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Ethereum is trying to recover, but the $2,400 to $2,500 zone is blocking a stronger trend shift. Until $ETH clears that range, the latest bounce remains under pressure Ethereum Price Tests $2,300 as Weak Spot Demand Points to $2,200 Retest Ethereum traded near $2,317 on the 2 day chart, holding below the $2,400 resistance zone after a sharp rebound from April lows. Ethereum / TetherUS ($ETH/USDT), 2D timeframe. Source: Ted Pillows on X The chart shared by Ted shows $ETH facing resistance around $2,400. That level now acts as the first major barrier for buyers. A clean move above it…

US President Donald Trump has again pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately, saying at a White House meeting that they should have a “special meeting” to reduce rates. “What’s a better time to cut interest rates than now? A third-grade student would know that,” Trump added, according to videos shared on X. Trump has reiterated his calls for lower rates after stating on Truth Social on Thursday that the Federal Reserve chair “should be dropping interest rates, IMMEDIATELY.” The president argued in January that the US should have “substantially lower” rates and “the lowest in the world,”…

The $XRP Ledger (XRPL), which uses $XRP as its native token, has experienced a steady growth in addresses during the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, thereby reaching a new all-time high ($ATH) as of April 2. Since the beginning of 2026, the XRPL addresses have surged from 7,921,350 to 8,189,798 at the time of reporting, according to on-chain analytics from CryptoQuant. As such, the $XRP Ledger recorded a 3.39% uptick in net addresses in Q1 to hit an $ATH at press time. $XRP Ledger addresses year-to-date. Source: CryptoQuant Although the number of addresses on the XRPL has risen linearly year-to-date…

Bitcoin price today surged back to its last week’s high price of $69,509 after reports of a possible 45-day ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. The recovery also pushed major altcoins up. Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin are all up by 3% to 5%.Despite this 45-day ceasefire, all eyes are on Trump’s 6-day deadline, which is going to end on 7th April. U.S.–Iran In 45-Day Ceasefire Talks Multiple U.S., Israeli, and regional sources indicated that Washington and Tehran are discussing a 45-day ceasefire, which could open the door for a longer-term agreement. The proposed deal is structured in two stages.…

Aave, one of DeFi’s largest and most established lending protocols, is now live on Solana. The token went live via Sunrise, a cross-chain bridge platform, making $AAVE available for trading natively across Solana wallets, decentralized exchanges, and aggregators for the first time. Users holding $AAVE on other chains can now move it onto Solana and back using Sunrise’s bridging infrastructure. The canonical $AAVE contract address on Solana has been published and verified through tokens.xyz. The listing puts $AAVE within reach of Solana’s most active trading applications, including Fomo, dFlow, Titan Exchange, Phantom, Jupiter Exchange, and Solflare. BREAKING: $AAVE from @aave…

The Ethereum Foundation has been on an aggressive selling spree lately, raising concerns about over-dumping. The foundation currently holds over $215 million worth of $ETH. As previously reported by AMBCrypto, on 24 April, the foundation completed a sale of 10,000 $ETH worth $23.8 million. After a period of selling though, the team seems to have shifted strategy and is now turning to staked holdings. In fact, according to Arkham data, the foundation has begin unstaking its stack, withdrawing $48.9 million in $ETH. They deposited wstETH to the Lido unstETH contract to receive unstaked $ETH. This is the first unstaking since…

The institution has asked the government to allow digital financial assets to be issued on open networks like Ethereum, opening national businesses to international investments. Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina also stated that these regulations would help conduct cross-border settlements. Russia Sets Up Digital Assets As Vehicles For International Investment The Central Bank of Russia is proposing a set of rules that would allow companies to issue digital financial assets on public networks, such as Ethereum. According to local sources, the Central Bank of Russia Governor, Elvira Nabiullina, stated that these new rules would be important to attracting…

Solana’s price performance has remained extremely weak amid the recent market volatility, and moves from traders — especially large holders — have continued to draw attention from market watchers. A recent large transaction from an unidentified whale has gotten the crypto community talking, as over 2.6 million $SOL stakes have been unlocked on the Solana blockchain. Over 2.6 million $SOL back in circulation On Thursday, April 2, blockchain monitoring firm Whale Alert provided data revealing that a total of 2,665,137 $SOL tokens worth over $211 million, which have been previously staked, have now been unlocked within a few minutes. While…

Bitcoin fraud claims led to a federal prison sentence for Sze Man Yu Inos. The case highlights how personal trust and false investment promises can expose older victims to major losses. Key Takeaways: Inos received prison time after prosecutors described false bitcoin investment claims. Saipan victims faced wider financial harm as the scheme expanded geographically. Federal prosecutors framed the case as a warning about affinity fraud. Bitcoin Fraud Sentence Shows Elder Victim Losses A fraud scheme built on false bitcoin investment claims and personal trust ended April 23, 2026, with a 71-month federal prison sentence for Sze Man Yu Inos,…

Singapore fintech Nium has selected Coinbase to integrate $USDC payments into its global network to send, receive and convert stablecoins to fiat across more than 190 countries through a single platform. According to a Tuesday announcement, the integration uses Coinbase’s infrastructure for custody, liquidity and wallet services, enabling Nium’s customers to fund cross-border payouts in $USDC and settle in either stablecoins or local currencies without relying on prefunded accounts. Nium said the setup supports just-in-time settlement, allowing funds to be deployed at payout rather than held across multiple jurisdictions, and includes options to link stablecoin balances to card programs for…