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Benjamin Cowen Reveals Why The Altcoin Season Never Came

For most of 2025, altcoin holders were waiting. Watching Bitcoin climb to a new all-time high near $126,000, they expected what had always followed — the familiar rotation, the altcoin surge, the season that rewards patience with explosive gains. It never came. Benjamin Cowen, founder of IntoTheCryptoverse, wasn’t surprised. He had a name for what…
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2026-04-18, 12:23 AM 0

Rep. Sheri Biggs Discloses $250,000 Bitcoin ETF Buy Amid Reserve Bill Push

Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC) disclosed a purchase of $100,001 to $250,000 in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) on March 4, made through her spouse’s professionally managed account at UBS Financial Services. The filing, submitted to the House Clerk on April 16, landed within the STOCK Act’s 45-day reporting window. It arrives as the Senate…
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2026-04-17, 10:27 PM 0

X Cashtags Trigger Estimated $1 Billion Surge In Crypto Trading

X’s Cashtags feature has driven an estimated $1 billion in global trading volume since its pilot launch on Tuesday, according to the platform’s Head of Product Nikita Bier. The trading milestone arrived just 48 hours after the social media platform introduced Smart Cashtags for crypto and stock assets. X Cashtags Turn Timeline Into a Trading…
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2026-04-17, 8:38 PM 0

Polymarket’s V2 Overhaul Goes Live Next Week – Here’s Everything To Know

Polymarket will take its exchange offline for roughly one hour on April 22. The downtime deploys V2, a full overhaul of its trading contracts, order book, and collateral system. The upgrade replaces V1 permanently. Every API integration and SDK client must migrate before the cutover or stop working. What Changes With Polymarket V2 The biggest…
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2026-04-17, 6:21 PM 0

XRP Holders Now Have Direct Access to Solana DeFi Ecosystem

XRP (XRP) holders now have direct access to Solana’s (SOL) DeFi ecosystem through wrapped XRP (wXRP), a 1:1 backed token that lets them earn yield, swap, and lend without selling their native position. The wrapped token, live through Hex Trust custody and LayerZero’s cross-chain bridge, is already supported in Phantom wallet, Jupiter Exchange, Meteora, Titan…
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2026-04-17, 5:35 PM 0

Can Bitcoin Reach $80,000 This Weekend as the Strait of Hormuz Opens?

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed above $78,000 on Friday, reaching its highest level in over two months as a confirmed double-bottom breakout fueled momentum toward the $80,000 zone. The rally followed Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz under ceasefire terms, which triggered a broad risk-on move across equities and crypto. Yet analysts remain sharply divided on…
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2026-04-17, 4:33 PM 0

The 15 Lawyers and Firms Fighting Crypto’s Biggest Legal Battles

Every major regulatory victory, landmark court ruling, and every piece of legislation that shaped the crypto industry has a lawyer behind it. They’re a big driver behind the mainstream acceptance of digital assets. But 15 firms and individual lawyers have carved out their place in modern financial history.  They wrote briefs, argued cases, testified before…
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2026-04-17, 4:01 PM 0

RAVE Price Double Peak Near $20 Risks Flush to $15.34

RaveDAO (RAVE) price is retesting the $20 peak after a rebound. A potential double peak could hand bears control within hours as momentum weakens. Momentum indicators have softened, open interest sits near record highs, and on-chain data points to distribution. Each signal independently raises the odds of a pullback toward mid-cycle Fibonacci support. Open Interest…
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2026-04-17, 2:54 PM 0

Brent Crude Drops 7% After Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz During Ceasefire

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared the Strait of Hormuz open for all commercial vessels on April 17. The announcement came as part of the 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire that took effect today. The opening, however, remains conditional. Vessels must follow coordinated routes set by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation. The access lasts only for…
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2026-04-17, 1:47 PM 0

Money20/20 Asia Announces 250-Speaker Global Lineup to Define the Future of Finance

Money20/20, a leading global fintech event, today announced 250 confirmed speakers from a total of 39 countries taking their stages at Money20/20 Asia happening in Bangkok on April 21–23, 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC).   This year’s theme ‘From Infrastructure to Impact, Where Technology Meets Humanity’, is exploring how the next wave…
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2026-04-17, 1:22 PM 0