Bitcoin reclaims $71.5k and pushes through the old ATH band, now the market has to prove it can hold there Bitcoin spent the last 24 to 48 hours doing what the market had repeatedly failed to do through the first part of the year. It moved through the $71,500 ceiling, reclaimed $72,000, and then started […]
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Deutsche Börse teamed up with Kraken in December to bridge traditional and digital markets and help expedite institutional cryptocurrency adoption in Europe.
Deutsche Börse, Germany’s largest exchange group, has invested $200 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, acquiring around a 1.5 percent stake on a fully diluted basis. The deal values Kraken at roughly $13.3 billion, marking another major step in the integration of traditional financial institutions with crypto infrastructure. The move highlights growing institutional …
Deutsche Borse Group has taken a $200 million stake in Kraken parent Payward, deepening ties between traditional finance and crypto markets.
XRP sentiment among retail investors has declined to severe lows as fear and doubt continue to plague the market. The cryptocurrency has seen continuous declines in its price since reaching a high above $3 in 2025. This poor performance has triggered rapid sell-offs and weakened XRP’s market structure to the point that its short-term direction remains uncertain. Nevertheless, new reports suggest that XRP is now sitting at sentiment levels that previously preceded massive price rallies. If historical trends repeat perfectly, the cryptocurrency could be gearing up for a highly anticipated price reversal. Sentiment Hit Levels Tied To Past Rallies In an X post on April 13, the market intelligence platform Santiment disclosed that XRP’s Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) has reached its third-highest level in the past two years. Retail investors appear to be shifting away from the cryptocurrency as its price has continued to trend downward and consolidate at lower levels for months. Related Reading: It’s Too Early For A Bitcoin Price Bottom, Here’s What You Should Be Looking At Interestingly, Santiment’s data shows that the rising fear and uncertainty over XRP’s price outlook may not be entirely negative. In the X post, Santiment noted that historically, when bullish comments about XRP get replaced by this high level of bearishness, the probability of a relief rally increases significantly. The market intelligence platform noted that the reason for this contradictory reaction is that prices tend to move in the opposite direction of the crowd’s expectations. The accompanying chart shows that in February 2025, XRP experienced similar levels of bearishness and then rebounded sharply. The same trend was observed in October 2025, before the cryptocurrency skyrocketed. With most retail investors finally turning their backs on XRP after it crashed by more than 63% in nine months, Santiment reveals that this kind of signal could be capitalized on if investors wait longer. If historical trends play out as the market intelligence platform suggests, then XRP could be preparing for a major bullish reversal soon. XRP Sparks Another Brief Rally XRP has experienced a brief bounce, climbing more than 3% in the last 24 hours and over 4% over the past seven days. However, this increase has been unable to drive its price back toward the $1.4 resistance level. Related Reading: Why A Bitcoin Price Breakdown To $50,000 Could Be Important For Long-Term Bullishness Data from CoinMarketCap shows that the XRP price rose this week primarily due to a broader crypto rally led by Bitcoin. The surge in Bitcoin’s price was fueled by dovish signals from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that slightly eased macro pressure on risk assets. Aside from these developments, XRP currently lacks strong bullish catalysts to drive its price higher. The cryptocurrency’s weak structure, combined with ongoing geopolitical tensions, has been a major contributor to investors’ negative sentiment and growing panic. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin price approaches $75,000 level with $200 million in shorts at risk of liquidation, rising open interest and shifting volatility dynamics in focus.
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a formal remission claims process for victims of the $4 billion OneCoin crypto fraud. Eligible investors who suffered losses between 2014 and 2019 can apply to receive compensation from more than $40 million in forfeited assets. Claims must be submitted through the administrator Kroll by June 30, 2026. …
Nauru moves from building rules to promoting its digital asset framework as it looks to attract companies and cross-border partnerships.
Hyperliquid has been gathering immense attention in recent times as the price has been rising, regardless of the Bitcoin price variation. Since the rebound in the first few days of the month, the HYPE price has been consistently rising, forming consecutive higher highs and lows. The latest move does not appear to be just price-driven, …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's call for the Fed to hold off on rate cuts reflects a problem that reaches far beyond Washington: war-driven inflation is keeping the door to cheaper money shut. Reuters reported that Bessent urged caution because the Iran conflict is lifting fuel costs and complicating the inflation outlook. The Fed's own March […]
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The nominee, Shin Huyn-song, supported a central bank digital currency model, emphasizing the need for strict anti-money laundering and compliance controls.
Eigenlayer's innovative restaking protocol is redefining blockchain infrastructure with enhanced security and customizability.
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Kraken’s Chief Security Officer went public with something most exchanges would bury. Nick Percoco shared a detailed X post explaining why Kraken is currently dealing with an extortion attempt, and what actually happened behind the scenes. Percoco revealed that a criminal group was threatening to leak videos of Kraken’s internal systems to the media unless …
The crypto market is gaining momentum, and Solana is quickly catching up. While Bitcoin and Ethereum have already pushed higher, SOL price has now jumped over 5% to trade near $86, signaling growing strength across altcoins. More importantly, the move comes with a structural shift in price action, as Solana breaks key resistance and builds …
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $291 million in outflows on Monday as BTC climbed above $74,000, marking the biggest day of redemptions since March 27, led by FBTC.
Estimated bitcoin purchase from STRC of around 7,800 BTC could mark the largest single-day addition since the preferred stock's debut.
Victims of the $4 billion OneCoin scam can petition for the opportunity to recover funds from over $40 million in forfeited assets.
Hacken’s Q1 2026 report finds $464.5 million lost across 43 incidents, with phishing, legacy code bugs and key compromises driving losses as regulators tighten security demands.
SpaceX's rise highlights the untapped potential in stagnant industries ripe for innovative disruption.
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BTC's price has hit four-week highs above $74,000. Here are next key levels that could amplify volatility or create resistance.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse arrived at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington this week with a message for anyone still watching the CLARITY Act negotiations: the frustration is the signal. “When people are at their peak frustration, that’s when they finally compromise, and it gets done,” Garlinghouse told Semafor’s Jax Alemany, relaying what Washington …
The latest discussion on crypto Twitter centers around how global payments are still running on outdated infrastructure, and XRP is being built to fix that gap. “Wire Transfers” Are Still Stuck in the Past At a recent event, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse delivered one of the most pointed critiques of traditional finance infrastructure. Garlinghouse didn’t …
Aptos has rolled out a major tokenomics overhaul aimed at tightening supply and boosting long-term value. The update cuts staking rewards to 2.6 percent and raises gas fees 10x, with fees designed to drive token burns. The total supply is capped at 2.1 billion APT, while 210 million tokens are permanently locked by the Foundation. …
UK Liberal Democrats called on the FCA to examine Nigel Farage’s Stack BTC promotion as scrutiny grows over crypto conflicts and political donations.
Previous bear markets left scars that are hard to ignore. The 2017 crash wiped out more than 80% of Bitcoin’s value. The 2021 collapse took nearly 77%. So when a fresh wave of analysts began calling for a drop to $50,000, the warnings carried weight — at least on paper. Related Reading: TRUMP Buying Frenzy Builds Ahead Of Mar-A-Lago Power Event A Different Kind Of Cycle Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research, said the $50,000 level was being eyed as the last major buying opportunity before any real recovery could take hold. A drop to that price, he said, would represent a “healthy cycle reset” given the pressure from broader economic forces and weak movement of capital into crypto. But Ruck also raised a point that separates this downturn from past ones: Bitcoin is already down roughly 40% from its record high, and this time around, large institutions are involved in ways they simply weren’t before. That changes the math. Prior crashes were driven mostly by retail traders — ordinary people buying and panic-selling. Institutional money behaves differently, and consistent buying pressure from that side of the market may be putting a floor under prices that didn’t exist in earlier cycles. “There is a chance this cycle might not reach an idealized 60% drawdown,” Ruck said, pointing to what he called a distinctively macro-structured market environment. Bitcoin: the big flush… I don’t think we’ve had it yet I don’t think $60,000 was the bottom You can pray for it of course ???? but it won’t help Trend is still down The few % bounces are tiny if you zoom out I will reconsider this stance in case bull strength returns It’s just… — Ivan on Tech ???????????? Head Trader @ Bullmania (@IvanOnTech) April 13, 2026 Trader and author Ivan Liljeqvist posted to X that Bitcoin had yet to experience what he called “the big flush.” He said he didn’t believe $60,000 marked the bottom, and that the overall trend remained pointed downward. The small bounces seen along the way, he argued, looked minor against the bigger price picture. Analyst Merlijn Enkelaar echoed that view, suggesting Bitcoin was entering a second bear phase that could push prices to $50,000 before any wider distribution of gains takes place. THREE PHASES. BITCOIN ABOUT TO ENTERTHE SECOND. Accumulation: done. Manipulation: loading. Distribution: $150K. Pending. $70K is the decision. Hold it: manipulation is short. Lose it: $50K first. They ran this playbook once already. You watched it happen. pic.twitter.com/yJMAeA6Tfh — Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) April 13, 2026 Geopolitical Tensions Drive Swings Crypto prices don’t move in a vacuum. A temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran sent Bitcoin briefly above $75,000 — the kind of jump that happens when fear lifts, even for a moment. US President Donald Trump announced the two-week pause in hostilities, and markets responded quickly. But the relief didn’t last. Peace talks broke down over the weekend, and by Monday Bitcoin had slipped back below $71,000 after Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Rising consumer prices, reported in Friday’s CPI data, added further weight. Bitcoin’s all-time high stands at $126,198, set in October 2025. At current prices around $72,500 to $74,600, that puts the drawdown at roughly 40% to 44% — deep, but still well short of the 60% collapse that some models suggest a full bear market requires. BTC STILL LOOKS SUPER BEARISH HTF Weekly short imbalances were filled and rn we can only go to 1M imbalance, which is ~$80K Right after it, I am waiting for a final huge dump to one of my targets: $59K or $50K Either way last dump is coming Notifs on, I’ll call exact bottom pic.twitter.com/twHr5VhxRr — symbiote (@cryptosymbiiote) April 13, 2026 Analysts Split On What Comes Next One analyst posting under the name “symbiote” called the chart “super bearish” on longer time frames, saying a final large drop to either $59,000 or $50,000 was still coming. Others are less certain the floor hasn’t already been set. Related Reading: Dollar’s Shrinking Value Adds Fuel To XRP Bull Case: Finance Expert What makes this cycle harder to read is the mix of forces pulling in both directions. Institutional investment and ETF inflows provide steady demand. Global conflict, inflation data, and uncertain monetary policy cut against that. Neither side has clearly hit the proverbial bullseye. Bitcoin touched a low of around $66,000 in early April before recovering. Whether that low holds — or whether the market has another leg down before it finds real footing — remains an open question that even the most watched voices in crypto can’t agree on. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
DOJ opened a compensation process for OneCoin victims, offering more than $40 million from the $4 billion fraud.
MYX Finance price witnessed a significant shift in the past few hours after it attracted massive gains, marking intraday highs at $0.622. The price exploded by over 135% in a single move, with a rise of over 500% in the trading volume. This move has pushed the price into a crucial resistance range, where the …
Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced it will list Canton (CC) on its KRW, BTC, and USDT markets, with live trading scheduled to begin on April 14 (KST). The exchange confirmed that deposits and withdrawals will be supported only through the CC-Canton network, aligning with best practice on-chain settlement. To help …
The expectation that the Dogecoin price will cross $1 is not new, especially for investors who witnessed the historic 36,000% rally in 2021. This rally which was spurred on by billionaire Elon Musk had seen the meme coin rise from less than $0.03 to over $0.7. While this had shown Musk’s influence, it had also shown the potential of meme coins like Dogecoin to move rapidly to new all-time highs. Thus, triggering the expectation that the meme coin could see a similar run. Dogecoin At $1 Is Simply Expected Over the years, countless investors and analysts have predicted that the Dogecoin price will reach $1. So far, it seems less of a matter of if and merely a matter of when. Some had speculated that the advent of Dogecoin ETFs would trigger the move, but this did not happen, despite DOGE ETFs now trading in the market. Related Reading: What The Bitcoin Relief Rally Above $71,000 Says About Where The Price Is Headed Given the disappointing performance of the Dogecoin ETFs, the focus has now shifted toward other factors that could drive the Dogecoin price to this milestone. Crypto analyst Crypto Patel also believes that the DOGE price is headed for $1, but this will only happen if there is another meme coin season. A meme coin season simply refers to a period of time when meme coins such as Dogecoin are rising rapidly. This term was first coined back in 2021, following Dogecoin’s initial run when rivals like Shiba Inu popped into the scene. By the time players like SAFEMOON entered the stage, it was a full-blown meme coin season where new coins created as “jokes” rose to unimaginable heights. Dogecoin, being the largest and leading meme coin in the space, has usually set the tone for the meme coin season. However, the last meme coin season saw a complete deviation from the Dogecoin dominance, with investors favoring coins created on the Solana blockchain instead. While the DOGE price had seen a run-up during this time, it was not as expected, with the leading meme coin being unable to break its previous all-time high. This suggested a move away toward newer, ‘shinier’ meme coins with more profit potential. Related Reading: Why Is Bullishness Around Hyperliquid On The Rise Again? Given this, for Dogecoin to see a move that would take it above $1, there would have to be a move toward the ‘old way’. This entails the meme coin season starting with DOGE and then spreading to the other tokens, instead of what was seen between 2024 and 2025. The analyst says that once this meme coin season happens though, then the Dogecoin price would be seeing prices between $1 and $2. The lower end of this prediction would mean a 1,000% increase and the higher end leaning on an over 2,000% increase. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Pi Network launched a free RPC endpoint this week on its Testnet at rpc.testnet.minepi.com, giving developers easy access to blockchain data, smart contract testing, and app building on its Stellar-based network. Around April 13, the Mainnet also completed its upgrade to Protocol 21, improving stability and preparing for features like decentralized identity and future smart …