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77K Ethereum Moved to Derivatives—Is Another Price Crash Looming?

77K Ethereum Moved to Derivatives—Is Another Price Crash Looming?

Ethereum has mirrored Bitcoin’s recent recovery trend, posting a near 10% gain over the past week. The asset had previously experienced a sharp correction, but its latest rally saw prices climb toward the $1,600 mark. However, the momentum has shown signs of slowing in the past 24 hours, with ETH slipping by around 4% to […]

Raydium debuts LaunchLab to rival memecoin maker Pump.fun

Raydium debuts LaunchLab to rival memecoin maker Pump.fun

The firm behind the Solana-based automated market maker (AMM) Raydium has launched its memecoin-making protocol, LaunchLab, which looks to compete with Pump.fun. The arrival of LaunchLab on April 16 comes a month after Pump.fun, previously a key contributor to Raydium’s revenue, severed ties with the firm by moving its token migration from Raydium’s liquidity pools […]

Ethereum fees drop to a 5-year low as transaction volumes lull

Ethereum fees drop to a 5-year low as transaction volumes lull

Transaction costs on the Ethereum network have dropped to the lowest level in five years as the amount of activity on the blockchain is in a lull, according to the onchain analytics platform Santiment. Ethereum network fees are now around $0.168 per transaction and the reduction in fees coincides with fewer people sending Ether (ETH) […]

BNB Price Eyes Breakout, But $600 Remains A Stubborn Ceiling

BNB Price Eyes Breakout, But $600 Remains A Stubborn Ceiling

BNB price is recovering from the $575 support zone. The price is now consolidating gains and might face hurdles near $585 and $600. BNB price is attempting to recover above the $580 resistance zone. The price is now trading below $585 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming […]

Crypto : La Fed pourrait assouplir les règles pour les banques

Une bonne nouvelle pour la crypto ? Le président de la Réserve fédérale américaine, Jerome Powell, a déclaré hier que la banque centrale pourrait assouplir les règles relatives à la cryptomonnaie pour les banques. Il a fait ces remarques lors d’une interview au Economic Club of Chicago, où il a également discuté des tarifs douaniers, […]

Bitcoin à 1 million de dollars ? Oui, mais à certaines conditions…

Million Dollar Baby. L’exécutif américain a récemment annoncé la création d’une réserve stratégique de Bitcoin, marquant une étape importante dans l’adoption institutionnelle de la cryptomonnaie. Cette décision a suscité des spéculations quant à l’impact potentiel sur le prix du Bitcoin, notamment si les États-Unis venaient à acheter massivement cet actif numérique. Les points clés de […]

AI takes nearly 60% of global venture capital dollars in Q1: Pitchbook

AI takes nearly 60% of global venture capital dollars in Q1: Pitchbook

Artificial intelligence startups received the lion’s share of venture capital investments across the globe in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from Pitchbook. “Investors still have an AI FOMO [fear of missing out] problem,” the research firm said in an April 17 report, which revealed that 57.9% of global venture capital dollars […]

XRP’s $2.00 Pivot Point—A Launchpad or Breakdown Zone?

XRP’s $2.00 Pivot Point—A Launchpad or Breakdown Zone?

XRP price started a fresh decline below the $2.150 zone. The price is now consolidating above $2.00 and facing hurdles near the $2.120 zone. XRP price started a downside correction from the $2.250 resistance zone. The price is now trading below $2.10 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line […]

Bitcoin Faces Pressure As Report Flags Chinese Sell-Off Plans

Bitcoin Faces Pressure As Report Flags Chinese Sell-Off Plans

A new report by Reuters suggests that China may be looking to liquidate large stashes of confiscated Bitcoin, potentially exerting downward pressure on BTC’s price. Sources cited by Reuters indicate that local Chinese governments have been engaging private companies to convert seized Bitcoin into cash, in an effort to bolster public finances under strain from […]

4 things that could turn crypto prices around in Q2 after the ‘best worst quarter’

4 things that could turn crypto prices around in Q2 after the ‘best worst quarter’

Despite recent major developments in the crypto industry, the market has just posted its weakest Q1 performance in years — but a crypto analyst is pointing to several catalysts that could make Q2 more promising. “Frustrating. That’s the best word to describe the past quarter,” Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said in a recent […]

Ethereum Price Struggles to Rebound—Key Hurdles In The Way

Ethereum Price Struggles to Rebound—Key Hurdles In The Way

Ethereum price started a fresh decline below the $1,650 zone. ETH is now consolidating and might decline further below the $1,550 support zone. Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $1,650 and $1,620 levels. The price is trading below $1,600 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a new connecting bearish trend line forming […]

Bitcoin Price Holds Steady, But Futures Sentiment Signals Caution – Details

Bitcoin Price Holds Steady, But Futures Sentiment Signals Caution – Details

According to a recent CryptoQuant Quicktake post, while Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a steady rise in price from November 2024 to February 2025, sentiment in the cryptocurrency’s futures market has not shown a corresponding uptick. Bitcoin Futures Sentiment Index Signals Caution Bitcoin’s price surged from approximately $74,000 in November 2024 to a peak of $101,000 […]

Coinbase distances Base from highly criticized memecoin that dumped $15M

Coinbase distances Base from highly criticized memecoin that dumped $15M

Crypto exchange Coinbase has distanced its blockchain network Base from a memecoin it shared that saw massive backlash after the token rapidly gained, then dropped in value by millions of dollars. Base posted to X on April 16 with an image promoting the network with its marketing tagline, “Base is for everyone,” it also shared […]

ENS founder warns of Google spoof that tricks users with a fake subpoena

ENS founder warns of Google spoof that tricks users with a fake subpoena

The founder and lead developer of Ethereum Name Service has warned his X followers of an “extremely sophisticated” phishing attack that can impersonate Google and trick users into giving out login credentials.  The phishing attack exploits Google’s infrastructure to send a fake alert to users informing them that their Google data is being shared with […]

Crypto venture fund Galaxy Ventures could hit a $180M fundraise: Report

Crypto venture fund Galaxy Ventures could hit a $180M fundraise: Report

Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP is expected to raise around $175 million to $180 million by the end of June to build a portfolio of 30 crypto and blockchain startups. According to an April 17 Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, the fund —  which has had a focus on payments […]

Solana network inflows surge — Will SOL price follow?

Solana network inflows surge — Will SOL price follow?

Over the past 30 days, crypto market participants have bridged more than $120 million in liquidity to Solana (SOL) from other blockchains, signaling renewed confidence in the network. Traders transferred the highest amount from Ethereum (ETH) at $41.5 million, followed by a $37.3 million influx from Arbitrum, according to data from Debridge. Meanwhile, users on […]

Bitcoin Price Range-Bound—But a Move Higher May Be Brewing?

Bitcoin Price Range-Bound—But a Move Higher May Be Brewing?

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $85,500 zone. BTC is now consolidating and might attempt to clear the $85,200 resistance zone. Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $85,500 zone. The price is trading below $85,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance […]

Project 11 is offering 1 BTC to whoever cracks the longest Bitcoin key

Project 11 is offering 1 BTC to whoever cracks the longest Bitcoin key

Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven has launched a competition to see just how much of a threat quantum computing currently poses to Bitcoin. Launching the competition on April 16, Project Eleven said it is offering 1 Bitcoin (BTC) to whoever cracks the biggest chunk of a Bitcoin key using a quantum computer within the […]

Bitcoin Supply In Profit Hasn’t Lost This Key Level Yet—Bull Cycle Intact?

Bitcoin Supply In Profit Hasn’t Lost This Key Level Yet—Bull Cycle Intact?

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Supply in Profit is yet to drop under this key level during the current cycle, a sign that could be optimistic for BTC. Bitcoin Supply in Profit Has Remained Above 70% So Far In a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, an analyst has talked about the the recent trend in the Supply […]

Is Shiba Inu On Track To Dethrone Dogecoin? Here’s What The Experts Say

Is Shiba Inu On Track To Dethrone Dogecoin? Here’s What The Experts Say

A recent poll indicates that financial experts remain skeptical if Shiba Inu is able to overtake Dogecoin in value. The poll, conducted by Finders, surveyed 14 finance experts for their opinion on whether SHIB will ever overtake DOGE in market capitalization. Their findings? A whopping 79% of the total participants believe that Shiba Inu will […]