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Bitcoin’s price crossed $78,000 for the first time since early February following comments from President Donald Trump on a potential U.S.-Iran agreement being finalized this weekend.

Solana and Cardano led gains among major tokens, each rising 3.8%, while Ethereum underperformed Bitcoin.

Drift Protocol said Tether would contribute up to $127.5 million, while other partners are expected to provide around $20 million.

In a Substack post, Hayes outlined four possible outcomes for the U.S.-Iran conflict, each with different implications for Bitcoin and global markets.

Retail traders on Stocktwits also pointed to speculation on a partnership with Solana and CLARITY Act momentum as potential catalysts driving XRP’s price higher.

The crypto exchange-traded fund market is expanding beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, with companies increasingly moving into products tied to alternative layer-1 blockchain networks

Earlier this week, Justin Sun said World Liberty Financial treats the crypto community as its “personal ATM” and that wallets were being frozen due to a “hidden backdoor” built into the WLFI token.

Analyst Michael van de Poppe said traders may be overreacting to the “shooting star” pattern, citing derivatives data that suggests a potential upside move.

Republican alignment remains the final hurdle, though Scott expects the bill to be resolved by summer.

The ‘Bitcoin killer’ case remains one of the largest crypto fraud cases globally, as per the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Crypto.com already operates its own prediction platform, and this partnership aims to expand distribution.

Crypto is being affected by broader macro risks, such as tensions over energy supply, amid global capital flows, according to Bitunix analysts.

Ethereum’s price rose over 9% in the last 24 hours to its highest level in over two months, with retail traders on Stocktwits watching if the leading altcoin can cross the $2,400 mark.

Despite headwinds, analysts see long-term growth, projecting over 20% annual asset expansion.

On-chain data showed large token transfers to and from exchanges coincided with the price spike.

Santiment data showed on Monday that XRP sentiment turned sharply negative, marking one of the highest negative levels in the past two years.

Crypto ETFs attracted $1.1 billion in inflows last week, marking the strongest weekly demand since January.

Radiant Capital's 2025 vulnerability is another testament to how cross-chain architectures remain among the most vulnerable to attack.

After World Liberty Financial defended its lending strategy last week, saying positions were safe, the token’s price saw sharp declines.

The CPI increased 0.9% for the month, with annual inflation at 3.3%, driven by higher energy costs.

Bitcoin’s price remains 40% below its record high of over $126,000 in October, while analysts debated if the 'stress cycle' is over.

Circle positions USDC within US regulatory discussions, including proposals like the Clarity Act, while distinguishing it from offshore stablecoins such as Tether.

Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, said in a conference that the TRON network’s scale and efficiency make it suited for AI-driven payment systems.

Angel investor Naval Ravikant has defined Zcash as "insurance against Bitcoin," assuming Bitcoin is considered insurance against fiat currencies.

Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE outperformed Bitcoin on Wednesday, rising over 7% in the last 24 hours compared to BTC’s gain of over 4%.

Retail traders on Stocktwits are divided on whether the market optimism will last, with some calling the move “premature.”

Bit Digital, the digital asset company, holds roughly 27 million shares of WhiteFiber, providing exposure to AI infrastructure and high-performance computing.

The derivatives marketplace said the futures would go live on May 4 once regulatory approval comes in.

Zcash rose nearly 5% over the past 24 hours, outperforming Bitcoin during a broader crypto market decline.

Binance said it identified about $126M in transactions tied to Iranian wallets, and removed the accounts involved after the Department of Justice probed it last month.

Aster announced that it's teaming up with World Liberty Financial to launch USD1-settled perpetual futures tied to gold, silver, and crude oil.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott is expected to schedule a markup in the final two weeks of April.

Broadridge, backed by major institutions like BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, is scaling infrastructure that already processes $8 trillion in tokenized assets monthly.

Bitmine also announced that it has been approved for uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange from the NYSE American.

Cardano and Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin in the last 24 hours, leading gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on Monday morning.

According to Arthur Hayes, even if Hyperliquid distributed 9.92 million tokens monthly, the token would still be approximately 75% above its then-current price.

As Bitcoin struggled to gain momentum over the past week, some analysts flagged a potential drop to $10,000, while others maintained that the current weakness reflected short-term liquidations.

Bitcoin is range-bound amid weak institutional flows and bearish retail sentiment on Stocktwits, while chatter around BNB remained ‘high’ over the past day.

Preliminary investigations suggest connections to the North Korea-associated group called AppleJeus.

Charles Guillemet said the Drift Protocol hack closely resembled the Bybit breach because it targeted operational processes rather than exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities.

Early analysis suggests the breach was not caused by a smart contract flaw but by compromised administrative access.

Drift Protocol said the attack used a durable nonce-based method to gain control over administrative permissions.

The company said users will be able to trade more than 50 assets, including cryptocurrencies, commodities, stocks, and ETFs, with up to 50x leverage.

Ripple said the unified platform provides real-time visibility across bank accounts, custody providers, and on-chain wallets.

This comes after the DOJ indicted companies for faking volume through wash trading, rebates, and volume tiering to lower market makers' effective costs.

The 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author said Bitcoin and Ethereum are among the “safest investments” heading into 2026 due to inflation and rising global debt, which is likely to get worse amid the U.S.-Iran war.

Charles Hoskinson’s Midnight network is a privacy-focused blockchain built within the Cardano ecosystem, designed to enable confidential transactions and data protection at the protocol level.

After XRP fell to $1.16 in February, Standard Chartered cut its 2026 XRP prediction by 65% to $2.80.

Bitcoin rebounded from around $65,000 to trade near $67,400, gaining 1.4% over the past 24 hours.

States and senators are closing in on prediction markets, with new legislation threatening Kalshi and expansion plans across crypto exchanges.