Bitcoin price started a recovery wave from the $73,650 zone. BTC is consolidating and might struggle to clear the $76,500 resistance zone. Bitcoin managed to form a base above $74,000 and started a recovery wave. The price is trading above $75,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $75,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might gain bullish momentum if it settles above the $76,500 zone. Bitcoin Price Aims Higher Bitcoin price extended losses below the $75,500 support zone. BTC even spiked below $74,000 before the bulls appeared. A low was formed at $73,637, and the price is now attempting to recover. There was a move above the $74,500 and $75,000 levels. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $75,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The pair even surpassed the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $78,344 swing high to the $73,637 low. Bitcoin is now trading above $75,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. If the price remains stable above $75,000, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $76,500 level and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $78,344 swing high to the $73,637 low. The first key resistance is near the $77,250 level. A close above the $77,250 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $78,000 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $78,500 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $80,000. Another Decline In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $76,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $75,400 level. The first major support is near the $75,000 level. The next support is now near the $74,250 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $73,650 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $72,000, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now moving lower toward the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $75,000, followed by $74,250. Major Resistance Levels – $76,500 and $77,250.
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Nearly $6 billion in market value vanished from Rave DAO in less than 48 hours — but only about $52 million in liquidations could account for it. That gap is what drew the most attention from analysts trying to make sense of one of crypto’s sharpest recent collapses. Related Reading: Strategy Raises $1.76B War Chest As Saylor Signals Bigger Bitcoin Buy Exchange Probes Add To Investor Alarm The token, known as RAVE, had climbed from roughly $0.25 to $27.30 in just nine days before the bottom fell out. RAVE had swung from $26 to nearly $1 in 24 hours — a 95% collapse, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT. The speed of both the rise and the fall left traders scrambling for answers. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng confirmed the exchange had opened an investigation into trading activity. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said the same. Gate.io was also named in connection with the original allegations. Rather than calming markets, the announcements deepened the sell-off. Investors read the probes as confirmation that something had gone wrong, and selling accelerated. Pump and dump activity for $RAVE originated on @bitget @binance @Gate Call to action for both @heyibinance @GracyBitget to do better and launch internal investigation offboarding the responsible actors. Offering up to $10K bounty of my personal funds for whistleblowers to… pic.twitter.com/NhZDubdU9R — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 18, 2026 The immediate trigger was a public post by on-chain investigator ZachXBT. He accused the project of running a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme and put up a $25,000 bounty for anyone with verifiable inside information. His findings spread fast across social media and trading forums. Wallet Data Points To Insider Control ZachXBT’s analysis focused on token distribution. According to his findings, nine wallets connected to the project’s early distribution phase held close to 95% of the total supply. That concentration, he argued, gave a small number of insiders the ability to move prices at will. Large transfers to exchanges were also recorded before the rally began — a pattern often associated with coordinated offloading once retail demand peaks. A summary of the RAVE -95% price fluctuation from $26 to $1 over the past 24 hours. RAVE Timeline: April 18, 2026 7:26 am UTC: I posted a call to action for Binance, Bitget, & Gate to investigate RAVE market manipulation and offered a $10K bounty. 10:56 am UTC: I posted an… pic.twitter.com/mivKcdyBrw — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 19, 2026 The 10,800% price run had squeezed out short sellers along the way, triggering over $40 million in forced liquidations. Short squeezes can push prices higher without any real buyer demand behind them. Once that pressure eased, the floor disappeared. RaveDAO pushed back. The team issued a public statement saying it had no role in the recent price movement. Officials said token unlocks were sold to cover operating costs, which they described as standard practice. The statement did not address ZachXBT’s specific wallet claims. 1/ We are aware of the rumors and accusations circulating regarding $RAVE and RaveDAO team. We want to be clear: RaveDAO team is not engaged in, nor responsible for, recent price action. We take transparency seriously and remain humbled by the attention, but our focus is on the… — RaveDAO (@RaveDAO) April 18, 2026 Related Reading: XRP A Strong Buy Before 2027 Despite 27% Drop In 2026: Finance Advisory Firm Analysts Watch Key Price Levels For Signs Of Stability With the dust still settling, some analysts pointed to the $1.00 to $1.20 range as a potential floor. A sustained hold above that zone could signal that the worst of the selling is over. A move past $1.50 might indicate that forced sellers have largely exited. But the sheer volume of supply sitting above current prices makes any quick recovery difficult. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
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