Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan says Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally since the Iran war began is not a fluke. It reflects a structural repricing of BTC as both digital gold and a currency. The argument centers on a framework Hougan calls “two bets in one.” For five years, the market has priced Bitcoin almost exclusively…
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Crypto analyst Ivan Liljeqvist warned that Bitcoin (BTC) has not yet reached its cycle bottom and that a significant sell-off still lies ahead. The remarks come as BTC teases with further upside after testing the $76,000 threshold on Tuesday in a brief rally tied to shifting geopolitical sentiment and a shock US PPI. Analyst Warns…
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RaveDAO (RAVE) has delivered one of the most explosive altcoin rallies of 2026, catapulting from $0.27 to an all-time high of $20.00 in just six trading days. Yesterday, April 14, alone produced a jaw-dropping +98% daily candle — among the most violent single-session moves in recent crypto history. Today, April 15, RAVE printed its first…
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XRP is trading at $1.36 as of April 14, 2026, caught in one of the tightest consolidation phases since its January peak at $2.42. The broader market structure remains bearish on the macro timeframe, yet short-term technicals are painting a more nuanced picture. With volume drying up across both timeframes and whale activity near multi-month…
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Six contributors from the Bitcoin (BTC) quantum security space, including Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp, have published BIP-361. The proposal seeks to sunset legacy ECDSA/Schnorr signatures. The draft proposal, titled “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset,” lays out a three-phase timeline that “turns quantum security into a private incentive.” What is BIP-361, and What Does…
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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) reported a net loss of $3.82 billion for its fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2026, compared to just $1.16 million in the same period a year ago. The losses stem almost entirely from unrealized markdowns of $3.78 billion on the company’s Ethereum (ETH) treasury, which has grown to become the largest…
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Ethereum (ETH) has outperformed the broader market and all top-10 large-cap digital assets over the past month, gaining more than 12% amid war-driven macro volatility reshaping capital flows. Several analysts have now pointed to three distinct signals that paint a bullish picture for Ethereum’s price heading into the second half of April. Ethereum Record Network…
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XRPL Commons and Boundless have unveiled a new integration that brings zero-knowledge (ZK) proof technology to the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Announced on April 14, 2026, at XRPL Zone Paris, the initiative targets institutional users who need to execute confidential transactions without sacrificing auditability or regulatory compliance What the ZK Proof Integration Enables on XRP Ledger…
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The countdown to Bitcoin’s next halving has reached its midpoint. Approximately 105,000 blocks remain before block rewards are cut in half again. The Bitcoin network is now halfway through the current halving cycle that began in April 2024. When the network reaches block 1,050,000, estimated for April 2028, the block reward will drop from 3.125…
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The Federal Reserve released minutes from its February and March discount rate meetings, confirming all 12 Reserve Banks voted to hold the primary credit rate at 3.75%. The minutes cover Board meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026. Both sessions ended with no sentiment expressed for changing the rate. Why the Fed Held Federal…
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