Bitcoin stuck around $78,000 Friday. Oil's the story everyone's watching now—prices jumped past $100 a barrel after President Donald Trump cranked up his talk about the Strait of Hormuz.
XRP is showing strong signs of a major breakout as momentum continues to build across multiple timeframes. With bullish signals aligning and key structures pointing higher, the market is beginning to price in the possibility of a much larger move, one that could push XRP toward the highly anticipated $10 level if the breakout fully unfolds.
IREN Limited ($IREN) drew sharp investor attention on Friday as its shares whipsawed amid intensifying scrutiny of the company's pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI-focused cloud infrastructure—a shift that could redefine its long-term growth profile but also raises fresh questions about capital needs and dilution. The Sydney-headquartered firm traded with notable volatility during the April 24 session in the U.S. After moving between gains and losses intraday, IREN finished regular trading up 7.50% at $52.02, then added another 1.67% in after-hours trading to $52.89.