeable future.
NEW: At an event in DC this evening, Senator @berniemoreno was asked about the timeline for crypto market structure legislation.
“I think we’re going to get it done by the end of May,” he said.
The Ohio Republican warned last month that if the Clarity Act isn’t passed by May,… https://t.co/wKkIwF7tBT
— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) April 22, 2026
The report is broadly favorable on the substance of the legislation. Galaxy called CLARITY “a strong bill both on technical terms and as a policy matter,” arguing that it would establish jurisdictional boundaries between the SEC and CFTC, define pathways for tokens to be treated as non-securities once sufficiently decentralized, and create the kind of durable legal framework that institutional capital has long lacked.
It also warned that the post-midterm outlook could be materially worse. A change in control of either chamber, Galaxy said, would likely produce different committee chairs, different priorities, and a much less hospitable path for crypto legislation.
That is why the near-term milestones now matter so much. Galaxy said the next signals to watch are the release of Tillis’s revised stablecoin text, Chairman Tim Scott’s markup announcement, the size and bipartisan character of any committee vote, and whether Senate leadership allocates floor time before the July 4 recess.
At press time, the total crypto market cap stood at $2.58 trillion.
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This is sponsored content produced by the Bitcoin.com News editorial team. Two days. Over 130 speakers. More than 10,000 attendees. But the most important question about any summit is not who attended – it is what they said, and whether it mattered. [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/teamz-summit-2026-themes-trends-and-takeaways</link><guid>842847</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tree_nwmk-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>TEAMZ Summit 2026: Themes, Trends, and Takeaways</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin's Bullish Momentum Runs Into Pentagon-backed Inflation Warning - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin's Bullish Momentum Runs Into Pentagon-backed Inflation Warning& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoins-bullish-momentum-runs-into-pentagon-backed-inflation-warning-moomoo</link><guid>842953</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin's Bullish Momentum Runs Into Pentagon-backed Inflation Warning - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Falls From 11-Week High. 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Core3 offers weekly active [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/gsr-launches-first-multi-asset-crypto-etf-with-staking</link><guid>842848</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/gsr-launches-first-multi-asset-crypto-etf-with-staking-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>GSR Launches First Multi-Asset Crypto ETF With Staking</dc:text></item><item><title>BTC/USD Analysis 23/04: Price – Bitcoin Continues to See Upw - DailyForex</title><description><![CDATA[BTC/USD Analysis 23/04: Price – Bitcoin Continues to See Upw& & DailyForex]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/btcusd-analysis-2304-price-bitcoin-continues-to-see-upw-dailyforex</link><guid>842952</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BTC/USD Analysis 23/04: Price – Bitcoin Continues to See Upw - DailyForex</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto dips despite breakout signals, with traders leaning bearish: Crypto Markets Today - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto dips despite breakout signals, with traders leaning bearish: Crypto Markets Today& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/crypto-dips-despite-breakout-signals-with-traders-leaning-bearish-crypto-markets-today-coindesk</link><guid>842893</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto dips despite breakout signals, with traders leaning bearish: Crypto Markets Today - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $80K, This Meme Coin Keeps Pumping: Market Watch - CryptoPotato</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $80K, This Meme Coin Keeps Pumping: Market Watch& & CryptoPotato]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-btc-rejected-at-80k-this-meme-coin-keeps-pumping-market-watch-cryptopotato</link><guid>842942</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $80K, This Meme Coin Keeps Pumping: Market Watch - CryptoPotato</dc:text></item><item><title>Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio? - The Motley Fool</title><description><![CDATA[Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio?& & The Motley Fool]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/is-owning-just-bitcoin-and-ethereum-enough-for-a-crypto-portfolio-the-motley-fool</link><guid>842900</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio? - The Motley Fool</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin 2026 Price Prediction: Why The Dollar, Global Liquidity And Volume Signal More Downside Ahead - Seeking Alpha</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin 2026 Price Prediction: Why The Dollar, Global Liquidity And Volume Signal More Downside Ahead& & Seeking Alpha]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-2026-price-prediction-why-the-dollar-global-liquidity-and-volume-signal-more-downside-ahead-seeking-alpha</link><guid>842921</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin 2026 Price Prediction: Why The Dollar, Global Liquidity And Volume Signal More Downside Ahead - Seeking Alpha</dc:text></item><item><title>The DAT collapse: Pantera wants Satsuma to dump its bitcoin as shares crash 99% - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[The DAT collapse: Pantera wants Satsuma to dump its bitcoin as shares crash 99%& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/the-dat-collapse-pantera-wants-satsuma-to-dump-its-bitcoin-as-shares-crash-99-coindesk</link><guid>842924</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The DAT collapse: Pantera wants Satsuma to dump its bitcoin as shares crash 99% - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>ZachXBT Helped Freeze $800K After French Streamer’s Dad Was Kidnapped in Crypto Ransom Plot</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto investigator ZachXBT has revealed he helped freeze approximately $800,000 in ransom funds after French streamer TeufeurS paid $2 million following the kidnapping of his father in Sarthe, France, in 2023. 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The father of [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/zachxbt-helped-freeze-800k-after-french-streamers-dad-was-kidnapped-in-crypto-ransom-plot</link><guid>842849</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/zachxbt-helped-freeze-800k-after-french-streamers-kin-was-kidnapped-in-crypto-ransom-plot-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>ZachXBT Helped Freeze $800K After French Streamer’s Dad Was Kidnapped in Crypto Ransom Plot</dc:text></item><item><title>Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/is-owning-just-bitcoin-and-ethereum-enough-for-a-crypto-portfolio-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843081</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin To $200,000, Says Kevin O Leary — Claims 'Only Two Crypto' Are Worth Investing In - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin To $200,000, Says Kevin O Leary — Claims 'Only Two Crypto' Are Worth Investing In& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-to-200000-says-kevin-o-leary-claims-only-two-crypto-are-worth-investing-in-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842916</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin To $200,000, Says Kevin O Leary — Claims 'Only Two Crypto' Are Worth Investing In - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>What are the options for issuing tokens natively on Bitcoin without a sidechain?</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-are-the-options-for-issuing-tokens-natively-on-bitcoin-without-a-sidechain</link><guid>842883</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What are the options for issuing tokens natively on Bitcoin without a sidechain?</dc:text></item><item><title>Why Bitcoin Price Stuck at $79K, Michael van de Poppe Explains - Coinpedia</title><description><![CDATA[Why Bitcoin Price Stuck at $79K, Michael van de Poppe Explains& & Coinpedia]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/why-bitcoin-price-stuck-at-79k-michael-van-de-poppe-explains-coinpedia</link><guid>842897</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why Bitcoin Price Stuck at $79K, Michael van de Poppe Explains - Coinpedia</dc:text></item><item><title>GSR launches BESO ETF with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana exposure – Details - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[GSR launches BESO ETF with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana exposure – Details& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/gsr-launches-beso-etf-with-bitcoin-ethereum-solana-exposure-details-ambcrypto</link><guid>842955</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>GSR launches BESO ETF with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana exposure – Details - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Next Big Bitcoin Move May Defy Everything Traders Expect, Says Expert - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Next Big Bitcoin Move May Defy Everything Traders Expect, Says Expert& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/next-big-bitcoin-move-may-defy-everything-traders-expect-says-expert-tradingview</link><guid>842948</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Next Big Bitcoin Move May Defy Everything Traders Expect, Says Expert - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto Market Pauses as Bitcoin Holds Firm - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto Market Pauses as Bitcoin Holds Firm& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/crypto-market-pauses-as-bitcoin-holds-firm-investingcom</link><guid>842933</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto Market Pauses as Bitcoin Holds Firm - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin bulls aim for $80,000 but trading data reveals they’re not ready to go all-in - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin bulls aim for $80,000 but trading data reveals they’re not ready to go all-in& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-bulls-aim-for-80000-but-trading-data-reveals-theyre-not-ready-to-go-all-in-dlnewscom</link><guid>842910</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin bulls aim for $80,000 but trading data reveals they’re not ready to go all-in - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin bulls aim for $80,000 but trading data reveals they’re not ready to go all-in - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin bulls aim for $80,000 but trading data reveals they’re not ready to go all-in& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-bulls-aim-for-80000-but-trading-data-reveals-theyre-not-ready-to-go-all-in-yahoo-finance</link><guid>843085</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin bulls aim for $80,000 but trading data reveals they’re not ready to go all-in - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Uzbekistan President Signs Decree Establishing Specialized Crypto-Mining Hub</title><description><![CDATA[Uzbekistan has established a specialized district designed to regulate and expand the nation’s cryptocurrency mining industry. 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The reentry at [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/eth-whale-that-sold-249m-three-days-ago-buys-back-175m-as-ether-stabilizes-above-2350</link><guid>842851</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/eth-whale-that-sold-24-9m-three-days-ago-buys-back-17-5m-as-ether-stabilizes-above-2350-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>ETH Whale That Sold $24.9M Three Days Ago Buys Back $17.5M as Ether Stabilizes Above $2,350</dc:text></item><item><title>Gold vs. Bitcoin: Which Asset Is Winning After the U.S.-Iran War? - FXEmpire</title><description><![CDATA[Gold vs. Bitcoin: Which Asset Is Winning After the U.S.-Iran War?& & FXEmpire]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/gold-vs-bitcoin-which-asset-is-winning-after-the-us-iran-war-fxempire</link><guid>842958</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Gold vs. Bitcoin: Which Asset Is Winning After the U.S.-Iran War? - FXEmpire</dc:text></item><item><title>Video: Opinion | A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me - The New York Times</title><description><![CDATA[Video: Opinion | A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me& & The New York Times]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/video-opinion-a-bitcoin-evangelist-tries-to-convert-me-the-new-york-times</link><guid>842908</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Video: Opinion | A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me - The New York Times</dc:text></item><item><title>Opinion | A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me - The New York Times</title><description><![CDATA[Opinion | A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me& & The New York Times]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/opinion-a-bitcoin-evangelist-tries-to-convert-me-the-new-york-times</link><guid>842889</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Opinion | A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me - The New York Times</dc:text></item><item><title>KelpDAO Attacker Launders 75,700 ETH Into Bitcoin in Day-and-a-Half Sprint - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[KelpDAO Attacker Launders 75,700 ETH Into Bitcoin in Day-and-a-Half Sprint& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/kelpdao-attacker-launders-75700-eth-into-bitcoin-in-day-and-a-half-sprint-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842943</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>KelpDAO Attacker Launders 75,700 ETH Into Bitcoin in Day-and-a-Half Sprint - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Connecting Excellence Secures Adam Back Investment and Expands Bitcoin Holdings - Yahoo Finance UK</title><description><![CDATA[Connecting Excellence Secures Adam Back Investment and Expands Bitcoin Holdings& & Yahoo Finance UK]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/connecting-excellence-secures-adam-back-investment-and-expands-bitcoin-holdings-yahoo-finance-uk</link><guid>843093</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Connecting Excellence Secures Adam Back Investment and Expands Bitcoin Holdings - Yahoo Finance UK</dc:text></item><item><title>Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds 101,627 ETH Worth $233 Million in Its Largest 2026 Accumulation</title><description><![CDATA[Bitmine, the ethereum treasury firm led by Fundstrat founder Tom Lee, has added 101,627 ether worth approximately $233 million to its holdings via Bitgo. 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What the Clarity Act and new Fed leadership mean for price& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-to-100000-what-the-clarity-act-and-new-fed-leadership-mean-for-price-dlnewscom</link><guid>842903</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin to $100,000? What the Clarity Act and new Fed leadership mean for price - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Core Scientific Seeks $3.3B As It Shifts From Bitcoin Mining To AI Data Centers</title><description><![CDATA[Core Scientific has announced that it&#8217;s looking to raise $3.3 billion through senior secured notes as it shifts its business away from Bitcoin mining.
Core Scientific Is Transitioning From Bitcoin To AI Data Centers
According to a press release, Core Scientific&#8217;s finance subsidiary is planning to offer $3.3 billion in senior secured notes in a private offering to institutional investors. Originally a Bitcoin miner, Core Scientific has been making a push into the high-density colocation (HDC) business, offering data centers to AI companies.
In March, the firm revealed that it sold $175 million in BTC and that it planned to monetize on its remaining Bitcoin holdings as well. Core Scientific also announced that it&#8217;s no longer anticipating entering into large-scale BTC mining purchase agreements, further indicating its shift away from the space.
The company currently operates ten facilities across the United States. Not all of them are part of Core Scientific&#8217;s HDC infrastructure, but the firm is in the process of repurposing the non-HDC facilities. Once the shift is finished, Core will have essentially exited the digital mining industry.
As of the end of 2025, the company&#8217;s Bitcoin mining computing power (known as Hashrate) amounts to 17.90 EH/s, making it the ninth largest public miner.
Though given the pivot that Core Scientific has been making, it&#8217;s possible that it has further decommissioned its Hashrate in these first few months of 2026, so its real ranking could be lower.
Core isn&#8217;t the only Bitcoin mining company that has been pivoting to the AI and high-performance computing (HPC) business. In fact, many of the big miners have announced a push into the space to some degree.
As reported by Bitcoinist, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards has estimated that BTC mining revenue for the major public miners will drop from a share of 90% to just 30% within the next 2-3 years, with AI making up for the majority of the income for these firms.
Bitcoin miners are making the move toward AI as they believe it could be more lucrative than digital asset mining. The CEO of Bitfarms, another company in the process of winding down its BTC mining business, provided a look into just how transformative the firm believes AI could be for its revenue, noting:
Despite being less than 1% of our total developable portfolio, we believe that the conversion of just our Washington site to GPU-as-a-Service could potentially produce more net operating income than we have ever generated with Bitcoin mining.
Since October 2025, the global Bitcoin mining Hashrate has observed a drawdown, but given that the drop has been of just 11%, it&#8217;s likely that the cause behind the miner pullback has been the decline in BTC&#8217;s price, rather than a migration from miners to the AI industry.
BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $78,100, up more than 5% over the past week.
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Crypto Protocol Umbra Takes Its Front End Offline
The privacy-focused crypto protocol announced Tuesday it had pulled its hosted website offline after reports surfaced that hackers had been using it to move stolen funds.
According to Umbra, roughly $800,000 in stolen assets passed through the protocol. The decision to go dark, the team said, was meant to avoid creating obstacles for ongoing recovery efforts.
The site would be brought back, they added, once investigators gave the all-clear.
The stolen funds are tied to a much larger breach. The Kelp protocol was hit for more than $280 million in what security researchers believe was carried out by North Korean hackers.
As has been reported, Umbra was used to move funds associated with recent, high profile hacks. In total, we are aware of 349 ETH (~$800K) of stolen funds moving through the protocol. Reports of much higher amounts are inaccurate. A few notes:
First, as a stealth address system,…
— Umbra (@UmbraCash) April 21, 2026
After the exploit, blockchain security firm PeckShield flagged Umbra as one of several protocols the attackers had been using to move funds from Ether to Bitcoin.
North Korean hacking groups operate under heavy US sanctions, which has pushed several crypto platforms to freeze or disrupt the hackers&#8217; attempts to cash out.
A Warning From Someone Who Has Been There
Roman Storm knows what it looks like when prosecutors go after a privacy protocol. He was convicted last August of conspiring to run an unlicensed money transmitting business through Tornado Cash.
Storm fought the case partly on the argument that he had no real control over how the protocol was used. Prosecutors called that claim false.
Now Storm is watching Umbra&#8217;s situation unfold and sees the same playbook at work. He said authorities treated changing a front end as proof of full control over a protocol.
&#8220;If you can make changes to the user interface, including further updates through new builds on IPFS, then you are in full control,&#8221; Storm said.
He beat charges of conspiring to violate US sanctions but was convicted on the other counts.
His comments put Umbra in an uncomfortable position. By taking action, the protocol may have signaled to regulators that it had the ability — and therefore the responsibility — to intervene all along.
What Umbra Says It Cannot Control
Umbra was direct about the limits of what it actually did. The team acknowledged that no one can stop anyone from using the protocol&#8217;s smart contracts directly.
A self-hosted or locally run version of its open-source front end is also beyond the team&#8217;s reach. Shutting the hosted site blocks casual users, not determined ones.
Featured image from Ironscales, chart from TradingView
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/crypto-protocol-umbra-shuts-site-to-block-hackers-fund-transfers</link><guid>842840</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto Protocol Umbra Shuts Site To Block Hackers’ Fund Transfers</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin price today: steady above $78k as Hormuz tensions offset ceasefire relief - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin price today: steady above $78k as Hormuz tensions offset ceasefire relief& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-today-steady-above-78k-as-hormuz-tensions-offset-ceasefire-relief-investingcom</link><guid>842927</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin price today: steady above $78k as Hormuz tensions offset ceasefire relief - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin's Bull Score Index Just Left Bear Territory. There's a Warning Attached. - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin's Bull Score Index Just Left Bear Territory. There's a Warning Attached.& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoins-bull-score-index-just-left-bear-territory-theres-a-warning-attached-moomoo</link><guid>842741</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin's Bull Score Index Just Left Bear Territory. There's a Warning Attached. - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Dickinson County officials consider moratoriums for data centers, solar, bitcoin mining - Dickinson County News</title><description><![CDATA[Dickinson County officials consider moratoriums for data centers, solar, bitcoin mining& & Dickinson County News]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/dickinson-county-officials-consider-moratoriums-for-data-centers-solar-bitcoin-mining-dickinson-county-news</link><guid>842770</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Dickinson County officials consider moratoriums for data centers, solar, bitcoin mining - Dickinson County News</dc:text></item><item><title>Robinhood Fund Invests $75 Million in OpenAI</title><description><![CDATA[Robinhood’s investment fund has taken a $75 million stake in OpenAI, deepening its push to give retail investors access to private markets. The move highlights growing demand for exposure to leading artificial intelligence (AI) firms. Key Takeaways: Robinhood invested $75 million in OpenAI, expanding retail access to private AI firms. RVI targets $10 trillion private [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/robinhood-fund-invests-75-million-in-openai</link><guid>842854</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/robinhood-fund-invests-75-million-in-openai-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Robinhood Fund Invests $75 Million in OpenAI</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin in Uptrend That May Test $80,000, Technical Analysis Shows -- Market Talk - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin in Uptrend That May Test $80,000, Technical Analysis Shows -- Market Talk& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-in-uptrend-that-may-test-80000-technical-analysis-shows-market-talk-moomoo</link><guid>842779</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin in Uptrend That May Test $80,000, Technical Analysis Shows -- Market Talk - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>What next as bitcoin's (BTC) 'Bull Score Index' leaves bear territory? - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[What next as bitcoin's (BTC) 'Bull Score Index' leaves bear territory?& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/what-next-as-bitcoins-btc-bull-score-index-leaves-bear-territory-coindesk</link><guid>842746</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>What next as bitcoin's (BTC) 'Bull Score Index' leaves bear territory? - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Adam Back backs XCE with fresh £585,000 Bitcoin treasury investment - Yahoo Finance UK</title><description><![CDATA[Adam Back backs XCE with fresh £585,000 Bitcoin treasury investment& & Yahoo Finance UK]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/adam-back-backs-xce-with-fresh-585000-bitcoin-treasury-investment-yahoo-finance-uk</link><guid>842935</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Adam Back backs XCE with fresh £585,000 Bitcoin treasury investment - Yahoo Finance UK</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto sentiment index soars to a 3-month high as Bitcoin holds $77K - MSN</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto sentiment index soars to a 3-month high as Bitcoin holds $77K& & MSN]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/crypto-sentiment-index-soars-to-a-3-month-high-as-bitcoin-holds-77k-msn</link><guid>842783</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto sentiment index soars to a 3-month high as Bitcoin holds $77K - MSN</dc:text></item><item><title>TRON’s Stablecoin Network Plugs Into LI.FI: What It Means For Cross-Chain Liquidity</title><description><![CDATA[TRON has quietly become one of the most important stablecoin settlement layers in crypto — $85 billion in circulating USDT and $21 billion in daily transfer volume make that difficult to argue against. What it has lacked, until now, is a clean bridge to the broader DeFi ecosystem that most builders and users actually operate in. That gap just closed.
LI.FI, the multichain liquidity aggregator that handles cross-chain bridging and swapping for a significant portion of DeFi&#8217;s active applications, has integrated TRON into its orchestration layer. The practical consequence is straightforward: developers building on LI.FI can now route through TRON&#8217;s liquidity without managing a separate bridge integration, and users of applications built on the protocol can bridge and swap stablecoins in and out of TRON directly within whatever interface they are already using.
That frictionless access matters because TRON&#8217;s stablecoin infrastructure has historically operated somewhat in parallel to the Ethereum-centric DeFi ecosystem rather than within it. The chain processes an enormous volume of real-world stablecoin transfers — remittances, payments, OTC settlement — but that activity has largely been invisible to the wallets, aggregators, and protocols that define most users&#8217; DeFi experience.
The LI.FI integration does not change what TRON is. It changes who can reach it — and how easily.
What the Integration Actually Unlocks
The practical capabilities of the LI.FI integration falls into two distinct categories, and both matter for different reasons.
For developers, the change is primarily one of access without overhead. TRON has historically required separate bridge integrations to connect with other chains, a technical friction that pushed many builders toward ecosystems with simpler cross-chain tooling even when TRON&#8217;s liquidity and fee structure were objectively attractive.
That barrier is now removed. Applications building on LI.FI&#8217;s API can route through TRON&#8217;s deep USDT liquidity directly, accessing one of crypto&#8217;s largest stablecoin ecosystems through the same interface they already use for Ethereum, Arbitrum, or any other supported network.
For end users, the change is invisible in the best possible way. Stablecoin swaps and bridges involving TRON become available within the applications they already use, without requiring any knowledge of which underlying chain is handling the settlement. Improved pricing and liquidity access follow naturally from connecting TRON&#8217;s $85 billion USDT pool to a routing layer that optimizes across multiple venues simultaneously.
The use cases that benefit most immediately are the ones TRON already dominates in practice — remittances, cross-border payments, and on-chain settlement, where low fees and high throughput are the deciding factors. Connecting that infrastructure to LI.FI&#8217;s distribution does not create those use cases. It makes them accessible to a significantly larger audience without any additional complexity on either end.
TRX Holds Uptrend Structure as Price Tests Multi-Month Resistance
TRX is maintaining one of the cleaner uptrend structures in the market, with price currently pressing into the $0.33–$0.34 region — a level that has repeatedly acted as resistance since the late-2025 peak. The weekly chart shows a sequence of higher lows intact, supported by a steady climb above the 50-week and 100-week moving averages, both of which continue to slope upward.
The recent structure is constructive. After pulling back from the ~$0.36 local high, TRX found support near the $0.27–$0.29 range, consolidating above the 50-week moving average before pushing higher again. That base-building phase appears to have reset momentum without breaking the broader trend, which is typically a sign of strength rather than exhaustion.
However, the current test is not trivial. The $0.34 area marks a clear supply zone where prior rallies stalled, and the latest move into this region has not yet been accompanied by a meaningful expansion in volume. That raises the probability of at least short-term hesitation or another rejection before a clean breakout can occur.
If TRX can establish acceptance above $0.34, the next logical target sits near the $0.38–$0.40 range. Failure to break through keeps price rotating between $0.28 and $0.34, extending the consolidation phase within an otherwise intact uptrend.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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Now he has.
Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron blockchain and the single largest individual investor in World Liberty Financial, filed a lawsuit in a California federal court on Wednesday against the Trump-family-backed crypto project.
Sun says the project&#8217;s team froze his tokens and threatened to destroy them with no valid reason — a move he tried to resolve privately before turning to the courts.
&#8220;I have tried in good faith to resolve this situation with the World Liberty project team without resorting to litigation,&#8221; Sun wrote on social media. The project team refused his requests to unfreeze the tokens and restore his access, he said, leaving him no other option.
Is Justin Sun&#8217;s Claims Baseless?
World Liberty Financial had a pointed response when Sun first raised the threat of legal action earlier this month. The project team posted on X that Sun&#8217;s claims were baseless and said they had the contracts, the evidence, and the truth. &#8220;See you in court pal,&#8221; they wrote.
Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of $WLFI tokens.
I have always been—and remain—an ardent supporter of President Trump and his Administration’s efforts to make America crypto friendly.…
— H.E. Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) April 22, 2026
Now they&#8217;ll get their chance.
Governance Questions Had Been Building
Sun&#8217;s concerns about the project go beyond the token freeze. Reports indicate he had already accused World Liberty of running a governance vote that lacked transparency.
Does anyone still believe @justinsuntron ?
Justin’s favorite move is playing the victim while making baseless allegations to cover up his own misconduct.
Same playbook, different target. WLFI isn&#8217;t the first.
We have the contracts. We have the evidence. We have the truth.
See…
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) April 12, 2026
His main complaint: more than 76% of the voting tokens involved in a recent governance proposal came from just 10 wallets — a level of concentration that he said undermined the legitimacy of the outcome.
That vote had passed a proposal involving staking and lockup terms for WLFI, the project&#8217;s governance token. Sun had pushed back on those lockup periods, calling the terms excessive.
World Liberty Financial is closely tied to the Trump family and has attracted attention well beyond typical crypto circles. Sun&#8217;s decision to invest heavily in the project put him at the center of one of the more politically visible ventures in the crypto space.
Justin Sun Keeps His Distance From Trump
Despite filing suit, Sun went out of his way to separate the legal dispute from his view of US President Donald Trump. He said the lawsuit has nothing to do with Trump or his administration&#8217;s efforts to build a friendlier regulatory environment for crypto in the US.
&#8220;Unfortunately, certain individuals on the World Liberty project team have been operating the project in a manner that goes against President Trump&#8217;s values,&#8221; Sun said.
It&#8217;s a careful line to walk — suing a project tied to the sitting president while simultaneously vouching for that president. Sun&#8217;s statement suggests he wants to keep political ties intact even as the legal battle heats up.
Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
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Since the 2022 bear market broke valuations across the sector, selling pressure has remained a persistent ceiling on any recovery attempt — and the altseason that cycle after cycle of traders anticipated has delivered more disappointment than it has reward. For most altcoin holders, patience has been the only available strategy.
Something in the volume data is beginning to shift. According to top analyst Darkfost, the consolidation phase the broader market is currently navigating is producing a behavioral change that is visible in how traders are allocating their attention to Binance. During range-bound periods, investors tend to reassess rather than simply hold — and those reassessments are showing up in the platform&#8217;s volume distribution.
Today, altcoins account for 51% of total trading volume on Binance — their largest share of the platform&#8217;s activity and the first time they have commanded a majority of volume in this cycle. The contrast with early March is striking. At that point, altcoin volumes had contracted sharply to just 31% of Binance&#8217;s total, as traders concentrated their activity in Bitcoin and Ethereum during the period of maximum uncertainty.
In six weeks, that share has grown by 20 percentage points. Whether that rotation is the beginning of a genuine altcoin recovery or a consolidation-phase anomaly is the question the data is now forcing.
Capital Is Rotating — and Ethereum Is Feeling It Most
The flip side of altcoins claiming 51% of Binance&#8217;s volume is that the capital flowing toward them has to come from somewhere. Bitcoin and Ethereum have both seen their share of platform activity decline, with BTC now standing at 30% and ETH at 17%. The numbers reflect a market that is not simply adding altcoin exposure — it is actively reallocating away from the assets that dominated trading through the most uncertain stretch of the year.
The ETH decline is the more striking of the two. As recently as April 11 — less than two weeks ago — Ethereum still commanded 27% of total trading activity on Binance. It has since shed ten percentage points of that share in less than a fortnight, a pace of rotation that suggests something more deliberate than gradual drift.
Darkfost frames the broader dynamic carefully. Despite the macro uncertainty that continues to define the market environment, a rotation of liquidity from leading assets toward the more speculative segments of the market is clearly underway. Traders appear to be using the range-bound price action not as a reason to reduce exposure, but as an opportunity to reposition toward higher-beta assets that have underperformed through the correction.
Whether that rotation reflects genuine conviction in an altcoin recovery or simply the restlessness of capital looking for movement during a quiet period is the distinction the coming weeks will resolve. For now, the volume data says traders have already made their choice.
Altcoin Market Cap Rebuilds After Structural Breakdown
The total crypto market cap excluding the top 10 assets (altcoins) is currently stabilizing near the $180–$190 billion range after a prolonged period of volatility and structural weakness. The chart highlights a clear cyclical pattern: explosive expansion phases followed by deep corrections, with the most recent drawdown from the 2025 peak near $440 billion cutting valuations by more than half.
Since the February lows, price action has shifted from capitulation to consolidation. The sharp spike in volume during the sell-off suggests forced liquidations and broad risk-off behavior, while the subsequent recovery has been more measured. The market has managed to reclaim the 200-week moving average, a level that is now acting as tentative support, indicating that long-term buyers are beginning to re-engage.
However, the broader structure remains fragile. The 50-week and 100-week moving averages are flattening and beginning to converge above the current price, creating a compression zone that often precedes a larger directional move. Previous cycles show similar phases where altcoins oscillated in wide ranges before either expanding aggressively or rolling over again.
The inability to reclaim the $220–$250 billion region keeps the market in a neutral-to-bearish posture. For a sustained recovery, altcoins must break above this resistance and confirm higher highs. Until then, this remains a rebuilding phase rather than a confirmed trend reversal.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/altcoins-now-own-half-of-binances-trading-volume-liquidity-is-rotating-away-from-btc-and-eth</link><guid>842843</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://i0.wp.com/img.cryptoquant.com/563193/quicktake/MULiuqNoS_b0e152c2d78a5df350587c6c099db313fc2bd7350ba3c6aec09ea68d07969f5d.png?resize=1280%2C720&amp;#038;ssl=1</dc:content ><dc:text>Altcoins Now Own Half of Binance’s Trading Volume: Liquidity Is Rotating Away From BTC And ETH</dc:text></item><item><title>American Bitcoin Energizes 11,298 New ASICs in Canada - Bitbo</title><description><![CDATA[American Bitcoin Energizes 11,298 New ASICs in Canada& & Bitbo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/american-bitcoin-energizes-11298-new-asics-in-canada-bitbo</link><guid>842778</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>American Bitcoin Energizes 11,298 New ASICs in Canada - Bitbo</dc:text></item><item><title>HashKey Group partners with ANAP Holdings on Bitcoin lending - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[HashKey Group partners with ANAP Holdings on Bitcoin lending& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/hashkey-group-partners-with-anap-holdings-on-bitcoin-lending-investingcom</link><guid>842784</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>HashKey Group partners with ANAP Holdings on Bitcoin lending - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>????JUST IN: Morgan Stanley $Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT.US)$ just added $11.3 million worth of $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$, extending its inflow streak to 13 consecutive days. - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[????JUST IN: Morgan Stanley $Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT.US)$ just added $11.3 million worth of $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$, extending its inflow streak to 13 consecutive days.& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/just-in-morgan-stanley-morgan-stanley-bitcoin-trust-msbtus-just-added-113-million-worth-of-bitcoin-btccc-extending-its-inflow-streak-to-13-consecutive-days-moomoo</link><guid>842751</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>????JUST IN: Morgan Stanley $Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT.US)$ just added $11.3 million worth of $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$, extending its inflow streak to 13 consecutive days. - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Rally Nears $80K, Dips May Draw Fresh Buyers - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Rally Nears $80K, Dips May Draw Fresh Buyers& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-rally-nears-80k-dips-may-draw-fresh-buyers-tradingview</link><guid>842762</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Rally Nears $80K, Dips May Draw Fresh Buyers - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Cardano Gets Filecoin-Backed Storage Upgrade</title><description><![CDATA[A new storage offering is moving from partnership language to product language inside the Cardano stack. Filecoin said Blockfrost has added a premium storage tier for developers backed by Filecoin, giving builders a distributed, verifiable backup layer without requiring changes to existing workflows.
Hoskinson Backs Filecoin Move Into Cardano
Cardano developers using Blockfrost already rely on the API provider to avoid running their own infrastructure. Filecoin posted via X: “Blockfrost added a premium storage tier for Cardano developers backed by Filecoin. Distributed across independent providers, verifiable, with no infrastructure overhead. For data-driven apps on Cardano, that&#8217;s a reliability upgrade with no workflow changes required.”
Charles Hoskinson amplified the announcement with a short but pointed endorsement, calling Filecoin “one of the OGs” and welcoming it to the Cardano ecosystem. The comment was brief, but it gave the rollout added visibility across Cardano circles and framed the integration as more than a quiet backend feature.
Philip DiSarro, the founder and CEO of Anastasia Labs, a Cardano-focused smart contract development and security firm, added via X: “This is a beast of a collaboration / announcement.”
This is a beast of a collaboration / announcement. https://t.co/YforHLhW3y
— Phil (@phil_uplc) April 21, 2026
The older press release behind the announcement fills in what the product actually does. In December 2024, Filecoin Foundation and Blockfrost said they were collaborating to integrate Filecoin as a decentralized storage backup layer for apps built with Blockfrost. At the time, the framing centered on redundancy, quality assurance and decentralization. The new development is that those ideas now appear to have been packaged into a “premium storage tier” for developers rather than remaining a general infrastructure collaboration.
A premium tier implies a concrete service offering developers can select as part of their stack, with clearer user value: preserve data across a decentralized storage network, keep access seamless, and do it without forcing teams to rework their application flow.
Filecoin’s wording around the launch was explicit: “For data-driven apps on Cardano, that’s a reliability upgrade with no workflow changes required.” That is the core pitch. Not a new chain, not a migration, not another middleware maze. Just a harder-to-break storage layer sitting behind the tools many builders already use.
The original release also made clear why Filecoin was the chosen layer. “By archiving its IPFS Gateway clusters on Filecoin, the world’s largest decentralized storage network, Blockfrost will introduce a new service tier for builders that includes both IPFS and Filecoin storage. This integration not only strengthens the resilience of future Cardano apps but also highlights a commitment to decentralization by prioritizing the coordination of two leading layer-1 blockchain ecosystems.”
At press time, ADA traded at $0.2555.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/cardano-gets-filecoin-backed-storage-upgrade</link><guid>842844</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ADAUSDT_2026-04-22_13-52-42.png?resize=1024%2C502</dc:content ><dc:text>Cardano Gets Filecoin-Backed Storage Upgrade</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin $60K dip in April sees odds decline as traders price out drop - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin $60K dip in April sees odds decline as traders price out drop& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-60k-dip-in-april-sees-odds-decline-as-traders-price-out-drop-crypto-briefing</link><guid>842777</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin $60K dip in April sees odds decline as traders price out drop - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin, Ethereum Rally, XRP, Dogecoin Hold Steady Amid Brewing Strait Of Hormuz Tensions: Analyst Sees B - Benzinga</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin, Ethereum Rally, XRP, Dogecoin Hold Steady Amid Brewing Strait Of Hormuz Tensions: Analyst Sees B& & Benzinga]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-ethereum-rally-xrp-dogecoin-hold-steady-amid-brewing-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-analyst-sees-b-benzinga</link><guid>842780</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin, Ethereum Rally, XRP, Dogecoin Hold Steady Amid Brewing Strait Of Hormuz Tensions: Analyst Sees B - Benzinga</dc:text></item><item><title>Schwab launches Bitcoin, Ethereum trading with 0.7% fee per trade - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Schwab launches Bitcoin, Ethereum trading with 0.7% fee per trade& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/schwab-launches-bitcoin-ethereum-trading-with-07-fee-per-trade-crypto-briefing</link><guid>842755</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Schwab launches Bitcoin, Ethereum trading with 0.7% fee per trade - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Bulls Rebuild As Futures Metric Hits 4-Month High - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bulls Rebuild As Futures Metric Hits 4-Month High& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-bulls-rebuild-as-futures-metric-hits-4-month-high-tradingview</link><guid>842772</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Bulls Rebuild As Futures Metric Hits 4-Month High - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>People need to calm down about Nigel Farage’s bitcoin wheeze - The Spectator</title><description><![CDATA[People need to calm down about Nigel Farage’s bitcoin wheeze& & The Spectator]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/people-need-to-calm-down-about-nigel-farages-bitcoin-wheeze-the-spectator</link><guid>842760</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>People need to calm down about Nigel Farage’s bitcoin wheeze - The Spectator</dc:text></item><item><title>Circle, OSL Expand USDC Access as Asia Cross-Border Demand Grows</title><description><![CDATA[Institutional access to digital dollar liquidity is growing as cross-border settlement demand rises and stablecoins gain a larger role in market infrastructure. OSL Group and Circle are expanding USDC use across trading, payments, and settlement in Asia. Key Takeaways: OSL Group expanded USDC access across trading, payments, and settlement. Circle strengthens regulated stablecoin rails for [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/circle-osl-expand-usdc-access-as-asia-cross-border-demand-grows</link><guid>842702</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/circle-osl-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Circle, OSL Expand USDC Access as Asia Cross-Border Demand Grows</dc:text></item><item><title>XRP Ledger Has No History Of Hacks Or Exploits, What Are They Doing Different?</title><description><![CDATA[The XRP Ledger is increasingly being highlighted by crypto commentators as one of the few major blockchain infrastructures with no protocol-level exploit losses. As discussions around security intensify following several high-profile DeFi breaches, XRP supporters and developers are pointing to design decisions and operational discipline as the reason the network has avoided the billions lost elsewhere.
Security Architecture Behind The XRP Ledger’s Track Record
A recent discussion on X gained traction after the account @RippleXity noted that more than $15 billion has been lost to crypto exploits across the industry, while the XRP Ledger has recorded zero protocol-level hack losses. The comment triggered responses from several market participants who argued that the network’s architecture and operational approach explain the difference.
The security discussion quickly expanded when a crypto commentator responded to RippleXity’s post, arguing that XRP’s design has long prioritized reliability. According to the post, this level of safety is one reason the network has been integrated into the financial infrastructure used by banking institutions.
The commentator described the asset as significantly undervalued while emphasizing that its security framework operates at a level comparable to traditional financial systems. Supporters argue that XRP Ledger’s strong track record is tied to deliberate design choices that prioritize stability and predictable transaction finality over experimental features that could introduce vulnerabilities. They also note that, unlike many blockchain ecosystems that rely on complex bridges and interoperability tools, the XRP Ledger maintains a more controlled architecture, which they believe has helped reduce exposure to attack vectors responsible for major losses in decentralized finance.
How XRP Ledger’s Security Approach Compares With Others
The security debate intensified further after a separate post by XRP advocate @InvestWithD referenced comments from David Schwartz, the Chief Technology Officer at Ripple. Schwartz reportedly explained that when Ripple evaluated bridging systems for its stablecoin project RLUSD, the company focused primarily on risk management and security.
According to the post, many DeFi bridging systems include strong security tools, but some projects disable them to simplify operations or scale faster, a choice Schwartz suggested may have contributed to the KelpDAO exploit. The exploit reportedly involved about $292 million, where attackers manipulated a LayerZero-connected system using a 1-of-1 Decentralized Verifier Network instead of a multi-verifier setup, creating a single point of failure that enabled spoofed messages, fraudulent rsETH minting, and fund drainage. 
In contrast, Ripple’s RLUSD avoids risky bridges through native issuance on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum, while expansion to Layer-2 networks like Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain uses Wormhole and its Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard.
That system allows Ripple to maintain direct control over token issuance while using multiple verification layers for cross-chain transfers. Supporters argue that this emphasis on controlled issuance and layered verification reflects the broader philosophy that has allowed the XRP Ledger to maintain its long-standing record without protocol-level exploit losses.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/xrp-ledger-has-no-history-of-hacks-or-exploits-what-are-they-doing-different</link><guid>842845</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>XRP Ledger Has No History Of Hacks Or Exploits, What Are They Doing Different?</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Cash rallies 5% – But 3 BCH signals favor more downside - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Cash rallies 5% – But 3 BCH signals favor more downside& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-cash-rallies-5-but-3-bch-signals-favor-more-downside-ambcrypto</link><guid>842776</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Cash rallies 5% – But 3 BCH signals favor more downside - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Grayscale Hints at Bull Market Setup as Bitcoin Holds Critical Breakeven Level</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin markets are showing signs of a potential bottom as improving price action brings recent buyers back to breakeven. Grayscale points to strengthening positioning as a key signal that sentiment may be shifting toward more bullish conditions. Key Takeaways: Grayscale signaled bitcoin may have bottomed as buyers return to breakeven levels. Markets show cost basis [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/grayscale-hints-at-bull-market-setup-as-bitcoin-holds-critical-breakeven-level</link><guid>842703</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/grayscale-bull-market-setup-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Grayscale Hints at Bull Market Setup as Bitcoin Holds Critical Breakeven Level</dc:text></item><item><title>Shiba Inu Could Stage A Return As 20% Move Puts It Ahead Of Bitcoin And XRP In This Metric</title><description><![CDATA[Shiba Inu (SHIB) is seeing renewed momentum as its Open Interest (OI) has surged more than 20% in a single day, surpassing both Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP. The meme coin appears to be staging a recovery as trading volume continues to ramp up and price experiences short rebounds. Despite its prolonged choppy action, the recent rise in Open Interest underscores a shift in sentiment, indicating that traders are beginning to move back into SHIB.
Shiba Inu Open Interest Surpasses BTC And XRP
Shiba Inu has recorded a sharp increase in derivatives market activity after its Open Interest surged by more than 20% on April 21. CoinGlass data shows that the metric climbed from approximately $56.27 million the previous day, reflecting a notable jump in trader participation and speculative positioning around the meme coin. 
The latest spike in Open Interest reflects a growing concentration of capital flowing into SHIB futures contracts, signaling heightened engagement among derivatives traders despite market volatility. This shift also indicates that market participants are increasingly opening new positions in SHIB futures, rather than closing existing ones. 
Notably, Shiba Inu’s Open Interest has now surpassed levels seen in major blue-chip assets such as Bitcoin and XRP during the same period. This surge suggests that traders may be shifting their focus away from larger cryptocurrencies to SHIB, highlighting renewed interest in meme coins. 
Importantly, Shiba Inu’s Open Interest closed around $61.1 million on April 21, indicating a more than 10% reversal from its earlier 20% surge. At the time of writing, the metric has increased again to $68.78 million, reflecting a more than 12.5% surge from the previous day. As Open Interest continues to rise, SHIB’s trading volume is also up by more than 95%, currently sitting at $205.78 million. 
SHIB’s Open Interest Surges As Price Increases
Shiba Inu is not only seeing a rise in its Open Interest but also in its price. Over the past week, the meme coin has rebounded by more than 6%, and in the last 24 hours, it is up by over 2.5%, according to CoinMarketCap data. Usually, when a cryptocurrency’s price climbs alongside a surge in Open Interest, market data typically points to strengthening bullish momentum supported by increased leverage. 
This combination suggests that new capital is actively entering the market, with traders possibly positioning for further upside through long contracts. As more traders open long positions, the short-term uptrend continues due to increased buying pressure. 
While this can be bullish and potentially support a future price reversal under favorable conditions, the same setup also carries risks. If too many traders are all betting on prices going up at the same time, the market becomes overcrowded. When this happens, even the smallest decline in price can trigger liquidations, forcing traders to close their positions and increasing the chance of a deeper pullback.
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Industry Experts Set Their Targets
Bitcoin has pushed back above $78,000 this week, Spot ETF flows have turned positive again, and futures open interest is now back above $120 billion, showing that conviction is building again even as the crypto&#8217;s price is about 38% below the October 2025 all-time high of $126,080. 
The lower end of the prediction spectrum is occupied by names that, a few years ago, would not have been caught issuing a Bitcoin price target. Citigroup has set a base case target of around $126,000 for Bitcoin by the end of 2026. Analysts at CitiGroup based the prediction on the anticipated passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Other predictions on the lower end include $148,000 from Pantera Capital, $150,000, $170,000 from JPMorgan, $180,000 from VanEck, and $150,000 and $200,000 from Standard Chartered. More bullish predictions from industry names see Bitcoin trading above or near $200,000 by the end of the year. These include venture capitalists, fund managers, and financial commentators who have spent years building their credibility on Bitcoin calls. 
Tom Lee, one of the more closely followed Bitcoin bulls on Wall Street, has outlined a $189,000 target. Further up the range, Tim Draper sees $250,000; Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood points to $275,000; Robert Kiyosaki predicted $350,000; Anthony Scaramucci has floated $400,000, while both Chamath Palihapitiya and Mike Novogratz have put forward projections as high as $500,000. A move to $500,000 from current price levels would represent a gain of more than 550%
Forecast Range Shows Just How Divided The Market Still Is
The projections span a wide range of targets, and that range shows just how divided these industry voices are when it comes to Bitcoin’s upside this year, even though the broader sentiment is still bullish. Some expectations sit just above the current all-time high, while others point to a much larger repricing.
What makes the list interesting is that not all of these calls carry the same weight right now, and at least one major forecast has already been revised lower. Citigroup, for instance, cut its 12-month Bitcoin target to $112,000 in March 2026 from $143,000 previously, while keeping a bullish scenario of $165,000. 
Standard Chartered also cut its year-end 2026 target to $150,000 late last year from $300,000, even though it still kept a longer-term $500,000 view for 2030.
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Here’s why it could break past $80,000 soon. - MarketWatch</title><description><![CDATA[The Iran cease-fire has boosted investors’ appetite for bitcoin. Here’s why it could break past $80,000 soon.& & MarketWatch]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/the-iran-cease-fire-has-boosted-investors-appetite-for-bitcoin-heres-why-it-could-break-past-80000-soon-marketwatch</link><guid>842743</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The Iran cease-fire has boosted investors’ appetite for bitcoin. Here’s why it could break past $80,000 soon. - MarketWatch</dc:text></item><item><title>Strategy (MSTR) Is Essentially a Leveraged Bitcoin ETF -- Is That a Good Thing? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Strategy (MSTR) Is Essentially a Leveraged Bitcoin ETF -- Is That a Good Thing?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/strategy-mstr-is-essentially-a-leveraged-bitcoin-etf-is-that-a-good-thing-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842750</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Strategy (MSTR) Is Essentially a Leveraged Bitcoin ETF -- Is That a Good Thing? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Cardano’s Leios Upgrade and Bitcoin DeFi Tool Pogun Headline Input Output’s 2026 Funding Slate</title><description><![CDATA[Input Output (IO), the engineering organization behind Cardano, submitted nine treasury funding proposals on Wednesday totaling $38.9 million, nearly 50% less than the $97.5 million it requested from the community last year. Key Takeaways: Input Output submitted 9 Cardano treasury proposals totaling $38.9M, nearly 50% less than its 2026 ask. The Leios upgrade targets 1,000+ [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/cardanos-leios-upgrade-and-bitcoin-defi-tool-pogun-headline-input-outputs-2026-funding-slate</link><guid>842707</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cardanos-leios-upgrade-and-bitcoin-defi-tool-pogun-headline-input-outputs-2026-funding-slate-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Cardano’s Leios Upgrade and Bitcoin DeFi Tool Pogun Headline Input Output’s 2026 Funding Slate</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin $80K April 2026 odds jump as tokenization gains momentum - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin $80K April 2026 odds jump as tokenization gains momentum& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-80k-april-2026-odds-jump-as-tokenization-gains-momentum-crypto-briefing</link><guid>842672</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin $80K April 2026 odds jump as tokenization gains momentum - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Hits $78K Again: Can It Clear $80K? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Hits $78K Again: Can It Clear $80K?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-as-btc-hits-78k-again-can-it-clear-80k-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842615</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Hits $78K Again: Can It Clear $80K? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>TSLA news: Tesla's bitcoin stash loses $173M in Q1 as BTC price drops - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[TSLA news: Tesla's bitcoin stash loses $173M in Q1 as BTC price drops& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/tsla-news-teslas-bitcoin-stash-loses-173m-in-q1-as-btc-price-drops-coindesk</link><guid>842597</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>TSLA news: Tesla's bitcoin stash loses $173M in Q1 as BTC price drops - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Institutional Race: Latest BTC Buy Pushes Strategy Ahead Of BlackRock</title><description><![CDATA[Despite experiencing a notable decline of nearly 50% from its all-time high of $126,000, the demand and interest in Bitcoin on the institutional level have not yet lost their momentum. Even during multiple market drawdowns, a massive accumulation of BTC was still strongly observed among many large firms across the cryptocurrency and financial landscape.
New Bitcoin Purchase Propels MicroStrategy
A crucial shift is taking place in Bitcoin accumulation among large firms across the sector. In the Bitcoin institutional race, Strategy formerly known as MicroStrategy has become a prodigy in BTC accumulation after years of acquiring the leading asset. 
According to a recent report from Darkfost, a market expert and verified author at CryptoQuant, the company founded by Michael Saylor, a prominent figure in the crypto space, has now surpassed BlackRock, the largest asset manager, in total BTC acquired.
This flip comes after Strategy&#8217;s most recent BTC purchase, which saw over 34,164 BTC being scooped up. The aggressive accumulation approach has strengthened MicroStrategy&#8217;s position as one of the biggest corporate holders in the market and once again demonstrated its steadfast dedication to the crypto king.
Following the latest acquisition, the company now holds over 815,061 BTC, while BlackRock’s IBIT now controls over 802,823 BTC as of April 17. This event indicates a wider trend of increasing corporate conviction in Bitcoin as a strategic asset, in addition to highlighting the growing competition among institutional participants in the crypto and finance space.
With its current stash, Strategy now holds more than 4% of BTC’s total supply. As a result, the company continues to move closer to its initial stated objective of holding around 5% to 7% of the total supply in circulation. 
Despite holding a huge amount of BTC, Strategy suffered notable losses as the asset’s price fell below the firm’s realized price of $75,527. However, after several market shifts, the price of Bitcoin has now moved back above Strategy’s realized price at the time of the post. Darkfost stated that this brings an end to the period of unrealized losses that started in early February this year. As of today, Strategy has once again projected profits of $242 million.
The BTC Bear Market Still Alive 
While Bitcoin’s price has slightly picked up pace following the market rebound, underlying signals continue to point to weakness in the broader trend. Such signals imply that BTC’s recent upward trend is likely to be temporary, and a decline is still heavily on the table.
After navigating multiple on-chain metrics, Alphractal, a data analytics platform, highlighted that BTC’s bear market is not over yet, suggesting impending bearish periods. Over time, the Short-Term Holder Realized Price vs the Long-Term Holder Realized Price has been a key indicator in determining whether the market is still in a bear or bull phase.
Alphractal noted that the bear market will only end when the STH Realized Price drops below the LTH Realized Price. The platform’s analysis is backed by historical trends where this setup signaled the end of the bear market phase. At this point, it is crucial to monitor this current reading to determine whether the same pattern holds in the ongoing cycle.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-institutional-race-latest-btc-buy-pushes-strategy-ahead-of-blackrock</link><guid>842694</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bitcoin-chart-from-Darkfost-4.jpeg?w=980&amp;#038;resize=980%2C551</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Institutional Race: Latest BTC Buy Pushes Strategy Ahead Of BlackRock</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Amid Strategy Buys. Watch This Range, Analyst Says. - Investor's Business Daily</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Amid Strategy Buys. Watch This Range, Analyst Says.& & Investor's Business Daily]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-hits-two-month-high-amid-strategy-buys-watch-this-range-analyst-says-investors-business-daily</link><guid>842593</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Amid Strategy Buys. Watch This Range, Analyst Says. - Investor's Business Daily</dc:text></item><item><title>BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit Record 806,700 BTC Worth $63.7 Billion - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit Record 806,700 BTC Worth $63.7 Billion& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-holdings-hit-record-806700-btc-worth-637-billion-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842748</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit Record 806,700 BTC Worth $63.7 Billion - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Press Release: Gooden Highlights U.S. Military's Use of Bitcoin Node in House Hearing - Quiver Quantitative</title><description><![CDATA[Press Release: Gooden Highlights U.S. Military's Use of Bitcoin Node in House Hearing& & Quiver Quantitative]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/press-release-gooden-highlights-us-militarys-use-of-bitcoin-node-in-house-hearing-quiver-quantitative</link><guid>842636</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Press Release: Gooden Highlights U.S. Military's Use of Bitcoin Node in House Hearing - Quiver Quantitative</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Rises on Optimism Over Trump’s Extended Iran Ceasefire - Bloomberg.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Rises on Optimism Over Trump’s Extended Iran Ceasefire& & Bloomberg.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-rises-on-optimism-over-trumps-extended-iran-ceasefire-bloombergcom</link><guid>842745</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Rises on Optimism Over Trump’s Extended Iran Ceasefire - Bloomberg.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Why Bitcoin Is Flirting With $80,000 Again—And Why Experts Say It Might Cool Off - Investopedia</title><description><![CDATA[Why Bitcoin Is Flirting With $80,000 Again—And Why Experts Say It Might Cool Off& & Investopedia]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/why-bitcoin-is-flirting-with-80000-againand-why-experts-say-it-might-cool-off-investopedia</link><guid>842617</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why Bitcoin Is Flirting With $80,000 Again—And Why Experts Say It Might Cool Off - Investopedia</dc:text></item><item><title>Trump-linked American Bitcoin energizes 11,298 new ASICs - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Trump-linked American Bitcoin energizes 11,298 new ASICs& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/trump-linked-american-bitcoin-energizes-11298-new-asics-tradingview</link><guid>842596</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Trump-linked American Bitcoin energizes 11,298 new ASICs - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Trader predicts Satoshi could move Bitcoin in 2026 - Yahoo Finance Singapore</title><description><![CDATA[Trader predicts Satoshi could move Bitcoin in 2026& & Yahoo Finance Singapore]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/trader-predicts-satoshi-could-move-bitcoin-in-2026-yahoo-finance-singapore</link><guid>842595</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Trader predicts Satoshi could move Bitcoin in 2026 - Yahoo Finance Singapore</dc:text></item><item><title>PACE Act Pushes Fed Payment Access for Nonbanks, Crypto Firms</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. lawmakers have introduced the PACE Act to modernize payment systems and reduce transaction costs. The bill could open federal payment rails to regulated nonbank providers, including crypto firms. Key Takeaways: U.S. Reps. Young Kim and Sam Liccardo introduced the PACE Act to modernize payments. Bill aims to open Fed systems like Fednow, cutting fees [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/pace-act-pushes-fed-payment-access-for-nonbanks-crypto-firms</link><guid>842708</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pace-act-pushes-fed-payment-access-for-nonbanks-crypto-firms-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>PACE Act Pushes Fed Payment Access for Nonbanks, Crypto Firms</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Structure Supports Case for Move Toward $82,000 - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Structure Supports Case for Move Toward $82,000& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-structure-supports-case-for-move-toward-82000-investingcom</link><guid>842764</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Structure Supports Case for Move Toward $82,000 - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Is Core Scientific (CORZ) One of the Best Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Now? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Is Core Scientific (CORZ) One of the Best Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Now?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/is-core-scientific-corz-one-of-the-best-bitcoin-stocks-to-buy-now-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842671</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Is Core Scientific (CORZ) One of the Best Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Now? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Why Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) Is One of the Best Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Now - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Why Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) Is One of the Best Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Now& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/why-hut-8-corp-hut-is-one-of-the-best-bitcoin-stocks-to-buy-now-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842668</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) Is One of the Best Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Now - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>The U.S. Military Is Running a Bitcoin Node, Admiral Paparo Reveals - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Military Is Running a Bitcoin Node, Admiral Paparo Reveals& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/the-us-military-is-running-a-bitcoin-node-admiral-paparo-reveals-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>842645</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The U.S. Military Is Running a Bitcoin Node, Admiral Paparo Reveals - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Cryptos breakout of bear trends, but will it continue? Bitcoin (BTC) &amp; Ethereum (ETH) Outlook - marketpulse.com</title><description><![CDATA[Cryptos breakout of bear trends, but will it continue? Bitcoin (BTC) & Ethereum (ETH) Outlook& & marketpulse.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/cryptos-breakout-of-bear-trends-but-will-it-continue-bitcoin-btc-ethereum-eth-outlook-marketpulsecom</link><guid>842673</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Cryptos breakout of bear trends, but will it continue? Bitcoin (BTC) &amp; Ethereum (ETH) Outlook - marketpulse.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto News: Pepeto Announces Investment Growth While the Bitcoin Price Prediction Bulls Targets $150,000 - markets.businessinsider.com</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto News: Pepeto Announces Investment Growth While the Bitcoin Price Prediction Bulls Targets $150,000& & markets.businessinsider.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/crypto-news-pepeto-announces-investment-growth-while-the-bitcoin-price-prediction-bulls-targets-150000-marketsbusinessinsidercom</link><guid>842612</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto News: Pepeto Announces Investment Growth While the Bitcoin Price Prediction Bulls Targets $150,000 - markets.businessinsider.com</dc:text></item><item><title>US Military Runs Bitcoin Node for Cybersecurity Tests, Admiral Confirms - Yahoo</title><description><![CDATA[US Military Runs Bitcoin Node for Cybersecurity Tests, Admiral Confirms& & Yahoo]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/us-military-runs-bitcoin-node-for-cybersecurity-tests-admiral-confirms-yahoo</link><guid>842767</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>US Military Runs Bitcoin Node for Cybersecurity Tests, Admiral Confirms - Yahoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin rides tech sector gains. Is $100,000 back in the cards? - MSN</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin rides tech sector gains. Is $100,000 back in the cards?& & MSN]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-rides-tech-sector-gains-is-100000-back-in-the-cards-msn</link><guid>842664</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin rides tech sector gains. Is $100,000 back in the cards? - MSN</dc:text></item><item><title>Signs Of Life For Bitcoin (BTC-USD) - Seeking Alpha</title><description><![CDATA[Signs Of Life For Bitcoin (BTC-USD)& & Seeking Alpha]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/signs-of-life-for-bitcoin-btc-usd-seeking-alpha</link><guid>842621</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Signs Of Life For Bitcoin (BTC-USD) - Seeking Alpha</dc:text></item><item><title>“Bitcoin as Everyday Money” Event to Rally Industry Behind De Minimis Tax Framework at Bitcoin 2026 - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[“Bitcoin as Everyday Money” Event to Rally Industry Behind De Minimis Tax Framework at Bitcoin 2026& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-as-everyday-money-event-to-rally-industry-behind-de-minimis-tax-framework-at-bitcoin-2026-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>842618</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>“Bitcoin as Everyday Money” Event to Rally Industry Behind De Minimis Tax Framework at Bitcoin 2026 - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Ether ETFs Extend Streak to Nine Days With $43 Million Inflow</title><description><![CDATA[Ether led with strong inflows of $43 million, as bitcoin edged forward with limited gains. However, both XRP and solana remained on the sidelines with no trading activity. Key Takeaways: Ether ETFs added $43.36 million to extend their inflow streak to nine days, led by Blackrock ETHA, showing strong demand. Bitcoin ETFs gained just $11.84 [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/ether-etfs-extend-streak-to-nine-days-with-43-million-inflow</link><guid>842709</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ether-etfs-extend-streak-to-nine-days-with-43-million-inflow-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Ether ETFs Extend Streak to Nine Days With $43 Million Inflow</dc:text></item><item><title>American Bitcoin Shares Rise 12% as Mining Capacity Expansion Adds Scale to Its Accumulation Push - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[American Bitcoin Shares Rise 12% as Mining Capacity Expansion Adds Scale to Its Accumulation Push& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/american-bitcoin-shares-rise-12-as-mining-capacity-expansion-adds-scale-to-its-accumulation-push-yahoo-finance</link><guid>842626</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>American Bitcoin Shares Rise 12% as Mining Capacity Expansion Adds Scale to Its Accumulation Push - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Rise In Bitcoin Price Helps BTC Affiliated Public Firms Catch A Bid - Crowdfund Insider</title><description><![CDATA[Rise In Bitcoin Price Helps BTC Affiliated Public Firms Catch A Bid& & Crowdfund Insider]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/rise-in-bitcoin-price-helps-btc-affiliated-public-firms-catch-a-bid-crowdfund-insider</link><guid>842666</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Rise In Bitcoin Price Helps BTC Affiliated Public Firms Catch A Bid - Crowdfund Insider</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Rides Tech Sector Gains. Is $100,000 Back on the Cards? - Barron's</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Rides Tech Sector Gains. Is $100,000 Back on the Cards?& & Barron's]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-rides-tech-sector-gains-is-100000-back-on-the-cards-barrons</link><guid>842607</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Rides Tech Sector Gains. Is $100,000 Back on the Cards? - Barron's</dc:text></item><item><title>‘Really important for cybersecurity’ – U.S. admiral puts Bitcoin in new light - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[‘Really important for cybersecurity’ – U.S. admiral puts Bitcoin in new light& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/really-important-for-cybersecurity-us-admiral-puts-bitcoin-in-new-light-ambcrypto</link><guid>842651</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>‘Really important for cybersecurity’ – U.S. admiral puts Bitcoin in new light - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Ripple’s Tokenization Bet: Will XRP Price Explode As It Enters This Trillion-Dollar Industry?</title><description><![CDATA[Something quiet is happening on the XRP Ledger. What is happening instead is the kind of institutional movement that is quietly deploying capital onto the Ledger, targeting the US Treasury debt, one of the largest and most stable markets in global finance. 
The numbers are still small, but the structure behind them points to something that could scale far more than what is reflected in the current price of the altcoin.
Institutional Capital Begins To Land On XRPL
Crypto commentator X Finance Bull recently drew attention to a detail that deserves more scrutiny than it has received. The post, which was made on the social media platform X, highlighted how several institutional-grade products tied to US Treasuries are already live on the XRP Ledger. The combined value sits above $300 million, spread across offerings linked to firms such as BlackRock-backed Ondo Finance, OpenEden, and Guggenheim.
Ondo Finance accounts for the largest share at $221.8 million, followed by the OpenEden T-Bill Vault with roughly $55 million, while Guggenheim Treasury Services has about $40 million worth of institutional products on the Ledger.
To that roster, abrdn (Aberdeen Group plc), a firm overseeing more than $600 billion in assets, has deployed a tokenized liquidity fund on the Ledger as well, currently worth $15.9 million. Together, these four products represent over $333 million in live institutional capital on a network that, until recently, was better known for cross-border payments.
Each of these deployments has a deeper meaning. For instance, Ondo&#8217;s OUSG token is backed by BlackRock&#8217;s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund and allows qualified investors to mint and redeem tokens 24/7 using Ripple&#8217;s RLUSD stablecoin.
A Tiny Slice Of A $31 Trillion Market
Institutions entering tokenized Treasuries have a wide selection of blockchains to choose from, including Ethereum and other established networks. Therefore, the significance is not just the capital itself but how quickly XRPL has closed the gap from almost no footprint in treasury-backed products. 
In 2025, tokenized assets on the Ledger surged by 2,200%, increasing from $24.7 million in January to $567 million by year-end. Even with these developments, the scale of allocation is microscopic when compared to the US Treasury market, which holds a value above $30 trillion. The current allocation on XRPL barely scratches the surface, representing a fraction of a fraction of total issuance. That is exactly what is adding to the long-term outlook.
Tokenization of real-world assets, particularly government debt, has become one of the most closely watched trends across both crypto and traditional finance. The implication for the XRP price lies in how this activity scales and how much of it is tokenized on the XRP Ledger.
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan recently projected that the tokenization market could expand from $26 billion today to $200 trillion, citing massive traditional markets including $110 trillion in stocks and $140 trillion in bonds. The implications for XRP’s price action would be significant if XRPL receives a notable share of that market as it scales.
]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/ripples-tokenization-bet-will-xrp-price-explode-as-it-enters-this-trillion-dollar-industry</link><guid>842695</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Ripple’s Tokenization Bet: Will XRP Price Explode As It Enters This Trillion-Dollar Industry?</dc:text></item><item><title>US Military Runs Bitcoin Node, Conducts Operational Tests, Indo-Pacific Commander Tells Senate</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is running a live Bitcoin node and conducting operational tests on the Bitcoin protocol to secure military networks, the command’s top officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee this week. Key Takeaways: Admiral Samuel Paparo confirmed INDOPACOM runs a live Bitcoin node and is conducting operational network security tests as of April [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/us-military-runs-bitcoin-node-conducts-operational-tests-indo-pacific-commander-tells-senate</link><guid>842710</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/us-military-runs-bitcoin-node-conducts-operational-tests-indo-pacific-commander-tells-senate-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>US Military Runs Bitcoin Node, Conducts Operational Tests, Indo-Pacific Commander Tells Senate</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin closes in on $80k - CNBC</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin closes in on $80k& & CNBC]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/bitcoin-closes-in-on-80k-cnbc</link><guid>842603</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin closes in on $80k - CNBC</dc:text></item><item><title>Everyone is frothing about Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s STRC bond. Should they be? - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[Everyone is frothing about Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s STRC bond. Should they be?& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/everyone-is-frothing-about-bitcoin-treasury-company-strategys-strc-bond-should-they-be-dlnewscom</link><guid>842610</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Everyone is frothing about Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s STRC bond. Should they be? - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Gensyn Network Debuts Delphi, a Permissionless AI Prediction Market Platform, on Mainnet</title><description><![CDATA[Gensyn officially launched Delphi on its mainnet on Wednesday, making it the first application to go live on the decentralized compute network and introducing real economic value to a platform that processed millions in test volume during its trial run. Key Takeaways: Gensyn launched Delphi on mainnet April 22, 2026, marking the network’s first live [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/gensyn-network-debuts-delphi-a-permissionless-ai-prediction-market-platform-on-mainnet</link><guid>842711</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/gensyn-network-debuts-delphi-a-permissionless-ai-prediction-market-platform-on-mainnet-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Gensyn Network Debuts Delphi, a Permissionless AI Prediction Market Platform, on Mainnet</dc:text></item><item><title>HODL: Bitcoin's Soars To A Multi-Month High Amid Quiet Relative Strength (Technical Analysis) - Seeking Alpha</title><description><![CDATA[HODL: Bitcoin's Soars To A Multi-Month High Amid Quiet Relative Strength (Technical Analysis)& & Seeking Alpha]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/hodl-bitcoins-soars-to-a-multi-month-high-amid-quiet-relative-strength-technical-analysis-seeking-alpha</link><guid>842631</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>HODL: Bitcoin's Soars To A Multi-Month High Amid Quiet Relative Strength (Technical Analysis) - Seeking Alpha</dc:text></item><item><title>CleanSpark shares rise as bitcoin rebounds and mining stocks catch a bid - Quiver Quantitative</title><description><![CDATA[CleanSpark shares rise as bitcoin rebounds and mining stocks catch a bid& & Quiver Quantitative]]></description><link>https://mkt.coinsnews.com/cleanspark-shares-rise-as-bitcoin-rebounds-and-mining-stocks-catch-a-bid-quiver-quantitative</link><guid>842622</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>CleanSpark shares rise as bitcoin rebounds and mining stocks catch a bid - Quiver Quantitative</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Could Strengthen US National Security, Top Military Commander Says</title><description><![CDATA[US lawmakers are pushing to bring Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturing back to American soil — a move driven by growing concern that the country&#8217;s dependence on foreign-made hardware puts national security at risk.
That concern formed part of the backdrop when a four-star Navy admiral took a rare public stance on Bitcoin last Tuesday, telling a Senate committee it belongs in the same conversation as US military power.
Mining, Hardware, And The Supply Chain Problem
Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Bitcoin functions as a tool for &#8220;power projection.&#8221;
His remarks were prompted by a question from Senator Tommy Tuberville, who pointed out that China&#8217;s top monetary think tank has begun treating Bitcoin as a strategic asset and asked how Congress should respond.
Paparo didn&#8217;t answer that directly. What he did say was direct enough: &#8220;Bitcoin is a reality. It is a peer-to-peer zero-trust transfer of value. Anything that supports all instruments of national power for the United States of America is to the good.&#8221;
US Admiral Calls Bitcoin Key to Cybersecurity and Power Projection
Admiral Samuel Paparo sees Bitcoin as a strategic tool for U.S. cybersecurity and national power, emphasizing its proof-of-work advantages. (Read More)
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Beyond its role as a currency, Paparo argued that Bitcoin&#8217;s proof-of-work system carries real weight as a cybersecurity mechanism. The design of that system, he said, forces anyone trying to attack the network to spend enormous resources — making intrusions significantly more expensive.
&#8220;Outside of the economic formulation of it, it has got really important computer science applications for cybersecurity,&#8221; he told the committee.
Not The First Voice From The Military
Paparo is not the first person in uniform to make this case. In December 2023, US Space Force member Jason Lowery argued that proof-of-work technology could be applied well beyond finance — used to protect data, messages, and command signals from hostile actors.
Lowery said at the time that treating Bitcoin purely as a financial tool understates what it can do for national security. The difference now is the rank of the person making the argument.
The hearing covered a wide range of security threats, including China&#8217;s military buildup, the war in Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East, and ongoing aggression from North Korea.
Cybercrime was woven through much of that discussion. North Korea&#8217;s Lazarus Group, for instance, has stolen billions in crypto over the past decade, with proceeds allegedly funneled into the country&#8217;s weapons program.
A Push To Manufacture Domestically
The US currently holds more Bitcoin than any other national government and controls the largest share of the global mining network. But that position comes with a vulnerability: the physical machines used to mine Bitcoin are largely manufactured overseas.
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After recent staking actions from both retail and institutional investors, the amount of staked ETH has surged to unprecedented levels.
Staking On Ethereum Expands Rapidly
Interest in Ethereum among institutional and retail investors is shifting to another level. A fresh milestone is reshaping the supply dynamics of Ethereum, as staking activity witnesses a sharp growth, breaking past previous peak levels.
Leon Waidmann, a market expert and head of research at Lisk, announced on the social media platform X that the ETH staking ratio just exceeded 32%, marking a new all-time high. A 32% staking ratio reading implies that 1 out of 3 ETH is now locked away in staking contracts across the network.
The increase in locked Ethereum is a reflection of increased confidence among players as they commit more of their holdings to support the network and earn yield. Such a milestone is likely to strengthen ETH&#8217;s security and reduce the amount available on the open market for trading.
According to the data shared by Waidmann, this staking level took the leading network over 5 years to reach. As of January 2021, the staking ratio was sitting at 0%. With major achievements, staking is now unfolding as a crucial part of ETH, influencing the network&#8217;s structure and its entire market outlook.
Waidmann highlighted that staking operations recorded a 5% increase in the last 12 months. At the same time, Digital asset treasuries (DATs) continue to add more ETH to their crypto holdings, snatching up between 6.6 million and 7.4 million ETH, representing between 5.5% to 6.1% of the entire Ethereum supply in the market.
When combined, this rounds up to approximately 38% of ETH’s total supply, effectively leaving the market. “ The bottleneck for ETH isn&#8217;t demand, it’s available float,” Waidmann stated. Furthermore, the expert added that stakers do not unwind on drawdowns, and neither do corporate balance sheets sell their holdings on vibes. ETH’s supply locked in staking is a structural move, which is bullish for its near-term future.
ETH Whales Are Showing Cautious Behavior
Even though the price of Ethereum has undergone a brief upward move as the broader crypto market slowly recovers, investors’ sentiment appears to be shifting into a bearish state. This growing bearish sentiment among investors is observed in their recent positioning.
In a report, Joao Wedson, the founder of on-chain data analytics platform Alphractal, shared that ETH investors, especially large holders or whales, are leaning toward the short side. These investors are betting against the current upward momentum, as they steadily open short positions.
This trend is particularly evident among three leading trading platforms, such as Binance, OKX, and Gate. An interesting part of this trend is that these large holders are more interested in short positions on ETH than retail traders.
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The pundit also declared that the altcoin is bound to increase over time, regardless of its utility. 
How XRP Has Outperformed Hedge Funds
In an X post, Vandell noted that XRP rose from its 2014 bottom of roughly $0.0028 to an all-time high (ATH) of $3.64 in 2025, representing roughly a 129,900% return. Additionally, the altcoin rose from a low of $0.11 in 2020 to the $3.64 high in 2025, marking a return of around 33x in just five years. 
The pundit stated that XRP has made the world’s top hedge funds look like “savings accounts,” having outperformed since its launch. He added that the bigger move for the altcoin is yet to come, suggesting the token could see astronomical gains. Vandell declared that utility and adoption are just “icing on the cake” for the token, creating more demand. 
He affirmed that the altcoin will appreciate regardless of utility as long as the money supply increases over time. Meanwhile, other pundits like X Finance Bull have highlighted that the passage of the CLARITY Act could serve as a catalyst for massive growth in XRP. Vandell also signaled that the crypto bill will boost it, with trillions of dollars flowing into the crypto industry. 
This came as he noted that trillions of deployable institutional capital remain constrained by regulatory clarity and macro conditions before meaningfully allocating to crypto. He added that the scale of inflows will be ‘historic’ once clarity improves and macro conditions align. On the macro side, there are currently inflation concerns, especially as the Iran war continues to drive oil prices higher. 
On Whether It Can Reach $1,000
In another X post, Vandell said that XRP can reach $1,000 overtime as long as the uptrend remains intact. He acknowledged that such a rally could take several years, or even decades, to reach this level. The pundit added that supply and demand will be key to determining when it can reach this level.
He noted that XRP has a limited supply, while the token has continued to see a sustained demand. Vandell explained that fiat debasement has contributed to this demand, while retail and institutional investors are also accumulating the token based on the token’s utility. The pundit concluded that it will likely continue to rise as long as it remains relevant in the crypto space and sustains this demand. As such, he believes market participants should be looking to position for this price surge rather than fixating on when exactly it will happen. 
At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.44, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
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The report’s core message is straightforward: Bitcoin, Ethereum and the broader blockchain sector should be building post-quantum roadmaps now, not waiting for a fault-tolerant quantum computer to arrive.
The paper, published April 21 and authored by a group that includes Scott Aaronson, Dan Boneh, Justin Drake, Sreeram Kannan, Yehuda Lindell and Dahlia Malkhi, says it has “high confidence” that a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer will eventually be built.
Coinbase Puts Bitcoin And Ethereum Devs On Notice
At the same time, it stresses that breaking current public-key cryptography still requires a machine far beyond today’s devices, and that the threat remains an engineering challenge rather than an imminent market event. NIST’s recommendation that post-quantum migrations should be completed by 2035 features prominently in that framing, though the authors add that they are “not confident” cryptographically relevant quantum computers will not exist by then or later.
Still, the report pushes hard against complacency. “Waiting for it to be urgent is not a good idea,” the authors write. “The discussion regarding quantum computing often revolves around the timeline. However, we believe that this debate on timelines is largely irrelevant (beyond that it is not imminent) since migrations should be planned for and prepared now.”
The advisory board argues that post-quantum protection is needed at both the consensus layer, where validators sign blocks, and the execution layer, where users sign transactions. The catch is that the cleanest cryptographic replacements are often much heavier than the elliptic-curve systems chains use today, especially once signature size, verification cost and aggregation are taken into account.
For Bitcoin, the report draws a distinction between UTXOs whose public keys remain hidden behind hashes and outputs where the cleartext public key is already exposed on-chain. It cites an estimate from Project 11 that about 6.9 million BTC sit in UTXOs for which the cleartext public key is known, including roughly 1.7 million BTC in older pay-to-public-key outputs, among them the so-called Satoshi coins. Those are the coins that would be most vulnerable to a harvest-now, break-later style attack once a sufficiently capable quantum machine exists.
The Bitcoin section does not read like a call for panic. It notes that Grover’s algorithm is unlikely to hand quantum miners an edge over classical ASICs anytime soon, because the overhead of running the quantum search remains too high. But it does outline practical mitigation ideas, including a commit-reveal approach for spending pre-quantum UTXOs more safely and an “Hourglass” proposal that would cap spending of exposed P2PK outputs at 1 BTC per block, effectively turning dormant coins into a canary rather than an instant jackpot.
Ethereum’s path in the paper is more expansive. The authors say the network faces four quantum-sensitive surfaces: EOA transaction signing at the execution layer, BLS validator signatures at the consensus layer, pairing-based proof systems in the EVM, and KZG commitments in the data layer. The report says Ethereum’s current direction is to move to hash-based signatures for both consensus and execution, using leanXMSS for validators and leanSPHINCS for user-level execution, then compressing the resulting signature load through SNARK-based aggregation. In that design, the on-chain aggregate signature would be on the order of 128KB.
More broadly, the paper recommends staged migration rather than abrupt replacement. At the consensus layer, it proposes periodic post-quantum checkpoints that can anchor prior history even before a full switchover.
At the execution layer, it favors a “1-out-of-2” approach, where users can sign with either the current elliptic-curve scheme or a post-quantum scheme, allowing chains to keep today’s costs low while preserving the option to disable legacy signatures later. “We firmly believe that a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer will eventually be built,” the authors write. “This doesn’t mean that the threat is imminent… However, we believe that the time to begin preparing for it is now.”
At press time, Bitcoin traded at $77,974.
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