A trader named Loracle closed his short position in oil futures early Wednesday, pocketing $2 million in profit.
The ceasefire may stabilize regional tensions temporarily, but long-term peace hinges on sustained diplomatic engagement and compliance.
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Bitcoin price on Wednesday finally surged above the $70,000 USD mark, a level it has been struggling to break since the 26 March drop. This is purely a modest reaction to the 2-week US-Iran Ceasefire, driven by peace-talk ideas. The announcement has brought relief to the global financial market. A 2% advancment was recorded in …
Oman's fee waiver and US-Iran ceasefire optimism signal a shift towards diplomatic solutions, impacting regional stability and trade dynamics.
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Seven financial institutions launched sandbox testing regulated Swiss franc stablecoin, running through 2026 as stablecoin usage accelerates globally.
Iran’s Bitcoin mining sector has taken a major hit amid the ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran. The country has reportedly lost around 77% of its Bitcoin mining power, forcing thousands of miners offline. The crisis has slowed global Bitcoin mining too, with the network dropping 5.8% QoQ, while falling Bitcoin prices continuously. …
The Cardano community has officially approved the first tranche of the Orion Fund, a venture-style initiative designed to bridge Bitcoin liquidity into its decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The governance vote unlocks 50 million ADA from the network's treasury, marking a pivotal shift in how Cardano funds its long-term economic expansion. The approval, which cleared required […]
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Bitcoin's rise amid eased tensions and capital shifts highlights crypto's growing role as a refuge from geopolitical instability.
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XRP has kicked off April on a relatively steady note. The token recently climbed to around $1.39, slightly outperforming Bitcoin in the same period. For investors, the bigger takeaway is not the short-term move, but the fact that XRP is holding above the $1.30 level. That support has remained intact despite weeks of sideways movement, …
The delay in Iran's negotiations may prolong regional instability, affecting global markets and diplomatic relations, despite market optimism.
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With the license, Coinbase plans to offer crypto and equity perpetuals in the region, and later futures and options trading.
The initiative could significantly bolster Switzerland's digital currency landscape, enhancing financial innovation and operational efficiency.
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The ceasefire highlights shifting geopolitical alliances and may stabilize regional tensions, impacting future diplomatic strategies.
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he is currently buying only Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, as the asset posts strong gains and trading activity increases. HYPE rose about 9% in the past 24 hours and has gained nearly 60% since the start of the year. The move follows Hayes’ public comment that “the only thing we’re buying …
The EU's call for reopening the Strait of Hormuz highlights its role in stabilizing global trade and supporting diplomatic resolutions.
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Ethereum (ETH) slid on Tuesday, trading just above $2,080 as the wider crypto market weakened — a level well shy of a critical threshold identified by expert Ali Martinez as the trigger for a sustained macro bull run. In a breakdown shared on social media platform X, Martinez argued that reclaiming a realized price near $2,500 would mark the moment the average holder returns to profit and signal the end of the market’s “cooling period,” opening the door to a renewed, extended rally. Technical Crossroads For Ethereum Martinez framed the current price action in technical terms, suggesting Ethereum could be forming an ascending triangle. In that scenario, he places a “line in the sand” at roughly $1,800, and notes that this figure overlaps closely with the 0.80 MVRV pricing band at about $1,880. MVRV, or Market Value to Realized Value, compares an asset’s market price with the average price paid for the asset by holders; Martinez describes the 0.80 band as an “Average Receipt” indicator that has historically marked cycle bottoms. When the band is reached, he said, Ethereum and the broader cryptocurrency market is often in a state of “extreme pain,” a phase in which selling tends to exhaust itself and long-term holders step in. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rainbow Chart Says Price Is Ranging Above $60,000 For A Reason, Here’s Why Beyond the ascending triangle scenario, Martinez acknowledged a more bearish alternative. If Ethereum’s price is actually confined within a parallel channel rather than an ascending triangle, he warned that a deeper reset is possible. In that case, he is watching the channel’s outer limits at approximately $1,550 and $1,070. To support these observations, he pointed to the URPD — the UTXO Realized Price Distribution, a tool that maps the prices at which existing ETH last moved. Martinez calls this distribution “the market’s memory,” because it identifies levels where large clusters of coins were acquired and where defending buy pressure is likely to appear. $4,900 Near‑Term And $5,900 Longer‑Term According to Martinez’s URPD read, the most significant buy walls below the 0.80 MVRV band are at roughly $1,584, $1,238, and $1,089. These price clusters, if tested, could generate meaningful support as holders who bought at those levels attempt to defend their positions. Martinez believes accumulation is likely to occur in the “low‑thousands”; however, he asserted that the “start engine” for the next major upward leg is Ethereum reclaiming its realized price at $2,500. If Ethereum can break and sustain above $2,500, Martinez says the technical and on‑chain signals would point toward a “target‑rich environment.” Related Reading: Underdog Bitcoin Miner Bags $210,000 BTC In Stunning Block Discovery His analysis places a near-term upside toward $4,900— a level he ties to the structure of the ascending triangle — and ultimately toward the 2.40 MVRV band, near $5,900, which would represent a new all-time high for the Ethereum price. Reaching those zones, in the expert’s view, would confirm that average holders are back in profit and that the market has shifted decisively from accumulation to a broader speculative phase. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
The Zcash price has displayed an exceptional rise of nearly 23% in the past 24 hours, reaching $322.50 with a nearly 200% increase in volume. The token is pushing higher, but this isn’t the breakout that traders were hoping for. After weeks of consolidation, the price has surged into a critical resistance zone near $330. …
The crypto rally is accelerating, with Bitcoin price sprinting toward $72,000 as markets react to a sharp improvement in global sentiment following ceasefire developments. This shift has triggered a risk-on wave across financial markets, with crypto leading the move. Unlike previous rebounds, this rally is showing clear strength and follow-through, not hesitation. But what exactly …
The intensified SERE training underscores the likelihood of prolonged military engagement, with significant geopolitical and market implications.
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Ethereum could see $850 billion in “new flows” by 2030 if the trend continues, according to Token Terminal.
Lookonchain noted that the “yes” bets were placed at probabilities between 2.9% and 10.3%, with the three wallets placing their first bets within 26 hours of the announcement.
Australia passed legislation on April 1, bringing digital asset and tokenized custody platforms under its financial services licensing regime.
On April 7, major crypto ETFs saw uneven investor activity. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a $159 million net outflow, and Ethereum spot ETFs shed $64.67 million, reflecting short-term selling pressure. Solana (SOL) spot ETFs also saw a $15.40 million outflow, while XRP spot ETFs bucked the trend with a $3.32 million net inflow, showing selective …
The SEC said it addressed past enforcement flaws by dismissing seven crypto cases, including those against Binance and Coinbase.
The planned talks could stabilize regional tensions, but Iran's demands and military losses may complicate achieving a lasting peace agreement.
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Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF could start trading on NYSE on Wednesday under the ticker MSBT.
On-chain data shows the Cardano network has witnessed a surge in large wallets over the last couple of months, a sign that big-money hands have flowed in. Cardano Wallets With More Than 10 Million Tokens Have Grown In Count As highlighted by on-chain analytics firm Santiment in an X post, Cardano whales have hit a 4-month high count. The indicator of interest here is the “Supply Distribution,” which measures the total number of addresses that belong to a particular coin group. Related Reading: XRP 1-Year MVRV Falls To -41%, Lowest Since FTX Crash Investors are divided into these cohorts based on the number of tokens that they are carrying in their balance. The 1 to 10 coins group, for example, includes all addresses holding between 1 and 10 ADA. In the context of the current topic, the cohort of interest is the one with a lower limit of 10 million ADA and no upper limit. At the current exchange rate, its cutoff converts to $2.4 million, which is a sizeable amount. Thus, only the big-money holders will be able to qualify for it. Such investors are popularly known as the whales. Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the Supply Distribution of the Cardano whales over the last few months: As displayed in the above graph, the Cardano Supply Distribution for the 10 million+ ADA holders has risen recently, suggesting that new large traders have joined the network. Over the last nine weeks, the indicator has gone up by 5.2%, reaching a high of 424. This is the most number of whales on the ADA network since December 6th. Naturally, the larger presence of the whales can be bullish for the cryptocurrency. “Even though it has not decoupled from other altcoins yet in 2026, its market value is +11% since it bottomed out back on February 5th,” explained the analytics firm. Though, while whales have have been flowing into the network over the last couple of months, the Supply Distribution could still be to keep an eye on, as it often doesn’t take much for a quick reversal to occur. From the chart, it’s visible that the metric saw a sudden plunge back at the end of January, coinciding with the market crash. Related Reading: These 3 Signals Mark Bear Market Exits—Bitcoin Has Yet To Trigger Them Cardano isn’t the only altcoin that has witnessed movement from the whales recently. As pointed out by analyst Ali Martinez in an X post, Dogecoin whales participated in net buying of 500 million tokens last week. This accumulation came while the DOGE spot price was facing a classic squeeze from the Bollinger Bands. “When whales buy during a squeeze, they are usually positioning for the breakout,” noted Martinez. ADA Price At the time of writing, Cardano is floating around $0.24, down more than 4% in the last 24 hours. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Ethereum analysts said buyers were back in control, but holding the $2,000 support was key to reversing the market structure.
One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star. Another replicates every major "quantum factoring breakthrough" using a 1981 home computer and a dog.
The incident underscores Iran's strategic pressure tactics, impacting market perceptions of regime stability and regional conflict dynamics.
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