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Bitcoin BTC$77,649.11 held above $77,000 on Friday, consolidating after hitting its strongest level since early February earlier in the week.The largest cryptocurrency is up about 13.6% in April, putting it on track for its best monthly performance in a year, according to CoinGlass data. The rebound follows a rough stretch, with crypto markets logging their longest losing streak since 2018, posting consecutive monthly declines from October through February.The turnaround comes as the broader macro backdrop has improved. U.S. equities have staged a strong recovery, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbing back to record highs after briefly slipping into correction…

XRP ($1.44 · Live)-Faces-40-Decline-vs-Bitcoin-Despite-9-Day-ETF-Inflow.jpg” class=”webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image” alt=”Xrp Faces 40% Decline Vs Bitcoin Despite 9-Day Etf Inflow Streak” thumbnail=”” decoding=”async” >XRP has fallen about 5% against Bitcoin over the past week, reinforcing a technical setup that could tilt toward more downside unless buyers step in. The weekly chart shows XRP/BTC ($77,642.00 · Live) trading within a descending triangle that has now triggered a breakdown signal, underscoring a risk-weighted outlook for the pair. The pattern’s implications point to a downside target near 0.000011 BTC, roughly 40% below current levels, calculated by measuring the triangle’s height and projecting it from the breakout point.…

Analytics firm Santiment has pointed out how bullish sentiment among social media users has seen a sharp spike alongside the latest Bitcoin rally. Bitcoin Has Observed A Surge In The Positive/Negative Sentiment According to data from Santiment, the Positive/Negative Sentiment has crossed into the FOMO zone for Bitcoin recently. The “Positive/Negative Sentiment” here refers to an indicator that compares the bullish and bearish sentiment toward a given asset that’s currently present on the major social media platforms. The metric works by putting social media posts/messages/threads containing mentions of the asset through a machine-learning model to separate between positive and negative…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As excitement swirls in the community following the recent upswing in Ethereum’s price, the on-chain narrative of the leading blockchain network is undergoing a deeper, major shift. Activity on the network is currently spiking at a significant rate, reinforcing its position as the backbone for value exchange on-chain. Ethereum’s Core Settlement Layer Status Strengthens With notable activity, the Ethereum network is once again demonstrating its dominance in value exchange on-chain. A recent report shows that Ethereum is rapidly becoming the core settlement layer in the digital economy.…

Bitcoin’s latest onchain and derivatives data point to a constructive setup, with VanEck highlighting negative funding rates and a clustered hash rate drawdown alongside softer volatility and cautious positioning.  The firm notes in their latest report that realized volatility fell from about 56% to 41% as US‑Iran tensions eased, while the 7‑day average funding rate dropped to roughly -1.8%, its lowest level since 2023 and in the 10th percentile of readings since late 2020. Since 2020, bitcoin’s average 30‑day return during periods of negative funding has been 11.5%, compared with 4.5% across all periods, with a 77% hit rate for…

In a repeat of 2025, top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), will gather for a private event that many critics have described as selling access to the presidency.On Saturday, Trump and up to 297 of his memecoin holders will meet at the president’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. According to the project behind the memecoin, attendees will include stablecoin issuer Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, cryptocurrency exchange Upbit founder and CEO ChiHyung Song, Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Anthony Pompliano, Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley and many others associated with financial institutions, crypto and blockchain.Source: GetTrumpMemes.comNotably, however,…

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday in its latest action to shield what the agency has argued is its unassailable nationwide regulatory authority over prediction market firms.Earlier this week, New York sued Coinbase and Gemini, arguing that their prediction market contracts violated state gambling laws. And last year, the state had similarly targeted Kalshi, demanding it cease its sports wagering platform.The CFTC, in its role as the federal derivatives regulator, has staked out a position that the states have no business interfering with those firms. The agency’s suit in the U.S. District Court for the…

The post Quantum Break: Researcher Wins 1 BTC ($77,609.00 · Live) for Largest ECC Attack Ever appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Post-quantum startup Project Eleven has today awarded a 1 BTC ($77,736 at writing time) prize to the independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli for the latest and largest demonstration of a quantum attack on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). Using a publicly accessible quantum computer, Lelli successfully derived a 15-bit elliptic curve private key from its public key counterpart in about 45minutes. He used a variant of Shor’s algorithm to crack the elliptic-curve discrete logarithm problem (ECDLP), which is native to…

XRP has been consolidating since early February, building a base that has tested the patience of bulls who have been waiting for a decisive move to higher levels. The market has reached a pivotal moment — and a CryptoQuant report identifies a structural split in the data that changes how we should interpret the current consolidation. Related Reading The report reveals a divergence that cuts through the surface noise. XRP’s spot market and futures market are currently telling contradictory stories. Across centralized exchanges, spot buying has been strengthening continuously — the All CEX Estimated Spot CVD has risen from $1.08…

The Department of Justice ended its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, removing the last major obstacle to Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the central bank’s next leader — a development with consequences for monetary policy and Bitcoin. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the closure of the probe, which had been launched over alleged cost overruns on a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s Washington headquarters.  Pirro said she was transferring the matter to the Fed’s own inspector general, calling for “a comprehensive report in short order.” She left open…