Category: Other Crypto News

Hodler’s Digest, April 5 – 11

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Top Stories of The Week Bitcoin can be made quantum-safe without protocol upgrade: Researcher A Bitcoin researcher has come up with a way that could immediately make Bitcoin transactions quantum-safe without the need for a soft fork.  In a proposal published Thursday, StarkWare chief product officer Avihu Levy proposed a Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) transaction scheme that he said would remain secure “even against an adversary with a large-scale quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm.”  He added that the plan requires no changes to the Bitcoin protocol and operates entirely within…

XRP Trading Volume Drops To Lowest Level Since 2025 — What’s Happening?

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The XRP price saw a sharp upward boost on Tuesday, April 7th, owing to the somewhat de-escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. This price momentum follows multiple weeks of unstimulating price movements, mirroring the general market’s uncertain state.  During those moments of relative silence on the charts, user activity seemed to drop alongside prices. Data from a recent on-chain analysis revealed a significant decline in XRP trading activity on Binance, the world’s leading exchange by trading volume. Weak Volume Signals Cooling Market Momentum In a Quicktake post on…

Trump-Linked Crypto Tokens Face Renewed Scrutiny After Plummeting in Price

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United States President Donald Trump is facing renewed scrutiny, as crypto tokens and projects promoted by the US president crash to all-time lows or sit near record low levels. The Official Trump token (TRUMP), a memecoin promoted by Trump, hit an all-time low of about $2.73 in March 2026 and is currently trading at about $2.86, according to data from CoinGecko. The TRUMP memecoin has plummeted in price since launching in January 2025. Source: CoinGecko World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform co-founded by Trump’s sons, also issued…

Dogecoin Cracks Again: BTC Pair Collapse Signals Imminent Drop To $0.07

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Dogecoin is flashing renewed signs of weakness as its BTC pair breaks down sharply, dragging the price structure into bearish territory. With momentum fading and key support levels giving way, attention now shifts to confirmation on the USDT pair.  BTC Pair Breakdown Sparks Dogecoin Bearish Bias Umair Crypto’s latest analysis highlights a significant breakdown as the DOGE/BTC pair hit a 68-day low, breaching critical support. While the overall bias is firmly bearish, the USDT pair is still required to trigger a broader sell-off.  The BTC pair continues to show weakness;…

The ‘Delusional’ Crowd Could Have The Last Laugh

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Back in 2016 and 2017, when XRP was worth less than a penny, Ripple’s then-CTO David Schwartz laid out a rough roadmap of what the token could fetch if things went right. Related Reading Matching Bitcoin’s market share, he said, could push the price to around $2. Capturing a slice of global payments might justify $20. And if adoption grew beyond that, $120 was not out of the question. At the time, even reaching $1 seemed far-fetched. XRP has since crossed that threshold several times over. Validator Backs The Believers…

Epic Market Flash Crash Killed Bull Market: Is Crypto Healthier Now?

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin orderbook depth has plummeted by 50% since September 2025, signaling a substantial decline in overall market liquidity. Indicators suggest that the current market fragility stems more from recent 2026 trends than from the 2025 flash crash itself. Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets took a massive hit on Oct. 10, 2025, precisely 6 months ago. That devastating flash crash wiped out a record-breaking $19 billion in leveraged positions while some altcoins collapsed 40% to 80%. Many traders speculated that multiple market makers had been wiped out, while others…

‘Ethereum Is About To Go Parabolic’, Analyst Calls Out Golden Triangle Formation

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An analyst on X has made a bold call on Ethereum, stating that the asset is on the verge of a parabolic move. The claim is based on a golden triangle formation on the chart, a setup that shows a breakout could be approaching for the leading altcoin. This approaching breakout could also serve as the driving force for a broader altcoin market rally. Related Reading Golden Triangle Pattern 9 Years In The Making Technical analysis of Ethereum’s 3-week chart stretching back to 2017 shows the cryptocurrency trading within a…

One Move Could Trigger A Massive Shift

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Bitcoin Sees High Open Interest, Low Funding Rates In New Short Squeeze Cue

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Bitcoin (BTC) is due a classic “short squeeze” as open interest hits five-week highs, says new analysis. Key points: Bitcoin is seeing a combination of rising open interest and negative funding rates. The result could punish short positions, with funding rates at the most negative since early February. Large-scale Bitcoin speculators are net long BTC again. Bitcoin short squeeze likelihood “increasing” In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on Saturday, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant said that Bitcoin was “crowded” with short positions.  “BTC is flowing out of exchanges while funding…

Messaging Push Notification Logs Can Breach User Privacy: Pavel Durov

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Pavel Durov, the co-founder of the Telegram messaging application, said that push notifications create a persistent, critical vulnerability to user privacy, allowing data retrieval even after messages and messaging applications that allow push notification data storage have been deleted from a device. Durov cited a recent report, originally published by 404 Media, that the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was able to retrieve deleted messages from a Signal user by accessing device notification logs on an Apple iPhone. Durov said on Friday: “Turning off notification previews won’t make…