The launch aims to improve liquidity and price discovery for PURR shares, Hyperliquid Strategies said in a press release.
The Ethereum Foundation-linked Post-Quantum team says while the quantum threat isn’t imminent, deploying a full solution without disrupting the network will take years.
The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.
Brent crude slid nearly 12% on Monday to trade around $94, but market expert Sam Daodu warns that oil prices will need to fall further — toward the $85–$80 range — before potential rallies in Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP prices can be sustainable. According to Daodu, energy prices remain the key link between the ongoing Middle East conflict and crypto market direction, and until they ease, inflation fears and interest-rate concerns will continue to cap risk assets. Bitcoin, XRP Retrace Amid Oil‑Fueled Rate Risks Bitcoin currently sits just above the psychologically important $70,000 level, while XRP is consolidating near $1.44. Both tokens have retraced modestly from last week’s highs, with Bitcoin down roughly 4% and XRP off about 5% on the weekly chart after encountering resistance higher up. Those pullbacks, Daodu says, are tied to the same macro forces that have pushed oil above $100 on repeated escalation headlines since the Strait of Hormuz closures began in late February. Daodu emphasizes that high oil prices sustain inflationary pressure and, crucially, keep the Federal Reserve (Fed) from easing policy. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts When Bitcoin Price Will Hit $145,000 The Fed’s message on March 19 has pushed out expectations for easier monetary policy. When rate-cut prospects fade, capital rotates away from risk-on assets, and crypto, which still behaves like a high-risk asset, tends to suffer. The expert also highlighted structural reasons crypto markets have appeared particularly sensitive to geopolitical shocks. Because digital-asset markets are open around the clock, they absorb the initial wave of risk sentiment instantly, often before traditional markets open. That 24/7 liquidity profile can lead to sharper moves in Bitcoin and XRP price following weekend or overnight headlines, as selling is concentrated into thinner markets, as Daodu noted in his report. Brent Near $80–$85 Could Unlock Lasting Gains Despite these headwinds, Daodu notes there are constructive technical patterns beneath the surface. Bitcoin has formed higher lows on successive sell-offs since late February, suggesting buyers step in during each dip. XRP, on the other hand, has maintained a roughly $1.35–$1.45 holding zone through recent escalations, reflecting resilience even as rallies fail to hold. Crucially, Daodu argues that oil is the variable most likely to break the current pattern of short-lived crypto rallies. He noted that if Brent retreats toward $80–$85 on signs of a ceasefire or diplomatic progress, inflation pressures should ease and the Fed could regain room to consider rate cuts. Renewed expectations for easier policy would likely return risk capital to crypto markets and give Bitcoin and XRP the momentum they need to sustain gains. Conversely, if energy prices remain north of $100, every positive catalyst will be counterbalanced by the same inflation-and-rates dynamic that has dominated price action since February. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure Drops To Near Three-Year Low Daodu also reminded that several bullish fundamentals that existed before the conflict have not disappeared: the SEC’s movement toward treating Bitcoin as a commodity, inflows into XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and forward progress on the CLARITY Act. Those catalysts are still in place but, in his view, are on hold until broader macro conditions — led by a decline in oil — allow risk assets to reassert themselves. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
Circle shares dropped 20% on Tuesday amid a flurry of news that could negatively impact its stablecoin business.
Dogecoin is back at a technical level that historically favored accumulation, with the memecoin testing long-term support as weekly momentum cools. The setup, laid out by Cryptoinsightuk’s Will Taylor, points to a potential 300% move if DOGE can once again trade the upper end of its multi-year range. Will The Dogecoin Price Explode By 300%? Taylor’s thesis is built almost entirely on structure. On the weekly DOGE/USDT chart he shared, Dogecoin was sitting near $0.09006, pressed into the lower boundary of a broad pennant formation that has contained price action for years. The same chart marked a projected move to roughly $0.27304, labeled as a 302.43% upside swing from current levels. “DOGE is technically at such an interesting level again,” Taylor wrote on X. “Weekly RSI looks compressed as downside momentum slows. We are revisiting a previous area of accumulation / support AND at the bottom of a wider range (Bull Pennant). We are also at the area of most trading volume, can often be a reversal area.” That combination is the core of the bullish case. In Taylor’s view, Dogecoin is not just drifting into support in price terms; it is also returning to the heaviest historical trading zone on the volume profile, a region where buyers and sellers previously did the most business. Related Reading: Dogecoin Could 200% Rally If This Floor Holds, Analyst Says For technical traders, that kind of confluence matters. A prior accumulation band, a long-term rising support line and a high-volume node clustered in the same area can strengthen the argument that downside is becoming less efficient. The weekly RSI reading is also central to his call. Taylor did not attach a numeric target for the indicator, but the chart shows RSI compressed near the lower end of its recent range, with the momentum curve flattening after a long decline. His reading is that selling pressure is slowing rather than accelerating, which makes the current zone more interesting for spot accumulation than for momentum shorts. Related Reading: Analyst Says Dogecoin At $2 Is ‘Inevitable’ As Elon Musk Revives ‘Dogefather’ Meme “If you accumulate and only play the range itself you’re looking at 300% to the upside,” he said. “The technical argument would be it breaks out positively too. I am going to have a few stabs at doge here I think. Great for a spot buy technically though imo.” Taylor also posted a DOGE/gold chart via X. On that weekly pair, Dogecoin appears to be revisiting a marked support zone after a long drawdown, while RSI again looks subdued and close to oversold territory. Relative-strength charts like DOGE/gold do not guarantee a reversal in USD terms, but they can reinforce the idea that the asset is approaching an area where its underperformance may be getting stretched. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.09346. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Lawmakers in Delaware have introduced the Delaware Payment Stablecoin Act, also known as Senate Bill 19, to foster cryptocurrency adoption in the state by providing clarity in stablecoin regulation. Delaware joins Florida in state stablecoin regulation Placed under Delaware banking law, the bipartisan bill borrows heavily from the GENIUS Act in order to remain compliant …
Data shows the Ethereum Coinbase Premium Index has stayed inside the negative territory even as the price has climbed back above $2,100. Ethereum Coinbase Premium Index Is Red Right Now As pointed out by Arab Chain in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, the Coinbase Premium Index has been in the red zone for Ethereum recently. This indicator keeps track of the percentage difference between the ETH price listed on Coinbase (USD pair) and that on Binance (USDT pair). Related Reading: Bitcoin HODLers Quietly Add 332,000 BTC Amid Market Chaos Below is a chart that shows the trend in the Ethereum Coinbase Premium Index over the past month. As is visible in the graph, the Ethereum Coinbase Premium Index has dropped into the negative region in the last few days, indicating BTC has been trading at a lower rate on Coinbase as compared to Binance. In other words, users of the former have been applying a higher selling pressure than that of the latter. Initially, the decline in the indicator came as the asset observed a retrace from last week’s highs. The timing would suggest that Coinbase traders led the price drawdown. But interestingly, while the Coinbase Premium Index has remained at a value of -0.0149 during the past day, ETH’s price has actually seen a rebound back above the $2,100 level. The trend could be a sign that Binance investors have helped provide the fuel for the surge. If the Coinbase Premium Index stays red in the coming days, however, it’s possible that the move could run out of momentum. This is because, in recent times, American institutional entities, which use Coinbase as their preferred platform, have tended to be the drivers in the cryptocurrency sector. Whenever demand from these investors is lacking, Ethereum and other major tokens like Bitcoin tend to suffer. So far, the rebound hasn’t been able to ignite interest among the US-based whales, so it only remains to be seen whether things will change as the rally unfolds. The Coinbase Premium Index only tells a short-term story of the market. From a more long-term view, Ethereum’s rebound from $1,800 over the past month occurred after a retest of a significant level in the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio, as analyst Ali Martinez has highlighted in an X post. Related Reading: Dogecoin Could 200% Rally If This Floor Holds, Analyst Says The MVRV Ratio basically tells us about the profit-loss situation of the ETH investors as a whole. As shown in the below chart, the Ethereum MVRV Ratio plunged below 1.0 during this year’s drawdown, implying that the overall network entered into a state of loss. The metric ended up going down to the 0.8 level, which has often acted as a low point for the cryptocurrency in the past. “Historically, this is a ‘Generational Buy’ zone,” noted the analyst. Since this retest, ETH has observed its rebound. ETH Price At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading around $2,160, down 7% over the past week. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
OpenAI will discontinue the Sora app and API, ending its AI video-generation platform months after launching the standalone product.
Falling tech stock prices and rising bond yields have forced a rush for cash, preventing Bitcoin from gaining any bullish momentum.
Dogecoin is once again capturing market attention, this time driven by a significant leap in its mining performance. Recent developments indicate that the Dogecoin network has achieved a threefold increase in processing speed and a notable milestone in its ongoing evolution. This surge in efficiency enhances transaction throughput and also signals growing strength in the network’s underlying infrastructure. Dogecoin Mining Infrastructure Strengthens Ahead Of Launch The network set to power Dogecoin mining on April 1st has just achieved a major performance milestone, speeding up 3x faster on the live mainnet, not on a testnet. Qubic has stated on X that over the past year, the network has steadily improved its processing speed, moving from handling a tick every 2 seconds to 1 second, and the latest core optimization just pushed it down to 0.6 seconds. Related Reading: Dogecoin Becomes The Next Target For Qubic’s Compute Network — Here’s Why This upgrade is important for Dogecoin mining because every share submitted by miners is validated through Oracle Machines within a single tick. With faster ticks, the network can deliver quicker confirmations, with a more efficient pipeline, and a system equipped to handle the load when April 1st arrives. Given that this improvement is arriving just ahead of launch, the network appears to be scaling at the right time, Qubic outlined. Even with key developments, Dogecoin is still down. The meme coin’s price is once again approaching a technically significant level, with multiple indicators aligning to suggest a potential turning point. An analyst known as Cryptoinsightuk on X highlighted that on the weekly timeframe, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has appeared compressed, signaling that the downside momentum is weakening. At the same time, price action is revisiting a previous accumulation/support area and positioned at the lower boundary of a broader range bullish pennant structure. Adding to the confluence, DOGE is currently in the area of its highest trading volume, which can often act as a strong foundation for a potential reversal. From a range perspective, simply trading between support and resistance could offer substantial upside, with projections of up to 300% if the price rotates toward the top of the range. The broader technical argument would be that it breaks out positively. Based on this setup, Cryptoinsightuk suggested cautiously accumulating at these levels, viewing it as an attractive spot-buy opportunity from a technical standpoint. Early Signs Of A Dogecoin Trend Reversal Emerge A crypto enthusiast has predicted a potential shift in momentum for Dogecoin. According to TOPDOGE, Dogecoin may already be entering the early stages of an uptrend. A green candle is currently forming at the base of a rising channel, an area that has historically acted as a reliable bottom for price action. Related Reading: The Dogecoin Setup That Could Create New Crypto Millionaires However, the appearance of buying pressure at this level may flip momentum, triggering the early stages of a rally. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
Under the leadership of Chairman Mike Selig, the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the launch of an Innovation Task Force to regulate emerging financial technologies. The task force focuses specifically on three areas: Blockchain and cryptocurrencies Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems Prediction markets and event contracts. CFTC Innovation Task Force to …
Robinhood approved a new $1.5 billion buyback as HOOD remains under pressure after Bitcoin slid from its October 2025 peak above $126,000.
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OpenAI plans to shut down Sora video app and API as it pivots toward AI agents and core models amid rising compute demands.
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“XRP isn’t going to move the way most people expect.” That was the message shared by an XRP enthusiast on X, rejecting the idea of a steady climb through levels like $2, $3, and $4. Instead, the projection breaks away from conventional technical analysis and circulating supply models, predicting that XRP’s price could move in a much more exponential, step-change manner. The Exponential Pattern For XRP There have been multiple questions as to whether XRP’s next major rally will look like a normal crypto rally or whether it could come as a repricing when it is finally tied into real-world financial use on a global scale. That outlook was reiterated again after an XRP enthusiast on X noted that the cryptocurrency will not climb in clean steps, such as $2, $3, and $4, as most people think. Related Reading: XRP Price Crash Far From Over And This Move Could Send It To $0.75 Instead, the XRP price will leap from current levels into triple, four-digit, or even higher territory once it becomes necessary in the financial system. This is not because of hype and not because everyone suddenly believes. But just because one day the system actually starts using it. This line of thinking often centers on XRP’s role as a bridge asset. In such a system, liquidity requirements could force a rapid adjustment in price if demand outweighs available supply. It is the same reasoning behind repeated claims that XRP will not follow a traditional cycle pattern. Similar projections have surfaced from multiple XRP enthusiasts in recent months, many of whom link XRP’s long-term upside to institutional integration and cross-border settlement flows on the XRP Ledger. Interestingly, the pattern described in each case is a massive XRP price climb to levels as high as $10,000+. Critics Still Push Back Against These Targets At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.42, which is far below the floated price targets of $100 and above. Despite how popular this theory has become within parts of the XRP community, it continues to face strong resistance. Related Reading: XRP Price Is Maintaining This Multi-Year Trendline, But A Crash Could Be Looming The main challenge to these price targets comes down to scale. At current supply levels, even a move to $100 would place the entire market cap of XRP above $6 trillion and closer to $10 trillion when considering total supply. This is much higher than some of the largest financial assets in the world by total value. That is why more conservative projections still dominate institutional outlooks. Analysts and research firms that track XRP base their upside in terms of growth relating to adoption milestones, regulatory clarity, and institutional capital inflows into Spot XRP ETFs, not instant moves into four digits above $1,000. Even Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back on such expectations, noting that if the market genuinely believed XRP could trade at $100 very soon, its current price would not still be sitting near the $1 range. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com
21shares president Duncan Moir sees shifting investor demand and evolving product strategies pushing crypto ETFs and ETPs beyond passive exposure.
US business activity slowed in March, and the new PMI data delivered a warning that markets are starting to price in: growth is losing momentum just as price pressures pick up again. That creates a pretty tough backdrop for Bitcoin to trade in. When the economy cools while inflation stays elevated, traders expect the Federal […]
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Riding the crypto boom to become one of the 2025's hottest stocks, HOOD has shed more than 50% of its value since bitcoin topped in early October.
The board also approved a $1 billion share repurchase program in May 2024 and $500 million repurchase in April 2025.
Circle (CRCL) stock plunged 20% on Tuesday as stablecoin rival Tether made a long-awaited move and Clarity Act speculation grew.
An Israeli TV report said a one-month ceasefire could be announced soon.
Bitcoin’s halving clock is ticking toward what analysts call a critical threshold — and the crypto market has bigger problems on its hands right now. Related Reading: XRP Ledger Signals Growth With $1M Unlock And Activity Surge Conflicting Signals From Washington And Tehran Reports indicate that US President Donald Trump described recent contact with Iranian officials as productive, suggesting both sides had found common ground on winding down hostilities. He even floated the idea of Iran sharing control over the Strait of Hormuz and working alongside whoever leads the country after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Markets moved fast on those words. Bitcoin climbed from roughly $68,850 to $71,250 — a gain of about 3.50% — while Ethereum rose 2.50% to $2,125. Oil, which had been trading above $100 a barrel, dropped to $89.40. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Pushes Back Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said his government has not held any talks that could be described as productive with Washington. He added that Iran has not responded to messages passed through third-party countries — Turkey, Oman, and Egypt among them — urging a negotiated off-ramp from the conflict. Iran’s conditions for ending the war remain unchanged: US military bases closed, American forces disarmed, full control of the Strait of Hormuz transferred to Iranian governance, financial compensation for war damages, and a binding guarantee against future military action. Those are not conditions that bend easily. Markets Caught Between Two Stories With Washington and Tehran offering opposing accounts of where diplomacy stands, crypto traders were left with little to go on. Bitcoin stalled near the $70,000 mark, unable to hold the momentum it briefly found on Trump’s remarks. The mismatch in statements from both governments has kept investors cautious, and analysts say continued volatility is likely as long as the geopolitical situation stays unresolved. Oil prices are a key variable. If the conflict heats back up — especially around the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant portion of the world’s oil passes — energy costs could surge again. Higher energy prices feed inflation, and inflation clouds the outlook for interest rates. That chain of events tends to pull risk assets lower, and crypto has not been immune. Upcoming releases on US inflation and unemployment claims, along with commentary from the Federal Reserve on how rising energy costs might shape rate decisions, are all on traders’ radar this week. Related Reading: Crypto Adoption No Longer Optional, Survey Finds As 72% Of Finance Leaders Signal Commitment Whale Activity Points To A Market At A Crossroads On-chain data shows Bitcoin’s Exchange Whale Ratio sitting at 0.7. Based on historical patterns, that level has often appeared near market bottoms, which some read as a sign that large holders are accumulating rather than selling. Featured image from Trends Research, chart from TradingView
The asset management giant's Robbie Mitchnic said clients are focused on bitcoin, ether and only a few other tokens, and aren't looking for broad exposure. Rather, they see opportunity for crypto in artificial intelligence.
The move aims to integrate the second-biggest dollar-pegged stablecoin into regional payment networks to improve cross-border transactions and remittances.
The latest draft of the Clarity Act, a bill seeking to provide better regulatory oversight in the crypto industry, has proposed a ban on stablecoin yields, while permitting active rewards on the same. Should this bipartisan bill get Senate approval, it would effectively ban passive interest on stablecoin deposits, but allow active rewards for using …
Bitcoin is starting to trade like the market’s real-time geopolitical switch After Bitcoin moved back above $70,000, following President Trump's five-day delay of planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure, the useful question is whether Bitcoin is now functioning as one of the fastest live markets for repricing geopolitical risk. The evidence increasingly supports this interpretation. Bitcoin is no […]
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Lido said in 2025 its main goal was to expand beyond its core staking product and launch new offerings.
Chair Michael Selig said that the task force was an example of “future-proofing“ regulation at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Robin Vince says large banks can bridge digital assets and traditional finance as trust and regulation shape the next phase of growth.
Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement falls, but CEO Tim Sweeney says it's not AI's fault.