XRP drifts higher to $1.33, but range-bound trade still dominates
Rising volume and steady support near $1.30 suggest buyers are active, though XRP remains tied to broader crypto sentiment.
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Bitcoin reclaims $69,000 as ceasefire talks surface and crypto shorts get squeezed
A report that the U.S. and Iran are discussing a 45-day ceasefire lifted risk assets across the board on Monday, with short liquidations outpacing longs nearly 3-to-1 in the past 12 hours.
Bitcoin meltdown to $10,000 remains likely unless prices reclaim $75,000, analyst says
Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone has reiterated his forecast that Bitcoin could plunge to $10,000, this time anchoring his outlook to a clear line in the sand: $75,000.
Bitcoin is now front-running the Fed rather than reacting to it. ETFs are the cause
Bitcoin’s correlation with global central bank easing has turned strongly negative since 2024, suggesting BTC now leads rather than lags monetary policy signals.
Bitcoin tends to outperform gold and stocks after global shocks, Mercado Bitcoin finds
The study analyzed 60-day windows after economic or geopolitical shocks and found that Bitcoin posted stronger returns than gold and the S&P 500 in each period.
Ex-UK Chancellor backs bitcoin as alternative to failing systems
Kwasi Kwarteng reflects on current UK market turmoil, fiscal “doom loop,” and his move into bitcoin with Stack BTC.
Traders are the big winners as 24/7 stocks will finally end the after-hours price ‘manipulation’
Round-the-clock markets promise freedom for investors and pressure for intermediaries who traditionally wielded immense power during off-hours
Five data sources say the same thing about bitcoin market. It’s thinning from the inside
CryptoQuant data shows overall bitcoin demand is contracting at -63,000 BTC per month even as institutional buyers accelerate purchases, with large holders distributing nearly 188,000 BTC over the past year.
What next as XRP rises to $1.33 but fails to break out
Price tracks broader crypto flows, with range-bound structure intact until $1.35 breaks.
U.S. March jobs smash expectations, with 178,000 added
Bitcoin continued to trade near the $67,000 level just following the strong report.