XRP price eyes 70% rally ahead of CFTC-regulated futures launch on Coinbase

XRP price eyes 70% rally ahead of CFTC-regulated futures launch on Coinbase

XRP (XRP) has dropped nearly 40% since hitting its multi-year high of $3.40 three months ago. Still, its ability to hold above key technical support levels, combined with a potentially market-shifting derivatives listing, has prompted some analysts to maintain a bullish outlook for the months ahead. XRP/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Coinbase XRP futures […]

Bitcoin rally above $100K may follow US Treasury buybacks — Arthur Hayes

Bitcoin rally above $100K may follow US Treasury buybacks — Arthur Hayes

Investors seeking Bitcoin exposure may be running out of time to purchase below a six-figure price, as US Treasury buybacks may signal the next leg up for the world’s first cryptocurrency. This might be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin (BTC) below the $100,000 mark, according to Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and chief investment […]

Dogecoin Stalls After 42 Days Of Flat Price Action — Is A Breakdown Coming?

Dogecoin Stalls After 42 Days Of Flat Price Action — Is A Breakdown Coming?

Dogecoin’s chart has turned into what independent market analyst Kevin calls “literally doing nothing” for almost a month and a half. In a broadcast on X, the veteran technician recounted that the memecoin’s last decisive move was a sharp sell‑off more than six weeks ago; since then price has compressed into a narrow band, threatening […]

Solana dépasse brièvement Ethereum : une victoire éphémère qui enflamme les débats

Parmi les blockchains à smart contract, Solana est l’une des principales concurrentes d’Ethereum. En effet, celle-ci arrive juste derrière Ethereum en termes de TVL, bien qu’Ethereum domine encore très largement le domaine. Alors que Solana a brièvement dépassé Ethereum en termes de valeurs totales déposées en staking, de nombreux débats ont émergé sur les réseaux […]

Ethereum Foundation shifts focus to user experience, layer-1 scaling

Ethereum Foundation shifts focus to user experience, layer-1 scaling

The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit organization developing the Ethereum ecosystem, is shifting its focus to user experience and layer-1 scaling challenges following its March leadership reshuffle.  On April 21, the Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak shared an X post detailing how the organization has changed since its change in leadership structure. Stańczak said the […]

Dogecoin Turns 4: ‘Dogeday’ Party Picks Up Steam On ETF Buzz

Dogecoin Turns 4: ‘Dogeday’ Party Picks Up Steam On ETF Buzz

Dogecoin enthusiasts around the globe commemorated today as “Dogeday,” an increasingly popular annual tradition that highlights the meme cryptocurrency’s passionate fan base. Celebrated on April 20, this marks the fourth year of expansion for what was initially an online joke turned eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Community Spirit Fuels $23 Billion Market Cap What started […]

Crypto adoption will be driven by high-growth markets, with or without the US

Crypto adoption will be driven by high-growth markets, with or without the US

Opinion by: Dominic Schwenter, chief operating officer of Lisk The US is in the middle of a crypto boom. Exchange-traded fund approvals have opened the door to institutional adoption, liquidity is increasing, and regulatory clarity is beginning to take shape under a more crypto-aligned administration. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission referencing blockchain hit […]

Metaplanet tops $400M Bitcoin holdings with new $28M purchase

Metaplanet tops $400M Bitcoin holdings with new $28M purchase

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet increased its Bitcoin holdings to more than $400 million after its latest purchase. Metaplanet acquired 330 Bitcoin (BTC) for $28.2 million at an average price of $85,605 per BTC, bringing its total holdings to 4,855 Bitcoin worth $414 million, according to an April 21 post from Simon Gerovich, the CEO of […]

US dollar goes 'no-bid' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

US dollar goes 'no-bid' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) is eyeing new April highs as macro instability suddenly delivers a tailwind for BTC price performance. Bitcoin is on the way up, nearing $88,000, but few market participants are willing to trust the strength of snap price moves. A new macro week dawns in the shadow of the US trade war, with Federal […]

Bitcoin : Metaplanet achète 330 BTC supplémentaires malgré l’incertitude du marché crypto

Metaplanet fait du shopping. Malgré un marché incertain, la société d’investissement japonaise Metaplanet continue de renforcer sa position en Bitcoin. Elle vient d’annoncer l’achat de 330 BTC supplémentaires, portant son total à près de 5 000 BTC. Cette décision s’inscrit dans une stratégie d’accumulation agressive, même face aux fluctuations du marché. Direction le Japon pour faire […]

Bitcoin Surges Above $87,000 In Sudden Move — Here’s The Catalyst

Bitcoin Surges Above $87,000 In Sudden Move — Here’s The Catalyst

The Bitcoin price spiked to $87,400 on April 21, its highest level since March 29. The intraday rally added more than $3,000 to the asset in less than 24 hours, erasing a substantial portion of April’s drawdown. While the single‑day appreciation of about 4% is not unprecedented for the notoriously volatile asset, the backdrop that […]

Bitcoin : Les baleines continuent d’accumuler en avril, un signe de confiance ?

Les baleines ont faim ! Le cours du Bitcoin a du mal à s’extirper d’un range qui dure depuis le mois de mars et qui oscille entre 82 000 et 90 000 dollars. Mais cela n’empêche pas les plus gros investisseurs de continuer à accumuler et selon les données de Glassnode, le nombre d’adresses qui […]

Bitcoin Price Still Has A Chance To Clear $90,000 If It Breaks This Level

Bitcoin Price Still Has A Chance To Clear $90,000 If It Breaks This Level

The Bitcoin price continues to trend low and has failed to reclaim $90,000. The bears have dominated during the last few months, dragging Bitcoin down from above $100,000 to below $80,000, before the bounce to $83,000. Now, these developments have triggered doubts in the minds of investors as to whether the bull run might be […]

Bybit CEO: Two-thirds of Lazarus-hacked funds remain traceable

Bybit CEO: Two-thirds of Lazarus-hacked funds remain traceable

Crypto exchange Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou says more than two-thirds of the digital assets stolen from the platform in February by North Korea’s Lazarus Group still remain traceable.  In an executive summary on hacked Bybit funds posted on X on April 21, Ben Zhou said that of the total $1.4 billion hacked, 68.6% […]

Synthetix founder threatens SNX stakers with ‘the stick’ to fix SUSD depeg

Synthetix founder threatens SNX stakers with ‘the stick’ to fix SUSD depeg

Synthetix founder Kain Warwick has threatened SNX stakers with “the stick” if they don’t take up a newly launched staking mechanism to help fix the protocol’s ongoing sUSD (SUSD) depeg. Warwick said in an April 21 post to X that it has now implemented a sUSD staking mechanism to address the depeg, but admitted it […]

Users being polite to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI millions — Sam Altman

Users being polite to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI millions — Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says users sending “please” and “thank you” messages to ChatGPT is costing the company tens of millions of dollars. “Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know,” Altman said on April 16 after being asked to estimate the cost on X. Source: Sam Altman Altman’s response sparked discussion […]

Bitcoin prêt pour un nouveau rallye ? Ce géant de Wall Street y croit face à un dollar « surévalué »

Le dollar en danger. Depuis son rebond sur le niveau des 75 000 $, le cours du Bitcoin tente de se maintenir aux alentours des 84 000 $. Une situation qui permet d’alimenter les spéculations au sujet d’un potentiel retour en tendance haussière. Et selon les analystes de Goldman Sachs, le contexte serait particulièrement favorable. […]

Bitcoin whales, pundits continued to stack throughout April, data shows

Bitcoin whales, pundits continued to stack throughout April, data shows

The number of addresses holding more than a thousand Bitcoin has surged in April as whales continue to accumulate.  More than 60 new wallets holding over 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC) have appeared since early March, a signal of increasing whale activity.  The number of these whale wallets has increased from 2,037 in late February to hit […]

Solana Rallies Past Bitcoin—Momentum Tilts In Favor of SOL

Solana Rallies Past Bitcoin—Momentum Tilts In Favor of SOL

Solana started a fresh increase from the $120 support zone. SOL price is now consolidating and might climb further above the $142 resistance zone. SOL price started a fresh increase above the $125 and $132 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $130 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is […]

Ethereum Price Clings to Support—Upside Break Could Trigger Rally

Ethereum Price Clings to Support—Upside Break Could Trigger Rally

Ethereum price started a increase from the $1,550 zone. ETH is now rising and might attempt to recover above the $1,650 resistance. Ethereum started a fresh increase above the $1,580 and $1,600 levels. The price is trading above $1,600 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line […]