<?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>OKX Invests in Vietnam Exchange CAEX Ahead of Crypto Pilot</title><description><![CDATA[OKX has made a strategic investment in Vietnam’s CAEX exchange to support its participation in a government-backed crypto pilot. The move reflects a broader shift toward regulated digital asset platforms across Southeast Asia. Key Takeaways OKX invested in CAEX to meet Vietnam’s $380 million pilot requirement, advancing regulation. CAEX, backed by OKX and Hashkey, signals [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/okx-invests-in-vietnam-exchange-caex-ahead-of-crypto-pilot</link><guid>839028</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/okx-invests-in-vietnam-exchange-caex-ahead-of-crypto-pilot-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>OKX Invests in Vietnam Exchange CAEX Ahead of Crypto Pilot</dc:text></item><item><title>Milei Walks Back on Dollarization: ‘People Don’t Want It’</title><description><![CDATA[During a recent interview, President Javier Milei stated that the largest obstacle to dollarization in Argentina was that people did not want it. He stressed that even when the government has approved the use of the dollar for financial transactions, people still do not use it. Key Takeaways: Javier Milei admits his dollarization push stalled; [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/milei-walks-back-on-dollarization-people-dont-want-it</link><guid>839029</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-10t143727-984-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Milei Walks Back on Dollarization: ‘People Don’t Want It’</dc:text></item><item><title>No, Bitcoin Has Not Bottomed Yet: Analyst Who Called the Top Explains Why - Coinpedia Fintech News</title><description><![CDATA[No, Bitcoin Has Not Bottomed Yet: Analyst Who Called the Top Explains Why& & Coinpedia Fintech News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/no-bitcoin-has-not-bottomed-yet-analyst-who-called-the-top-explains-why-coinpedia-fintech-news</link><guid>838992</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>No, Bitcoin Has Not Bottomed Yet: Analyst Who Called the Top Explains Why - Coinpedia Fintech News</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Briefly Tops $73,000 as Inflation Data and Geopolitics Align - trendingtopics.eu</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Briefly Tops $73,000 as Inflation Data and Geopolitics Align& & trendingtopics.eu]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-briefly-tops-73000-as-inflation-data-and-geopolitics-align-trendingtopicseu</link><guid>838987</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Briefly Tops $73,000 as Inflation Data and Geopolitics Align - trendingtopics.eu</dc:text></item><item><title>Journalists Identify Bitcoin’s Creator - ForkLog</title><description><![CDATA[Journalists Identify Bitcoin’s Creator& & ForkLog]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/journalists-identify-bitcoins-creator-forklog</link><guid>838993</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Journalists Identify Bitcoin’s Creator - ForkLog</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin 23 Bar Theory: What Happens To The BTC Price If The Bottom Is In? - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin 23 Bar Theory: What Happens To The BTC Price If The Bottom Is In?& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-23-bar-theory-what-happens-to-the-btc-price-if-the-bottom-is-in-tradingview</link><guid>838976</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin 23 Bar Theory: What Happens To The BTC Price If The Bottom Is In? - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>The U.S Moves $177K in Bitcoin, But the Real Story Is Bigger - Coinpedia Fintech News</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S Moves $177K in Bitcoin, But the Real Story Is Bigger& & Coinpedia Fintech News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/the-us-moves-177k-in-bitcoin-but-the-real-story-is-bigger-coinpedia-fintech-news</link><guid>838989</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The U.S Moves $177K in Bitcoin, But the Real Story Is Bigger - Coinpedia Fintech News</dc:text></item><item><title>BlackRock clients buy $269.3M in Bitcoin as geopolitical hedge - Crypto Briefing</title><description><![CDATA[BlackRock clients buy $269.3M in Bitcoin as geopolitical hedge& & Crypto Briefing]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/blackrock-clients-buy-2693m-in-bitcoin-as-geopolitical-hedge-crypto-briefing</link><guid>838985</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BlackRock clients buy $269.3M in Bitcoin as geopolitical hedge - Crypto Briefing</dc:text></item><item><title>European Central Bank Backs EU’s Plan For Centralized Crypto Firms Oversight</title><description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank (ECB) has reportedly endorsed the European Union’s (EU) plan to shift oversight of key financial markets, including crypto, from national authorities to a centralized supervisory authority.
ECB Greenlights Crypto Oversight Centralization
On Friday, the European Central Bank backed the EU’s proposal to integrate the bloc’s capital market through a centralized entity, seeking to boost the region’s competitiveness and harmonize regulation, Reuters reported.
The financial regulator expressed its full support for enhanced EU-level oversight of systemically important, cross-border financial market participants, including major trading platforms, central counterparties, central securities depositories, and crypto asset service providers (CASPs).
“The ECB fully supports the ‌Commission ⁠proposals, which constitute an ambitious step towards deeper integration of capital markets and financial market supervision within the Union,” it said in an opinion. It’s worth noting that the opinion is required by the Commission’s legislative process, but is not binding for lawmakers.
The plan, led by France and Germany, was initially suggested during the development of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). It proposes transferring the power to authorize new businesses and supervise all crypto asset service providers to the bloc’s market watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
In October, ESMA’s Chair, Verena Ross, disclosed that the EU’s executive branch was in the process of formulating regulations to grant enhanced authority to the regional regulatory authority and push for a “more integrated and globally competitive” capital market within Europe.
She argued that nation-level regulation takes significant effort to build up specific new resources and expertise 27 times in different national supervisors, which “could have been done more efficiently once at a European level.”
The ⁠ECB’s Friday opinion noted that ESMA will need adequate resources and staffing to handle the increased responsibilities. Furthermore, it suggested a gradual transition from national to EU-level supervision to minimize disruption.
Now, the Commission’s proposal will be negotiated between EU governments and the European Parliament, with discussions expected to last several months before the law is finalized.
EU’s Proposal Could Undermine MiCA’s Credibility
Despite the ECB’s support, some EU countries and crypto industry participants have opposed the EU’s proposal, arguing that it could undermine the efforts of national watchdogs and businesses over the past few years to regulate the industry and implement the bloc’s comprehensive framework for crypto assets.
Smaller EU nations, including Luxembourg, Ireland, and Malta, have expressed concerns about the proposal and ESMA’s ability to oversee the crypto market, arguing it could weaken their financial sectors.
Notably, ESMA questioned Malta’s process for approving pan-EU licenses for crypto companies last year, finding the national regulator only “partially met expectations,” despite having adequate staffing and technical infrastructure.
As reported by Bitcoinist, Robert Kopitsch, secretary general of Blockchain for Europe, said in November that reopening MiCA at this stage could introduce legal uncertainties, potentially delaying the authorization process and diverting attention and resources from the practical task of consistent implementation.
Kopitsch believed that a shift towards a more centralized supervisory model should occur based on “concrete experience and evidence gathered from MiCA’s initial years of implementation.” He also pointed out that local regulators have had more direct and frequent interactions with firms.
Andrew Whitworth, the founder of Global Policy Ltd., confirmed that transferring oversight would require additional resources to manage the current workload handled by local regulators. He acknowledged that this change could be challenging at the moment, considering the current implementation status and the need to adjust the goalposts
Judith Arnal, associate senior research fellow at the Centre for European Credit Research Institute (ECRI) and board member at the Bank of Spain, has also said that the recent attempts to amend the bloc’s crypto rules, particularly in the stablecoins sector, risk “undermining MiCA’s credibility as a coherent and globally influential regulatory framework.”
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/european-central-bank-backs-eus-plan-for-centralized-crypto-firms-oversight</link><guid>839023</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TOTAL_2026-04-10_11-54-14.png?w=976&amp;#038;resize=976%2C660</dc:content ><dc:text>European Central Bank Backs EU’s Plan For Centralized Crypto Firms Oversight</dc:text></item><item><title>Digital Asset Firm Tok-Edge Hits $15 Million Valuation, Eyes $100 Million Target</title><description><![CDATA[Digital asset firm Tok-Edge has emerged from stealth with a confirmed valuation of $15 million. Following a $1.5 million seed round led by veteran investor Marcus Meijer, the firm is now aiming for a $100 million first close for its flagship fund later in 2026. Key Takeaways: Tok-Edge secured a $15 million valuation and a [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/digital-asset-firm-tok-edge-hits-15-million-valuation-eyes-100-million-target</link><guid>839030</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/digital-asset-firm-tok-edge-hits-15-million-valuation-eyes-100-million-target-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Digital Asset Firm Tok-Edge Hits $15 Million Valuation, Eyes $100 Million Target</dc:text></item><item><title>Strategy Inc Supplement Launch Tests Valuation Gap And Bitcoin Focus - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Strategy Inc Supplement Launch Tests Valuation Gap And Bitcoin Focus& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/strategy-inc-supplement-launch-tests-valuation-gap-and-bitcoin-focus-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838977</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Strategy Inc Supplement Launch Tests Valuation Gap And Bitcoin Focus - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Public Backlash Prompts Circle Response To $270M Drift Protocol Theft: Details</title><description><![CDATA[Circle (CRCL) has responded publicly to mounting criticism tied to the exploit of Solana’s Drift Protocol, an attack that reports say siphoned roughly $270–$285 million from the decentralized venue. 
Amid backlash circulating on social media, critics allege that the USDC issuer failed to stop the stolen funds, even though the stablecoin has mechanisms—such as freezing and blacklisting—that can be used to disrupt illicit transfers.
Circle Explains USDC Freezing Process   
The timeline behind the accusations centers on April 1, 2026, when Drift Protocol was drained of about $285 million, with the exploit reportedly representing more than half of the protocol’s total value locked (TVL). 
A substantial portion of the stolen assets, according to reporting surrounding the incident, was converted and routed through USDC via Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP).
Circle did not immediately respond to the online criticism. After weeks of silence, the company published an official blog post authored by Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte, addressing the dispute over freezing and compliance actions. 
Disparte said Circle’s ability to freeze USDC is not discretionary in the way critics sometimes frame it, arguing instead that freezing is something Circle does only when the law compels action.
The firm’s executive wrote that “when Circle freezes USDC,” it is not because the company has decided unilaterally to remove assets from a specific party. Rather, he said the firm freezes because “the law requires us to act.” 
Disparte further linked the freezing debate to a broader regulatory goal, saying Circle is working with policymakers in the US and internationally to develop “safe harbor” frameworks and to modernize regulations. 
The aim, he wrote, is to create legal structures that allow issuers, exchanges, and other ecosystem participants to respond more decisively to illicit activity—faster, but without opening new pathways for abuse that could undermine open financial systems. 
ZachXBT Calls Out Freezing Explanation
Despite the firm&#8217;s defense, critics have continued to challenge the company’s position. One of the responses came from on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, who posted “The Circle USDC Files” last week. 
In that report, ZachXBT alleged more than $420 million in compliance failures. He now addressed the blog statement, claiming Circle’s actions resulted in 240 million directly funding North Korea across multiple hacks—while arguing that Circle had hours to act in clear-cut cases involving illicit transfers.
ZachXBT’s criticism attacked the apparent mismatch between the firm&#8217;s stated freeze framework and what he described as operational delays or choices not to use available tools quickly enough. He questioned Circle’s compliance record explicitly, asking, “How is that compliance for USDC?” 
Finally, ZachXBT argued that Circle’s blog post “contradicts itself” and attributed the controversy to a leadership problem, rather than a purely legal or procedural constraint.
As of this writing, the firm’s stock (CRCL) was trading at $88.78, up 4% in Friday’s trading session.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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A CryptoQuant analysis tracking Ethereum&#8217;s exchange reserve structure has identified a development that directly changes the conditions under which the current resistance test is occurring. ETH reserves are declining not on one platform, not on two, but across Coinbase, Binance, Gemini, and OKX — the four major venues that collectively represent the deepest and most liquid ETH trading infrastructure available.
That multi-venue confirmation is the analytical distinction the report draws most sharply. A reserve decline on a single exchange can reflect any number of platform-specific explanations — custody transfers, institutional migration, exchange-internal movements. When the same directional decline appears simultaneously across four separate venues with different user bases and ownership structures, the platform-specific explanations lose their credibility. What remains is the structural one: ETH is leaving the sell side of the market on a broad, coordinated basis.
Ethereum testing resistance above $2,200 in a market where the available supply of ETH ready to be sold is shrinking across every major venue is a structurally different test than the ones that failed before it. The overhead has not disappeared. It has thinned, and thinned overhead responds differently to buying pressure than deep overhead does.
The Numbers Behind the Drain Are Not Small.
The CryptoQuant data gives the multi-venue supply contraction its precise dimensions. On Coinbase, Ethereum reserves fell from 5.6 million to 3.2 million between early August 2025 and April 9, 2026 — a reduction of 2.4 million ETH removed from America&#8217;s largest institutional trading venue over eight months. On Binance, reserves dropped from 4.75 million to 3.3 million ETH over the same period — 1.45 million ETH withdrawn from the exchange, processing the largest share of global ETH derivatives volume.
Those two figures alone describe a sustained, eight-month supply drain of nearly 4 million ETH across the market&#8217;s two most systemically important venues. Then the other exchanges add their own data.
Gemini recorded a single-day reserve drop of approximately 74,000 ETH on February 19 — an institutional-scale withdrawal concentrated into a single session. OKX produced the most dramatic reading of all: reserves fell from approximately 990,000 ETH on March 20 to just 167,000 ETH by April 9 — an 83% collapse in under three weeks.
Taken together across all four venues, the scale of the withdrawal is not ambiguous. Millions of ETH have left the immediately available sell-side pool over the past eight months, and the pace has not slowed. The market pushing against resistance above $2,200 is doing so with a fraction of the sell-side depth that existed when the current cycle began. That is not a minor structural detail. It is the context in which every buyer and seller is currently operating.
Ethereum Holds Key Weekly Level as Structure Compresses
On the weekly timeframe, Ethereum is holding near the $2,200 level, a zone that is increasingly defining the market’s structural pivot. This level has acted as both support and resistance across multiple cycles, and the current interaction suggests a market in transition rather than trend continuation.
The broader structure shows that Ethereum remains below its prior cycle highs, with the recent rejection from the $4,000–$4,500 region confirming a lower high. However, the decline that followed found support above the rising 200-week moving average (red), which continues to act as a long-term structural floor. This is a critical detail: despite volatility, the macro trend has not fully broken down.
The 50-week (blue) and 100-week (green) moving averages are converging near current price levels, reflecting compression. Price is now trading around these averages, indicating equilibrium between buyers and sellers rather than directional control.
Volume patterns reinforce this interpretation. The spikes during sell-offs point to liquidation-driven moves, while the recent normalization suggests reduced stress but also limited conviction.
Structurally, Ethereum is coiling within a broad range. A sustained move above $2,500–$2,800 would signal renewed strength, while a loss of $2,000 would expose the 200-week support. For now, the market remains balanced, awaiting resolution.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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A Shift Away From Payment Rules
For years, crypto in Japan was governed under the Payment Services Act, a framework built around digital money and transactions rather than investment activity.
That changes under the newly approved amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, known as the FIEA.
The revision treats crypto assets the same way the law treats stocks and bonds — as financial products subject to stricter rules, required disclosures, and explicit prohibitions on insider trading.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama addressed reporters after the cabinet approved the bill. &#8220;In response to changes in financial and capital markets, we will expand the supply of growth capital while ensuring market fairness, transparency, and investor protection,&#8221; she said.
Crypto officially became financial assets in Japan. Big day! https://t.co/1t5gOiMhmP
— Sota Watanabe (@WatanabeSota) April 10, 2026
The Financial Services Agency had been signaling this shift since late 2025. The cabinet&#8217;s approval this week moves that plan out of the proposal stage and into formal legislation.
Penalties Rise Sharply For Unlicensed Operators
The new law carries real consequences for bad actors. Prison sentences for unlicensed crypto operators would jump from a maximum of three years to 10. Fines would increase from ¥3 million to ¥10 million.
JUST IN: Japan officially approves bill to recognize cryptocurrency as a financial asset.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 10, 2026
Trading on undisclosed information — insider trading — would be explicitly banned under the FIEA framework, a prohibition that did not exist under the old payment services rules.
The changes also come with new paperwork requirements. Issuers will be required to file annual disclosures, bringing them closer in line with publicly listed companies.
Registered firms will also be renamed, from &#8220;crypto asset exchange operators&#8221; to &#8220;crypto asset trading operators&#8221; — a small change in language that reflects the larger shift in how the government now views the industry.
Timeline Depends On Parliamentary Session
Whether the law takes effect in fiscal year 2027 depends on the current parliamentary session. If passed during the ongoing session, that timeline holds. Reports indicate the FSA has been laying the groundwork for this transition for months.
Japan has long been one of the more active countries in setting rules for digital assets. This latest move brings its regulatory approach closer to the standards applied to traditional financial markets, covering investor protections, market oversight, and criminal penalties in one consolidated framework.
Featured image from PlanetofHotels.com, chart from TradingView
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HKMA Has Released First Stablecoin Licenses After A Delay
According to HKMA&#8217;s website, two entities have now become registered stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong: Anchorpoint Financial Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
Hong Kong launched its stablecoin bill called the Stablecoins Ordinance back in August 2025, establishing a licensing regime for stablecoin issuers. Under this law, parties interested in issuing fiat-tied cryptocurrencies in the Chinese city have to first obtain a license from the HKMA.
Major names quickly lined up to apply for a license. This included HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial Limited. The latter is a joint venture (JV) created by Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, and Hong Kong Telecom. In total, the HKMA ended up receiving applications from 36 entities. Despite the high interest, though, Eddie Yue, the financial regulator&#8217;s chief executive, said in February that a &#8220;very small number&#8221; of licenses would be granted in the first wave.
Yue also said that these licenses would arrive in March, but in the end, no licenses were issued during that month, suggesting a delay from the HKMA. However, today, on April 10th, the first batch has finally gone out.
With just two licenses being handed out, Yue indeed set up the correct expectations. As mentioned earlier, Standard Chartered&#8217;s JV and HSBC are the applicants who have received the first approval. Thus, these banks have a head start over the rest when it comes to stablecoins in the region.
Hong Kong&#8217;s stablecoins advance is just one example of positive regulation that these fiat-tied tokens have seen the world over in the past year. One of the most important wins for the sector has been the GENIUS Act signed into law by United States President Donald Trump last year.
Because of all the regulatory momentum and adoption, the stablecoins sector has performed relatively well amid the wider downturn in the digital assets market. As data from DefiLlama shows, stablecoins have seen their combined market cap move sideways at all-time highs (ATHs) since Q4 2025. In the same period as this flat phase in these fiat-tied tokens, Bitcoin has gone down by more than 42%.
While the stablecoin market cap is significant in size, the vast majority of it is covered by just two assets pegged to the US Dollar: USDT and USDC. Moves like the euro-pegged token from a consortium of major European banks could shake up this dominance, but it only remains to be seen how the landscape will evolve.
Bitcoin Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $72,200, up more than 8% in the last seven days.
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An Arab Chain report tracking XRP activity on Binance has identified a bilateral decline that goes beyond simple price consolidation. Both 30-day accumulation and 30-day distribution have fallen to their lowest levels since 2021 — not just one side pulling back, but both simultaneously.
The 30-day accumulation has stabilized at approximately 2.06 billion XRP, while distribution sits at approximately 2.09 billion XRP. The difference between them — a net negative of approximately -36 million XRP — reflects a slight but persistent tilt toward selling in a market where overall activity has nearly disappeared.
That combination — minimal buying, minimal selling, with selling marginally in front — describes a market in suspension rather than recovery. Investors are neither adding to their positions nor aggressively reducing them. The $1.30 level is holding not because buyers are defending it with conviction, but because sellers have not yet pushed hard enough to break it.
The silence is four years old. In markets, that kind of silence rarely persists indefinitely — and when it ends, the direction it breaks tends to move fast.
Both Sides Have Pulled Back
The report places the current activity levels in a historical context that sharpens their significance. The last time XRP accumulation and distribution on Binance were both this low simultaneously was 2021 — a year that preceded one of the most dramatic price movements in XRP&#8217;s history. The bilateral nature of the decline is what makes the current reading structurally meaningful rather than simply quiet. When only sellers step back, it is a supply story. When both sides step back together, it is a market holding its breath.
The interpretation the report assigns to this condition is precise and consistent with the historical record. Periods of declining bilateral activity — where buying decreases alongside selling rather than in isolation — typically signal a transitional phase rather than a permanent state. The market is not breaking down. It is reorganizing. Participation is contracting toward the participants with the highest conviction in either direction, clearing out the noise before the next directional move establishes itself.
The net negative accumulation of -36 million XRP adds the directional tilt that prevents this from being a purely neutral reading. The silence is not perfectly symmetrical. Selling is marginally ahead of buying — not enough to drive price lower on its own, but enough to confirm that the slight pressure present in the market is pointed in one direction.
Bilateral lows at four-year extremes. A net negative tilt. A transitional phase that the historical record suggests resolves into movement rather than continued stagnation. The question the data cannot yet answer is which direction that movement takes — and that answer belongs to whatever catalyst arrives first.
XRP Compresses Near Support as Momentum Fades
XRP continues to trade in a tight range just above $1.30, reflecting a market that has shifted from trend to compression. After the sharp February breakdown, which was marked by a high-volume capitulation wick, price has stabilized but failed to generate meaningful upside continuation. The current structure is defined by low volatility and narrow price movement, indicating indecision rather than strength.
Technically, XRP remains in a bearish alignment. Price is trading below the 50-day (blue), 100-day (green), and 200-day (red) moving averages, all of which are sloping downward. This confirms that the broader trend has not reversed. Attempts to push higher have consistently stalled below the 50-day average, suggesting persistent overhead supply.
Volume dynamics reinforce this interpretation. The February spike reflects forced selling and liquidation, while the subsequent decline in volume signals reduced participation. There is no clear evidence of aggressive accumulation entering the market.
The key level remains $1.30. It is holding, but not with conviction. Structurally, this is a market in suspension, not recovery. A break below $1.25 would likely accelerate downside, while a move above $1.50 is required to signal a shift in momentum. Until then, XRP remains compressed within a weakening trend.
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The operation also identified more than $45 million in cryptocurrency fraud tied to the same network of scams.
A Cross-Border Sweep Vs. Phishing
Operation Atlantic was run in March and brought together the NCA, the US Secret Service, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Securities Commission.
The NCA said the effort focused on people who had already lost crypto, or were at risk of losing it, through approval phishing, a scheme that tricks users into handing over wallet access without meaning to.
That method has made scams harder to spot because the victim is often the one who authorizes the dangerous action. Instead of sending coins directly to a thief, users are pushed into signing a malicious approval that gives scammers permission to move assets out of the wallet later. Binance described that kind of fraud as one of the most damaging scams aimed at crypto users.
The NCA said the operation identified victims across the UK, the US and Canada, and one UK victim was thought to have lost more than £52,000.
Officials said the public-private effort helped law enforcement act while some funds were still traceable, with private firms helping identify victims in real time and trace suspicious transactions.
What Binance Said It Did
Binance said its Special Investigations team supported the operation on site in London, where staff helped with live account screening and scam intelligence. The company also said it identified scam websites that were still active during the operation and passed along information that could help with asset seizure efforts.
The exchange said no funds were frozen on Binance accounts. That point matters because it suggests the criminal proceeds were being held elsewhere when the sweep took place, even though Binance still played a role in tracing the wider scam network.
Phishing: A Warning For Crypto Users
Officials from the NCA said the operation is now being followed by further analysis of the intelligence gathered during the crackdown. The agency also told victims to watch out for recovery scams, warning that criminals often return under a new name and promise to get stolen crypto back for a fee.
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The move has kept momentum building after the initial surge following the truce, with some analysts arguing that the market is approaching a point where short positions could be forced to unwind rapidly.
Bitcoin Nears Key Liquidity Zone 
In a Friday assessment, market analyst Ali Martinez said attention is shifting to a large liquidity pool sitting just above the current price region. His view is that shorts are increasingly “trapped,” and that the window for exits is tightening. 
Martinez suggested that a push toward $75,300 could wipe out roughly $80 million worth of short positions. He warned that this could set off a cascading effect—an initial wave of liquidations that then accelerates into a sharper, faster move as the broader market reacts.
The mechanism Martinez described is familiar in crypto markets: when liquidity sits in a concentrated area, price can be driven into it in order to force traders to cover. 
In his framing, market makers and large holders often move prices toward high-liquidity zones to “flush” speculators, using the buyback pressure that results from liquidations as fuel for an upward drive. 
Support Levels Tied To Concentrated Supply Areas
Martinez also tied this near-term setup to an earlier analysis about where Bitcoin’s supply is concentrated. He previously argued that BTC sits above a broad supply cluster spanning roughly $73,200 down to $63,100, describing it as a region where a large number of holders have “voted” through their cost basis. 
In his interpretation, as long as Bitcoin trades inside that band, those investors are psychologically incentivized to defend their entries, which can help stabilize the price.
However, he cautioned that if $63,100 fails to hold, Bitcoin may move into what he called a “liquidity vacuum.” In that scenario, Martinez said the next meaningful support level would be significantly lower, leaving fewer buyers willing—or able—to absorb selling pressure.
Critical Levels And CVDD Indicator 
Beyond the immediate liquidation narrative, Martinez also pointed to what he described as a long-standing technical “Decade Trendline,” which he characterized as one of Bitcoin’s most respected technical reference points. 
For nearly ten years, he said the ascending trendline has historically acted as a “Parabolic Guard,” with prior touches preceding major expansions. 
According to Martinez, Bitcoin is approaching this line now, between roughly $56,000 and $60,000, and that historically this is where “smart money” tends to complete accumulation before the next leg upward.
However, Bitcoin would need to decline by a further 23% and 17%, respectively, from its current trading price of over $73,000 to reach the range indicated by the expert. 
To identify what he referred to as the “Line in the Sand,” Martinez said he looks to CVDD, or Cumulative Value Days Destroyed. 
In his view, the current CVDD value is around $47,960. He described it as the “ultimate structural foundation,” and added that if the broader macro environment deteriorates, this is the level where he expects a violent reversal to the upside.
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Concerns about quantum computing breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography have grown following recent findings from Google researchers. Bernstein analysts, however, say the quantum threat is only a technical challenge that the network can adapt to over time.
Bernstein Analysts Dispel The Bitcoin Quantum Threat
Google&#8217;s research team recently established that breaking the elliptic curve cryptography protecting Bitcoin and other crypto transactions could be achieved with far fewer resources than estimated. 
According to research findings by Google published in a recent whitepaper, a quantum machine running fewer than 500,000 physical qubits could be able to break Bitcoin&#8217;s cryptography in the near future, down from earlier estimates of around 10 million. 
Google also warned of on-spend attacks, where a sufficiently fast quantum computer could derive a private key from an exposed public key within Bitcoin&#8217;s average 10-minute block confirmation window, giving an attacker a roughly 41% chance of redirecting funds before a transaction settles. 
However, analysts at Bernstein are taking a more measured view by describing quantum computing as a manageable upgrade cycle for Bitcoin. In a recent note to clients, Bernstein analysts led by Gautam Chhugani said that the network has enough time to respond before the threat becomes practical, while also providing estimates that point to a multi-year window for preparation.
The firm estimates Bitcoin and the broader crypto industry have a three- to five-year runway before quantum computers reach the scale required to mount real attacks. 
Interestingly, this timeline aligns with Google&#8217;s own 2029 migration benchmark, cited in the same whitepaper. Google had acknowledged in its paper that the time remaining before cryptographically relevant quantum computers arrive still exceeds the time needed to complete a migration to post-quantum cryptography capable of protecting against these threats.
&#8220;We think that the quantum should be seen as a medium to long term system upgrade cycle rather than a risk,&#8221; the note said.
Vulnerability Is Narrower Than It Appears
The paper by Google&#8217;s research team took the crypto industry by surprise, and rightly so. The entire Bitcoin network and crypto industry by extension is built on the premise of blockchain security. Therefore, the possibility that computers that can threaten this security can be built by the end of the decade is a threat to the future of the entire industry.
Interestingly, the Bernstein note also pointed out that the risk is not evenly distributed across the Bitcoin network. The primary exposure lies in wallet-level cryptography, particularly in older Satoshi-era legacy wallet addresses that have revealed their public keys or reused them multiple times. 
Bitcoin’s mining process, which relies on SHA-256 hashing, is not considered meaningfully threatened by quantum advances in the same way.
The cryptocurrency industry is also now in a place where many institutional players like Circle, Strategy, BlackRock, and Fidelity are likely to play a constructive role in mitigating any quantum computing threat.
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Profit Supply On Bitcoin Contracts To Multi-Year Lows
Bitcoin’s price may have witnessed a brief upswing, reclaiming the $72,000 mark, but the underlying structure remains highly bearish. The prolonged negative price performance has started to influence BTC’s market dynamics, with supply in the loss territory rising at a fast rate.
With the price of Bitcoin falling sharply, Darkfost, a market expert and CryptoQuant’s verified author, revealed that profit supply has collapsed, nearing levels last seen in the last bear market phase. This decline, which reflects the strain of recent market activity, indicates that an increasing percentage of holders are either at breakeven or sitting on unrealized losses.
Darkfost stated that nearly 1 BTC out of 2 is held at a loss as of Thursday. To be precise, the share of Bitcoin supply still in profit is estimated at around 59%, a level that almost aligns with what was observed during the last bear market. According to historical data, the average level sits closer to about 75% of supply in profit. Therefore, the current market cycle is now below typical levels. 
These levels can trigger periods of capitulation or consolidation, but they also frequently indicate a decline in market confidence and a diminished motivation to sell. While it may seem counterintuitive to some crypto players, the expert claims that the market clearly needs investors to make profits in order to maintain a positive momentum. 
However, the key level to watch out for is 50%, which could completely flip the market structure, as bear markets have often bottomed around this area. Given the market state, this metric should be closely watched since it helps assess when losses or profits become significant across the market, allowing for a relatively straightforward strategy.
Specifically, this strategy involves accumulating when losses hit extreme levels, putting some investors ahead of a majority of players. It also helps to manage exposure when profits approach 100%. As profit margins shrink across the network, the current environment seems more of an accumulation phase than selling at this stage.
BTC Bear Market Is Still Active
As the debate regarding a bear market bottom heats up, a crypto analyst has offered insights on the matter, noting that Bitcoin has yet to hit a bottom. The expert’s analysis is backed by signals from the BTC Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Z-Score. While some considered the $60,000 level as the bear market bottom for BTC, the expert has dismissed this narrative. 
According to the expert, the MVRV has not yet fallen into the green bottoming zone, which means the bear market is still active. In terms of timing, the analyst has predicted an additional 6 months into the bear market. As a result, another major drop for BTC is inevitable.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-supply-in-profit-drops-sharply-echoing-previous-bear-market-levels-downtrend-to-continue</link><guid>838948</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bitcoin-chart-from-Darkfost.jpeg?w=640&amp;#038;resize=640%2C360</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Supply In Profit Drops Sharply, Echoing Previous Bear Market Levels, Downtrend To Continue?</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Derivatives Flash Caution as BTC Climbs Higher, Options, Futures, and Max Pain Decoded - Bitcoin.com News</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Derivatives Flash Caution as BTC Climbs Higher, Options, Futures, and Max Pain Decoded& & Bitcoin.com News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-derivatives-flash-caution-as-btc-climbs-higher-options-futures-and-max-pain-decoded-bitcoincom-news</link><guid>838930</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Derivatives Flash Caution as BTC Climbs Higher, Options, Futures, and Max Pain Decoded - Bitcoin.com News</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Derivatives Flash Caution as BTC Climbs Higher, Options, Futures, and Max Pain Decoded</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin is trading above $73,000 Friday evening, and the derivatives data sitting behind that price tells a more cautious story than the spot number suggests. Across futures exchanges and options desks, traders have been stacking protection, pulling back call exposure, and watching a cluster of max pain levels that puts significant pressure right below current [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-derivatives-flash-caution-as-btc-climbs-higher-options-futures-and-max-pain-decoded</link><guid>838957</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bitcoin-derivatives-flash-caution-as-btc-holds-73k-options-futures-and-max-pain-decoded-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Derivatives Flash Caution as BTC Climbs Higher, Options, Futures, and Max Pain Decoded</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin community weighs in on reports of Iran's crypto toll for oil ships - MSN</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin community weighs in on reports of Iran's crypto toll for oil ships& & MSN]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-community-weighs-in-on-reports-of-irans-crypto-toll-for-oil-ships-msn</link><guid>838910</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin community weighs in on reports of Iran's crypto toll for oil ships - MSN</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin community weighs in on reports of Iran's crypto toll for oil ships - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin community weighs in on reports of Iran's crypto toll for oil ships& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-community-weighs-in-on-reports-of-irans-crypto-toll-for-oil-ships-tradingview</link><guid>838873</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin community weighs in on reports of Iran's crypto toll for oil ships - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Software stocks are getting pulverized — but bitcoin’s rebound hints that a bottom might be in - MarketWatch</title><description><![CDATA[Software stocks are getting pulverized — but bitcoin’s rebound hints that a bottom might be in& & MarketWatch]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/software-stocks-are-getting-pulverized-but-bitcoins-rebound-hints-that-a-bottom-might-be-in-marketwatch</link><guid>838872</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Software stocks are getting pulverized — but bitcoin’s rebound hints that a bottom might be in - MarketWatch</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Losses Hit 14%—But Far Below Bear Bottom Levels</title><description><![CDATA[The Bitcoin long-term holders have seen their losses balloon recently, but historical data shows bear markets bottomed out at yet higher levels.
Bitcoin LTH Losses Currently Equivalent To 14% Of The Market Cap
As pointed out by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode in an X post, the Unrealized Loss among the Bitcoin long-term holders has been elevated recently. The &#8220;long-term holders&#8221; (LTHs) here refer to to the BTC investors who have been holding their tokens since more than 155 days ago. This group is considered to include the resolute &#8220;HODLers&#8221; of the market.
Since the last quarter of 2025, BTC has significantly gone down along with the wider cryptocurrency sector, and these long-term holders have also naturally been affected. An indicator that can be useful for gauging the effect of a drawdown on investors is the &#8220;Unrealized Loss,&#8221; which measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of loss that BTC investors are carrying right now.
The metric works by going through the transaction history of each token in circulation to determine whether its last transfer price was greater than the current spot price. Coins that fulfill this condition are assumed to be at a loss equal to the difference between the two prices. The Unrealized Loss sums up this value for all tokens of the loss type.
In the context of the current topic, a modified form of the indicator called the Relative Unrealized Loss is of interest. This metric represents the holder loss as a percentage of the market cap.
Now here is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the 30-day simple moving average (SMA) of the Bitcoin Relative Unrealized Loss for the LTHs:
As displayed in the above graph, the 30-day SMA of the Bitcoin LTH Relative Unrealized Loss has observed a rise over the last few months, a consequence of the bearish price action as well as the maturation of coins bought at the market top into the LTH cohort.
Today, the indicator&#8217;s value is sitting at 14%, meaning that the loss held by the diamond hands is equivalent to 14% of the total valuation of the cryptocurrency. This is the highest degree of pain that the LTHs have faced since 2023.
It&#8217;s visible from the chart, however, that the last two bear markets both saw the indicator spike to much higher levels, with notable peaks of around 70% forming during their bottoms.
While it&#8217;s uncertain whether the latest Bitcoin cycle will also have to see a similar level of pain among the LTHs before a bottom, the fact that the Relative Unrealized Loss still significantly lags behind could be noteworthy.
BTC Price
Bitcoin has recovered back above the $72,000 mark with its latest rally.
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(NYSE: CANG) shifts from China auto finance to leveraged Bitcoin mining - Stock Titan</dc:text></item><item><title>Why This Weekend Could Break Bitcoin or Send It to $80,000 - BeInCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Why This Weekend Could Break Bitcoin or Send It to $80,000& & BeInCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/why-this-weekend-could-break-bitcoin-or-send-it-to-80000-beincrypto</link><guid>838917</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why This Weekend Could Break Bitcoin or Send It to $80,000 - BeInCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Major Ripple Developments You Might Have Missed That Could Affect The XRP Price</title><description><![CDATA[The Ripple ecosystem has reached a new milestone that could significantly impact the trajectory of the XRP price. The crypto company recently launched a Treasury Management System (TMS) designed to expand its digital asset solutions. At the same time, comments from crypto founders have added a fresh perspective to ongoing discussions about XRP. Even updates on the progress of the CLARITY Act continue to shape sentiment and influence the direction of Ripple and XRP. 
Ripple Launches First Treasury Management System
Ripple has announced the launch of the first Treasury Management System with native digital asset capabilities this April. The system is part of its newly rebranded Ripple Treasury, developed following its acquisition of GTreasury. It introduces Digital Asset Accounts and a Unified Treasury designed to strengthen the company’s enterprise offerings.
With the new Treasury Management System, Ripple Treasury can now enable CFOs and their treasury teams to view, hold, receive, and manage fiat and digital liquidity across bank and custody providers within a single system. This feature removes the need to switch between platforms and manually check records or combine data. Currently, no other treasury system provides this capability, giving Ripple Treasury and its users a major competitive edge. 
The new treasury development could be positive for the XRP price as it strengthens Ripple’s role in real-world financial infrastructure, especially with large companies. If more businesses use Ripple Treasury to manage their fiat and digital assets in one system, it could increase demand and trust in Ripple’s technology. Over time, this kind of adoption could trickle down to fuel XRP’s usage in payments. Even if XRP is not directly used in every function of the new system, stronger institutional demand for Ripple’s products could improve market confidence and support upward price pressure. 
XRP Price Allegedly Faced Targeted Attacks
In other news, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has made controversial remarks about Bitcoin and XRP’s resolved legal battle with the US SEC that began in 2018. In an X post published by market analyst Xaif Crypto, Hoskinson suggested that Bitcoin’s dominance could collapse the moment another digital asset surpasses it in market capitalization.
He argued that Bitcoin lacked the same level of technical capabilities, utility, and growth backers seen in crypto projects like Ethereum and XRP have. He also said that BTC’s strength and price acceleration are largely driven by market sentiment and perception, as well as its long-standing global adoption.
Furthermore, the Cardano founder claimed that after XRP briefly surpassed Ethereum in 2018, the cryptocurrency was immediately bombarded with legal attacks that stalled its growth and public image. According to him, these attacks were targeted and aimed at preventing XRP’s price and market value from rising to the point of potentially challenging Bitcoin’s dominance later. His controversial statements have been well received by members of the XRP community, who have continued to support the cryptocurrency through years of regulatory and market setbacks. 
White House Report Downplays Stablecoin Yield Concerns
Another major development that could have even greater implications for Ripple and the XRP price is the recent progress in the highly anticipated CLARITY Act. On April 8, the White House released a new report that significantly downplays concerns raised by banks about stablecoin yields, an issue that has been slowing movement on the bill.
According to the report, banning stablecoin yields would offer minimal benefit for traditional banks. It estimates that such a restriction would increase bank lending by only 0.02%, or roughly $2.1 billion—a number considered negligible when compared to the potential gains these yields could bring to stablecoin users. 
In simple terms, the report suggests that the arguments made against stablecoin yields may have been exaggerated, as it would pose no significant threat to banks’ lending activity. With this update, the government appears to be taking a more supportive stance toward stablecoins, a shift that could benefit XRP, Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD, and the broader crypto market. 
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Even though ETH has been struggling with the growing volatility across the market, interest in the asset at the institutional level has remained strong, with accumulation spiking each month.
Institutional Interest In Ethereum Keeps Expanding
Ethereum may be experiencing prolonged sideways price action, but institutional investors in the sector are unfazed by the bearish performance. During the downward trend, a steady wave of institutional demand is building around the leading altcoin, putting it in the spotlight.
Over the past few months, public companies have been accumulating the altcoin at a relentless pace. These companies are steadily increasing their holdings rather than slowing down in the face of market uncertainty, indicating a strong long-term belief in Ethereum&#8217;s place in the developing digital economy.
In a post on the X platform, Leon Waidmann, a market expert and research head at Lisk, revealed that these public companies have scooped up approximately 7.4 million ETH in a period of 12 months. This figure represents a 6.1% of the total circulating supply of ETH.
Even after a massive wave of accumulation, these public companies are still buying ETH, persistently tightening available supply. Such a sustained accumulation by institutions strengthens the narrative of ETH as a strategic asset for corporate treasuries.
As of May 2025, the cumulative ETH treasury holdings of institutional and corporate players were sitting at near 0. However, by April 2026, over 6.5 million ETH have been scooped off the market, demonstrating ETH’s position as a leading crypto asset with short and long-term potential.
These ETH are being moved into treasury reserves, rather than cryptocurrency exchanges, suggesting a holding sentiment, especially for the long term. As a result, these coins are not available to sell without board approval, shareholder disclosure, and regulatory filings. In a market deep in bearish conditions, public companies’ ETH holdings continue to climb, as they add more coins every single month.
ETH Staking Rises To Historical Levels
While institutional accumulation has spiked, Ethereum staking activity has also experienced a sharp uptick. After persistent staking activity, the number of ETH staked has now reached a new all-time high, reflecting growing participation in the network’s proof-of-stake system.
As seen in the chart, over 32% of all ETH&#8217;s entire supply is now locked away in staking contracts. In May 2021, the total number of staked ETH was 18 million, marking a 16% of its entire supply. Meanwhile, by March 2026, the figure had increased to a staggering 40 million ETH or 32% of its entire supply.
Waidmann added that the 32% of ETH’s total supply is not present on cryptocurrency exchanges or in wallets waiting to sell. Rather, they are stored in staking contracts and actively being used to secure the Ethereum network.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/ethereum-attracts-non-stop-buying-from-public-companies-here-are-the-numbers</link><guid>838951</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Ethereum-chart-from-Leon-Waidmann-1.jpeg?w=640&amp;#038;resize=640%2C416</dc:content ><dc:text>Ethereum Attracts Non-Stop Buying From Public Companies – Here Are The Numbers</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Rallies Despite 22-Month High CPI—What Are Markets Seeing? - Coinpedia Fintech News</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Rallies Despite 22-Month High CPI—What Are Markets Seeing?& & Coinpedia Fintech News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-rallies-despite-22-month-high-cpiwhat-are-markets-seeing-coinpedia-fintech-news</link><guid>838943</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Rallies Despite 22-Month High CPI—What Are Markets Seeing? - Coinpedia Fintech News</dc:text></item><item><title>NYT investigation names Adam Back as Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto - Boing Boing</title><description><![CDATA[NYT investigation names Adam Back as Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto& & Boing Boing]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/nyt-investigation-names-adam-back-as-bitcoins-satoshi-nakamoto-boing-boing</link><guid>838937</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>NYT investigation names Adam Back as Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto - Boing Boing</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Bulls Bet On Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh As Central Bank Transition Nears - Investor's Business Daily</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bulls Bet On Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh As Central Bank Transition Nears& & Investor's Business Daily]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-bulls-bet-on-fed-chair-nominee-kevin-warsh-as-central-bank-transition-nears-investors-business-daily</link><guid>838911</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Bulls Bet On Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh As Central Bank Transition Nears - Investor's Business Daily</dc:text></item><item><title>‘Cautious optimism’: Bitcoin, Ethereum shoot up following CPI release. How long will it last? - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[‘Cautious optimism’: Bitcoin, Ethereum shoot up following CPI release. How long will it last?& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/cautious-optimism-bitcoin-ethereum-shoot-up-following-cpi-release-how-long-will-it-last-dlnewscom</link><guid>838887</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>‘Cautious optimism’: Bitcoin, Ethereum shoot up following CPI release. How long will it last? - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin exchange-traded product starts trading. - InvestmentNews</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin exchange-traded product starts trading.& & InvestmentNews]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanleys-bitcoin-exchange-traded-product-starts-trading-investmentnews</link><guid>838883</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin exchange-traded product starts trading. - InvestmentNews</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin outlook: BTC/USD carving out a bottom? - FOREX.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin outlook: BTC/USD carving out a bottom?& & FOREX.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-outlook-btcusd-carving-out-a-bottom-forexcom</link><guid>838983</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin outlook: BTC/USD carving out a bottom? - FOREX.com</dc:text></item><item><title>XRP’s Quantum Setup May Leave It Better Positioned Than Bitcoin - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[XRP’s Quantum Setup May Leave It Better Positioned Than Bitcoin& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/xrps-quantum-setup-may-leave-it-better-positioned-than-bitcoin-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838906</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>XRP’s Quantum Setup May Leave It Better Positioned Than Bitcoin - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Fannie Mae now backs Bitcoin mortgage loans, and Bitwise CIO calls it "a huge win" - thestreet.com</title><description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae now backs Bitcoin mortgage loans, and Bitwise CIO calls it "a huge win"& & thestreet.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/fannie-mae-now-backs-bitcoin-mortgage-loans-and-bitwise-cio-calls-it-a-huge-win-thestreetcom</link><guid>838907</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Fannie Mae now backs Bitcoin mortgage loans, and Bitwise CIO calls it "a huge win" - thestreet.com</dc:text></item><item><title>This Ripple-Ethereum Crossover Could Usher In A New Era Of Trading</title><description><![CDATA[Ripple and Ethereum are increasingly aligning through a key stablecoin development that is beginning to reshape how liquidity moves across blockchain ecosystems. With new RLUSD supply entering Ethereum, this shift points to a more connected trading environment where assets are no longer confined to a single network, but can move efficiently across multiple markets.
Ripple Issues 9.9 Million RLUSD On Ethereum
Ripple has issued 9,900,000 RLUSD on the Ethereum network, marking a fresh expansion of its stablecoin footprint across multiple blockchains. The minting activity was spotted by the Ripple Stablecoin Tracker, which monitors treasury-level movements and changes in supply.
The issuance is demand-driven, meaning RLUSD is created in response to activity from exchanges, institutional participants, and retail users. Tokens are generated through Ripple’s Treasury smart contract system, allowing supply to expand in a controlled and traceable manner.
Each RLUSD token is backed 1:1 by US dollar reserves or cash equivalents held in regulated custody accounts. This ensures price stability while supporting usage across Ethereum-based platforms, including decentralized finance applications and trading venues.
This mint follows a period of aggressive supply contraction, where more than $230 million RLUSD was burned in roughly a week. This included a single large burn of 180 million RLUSD within hours, along with additional reductions across both Ethereum and the XRP Ledger.
At the same time, RLUSD continues to expand its trading footprint. A new listing on the Bitrue exchange introduced trading pairs linking RLUSD with PAXG and XAUT, both tokenized gold assets. A Deloitte report also placed RLUSD reserves at $1.56 billion, above its circulating supply of $1.49 billion tokens, reinforcing its fully backed structure.
How RLUSD’s Expansion Signals A Shift In Global Trading
The real significance of RLUSD’s movement onto Ethereum lies in how it changes the mechanics of trading itself. By existing across both Ethereum and the XRP Ledger, RLUSD becomes a bridge asset that can move liquidity between ecosystems that previously operated in parallel.
This means traders and platforms can access stable dollar liquidity more directly within DeFi environments, without needing to exit into traditional banking rails or rely on slower settlement layers. It also allows liquidity to adjust more fluidly, as issuance increases when demand rises and supply contracts when activity cools.
The result is a more responsive market structure. Stable assets like RLUSD can now support trading strategies that depend on speed, cross-chain access, and deep liquidity across multiple venues. The integration with tokenized gold pairs on Bitrue further extends its use case into real-world asset exposure, connecting digital dollar liquidity with commodity-backed instruments.
In practical terms, this type of system reduces friction in global trading. It improves capital efficiency, shortens settlement pathways, and allows liquidity to flow more naturally between centralized exchanges and decentralized markets.
Ultimately, RLUSD’s expansion on Ethereum, its controlled supply mechanics, and its growing market integration point toward a trading environment that is more connected, more adaptive, and more efficient.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/this-ripple-ethereum-crossover-could-usher-in-a-new-era-of-trading</link><guid>838819</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>This Ripple-Ethereum Crossover Could Usher In A New Era Of Trading</dc:text></item><item><title>Why a $30 mln Bitcoin short isn’t bearish, but may point to a bottom instead - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Why a $30 mln Bitcoin short isn’t bearish, but may point to a bottom instead& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/why-a-30-mln-bitcoin-short-isnt-bearish-but-may-point-to-a-bottom-instead-ambcrypto</link><guid>838915</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why a $30 mln Bitcoin short isn’t bearish, but may point to a bottom instead - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto Victims Relieved – Or Too Late? What Operation Atlantic Really Means</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto companies and public authorities are joining forces in “Operation Atlantic”, a coordinated push to shut down crypto fraud schemes and approval‑phishing attacks.
A Transnational Operation Against Crypto Phishing Scams
Operation Atlantic is a rare case of law enforcement moving in near real time to block scammers before funds fully disappear on‑chain. The operation is a joint UK–US–Canada venture led by the UK’s National Crime Agency and the US Secret Service, targeting crypto investment and “approval phishing” scams. The multiparty operation is also joined by private industry partners like Chainalysis. The blockchain data and analytics company announced the partnership in a yesterday’s post on their website.
As stated by Chainalysis:
Operation Atlantic’s objective is simple but ambitious: spot victims and compromised wallets in real time, freeze and secure illicit funds before they can be laundered through exchanges or services, generate new investigative leads on the fraud networks behind these scams, and lay the groundwork for ongoing investigations based on the intelligence collected during the operation.
Inside Operation Atlantic’s First Results
The operation, announced last month, has yielded its first striking results.
According to a new report from the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom, more than 20,000 victims have been identified, with over 20,000 wallet addresses flagged and more than $12 million in suspected scam proceeds frozen.
More than $45 million stolen in cryptocurrency fraud schemes has been identified around the world.
The report also highlighted that the operation identified one UK victim that lost more than £52,000 to this type of fraud.
Phishing 101
In approval phishing scams, victims are tricked into signing malicious on‑chain approvals that grant the scammers permission to drain tokens directly from their wallets. These attempts are often disguised as investment opportunities or “account security” prompts.
Such tactics are increasingly favored by organized fraud networks because they bypass traditional password theft and rely on users misunderstanding what they are signing.
Just yesterday, our sister website NewsBTC reported that South Korean authorities are rolling out a new standardized withdrawal‑delay across all exchanges in order to prevent damage from phishing scams that depend on speed.
Last month, the Solana memecoin issuance platform Bonk.fun was hichjacked by a phishing scam that set up a fake “Terms of Services” (TOS) signature prompt which, when signed, allowed the drainer to move the unaware user’s funds.
At the beginning of the month, the social network X announced it is in the process of rolling out its toughest anti-crypto scam measure to date, particularly design to combat phishing scams.
As law enforcement becomes more adept at tracing and freezing stolen funds, scam operations will likely move to more complex laundering routes, creating both new tail risks and new on‑chain data signals for sophisticated traders to track.
Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSDT chart from Tradingview.
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What Operation Atlantic Really Means</dc:text></item><item><title>Analyst: Bitcoin Could See a Big Catch-Up Rally Once Geopolitical Tensions Ease - CryptoPotato</title><description><![CDATA[Analyst: Bitcoin Could See a Big Catch-Up Rally Once Geopolitical Tensions Ease& & CryptoPotato]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/analyst-bitcoin-could-see-a-big-catch-up-rally-once-geopolitical-tensions-ease-cryptopotato</link><guid>838932</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Analyst: Bitcoin Could See a Big Catch-Up Rally Once Geopolitical Tensions Ease - CryptoPotato</dc:text></item><item><title>World Liberty Financial Borrows Millions on Dolomite, Defends WLFI Collateral</title><description><![CDATA[World Liberty Financial defended a reported multi-million dollar stablecoin borrowing position on the Dolomite lending protocol after decentralized finance ( DeFi) analysts flagged risks tied to illiquid collateral and pool concentration. 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DeFi analysts warn [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/world-liberty-financial-borrows-millions-on-dolomite-defends-wlfi-collateral</link><guid>838832</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/world-liberty-financial-borrows-75m-on-dolomite-defends-wlfi-collateral-amid-defi-concerns_nwmk-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>World Liberty Financial Borrows Millions on Dolomite, Defends WLFI Collateral</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Institutional Demand Surges Amid Market Turmoil - ETF Database</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Institutional Demand Surges Amid Market Turmoil& & ETF Database]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-institutional-demand-surges-amid-market-turmoil-etf-database</link><guid>838888</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Institutional Demand Surges Amid Market Turmoil - ETF Database</dc:text></item><item><title>Exodus Rolls Out 'Exodus Pay' to Turn Bitcoin Wallet Into Spending App - Decrypt</title><description><![CDATA[Exodus Rolls Out 'Exodus Pay' to Turn Bitcoin Wallet Into Spending App& & Decrypt]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/exodus-rolls-out-exodus-pay-to-turn-bitcoin-wallet-into-spending-app-decrypt</link><guid>838927</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Exodus Rolls Out 'Exodus Pay' to Turn Bitcoin Wallet Into Spending App - Decrypt</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin: Why Iran Is Testing The Boundaries Of The New Global Order (BTC-USD) - Seeking Alpha</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin: Why Iran Is Testing The Boundaries Of The New Global Order (BTC-USD)& & Seeking Alpha]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-why-iran-is-testing-the-boundaries-of-the-new-global-order-btc-usd-seeking-alpha</link><guid>838904</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin: Why Iran Is Testing The Boundaries Of The New Global Order (BTC-USD) - Seeking Alpha</dc:text></item><item><title>A Bitcoin Cautionary Tale: How This Popular Trader Went From $100 Million To Less Than $1,000 - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[A Bitcoin Cautionary Tale: How This Popular Trader Went From $100 Million To Less Than $1,000& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/a-bitcoin-cautionary-tale-how-this-popular-trader-went-from-100-million-to-less-than-1000-tradingview</link><guid>838894</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>A Bitcoin Cautionary Tale: How This Popular Trader Went From $100 Million To Less Than $1,000 - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Hits $73,000 Amid Ceasefire Rally, But Coinbase Chief Gives Caution - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Hits $73,000 Amid Ceasefire Rally, But Coinbase Chief Gives Caution& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-hits-73000-amid-ceasefire-rally-but-coinbase-chief-gives-caution-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838908</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Hits $73,000 Amid Ceasefire Rally, But Coinbase Chief Gives Caution - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Unraveling the Mystery of Bitcoin’s Creator - Hofstra University News</title><description><![CDATA[Unraveling the Mystery of Bitcoin’s Creator& & Hofstra University News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/unraveling-the-mystery-of-bitcoins-creator-hofstra-university-news</link><guid>838884</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Unraveling the Mystery of Bitcoin’s Creator - Hofstra University News</dc:text></item><item><title>Analyst Says The Real XRP Move Hasn’t Happened Yet, What To Expect</title><description><![CDATA[XRP&#8217;s brief surge on Tuesday was no cause for celebration, at least not according to crypto analyst CasiTrades. Recent price action pushed the cryptocurrency as high as $1.39, creating what looks like a temporary rally. However, one analyst believes the real move hasn&#8217;t happened yet, and the current price action is merely preparing for a bigger downward push that could catch traders off guard.
Clean Wave Structure Points To A Larger Move Brewing
The XRP price climbed as high as $1.39 on April 8 as a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between the US and Iran led to a wave of short liquidations across the crypto market, and sentiment changed from extreme fear to cautious neutral optimism.
But crypto analyst CasiTrades, who has been tracking XRP&#8217;s wave structure, saw something different in the price action. The bounce, she says, was exactly what the chart needed to complete a corrective structure. Now, the real move is set to begin.
According to CasiTrades, the recent XRP price bounce in XRP was the completion of a corrective phase. The move into the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level, which is visible on the chart around the $1.35 to $1.40 range, helped confirm what she identifies as a clean Wave 2 in an Elliott Wave structure.
This move completed the counter-trend move without breaking the broader bearish count. Despite the strength of the bounce, it failed to break above these Fibonacci levels, and XRP is now back to trading at $1.32. Therefore, the next projected move is a Wave 3 impulse that continues the correction.
What The Chart Is Saying
CasiTrades&#8217; analysis lays out a five-wave impulsive decline playing out on the one-hour timeframe. According to her count, XRP had already completed Wave 1 down and Wave 2 up by the time the ceasefire bounce peaked. With Wave 2 now likely completed, attention turns to what typically follows in Elliott Wave theory: Wave 3, which is the strongest and fastest move in the sequence. 
The target for Wave 3&#8217;s conclusion is somewhere around $1.09, and this corresponds to a 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level. A fourth-wave bounce to $1.20 is expected next. After that, a fifth-wave continuation could follow, with the 0.786 extension at $1.0854 and the 0.854 extension at $0.862 serving as deeper structural targets if the move plays out fully.
The current macro environment offers few bullish factors that can negate the bearish outlook. The two bullish factors are the CLARITY Act markup, which is scheduled for the second half of April, and any progress on the Iran ceasefire. However, if the CLARITY Act stalls and the war drags on, XRP&#8217;s $1.30 support could break, and the price could fall lower.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/analyst-says-the-real-xrp-move-hasnt-happened-yet-what-to-expect</link><guid>838821</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Analyst Says The Real XRP Move Hasn’t Happened Yet, What To Expect</dc:text></item><item><title>Hong Kong Grants First Stablecoin Licences to HSBC, Standard Chartered Consortium</title><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong has awarded its first stablecoin licences to HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led consortium. The move marks a major step in the city’s plan to become a global digital asset hub. Key Takeaways HKMA granted 2 licences to HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led group, advancing Hong Kong crypto plans. 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submitted by &#32; /u/CriticalCobraz [link] &#32; [comments] ]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/japan-passes-bill-reclassifying-crypto-as-financial-instruments</link><guid>838834</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Japan Passes Bill Reclassifying Crypto as Financial Instruments</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin hits $73K as cool US CPI data shows 60-year record gas price hike - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin hits $73K as cool US CPI data shows 60-year record gas price hike& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-hits-73k-as-cool-us-cpi-data-shows-60-year-record-gas-price-hike-tradingview</link><guid>838881</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin hits $73K as cool US CPI data shows 60-year record gas price hike - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley launches Bitcoin ETF - Finextra Research</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley launches Bitcoin ETF& & Finextra Research]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-launches-bitcoin-etf-finextra-research</link><guid>838916</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley launches Bitcoin ETF - Finextra Research</dc:text></item><item><title>Japan Moves To Classify Bitcoin And Crypto As Financial Instruments Under New Bill - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[Japan Moves To Classify Bitcoin And Crypto As Financial Instruments Under New Bill& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/japan-moves-to-classify-bitcoin-and-crypto-as-financial-instruments-under-new-bill-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>838919</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Japan Moves To Classify Bitcoin And Crypto As Financial Instruments Under New Bill - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>March US Inflation Rises 0.9% to 3.3% Led by Energy Prices</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. CPI rose 3.3% in March, with the energy index, specifically gasoline prices, leading the charge and rising 21.2%. While the rise was less than expected, it underscores the challenges of reining in energy prices in the current geopolitical situation. Key Takeaways: Driven by 21.2% higher gas prices, March’s 0.9% CPI rise marks a [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/march-us-inflation-rises-09-to-33-led-by-energy-prices</link><guid>838835</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mahalo-2026-04-10t093401-148-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>March US Inflation Rises 0.9% to 3.3% Led by Energy Prices</dc:text></item><item><title>Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks $73K as Strategy's STRC Bid Grows - Decrypt</title><description><![CDATA[Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks $73K as Strategy's STRC Bid Grows& & Decrypt]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morning-minute-bitcoin-breaks-73k-as-strategys-strc-bid-grows-decrypt</link><guid>838925</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks $73K as Strategy's STRC Bid Grows - Decrypt</dc:text></item><item><title>Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks $73K as Strategy's STRC Bid Grows - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks $73K as Strategy's STRC Bid Grows& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morning-minute-bitcoin-breaks-73k-as-strategys-strc-bid-grows-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838991</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morning Minute: Bitcoin Breaks $73K as Strategy's STRC Bid Grows - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin May Avoid Immediate Quantum Upgrade With New Workaround: Study</title><description><![CDATA[A Bitcoin transaction that costs $75 to $150 in GPU compute is not built for daily use, but it may still matter.
StarkWare chief product officer Avihu Levy has put forward a scheme called Quantum Safe Bitcoin, or QSB, that he says could make new BTC transfers resistant to quantum attacks without changing the Bitcoin protocol.
The proposal is designed to work even against a large quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm.
A Workaround Inside Bitcoin’s Existing Rules
Levy’s plan stays within the crypto&#8217;s current legacy script limits and does not require a soft fork. Instead of relying on elliptic curve math, QSB swaps in a hash-to-signature puzzle.
In simple terms, the sender must find an input whose hash output happens to look like a valid ECDSA signature, a process that depends on brute-force work rather than the kind of math quantum computers are expected to break.
That makes the scheme unusual. It does not try to rebuild Bitcoin from the ground up. It tries to bolt on a narrow shield using rules that already exist.
The researchers describe it as a temporary answer while the bigger question of its long-term quantum defense remains unsettled.
Praise, Pushback And A Narrow Use Case
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson called the work “huge” and said it essentially makes Bitcoin quantum-safe today. But not everyone agrees with that framing.
Bitcoin ESG specialist Daniel Batten said the claim goes too far because the paper does not address exposed public keys or dormant wallets.
He pointed to an estimated 1.7 million BTC sitting in early P2PK addresses that could be vulnerable if a quantum computer becomes powerful enough to crack them.
The new scheme also comes with a sharp limit on who might use it. According to the proposal, it is more complex than a standard BTC transaction and only makes sense for large transfers. The reported compute cost makes it a poor fit for routine payments.
THIS IS HUGE. Bitcoin is Quantum-Safe TODAY.
Even if a quantum computer appeared, one that breaks the conventional Bitcion signatures, it shows a practical way to create safe Bitcoin transactions. WITH NO CHANGE TO BITCOIN PROTOCOL!!! https://t.co/ireGc3ai7W
— Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io (@EliBenSasson) April 9, 2026
A Temporary Fix, Not The Final Answer
The debate around quantum risk has already split the Bitcoin community. Some argue for leaving Bitcoin unchanged to preserve its original design.
Others want vulnerable coins frozen or burned. A separate group wants the protocol upgraded to support quantum-safe signatures.
Levy’s proposal lands in the middle of that fight, giving users a last-resort option while skipping the need for network-wide consensus.
The researchers still say protocol-level changes are the better long-term path. They also acknowledged that the QSB approach is non-standard, does not scale to all users, and does not cover use cases such as the Lightning Network.
The timing of the paper matters too. Google published research in March that added fresh pressure to the debate, and Lightning Labs chief technology officer Olaoluwa Osuntokun followed with a quantum fallback prototype on Wednesday.
Featured image from Pixabay, chart from TradingView
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-may-avoid-immediate-quantum-upgrade-with-new-workaround-study</link><guid>838822</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AGIT.png?resize=907%2C230</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin May Avoid Immediate Quantum Upgrade With New Workaround: Study</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin climbs to $72k with US-Iran talks; CPI rose in March on high energy costs - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin climbs to $72k with US-Iran talks; CPI rose in March on high energy costs& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-climbs-to-72k-with-us-iran-talks-cpi-rose-in-march-on-high-energy-costs-investingcom</link><guid>838914</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin climbs to $72k with US-Iran talks; CPI rose in March on high energy costs - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Iran Turns Strait of Hormuz Into Bitcoin Toll Booth: Will Crypto Hit $100,000 Again? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Iran Turns Strait of Hormuz Into Bitcoin Toll Booth: Will Crypto Hit $100,000 Again?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/iran-turns-strait-of-hormuz-into-bitcoin-toll-booth-will-crypto-hit-100000-again-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838882</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Iran Turns Strait of Hormuz Into Bitcoin Toll Booth: Will Crypto Hit $100,000 Again? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>TD Cowen trims Michael Saylor's Strategy price target - thestreet.com</title><description><![CDATA[TD Cowen trims Michael Saylor's Strategy price target& & thestreet.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/td-cowen-trims-michael-saylors-strategy-price-target-thestreetcom</link><guid>838933</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>TD Cowen trims Michael Saylor's Strategy price target - thestreet.com</dc:text></item><item><title>BlackRock Just Broke a 5-Week Bitcoin ETF Record as Price Soars - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[BlackRock Just Broke a 5-Week Bitcoin ETF Record as Price Soars& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/blackrock-just-broke-a-5-week-bitcoin-etf-record-as-price-soars-investingcom</link><guid>838997</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BlackRock Just Broke a 5-Week Bitcoin ETF Record as Price Soars - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>New Bitcoin ETF Launches After-Dark Strategy to Capture Overnight Market Surges</title><description><![CDATA[An after-dark bitcoin ETF is making a bold push to capture overnight gains, as XFUNDS by Nicholas Wealth deploys a high-stakes timing strategy in a fiercely competitive crypto investment arena. Key Takeaways: A new bitcoin ETF, NGHT, targets after-dark trading windows to isolate differentiated overnight return patterns. Morgan Stanley MSBT’s 0.14% fee and continuous exposure [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/new-bitcoin-etf-launches-after-dark-strategy-to-capture-overnight-market-surges</link><guid>838836</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bitcoin-after-dark-etf-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>New Bitcoin ETF Launches After-Dark Strategy to Capture Overnight Market Surges</dc:text></item><item><title>2 Things That Need to Happen to End the Crypto Winter. - Barron's</title><description><![CDATA[2 Things That Need to Happen to End the Crypto Winter.& & Barron's]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/2-things-that-need-to-happen-to-end-the-crypto-winter-barrons</link><guid>838890</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>2 Things That Need to Happen to End the Crypto Winter. - Barron's</dc:text></item><item><title>Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tracked holdings continue to shrink: Arkham - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tracked holdings continue to shrink: Arkham& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bhutan-moves-another-18-million-in-bitcoin-as-tracked-holdings-continue-to-shrink-arkham-the-block</link><guid>838877</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tracked holdings continue to shrink: Arkham - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>Current price of Bitcoin for April 10, 2026 - Fortune</title><description><![CDATA[Current price of Bitcoin for April 10, 2026& & Fortune]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/current-price-of-bitcoin-for-april-10-2026-fortune</link><guid>838770</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Current price of Bitcoin for April 10, 2026 - Fortune</dc:text></item><item><title>A Look At MicroStrategy (MSTR) Valuation After Fresh Bitcoin Purchase-Funded Expansion - simplywall.st</title><description><![CDATA[A Look At MicroStrategy (MSTR) Valuation After Fresh Bitcoin Purchase-Funded Expansion& & simplywall.st]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/a-look-at-microstrategy-mstr-valuation-after-fresh-bitcoin-purchase-funded-expansion-simplywallst</link><guid>838786</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>A Look At MicroStrategy (MSTR) Valuation After Fresh Bitcoin Purchase-Funded Expansion - simplywall.st</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin whales remain weak: BTC absorbs sell pressure despite risks - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin whales remain weak: BTC absorbs sell pressure despite risks& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-whales-remain-weak-btc-absorbs-sell-pressure-despite-risks-ambcrypto</link><guid>838796</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin whales remain weak: BTC absorbs sell pressure despite risks - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Securitize Integrates With TRON to Bring Tokenized Real-World Assets to One of the World’s Largest Blockchains</title><description><![CDATA[This sponsored press release was provided by TRON and was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva &#038; Miami – [April 10, 2026] — Securitize (which has announced a proposed business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPT)), the world’s [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/securitize-integrates-with-tron-to-bring-tokenized-real-world-assets-to-one-of-the-worlds-largest-blockchains</link><guid>838837</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/trons_nwmk-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Securitize Integrates With TRON to Bring Tokenized Real-World Assets to One of the World’s Largest Blockchains</dc:text></item><item><title>Why A Bitcoin Price Breakdown To $50,000 Could Be Important For Long-Term Bullishness - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Why A Bitcoin Price Breakdown To $50,000 Could Be Important For Long-Term Bullishness& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/why-a-bitcoin-price-breakdown-to-50000-could-be-important-for-long-term-bullishness-tradingview</link><guid>838931</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why A Bitcoin Price Breakdown To $50,000 Could Be Important For Long-Term Bullishness - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Why Morgan Stanley is betting on bitcoin for its first bank-branded ETF​ - Pensions &amp; Investments</title><description><![CDATA[Why Morgan Stanley is betting on bitcoin for its first bank-branded ETF​& & Pensions & Investments]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/why-morgan-stanley-is-betting-on-bitcoin-for-its-first-bank-branded-etf-pensions-investments</link><guid>838774</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why Morgan Stanley is betting on bitcoin for its first bank-branded ETF​ - Pensions &amp; Investments</dc:text></item><item><title>The Satoshi 'Banksy of Bitcoin' mystery delivers a small-cap angle worth watching - MSN</title><description><![CDATA[The Satoshi 'Banksy of Bitcoin' mystery delivers a small-cap angle worth watching& & MSN]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/the-satoshi-banksy-of-bitcoin-mystery-delivers-a-small-cap-angle-worth-watching-msn</link><guid>838798</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The Satoshi 'Banksy of Bitcoin' mystery delivers a small-cap angle worth watching - MSN</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test despite ceasefire relief as macro jitters persist: analysts - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test despite ceasefire relief as macro jitters persist: analysts& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-rebound-faces-oil-shock-inflation-test-despite-ceasefire-relief-as-macro-jitters-persist-analysts-the-block</link><guid>838787</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test despite ceasefire relief as macro jitters persist: analysts - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>BitFuFu reports March Bitcoin production of 214 BTC - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[BitFuFu reports March Bitcoin production of 214 BTC& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitfufu-reports-march-bitcoin-production-of-214-btc-investingcom</link><guid>838801</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BitFuFu reports March Bitcoin production of 214 BTC - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Reacts as US CPI Data Shows Significant Increase in March - CryptoPotato</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Price Reacts as US CPI Data Shows Significant Increase in March& & CryptoPotato]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-reacts-as-us-cpi-data-shows-significant-increase-in-march-cryptopotato</link><guid>838936</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Reacts as US CPI Data Shows Significant Increase in March - CryptoPotato</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin price news: BTC moves up to $72,400 after March inflation data - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin price news: BTC moves up to $72,400 after March inflation data& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-news-btc-moves-up-to-72400-after-march-inflation-data-coindesk</link><guid>838777</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin price news: BTC moves up to $72,400 after March inflation data - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Watch CNBC's full interview with Adam Back on bitcoin creator theory - CNBC</title><description><![CDATA[Watch CNBC's full interview with Adam Back on bitcoin creator theory& & CNBC]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-adam-back-on-bitcoin-creator-theory-cnbc</link><guid>838892</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Watch CNBC's full interview with Adam Back on bitcoin creator theory - CNBC</dc:text></item><item><title>Value Calculator Puts XRP At $1,632, But Pundit Says You Shouldn’t Be Looking At Price</title><description><![CDATA[An XRP enthusiast on X recently shared a screenshot of a valuation calculator outputting a price of $1,632 per token, using a set of assumptions about global transaction volumes and store-of-value demand for XRP. However, according to the pundit, the most important thing is not this predicted price. The claim does not stand alone, though, as it feeds into a shared narrative that has been circulating across the XRP community for many months.
A $1,632 Valuation Model Built On Flow
XRP is currently trading around $1.30 to $1.33, down 64% from its all-time high of $3.65. However, this hasn&#8217;t deterred many members of the XRP community from touting bullish price levels. 
This time, the bullish outlook is based on a calculator model that pushes the cryptocurrency into four-digit territory. The calculator is based on a valuation model developed by Susan Athey, a board member at Ripple, and Robert Mitchnick of Stanford Graduate School of Business, published in a paper titled A Fundamental Valuation Framework for Cryptoassets.
This calculator model uses a set of assumptions that influences how value is derived for XRP. The specific inputs that produced the $1,632 figure are $19 trillion in total estimated daily transaction volume, an average holding period of five days between transactions per XRP unit, $30 trillion in store-of-value demand, a five-year timeline to reach those volumes, and a 5% discount rate to bring the future value to present terms. 
When these variables are combined and distributed across an estimated 60 billion circulating tokens, the result is a valuation that far exceeds anything seen in current market pricing.
Pundit Says Stop Watching Price
The more interesting part of the prediction is the philosophy behind the price number. Particularly, the pundit dismissed price as the wrong metric entirely. &#8220;People argue about price. They&#8217;re not even looking at the variables,&#8221; he said.
What this means is that the output itself is less important than what the inputs imply. The input implies that XRP could one day serve as a bridge across global financial flows comparable in scale to the entire foreign exchange market.
The $1,632 figure is just one example in a growing list of ultra-bullish projections from XRP enthusiasts online. A common thread runs through all of them. They rely on the idea that XRP will capture a meaningful share of multi-trillion-dollar financial markets, whether in cross-border payments or tokenized real-world assets. Once that assumption is locked in, the math tends to escalate quickly above $1,000.
However, the basic market-cap arithmetic makes that scenario essentially impossible. A $1,000 XRP price would imply a market capitalization above $60 trillion, which is more than double U.S. GDP.
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Here’s What Experts Say - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Is Bitcoin Signaling a Crash in 2026? Here’s What Experts Say& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/is-bitcoin-signaling-a-crash-in-2026-heres-what-experts-say-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838776</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Is Bitcoin Signaling a Crash in 2026? Here’s What Experts Say - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Institutions' bitcoin positioning lacks conviction; CPI, Iran talks might help - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Institutions' bitcoin positioning lacks conviction; CPI, Iran talks might help& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/institutions-bitcoin-positioning-lacks-conviction-cpi-iran-talks-might-help-coindesk</link><guid>838768</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Institutions' bitcoin positioning lacks conviction; CPI, Iran talks might help - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Institutions' Bitcoin Positioning Lacks Conviction; CPI, Iran Talks Might Help | Crypto Daybook - Moomoo</title><description><![CDATA[Institutions' Bitcoin Positioning Lacks Conviction; CPI, Iran Talks Might Help | Crypto Daybook& & Moomoo]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/institutions-bitcoin-positioning-lacks-conviction-cpi-iran-talks-might-help-crypto-daybook-moomoo</link><guid>838805</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Institutions' Bitcoin Positioning Lacks Conviction; CPI, Iran Talks Might Help | Crypto Daybook - Moomoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, April 10, 2026: Prices rise ahead of CPI report - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, April 10, 2026: Prices rise ahead of CPI report& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-friday-april-10-2026-prices-rise-ahead-of-cpi-report-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838773</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, April 10, 2026: Prices rise ahead of CPI report - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Faces Stress Test Ahead of CPI: Institutional Demand Vs. Fed Pressure - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Faces Stress Test Ahead of CPI: Institutional Demand Vs. Fed Pressure& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-faces-stress-test-ahead-of-cpi-institutional-demand-vs-fed-pressure-investingcom</link><guid>838783</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Faces Stress Test Ahead of CPI: Institutional Demand Vs. Fed Pressure - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Trump Memecoin Event Fine Print Says He May Not Show Up — Senators Want Answers</title><description><![CDATA[The terms and conditions buried in the Official Trump memecoin website say the president &#8220;may not be able to attend&#8221; a luncheon planned for April 25 — and that the event could be called off for any reason.
That disclaimer has done little to stop organizers from aggressively promoting the event around Trump&#8217;s potential presence.
Senators Fire Off A Letter
Three Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Adam Schiff — sent a letter to Bill Zanker, the man behind the TRUMP memecoin launch, demanding to know whether the president actually plans to show up.
Based on reports by Politico, the senators accused organizers of using Trump&#8217;s name to push coin purchases that generate transaction fees for him and his family, all while his attendance remained uncertain. The event is set for Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
The senators put it plainly. They wrote that organizers were promoting the conference by holding out the prospect of a presidential appearance to potential attendees — and that doing so was encouraging people to buy the coin.
What makes the situation thornier is that April 25 is already taken. Trump announced on March 2 that he planned to attend the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association Dinner in Washington, DC — his first time going since boycotting it throughout his first term.
Two major events. One day. One president. The White House did not respond to requests for comment on his schedule.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 AT MAR-A-LAGO!
The Most Exclusive Crypto and Business Conference in the World &amp; Gala Luncheon with PRESIDENT TRUMP and 18 other SUPERSTARS.
Strictly Limited to only 297 attendees. Are You In?
Register Here: https://t.co/MBo3UBrzje pic.twitter.com/CWOVNK1kbU
— TrumpMeme (@GetTrumpMemes) March 12, 2026
A Coin With A Schedule Problem
This is not the first time Trump has shown up — or been expected to show up — at a crypto event. Reports indicate he attended the Bitcoin 2024 conference and a separate dinner for TRUMP memecoin holders back in May 2025. The April 25 event would be the second such gathering for holders of the coin.
The conflict has drawn attention beyond just scheduling. Critics say it raises questions about whether access to the president is being tied to participation in a financial product that benefits him directly. Organizers have not publicly addressed whether Trump will appear or whether the event will go ahead as planned.
Crypto Legislation Caught In The Crossfire
The controversy lands at a difficult moment for crypto regulation in the US. The CLARITY Act — a bill aimed at setting a legal framework for digital assets — passed the House in July 2025.
The Senate agriculture committee moved it forward in January, but the banking committee put a halt to further action. Concerns over tokenized equities, stablecoin yield, and ethics stalled the process. As of Thursday, no new markup date had been set.
The White House weighed in Wednesday, saying a proposed ban on stablecoin yield in the bill would do little to protect bank lending — a claim aimed at cooling opposition from both the banking and crypto industries.
Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
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Bitcoin’s Net-Watchers Start Building Their Blackwall
The ticking clock marking 2029 as the possible “deadline” for quantum computers to be able to break Bitcoin and Ethereum’s cryptography has made devs roll up their sleaves and get to work.
The recent spike of the Bitcoin quantum-panic or “quantum FUD” (fear, uncertainty and doubt) has moved on from the initial chaos that ensued following Google’s “doomsday” whitepaper to a race against an enemy that doesn’t yet exist. In the past days, two Bitcoin devs landed at different proposals aimed to protect Bitcoin from the future threat of quantum attacks.
One of them consists in a “Taproot kill‑switch + zk‑proof recovery” path for existing UTXOs (Unspent Transaction Outputs). The other is a QSB (Quantum Safe Bitcoin), a transaction‑level construction that makes individual spends quantum‑safe today without any soft fork (rule changes that stay compatible with old software).
Both approaches assume Shor‑style quantum computers (quantum computers based on Shor’s algorithm) will nuke the math behind Bitcoin’s current signatures (ECDSA/Schnorr), but they differ on how much of Bitcoin needs to change: consensus rules vs user‑level tooling.
Let’s examine both proposals closely.
Solution #1
The first solution comes from Olaoluwa Osuntokun, co‑founder and CTO of Lightning Labs (the main company building the Lightning Network implementation) and Tim Ruffing, co‑author and contributor on Schnorr/Taproot, multisignature schemes like MuSig2 and a maintainer of Bitcoin’s core elliptic‑curve library.
On a post made on the social media X on April 8, Osuntokun resurfaced Ruffing’s July 2025 whitepaper on Bitcoin’s post-quantum security in order to propose a solution for one of the problems presented in the paper: “to create a variant of seed-lifting that doesn&#8217;t reveal the wallet&#8217;s master secret”. He called this “zk-STARK proof”.
in the face of quantum adversary, a commonly discussed emergency soft fork for Bitcoin would be to disable the Taproot keyspend path (https://t.co/Gzx8NVui3N), effectively turning it into something that resembling BIP-360
assuming an existing precautionary soft-fork to add a pq…
— Olaoluwa Osuntokun (@roasbeef) April 8, 2026
In plain language, Osuntokun’s tool creates a special cryptographic proof (the zk‑STARK) that lets you prove you really have the original wallet secret behind a given Taproot address, and that you used the standard wallet rules to get from that secret to this address. They crucial aspect of the zk-STARK proof is that it does this without ever revealing the secret itself, or any private keys, to anyone.
If, in the future, Bitcoin does a quantum‑defense soft fork that disables normal key‑based spends, many BIP‑86 Taproot wallets could be stuck and unable to move coins. With this proof, those users get an extra “escape hatch”: they can prove ownership of their Taproot coins via the seed‑derivation proof and move funds in a new, quantum‑safe way, even though the old key‑spend path is turned off.
He discussed all the technicalities behind this on the Bitcoin dev mailing list.
The solution has found acceptance, and it’s been generally received very well in the crypto community.
Looks like this potentially solves the thorniest issue around quantum proofing Bitcoin: confiscation of coins.
A PQ soft fork like BIP360 effectively “confiscates” coins by permanently disabling spends from certain “vulnerable” wallets where public keys have been revealed.… https://t.co/wV49BIXmx2
— Vijay Selvam (@VijaySelvam) April 9, 2026
Solution #2
The second, and more polemic solution, comes from Avihu Mordechai Levy, a cryptography engineer at StarkWare who works on zero‑knowledge proofs and STARKs. His whitepaper, published yesterday, shows how to make individual Bitcoin transactions quantum‑safe today, using Lamport‑style one‑time signatures plus a “hash‑to‑signature” proof‑of‑work puzzle, with zero changes to Bitcoin’s base protocol.
Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Without Softforkshttps://t.co/1lx5waX9VV pic.twitter.com/Ni7pA6dEsC
— Avihu Levy (@avihu28) April 9, 2026
QSB replaces the old signature‑size PoW (which quantum attacks could completely break by finding tiny ECDSA r‑values) with a RIPEMD‑160‑based puzzle that only relies on hash pre‑image resistance, which is merely weakened, not destroyed, by Grover’s algorithm (quantum tech).
Again in plain language, what QSB does is it throws away the old “make the signature tiny” proof‑of‑work trick, because a strong quantum computer could cheat that by exploiting the elliptic‑curve math. Instead, QSB uses a new puzzle built on the RIPEMD‑160 hash function. Breaking a hash like that is extremely hard, even with a quantum computer.
QSB fits in legacy script limits and gives around 118‑bit post‑quantum pre‑image security. However, it costs hundreds of dollars in off‑chain GPU work per transaction and requires non‑standard bare scripts mined via private relay services. This is why many are calling QSB a “last resort” or even a “whale-grade band-aid”.
I&#8217;m not claiming this isn&#8217;t grossly inefficient, nor that it wouldn&#8217;t make sense to eventually improve the protocol layer if a cleaner solution emerges.
My point is simply that it&#8217;s false to say this kind of whale-grade band-aid doesn&#8217;t already exist at the current protocol…
— Coinjoined Chris (@coinjoined) April 10, 2026
A Philosophical Split
The community is no longer arguing if quantum breaks ECDSA/Schnorr, but how to stage an orderly migration. Let’s remember that the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto himself, assured in 2010 that a gradual transition to post-quantum, stronger technology, was possible for Bitcoin.
Taproot‑based recovery tries to protect the entire UTXO set with minimal value destruction, whereas some prominent voices still argue non‑migrated coins should simply expire rather than be “rescue” in weird ways, to preserve Bitcoin’s monetary story.
Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSD chart from Tradingview.
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Cardano Sees Renewed Activity
According to the on-chain tracking platform, Santiment, the Cardano network is beginning to see some much-needed change when it comes to participation. The network saw a major surge in activity as reported earlier in the week, suggesting that sentiment toward the altcoin is beginning to move again.
Santiment’s data focused on Cardano wallets holding at least 10 million ADA, meaning these are the whale wallets. This large investor cohort had begun to make more moves, rapidly adding to their already massive holdings as the ADA price continued to struggle.
As the tracker reports, the number of wallets holding at least 10 million ADA has now moved up to 424. This means that it is the first time in more than one month that this metric is moving, and it translates to a 5.92% increase in whale wallets.
ADA Investors Are Very Bullish
While the Cardano whales are coming back to the table, the sentiment is beginning to turn toward the positive again. An earlier report from Santiment shows that ADA investors are still heavily bullish despite most being underwater. The data comes out to around 79% of all investors still bullish and expecting the cryptocurrency’s price to actually move upward.
In addition to this, the month of April has usually been rather bullish for the Cardano price, with more green closes than red for this month throughout history. CryptoRank’s data puts the average ADA price returns for April at 14.1%, suggesting that there could be some positive movement for the cryptocurrency.
The rise in whale volume is also a net positive as these large buys go toward reducing the available supply on the market. Thereby, introducing scarcity and pushing the price upwards. However, the direction of the general crypto market still comes into play, meaning that if the market does go bullish, the likelihood of the ADA price going up becomes higher.
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Now they brace for the next price shock - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto Market Gains Hold as Bitcoin Tests Key Resistance - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto Market Gains Hold as Bitcoin Tests Key Resistance& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/crypto-market-gains-hold-as-bitcoin-tests-key-resistance-investingcom</link><guid>838790</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Crypto Market Gains Hold as Bitcoin Tests Key Resistance - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto CEX Activity Cools: Volume Down 48% From Bitcoin ATH</title><description><![CDATA[On-chain data shows crypto trading volume on centralized exchanges has fallen to $4.3 trillion, a decline of nearly 50% from the October Bitcoin peak.
Crypto Exchange Volume Has Witnessed A Significant Drop
According to data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, the crypto trading volume of the centralized exchanges has been cooling down. The &#8220;trading volume&#8221; here refers to an indicator that keeps track of the total amount of a given asset or group of assets becoming involved in trading activity on exchanges.
Below is the chart shared by CryptoQuant that shows the trend in this metric for the entire crypto sector over the last few years.
As is visible in the graph, the crypto trading volume shot up to a peak level during the last quarter of 2024, suggesting traders were at their most active on exchanges. In 2025, a second peak aligned with Bitcoin&#8217;s rally to its new all-time high (ATH).
Both of these highs coinciding with price surges isn&#8217;t surprising, as bullish price action tends to attract hype, which naturally results in higher trading activity. In contrast, bearish or sideways phases tend to scare investors away. From the chart, it&#8217;s visible that the latter effect has followed with the bearish reversal that crypto has seen since the last quarter of 2025.
Compared to the peak in October, crypto trading volume is today down 48%. Out of the $4.3 trillion volume that exchanges are observing right now, just $0.8 trillion is occurring on spot platforms. Thus, it would appear that perpetual futures markets are seeing most of the activity.
In terms of the individual exchanges, Binance continues to be the most dominant platform.
From the graph, it&#8217;s visible that Binance occupies the largest share of the exchange trading volume. Though, its dominance has actually shrunken over the years. At its peak back in the previous cycle, Binance controlled the majority of the market.
In some other news, the latest Bitcoin price surge has led to a break above a key Trader Realized Price level, as CryptoQuant has highlighted in an X post. The &#8220;Trader Realized Price&#8221; here refers to the average cost basis of the recent BTC buyers.
As displayed in the chart, the lower band of the Trader Realized Price was acting as an upper bound for BTC during the past few weeks, but the latest rally has taken the coin beyond the line. &#8220;If it holds, $79K is next—the key bear market ceiling and test for structural recovery,&#8221; noted the analytics firm.
BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $71,800, up more than 7.5% in the last seven days.
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Atkins’ post on X (formerly Twitter) echoed recent comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and framed the legislation as necessary to replace “regulation by enforcement” with clear statutory rules that will allow federal agencies to implement consistent oversight of digital assets.
Atkins Urges Congress To Pass CLARITY Act
“At project Crypto is designed so once Congress acts, @SECGov &amp; @CFTC are ready to implement the CLARITY Act,” Atkins wrote, adding that “It’s time for Congress to future‑proof against rogue regulators &amp; advance comprehensive market structure legislation to President Trump’s desk.” 
His remarks came a day after Bessent published an op‑ed in the Wall Street Journal warning that the United States risks losing its leadership in financial innovation if lawmakers fail to pass the bill. 
Bessent urged durable legislation that would give entrepreneurs and developers the confidence to “reshore” digital‑asset activity to American markets, arguing that decisive legal standards have historically made the US the world’s financial center.
Atkins’ appeal references Project Crypto, the coordinated SEC–CFTC effort to create a unified approach to token classification and to streamline how on‑chain trading, custody, and settlement are treated under federal law. 
That initiative culminated in a joint interpretation in March clarifying how securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions — a milestone that many described as the first meaningful step toward the kind of legal clarity the sector has sought for years.
The push for the CLARITY Act, however, is occurring amid stalled negotiations and a high‑stakes dispute between the banking and crypto industries over a provision of the already passed GENIUS Act, the country’s stablecoin legislation. 
Banks Vs. Crypto
That earlier legislation included a measure prohibiting permitted stablecoin issuers from paying interest or yield to customers simply for holding tokens. 
Banks argue the rule left a gap that third parties could exploit by offering rewards to stablecoin holders and have demanded that the market‑structure bill close that loophole. The crypto sector counters that the ability to provide rewards is crucial for stablecoins to compete effectively as payment instruments.
Despite multiple White House meetings intended to bridge the divide, no public compromise has yet been announced. Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis appeared to find bipartisan common ground late last month, but it remains unclear whether their proposal satisfies both the banking and crypto lobbies.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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Short Trades Draw Fast Turnover
The jump followed Polymarket’s use of Chainlink data feeds in its short-duration crypto markets. The platform now relies on those feeds to support live pricing in markets that move every five or 15 minutes.
Chainlink said in a post on April 8 that Polymarket’s average daily volume had climbed to $153 million, or roughly 3x the level seen before the integration. The post also pointed to more than $4 billion in total volume across the short-term markets and more than $200 million in the first week of the 5-minute products.
Since adopting Chainlink to power 5 &amp; 15 min crypto markets, @Polymarket has seen:
• $153M+ avg daily volume, up 3x
• $4B+ volume across 5 &amp; 15 min markets
• $200M+ in week one of 5-min markets
The Chainlink effect is real. pic.twitter.com/YwDluD6vWS
— Chainlink (@chainlink) April 8, 2026
Chainlink Data Sits At The Center
The report ties that activity to the need for quick, reliable market data. It says Chainlink’s role is to supply secure outside information so outcomes can be settled against live prices instead of stale feeds. In that setup, speed matters. So does trust.
The coverage also says the faster markets have pulled in both retail and institutional traders. Larger participation has helped liquidity, and the short windows appear to have made the product feel more active for users watching small price moves in real time.
What The Numbers Show
The five-minute market appears to have been the sharpest draw. Reports say it generated more than $200 million in its first week, a burst that helped push the wider short-duration segment past the $4 billion mark.
The piece frames Chainlink’s role as a technical one: keeping prices accurate and the market running smoothly as volume rises. It says the oracle network helps Polymarket handle fast trades without losing reliability, which is central to any market built around short deadlines.
Even so, the report does not separate out exactly how much of the rise came from Chainlink itself, new users, or broader interest in fast crypto betting. It presents the integration as the clear catalyst, but the numbers are still shown as a simple before-and-after change rather than a full breakdown.
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The program, led through the Department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP), is intended to give eligible US digital asset firms practical cybersecurity information. The goal is straightforward: help companies spot threats, strengthen prevention efforts, and respond effectively when incidents occur.
Treasury’s Crypto Cybersecurity Push 
In remarks accompanying the announcement, Luke Pettit, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, emphasized that digital asset firms now play an increasingly important role in the US financial system. 
By extending access to the same quality cybersecurity information used by traditional financial institutions, Pettit said Treasury is working to support a more secure and responsible digital asset ecosystem.
Treasury also framed the announcement as part of a broader push to ensure that cybersecurity is treated as a foundation for the next stage of digital finance, rather than an afterthought. 
Tyler Williams, Counselor to the Secretary for Digital Assets, said the initiative reflects the principles behind the country’s stablecoin bill, the GENIUS Act, by encouraging innovation supported by cybersecurity and operational resilience. 
Williams added that as digital assets become more integrated into the financial system, providing timely and actionable threat information becomes essential to protecting consumers and safeguarding US financial markets.
Additionally, Treasury officials said the initiative builds on recommendations from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report, Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology. 
Stablecoin Compliance Gets Clearer 
Officials involved in cybersecurity oversight also highlighted that the threat environment is changing quickly. Cory Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, noted that cyber threats targeting crypto platforms are rising in both frequency and sophistication. 
According to Wilson, the new initiative expands access to actionable threat intelligence intended to help firms strengthen defenses, reduce risk exposure, and handle incidents more effectively when they happen.
The announcement arrives alongside other regulatory steps Treasury and related agencies have been pursuing. On Wednesday, the Department also released a joint proposed rule from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). 
That proposal is intended to provide a more detailed framework for the GENIUS Act, translating statutory requirements into clearer anti-money-laundering (AML) and sanctions-compliance obligations for permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs).
Treasury said the draft rule outlines how stablecoin issuers would be expected to detect, report, and block unlawful activity while still maintaining the tools required to comply with lawful orders. 
In combination with the new OCCIP cybersecurity initiative, the actions signal a broader direction: tighter operational standards, greater regulatory clarity, and continued cooperation with digital asset firms to help the crypto industry operate with stronger safeguards.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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Bithumb Launches Legal Action
On Thursday, local news media outlet Chosun Biz reported that the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb had begun legal proceedings to recover part of the Bitcoin that had not been returned after a recent error.
On February 6, Bithumb accidentally distributed 620,000 Bitcoin, worth over $40 billion, to 249 users participating in the crypto exchange’s “random box” promotional event due to a “fat-finger” error.
The exchange quickly canceled the payments and recovered most of the assets. However, some customers immediately sold or exchanged the BTC for cash or other cryptocurrencies, leaving approximately 0.3% of the Bitcoin unrecovered.
According to the report, Bithumb filed for a provisional seizure this week to reclaim 7 Bitcoin it had failed to recover after the erroneous payout incident. This is a legal measure to temporarily freeze a debtor&#8217;s assets, preventing their concealment or disposal before a lawsuit to recover the money is filed.
Legal experts believe that customers who did not return the mistakenly paid Bitcoin would likely lose the lawsuit. Head of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and a former attorney, Lee Chan-jin, has said that those customers are “clearly subject to the return of unjust enrichment. Those who sold and converted them into money (cash out) face disaster (as they could be drawn into lawsuits).&#8221;
An industry source told Chosun Biz that some of these clients argued they should not be responsible for the exchange’s mistake, but under South Korean law, mistakenly received assets are usually classified as unjust enrichment and must be returned in kind.
The report noted that if BTC’s price falls by the time of return, the customer could benefit, but if the price surges, the customer could face losses if the court rules in the exchange’s favor.
‘Ghost Bitcoin’ Error Reshapes Industry Practices
Although 99.7% of the BTC were recovered, the incident raised serious concerns about the crypto exchange’s internal controls. As reported by Bitcoinist, Bithumb held 175 BTC in its own books and less than 50,000 BTC between its own assets and customer-held assets at the time of the incident.
This meant that Bithumb’s system failed to block the irregular transaction, distributing assets that did not actually exist and distorting market prices. As a result, the FSS, alongside the Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) and the Digital Asset eXchange Alliance (DAXA), formed an emergency task force to organize follow-up measures and review industry-wide practices, including domestic exchanges’ virtual asset reserves, management practices, operational conditions, and internal control systems.
In March, the KoFIU preliminarily notified Bithumb of a six-month partial suspension of its business for alleged violations of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) regulations.
Earlier this week, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) found that domestic crypto exchanges’ trade-halting systems, also known as kill switches, are unreliable when a massive asset mismatch occurs.
Therefore, the regulator ordered all domestic crypto exchanges to switch from the 24‑hour reconciliation cycles most exchanges currently have to a 5‑minute asset‑matching regime by the end of May. In addition, they asked all platforms to disclose their asset-matching balance daily.
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Back Says &#8216;We Are All Satoshi&#8217; Was About A Film
Back&#8217;s old post, which read &#8220;We Are All Satoshi,&#8221; was flagged by analysts as a possible hidden admission after the New York Times published its investigation identifying him as Bitcoin&#8217;s anonymous creator.
Back rejected that reading. He said the phrase came directly from a short film called *Block 170, The First Transaction*, which features the words carved into stone as part of its artistic concept. His tweet, he said, was simply a reference to the film.
The clarification came in response to a sweeping NYT investigation published April 8, 2026. The newspaper&#8217;s team, led by John Carreyrou — the journalist who exposed the Theranos fraud — spent more than a year combing through over 134,000 posts by 620 candidates on cryptography mailing lists dating back to 1992.
Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, has remained hidden for 17 years. A trail of clues — and a year of digging by our reporter, John Carreyrou — led us to a 55-year-old computer scientist in El Salvador named Adam Back. https://t.co/s6Jy00IDdk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 8, 2026
Using linguistic analysis, researchers identified Back as the closest match to the writing style of Satoshi Nakamoto, the person or group behind Bitcoin&#8217;s creation in 2008.
A Gap In The Data The Times Found Hard To Ignore
The numbers were specific. Researchers catalogued 325 hyphenation quirks found in Satoshi&#8217;s writing. Back matched 67 of them. The second closest candidate matched only 38.
Investigators also noted shared writing habits — British spellings, consistent hyphenation patterns, double spacing between sentences, and alternating use of &#8220;e-mail&#8221; and &#8220;email.&#8221;
Then there was the timeline. Back had been an active, visible presence in digital cash discussions for well over a decade. When Satoshi publicly announced Bitcoin in late 2008, Back&#8217;s participation in those forums went quiet. Reports say investigators viewed the timing as significant.
Back pushed back on all of it. He acknowledged his long history on the mailing lists but argued that heavy participation naturally produced more data points for any analyst to find patterns in.
Many researchers were exploring digital cash concepts at the same time, he said, so overlapping technical ideas are not evidence of a shared identity. He also stated clearly that he does not know who Satoshi is.
Back Argues That Satoshi&#8217;s Unknown Identity Protects Bitcoin
One part of Back&#8217;s response went beyond self-defense. He argued that keeping Satoshi&#8217;s identity unknown actually benefits Bitcoin as a system.
According to Back, a founderless currency is more likely to be treated as a standalone asset class rather than the project of a single person. The mystery, in his view, is a feature rather than a problem.
Featured image from Blockstream, chart from TradingView
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The report identifies a confluence of two on-chain indicators that together are producing what it describes as one of the most compelling risk-reward setups in recent cycle history. The first and most historically significant is the Short-Term Sharpe Ratio, which has plunged deep into negative territory and is now touching the -40 threshold.
That level is not arbitrary. It is the precise reading that preceded every major accumulation window of the past ten years — 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2023. Four instances. Four subsequent substantial re-ratings of the asset. Zero exceptions.
The current moment marks the fifth time Bitcoin has entered that territory.
To be precise about what that means: the Sharpe Ratio measures risk-adjusted returns. When it reaches -40, investors are bearing extreme risk for deeply negative returns — the exact condition that historically exhausts sellers and precedes the kind of structural reset that produces the next major move higher.
Bitcoin above $71,000 is navigating volatility. The on-chain data suggests it may be navigating something else entirely.
The Flush Has Happened, But The Opportunity Has Not Opened Yet
The report&#8217;s second indicator adds the dimension that transforms a data point into a framework. Durable Bitcoin bottoms, the analysis establishes, are not events — they are processes. And that process has a consistent, observable sequence that the Buy/Sell Pressure Delta maps in real time.
The sequence begins with maximum sell pressure: the orange and red spikes below -0.05 that mark the moment when forced sellers and panic capitulators exhaust themselves simultaneously. That phase has occurred. The flush is confirmed. What follows is a gradual normalization — supply thinning, selling pressure receding, the delta crawling back toward neutral. That transition is underway. The delta is moving in the right direction.
What has not yet arrived is the asymmetric signal — the moment the delta reclaims blue Buy Pressure territory, confirming that demand is genuinely re-emerging rather than simply stabilizing in the absence of selling. That reclaim is the threshold the report identifies as historically offering the highest risk-reward entry. Every prior durable bottom produced it. The current chart has not yet.
The gap between where the delta sits now and where it needs to go is not a warning. It is a waiting period — and the report is precise about what lives inside it. Historically, the space between capitulation confirmed and demand reignited is where the most asymmetric capital deployment has occurred. Not after the blue reclaim. Before it.
The risks are real and named. Macro headwinds, liquidity constraints, and sentiment fragility could extend the transition. But the data describes a market that is closer to the beginning of an opportunity than the end of one — and that distinction, for cycle-aware investors, is the only number that matters right now.
Bitcoin Holds Range as Downtrend Momentum Fades
Bitcoin is stabilizing above $70,000 after a sharp breakdown that defined the February move lower. The chart shows a clear shift from trend to range: a prolonged decline from late 2025 gave way to a high-volume capitulation event, followed by consolidation between roughly $66,000 and $72,000. This range now defines the short-term structure, with $70,000 acting as a pivot level.
Despite the stabilization, the broader trend remains unresolved. Bitcoin continues to trade below its 50-day (blue), 100-day (green), and 200-day (red) moving averages, all trending downward. This alignment signals that bearish momentum has not fully reversed. Recent attempts to push higher have stalled near the 50-day average, indicating overhead supply remains active.
Volume provides additional context. The spike during the February sell-off reflects forced liquidations, often associated with local bottoms. Since then, volume has normalized, suggesting that the market is no longer under stress but has not yet transitioned into strong accumulation.
Structurally, this is a compression phase following a deleveraging event. A break above $72,000–$75,000 is required to shift momentum and confirm recovery. Until then, Bitcoin remains range-bound, with price action driven more by positioning than sustained directional demand.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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According to the pundit, $300,000 is inevitable for Bitcoin. The moment Bitcoin smashes its current price peak, a sequence begins that ends with billions of dollars flooding into mid- and low-cap altcoins, leading to the creation of a new class of millionaires.
The Sequence: Bitcoin To New Price Highs First
According to a crypto pundit on the social media platform X, the next six to ten months will become one of the most significant wealth-creation windows in crypto history. All that just needs to happen is for the Bitcoin price to break its all-time high. Everything else will follow automatically.
The total cryptocurrency market cap, which is currently sitting around $2.5 trillion, is projected in this scenario to undergo a three-to-four-fold expansion from current levels. This scenario will see the entire crypto market cap reaching anywhere between $8 trillion and $10 trillion.
The chart accompanying the analysis highlights a direct comparison between Bitcoin’s 2012 cycle and the current structure heading into the rest of 2026. Just like the 2012 cycle, the current price action shows a sharp rally into an early peak in October 2025, followed by a corrective phase, characterized by a rebound in January that looks like a bear trap. That trap shook out weaker hands before a deeper reset to form the true bottom.
However, the most interesting part is what came next during the 2012 cycle. Back then, once Bitcoin reclaimed momentum and pushed beyond its previous high, the move that followed delivered an exponential rally of over 12,000%.
Liquidity Rotation: How Altcoins Enter The Picture
The outlook is that Bitcoin will soon embark on a rally that sees it breaking to new price territories if it continues to follow the way it played out in 2012. A similar rally that factors in the state of the crypto market today will still see the Bitcoin price reaching well over $250,000 and maybe even as high as $300,000.
The pundit lays out a clear chain of events. Bitcoin shatters its all-time high, and Ethereum follows to new highs, then billions of dollars rotate into mid- and low-cap altcoins, with memecoins catching fire in the final stage. This sequencing follows how previous altseasons have unfolded. The 2017 and 2021 bull markets both followed this structure, and 2026 might be no different.
Crypto analyst Crypto Patel also pointed to the OTHERS/BTC ratio returning to an important support level that previously preceded major altcoin rallies. Patel noted that similar rebounds in 2017 and 2021 led to gains of 423% and 503% respectively, and projected a potential 702% upside for the 2026 cycle.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/altcoins-to-make-new-millionaires-pundit-says-money-printer-will-turn-on-once-bitcoin-does-this</link><guid>838715</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bitcoin-chart-from-Cryptogem.png?w=512&amp;#038;resize=512%2C308</dc:content ><dc:text>Altcoins To Make New Millionaires: Pundit Says Money Printer Will Turn On Once Bitcoin Does This</dc:text></item><item><title>Video: Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin - The New York Times</title><description><![CDATA[Video: Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin& & The New York Times]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/video-unmasking-the-creator-of-bitcoin-the-new-york-times</link><guid>838675</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Video: Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin - The New York Times</dc:text></item><item><title>Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline</title><description><![CDATA[Italy&#8217;s outgoing football federation president, Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after the national team&#8217;s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, has called for repealing the country&#8217;s blanket ban on gambling advertising and redirecting betting revenue into youth development, arguing in an 11-page report that 2019 restriction has failed [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/italy-eyes-gambling-sponsorship-return-as-football-federation-links-ad-ban-to-structural-decline</link><guid>838631</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/italy-eyes-gambling-sponsorship-return-as-football-federation-links-ad-ban-to-structural-decline-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Italy Eyes Gambling Sponsorship Return as Football Federation Links Ad Ban to Structural Decline</dc:text></item><item><title>Charles Schwab Adds Direct Bitcoin And Ethereum Trading To Brokerage Platform - simplywall.st</title><description><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Adds Direct Bitcoin And Ethereum Trading To Brokerage Platform& & simplywall.st]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/charles-schwab-adds-direct-bitcoin-and-ethereum-trading-to-brokerage-platform-simplywallst</link><guid>838691</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Charles Schwab Adds Direct Bitcoin And Ethereum Trading To Brokerage Platform - simplywall.st</dc:text></item><item><title>A ‘Good Thing’ Satoshi Nakamoto Is Still A Mystery, CZ Says - Forbes</title><description><![CDATA[A ‘Good Thing’ Satoshi Nakamoto Is Still A Mystery, CZ Says& & Forbes]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/a-good-thing-satoshi-nakamoto-is-still-a-mystery-cz-says-forbes</link><guid>838683</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>A ‘Good Thing’ Satoshi Nakamoto Is Still A Mystery, CZ Says - Forbes</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Holds Above $72,000 as Ceasefire Rally Stalls - thedefiant.io</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Holds Above $72,000 as Ceasefire Rally Stalls& & thedefiant.io]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-holds-above-72000-as-ceasefire-rally-stalls-thedefiantio</link><guid>838686</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Holds Above $72,000 as Ceasefire Rally Stalls - thedefiant.io</dc:text></item><item><title>East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports</title><description><![CDATA[Stablecoin FX rates hit interbank parity in Latin America during Q1 2026, while East African corridors compressed pricing gaps by as much as 81%, according to the Borderless Benchmark Quarterly Insights: Q1 2026 report. Key Takeaways: The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/east-africa-leads-stablecoin-fx-compression-in-q1-2026-borderless-benchmark-reports</link><guid>838632</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/east-africa-leads-stablecoin-fx-compression-in-q1-2026-borderless-benchmark-reports-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>East Africa Leads Stablecoin FX Compression in Q1 2026, Borderless Benchmark Reports</dc:text></item><item><title>Rivalry Reignites: $1 Billion Showdown Unfolds Between Binance And OKX Founders</title><description><![CDATA[A familiar feud in crypto’s upper ranks has flared up again, this time centered not on trading platforms, but on the founders behind them. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and OKX founder Star Xu (Mingxing Xu) are once more trading accusations publicly.
Binance And OKX Founders Clash Again
The renewed conflict began after Binance&#8217;s founder published his autobiography, Freedom of Money. In response, Xu posted a series of sharp messages on social media platform X, accusing Zhao of spreading “purely false information” and challenging his personal and professional integrity. 
Xu’s comments also disputed claims Zhao included in the book—particularly a story involving Huobi founder Li Lin. Zhao’s autobiography says that Li Lin told him in 2025 that Li had been arrested because of a whistleblower report allegedly tied to Xu. 
Xu quickly pushed back, denying that any such report was made and insisting he never contacted authorities regarding Li Lin. He argued that while people file complaints in the crypto industry, those complaints don’t typically result in arrests. 
The clash also revisited an earlier dispute dating back to 2014 and 2015, when Zhao was a senior executive at OKCoin, the company that would later become OKX. At the center of that older disagreement was a commercial arrangement involving early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver. 
CZ Offers $1 Billion Bet
Xu says OKCoin accused Zhao of fabricating contract versions in a way that introduced a six-month termination clause. According to Xu’s posts, the disagreement originally hinged on the accuracy and authenticity of the contract terms—and the question of whether evidence had been altered.
Zhao has repeatedly denied those allegations, and in his autobiography, he suggested that any evidence used against him could have been manipulated. Xu, however, claims to have new material supporting his position. 
He reposted what he described as a notarized video, saying it proves contract forgery. Xu also referenced the passage of time, stating that contract falsification evidence had already been made public on the internet 12 years earlier. In his comments, Xu called Zhao “a habitual liar” who “never changes their nature.”
But while the OKX founder has been arguing the case in detail online, CZ responded in a separate social media post dismissing the attacks as false claims—at least initially. 
He wrote that he typically ignores such accusations, but added, “You can apologize now.” Binance&#8217;s former CEO then made a personal and legal offer, saying that he would not post any legal documents online out of respect for his ex-wife and privacy.
CZ’s post also introduced the wager that has caught attention across crypto circles. He said he would be “happy to bet $1 billion USD (or any number you choose)” that he is officially divorced—“way before today.” 
The Binance founder suggested that if Xu agrees, lawyers could validate the divorce agreement and called the process “dead simple.” CZ said the bet offer would remain valid permanently, “whenever you feel ready,” but added that if Xu does not accept within 24 hours, it would indicate who has misrepresented the public.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/rivalry-reignites-1-billion-showdown-unfolds-between-binance-and-okx-founders</link><guid>838620</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Rivalry Reignites: $1 Billion Showdown Unfolds Between Binance And OKX Founders</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Hits $73K Despite Weak US Economic Data - Bitbo</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Hits $73K Despite Weak US Economic Data& & Bitbo]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-hits-73k-despite-weak-us-economic-data-bitbo</link><guid>838681</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Hits $73K Despite Weak US Economic Data - Bitbo</dc:text></item><item><title>Crypto Trading Volume Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since 2024. Discover Who Is Still Winning Anyway</title><description><![CDATA[The crypto market is consolidating. Bitcoin is range-bound. Altcoins are struggling at current demand levels. And beneath the price action, a CryptoQuant Research report has produced Q1 2026 exchange data that reframes what this consolidation actually represents.
The headline finding is stark: total centralized exchange trading volume fell approximately 48% from the October 2025 peak to $4.3 trillion in March 2026 — the lowest reading since October 2024. That is not a seasonal slowdown. It is a near-halving of market participation in five months, confirming that the cycle&#8217;s peak activity has passed and the participants who drove it have largely stepped back.
What remains is structurally revealing. Of the $4.3 trillion in March volume, perpetual futures accounted for $3.5 trillion — more than four times the $0.8 trillion recorded in spot markets. The crypto market is not being driven by holders buying and selling the underlying asset. It is being driven by leveraged traders making synthetic directional bets on where the price goes next.
That ratio — four dollars of derivatives activity for every one dollar of real spot demand — is not a sign of a healthy, conviction-driven market. It is the fingerprint of a market in transition, waiting for the underlying demand that turns leverage into trend.
The Crypto Market Shrank
The report&#8217;s competitive analysis delivers the most counterintuitive finding in the Q1 data. While total exchange volume contracted nearly 50% from the cycle peak, Binance maintained $248 billion in spot trading in March alone — translating to approximately 32% market share year-to-date in 2026, representing roughly $1 trillion in cumulative volume. Its nearest competitors are not close. MEXC holds 9%. Bybit holds 7%. Binance&#8217;s share is more than three times larger than either.
The decline from 37% in October 2025 to 32% today reflects genuine competitive pressure from secondary exchanges gaining traction during the contraction. MEXC, Bybit, Gate, and Crypto.com have all grown their spot volumes relative to the market. None have approached Binance&#8217;s scale. Increased competition without meaningful consolidation of leadership is the precise description of the current competitive landscape.
The derivatives picture reinforces the structural conclusion. Binance leads perpetual futures with $1.4 trillion in monthly volume and approximately 40% market share — more than double OKX at 19% and more than triple Bybit at 13%. Across $4.5 trillion in cumulative perp volume in 2026, derivatives have become the decisive growth engine for the entire exchange industry.
What the Q1 data ultimately describes is a market in which total participation has contracted sharply while the concentration of that participation has deepened. When volume returns — and the historical pattern suggests it will — it will return to the venues that held their ground during the contraction. The gap between Binance and everyone else means that dynamic disproportionately favors one player.
Total Market Cap Enters Transitional Range After Breakdown
The total crypto market cap is no longer trending — it is rotating. After peaking near the $3.8T–$4.0T region in late 2025, the market lost structure and broke below its short-term trend, triggering a sharp decline toward the $2.1T–$2.2T zone. That move marked a decisive shift from expansion to distribution.
Since then, price has stabilized around $2.3T–$2.4T, forming a horizontal range rather than a directional trend. This level now acts as a pivot. However, the broader technical context remains fragile. The market is trading below the 50-week (blue) and 100-week (green) moving averages, both of which are flattening or turning downward. This reflects weakening momentum and a loss of sustained inflows.
The 200-week moving average (red), currently near $2.0T, is rising and has held as structural support during the recent drawdown. That level defines the lower bound of the current cycle unless a deeper macro shift occurs.
Volume behavior reinforces the transition narrative. Activity expanded into the late-2025 highs but has since declined alongside price, indicating reduced participation rather than aggressive accumulation.
Structurally, this is a re-accumulation or redistribution range. A reclaim of $2.8T–$3.0T is required to restore bullish continuation. Until then, the market remains in a neutral-to-bearish consolidation phase.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
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A Decade Of Content, Gone Overnight
Bitcoin.com confirmed that YouTube removed its channel without prior warning, citing &#8220;harmful and dangerous&#8221; content. The channel had built an audience of more than 100,000 subscribers over 10 years, posting wallet tutorials and cryptocurrency news.
Appeals have been rejected. Broken video embeds have hurt the site&#8217;s traffic. According to Bitcoin.com, nothing in its library crossed any line — and while its educational videos were pulled, crypto scam advertisements continued running on the platform untouched.
YouTube deleted our channel for being &#8220;harmful and dangerous.&#8221;
Our content since 2015: #Bitcoin education. Wallet tutorials. Objective news.
YouTube&#8217;s content: crypto scam ads running 24/7 with zero moderation.
Appeal rejected. No strikes. No explanation. Just an algorithm that… pic.twitter.com/YvEsk8vc7J
— Bitcoin.com (@BitcoinCom) April 8, 2026
YouTube has not publicly commented on the removal.
A Pattern That Goes Back Years
This is not an isolated case. BTCsessions, another crypto-focused channel, was removed three separate times between 2019 and 2025. Its most recent ban — issued for what YouTube described as &#8220;severe and repeated violations&#8221; — was reversed only after a large public backlash.
In September 2025, the Luke Mikic channel was taken down, then restored the same day following a fast appeal.
Earlier in 2026, YouTube swept out a broader group of channels. Reports indicate that the affected accounts lost a combined 35 million subscribers, with demonetization cutting off millions of dollars in revenue.
Bitcoin Magazine was banned in April 2026 — its second removal in four years — this time for content YouTube labeled &#8220;low-quality and repetitive.&#8221;
Through it all, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has continued to describe the platform as creator-first. Crypto viewership on the platform dropped to a five-year low in 2026.
Banning channels should always be a last resort, not automated in any way.
It&#8217;s people&#8217;s lives. They put a lot of work into it, years, and then you just ban it automatically.
It&#8217;s not respectful.
— James CryptoGuru (@Jamyies) April 8, 2026
YouTube Ban: Creators Look For A Way Out
Reaction on X has been sharp. Creators and viewers alike say the bans are unjustified and that automation has made the process worse — not better. &#8220;It&#8217;s people&#8217;s lives,&#8221; one user wrote. &#8220;They put a lot of work into it, years, and then you just ban it automatically.&#8221;
Alternatives Gain Ground
Voices in the community are pointing creators toward other platforms: Odysee, Rumble, Substack, Spotify, and email lists. Bitchat — still in early development — has drawn particular interest for its design, which operates independently of centralized platforms and does not rely on traditional internet infrastructure.
Nostr and Bluesky, both backed by Dorsey, are being mentioned alongside it as longer-term alternatives for creators who no longer want their work dependent on a single platform&#8217;s moderation decisions.
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Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Nakamoto (NAKA), Sharplink Gaming (SBET), and Stive (ASST) viewed positively at Cowen - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Nakamoto (NAKA), Sharplink Gaming (SBET), and Stive (ASST) viewed positively at Cowen& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/nakamoto-naka-sharplink-gaming-sbet-and-stive-asst-viewed-positively-at-cowen-coindesk</link><guid>838688</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Nakamoto (NAKA), Sharplink Gaming (SBET), and Stive (ASST) viewed positively at Cowen - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin treasury Nakamoto seeks reverse stock split as delisting deadline looms - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin treasury Nakamoto seeks reverse stock split as delisting deadline looms& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-treasury-nakamoto-seeks-reverse-stock-split-as-delisting-deadline-looms-dlnewscom</link><guid>838583</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin treasury Nakamoto seeks reverse stock split as delisting deadline looms - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>A Landmark Moment for Crypto As Iran Demands Bitcoin Payment From Oil Tankers Crossing the Strait of Hormuz - 24/7 Wall St.</title><description><![CDATA[A Landmark Moment for Crypto As Iran Demands Bitcoin Payment From Oil Tankers Crossing the Strait of Hormuz& & 24/7 Wall St.]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/a-landmark-moment-for-crypto-as-iran-demands-bitcoin-payment-from-oil-tankers-crossing-the-strait-of-hormuz-247-wall-st</link><guid>838611</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>A Landmark Moment for Crypto As Iran Demands Bitcoin Payment From Oil Tankers Crossing the Strait of Hormuz - 24/7 Wall St.</dc:text></item><item><title>'Watershed moment': Morgan Stanley enters Bitcoin ETF race - American Banker</title><description><![CDATA['Watershed moment': Morgan Stanley enters bitcoin ETF race& & American Banker]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/watershed-moment-morgan-stanley-enters-bitcoin-etf-race-american-banker</link><guid>838582</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>'Watershed moment': Morgan Stanley enters Bitcoin ETF race - American Banker</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin and Ethereum Open Interest Rises, Signaling Renewed Risk Appetite: CryptoQuant - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin and Ethereum Open Interest Rises, Signaling Renewed Risk Appetite: CryptoQuant& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-and-ethereum-open-interest-rises-signaling-renewed-risk-appetite-cryptoquant-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838578</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin and Ethereum Open Interest Rises, Signaling Renewed Risk Appetite: CryptoQuant - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by new long positions in perpetual futures - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by new long positions in perpetual futures& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/cryptoquant-says-bitcoin-ether-rally-driven-by-new-long-positions-in-perpetual-futures-the-block</link><guid>838581</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by new long positions in perpetual futures - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>US-Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread as Bitcoin, XRP steady - thestreet.com</title><description><![CDATA[US-Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread as Bitcoin, XRP steady& & thestreet.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/us-iran-ceasefire-hangs-by-a-thread-as-bitcoin-xrp-steady-thestreetcom</link><guid>838617</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>US-Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread as Bitcoin, XRP steady - thestreet.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Has Crypto heard enough for a rally? Bitcoin (BTC) &amp; Ethereum (ETH) Outlook - marketpulse.com</title><description><![CDATA[Has Crypto heard enough for a rally? Bitcoin (BTC) & Ethereum (ETH) Outlook& & marketpulse.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/has-crypto-heard-enough-for-a-rally-bitcoin-btc-ethereum-eth-outlook-marketpulsecom</link><guid>838692</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Has Crypto heard enough for a rally? Bitcoin (BTC) &amp; Ethereum (ETH) Outlook - marketpulse.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Strategy's (MSTR) Bitcoin Ambition Is Reshaping Corporate Finance. Everyone Else Is Falling Behind - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[Strategy's (MSTR) Bitcoin Ambition Is Reshaping Corporate Finance. Everyone Else Is Falling Behind& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/strategys-mstr-bitcoin-ambition-is-reshaping-corporate-finance-everyone-else-is-falling-behind-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>838572</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Strategy's (MSTR) Bitcoin Ambition Is Reshaping Corporate Finance. Everyone Else Is Falling Behind - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin miners are losing money minting coins. It’s the same problem that killed the penny. - MarketWatch</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin miners are losing money minting coins. It’s the same problem that killed the penny.& & MarketWatch]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-miners-are-losing-money-minting-coins-its-the-same-problem-that-killed-the-penny-marketwatch</link><guid>838544</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin miners are losing money minting coins. It’s the same problem that killed the penny. - MarketWatch</dc:text></item><item><title>Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral Arguments</title><description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 rejected Anthropic’s bid to immediately halt the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models from U.S. military contracts. Key Takeaways: The D.C. Circuit denied Anthropic’s emergency stay on April 8, 2026, allowing the Pentagon’s blacklist of Claude AI to remain in force. Pentagon supply [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/federal-judges-deny-anthropic-relief-in-claude-military-ai-ban-set-may-oral-arguments</link><guid>838635</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/federal-judges-deny-anthropic-relief-in-claude-military-ai-ban-set-may-oral-argumentss-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral Arguments</dc:text></item><item><title>Ethereum Hitting A Bottom Or A Bearish Continuation? The Cycle Theory That Tells A Story</title><description><![CDATA[Crypto market analyst Tony Severino took to X this week to explain the current Ethereum (ETH) cycle. The analyst highlighted how different this market cycle has been playing out, with ETH experiencing a prolonged corrective phase that is taking most investors and traders by surprise. Despite ongoing price volatility and bear market trends, Severino notes that Ethereum has yet to reach its final bottom, suggesting the possibility of further downside before a price floor is reached.
Analyst Explains Market Using Ethereum Cycle Theory
On April 7, Severino shared his Ethereum price analysis on X, comparing the current market cycle with past trends. The analyst noted that crypto cycles can run their full course without reaching a new all-time high. Additionally, he said that some cycles may only experience bear market rallies, in which prices consistently form higher lows and lower highs over time. 
According to Severino, the biggest challenge most market participants face today is the inability to accept that a cycle may behave differently from historical trends. He added that, currently, many investors believe the Ethereum cycle has not happened, even though it behaved unexpectedly. 
Explaining this deviation through a cycle theory, Severino noted that within a full market cycle, there are several smaller degree cycles that make each timeline unique. He referred to these smaller cycles as “intracycle harmonics.” The analyst emphasized that the behavior of these harmonics can change depending on their position within the larger degree cycle. He further added that if an intracycle harmonic exceeds the amplitude of the larger-degree cycle, it could be a warning sign that ETH is in a period dominated by bear-market rallies. 
Essentially, Severino suggests that Ethereum’s recent price gains may be temporary or misleading. Even when it seems to be rallying, the broader market structure implies that these moves are likely part of a prolonged weak cycle within a bear market. This means that investors should be cautious about expecting a new all-time high anytime soon.   
Ethereum Bottom Not Reached Yet
In his analysis, Severino noted that despite ongoing bearish headwinds and weak action, the Ethereum price has not reached a market bottom yet. In his accompanying chart, he highlighted a pink line above the $2,000 level where ETH is currently holding firmly. 
According to the analyst, every time Ethereum has broken this key support line, the cryptocurrency has declined to its market bottom. With ETH’s price now hovering slightly above key support, it suggests that the market could be approaching a floor soon. 
Before reaching that point, Ethereum will likely experience another downturn. In his chart, Severino identifies $800 and a level around $440 as ETH’s next potential breakdown target or ultimate price bottoms if it falls below the critical line.
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Analyst Shares The Best Strategy For Getting The Most Profits</title><description><![CDATA[A crypto analyst has shared the best time for investors and traders to reenter the Bitcoin (BTC) market, and it’s not April 13. Instead, he has set the next potential buy zone for next year, citing Bitcoin’s halving dynamics as a key factor behind his projection. As the current market prepares for another bout of volatility amid ongoing bearish conditions, the analyst views this date as a strategic opportunity for investors. He also outlined a disciplined buy-and-sell strategy designed to help investors and traders capture the highest returns while minimizing potential risks. 
Analyst Reveals Key Bitcoin Investment Strategy
In an X post, Mags, a well-known crypto analyst, announced that January 13, 2027, could be the next major buying opportunity for Bitcoin investors. He outlined a key investment strategy that could help BTC holders and traders potentially maximize their profits even during a bear market. 
Mags called this plan “the 500-day Bitcoin strategy.” He noted that despite the ongoing market downturn and Bitcoin’s persistent fluctuation, the strategy is still working fully and could be an effective approach for investors who want to ignore the noise and focus on growing their portfolio.
The analyst explained how this unique strategy works. First, investors must buy Bitcoin exactly 500 days before the cryptocurrency’s halving event. After making the purchase, they are expected to hold their position and do nothing. This means that regardless of how the market moves, whether prices rise or fall, investors who bought 500 days before the halving should avoid selling to lock in profit or to limit losses. 
After another 500 days have passed, Mags noted that investors can then sell their BTC, suggesting that this timing may be the best opportunity to realize gains. He concluded by encouraging investors to repeat the same process in future cycles. 
Notably, Mags revealed that the last major sell signal for Bitcoin was triggered on August 24, 2025, when the cryptocurrency was trading around $109,000. This signal appeared nearly two months before Bitcoin reached its current top above $126,000 in October last year. Although that level was not Bitcoin’s ultimate peak, it still represented a major exit zone for investors who had entered 500 days before the 2024 halving, enabling them to secure massive gains. The analyst further noted that since reaching that level, BTC’s value has declined by more than 45%. 
Historical Context Behind The 500 Day BTC Strategy
In his post, Mags shared a detailed chart showing Bitcoin’s price movements leading up to its halving event and over the next 500 days. In the 2016 to 2019 cycle, the analyst noted that investors who applied this 500-day Bitcoin strategy had entered the market at major lows and sold near the peak, resulting in substantial gains.
A similar pattern was observed during the 2019 to 2022 cycle, where investors who bought 500 days before the halving entered the market at around $3,000 to $5,000 and later sold near the top at above $69,000, representing gains of 1,200% to 2,200%. With the current cycle’s 500-day strategy concluded, Mags has pointed to 13 January 2027 as the next opportunity, with the halving event expected around 27 May 2028. 
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This Crypto Intelligence Firm Is Skeptical - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Is Iran Collecting Hormuz Tolls in Bitcoin? This Crypto Intelligence Firm Is Skeptical& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/is-iran-collecting-hormuz-tolls-in-bitcoin-this-crypto-intelligence-firm-is-skeptical-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838574</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Is Iran Collecting Hormuz Tolls in Bitcoin? This Crypto Intelligence Firm Is Skeptical - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Iran Limits Strait of Hormuz to 15 Ships Per Day Under US Ceasefire Deal</title><description><![CDATA[Iran has imposed a hard limit of 15 vessels per day through the Strait of Hormuz under the fragile ceasefire agreement reached with the United States on April 7, 2026. Key Takeaways: Iran has capped Strait of Hormuz vessel traffic at 15 ships per day under the April 7 US-Iran ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. The [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/iran-limits-strait-of-hormuz-to-15-ships-per-day-under-us-ceasefire-deal</link><guid>838639</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/iran-limits-strait-of-hormuz-to-15-ships-per-day-under-us-ceasefire-deal-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Iran Limits Strait of Hormuz to 15 Ships Per Day Under US Ceasefire Deal</dc:text></item><item><title>This Has Only Happened 1 Other Time in Bitcoin's History -- Here's What Could Happen Next - The Motley Fool</title><description><![CDATA[This Has Only Happened 1 Other Time in Bitcoin's History -- Here's What Could Happen Next& & The Motley Fool]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/this-has-only-happened-1-other-time-in-bitcoins-history-heres-what-could-happen-next-the-motley-fool</link><guid>838555</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>This Has Only Happened 1 Other Time in Bitcoin's History -- Here's What Could Happen Next - The Motley Fool</dc:text></item><item><title>Cardano Network Sees Sharp Growth As User Activity Reaches New Heights</title><description><![CDATA[Cardano’s (ADA) prolonged downside price action has failed to influence or slow down the engagement and demand for the leading blockchain network. During fading price strength, the network has been building up its pace with user activity witnessing one of its biggest growth in history.
Network Usage On Cardano Makes History
With a growing, volatile cryptocurrency landscape, the price of Cardano has steadily faced bearish pressure and persistent pullback. However, this has not been the case for the Cardano network, as momentum has been observed growing across the blockchain and its ecosystem.
After a steady growth, the network is experiencing notable interest, reaching yet another major milestone in its activity. As more players connect through transactions, decentralized apps, and on-chain services, the most recent milestone is indicative of consistent growth in the network&#8217;s user base.
In this waning period, transactions conducted on the network are spiking hard. Data from Cexplorer, the biggest and most featured OG blockchain explorer, shows that Cardano has just crossed 120,000,000 on the mainnet, cementing its position as a top contender in the crypto and blockchain sector.
Currently, transaction counts on the network stand at 120,002,067, as seen in the chart shared by the platform. Such a huge amount of transactions demonstrates heightened adoption and strengthens Cardano&#8217;s standing in the larger blockchain environment. Should the user engagement continue expanding, it could spur a broader market performance, allowing ADA’s price to bounce back to key resistance levels.
Large ADA  Investors Are Stepping Back In At A Fast Rate
Prior to the report regarding transaction growth, there was news about wallet addresses on the network spiking significantly to levels not seen in several months. These are not just mere ADA holders but wallet addresses holding a substantial amount of ADA, who are considered large investors or whales.
In the report shared on X by Santiment, a leading on-chain data analytics platform, it was highlighted that the number of wallet addresses holding at least 10 million ADA has skyrocketed. The rise in large-holder addresses indicates that wealthy investors are gradually increasing their holdings, which may indicate a resurgence of faith in the network&#8217;s long-term prospects.
Currently, these investors are not positioned at a 4-high 424, which represents a +5.2% rise in 9 weeks. Despite its downside trend, Cardano has not yet decoupled from other leading altcoins in 2026. ADA’s market value experienced a +11% since it reached its bottom back on February 5th, 2026. 
Large investors are often seen as the main drivers for massive price movements, which implies that their activity could shape the impending move for ADA in the short and long term. In a bullish outlook, the growth might mark the start of a stronger phase for the altcoin.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/cardano-network-sees-sharp-growth-as-user-activity-reaches-new-heights</link><guid>838625</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cardano-chart-from-Cexplorer.jpeg?w=980&amp;#038;resize=980%2C491</dc:content ><dc:text>Cardano Network Sees Sharp Growth As User Activity Reaches New Heights</dc:text></item><item><title>BlackRock and Morgan Stanley square off in Bitcoin ETF ‘fee war’ - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[BlackRock and Morgan Stanley square off in Bitcoin ETF ‘fee war’& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/blackrock-and-morgan-stanley-square-off-in-bitcoin-etf-fee-war-dlnewscom</link><guid>838595</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>BlackRock and Morgan Stanley square off in Bitcoin ETF ‘fee war’ - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Depot drops lawsuits against St. Paul, Stillwater over crypto ATM bans - Pioneer Press</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Depot drops lawsuits against St. Paul, Stillwater over crypto ATM bans& & Pioneer Press]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-depot-drops-lawsuits-against-st-paul-stillwater-over-crypto-atm-bans-pioneer-press</link><guid>838619</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Depot drops lawsuits against St. Paul, Stillwater over crypto ATM bans - Pioneer Press</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Price Prediction Markets Show $100K Odds at 12% for 2026, Data Reveals</title><description><![CDATA[Prediction market traders are placing tens of millions of dollars on bitcoin price outcomes in 2026, and the data shows a market divided between near-term caution and long-range optimism. 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Kalshi traders put just a 2% [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-markets-show-100k-odds-at-12-for-2026-data-reveals</link><guid>838496</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bitcoin-price-prediction-markets-show-100k-odds-at-12-for-2026-data-reveals-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Price Prediction Markets Show $100K Odds at 12% for 2026, Data Reveals</dc:text></item><item><title>Adam Back didn't create bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto's 'breadcrumbs' have dried up - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Adam Back didn't create bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto's 'breadcrumbs' have dried up& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/adam-back-didnt-create-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamotos-breadcrumbs-have-dried-up-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838549</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Adam Back didn't create bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto's 'breadcrumbs' have dried up - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin price news: BTC reverses early loss, rises above $72,000 on Middle East hopes - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin price news: BTC reverses early loss, rises above $72,000 on Middle East hopes& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-news-btc-reverses-early-loss-rises-above-72000-on-middle-east-hopes-coindesk</link><guid>838553</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin price news: BTC reverses early loss, rises above $72,000 on Middle East hopes - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat as index declines - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat as index declines& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/coindesk-20-performance-update-bitcoin-btc-trades-flat-as-index-declines-coindesk</link><guid>838573</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat as index declines - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin - The New York Times</title><description><![CDATA[Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin& & The New York Times]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/unmasking-the-creator-of-bitcoin-the-new-york-times</link><guid>838558</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Unmasking the Creator of Bitcoin - The New York Times</dc:text></item><item><title>Treasury Launches Cybersecurity Initiative Expanding Threat Intelligence Access for Digital Asset Firms</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury expands cybersecurity coordination with digital asset firms, signaling tighter integration with traditional finance and raising baseline protections as systemic risk exposure grows across crypto markets. Key Takeaways: Treasury introduces an initiative giving U.S. digital asset firms access to shared cyber threat intelligence. Crypto firms gain parity with traditional institutions, strengthening system-wide risk response. [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/treasury-launches-cybersecurity-initiative-expanding-threat-intelligence-access-for-digital-asset-firms</link><guid>838497</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/treasury-cybersecurity-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Treasury Launches Cybersecurity Initiative Expanding Threat Intelligence Access for Digital Asset Firms</dc:text></item><item><title>Why does the NYT think this British man created Bitcoin? - BBC</title><description><![CDATA[Why does the NYT think this British man created Bitcoin?& & BBC]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/why-does-the-nyt-think-this-british-man-created-bitcoin-bbc</link><guid>838591</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Why does the NYT think this British man created Bitcoin? - BBC</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Depot Reports $3.7 Million Stolen In Wallet Security Breach - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Depot Reports $3.7 Million Stolen In Wallet Security Breach& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-depot-reports-37-million-stolen-in-wallet-security-breach-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>838546</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Depot Reports $3.7 Million Stolen In Wallet Security Breach - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Treasury Secretary Pushes Clarity Act to Secure US Crypto Market Leadership</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intensifies calls for crypto legislation as SEC Chair Paul Atkins and lawmakers align, urging Congress to advance a stalled framework amid rising market scale, regulatory gaps, and global competition. 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Should You Sell It?& & The Motley Fool]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoins-scariest-risk-just-became-more-likely-to-happen-should-you-sell-it-the-motley-fool</link><guid>838570</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin's Scariest Risk Just Became More Likely to Happen. Should You Sell It? - The Motley Fool</dc:text></item><item><title>How inflation data is hitting bitcoin prices and Coinbase stock - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[How inflation data is hitting bitcoin prices and Coinbase stock& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/how-inflation-data-is-hitting-bitcoin-prices-and-coinbase-stock-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838576</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>How inflation data is hitting bitcoin prices and Coinbase stock - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>The New York Times Says It’s Identified the Creator of Bitcoin - Futurism</title><description><![CDATA[The New York Times Says It’s Identified the Creator of Bitcoin& & Futurism]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/the-new-york-times-says-its-identified-the-creator-of-bitcoin-futurism</link><guid>838586</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The New York Times Says It’s Identified the Creator of Bitcoin - Futurism</dc:text></item><item><title>Gold, Silver, and Oil Perpetual Swaps Reach $25 Billion Weekly, per BitMEX Research</title><description><![CDATA[A BitMEX research report published Thursday found that traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual swap volume climbed from $525.8 million to $30.7 billion weekly in Q1 2026, as commodity and equity derivatives built on the decade-old crypto mechanism reached a 1.72% share of all exchange-traded crypto derivatives. 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This comes as the crypto market looks to recover amid easing tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the two-week ceasefire. 
Most Binance Whales Are Betting On A Shiba Inu Price Rally
Binance data show that top traders on the exchange with the largest margin balances are going long on the meme coin, with 63% betting on a Shiba Inu price rally. Meanwhile, only 37% of them are short on SHIB, betting on a move to the downside. As a result, the long/short ratio is at 1.69, signaling how bullish these top traders are on the foremost meme coin. 
Furthermore, the top Binance traders by position are also mainly long SHIB and betting on a Shiba Inu price rally. Almost 71% of these traders are long SHIB, while 29% are short, with a long/short ratio of 2.39. It is worth noting that the long/short ratio of the top traders by accounts and positions has climbed since the U.S. and Iran announced the two-week ceasefire. 
At the same time, most Binance traders are bullish on the Shiba Inu price, with 60% of accounts long the meme coin and 40% short. The long/short ratio is at 1.5, rising as SHIB rebounded yesterday following the announcement of the two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire. While most traders are bullish on SHIB, activity in the derivatives market is on the decline. 
CoinGlass data shows that Shiba Inu’s trading volume has crashed by over 22% to $138 million, while the open interest is down over 4% to $54 million. This signals that most traders are still on the sidelines even as the market recovers. 
SHIB Primed For The Next Expansion
In an X post, crypto analyst Crypto Lens stated that the Shiba Inu is primed for the next expansion. He noted that SHIB is holding a 5-year demand zone strongly and that it has a history of long accumulation followed by explosive moves, including rallies of over 1,000%. Based on this, the analyst declared that the structure appears primed for the next expansion after another 550 days of tight consolidation. 
Crypto analyst Vuori also predicted that the Shiba Inu price could soon see a parabolic rally. The analyst noted that SHIB is still in the accumulation phase, which could last till the fourth quarter or first quarter of 2027, but that the downside risk is minimal at this point. He added that the projected gains are “monumental.”
At the time of writing, the Shiba Inu price is trading at around $0.000005883, down over 4% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
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Another Battle Over Crypto Prediction Markets
In a filing from yesterday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Justice Department (DOJ) commended a federal court to stop Arizona from using its gambling laws against crypto prediction‑market platform Kalshi.
The agencies are asking for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt Arizona’s criminal case and gambling‑law enforcement.
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CFTC argues that these contracts tied to sports, elections and other real‑world events qualify as swaps (financial derivatives) under U.S. law, rather than falling under state gambling statutes. The federal regulators based their arguments on the fact that since the contracts are settled on future events with economic impact, they are governed by the Commodity Exchange Act and fall under federal law rather than state authority.
Such interpretation curbs how far individual states can go in blocking or constraining these platforms, which regulators say would otherwise splinter the market into a patchwork of state‑by‑state rules.
The Arizona Lawsuit Explained
Arizona charged Kalshi with illegal gambling over sports and election markets. Arizona, along with an expanding list of other states, argue that contracts tied to sports results operate like ordinary bets and must be treated as gambling, subject to licensing rules, age limits, and consumer safeguards.
According to the court filing, Arizona first sent a cease‑and‑desist order to KalshiEx LLC and Kalshi Trading LLC in May 2025, alleging they were taking unlawful bets in breach of state law. The state then brought criminal charges against both entities for “betting and wagering” under several Arizona statutes, with an arraignment set for April 13.
On Monday, a Third Circuit (one of the 13 U.S. federal courts of appeals) ruling stated that sports event contracts on designated contract markets (DCMs) are “swaps” preempting state gambling laws. However, one judge disagreed, blasting Kalshi’s stance as a “performative sleight” designed to hide the fact that its offerings are, in substance, sports betting.
Crypto Prediction Markets Under A Coordinated State Pushback
This move follows a broader CFTC and DOJ litigation against Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois over prediction‑market jurisdiction. Bitcoinist reported on it last week. This past month, a bipartisan Senate bill targeting sports‑style bets on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi was introduced by Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT).
Also on March, democratic representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts (MA-06) formally banned all his staff from participating in prediction markets. That same day, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) from Nebraska introduced the PREDICT Act, banning members of Congress from trading on political and policy outcome markets.
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Kalshi’s main rival, Polymarket, is also under mounting legal fire, with a New York class action filed in February alleging it runs an unlicensed sports‑betting operation. Regulators in Nevada have launched a civil case against its parent company, and authorities in Ohio, Utah, and Iowa have likewise begun probing the platform.
Not too long ago, Argentinian authorities ordered a full national ban of Polymarket after it “predicted” inflation data back in February. On top of that, the platform faced terrible backlash recently after bettors sent death threats to Times of Israel military reporter Emanuel Fabian, following his report of an Iranian ballistic missile on March 10.
Both Kalshi and Polymarket updated their rules at the end of March to preemptively block politicians, candidates and sports insiders from trading on related markets
If the federal preemption is upheld, it will de‑risks U.S. prediction venues, potentially boosting liquidity and making them more attractive as macro and sports‑beta tools for crypto‑savvy traders. However, if states carve out sports and politics as gambling, markets may fragment offshore or into on‑chain, harder‑to‑police venues, raising operational and legal risk premia for anyone treating these contracts as serious hedging instruments.
Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSD chart from Tradingview.
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Key Takeaways: ZachXBT’s April 8 investigation exposed a DPRK IT worker payment server that processed over $3.5 million [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/zachxbt-publishes-leaked-dprk-payment-data-showing-1m-monthly-crypto-to-fiat-pipeline</link><guid>838505</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/zachxbt-publishes-leaked-dprk-payment-data-showing-1m-monthly-crypto-to-fiat-pipeline-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>ZachXBT Publishes Leaked DPRK Payment Data Showing $1M Monthly Crypto-to-Fiat Pipeline</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Launch Adds New Angle To MS Valuation - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Launch Adds New Angle To MS Valuation& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-etf-launch-adds-new-angle-to-ms-valuation-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838598</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Launch Adds New Angle To MS Valuation - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Attracts $34 Million On First Day - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Attracts $34 Million On First Day& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanleys-bitcoin-etf-attracts-34-million-on-first-day-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838694</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Attracts $34 Million On First Day - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Cryptocurrency ATM giant Bitcoin Depot reports $3.6 million stolen in cyberattack - The Record from Recorded Future News</title><description><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency ATM giant Bitcoin Depot reports $3.6 million stolen in cyberattack& & The Record from Recorded Future News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/cryptocurrency-atm-giant-bitcoin-depot-reports-36-million-stolen-in-cyberattack-the-record-from-recorded-future-news</link><guid>838571</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Cryptocurrency ATM giant Bitcoin Depot reports $3.6 million stolen in cyberattack - The Record from Recorded Future News</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Depot announce hackers stole $3.6M from wallets - ATM Marketplace</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Depot announce hackers stole $3.6M from wallets& & ATM Marketplace]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-depot-announce-hackers-stole-36m-from-wallets-atm-marketplace</link><guid>838615</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Depot announce hackers stole $3.6M from wallets - ATM Marketplace</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Bancorp begins installing bitcoin ATMs in California - ATM Marketplace</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Bancorp begins installing bitcoin ATMs in California& & ATM Marketplace]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-bancorp-begins-installing-bitcoin-atms-in-california-atm-marketplace</link><guid>838599</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Bancorp begins installing bitcoin ATMs in California - ATM Marketplace</dc:text></item><item><title>Satoshi Nakamoto: the mystery behind the creator of Bitcoin - The Week</title><description><![CDATA[Satoshi Nakamoto: the mystery behind the creator of Bitcoin& & The Week]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/satoshi-nakamoto-the-mystery-behind-the-creator-of-bitcoin-the-week</link><guid>838551</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Satoshi Nakamoto: the mystery behind the creator of Bitcoin - The Week</dc:text></item><item><title>Current price of Bitcoin for April 9, 2026 - Fortune</title><description><![CDATA[Current price of Bitcoin for April 9, 2026& & Fortune]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/current-price-of-bitcoin-for-april-9-2026-fortune</link><guid>838414</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Current price of Bitcoin for April 9, 2026 - Fortune</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin April 9 daily chart alert - Basing may be bullish - KITCO</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin April 9 daily chart alert - Basing may be bullish& & KITCO]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-april-9-daily-chart-alert-basing-may-be-bullish-kitco</link><guid>838446</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin April 9 daily chart alert - Basing may be bullish - KITCO</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin And Ethereum Whales Turn Bearish With Preference For Short Positions – What This Means</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin and Ethereum prices briefly surged on Wednesday, with BTC reclaiming $71,000 and ETH reclaiming $2,200. Despite the upside move, reports are showing that large investors across the market are heavily bearish toward the two leading cryptocurrency assets.
Whales Bet Against Bitcoin And Ethereum
Bullish momentum appears to have returned for Bitcoin and Ethereum as both assets are now trading above key resistance levels that previously triggered downside action. Even during the period, key traders’ sentiment remained unchanged, reflecting a negative outlook for these top assets.
An X post from Alphractal, an advanced investment and on-chain data analytics platform, is showing a notable shift in sentiment among large investors or whales. The signal is emerging from the Whale Vs Retail Delta metric.
Specifically, whales in both Bitcoin and Ethereum are increasingly favoring or opening short positions over long positions. This shift implies that some of the market&#8217;s most powerful players are preparing for a possible decline, even though price action may seem reasonably constant on the surface. 
When investors notably shift towards bearish bets, it usually implies that caution is building or investors are expecting the broader correction to extend. As whales continue to bet against the two leading assets, this pattern is likely to result in persistent selling pressure throughout the market.
According to the platform, whales are more interested in shorts than longs, whereas retail traders are doing the opposite and increasing their exposure. Retailers opening longs during a volatile period reflects growing optimism and confidence that the current phase offers buying opportunities.
This striking divergence between whales and retail holders&#8217; sentiment and activity could create significant tension in the market. In the meantime, this pattern is likely to serve as a crucial part in shaping the next move for BTC and ETH.
A Compression Phase, Not A Reset
After examining the Bitcoin On-Chain Price Dynamics, Teddy highlighted that the current price action is more of a compression than a reset. While BTC has fallen roughly 50% from the 2025 high, the on-chain structure still does not look like a full reset.
During the time of the post, BTC’s price was located near $68,600. Meanwhile, Realized Price remained close to $54,100, Long-Term Holder Realized Price stayed near $42,200, and Investor Price was close to $49,500. At this point, this positioning is keeping the broader cost-basis structure intact. 
The market has cooled, but the price has not yet broken into the deeper on-chain support band, with higher pressure on the structure. Currently, Bitcoin is trading below the STH Realized Price, which is close to $79,200, and the True Market Mean Price, which is close to $78,300.
Teddy noted that recent buyers remain under pressure as the rice has not yet reclaimed the zone where the structure begins to appear healthier. With sideways price action, profitability has reduced, and short-term holders are still underwater. However, the broader realized base has not yet been lost.
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The DPRK Crypto-Infiltration Saga, Part III (From This Week Only)
The North Korean secret crypto-agents saga continues. The hidden network of North Korea–aligned crypto hackers have been slowly exposed on the social network X these past days, following the attribution of the April 1st $285 million attack on Drift Protocol to UNC4736, a North Korea–aligned, state‑sponsored hacking group.
On Sunday, security researcher Taylor Monahan claimed that North Korean IT workers have quietly worked inside more than 40 DeFi projects over roughly seven years. Also on Sunday and Monday, multiple crypto industry actors shared videos and stories of North Korean IT workers failing the “Kim Jong-Un Test”.
Now, it was ZachXBT turn to publish his findings, which he did yesterday on a thread on the social network X. The exfiltrated data, that hadn’t been publicly released before, was shared with him by an anonymous source.
The extraction of the data was possible because one of this IT workers workers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) had his device infected with an infostealer (malware designed specifically to steal sensitive information). The malware exposed IPMsg chat logs, fabricated identities, and detailed browser activity.
2/ A DPRK IT worker had their device compromised via infostealer. Extracted data included IPMsg chat logs, fake identities, and browser history.
Digging through the IPMsg logs revealed this site being discussed:
luckyguys[.]site
An internal payment remittance platform,… pic.twitter.com/0rA1CxSmZx
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 8, 2026
The thread walks through how DPRK IT agents, often posing as freelancers abroad, are allegedly getting paid in crypto and funneled back into regime‑linked channels.
A Breakdown Of The Findings
The website that surfaced from the data extraction was called luckyguys.site. According to the crypto detective, it appeared to function as an internal payment remittance hub: a Discord‑like messaging platform where DPRK IT operatives reported and reconciled their crypto payments with superiors.
Believe it or not, the site’s default login password was set to “123456”. At the moment of the data extraction, ten accounts were still using it unchanged.
The account roster showed roles, Korean names, locations, and internal group codes that align with known North Korean IT worker structures. ZachXBT highlighted that three of the companies referenced in the data, Sobaeksu, Saenal, and Songkwang, are already subject to OFAC sanctions.
The crypto investigator shared a video showing direct messages from one WebMsg account, “Rascal”, with PC‑1234 (the server admin account) that spell out payment transfers and the use of fake identities from December 2025 to April 2026. Every payment in these chats is routed and finalized via PC‑1234. The logs also reference Hong Kong addresses for billing and delivery of goods, although whether those details are genuine still needs to be confirmed.
4/ Here is one of the WebMsg users &#8216;Rascal&#8217; and their DMs with PC-1234 detailing payment transfers and the use of fraudulent identities from December 2025 through April 2026.
All payments are processed and confirmed through the server admin account: PC-1234.
Addresses in Hong… pic.twitter.com/akyjmTbL5J
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 8, 2026
The findings only grow more interesting as the thread advances. Since late November 2025, more than $3.5 million has flowed into the payment wallets. The same remittance pattern shows up again and again: users either send crypto in directly from an exchange or service, or off‑ramp into fiat via Chinese bank accounts using platforms such as Payoneer.
After that, PC‑1234 acknowledges the incoming funds and hands over login credentials, which can be for different crypto exchanges or fintech payment apps, depending on the specific user.
5/ Since late November 2025 $3.5M+ was received across the payment wallet addresses.
The remittance pattern was consistent across users:
Users transfer crypto originating from an exchange or service, or convert to fiat via Chinese bank accounts through platforms like Payoneer.… pic.twitter.com/IhbqW3eKKI
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 8, 2026
A Reconstruction Of The Network’s Hierarchy
The crypto detective reconstructed the network’s entire organizational hierarchy using the full dataset and made an interactive version of this org chart.
When the investigator followed the internal payment wallets on‑chain, he found connections to several already‑attributed DPRK IT worker clusters. The Tron‑based wallet was frozen by Tether in December 2025.
Other interesting findings show that the compromised device, which belonged to someone called “Jerry”, still had Astrill VPN in use, along with multiple fabricated identities being used to apply for jobs. Inside an internal Slack workspace, a user named “Nami” shared a blog post about a deepfake job applicant linked to DPRK IT workers. One colleague asked if the story was about them, while another reminded the group they weren’t allowed to post external links.
8/ Jerry&#8217;s compromised device shows usage of Astrill VPN and various fake personas applying for jobs.
An internal Slack showed &#8216;Nami&#8217; sharing a blog post about a DPRK IT worker deepfake job applicant. A second user asked if it was them, while a third noted they aren&#8217;t allowed to… pic.twitter.com/7ZdGbX91WT
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 8, 2026
Jerry exchanged messages with another North Korean IT worker about plans to steal from a project, using a Nigerian proxy to target Arcano, a GalaChain game. If that attack was ever carried out or not is unclear.
9/ Jerry actively discussed stealing from a project with another DPRK IT worker via Nigerian proxy targeting Arcano, a GalaChain game.
However, it remains unclear if the attack later materialized. pic.twitter.com/p9QQLHbB91
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 8, 2026
The admin also distributed 43 Hex-Rays/IDA Pro training materials to the group between November 2025 and February 2026. These sessions focused on disassembly, decompilation, both local and remote debugging, and a range of cybersecurity techniques. One link shared on November 20 was explicitly titled: “using-ida-debugger-to-unpack-an-hostile-pe-executable”.
Final Thoughts
ZachXBT concluded that this DPRK IT worker cluster appears relatively unsophisticated compared with outfits like AppleJeus and TraderTraitor, which run much tighter operations and pose a far greater systemic threat to the crypto industry. His earlier estimated that North Korean IT workers collectively pull in several million dollars a month is reinforced by this dataset.
Today, the investigator posted an update explaining that the internal DPRK payment portal has been pulled offline following the publication of his findings. All of the data was fully captured and archived beforehand.
Update: The internal DPRK payment site has since been taken down after my post.
However all data was archived in advance. pic.twitter.com/9cRdopal5g
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 9, 2026
Crypto is now deeply embedded in geopolitical shadow economies. On‑chain transparency cuts both ways for users and adversaries.
It wouldn’t be surprising if markets start to price higher compliance costs for CEXs and OTC desks, or if there is more friction for stablecoin flows in sanctioned regions. The North Korean saga surely raises the odds of more aggressive enforcement against cross‑border flows, privacy tools, and high‑risk venues.
Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSDT chart from Tradingview.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/crypto-investigator-exposes-north-koreas-secret-1-million-a-month-scheme</link><guid>838490</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HFYuZ5Sa8AM-p4c.png?w=733&amp;#038;resize=733%2C312</dc:content ><dc:text>Crypto Investigator Exposes North Korea’s Secret $1 Million A Month Scheme</dc:text></item><item><title>Iran Demands Bitcoin Payments At Hormuz As Trump Says Strait Must Open 'Immediately And Completely' - Yahoo</title><description><![CDATA[Iran Demands Bitcoin Payments At Hormuz As Trump Says Strait Must Open 'Immediately And Completely'& & Yahoo]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/iran-demands-bitcoin-payments-at-hormuz-as-trump-says-strait-must-open-immediately-and-completely-yahoo</link><guid>838410</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Iran Demands Bitcoin Payments At Hormuz As Trump Says Strait Must Open 'Immediately And Completely' - Yahoo</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin’s selling intent hits 10-year low – But THESE 2 metrics flash caution - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin’s selling intent hits 10-year low – But THESE 2 metrics flash caution& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoins-selling-intent-hits-10-year-low-but-these-2-metrics-flash-caution-ambcrypto</link><guid>838438</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin’s selling intent hits 10-year low – But THESE 2 metrics flash caution - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Security Breach : Bitcoin Depot Discloses $3.7M Crypto Theft From Internal Wallets - Crowdfund Insider</title><description><![CDATA[Security Breach : Bitcoin Depot Discloses $3.7M Crypto Theft From Internal Wallets& & Crowdfund Insider]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/security-breach-bitcoin-depot-discloses-37m-crypto-theft-from-internal-wallets-crowdfund-insider</link><guid>838433</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Security Breach : Bitcoin Depot Discloses $3.7M Crypto Theft From Internal Wallets - Crowdfund Insider</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin analysts say this must happen for BTC price to ‘continue rising’ - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin analysts say this must happen for BTC price to ‘continue rising’& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-analysts-say-this-must-happen-for-btc-price-to-continue-rising-tradingview</link><guid>838452</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin analysts say this must happen for BTC price to ‘continue rising’ - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Falls Below $71,000 as Iran Ceasefire Frays Within 48 Hours and Oil Rebounds - unchainedcrypto.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Falls Below $71,000 as Iran Ceasefire Frays Within 48 Hours and Oil Rebounds& & unchainedcrypto.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-falls-below-71000-as-iran-ceasefire-frays-within-48-hours-and-oil-rebounds-unchainedcryptocom</link><guid>838443</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Falls Below $71,000 as Iran Ceasefire Frays Within 48 Hours and Oil Rebounds - unchainedcrypto.com</dc:text></item><item><title>‘Let The Games Begin’—A ‘Tremendous’ $6.2 Trillion ETF Price Earthquake Is Suddenly Hurtling Toward Bitcoin - Forbes</title><description><![CDATA[‘Let The Games Begin’—A ‘Tremendous’ $6.2 Trillion ETF Price Earthquake Is Suddenly Hurtling Toward Bitcoin& & Forbes]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/let-the-games-begina-tremendous-62-trillion-etf-price-earthquake-is-suddenly-hurtling-toward-bitcoin-forbes</link><guid>838439</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>‘Let The Games Begin’—A ‘Tremendous’ $6.2 Trillion ETF Price Earthquake Is Suddenly Hurtling Toward Bitcoin - Forbes</dc:text></item><item><title>Analysts clash as BTC hovers below key resistance: Crypto Markets Today - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Analysts clash as BTC hovers below key resistance: Crypto Markets Today& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/analysts-clash-as-btc-hovers-below-key-resistance-crypto-markets-today-coindesk</link><guid>838431</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Analysts clash as BTC hovers below key resistance: Crypto Markets Today - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Here’s How Much Michael Saylor’s Strategy Has Lost On Bitcoin</title><description><![CDATA[Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) started buying Bitcoin back in 2020, kickstarted by founder and CEO at the time, Michael Saylor. What began as a small buying trend quickly exploded over the years, and now, the company has claimed the title of the public company with the largest Bitcoin holdings in the world. The company has now spent tens of billions of dollars buying Bitcoin, but with the price decline, the holdings have now moved into losses.
Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Records Billions Of Dollars In Losses
Strategy recently filed its Form 8-K for the first quarter of the year 2026, and it showed major losses for the company and its Bitcoin strategy. According to the form, the company’s Bitcoin holdings were down over $14 billion in Q1 alone, reflecting the decline that the btc price has suffered during this time.
Despite the Bitcoin price and its holdings moving underwater, Strategy had continued to purchase Bitcoin. Throughout the first quarter of the year, the company made a total of 12 different BTC purchases, with the lowest being a $40 million haul.
By the time the company was done in Q1, it had spent over $7 billion buying BTC in three months, adding more than 89,000 BTC to its already massive stash. This brought the total spend that the company has made over the years buying BTC to over $57 billion.
Despite the filing showing billions of dollars in losses, the company is right back to buying Bitcoin again. On April 6, the company reported another purchase of 4,871 BTC at an average price of $67,718. This cost the compass $329.9 million, bringing its total BTC spend so far to $58.02 billion.
The Bitcoin price has since rebounded from its Q1 lows and is trending high again, but the company is still underwater. Its current cost basis sits at $75,644 per coin, so as long as the BTC price stays below this level, then the company’s BTC holdings remain underwater.
As for the company’s stock price, it has followed the downward trajectory of Bitcoin. The MSTR stock price is sitting round $163 at the time of this report, down by more than 50% from its 2025 peak above $400. As for its BTC holdings, Saylor has previously said that the company has no plans to sell its BTC, and in fact will keep accumulating BTC for the foreseeable future.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/heres-how-much-michael-saylors-strategy-has-lost-on-bitcoin</link><guid>838491</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-18.19.44.png?w=640&amp;#038;resize=640%2C257</dc:content ><dc:text>Here’s How Much Michael Saylor’s Strategy Has Lost On Bitcoin</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Developer Unveils Quantum-Resistant Wallet Rescue Prototype - Bitcoin.com News</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Developer Unveils Quantum-Resistant Wallet Rescue Prototype& & Bitcoin.com News]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-developer-unveils-quantum-resistant-wallet-rescue-prototype-bitcoincom-news</link><guid>838455</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Developer Unveils Quantum-Resistant Wallet Rescue Prototype - Bitcoin.com News</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley's MSBT Debuts as the Cheapest Spot Bitcoin ETF, Logs $34 Million on Day One - unchainedcrypto.com</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley's MSBT Debuts as the Cheapest Spot Bitcoin ETF, Logs $34 Million on Day One& & unchainedcrypto.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanleys-msbt-debuts-as-the-cheapest-spot-bitcoin-etf-logs-34-million-on-day-one-unchainedcryptocom</link><guid>838451</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley's MSBT Debuts as the Cheapest Spot Bitcoin ETF, Logs $34 Million on Day One - unchainedcrypto.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Stays on Top for 8 Years: Most Cryptos Vanished - BeInCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Stays on Top for 8 Years: Most Cryptos Vanished& & BeInCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-stays-on-top-for-8-years-most-cryptos-vanished-beincrypto</link><guid>838454</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Stays on Top for 8 Years: Most Cryptos Vanished - BeInCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Wall Street Still Loves Bitcoin Even if Fever Is Cooling - Bloomberg.com</title><description><![CDATA[Wall Street Still Loves Bitcoin Even if Fever Is Cooling& & Bloomberg.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/wall-street-still-loves-bitcoin-even-if-fever-is-cooling-bloombergcom</link><guid>838411</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Wall Street Still Loves Bitcoin Even if Fever Is Cooling - Bloomberg.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Strategy's Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60K, suggests quantum risk is overblown - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Strategy's Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60K, suggests quantum risk is overblown& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/strategys-michael-saylor-says-bitcoin-likely-bottomed-near-60k-suggests-quantum-risk-is-overblown-the-block</link><guid>838428</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Strategy's Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60K, suggests quantum risk is overblown - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley Investment Management rolls out bitcoin-tracking ETP - Private Banker International</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Investment Management rolls out bitcoin-tracking ETP& & Private Banker International]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-investment-management-rolls-out-bitcoin-tracking-etp-private-banker-international</link><guid>838420</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley Investment Management rolls out bitcoin-tracking ETP - Private Banker International</dc:text></item><item><title>#CryptoCornerSeason2 | #Crypto Prices Inch Higher - Total cryptocurrency market cap rises 1.80% in March - #Bitcoin and #Ethereum gain despite broader market weakness Binance India Seker -. @mani.0711 #CNBCTV18Market #Cryptocurrency #Binance - LinkedIn</title><description><![CDATA[#CryptoCornerSeason2 | #Crypto Prices Inch Higher - Total cryptocurrency market cap rises 1.80% in March - #Bitcoin and #Ethereum gain despite broader market weakness Binance India Seker -. @mani.0711 #CNBCTV18Market #Cryptocurrency #Binance& & LinkedIn]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/cryptocornerseason2-crypto-prices-inch-higher-total-cryptocurrency-market-cap-rises-180-in-march-bitcoin-and-ethereum-gain-despite-broader-market-weakness-binance-india-seker-mani0711-cnbctv18market-cryptocurrency-binance-linkedin</link><guid>838447</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>#CryptoCornerSeason2 | #Crypto Prices Inch Higher - Total cryptocurrency market cap rises 1.80% in March - #Bitcoin and #Ethereum gain despite broader market weakness Binance India Seker -. @mani.0711 #CNBCTV18Market #Cryptocurrency #Binance - LinkedIn</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin's value is about more than who created it or what it costs - American Banker</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin's value is about more than who created it or what it costs& & American Banker]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoins-value-is-about-more-than-who-created-it-or-what-it-costs-american-banker</link><guid>838421</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin's value is about more than who created it or what it costs - American Banker</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Crypto Is the Better Buy in 2026? - The Globe and Mail</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Crypto Is the Better Buy in 2026?& & The Globe and Mail]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-vs-ethereum-which-crypto-is-the-better-buy-in-2026-the-globe-and-mail</link><guid>838457</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Crypto Is the Better Buy in 2026? - The Globe and Mail</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Crypto Is the Better Buy in 2026? - The Motley Fool</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Crypto Is the Better Buy in 2026?& & The Motley Fool]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-vs-ethereum-which-crypto-is-the-better-buy-in-2026-the-motley-fool</link><guid>838423</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Crypto Is the Better Buy in 2026? - The Motley Fool</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Draws In $31M on First Trading Day - Decrypt</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Draws In $31M on First Trading Day& & Decrypt]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-bitcoin-etf-draws-in-31m-on-first-trading-day-decrypt</link><guid>838445</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Draws In $31M on First Trading Day - Decrypt</dc:text></item><item><title>Bhutan State Bitcoin Wallet Drops to 3,954 BTC After Latest Sale</title><description><![CDATA[Bhutan’s sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding &#038; Investments, transferred approximately 319.7 BTC valued at roughly $23 million on Thursday, continuing a steady drawdown of the country’s state-held bitcoin reserves that began in 2025. Key Takeaways: Druk Holding &#038; Investments moved 319.7 BTC worth roughly $23 million on April 9, 2026. Bhutan’s bitcoin reserves have dropped [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bhutan-state-bitcoin-wallet-drops-to-3954-btc-after-latest-sale</link><guid>838367</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bhutan-state-bitcoin-wallet-drops-to-3954-btc-after-latest-sale-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Bhutan State Bitcoin Wallet Drops to 3,954 BTC After Latest Sale</dc:text></item><item><title>Bithumb Seeks Court Seizure of Assets to Recover Unreturned Bitcoin From $44B Blunder</title><description><![CDATA[South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has filed a lawsuit to recover funds mistakenly sent to users in February. Key Takeaways: Bithumb mistakenly sent 620,000 BTC on Feb. 6, 2026, creating a massive $44 billion clerical error. The error prompted an FSS inspection of Bithumb to tighten virtual asset protection laws and control rules. Bithumb filed [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bithumb-seeks-court-seizure-of-assets-to-recover-unreturned-bitcoin-from-44b-blunder</link><guid>838368</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bithumb-seeks-court-seizure-of-assets-to-recover-unreturned-bitcoin-from-41b-blunder-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>Bithumb Seeks Court Seizure of Assets to Recover Unreturned Bitcoin From $44B Blunder</dc:text></item><item><title>Chainalysis: $100 Trillion Could Shift To Crypto‑Native Generations By 2048</title><description><![CDATA[Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has revealed that a significant transfer of wealth over the next two decades could transform the way global payments are made, with stablecoins likely to play a central role in this change for the broader crypto sector. 
In a new blog post, the company projects that between 2028 and 2048 as much as $100 trillion could pass from “Baby Boomers” to “Millennials” and “Generation Z, groups that are far more likely to view crypto as a standard part of their financial lives. 
That demographic and capital movement, Chainalysis argues, will drive an enormous increase in on‑chain stablecoin activity and accelerate adoption of crypto payment rails.
Why Chainalysis Predicts Stablecoin Surge
Chainalysis bases its forecast on two converging trends. First, beginning around 2028, the composition of the adult population in North America and Europe will change.
Millennials and Gen Z — groups among whom nearly half have at some point held cryptocurrency — are expected to become the dominant economic actors, gradually replacing Generation X and Boomers in influence and purchasing power. 
Second, estimates from institutions such as Merrill Lynch suggest as much as $100 trillion could transfer to younger generations by 2048. Chainalysis calculates that this generational transfer alone could add roughly $508 trillion to annual stablecoin transaction volumes by 2035.
Beyond direct wealth transfers, Chainalysis highlights point‑of‑sale (POS) adoption as a second major driver. The firm estimates that POS saturation of stablecoin rails could contribute as much as $232 trillion in annual stablecoin volume by 2035. 
Taken together, the influx of inheritable capital and broader merchant adoption would produce a new payments baseline where stablecoin rails constitute a core element of the infrastructure that moves money.
Crypto Transactions Could Match Visa And Mastercard
If current trends in transaction growth continue, Chainalysis says on‑chain stablecoin transactions could reach parity with the off‑chain transaction counts of Visa and Mastercard sometime in the 2031–2039 window. 
The report cautions, however, that adoption rarely follows a straight line: network effects, user incentives, and technological improvements could bring that crossover earlier. 
As consumers evaluate payment options, they are likely to compare crypto rails with traditional systems on familiar metrics — fees, settlement times, and rewards — and stablecoin‑linked cards and services could compete directly with legacy providers.
Chainalysis sees these dynamics already prompting strategic moves by established financial players. The blog post points to actions such as Stripe’s acquisition of Bridge and Mastercard’s partnership with BVNK as examples of incumbents positioning themselves to operate on both traditional and on‑chain rails. 
The firm argues that, for banks and payments companies, the choice is becoming binary: build infrastructure and partnerships to capture flows from crypto‑native customers or risk ceding transactions to alternative rails operated by others.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/chainalysis-100-trillion-could-shift-to-cryptonative-generations-by-2048</link><guid>838492</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Chainalysis: $100 Trillion Could Shift To Crypto‑Native Generations By 2048</dc:text></item><item><title>Spot bitcoin ETFs post net outflows despite $31 million inflows into Morgan Stanley's MSBT - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Spot bitcoin ETFs post net outflows despite $31 million inflows into Morgan Stanley's MSBT& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/spot-bitcoin-etfs-post-net-outflows-despite-31-million-inflows-into-morgan-stanleys-msbt-the-block</link><guid>838430</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Spot bitcoin ETFs post net outflows despite $31 million inflows into Morgan Stanley's MSBT - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>Higher Before Lower: How Bitcoin Price Will Get To $240,000 - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Higher Before Lower: How Bitcoin Price Will Get To $240,000& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/higher-before-lower-how-bitcoin-price-will-get-to-240000-tradingview</link><guid>838441</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Higher Before Lower: How Bitcoin Price Will Get To $240,000 - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Iran’s $1 toll could cost ships 281 Bitcoin each through Strait of Hormuz - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[Iran’s $1 toll could cost ships 281 Bitcoin each through Strait of Hormuz& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/irans-1-toll-could-cost-ships-281-bitcoin-each-through-strait-of-hormuz-ambcrypto</link><guid>838453</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Iran’s $1 toll could cost ships 281 Bitcoin each through Strait of Hormuz - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Here’s how much bitcoin (BTC) could move on Friday’s U.S. inflation report - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Here’s how much bitcoin (BTC) could move on Friday’s U.S. inflation report& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/heres-how-much-bitcoin-btc-could-move-on-fridays-us-inflation-report-coindesk</link><guid>838427</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Here’s how much bitcoin (BTC) could move on Friday’s U.S. inflation report - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>How Clarity Act and two more triggers will set off ‘next major liquidity cycle’ for Bitcoin price - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[How Clarity Act and two more triggers will set off ‘next major liquidity cycle’ for Bitcoin price& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/how-clarity-act-and-two-more-triggers-will-set-off-next-major-liquidity-cycle-for-bitcoin-price-dlnewscom</link><guid>838417</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>How Clarity Act and two more triggers will set off ‘next major liquidity cycle’ for Bitcoin price - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Not A Threat: Stablecoin Yield Won’t Harm Banks, White House Economists Say</title><description><![CDATA[In a positive development for the crypto industry, a recent study by White House economists affirmed that stablecoin yield won’t harm community banks, and its prohibition won’t have a meaningful impact on overall lending in the banking system.
Stablecoin Yield Is Not A Threat
On Wednesday, the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released the highly anticipated study on a key issue that has become a major point of contention between the banking and crypto industries over the past few months: stablecoin yield and its potential impact on deposit flight and bank lending.
For context, the landmark crypto legislation, the GENIUS Act, requires issuers to maintain reserves backing outstanding stablecoins on a one-to-one basis and to hold these reserves in certain assets, including US dollars, Federal Reserve notes, and short-term US Treasuries.
The bill also introduced key restrictions that prohibit issuers from offering any form of interest or yield to stablecoin holders. The banking industry has urged US lawmakers to extend the prohibition to digital asset exchanges, brokers, dealers, and related entities, which has led to prolonged debate and delay of the crypto market structure bill, also known as the CLARITY Act.
While some analysts estimate that the effect of lending in the trillions of dollars, the CEA report found that eliminating stablecoin yield would only boost bank lending by $2.1 billion, equivalent to a 0.02% increase.
Large banks would conduct 76% of this additional lending, while community banks—which have assets below $10 billion—would lend the remaining 24%. In our baseline, that adds up to $500 million in additional lending from community banks, meaning their lending rising by 0.026%.
As they noted, even under the worst-case assumptions, the CEA’s model produced only $521 billion in additional aggregate lending, corresponding to a 4.4% increase in bank loans as of Q4 2025.
Moreover, that figure would require the stablecoin market to grow sixfold as a share of deposits, all reserves to be locked in unlendable cash instead of US treasuries, and the Federal Reserve (Fed) to “abandon its current monetary framework.”
“Even under those implausible conditions, community bank lending only rises by $129 billion, corresponding to an increase of 6.7%,” the White House economists emphasized, concluding that prohibiting yield would have only a moderate impact on overall lending in the banking system.
The conditions for finding a positive welfare effect from prohibiting yield are similarly implausible. In short, a yield prohibition would do very little to protect bank lending, while forgoing the consumer benefits of competitive returns on stablecoin holdings.
Regulatory Uncertainty More Harmful Than Rewards
The CEA study directly contradicts one of the banking sector’s main arguments for banning stablecoin yield: it would mostly affect community banks. In January, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told investors that the banking industry could face significant challenges if the US Congress does not prohibit interest-bearing stablecoins.
During its Q4 earnings call, the executive stated that up to $6 trillion in deposits, roughly 30% to 35% of all US commercial bank deposits, could flow out of the banking system and into the stablecoin sector, citing Treasury Department studies.
The CEO asserted that while Bank of America would not be affected by this issue, small- and medium-sized businesses would be particularly hurt, as they’re “largely lent to end consumers by the banking industry.”
Earlier this year, the Independent Community Bankers of America affirmed that offering interest on payment stablecoins could drain community bank deposits and limit credit availability for local economies.
The group asserted that allowing digital asset entities to pay interest, yield, or “rewards” on payment stablecoins would significantly reduce community banks’ ability to support local lending needs, potentially losing $1.3 trillion in deposits and $850 billion in loans.
Nonetheless, a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chief, Chris Giancarlo, said in March that banks require regulatory clarity more than the crypto industry.  He argued that banks will be hesitant to invest in new technology without clear rules, and their systems will eventually be obsolete.
“The banks, however, can’t afford regulatory uncertainty. Their general counselors are telling their boards, you can’t invest billions of dollars in this (…) unless you’ve got regulatory certainty. (…) The banks need this clarity because they need to build this. They need to be in the forefront, not in the rear guard of this innovation,” he stated.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/not-a-threat-stablecoin-yield-wont-harm-banks-white-house-economists-say</link><guid>838493</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TOTAL_2026-04-08_09-54-59.png?w=898&amp;#038;resize=898%2C660</dc:content ><dc:text>Not A Threat: Stablecoin Yield Won’t Harm Banks, White House Economists Say</dc:text></item><item><title>Claude Mythos Preview: Anthropic’s Unreleased AI Cracked Linux and OpenBSD Bugs Humans Missed for Decades</title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic’s unreleased Claude Mythos Preview has autonomously identified thousands of high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser, prompting the company to launch Project Glasswing, a defensive cybersecurity coalition backed by up to $100 million in AI usage credits. Key Takeaways: Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview scored 83.1% on Cybergym, finding thousands of [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/claude-mythos-preview-anthropics-unreleased-ai-cracked-linux-and-openbsd-bugs-humans-missed-for-decades</link><guid>838369</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/claude-mythos-preview-anthropics-unreleased-ai-cracked-linux-and-openbsd-bugs-humans-missed-for-decades-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Claude Mythos Preview: Anthropic’s Unreleased AI Cracked Linux and OpenBSD Bugs Humans Missed for Decades</dc:text></item><item><title>Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total holdings down 70% from peak - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total holdings down 70% from peak& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bhutan-moves-23-million-worth-of-bitcoin-total-holdings-down-70-from-peak-the-block</link><guid>838432</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total holdings down 70% from peak - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>Polymarket traders put 57% odds on Bitcoin hitting $75,000 this month as price recovers toward $71,000 - Yahoo Finance UK</title><description><![CDATA[Polymarket traders put 57% odds on Bitcoin hitting $75,000 this month as price recovers toward $71,000& & Yahoo Finance UK]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/polymarket-traders-put-57-odds-on-bitcoin-hitting-75000-this-month-as-price-recovers-toward-71000-yahoo-finance-uk</link><guid>838440</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Polymarket traders put 57% odds on Bitcoin hitting $75,000 this month as price recovers toward $71,000 - Yahoo Finance UK</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Needs An Upgrade—But Not Because Of Quantum, Research Argues</title><description><![CDATA[As headlines related to Quantum Computing loom over Bitcoin, some research papers have broken down how real the threat currently is.
Bitcoin Network Has 6.26 Million Tokens With Exposed Public Keys
Hardware entrepreneur Rodolfo Novak has made two X articles discussing what research papers on Quantum Computing could reveal about how real the threat is to Bitcoin.
Quantum Computing is an emerging technology that leverages laws of quantum physics to solve problems that are extremely difficult for classic computers. It&#8217;s been an &#8220;upcoming&#8221; technology for a while now, but lately, it has been coming up in news more often.
In the context of Bitcoin, many speculate that Quantum Computers could be used to threaten the network in two ways. The first is via deriving a wallet&#8217;s private key from its public key. If successful, this can allow the attacker to gain access to the wallet&#8217;s balance.
That said, the threat only applies to wallets that have their public keys exposed. Currently, there is a combined 6.26 million BTC sitting in such wallets, including Satoshi&#8217;s coins. That&#8217;s equivalent to approximately 31% of the cryptocurrency&#8217;s supply in circulation.
The other potential threat that Quantum Computing poses to Bitcoin is by offering a significant speedup to the task of the miners. Novak has argued, however, that this application of Quantum Computing is unfeasible. According to a 2025 paper, the energy requirements for Quantum mining Bitcoin are so great that power can be measured relative to the Sun&#8217;s. &#8220;To mine Bitcoin with a quantum computer, you would need roughly 3% of the Sun&#8217;s total energy output,&#8221; noted Novak.
While Quantum mining is a pipedream, the other threat still remains. That said, it doesn&#8217;t mean that it&#8217;s here or even close to arriving. Novak has highlighted that breaking BTC&#8217;s cryptography requires the equivalent of factoring a 1,300 digital number. So far, Quantum Computers haven&#8217;t come close to achieving such a feat.
As the below table shows, Quantum Computing has also failed to deliver on major predictions until now, with the exception of one target.
While Quantum Computing could still be some distance away, Novak has stressed that it&#8217;s important to upgrade Bitcoin. In the past, the cryptocurrency has already pushed out major upgrades, but progress can be slow. Work on a quantum resistant proposal called BIP-360 has already been underway.
The real threat to BTC may not even be Quantum Computing. Historically, many cryptographic systems have eventually been broken by classical mathematical models alone. Novak noted:
This is the actual reason Bitcoin should adopt alternate cryptographic schemes. Not because quantum computers are coming — they might never arrive. But because relying on a single cryptographic assumption for a $2 trillion network is exactly the kind of risk that serious engineering addresses proactively.
BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $72,600, up nearly 6% over the last 24 hours.
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Tankers Must Pay In Bitcoin Within Seconds 
Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, told the Financial Times that Tehran intends to assess each vessel seeking passage and levy a fee, communicated by email, that must be paid in digital currency. 
“Iran needs to monitor what goes in and out of the strait to ensure these two weeks aren’t used for transferring weapons,” Hosseini said, noting his industry association works closely with the state. 
Hosseini described a process in which ship operators must disclose cargo details by email, after which Iran will determine the crypto toll and give the vessel only a few seconds to complete payment in Bitcoin so the transaction cannot be traced or seized under sanctions.
The announcement follows President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social in which he said he would suspend strikes on Iran for two weeks, provided Tehran agreed to the “COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.” 
Trump said that conversations with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who asked him to hold off on military action, helped shape the decision. 
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has set out a 10‑point basis for negotiations, including a new “protocol for secure passage” developed in coordination with Iran’s armed forces, signaling Tehran’s intent to retain leverage over the waterway even while talks proceed.
Historic Real‑World Use Case
While Bitcoin has broken the consolidation range below $70,000 amid short-term relief for the market, some analysts argue that accepting digital currency for strategic tolls is an unprecedented real-world use of a censorship-resistant asset. 
Analysts at TFTC wrote on social media platform X that this represents “the largest real‑world stablecoin use case ever recorded,” contrasting sovereign adoption to prior crypto activity such as decentralized finance (DeFi) yield farming or non-fungible token (NFT) speculation. 
Their comment underscores the notion long advanced by some in the crypto community: when a state is shut out of the dollar system, it may turn to alternative payment rails to sustain trade and collect revenues.
Already, only a handful of vessels — mainly those with ties to Iran and not connected to the US, Israel, or Gulf states that supported recent strikes — have received approval to transit on restricted routes in the past fortnight. 
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at around $71,570, having recorded gains of 4.6% over 24 hours. Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) have followed suit, achieving gains of 6%, 4%, and 5%, respectively, in the same period. 
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 
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A Net Wide Enough To Catch Indirect Backers
Thailand&#8217;s Securities and Exchange Commission put forward a proposal this week that would require regulatory approval not only for direct major shareholders in crypto businesses, but also for anyone providing financial support to those shareholders behind the scenes.
That includes backers working through share acquisitions, guarantors, and parties to contractual arrangements that effectively give them a funding role.
According to the regulator, the new rules are designed to cut off capital flows that may be tied to unlawful activities — money that could expose licensed firms to legal trouble or damage their standing in the market.
The proposal arrives as part of a wider push by Thai authorities to tighten controls across both traditional and digital finance. Reports indicate Thai crypto platforms froze 10,000 accounts earlier this year as part of an anti-money laundering drive.
A separate campaign targeting so-called &#8220;gray money&#8221; was launched in January, covering physical markets alongside digital ones.
Who Gets Reviewed — And Who Gets A Pass
Under the proposed framework, the approval requirement would extend to financial supporters of legal entities that themselves hold shares in crypto operators — not just the operators&#8217; direct shareholders.
ก.ล.ต. เสนอเพิ่ม “ผู้ให้แหล่งเงินทุน” เป็นผู้ถือหุ้นรายใหญ่ที่ผู้ประกอบธุรกิจหลักทรัพย์และผู้ประกอบธุรกิจสินทรัพย์ดิจิทัลต้องขอรับความเห็นชอบ ยกระดับการสกัดกั้นทุนเทาให้เข้มข้นขึ้นhttps://t.co/QoOe6z8xmx
— ThaiSEC_News (@ThaiSEC_News) April 7, 2026
The SEC said the rules would apply to anyone whose financial role gives them, in substance, the standing of a major funder, regardless of how that arrangement is structured.
There is one notable exception. If a major shareholder happens to be a government body — a ministry, public agency, or similar entity — the SEC said it would only look at ownership at that entity&#8217;s level.
Officials said those bodies are already under government supervision, making a deeper review unnecessary.
The proposal is open for public comment until April 22.
A Pattern Taking Shape Across Asia
Thailand is not acting alone. Based on reports, South Korea&#8217;s regulators are weighing a separate but related measure that would cap ownership stakes in crypto exchanges at 20%.
The back-to-back moves suggest that Asian financial watchdogs are paying closer attention to who controls — and who funds — the companies handling public crypto transactions.
For Thai crypto firms, the practical impact of the new rules will depend heavily on how regulators define terms like &#8220;significant funding&#8221; once the consultation period closes and a final version is drafted.
Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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Ex-Ripple CTO Reveals Why Banks Will Choose XRP
Crypto enthusiast Mason Versluis has raised a sharp and legitimate concern about the incentive structures behind XRP’s adoption by banks. In a post on X, Versluis asked holders why they believe global banks will use XRP, and drive a price rally that could make Ripple one of the wealthiest financial institutions in the world. 
Versluis noted that Ripple currently owns over 40% of XRP’s total supply, which is roughly 34 billion escrowed tokens. If banks widely adopt XRP, the value of this already substantial holding could rise sharply, making Ripple wealthier.
His argument points to a potential conflict of interest, questioning whether banks, which are essentially being asked to enrich a competitor, would willingly go along. In other words, he’s basically asking why banks such as JPMorgan or HSBC would want to be the engine that makes Ripple richer than all of them. 
Schwartz responded with a dismissive one-liner, essentially mocking the logic behind the concern. The former Ripple CTO argued that it would be irrational for banks to reject a genuinely useful and innovative technology simply because it also benefits the company monetarily. His sarcastic comment suggested that banks would rather evaluate XRP’s technology on its merits rather than worry about inadvertently enriching Ripple. 
Why XRP Has An Edge Over Stablecoins Like USDT
During the discussion between Schwartz and Versluis, a different crypto community member raised a more strategic question. He asked if XRP’s “technology is still relevant in the age of stablecoins.”
Related Reading: Are Institutions About To Trigger A Massive XRP Supply Shock? Here’s How Much They’re Holding
Notably, stablecoins like USDT and USDC have exploded in adoption precisely because they address the volatility and stability issues that make most cryptocurrencies impractical for payments. Schwartz, however, pushed back thoughtfully against this view, providing a more detailed answer than his earlier response to Versluis. 
The former Ripple CTO outlined “three big advantages” cryptocurrencies like XRP have over stablecoins. His first point addressed cross-border transfers, noting that stablecoins are usually pegged to a single currency. As such, users could face difficulties sending money to multiple countries with different currencies because they may not find a stablecoin widely accepted and easily convertible in many jurisdictions. 
His second point focused on centralization, control, and security. Schwartz stated that stablecoins can be frozen or seized by their issuers, who are subject to legal and government pressure. He described a scenario where AI agents or individuals in unclear legal situations may not be able to rely on a court to protect their assets from being frozen. In contrast, decentralized cryptocurrencies like XRP, designed to be censorship-resistant, mitigate this risk, giving users greater freedom and protection.
Lastly, Schwartz highlighted the potential gains from holding cryptocurrencies compared to stablecoins. While USDT remains idle, generating no returns and could even lose buying power due to inflation, XRP offers an attractive combination of speed, cross-border payments, and the potential for price appreciation.
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Active Wallet Count On XRP Ledger Falls Sharply
After a period of growth, activity on the XRP Ledger appears to be losing momentum at a substantial rate as investors exit the network. Data from Santiment, a popular market intelligence and on-chain data analytics platform, shows that the number of active wallet addresses on the network has fallen sharply in recent sessions.
This reduction points to a slowdown in user engagement, with fewer users engaging with the network through transactions and transfers. Over the past year, the average wallet addresses that have been active on the Ledger have seen an average 41% drop in their investments. When on-chain activity drops to this level, it may be the result of declining demand or a brief pause in usage after periods of increased interest from users.
According to the on-chain platform, this marks the lowest MVRV (Mean Value to Realized Value) for XRP traders since the FTX collapse that took place in November 2022, triggering a bear market phase that ran for several months. The positioning suggests a cooling phase for the XRP ecosystem, which could play a key role in its long-term prospects.
In the meantime, this development could influence trading activity. Santiment highlighted that large negative average returns derived from actual trader yields indicate that there is significantly less risk than average when purchasing or increasing your XRP positions. 
This is possible because cryptocurrencies are zero-sum trading games. However, it is largely attributed to the fact that competing traders are already in a severe condition, which the platform flags as “blood in the streets’ territory. 
Is The Altcoin In Its Bottoming Phase?
After falling sharply, analysts are predicting a possible bottoming phase for XRP as the downward trend stalls. According to Crypto X AiMan on X, this might be the bottom for XRP. Currently, the altcoin’s price is sitting around $1.30, down from $3.50 last year, which is one of the signs that the crash might be nearly over.
The analyst has also drawn attention to key indicators such as the Relative Strength Index (RSI), reinforcing this narrative. Data shows that the RSI has moved into extremely oversold levels in addition to a collapse in crypto interest on Google Trends and X. Historically, the expert claims this is when bottoms are formed.
Other events, such as impending rate cuts, cooling global tensions, and renewed liquidity into risk assets, add an extra layer to this bottoming narrative. AiMan added that the crypto market cap, valued at $2.3 trillion, is still tiny compared to the stock market, which is why many believe crypto is still in its early stages.
Years from now, he claims investors will look back at current prices as a gift when the sector takes off. As a result, he believes that XRP may have already reached its bottom for this cycle.
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A Framework Built On Reserve And Risk Standards
The FDIC&#8217;s board voted this week to put forward rules that would set standards for reserves, redemptions, capital requirements, risk management, and custody practices for coin issuers operating under its watch.
The proposal applies to FDIC-supervised banks and savings institutions — more than 2,700 of them — and is tied to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act, better known as the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law last July.
The law handed the FDIC formal authority over transaction activity inside the institutions it already supervises. Full implementation is scheduled for January 18, 2027, unless the rules take effect earlier.
Today, our Board of Directors approved a proposed rule that would establish requirements under the GENIUS Act for FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers.https://t.co/VAnMhwyGo5 pic.twitter.com/1A8sqGRlvk
— FDIC (@FDICgov) April 7, 2026
This is the agency&#8217;s second move to put the GENIUS Act into practice. Back in December, the FDIC put forward a separate plan to set up an application process for insured depository institutions wanting to issue payment stablecoins through subsidiaries. Tuesday&#8217;s announcement builds on that earlier step.
The Coverage Gap Stablecoin Users Should Know About
Here&#8217;s the part that may surprise some holders. While the reserves that back a stablecoin would be insured under the proposed rules, the people actually holding those stablecoins would not be.
The FDIC said extending deposit insurance directly to stablecoin holders would conflict with the text of the GENIUS Act itself, which explicitly bars payment stablecoins from being covered by federal deposit insurance.
The agency acknowledged the limitation but argued the rules would still benefit everyday users. A more tightly regulated environment, officials said, means stablecoin holders get stronger assurances that the issuers behind their tokens are being held to serious regulatory standards — even if a federal safety net doesn&#8217;t cover them directly.
A Bigger Regulatory Picture Taking Shape
The FDIC is not working alone. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is running its own parallel effort to bring the GENIUS Act to life. Its reach goes further — covering national bank subsidiaries and certain nonbank stablecoin issuers that fall outside the FDIC&#8217;s jurisdiction.
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CasiTrades’ rationale is that this is not a true change in structure yet, but another move inside a larger bearish pattern that has still not been invalidated.
This Bounce Could Be A Trap
According to the chart shared with the analysis, XRP is shown pushing into resistance in a completed five-wave move. The analyst paired that with bearish divergence on the RSI, where the momentum ticked higher even as price failed to produce a stronger breakout. As it stands, the RSI is pressing near the upper end of its recent range, which supports an idea of a bearish reversal proposed by CasiTrades.
The idea from the analyst is that the latest strength may be more exhaustion. There have been bullish candlesticks on the hourly timeframes over the past few days, but according to the analyst, this is exactly where traders get caught. Despite the green candlestick, the XRP price is yet to make a new high above $1.4. Instead, the five-wave move mentioned above is starting to meet resistance. 
A fast rebound can feel like the start of a reversal, especially when price snaps back into the same zone that recently rejected it. However, without a new high, nothing has changed. This is still just noise inside the same larger pattern.
The Price Levels That Matter Most
The basis of this analysis is a warning that the XRP price is still going to reverse into another extended crash that eventually brings it below $1. According to CasiTrades, XRP is still trading right between support and resistance, and multiple degrees are aligning to the downside. 
The chart lays out a very specific roadmap of the price levels that matter most on the way down. The first downside target is at $1.13, which CasiTrades treats as the initial leg lower once the current noise clears out. This would mark a return to XRP&#8217;s price bottom during the early February crash.
The projection allows for a short relief bounce after touching $1.13 before another move into the macro 0.786 support around $1.08. The final leg in the bearish sequence is a projected break below $1 and into the 0.854 support zone around $0.87. This move would be the end of a larger corrective impulse wave 2.
The bearish case does not remain valid forever. CasiTrades makes that clear by pointing to the 0.618 zone overhead as the level bulls need to reclaim and flip into support. That target is around $1.40.
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Bitcoin Market Is Still Bearish
An increasing amount of on-chain data is starting to give Bitcoin a wary outlook, as a crucial market indicator suggests that downward pressure is likely to persist. This signal emerges from the Bitcoin Tactical Bull-Bear Sentiment Index (TBBI), a key metric that captures multi-year sentiment cycles and reveals the real structure positioning of the market beyond short-term volatility. 
Joao Wedson, the founder of Alphractal and market strategist, stated that this chart shows that bears are hiding from the market, and it is currently sitting in extreme bearish territory. While price action has shown signs of consolidation, this is a sign that selling momentum may not yet be exhausted.
Historically, this zone appears when retail investors are exhausted, narrative shifting fully negative, liquidity draining completely, and smart money begins absorbing supply quietly. In Wyckoff terms, this trend aligns with selling climaxes, springs, and final shakeouts. This is where trends tend to terminate, not where they begin to collapse.
At this point, Wedson claims that downside risks are still present. However, it tends to be more limited and contained, as any further drops here are likely to be smaller in magnitude. During this period, a sharp move like a $15,000 shakeout remains on the table for Bitcoin, the kind that creates one final wave of panic across the market.
Despite how significant this drop could affect Bitcoin, Wedson stated that structurally, this resembles a late-stage fear. Over the next few weeks, sentiment is expected to remain depressed while BTC’s price moves sideways or slightly lower. Typically, this is the right time when the market feels the most hopeless, which ultimately triggers the shift.
In the meantime, the expert anticipates a gradual shift into bullish territory again while the broader market is still losing interest. A trend like this could mark the final 5 months of fear and disinterest in Bitcoin, followed by 5 months of steady accumulation by Bitcoin OG investors.
Investors’ Activity Hints At A Recovering Market
Despite Bitcoin’s persistent sideways price action, some indicators have flipped into positive territory once again. CW, a data analyst and verified author at CryptoQuant, has drawn attention to the BTC Inter-Exchange Flow Pulse (IFP) indicator, which shows the underlying market structure.
Currently, the metric is positioned at the borderline between a bull market and a bear market. However, after a period of indecision, the indicator has moved back to a bull market signal, suggesting a sign of recovery underneath the surface. 
CW noted that the indicator is becoming increasingly confusing. Meanwhile, the most realistic signal here is that the balance of BTC whale investors is rising extremely fast.
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The draft rule translates the statute’s requirements into concrete anti‑money‑laundering (AML) and sanctions‑compliance obligations for permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs), bringing the industry closer to clear standards.
Stablecoin Issuers To Follow Bank Secrecy Act Rules 
The GENIUS Act directs that PPSIs be treated as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and be subject to the full range of federal rules that apply to US financial firms. 
Treasury’s proposal follows that instruction, seeking to tailor requirements to the scale of each PPSI while aiming to reduce potential illicit‑finance vulnerabilities and protect national security. 
In essence, the draft rule sets out how stablecoin issuers must detect, report, and block unlawful activity while maintaining the tools needed to comply with lawful orders.
Issuers would be obliged to establish and maintain anti‑money‑laundering and countering‑the‑financing‑of‑terrorism (CFT) programs. These programs must be structured and documented to align with the core expectations of regulated entities as outlined by OFAC. 
Issuers are also mandated to adhere to recordkeeping and reporting rules, furnishing OFAC with certifications submitted to their primary federal or state payment stablecoin regulator to confirm the presence of a robust sanctions program.
Additionally, these programs are required to include provisions for reporting suspicious activities and technical capabilities to detect and handle transactions that breach federal or state laws, regulations, or court orders promptly. 
Payment stablecoin issuers must also possess the capacity to act swiftly in compliance with lawful orders and maintain effective sanctions compliance programs in accordance with OFAC standards.
Compliance Under The GENIUS Act
Treasury emphasized that the proposal is meant to be proportionate and adaptable. The GENIUS Act tasks the Secretary of the Treasury with issuing regulations tailored to the size and complexity of PPSIs, and the draft rule reflects that directive by focusing on outcomes and capabilities rather than a one‑size‑fits‑all checklist.
If finalized, the GENIUS Act rule would mark a significant step toward integrating payment stablecoins into the US regulatory regime for financial institutions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on the matter: 
President Trump is strengthening American leadership in digital financial technology. This proposal will protect the US financial system from national security threats without hindering American companies’ ability to forge ahead in the payment stablecoin ecosystem.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/us-treasury-rolls-out-draft-rule-to-implement-genius-act-compliance-program</link><guid>838251</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>US Treasury Rolls Out Draft Rule To Implement GENIUS Act Compliance Program</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Miner Cango Sells $143 Million in BTC, Slashes Production Costs - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Miner Cango Sells $143 Million in BTC, Slashes Production Costs& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-miner-cango-sells-143-million-in-btc-slashes-production-costs-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838342</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Miner Cango Sells $143 Million in BTC, Slashes Production Costs - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM) details $3.665M Bitcoin cyber theft loss - Stock Titan</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM) details $3.665M Bitcoin cyber theft loss& & Stock Titan]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-depot-nasdaq-btm-details-3665m-bitcoin-cyber-theft-loss-stock-titan</link><guid>838331</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM) details $3.665M Bitcoin cyber theft loss - Stock Titan</dc:text></item><item><title>David Woodcock Named SEC Enforcement Chief as Agency Shifts Away From Gensler-Era Crypto Crackdown</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appointed David Woodcock as Director of the Division of Enforcement on Wednesday, with the role taking effect May 4. Key Takeaways: The SEC named David Woodcock as Enforcement Division director, effective May 4, 2026, succeeding acting director Sam Waldon. Woodcock led the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office from [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/david-woodcock-named-sec-enforcement-chief-as-agency-shifts-away-from-gensler-era-crypto-crackdown</link><guid>838261</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/david-woodcock-named-sec-enforcement-chief-as-agency-shifts-away-from-gensler-era-crypto-crackdown-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>David Woodcock Named SEC Enforcement Chief as Agency Shifts Away From Gensler-Era Crypto Crackdown</dc:text></item><item><title>Adam Back denies being Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto - qz.com</title><description><![CDATA[Adam Back denies being Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto& & qz.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/adam-back-denies-being-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-qzcom</link><guid>838310</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Adam Back denies being Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto - qz.com</dc:text></item><item><title>A new exposé says Adam Back is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s a list of all the other suspects - dlnews.com</title><description><![CDATA[A new exposé says Adam Back is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s a list of all the other suspects& & dlnews.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/a-new-expose-says-adam-back-is-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-heres-a-list-of-all-the-other-suspects-dlnewscom</link><guid>838334</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>A new exposé says Adam Back is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Here’s a list of all the other suspects - dlnews.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Did the New York Times uncover bitcoin's creator? - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Did the New York Times uncover bitcoin's creator?& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/did-the-new-york-times-uncover-bitcoins-creator-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838326</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Did the New York Times uncover bitcoin's creator? - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Here’s Why The Bitcoin, XRP, And Dogecoin Prices Are Surging Today</title><description><![CDATA[The Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices are surging today, recording significant gains. This follows an agreement between the U.S. and Iran to a 2-week ceasefire as they work towards a peaceful settlement of the war. 
Why The Bitcoin, XRP, And Dogecoin Prices Are Up Today
The Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices are up over 4% today, according to CoinMarketCap data. This comes amid the announcement by both the U.S. and Iran of a 2-week ceasefire. In a Truth Social post, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that both sides had agreed to a temporary ceasefire and that Iran also agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 
Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices also rose as Trump announced that, as part of the ceasefire, he has agreed to suspend bombing and attacks on Iran for 2 weeks. This came just as the president’s deadline to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure neared, with the president already threatening to wipe out their ‘civilization.’
Trump also signaled that they are close to reaching a peaceful and conclusive settlement of the war, which is also a positive for the Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices. He noted that they have already met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East. 
Specifically, Trump revealed that they had received a 10-point proposal from Iran and that they believe it is a workable basis for negotiation. He added that almost all the points have been agreed to by the U.S. and Iran, and that the two-week period will allow them to finalize and consummate the agreement. 
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also posted a statement on X confirming the 2-week ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran war. He stated that Iran will cease its defensive operations as long as U.S.-Israeli attacks are halted. Araghchi also confirmed that they will ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz over the next two weeks. 
More Short Positions Liquidated 
The Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices have also surged as more short positions are liquidated in the last 12 hours amid the agreement to a 2-week ceasefire by the U.S. and Iran. Over this period, $400 million in short positions have been liquidated while $110 million in long positions have been liquidated, according to CoinGlass data. 
It is worth noting that oil prices have crashed following the agreement of a ceasefire. Both Brent crude and WTI oil futures have crashed below $100, down 14% and 8%, respectively, in the last 24 hours. This comes as traders begin to price in a long-term settlement between the U.S. and Iran, which is a positive for the Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin prices.
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/heres-why-the-bitcoin-xrp-and-dogecoin-prices-are-surging-today</link><guid>838252</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Here’s Why The Bitcoin, XRP, And Dogecoin Prices Are Surging Today</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Treasuries Report: Strategy Buys 44,377 BTC in March 2026 as STRC Volume Hits $746M Record</title><description><![CDATA[According to a report published by bitcointreasuries.net and its researchers, Strategy purchased 44,377 bitcoin in March 2026, accounting for nearly all corporate bitcoin buying that month as its STRC digital credit product set back-to-back daily trading volume records. Key Takeaways: Strategy bought 44,377 BTC in March, now holding 762,099 BTC and two-thirds of all public [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-treasuries-report-strategy-buys-44377-btc-in-march-2026-as-strc-volume-hits-746m-record</link><guid>838262</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bitcoin-treasuries-report-strategy-buys-44377-btc-in-march-2026-as-strc-volume-hits-746m-record-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Treasuries Report: Strategy Buys 44,377 BTC in March 2026 as STRC Volume Hits $746M Record</dc:text></item><item><title>The New York Times may have found bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's what you need to know. - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[The New York Times may have found bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's what you need to know.& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/the-new-york-times-may-have-found-bitcoin-founder-satoshi-nakamoto-heres-what-you-need-to-know-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838424</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The New York Times may have found bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's what you need to know. - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Another crypto company sells Bitcoin amid 50% crash - thestreet.com</title><description><![CDATA[Another crypto company sells Bitcoin amid 50% crash& & thestreet.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/another-crypto-company-sells-bitcoin-amid-50-crash-thestreetcom</link><guid>838325</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Another crypto company sells Bitcoin amid 50% crash - thestreet.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Nunchuk Releases Open-Source Tools For Bitcoin Agents With Bounded Authority - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[Nunchuk Releases Open-Source Tools For Bitcoin Agents With Bounded Authority& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/nunchuk-releases-open-source-tools-for-bitcoin-agents-with-bounded-authority-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>838309</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Nunchuk Releases Open-Source Tools For Bitcoin Agents With Bounded Authority - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments for Banks and PSPs to Settle in USDC Without Holding Crypto</title><description><![CDATA[Circle Internet Group launched CPN Managed Payments on Wednesday, a full-stack stablecoin settlement platform designed to let banks, fintechs, and payment service providers process USDC transactions without holding or managing digital assets. Key Takeaways: Circle launched CPN Managed Payments on April 8, 2026, giving PSPs and banks access to USDC settlement without holding digital assets. [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/circle-launches-cpn-managed-payments-for-banks-and-psps-to-settle-in-usdc-without-holding-crypto</link><guid>838263</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/circle-launches-cpn-managed-payments-for-banks-and-psps-to-settle-in-usdc-without-holding-crypto-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments for Banks and PSPs to Settle in USDC Without Holding Crypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-pioneer-adam-back-bernstein-say-quantum-threat-to-btc-isnt-existential-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838312</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential - Decrypt</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential& & Decrypt]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-pioneer-adam-back-bernstein-say-quantum-threat-to-btc-isnt-existential-decrypt</link><guid>838337</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential - Decrypt</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF - Yahoo Finance</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF& & Yahoo Finance]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-launches-cheapest-bitcoin-etf-yahoo-finance</link><guid>838333</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin news: BTC's next bull run to be driven by banking and digital credit, says Strategy's Michael Saylor - CoinDesk</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin news: BTC's next bull run to be driven by banking and digital credit, says Strategy's Michael Saylor& & CoinDesk]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-news-btcs-next-bull-run-to-be-driven-by-banking-and-digital-credit-says-strategys-michael-saylor-coindesk</link><guid>838305</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin news: BTC's next bull run to be driven by banking and digital credit, says Strategy's Michael Saylor - CoinDesk</dc:text></item><item><title>Treasury Proposes Stablecoin AML Rules as Bessent Vows to Protect US Financial System</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of the Treasury proposed new rules on April 8, 2026, requiring permitted payment stablecoin issuers to comply with federal anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions laws for the first time. Key Takeaways: FinCEN and OFAC issued a joint NPRM on April 8, 2026, requiring stablecoin issuers to comply with Bank Secrecy Act obligations. [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/treasury-proposes-stablecoin-aml-rules-as-bessent-vows-to-protect-us-financial-system</link><guid>838264</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/treasury-proposes-stablecoin-aml-rules-as-bessent-vows-to-protect-us-financial-system-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Treasury Proposes Stablecoin AML Rules as Bessent Vows to Protect US Financial System</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley Launched the First Bank-Issued Bitcoin ETF Today - FinTech Weekly</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Launched the First Bank-Issued Bitcoin ETF Today& & FinTech Weekly]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-launched-the-first-bank-issued-bitcoin-etf-today-fintech-weekly</link><guid>838336</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley Launched the First Bank-Issued Bitcoin ETF Today - FinTech Weekly</dc:text></item><item><title>‘Will Be Destroyed’—Iran’s Bitcoin Toll Sparks $100K Price Prediction - Forbes</title><description><![CDATA[‘Will Be Destroyed’—Iran’s Bitcoin Toll Sparks $100K Price Prediction& & Forbes]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/will-be-destroyedirans-bitcoin-toll-sparks-100k-price-prediction-forbes</link><guid>838297</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>‘Will Be Destroyed’—Iran’s Bitcoin Toll Sparks $100K Price Prediction - Forbes</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin’s Six-Month Decline Was Not What Most People Think It Was. Find Out What Actually Caused It</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin surged above $72,000 yesterday and is holding above $70,000 today. The narrative of a bottom is building. And an XWIN Research Japan analysis is asking the more important question: not whether Bitcoin has bounced, but whether anyone understands why it fell.
The report from XWIN Research Japan reframes the past six months in a way that changes how the current recovery should be read. Bitcoin is not, in their framework, a standard risk asset that rises and falls with market sentiment. It is a terminal liquidity asset — the last recipient in a hierarchical financial system where capital flows from central banks to government bonds to equities and finally, at the very end of the chain, to crypto. When the upstream flow weakens, Bitcoin does not experience demand destruction. It receives nothing. The capital simply never arrives.
That is what happened over the past six months. Elevated US interest rates, a strengthening dollar, and rising Japanese bond yields simultaneously tightened global liquidity from multiple directions. Japan — one of the largest external investors in global markets — reduced its capital exports as domestic bond yields made home markets more attractive. The result was not investors selling Bitcoin. It was investors who never bought it.
The bounce above $72,000 is visible. Whether the conditions that prevented the capital from arriving have changed is the question the price chart cannot answer.
The Sell-Off Was Not Spot. It Was Credit
The analysis adds the second layer that completes the structural picture. As global liquidity tightened and capital stopped reaching Bitcoin, the derivatives market compounded the damage through a mechanism separate from — and more destructive than — simple selling.
Excess leverage accumulated during the bull run began unwinding in cascading liquidations. Each forced exit consumed demand that would have entered the market in future sessions. The downside was not just the selling that happened. It was the buying that was destroyed before it could occur.
The on-chain data confirms this interpretation without contradicting it. STH-SOPR holding below 1.0 for sustained periods reflected short-term holders realizing losses — an outcome of the liquidity squeeze, not its cause. The Coinbase Premium Gap staying negative reflected weak US spot demand — again, an outcome. These indicators describe what was happening to participants at the retail level while the structural cause operated several layers above them in the global capital hierarchy.
The forward conditions are equally structural and equally precise. A new all-time high requires capital to flow back through the system — from central banks, through bonds, through equities, and finally to the terminal edge where Bitcoin waits. Two catalysts could accelerate that flow specifically: US midterm elections influencing fiscal expansion and rate expectations, and a potential Japan Bitcoin ETF that would open access to one of the largest pools of household savings in the world.
The past six months were not a verdict on Bitcoin. They were a consequence of where it sits in the financial system. The next major move will arrive when the system above it changes — not when the narrative does.
Bitcoin Reclaims $70K but Trend Structure Remains Unresolved
Bitcoin has pushed back above the $70,000 level after a sharp recovery from its February lows, but the broader structure remains technically fragile. The chart still reflects a clear downtrend sequence from late 2025, with price consistently trading below the 100-day (green) and 200-day (red) moving averages. Both remain downward sloping, indicating that the macro trend has not yet shifted despite the recent bounce.
The February capitulation event marked a local exhaustion point, with a spike in volume and a rapid wick below $60,000, followed by stabilization. Since then, the price has formed a range between roughly $62,000 and $72,000, with multiple failed attempts to sustain a breakout above resistance. The recent move above $70,000 is notable, but it has not yet been accompanied by a decisive expansion in volume or follow-through.
Short-term momentum has improved, as Bitcoin is now testing the 50-day moving average (blue), but this level has acted as dynamic resistance throughout the downtrend. A confirmed reclaim of this zone would be the first structural signal of strength. Until then, the current move appears corrective within a broader bearish framework, not a confirmed trend reversal.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 
]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoins-six-month-decline-was-not-what-most-people-think-it-was-find-out-what-actually-caused-it</link><guid>838253</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://i0.wp.com/img.cryptoquant.com/726807/quicktake/pn3MYb_88a5d4f503b26504ed25f8cf38a0b97ddfd234c4f024896a96a3fa363de0660b.png?resize=1280%2C720&amp;#038;ssl=1</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin’s Six-Month Decline Was Not What Most People Think It Was. Find Out What Actually Caused It</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF began trading. An analyst put it in the top 1% of ETF launches - Fortune</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF began trading. An analyst put it in the top 1% of ETF launches& & Fortune]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanleys-bitcoin-etf-began-trading-an-analyst-put-it-in-the-top-1-of-etf-launches-fortune</link><guid>838164</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF began trading. An analyst put it in the top 1% of ETF launches - Fortune</dc:text></item><item><title>Latest investigation of Bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back - CNBC</title><description><![CDATA[Latest investigation of Bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back& & CNBC]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/latest-investigation-of-bitcoin-founder-ties-identity-to-blockstream-ceo-adam-back-cnbc</link><guid>838202</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Latest investigation of Bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back - CNBC</dc:text></item><item><title>Latest investigation into bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back - CNBC</title><description><![CDATA[Latest investigation into bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back& & CNBC]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/latest-investigation-into-bitcoin-founder-ties-identity-to-blockstream-ceo-adam-back-cnbc</link><guid>838304</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Latest investigation into bitcoin founder ties identity to Blockstream CEO Adam Back - CNBC</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Shatters $72,000 as Middle East Ceasefire Sparks Relief Rally</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin surged past the $72,000 mark, reaching an intraday high of $72,865, fueled by a fragile Middle East ceasefire. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin surged to $72,865 following a Middle East ceasefire, lifting the crypto market cap to $2.51 trillion. The 5% rally triggered $477 million in liquidations, wiping out short bets on platforms like Bitget. Gracy [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-shatters-72000-as-middle-east-ceasefire-sparks-relief-rally</link><guid>838265</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bullknock-768x432.png</dc:content ><dc:text>Bitcoin Shatters $72,000 as Middle East Ceasefire Sparks Relief Rally</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley Takes Aim at IBIT With Cheapest Bitcoin ETF Yet - ETF.com</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Takes Aim at IBIT With Cheapest Bitcoin ETF Yet& & ETF.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-takes-aim-at-ibit-with-cheapest-bitcoin-etf-yet-etfcom</link><guid>838233</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley Takes Aim at IBIT With Cheapest Bitcoin ETF Yet - ETF.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Pricing Could Benefit From Lower ETF Fees and Broader Access - Investing.com</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Pricing Could Benefit From Lower ETF Fees and Broader Access& & Investing.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-pricing-could-benefit-from-lower-etf-fees-and-broader-access-investingcom</link><guid>838343</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Pricing Could Benefit From Lower ETF Fees and Broader Access - Investing.com</dc:text></item><item><title>Iran Demands Bitcoin and Crypto for Strait of Hormuz Toll Payments - Gizmodo</title><description><![CDATA[Iran Demands Bitcoin and Crypto for Strait of Hormuz Toll Payments& & Gizmodo]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/iran-demands-bitcoin-and-crypto-for-strait-of-hormuz-toll-payments-gizmodo</link><guid>838158</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Iran Demands Bitcoin and Crypto for Strait of Hormuz Toll Payments - Gizmodo</dc:text></item><item><title>Adam Back Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto in Response to Times Investigation - The New York Times</title><description><![CDATA[Adam Back Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto in Response to Times Investigation& & The New York TimesAdam Back says he is not Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto& & BBCWatch CNBC's full interview with Adam Back on bitcoin creator theory& & CNBC]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/adam-back-denies-he-is-satoshi-nakamoto-in-response-to-times-investigation-the-new-york-times</link><guid>838217</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Adam Back Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto in Response to Times Investigation - The New York Times</dc:text></item><item><title>New XFUNDS ETF toggles between bitcoin overnight and Treasuries by day - The Block</title><description><![CDATA[New XFUNDS ETF toggles between bitcoin overnight and Treasuries by day& & The Block]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/new-xfunds-etf-toggles-between-bitcoin-overnight-and-treasuries-by-day-the-block</link><guid>838212</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>New XFUNDS ETF toggles between bitcoin overnight and Treasuries by day - The Block</dc:text></item><item><title>British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto - The Guardian</title><description><![CDATA[British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto& & The Guardian]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/british-computer-scientist-denies-he-is-bitcoin-developer-satoshi-nakamoto-the-guardian</link><guid>838307</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>British computer scientist denies he is bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto - The Guardian</dc:text></item><item><title>Product Due Diligence Session: Beyond the headlines: how bitcoin actually fits in client portfolios - ETF Trends</title><description><![CDATA[Product Due Diligence Session: Beyond the headlines: how bitcoin actually fits in client portfolios& & ETF Trends]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/product-due-diligence-session-beyond-the-headlines-how-bitcoin-actually-fits-in-client-portfolios-etf-trends</link><guid>838210</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Product Due Diligence Session: Beyond the headlines: how bitcoin actually fits in client portfolios - ETF Trends</dc:text></item><item><title>South Korea Implements Unified Crypto Withdrawal Rules to Combat Phishing</title><description><![CDATA[South Korean financial regulators have introduced unified and stricter standards for the cryptocurrency withdrawal delay system to combat voice phishing. Key Takeaways: FSC and DAXA implemented unified rules after data showed 59% of fraud occurred via withdrawal exceptions. The stricter mandates are projected to slash withdrawal exception eligibility by more than 99%. FSS and DAXA [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/south-korea-implements-unified-crypto-withdrawal-rules-to-combat-phishing</link><guid>838266</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/south-korea-implements-unified-crypto-withdrawal-rules-to-combat-phishing-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>South Korea Implements Unified Crypto Withdrawal Rules to Combat Phishing</dc:text></item><item><title>'A Pause, Not Peace'—Bitcoin Suddenly Surges Past $72,000 - Forbes</title><description><![CDATA['A Pause, Not Peace'—Bitcoin Suddenly Surges Past $72,000& & Forbes]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/a-pause-not-peacebitcoin-suddenly-surges-past-72000-forbes</link><guid>838228</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>'A Pause, Not Peace'—Bitcoin Suddenly Surges Past $72,000 - Forbes</dc:text></item><item><title>Morgan Stanley Enters Bitcoin World With Low-Cost ETF - ETF Database</title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Enters Bitcoin World With Low-Cost ETF& & ETF Database]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/morgan-stanley-enters-bitcoin-world-with-low-cost-etf-etf-database</link><guid>838183</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Morgan Stanley Enters Bitcoin World With Low-Cost ETF - ETF Database</dc:text></item><item><title>The New York Times says it found Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Not so fast. - Fortune</title><description><![CDATA[The New York Times says it found Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Not so fast& & Fortune]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/the-new-york-times-says-it-found-satoshi-nakamoto-the-inventor-of-bitcoin-not-so-fast-fortune</link><guid>838187</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>The New York Times says it found Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Not so fast. - Fortune</dc:text></item><item><title>SEC Drops 30% Of Enforcement Actions, Calls Past Crypto Cases A Waste Of Resources</title><description><![CDATA[A Ponzi scheme worth $200 million. A fake token sale that pulled in $100 million from unsuspecting investors. These are the kinds of cases the US Securities and Exchange Commission says it now wants to focus on — not the pile of enforcement actions it quietly admitted this week were a waste of time.
SEC Turns On Its Own Track Record
The SEC released its 2025 enforcement results on Tuesday, and buried inside was a striking admission: a large number of cases brought in prior years against crypto companies produced no real benefit for investors.
According to the agency, 95 enforcement actions and $2.3 billion in penalties tied to record-keeping violations since fiscal year 2022 &#8220;identified no direct investor harm.&#8221;
The SEC added that seven cases involving crypto firm registrations and six others centered on the legal definition of a dealer also fell into that category.
Those cases, the agency said, reflected a bias toward racking up numbers rather than protecting the people the commission exists to serve.
That self-criticism landed with force. It was a direct indictment of the approach taken under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who for years pursued what critics called regulation by enforcement — using legal action as a substitute for clear rules in the crypto space.
The agency itself used the phrase &#8220;unprecedented rush&#8221; to describe the push to file cases in the weeks before US President Donald Trump took office in January 2025.
Atkins Refocuses The Agency
Paul Atkins took over as SEC chair in April 2025 and moved quickly to change course. Officials said the commission has since redirected its attention toward fraud, market manipulation, and breaches of trust — the categories of misconduct that cause the clearest damage to ordinary investors.
Atkins said the old model prioritized &#8220;volume and record-setting penalties&#8221; over genuine protection.
Data shows the numbers back that up. Based on reports from consulting firm Cornerstone Research, SEC enforcement actions against public companies — including crypto firms — fell roughly 30% in fiscal 2025 compared to the year before.
Despite the pullback, the commission has not gone quiet. In May 2025, the SEC sued Unicoin and four of its executives, alleging the company raised $100 million by misleading investors about token rights and equity. Unicoin has disputed the agency&#8217;s version of events.
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Geneva, Switzerland — April 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications [&#8230;]]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/tron-network-integrated-into-hyperlane-expanding-interoperability-to-over-150-chains</link><guid>838267</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content >https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/troo_nwmk-768x432.jpg</dc:content ><dc:text>TRON Network Integrated into Hyperlane, Expanding Interoperability to Over 150 Chains</dc:text></item><item><title>Bernstein Pushes Back On Bitcoin Quantum Threat Fears, Says It’s Not A Crisis: Report - Bitcoin Magazine</title><description><![CDATA[Bernstein Pushes Back On Bitcoin Quantum Threat Fears, Says It’s Not A Crisis: Report& & Bitcoin Magazine]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bernstein-pushes-back-on-bitcoin-quantum-threat-fears-says-its-not-a-crisis-report-bitcoin-magazine</link><guid>838186</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bernstein Pushes Back On Bitcoin Quantum Threat Fears, Says It’s Not A Crisis: Report - Bitcoin Magazine</dc:text></item><item><title>Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Turns Positive As Price Climbs Past $71,000 - TradingView</title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Turns Positive As Price Climbs Past $71,000& & TradingView]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/bitcoin-long-term-holder-supply-turns-positive-as-price-climbs-past-71000-tradingview</link><guid>838167</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Turns Positive As Price Climbs Past $71,000 - TradingView</dc:text></item><item><title>Iran wants tolls paid in bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz passage - Protos | Informed crypto news</title><description><![CDATA[Iran wants tolls paid in bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz passage& & Protos | Informed crypto news]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/iran-wants-tolls-paid-in-bitcoin-for-strait-of-hormuz-passage-protos-informed-crypto-news</link><guid>838227</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Iran wants tolls paid in bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz passage - Protos | Informed crypto news</dc:text></item><item><title>New Bitcoin ETF Chases Gains That Come While Wall Street Sleeps - bloomberg.com</title><description><![CDATA[New Bitcoin ETF Chases Gains That Come While Wall Street Sleeps& & bloomberg.com]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/new-bitcoin-etf-chases-gains-that-come-while-wall-street-sleeps-bloombergcom</link><guid>838206</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>New Bitcoin ETF Chases Gains That Come While Wall Street Sleeps - bloomberg.com</dc:text></item><item><title>British cryptographer Adam Back denies NYT report that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto - TechCrunch</title><description><![CDATA[British cryptographer Adam Back denies NYT report that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto& & TechCrunch]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/british-cryptographer-adam-back-denies-nyt-report-that-he-is-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-techcrunch</link><guid>838197</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>British cryptographer Adam Back denies NYT report that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto - TechCrunch</dc:text></item><item><title>Adam Back Denies He's Satoshi Nakamoto After NYT Names Him as Bitcoin Creator - Decrypt</title><description><![CDATA[Adam Back Denies He's Satoshi Nakamoto After NYT Names Him as Bitcoin Creator& & Decrypt]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/adam-back-denies-hes-satoshi-nakamoto-after-nyt-names-him-as-bitcoin-creator-decrypt</link><guid>838235</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Adam Back Denies He's Satoshi Nakamoto After NYT Names Him as Bitcoin Creator - Decrypt</dc:text></item><item><title>Did The NYT Identify Bitcoin's Creator? Morgan Stanley Launches ETF, Cryptos Rally. - Investor's Business Daily</title><description><![CDATA[Did The NYT Identify Bitcoin's Creator? Morgan Stanley Launches ETF, Cryptos Rally.& & Investor's Business Daily]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/did-the-nyt-identify-bitcoins-creator-morgan-stanley-launches-etf-cryptos-rally-investors-business-daily</link><guid>838195</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>Did The NYT Identify Bitcoin's Creator? Morgan Stanley Launches ETF, Cryptos Rally. - Investor's Business Daily</dc:text></item><item><title>Has Satoshi Nakamoto Finally Been Unmasked? Believe It or Not, Bitcoin is Rising - Investopedia</title><description><![CDATA[Has Satoshi Nakamoto Finally Been Unmasked? 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Bold Prediction On Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF - Yahoo Finance</dc:text></item><item><title>New research says quantum computers won’t break Bitcoin mining — but here’s what could - AMBCrypto</title><description><![CDATA[New research says quantum computers won’t break Bitcoin mining — but here’s what could& & AMBCrypto]]></description><link>https://coinsnews.com/new-research-says-quantum-computers-wont-break-bitcoin-mining-but-heres-what-could-ambcrypto</link><guid>838237</guid><author>COINS NEWS</author><dc:content /><dc:text>New research says quantum computers won’t break Bitcoin mining — but here’s what could - AMBCrypto</dc:text></item><item><title>Ethereum To Follow Netflix’s Trajectory? Expert Breaks Down Some Interesting Similarities</title><description><![CDATA[Ethereum’s current price structure is being compared to a phase that once played out in a major stock price, where years of sideways movement and repeated rejections eventually gave way to a powerful breakout above resistance. The comparison, shared by crypto analyst Crypto Tice on X, points out that what looks like long-term stagnation around $2,000 on Ethereum’s chart may be a setup that has appeared before in Netflix’s price history.
A Repeating Structure Inside A Range
Technical patterns have a way of resurfacing across different markets, which is why analysts often study past price behavior of one cryptocurrency to predict how another cryptocurrency could also play out in the future. In many cases, these comparisons stay within the crypto market itself or extend to traditional stores of value like precious metals, where similarities in cycles and investor behavior are easier to justify.
This analysis, however, takes a different approach by stepping outside those usual comparisons. It provides a comparison between Ethereum’s current price structure and the way Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) traded between 2003 and 2009.
The chart highlights a sequence of six distinct interactions with range boundaries in both assets. In Netflix’s case, the price spent years bouncing between support and resistance, forming a compressed structure with multiple failed breakout attempts. Each rejection added to the range but also built pressure over time.
Ethereum&#8217;s price action on a multi-year timeframe is showing a nearly identical formation. Since 2021, the Ethereum price has repeatedly pushed into resistance around $4,900, pulled back to support, and returned again for another attempt. 
The current price action, which is the sixth interaction, places Ethereum near the lower boundary of the range, which is just the same stage Netflix was before its eventual breakout.
Price Chart Comparison. Source: @CryptoTice_ On X
Pressure Building. What Comes Next?
The structure outlined in the chart ultimately points to one outcome: a breakout rally. This is how Netflix broke out of the resistance trendline in 2009. The important thing for Ethereum now is reclaiming and holding above resistance above $4,900 with conviction. However, there are other intermediate price targets that Ethereum needs to break above before this move. These targets include $2,150, $2,350, $3,100, $3,900, and $4,600.
The analogy, however, is not without its critics. Some comments argue that comparing Ethereum to Netflix ignores the fundamental differences between the two. One comment, for instance, noted that Netflix’s consolidation took place during a period of steady business expansion, with clear growth in subscribers and revenue supporting its long-term trajectory.
Ethereum’s situation, on the other hand, is more layered and has a different economic regime. The rise of Layer 2 networks has moved activity away from the base layer, reducing fee generation at the protocol level. These factors, and many others, introduce unknowns that cannot be represented through chart structure.
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Another Crypto-Mishap…But From Regulators
Strange things are happening in crypto today. Not only a top U.S. legacy outlet released a piece claiming to have uncovered Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity, but the SEC’s new Fiscal Year 2025 Enforcement Report contains an unusually blunt self‑critique: it admits prior leadership misallocated enforcement resources to chase media headlines and raw case counts instead of real investor protection.
Central to an effective enforcement program is determining which cases to bring and responsibly stewarding Commission resources. Regrettably, such resources have been misapplied in prior years to pursue media headlines and run up numbers, and in turn, led to misguided expectations on what constitutes effective enforcement.
According to the statement, since 2022 the Commission brought 95 “off‑channel communications” book‑and‑record cases with $2.3 billion in penalties, plus seven crypto registration and six “dealer definition” actions. The current Commission now says these showed “no direct investor harm”, produced “no investor benefit” and reflected a misinterpretation of federal securities law.
The Commission itself now characterizes these 95 book‑and‑record cases and 13 crypto matters as resource misallocation driven by a “bias for volume of cases brought versus matters of investor protection.”
The statement also notes that the SEC has dropped seven crypto-focused cases since February 2025, targeting Coinbase, Binance, Cumberland, Consensys Software, Payward (Kraken), Dragonchain, and Balina.
The Atkins Era: Crypto Enforcement 2.0
The SEC is publicly distancing itself from earlier, more expansive readings of securities law in crypto, implying that some marquee cases were built on legal glosses that will not be repeated and that may be harder to defend in court going forward. The recent interpretive release on crypto assets and the SEC‑CFTC alignment are part of the same course correction toward clearer categories of what is or isn’t a security, rather than treating tokens themselves as inherently embodying an investment contract.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins, who assumed the role in April 2025, has faulted his predecessors, claiming the agency did not keep pace with technological innovation. With Atkins, the SEC is recentering enforcement on classic fraud, market manipulation, and breaches of fiduciary duty. The FY 2025 results show 456 actions focused on misconduct that directly harms investors and market integrity
The Trump‑era shift has already seen crypto enforcement actions fall to their lowest level since 2017.
Market Implications
The SEC admission should reduce some litigation overhang and may encourage more projects to operate in the U.S., but fraud, market manipulation, and deceptive offerings remain squarely in the SEC’s crosshairs.
Enforcement reset could gradually improve risk sentiment around high‑quality assets and U.S. venues, though the unwinding of old cases and the new legal framework will likely produce periods of regulatory volatility and headline risk.
This represents a move from opaque, adversarial tactics toward clearer lines between commodities, tools, and true securities. Sophisticated traders should watch how quickly this policy shift flows into actual dismissals, settlements, and new listings.
Cover image from Perplexity. BTCUSD chart from Tradingview.
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The move came after days of rising tension and landed just hours after Trump had warned Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on key infrastructure.
Trump’s Deadline Eases Pressure
Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” he said.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council then accepted the ceasefire, while stressing that the pause did not mean the war was over. Bitcoin jumped 2.55% in the hour after the news and reached $72,150 at the time of publication.
The rebound pushed Bitcoin above a level it had not seen since March 18. It also came after a rough stretch for the crypto market, where sentiment had weakened and traders had been bracing for more conflict. The last few sessions had been marked by caution rather than confidence.
That reaction fit a pattern seen before. When geopolitical stress climbs, risk assets often take a hit. When the pressure eases, money can move back just as fast. Bitcoin has been caught in that swing during past flare-ups, and this one was no different.
NEW: The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on April 7 and will begin negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11. The Iranian Supreme National Security Council announced that the regime agreed to the ceasefire on April 7, several… pic.twitter.com/HXJssnavbX
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) April 8, 2026
Fear Still Lingered In Crypto Trading
Even after the pop, the market picture was far from calm. Market observers pointed to the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index, which sat at an “Extreme Fear” reading of 11 on Tuesday. That suggested many traders were still wary despite the price bounce.
Trump had already added to the tension a day earlier, saying on Monday that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the situation continued. By Tuesday, the tone had changed, but only for now. The ceasefire was tied to a short window, not a lasting settlement.
A Fast Move, But A Fragile One
The speed of Bitcoin’s rise showed how quickly traders were ready to buy when the threat of more fighting eased. The price crossed $72,000 for the first time in 20 days, but the backdrop was still unstable, with both sides signaling that the conflict was not fully resolved.
For now, the market is treating the pause as relief, not closure. Bitcoin’s jump was sharp, but it was built on a ceasefire that could still shift if talks break down or the fighting resumes.
Featured image from Reuters-Yonhap, chart from TradingView
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The post pointed to a macro indicator designed to track the long-term structure of the market. Based on the latest reading of this model, the data suggests Bitcoin may be moving toward a zone where distribution risks may begin to increase, making the next phase of the cycle particularly important to monitor.
Bitcoin’s Macro Cycle Indicator Explains Where The Market Stands
In a recent X post, Wedson drew attention to the Accumulation Distribution Cycle Index (ADCI), a macro framework created by @arch_physicist and now used in research at Alphractal. The indicator was designed to analyze Bitcoin’s position within the broader structure described by the Wyckoff Method.
The ADCI organizes the market cycle into three distinct ranges, each representing a different stage of market behavior. When the index stays between 0 and 3, Bitcoin is typically in accumulation. These periods usually appear when sentiment is weak and participation is low, allowing larger investors to quietly absorb supply.
The 30 to 70 range signals a market that has already begun moving. In this zone, trends start to develop and expand. The direction of the index during this phase can reveal whether momentum is strengthening or beginning to deteriorate.
When the index moves between 70 and 100, the risk of distribution increases. This phase historically appears when market optimism grows, and demand expands, creating conditions where larger holders can begin offloading supply.
The chart shared alongside the post illustrates this pattern across multiple Bitcoin cycles. Previous peaks in the indicator appear near major price highs, while deep drops in the index tend to align with long accumulation periods that later preceded large price expansions.
What Investors Should Watch As Bitcoin Approaches This Phase
Wedson noted that distribution in the current cycle may not appear the same way it did in earlier markets. In the past, Bitcoin cycles often ended with a sharp blow-off top followed by a rapid correction.
However, as the market matures, distribution may occur more gradually. Instead of a sudden spike and collapse, the market could move sideways for extended periods while repeated rallies begin losing strength.
This type of structure allows stronger holders to slowly release supply while public demand remains active. Because of this, the key signal to watch is not just price spikes but signs of repeated exhaustion, slowing momentum, and prolonged sideways movement.
This is why macro indicators like the ADCI are being emphasized. By focusing on structural positioning rather than short-term price action, the model aims to identify whether Bitcoin is being accumulated or distributed before the shift becomes obvious to the wider market. If the index continues rising toward its upper range while price action begins showing exhaustion, it could indicate the market is entering the distribution phase of the cycle.
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