Headline inflation rose 0.9% last month, driven by the sharp rise in energy costs due to the Iran war.
Prediction markets indicate a 67% probability that Bitcoin will fall below $55,000 in 2026, with a 43% chance of dropping under $45,000. Combined with weakening liquidity and bearish technical signals, analysts suggest Bitcoin could decline toward the $47K–$38K range in the coming months. Bitcoin Price Forecast Probability below $55K (2026): 67% Probability below $45K: 43% …
Binance is relocating employees from the UAE to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok after escalating war-related disruptions in the region. The exchange has offered four relocation options as safety concerns grow following missile and drone strikes affecting parts of Dubai. Binance, which employs over 1,000 staff in the UAE and operates under a …
Bitget’s IPO Prime will debut with preSPAX, a Republic-issued token tied to SpaceX’s post-IPO performance rather than direct ownership of the company’s shares.
The Trump administration and the broader crypto industry have initiated an unprecedented, multi-agency pressure campaign aimed at forcing the Senate to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, signaling a decisive final push to overhaul the regulatory framework of the $2.4 trillion cryptocurrency market before the 2026 midterm elections. In a highly synchronized effort this […]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backed passing the Clarity Act after the firm previously withheld support for earlier versions of the bill.
Two things are happening in the Bitcoin market right now that most people aren’t connecting. One is visible on price charts. The other is buried in on-chain data, and it tells a different story. Bitcoin is in pain. Long-term holders are now spending coins at a loss. That’s a pattern that has appeared at the …
Story Highlight Only 25% of tokens stay above their listing price within 30–59 days. By around 300 days, even strong performers on Upbit fall below their debut levels. After one year, fewer than 10% of tokens across major exchanges remain in profit. A new Spot CEX Report 2026 from CoinGecko showcases a tough reality for …
Polymarket prediction markets are showing a cautious outlook for Bitcoin in 2026, with traders assigning a 67% probability that BTC will trade below $55,000 and a 43% chance of falling under $45,000. These odds reflect shifting sentiment as traders weigh macro uncertainty, historical cycle behavior, and weakening momentum after recent volatility. Market participants are also …
Over the years, there have been talks of the XRP price eventually reaching the 5-figure mark, putting it above $10,000. These predictions come due to the cryptocurrency’s offering and usage in both the payments sector and the fast-growing real-world assets market. However, this dream still seems far away, given that XRP has yet to hit $5, and even Ethereum has not touched the $10,000 mark. One analyst in particular has come forward to explain that the move to $10,000 will not even follow the trajectory people are expecting. XRP Price Will Move When No One Expects It To In an X post, XRP community member Crypto Aikido explained that the way people are expecting the XRP price to move to new highs is actually not correct. Mostly, it seems that investors are expecting that there will come a time when everything seems to fall into place, and then the price will move up. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rainbow Chart Says Price Is Ranging Above $60,000 For A Reason, Here’s Why However, Crypto Aikido says this will not happen, and instead, it will begin when no one expects it to. The first part of the move is actually that the XRP price will continue to trend low for a while. In fact, the crypto analyst expects the XRP price to keep trending low for way longer than people imagine it would. The whole point of this is that such a muted performance for an extended period would make people lose hope that the coin will ever move higher. As a result, Crypto Aikido believes that most people will be shaken out as the price stays cheap for far too long, and holding XRP would feel pointless. Once this is done, though, is when the crypto analyst believes that the XRP price will actually begin to move. This is because, as they explain, the move is not going to reward agreement. But rather, it will work in a way that punishes those who hesitate and lose hope in the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Ethereum Ascending Channel Puts Price At $5,700, Analyst Reveals When To Sell As Crypto Aikido explains, eventually, the XRP price, which is being laughed at at $1.50, will be called cheap at $20. Such will be the trajectory that the digital asset will follow in its move toward eventually reaching above the $10,000 mark. Aside from Crypto Aikido, other community members have also predicted that the XRP price will reach $10,000. According to a NewsBTC report, crypto analyst Remi also believes that XRP will reach $10,000 when assets such as Bitcoin and Gold are being tokenized on its blockchain, as well as other precious minerals. Given all of this, the crypto analyst believes $10,000 will be a base price for XRP. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Institutions are betting on the bitcoin price hitting $80,000 through call options, but they are also buying downside protection.
SUI is beginning to show signs of a potential breakout as price stabilizes near key support, with market behavior shifting from passive consolidation to early momentum build-up. After weeks of range-bound movement, the token is no longer reacting sharply to downside pressure. Instead, it is holding structure, a signal that selling pressure is being absorbed …
Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued its first stablecoin issuer licences under the new Stablecoins Ordinance to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial Limited, a consortium backed by Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, and Hong Kong Telecom. Both entities are allowed to issue Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoins, with launches expected in the coming months. This marks a major …
World Liberty said its WLFI unlock proposal will go through community input before a formal vote, outlining a phased vesting plan rather than a full token release.
TD Cowen cut its Strategy price target to $350 on lower bitcoin assumptions while assigning buy ratings to four digital asset treasury firms.
Experts say XRP’s design leaves a smaller share of its supply exposed to a potential quantum attack than Bitcoin. An Armor Against Quantum Attacks? Following the recent spike of the crypto quantum-panic or “quantum FUD” (fear, uncertainty and doubt) after Google’s “doomsday” whitepaper, many crypto developers are analysts have taken into the job of running tests to make sure their coins are safe. Others are already writing up safety post-quantum protocols and proofs. Vet, XRP Ledger dUNL validator and long‑time XRPL contributor, shared on a post on the social network X the belief that XRP’s underlying architecture is more favorably positioned against a possible quantum threat than Bitcoin’s. Quick XRP acc quantum vulnerability check. ~300,000 accounts on XRP holding 2.4B XRP never transacted, thus public key unknown and quantum safe. while only 2 accounts with larger holdings of 21M XRP are dormant (inactive over 5 years) and have their public key exposed. Dormant… — Vet (@Vet_X0) April 7, 2026 In short: it’s because of how keys and accounts are handled on XRPL. Related Reading: Bitcoin Stress Cycle Is Ending — But Traders May Hate What Comes Nex XRP’s Quantum Armor Explained The core risk that quantum computers pose and that has a lot of people on crypto very concerned is that, in theory, a future quantum computer could derive the private key that gets revealed once a wallet sends a transaction, thus making possible to drain all the wallet’s funds. However, Vet’s “quick XRP acc quantum vulnerability check” revealed that roughly 300,000 XRP accounts holding about 2.4 billion XRP have never sent funds, so their public keys are unexposed and “quantum‑safe by default. According to the XRPL validator, there are only two long‑dormant XRP whale accounts, together holding around 21 million XRP, whose public key is currently exposed. The holdings of these accounts represent just about 0.03% of the circulating supply, a rounding error next to the network’s total float (circulating supply is around 61 billion XRP as of early April 2026, according to Coinglass data). XRP most important markers, including the circulating supply of 61.40B. Source: Coinglass. XRPL’s account‑based model allows signing key rotation without moving funds, and escrow/timelock tools can keep tokens locked behind conditions, giving holders more options to harden security ahead of any quantum breakthrough. On the flip side, in Bitcoin the early P2PK outputs and exposed public keys leave an estimated 11%–37% of BTC potentially vulnerable in a future quantum scenario. This includes Satoshi‑era coins that can’t just rotate keys. Therefore, despite Ripple and Bitcoin’s approach to quantum resistance being very similar, their stances on dormant whale wallets diverges, simply because almost none exist on XRP. Related Reading: Can’t Move Your Crypto?— Traders Trapped In South Korean Exchanges What This Means For XRP Traders Vet closes the post with calming words directed to XRP holders: Important – your XRP is safe, there are no known quantum computers able to threaten public blockchains. By that time the industry figured a path out. The immediate takeaway for XRP holders is that on‑chain data and XRPL’s toolset point to a relatively contained attack surface, especially for active users who can rotate keys ahead of time. The quantum debate is turning into a new risk‑pricing vector between Bitcoin and high‑cap altcoins. If that narrative sticks, any progress on XRPL’s fully quantum‑resistant testnets or mainnet upgrades could become a fresh catalyst in the next security‑driven rotation. At the moment of writing, XRP trades for around $1,300 on the daily chart. Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview. Cover image from Perplexity. XRPUSD chart from Tradingview.
Hong Kong just wrote itself into crypto history. This morning, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority granted the city’s first stablecoin issuer licences and the two recipients are the same banks that have printed Hong Kong’s banknotes since 1846. The licences, effective today, were awarded to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited – HSBC – …
Japan's regulatory shift could enhance crypto market stability, attract investment, and position the nation as a competitive financial hub.
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Aethir said it halted a bridge exploit on its Ethereum-linked contracts, limiting losses to under $90,000 after PeckShield estimated $400,000 in damages.
XRP Ledger validator Vet says XRP appears less exposed to quantum computing risks compared to Bitcoin, after a new audit showed only 0.03% of XRP supply is vulnerable. On the flip side, around 6.9 million BTC, nearly 35% of supply, could be exposed, highlighting structural differences in security. What the Quantum Threat Actually Is. Before …
It may face limited adoption due to higher costs and a complex user experience, with the proposal described as a “last-resort measure.”
Covenant AI said it was leaving Bittensor due to its overreaching control on subnets and their large-scale TAO token sales, but Bittensor’s founder denied all allegations.
Traders face a pivotal Friday as narrowing volatility on bitcoin's chart hints at a massive price move while bittensor faces a high-profile developer exit.
Money market Dolomite users are at risk of bad debt because the WLFI token is used as collateral under the WLFI Markets initiative. By World Liberty's own description, WLFI Markets is only an interface, as Dolomite smart contracts handle the lending logic, collateral rules, and liquidations underneath. The model explains how a Trump-linked venture could […]
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Anchorpoint Financial is a joint venture between Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, and Hong Kong Telecommunications.
Anthony Pompliano has sparked a massive conversation across crypto and finance circles with a bold claim: Bitcoin may now be entering the center of global conflict resolution and trade. For the unversed, reports suggest that the United States and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, with one key condition being the reopening of the Strait …
Gold has quietly outrun Bitcoin by a wide margin — and one Wall Street analyst says that gap tells the real story of where markets are headed. Related Reading: XRP Faces No Immediate Quantum Threat As Only 0.03% Supply Seen At Risk: Analyst Bitcoin’s ETF Gains Pale Against Gold’s Run Since the launch of US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in early 2024, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust helped push Bitcoin’s price up roughly 50%. Gold, over the same stretch, climbed about 135%. That performance gap is central to the argument being made by Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, who says capital may already be moving away from high-risk assets toward safer ground. McGlone has been laying out his case through a series of posts on X, warning that the explosive run Bitcoin made past $100,000 following the arrival of spot ETFs may now be over. Bitcoin is currently trading around $72,000. McGlone’s downside target is $10,000. Getting there would require a drop of more than 86%. Bitcoin May be Guiding Risk Asset Reversion The launch of US Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 helped push the price above $100,000 and may guide reversion back toward $10,000. What’s notable from my graphic is the first-born crypto reaching an apex in 2025 alongside US stock market… pic.twitter.com/LCKF213Ss4 — Mike McGlone (@mikemcglone11) April 9, 2026 Peak Cycle, Not A New Era McGlone traces Bitcoin’s 2025 high of $126,200 to a specific moment in broader market history. At roughly the same time Bitcoin hit that peak, the US stock market’s total value relative to the country’s gross domestic product reached its highest point since 1928 — a ratio widely used to judge whether equities are overpriced. According to McGlone, that overlap is not a coincidence. He describes the conditions that drove Bitcoin’s rise as a mix of ETF-driven inflows, political tailwinds from US President Donald Trump’s embrace of crypto, and what he calls “peak beta” — a phase where speculative assets briefly surge before falling hard. Reports from his analysis suggest this combination created the conditions for a sharp reversal rather than a sustained bull run. Bitcoin is also about four times more volatile than the S&P 500, according to McGlone’s data, which he says makes it a difficult sell for institutional investors who weigh returns against risk. Capital Rotation Raises Questions About Bitcoin’s Role The S&P 500, on a risk-adjusted basis, has outperformed Bitcoin ETFs since their debut. McGlone points to that as a sign the ETF launch may have served more as a late-cycle catalyst than a structural turning point for the asset class. Based on his analysis, the phase he calls “pump then dump” — where prices spike and then reverse — may already be underway. If that reading is correct, Bitcoin could fall alongside other speculative assets while gold continues to attract investors looking for stability. Related Reading: XRP Eyes $17 After Massive Breakout—Is A 1,100% Surge Next? McGlone stops short of saying exactly when a drop to $10,000 would occur. His argument is framed around broader market conditions tightening and investors pulling back from risk, not a specific timeline. What he does say clearly is that the ETF boom, once seen as a long-term driver for Bitcoin, may have already done most of its work. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Bitget has launched IPO Prime, a subscription-based market for pre-IPO tokenized allocations, with SpaceX's preSPAX as its first offering.
The Zcash price experienced a significant upswing after breaking out from a decisive phase, as bulls gained control over the rally. The price surged by over 20% to reach $283 with over 47% increase in the volume. With this, the token entered an important resistance zone, breaking the decisive level around $330. Currently, the price …
Inside the CoinDCX impersonation case: How a spoofed site triggered fraud claims, legal action and a court ruling that cleared the real platform.