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A $2.6 Billion Ethereum Whale Bet Faces the Same Trap That Triggered a 43% Crash

Ethereum ($ETH) price trades near $2,055 on April 3, sitting inside an ascending channel on the 8-hour chart that has guided price action since February 24. The channel represents the only bullish structure $ETH has maintained since the early February crash. However, three signals underneath the surface, smart money indecision, a bearish RSI divergence, and a whale pattern that historically failed to prevent corrections, suggest the channel’s survival is increasingly in doubt. Smart Money Mirrors a Pattern That Preceded a 43% Crash The Smart Money Index (SMI), an indicator that tracks informed investor behavior, is currently tied with its signal…

EthereumApr 5

ECB targets summer for digital euro standards: Cipollone

European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said on Tuesday that the ECB expects by this summer to announce the European standards it will use for a potential digital euro, a step aimed at helping payment providers and merchants prepare their systems ahead of any issuance decision. Cipollone told European Union lawmakers that, once those standards are announced, the ECB will work with market participants so they can begin embedding them into payment terminals and other solutions as soon as possible. Cipollone said finalizing the rulebook would let new terminals and payment apps ship with the necessary rails already…

RegulationApr 5

Bitcoin Exchange Bithumb Announces It Will List This Altcoin on Its Platform! Here Are the Details

South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is preparing to list yet another digital asset. According to the official announcement, Venice Token ($VVV) will begin trading on the Korean won (KRW) market. According to information shared by the exchange, deposit and withdrawal operations for the $VVV token will be activated within one hour of the announcement. Trading in the $VVV/KRW pair will begin on April 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM. The initial reference price for the token has been set at 9,840 KRW, and deposits will require 200 block confirmations. It was also emphasized that only transfers made through the Base network…

ExchangesApr 5

Polygon Introduces Private Mempool Delivering One‑Line MEV Protection

MEV Protection: The network’s Private Mempool shields transactions from frontrunning by routing them directly to producers, preventing bots from viewing pending activity. Enterprise Integration: Teams only replace one RPC URL, keeping existing read providers while gaining predictable ordering and reduced confirmation delays. App Impact: Apps like Polymarket and Courtyard benefit from protected ordering and reliable inclusion, while the broader ecosystem gains a payments‑ready chain with instant finality, high throughput, and stablecoin liquidity. Polygon has introduced a Private Mempool aimed at eliminating frontrunning and sandwich attacks, offering developers a one‑line integration that routes transactions away from the public mempool. The launch…

BlockchainApr 5

Bitmine Tops Staked Holdings With 167,578 Ethereum

Although Ethereum is still showing weak price movements, Bitmine has remained extremely bullish on the leading cryptocurrency regardless of poor market conditions. On Friday April 3, a Cryptoquant analyst shared data revealing that Bitmine has staked an additional 167,578 $ETH over the past two weeks. The analyst shared charts revealing a sharp increase in Bitmine’s staking activity over the period, suggesting that it has continued to commit its holdings to the network amid its multiple Ethereum accumulation. Bitmine’s $ETH staking rises in April As Bitmine continues to expand its Ethereum exposure, the chart shows that Bitmine’s staked $ETH holdings have…

EthereumApr 5

Marshall Islands basic income effort gains crypto-connected backers

The company behind the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ universal basic income (UBI) program using a US dollar-pegged sovereign financial instrument has attracted some significant crypto-tied backers. In a Tuesday notice shared exclusively with Cointelegraph, M1X Global announced that it had launched following a $3 million angel investment round by current and former executives connected to crypto and financial services companies. According to the company, the funding will support the development and adoption of the USDM1 digital sovereign bond which allows citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to access the UBI program. While the Marshall Islands debuted USDM1…

RegulationApr 5

TRON Founder Justin Sun Transfers Five Different Altcoins to HTX Exchange! Here Are the Details

Justin Sun, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency market, has once again made headlines with his latest transaction. According to Onchain data, Sun transferred five different tokens, worth approximately $16.2 million in total, to the $HTX exchange. According to information shared by blockchain analyst ai_9684xtpa, the transfer took place on the night of March 31st. The transferred assets included approximately $2.53 million worth of TRON (TRX), while the largest share consisted of stablecoins totaling $13.45 million. These stablecoins included Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), and $USDD ($USDD). In addition, smaller amounts of different tokens were also transferred. Approximately $12,700 worth…

ExchangesApr 5

Hashgraph CEO warns permissionless systems pose compliance risks

Crypto projects spent years chasing users with token incentives, apps and speculation. Now, some of the industry's biggest pitches are starting to sound more like enterprise software sales. That was the message from Hashgraph CEO Eric Piscini in a recent interview with TheStreet Roundtable, where he argued that the crypto market is moving away from user acquisition and toward business infrastructure. "It's completely fair to say that at the industry level," Piscini said, referring to this shift. He said Hashgraph has been targeting enterprise adoption since 2018, focusing on payment, organizational and supply-chain use cases. Instead of asking businesses to…

BlockchainApr 5

ETH Consolidates — Can Bulls Reclaim $2,200?

Ethereum’s price action continues to reflect a fragile market structure, as traders weigh weakening momentum against key technical thresholds. The asset currently trades near the $2,050 level after a sharp decline, leaving it trapped in a narrow consolidation range. This pause follows a broader bearish trend that began after the previous cycle peak near $4,900. Consequently, market participants now focus on whether this range signals accumulation or a continuation lower. Market Structure Signals Ongoing Weakness Price structure shows a clear pattern of lower highs and lower lows, reinforcing a bearish macro outlook. Additionally, Ethereum remains below its 100 and 200…

EthereumApr 5

Expected Resignation from BNB Treasury Company! YZi Labs Takes a Step Ahead!

A new development has emerged regarding CEA Industries (BNC), a $BNB treasury company funded by YZi Labs, the investment arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. This development comes after a long-standing governance dispute between YZi Labs, the company’s largest investor, and the CEA board of directors. As a result of this development, Hans Thomas, a CEA Industries executive and founding partner of 10x Capital, resigned, or was forced to resign. According to a company filing with the SEC, Hans Thomas resigned from his position at the company effective March 20. This move comes at a time when YZi…

RegulationApr 5