Evernorth Holdings has officially filed its Form S-4 with the U.S. SEC on March 18, 2026, bringing its plans into the public eye. The company is now moving closer to a Nasdaq listing under the ticker XRPN. This filing is part of a merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC deal that helps companies …
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The Bitcoin price broke above $75,000 earlier this week, marking the highest level for the pioneer cryptocurrency for over one month. But while this move has led to an improvement in the overall investor sentiment, it could end up being a trap. This is called out by analyst TheOnePct, who explained that the correct move could end up being part of a larger Flat correction that began years ago. In this case, it would only be a matter of time before the Bitcoin price falls again. Bitcoin Break Confirms Structural Weakness The analysis follows the Bitcoin price movement since 2021, expressing that this current move is still part of the correction that began almost five years ago after the 2021 bull market. Instead of marking the bottom for BTC, the crypto analyst explains that it is likely a B-wave of the Flat correction. Related Reading: Can Avalanche’s AVAX Rise From The Dead? The Zone That Could Change Everything The current price movements, the analyst suggests, are actually ‘structurally consistent’ with this Flat correction. One of the things that seems to correlate is the fact that the Bitcoin price has been seeing very aggressive declines. It coincides with the C-wave of a flat correction, which spells even more bad luck for the cryptocurrency. Another thing the analyst calls out is that the current C-wave looks to be terminal in nature. This simply means that the current trend is inherently corrective. As a result, it is likely that the price will reverse and fall further even after the correction. What To Expect Interpreting the decline of the Bitcoin price, the analyst says the trend suggests that Wave 1 has actually not bottomed. If that is the case, then the recovery into the $70,000s may only be temporary in nature. Not only this, but that the digital asset is likely forming a Diametric pattern. Related Reading: Shiba Inu’s 1,549% Spike: Can Bulls Take Control Again And Trigger An Explosive Rally? Going by this, the crypto analyst says that the Bitcoin price is likely moving through Wave F, which could end up being more complex in terms of the sideways movement. Eventually, though, this is expected to end in a decline, leading into Wave G. Wave G is more bearish than the previous wave, and as the price begins to move through, it is expected to fall below $60,000, bottoming somewhere around $55,000. “BTC has already shown clear structural weakness, and that weakness is likely to continue hunting the market for quite some time,” the analyst said. “Because of this, the market may remain in a bearish environment for longer than most expect.” Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
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Amid strong institutional demand and regulatory clarity from US authorities, an analyst has suggested that Solana (SOL) could potentially rally above a crucial psychological barrier for the first time in a month. Related Reading: BNB Chain Momentum Grows As Total RWA Value Hits $3B Clear Skies Ahead For Solana Over the past week, Solana has had a remarkable performance, jumping 22% from March lows and breaking out of its multi-week consolidation range. The cryptocurrency has been hovering between the $77 and $92 levels over the past month and a half, failing to break above the upper zone of this range despite multiple attempts. Following the recent crypto market bounce, the altcoin reached a one-month high of $97 at the start of the week, before dropping to $90 on Wednesday. Amid this performance, analyst Ali Martinez reported that SOL recently flashed a key bullish signal for the first time since January, suggesting a relief rally could be ahead. As he explained, the SuperTrend indicator, which is used to identify the current market trend, has turned bullish on Solana, flipping from Sell to Buy on the daily chart. In addition, the market watcher noted that there’s little resistance until the $100 psychological barrier, signaling a potential breakout to $115. Per the post, the UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) metric shows that “a robust demand floor” was established between $85.55 and $82.60, where 76 million SOL tokens were transacted. “This 38-day accumulation phase has effectively exhausted sell-side liquidity. With no significant supply barriers remaining on the horizontal profile, Solana has a clear path toward the $100 psychological level, followed by the $115 liquidity cluster,” he detailed, adding that the “‘ceiling’ is significantly thinner than the current floor.” Martinez emphasized that if Solana holds the 39-day distribution zone that flipped into a structural floor around the $93 area, a bull rally could happen “much faster than people think.” Institutional Demand, Regulatory Clarity Fuel SOL’s Momentum SOL’s anticipated recovery comes as spot Solana Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) record their largest single-day performance in two weeks and their best weekly run since the mid-January market crash. According to SoSoValue data, the category saw $17.81 million in inflows on March 17, its highest single-day net flows since the start of the month, suggesting strong institutional demand. Meanwhile, the SOL-based funds have seen a five-week positive streak despite market volatility, largely fueled by geopolitical tensions. As the report noted, Solana Spot ETFs have cumulative net inflows of $989.3 million amid strong, “just shy of the $1B milestone.” Related Reading: The End Of Ethereum’s Downtrend? Key Indicator Flashes First Bullish Signal Since September Adding to the momentum, US regulators have recently shared long-awaited clarity on how federal securities laws apply to many crypto assets, resolving years of regulatory ambiguity. On Tuesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued joint guidance to provide clearer rules for market participants, officially confirming that most crypto assets, including Solana, Cardano, and XRP, are digital commodities rather than securities, joining Bitcoin and Ethereum in this classification. As of this writing, Solana trades at $90, a 6.4% increase in the monthly timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
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On-chain data shows the 365-day Bitcoin MVRV Ratio has recently been sitting deep inside the negative zone, implying long-term buyers are underwater. Bitcoin MVRV Ratio Suggests 1-Year Holders Still In Pain In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about how the short-term and long-term Bitcoin returns have been looking from the perspective of the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio. This indicator keeps track of the ratio between the Market Cap of BTC and its Realized Cap. Related Reading: Bitcoin STH Profit-Taking Ramps Up As Price Breaks $74,000 The Market Cap here is simply the total value of the Bitcoin circulating supply at the current spot price. This metric can be considered as an estimate of the value that the investors as a whole are carrying in the present. The Realized Cap, in contrast, measures the value that the holders initially put into the cryptocurrency. It does so by summing up the last blockchain transaction price of each token in circulation. As the MVRV Ratio compares the two metrics, its value essentially tells us about the profit-loss status of the network. When the indicator is greater than 1, it means the investors as a whole are sitting on some net unrealized profit. On the other hand, it being under the threshold suggests the dominance of loss in the market. In the context of the current topic, the MVRV Ratio of the entire network isn’t of interest, but rather that of two segments of it: 30-day and 365-day buyers. Below is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the metric separately for the two Bitcoin cohorts. In the graph, the MVRV Ratio is displayed as a percentage, with the 1 level corresponding to the 0% mark. It would appear that the metric was sitting at +7.1% for the 30-day investors at the time that the analytics firm made the post, indicating a profitable status for the recent buyers. Generally, holders become more likely to sell the larger that their profits get, so it’s possible that these short-term traders could be tempted to take their gains of the rally. BTC has seen a notable pullback in the past day and it may be due to profit realization from these investors. While the new buyers have been in gains, the 1-year investors haven’t been so fortunate. As is visible in the chart, the MVRV Ratio of this cohort has been around -22.1% recently, which is inside a region that Santiment defines as pertaining to an “opportunity” zone. Related Reading: Cardano Chop Nearing End? Here’s The Key Resistance To Watch Given this dominance of losses among this cohort, Bitcoin may not be set up badly from a long-term perspective. It only remains to be seen, however, how the asset will develop in the coming months. BTC Price Bitcoin has plummeted to the $71,100 level following its price drop over the past day. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Evernorth is moving closer to a public listing after filing a Form S-4 with the SEC, the final major regulatory hurdle of its SPAC merger plan.
Momentum has picked up on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers and industry leaders converged at the DC Blockchain Summit, where Senator Cynthia Lummis said she expects the long‑delayed Senate Banking Committee markup on the crypto market‑structure bill (CLARITY Act) to be scheduled for late April. Breakthrough On DeFi And Stablecoin Yield Senator Lummis told attendees she is confident the committee will approve the crypto market structure bill and that the full Senate could pass the legislation by the end of the year. “We’re gonna have this thing done come hell or high water by the end of the year.” She added that a Banking GOP markup is likely in the second half of April after the Easter recess. “We think we’ve got it,” she claimed at the event. Related Reading: This Week Could Be The Most Volatile For Bitcoin In 2026, Top Expert Warns Stablecoin yield has been one of the thorniest issues slowing talks; bank lobbyists have argued that such yield could effectively resemble deposit interest and threaten deposit accounts. Lummis said negotiators have drafted language to block crypto platforms from marketing or delivering rewards in ways that sound like traditional deposit yield or that scale with the amount of assets a user holds. “Anything that sounds like banking product terminology will not appear,” she said, noting she had not seen the most recent text but that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong had signaled willingness to compromise. Senators Fast‑Track Crypto Bill Lummis also said negotiators believe they have resolved outstanding questions around decentralized finance. “We think we’ve got the DeFi issue put to bed,” she said, reflecting industry and legislative efforts to clarify how peer‑to‑peer (P2P) and protocol‑level services should be regulated. The senator used social media to underscore the political moment, stating that there has “never been a more pro‑digital asset administration in United States history than @POTUS,” and urging colleagues to seize what she described as a unique opportunity to finalize crypto market‑structure reform. Related Reading: Citigroup Lowers 12-Month Bitcoin Price Forecast To $112,000, ETH To $3,175—Here’s The Reason Reporting from Crypto in America added further signs of progress. Journalist Eleanor Terrett relayed comments from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, who told the summit he expected to have “the first proposal” on stablecoin yield by the end of the week. Chair Scott credited Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis, along with Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Crypto Council, for helping advance negotiations between the two financial sectors. Importantly, Scott also said the committee is making headway on decentralized finance (DeFi), ethics, and quorum issues, and that some Democratic concerns are being addressed by proposing minority‑party representation at the SEC and CFTC — a concession aimed at broadening bipartisan support. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
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The filing estimates that the merged entity will hold at least 473 million XRP at launch, including contributions from Ripple.
XRP is pressing up against what analyst EGRAG CRYPTO describes as a pivotal resistance band, with a new chart arguing that the token is entering a decisive technical phase. In the analyst’s framework, the immediate question is whether an ascending triangle forming beneath “Zone 1” can trigger the next leg higher and whether that move could eventually reopen the path toward prior cycle highs. In a post on X, EGRAG framed the setup as “Ascending Triangle vs Zone 1 (Decision Time)” and tied the structure to a potential policy catalyst: the Clarity Act. The five-day XRP/USD chart shows price compressing beneath a blue resistance area around $1.65 to $1.70, while a rising lower trendline suggests buyers have continued stepping in on dips. The core of the thesis is straightforward. According to EGRAG, “The Chart is Saying the following: Ascending Triangle forming under Zone 1 ($1.65–$1.70). Higher lows = buyers stepping in. Resistance flat = liquidity sitting above. This is classic breakout fuel.” XRP’s Possible Path To The ATH That interpretation hinges on a familiar dynamic in market structure. An ascending triangle typically reflects repeated buying interest at progressively higher levels, even as sellers continue defending a fixed ceiling. In EGRAG’s read, that ceiling is Zone 1, and the tightening range beneath it is creating the pressure. Related Reading: XRP Liquidity Builds on Binance – What The 2.78B Reserve Spike Means EGRAG does not present the pattern as a guaranteed breakout. Instead, the post assigns explicit probabilities to both paths. “Break Above Zone 1: ~65%. Structure supports continuation. Momentum building with compression,” the analyst wrote. “Rejection / Fakeout: ~35%. If no catalyst → liquidity sweep first. If the Clarity Act is postponed, rejection becomes the likely scenario.” Notably, the post repeatedly points to the Clarity Act as the narrative catalyst that could “unlock” a break above Zone 1. In other words, the triangle may be storing pressure, but the release still depends on a macro or policy trigger strong enough to force price through overhead supply. Related Reading: XRP Flashes Rare Bottom Signals As Analyst Eyes Breakout Toward $14–$18 Even then, EGRAG argues that clearing Zone 1 would only be the first step. The post asks what it would take for XRP to reach “Zone 2,” marked at roughly $2.60 and above on the chart. The answer is more demanding than a single breakout candle. “Breaking Zone 1 is NOT enough,” EGRAG wrote. “To breach Zone 2 ($2.60+), we need institutional flows / ETF-style exposure, BTC stability or dominance drop, [and] sustained weekly closes above $1.85–$2.00.” For now, the analyst’s summary is more measured than euphoric: “Triangle = Pressure. Zone 1 = Trigger. Zone 2 = Expansion. Catalyst starts the move…..Liquidity finishes it.” That leaves XRP at an inflection point. If buyers can convert the current compression into a clean move through Zone 1, the conversation quickly shifts from pattern recognition to expansion targets. If not, EGRAG’s own framework suggests the market could sweep liquidity lower first, especially if Clarity Act fails to arrive on time. At press time, XRP traded at $1.44. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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