Since Bitcoin failed to hold above the $100,000 psychological barrier earlier this year, its bullish momentum has gradually unraveled. The pullback has deepened over the past two months, with Bitcoin trading between $75,000 and $79,000 in April. The bullish prospect is becoming very weak, and the crypto sector is searching for technical clarity amidst a […]
The US Senate has confirmed US President Donald Trump pick Paul Atkins as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a 51-45 vote, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines. His appointment comes several months after Trump named Atkins to lead the commission late last year. Atkins previously served as an SEC commissioner between […]
Digital asset manager 21Shares has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a spot Dogecoin exchange-traded fund, following similar filings from rivals Bitwise and Grayscale. The 21Shares Dogecoin ETF would seek to track the price of the memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE), according to the firm’s April 9 Form S-1 registration statement. The Dogecoin […]
Teucrium’s newly launched 2x XRP ETF on the New York Stocks Exchange recorded $5.43 million in turnover during its first day of trading on April 8, despite XRP prices hitting a five-month low. The ETF, trading under the ticker XXRP, achieved this milestone as cryptocurrency markets faced widespread selling pressure. Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric […]
XRP’s recent recovery has sparked fresh optimism among traders, but what’s happening behind the scenes tells an even more compelling story. This isn’t just a typical bounce; the charts reveal a calculated shift in momentum. Technical indicators like the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) are beginning to align, suggesting that […]
Cardano (ADA) has found itself once again caught in a downward current as bearish sentiment grips the broader crypto market. The ADA/USDT pair on Binance is now painting a structure that many crypto analysts interpret as a warning sign of deeper losses ahead. According to a recent technical analysis on the TradingView platform, Cardano may […]
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved options trading for multiple spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a move that may broaden the investment appeal of Ether among institutional traders. The SEC issued the approval on April 9 after reviewing a proposed rule change submitted by BlackRock for its iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) […]
US equities and crypto markets shifted dramatically on April 9 after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his reciprocal tariffs, except for China. Bitcoin (BTC) price responded by surging by 5% in less than an hour, reclaiming the $83,000 level which was last seen on April 6. While the S&P 500 gained […]
Aave’s tokenholders approved a governance proposal to start buying back the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol’s governance token, AAVE, as part of a broader tokenomics overhaul, Aave said on April 9. The proposal — which was approved by more than 99% of AAVE tokenholders — permits the protocol to purchase $4 million in AAVE (AAVE) tokens, […]
Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith was released from prison custody on April 9, the Bureau of Prison (BOP) officials confirmed to Cointelegraph. According to crypto developer Brantly Millegan, Griffith will remain in a halfway house for several weeks while waiting to complete the next steps in his parole process. Griffith was arrested in 2019 for giving […]
The bond market, often regarded as the bedrock of global financial stability, is showing signs of severe strain, with market participants on X sounding the alarm over what many are calling a “broken” system. Jim Bianco of Bianco Research, a prominent voice in financial analysis, published a stark warning on X: “Something has broken tonight […]
Bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp rebound after US President Donald Trump announced a pause on tariffs for non-retaliating countries, reigniting bullish momentum and raising hopes for a potential surge toward the $100,000 mark. On April 9, BTC/USD surged by approximately 9%, reversing most of the losses it incurred earlier in the week, to retest $83,000. […]
Mounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph. Since US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on US imports on April 2, core cryptocurrencies experienced double-digit price swings, worsening an ongoing market rout starting earlier this year. However, “[t]he silver lining […]
The Dollar Index (DXY) dipping below 100 has historically aligned with Bitcoin (BTC) bull runs, delivering gains of over 500% during the last two instances. Now, as trade tensions escalate and US Treasurys face sell-offs, some analysts believe China may be actively working to weaken the US dollar. This added pressure on the dollar heightens […]
Legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair launched a tokenized sticker collection on Telegram on April 9, becoming the latest celebrity to launch a tokenized social project. Spokespeople for the project told Cointelegraph they are considering rewarding early sticker holders with future perks, though no specifics were shared. Flair told Cointelegraph that the project was launched to […]
XRP (XRP) price is up 13% on the day, trading above the $2 level after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all reciprocal tariffs, except for China, which saw an additional 125% hike in response to their counter-tariffs against the US. XRP’s rally comes on the heels of additional positive news and the […]
Ethereum (ETH) has plunged 30% over the past two weeks, reflecting broader weakness across the crypto market as the global economy reels from escalating tariff wars. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez warns that ETH could fall even further in the near term, potentially testing the $1,200 level. More Pain For Ethereum, But A Recovery Is Possible […]
Crypto and stock prices have surged in the past hour after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause for tariffs on multiple nations, except China. Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship crypto, now eyes the $83,000 barrier after jumping 6.1% following the news. Trump Authorizes 90-Day Pause On Tariffs In a Truth Social post, President Trump […]
Bitcoin’s (BTC) futures market reflects a possible price cooldown after the cryptocurrency’s multiple weeks of correction. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that the BTC-USDT futures leverage ratio with respect to open interest (OI) has halved since peaking in early 2025. Bitcoin estimated futures leveraged ratio. Source: CryptoQuant This significant de-leveraging has occurred because of massive liquidations […]
United States President Donald Trump has issued a 90-day pause for « reciprocal tariffs, » and lowered the tariff rate to 10% on countries that do not retaliate with counter-tariffs. However, the President also said he would increase the reciprocal tariff rate on China to 125% due to the country’s counter-tariffs against the US. Trump wrote in […]