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Bitcoin becomes the live market over Easter as oil shocks hit and traditional finance goes dark The Bitcoin market now has three trading days where it will act as the live venue for geopolitical risk while much of traditional finance is closed.

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MARA Holdings has initiated workforce reductions throughout this week, impacting employees across various business units, according to information shared with Blockspace Media. Sources indicate the job eliminations have occurred in multiple phases, with at least two distinct rounds taking place on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Algorand (ALGO) surged 23% to $0.105 after Google Quantum AI cited it 32 times in a landmark quantum computing paper. Here's the technical outlook, key levels, and what comes next.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT has laid out its forecast for Bitcoin in April 2026, projecting a predominantly range-bound month after last year's strong rally.

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This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum has been flat this week, and the price managed to hold above $2,000, which can be considered a bullish signal.

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Markets are digesting a heavy pullback in Bitcoin price today, with traders weighing whether this is a controlled correction or the start of a deeper downtrend. On the daily chart, BTC closed near $67,221, below all the short- and medium-term moving averages provided:

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Market participants are closely watching Ethereum price news as ETH trades mid‑range during a phase of extreme fear and compressed volatility. The daily timeframe sets the main scenario here, and it is bearish by regime, but not in freefall. Price is trying to base inside a broader downtrend.

 

The crypto market is bracing for huge volatility amid Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options expiry on Friday. Traders expect price action to remain choppy as crypto options expiry coincides with today's key Nonfarm payrolls jobs report and unemployment rate data.

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As it races to reposition itself in digital infrastructure, MARA Holdings is reshaping its balance sheet and operations around its evolving MARA Bitcoin strategy. In early April 2026, MARA Holdings (MARA) cut roughly 15% of its workforce as it shifts focus from traditional Bitcoin mining toward AI and energy infrastructure. However, management has framed the move as part of a longer-term transformation rather than short-term cost cutting.

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Dogecoin is currently stabilizing following a protracted decline, but despite a noticeable change in derivatives positioning, the overall structure is still bearish.

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Bitcoin (BTC) hovers near $66,000 and the Fear and Greed Index sits at 8/100, an Extreme Fear level, the lowest point of the range. Long position liquidations exceeded $300 million in the last 24 hours. On top of that, spot Bitcoin ETFs are recording recurring net outflows.

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Riot sold 3,778 BTC in Q1 for about $289M, signaling public miners are prioritizing liquidity and adding fresh supply pressure to Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin price today faced a sharp setback after a U.S. address in Iran triggered a global risk-off reaction, dragging prices down nearly 6% within hours. The move pushed BTC below the crucial resistance levels, with price now struggling under the $69,000 mark and failing to break the $72,500–$73,000 zone.

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Binance Coin has experienced a sharp decline exceeding 5% during the latest trading session, breaking through the psychologically significant $600 threshold that market participants had been monitoring carefully. The asset momentarily declined to $580 before stabilizing at temporary support.

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Algorand price shot up 21% on Friday, April 3, becoming the top gainer of the day, bucking the relative stillness of the broader crypto market that has gone cold amid the escalating war situation in the Middle East.

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Solana trades at $79–$83 after the $270M Drift Protocol exploit. Analysts warn of a drop to $50 if $85 fails. Full technical analysis and recovery scenarios.

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BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) now processes between $16 billion and $18 billion in daily trading volume, positioning the regulated fund as a direct competitor to the world's largest crypto exchanges.

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Bitcoin is wavering and taking a brutal shock: nearly 600 billion dollars are now unrealized losses. At 66,000 dollars, the market reveals fragility rarely seen at this scale.

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XRP News: Two of Asia's most prominent blockchain-focused firms SBI Ripple and DSRV have started a joint research project to explore how blockchain can improve remittance and payment systems in Japan and South Korea.They teamed up to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper, using the XRP Ledger at the center of their plan.

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Quantum computing fears are reviving concerns that Satoshi Nakamoto's 1.1 million dormant BTC could be hacked, creating major security and market risks.

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The entry of financial institutions into the Bitcoin ecosystem brings with it a silent contradiction. Many adopt the mindset of the traditional system, delegating security to large regulated custodians under the premise that the bigger the entity, the better the protection.

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Bloomberg senior strategist Mike McGlone has renewed a stark prediction for Bitcoin (BTC), arguing that the market's leading cryptocurrency could resume a prolonged decline that takes it back toward $10,000. Why McGlone Sees Bitcoin Heading Back To $10K In a Thursday post on social media platform X (previously Twitter), McGlone framed the $10,000 level as a long-standing reference point for Bitcoin: it was a common trading price before the 2020–21 rally and has been among the most frequently traded levels since futures began trading in 2017.

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Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold a sizeable portion of its holdings in the first quarter, offloading 3,778 BTC as crypto firms navigated a tough market environment.

 

Bitcoin 2026 announces an explosive panel discussion. On April 29, the Nakamoto stage in Las Vegas will host “Is the Quantum Threat Real?

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ETH trades at $2,056 as the IMF warns on tokenization risks while RWA on-chain value hits $36B. Key price levels, bull/bear scenarios, and what cross-chain infrastructure plays are emerging.