XRP enters Japan’s mainstream market via Rakuten’s $23 billion loyalty program Steve Muchoki Cryptocurrency Apr 14, 2026 Share The mainstream adoption of XRP in Japan is about to go mainstream through Rakuten Wallet and Rakuten Pay. Beginning April 15, 2026, Rakuten Wallet, a regulated digital asset platform in Japan, will integrate with XRP Ledger (XRPL) […]
Benjamin Cowen, a closely followed figure in the cryptocurrency market, has made striking statements about the future of Bitcoin (BTC). Cowen categorizes market downturn expectations into two distinct categories: the Realistic View and the Doomer View. Cowen stated that Bitcoin peaked at $126,000 in the last quarter of 2025 and entered a bear market that […]
Cryptocurrency analytics company CryptoQuant has published a noteworthy assessment of the Bitcoin market. According to the company’s analysis, investors are finding it difficult to take positions in the current environment of ongoing global macroeconomic uncertainty, and this is having a significant impact, especially on Bitcoin, which is among the risky assets. The analysis added that […]
Bitcoin’s breakout past $74,000 on Monday got a helping hand from Japan. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda cooled expectations for an interest rate hike at the upcoming April 28 policy meeting, signaling a more cautious stance amid uncertainty over how the Iran war will affect Japan’s economy. Such decisions have shown to spillover to […]
Bitcoin has surged to its highest price in nearly a month, triggering hundreds of millions worth of liquidations as hopes of a deal between the Trump administration and Iran washed the crypto market with positive sentiment. The crypto market surged to a total value of $2.6 trillion, its highest level for a month, liquidating 177,000 […]
XRP derivatives market shrinks by 78% from October’s peak Steve Muchoki Cryptocurrency Apr 13, 2026 Share The XRP derivatives market has fallen sharply since the crypto crash of October 11, 2025, through April 13, 2026. For nearly 7 months, the XRP Futures Open Interest Perpetual – an indicator tracking the total value of all ongoing […]
Bitcoin may be entering a bear phase as Bloomberg’s strategist warns rising volatility and tighter equity correlation are fueling fears of a broader crypto bust, even as bitcoin is currently rising. He points to Blackrock’s IBIT alongside tightening liquidity conditions, signaling risks of deeper and more sustained losses Key Takeaways: Bitcoin faces bear signals as […]
Bitcoin futures market sees big drop in open interest: What’s next? Steve Muchoki Cryptocurrency Apr 13, 2026 Share The Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives market has experienced a heavy leverage flush over the past two weeks through April 13. The Bitcoin Futures Open Interest 7-day change – a metric that shows the weekly shift in aggregate BTC […]
Strategy has once again expanded its Bitcoin treasury, disclosing that it acquired 13,927 $BTC for about $1.00 billion at an average price of roughly $71,902 per coin. In the same filing, the company said it had achieved a year-to-date Bitcoin yield of 5.6% for 2026 and that, as of April 12, 2026, it held 780,897 […]
3 overbought cryptocurrencies to avoid trading this week Paul L. Cryptocurrency Apr 13, 2026 Share With the cryptocurrency market showing modest rebounds over the past week, several assets have entered overbought territory. This state is typically reached when the relative strength index (RSI) rises above the crucial 70 mark. Such conditions often point to potential […]