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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!However, the awkward part for XRP holders is that a thriving XRPL does not a

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However, the awkward part for XRP holders is that a thriving XRPL does not automatically translate into proportional demand for XRP.

That is the real story in 2026. XRPL can generate significant economic activity, while XRP captures only a thin utility skim, unless market structure begins to adopt XRP as the unit of liquidity.

Put differently, XRPL can win as infrastructure and enjoy enormous gains while XRP struggles. So, the question is what part of that growth actually requires XRP.

However, the awkward part for XRP holders is that

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Bitcoin Hits $78K as Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Is Fully Open



Bitcoin surged on April 17 after the US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was open again and shipping passage was being restored.

In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Iran had announced the strait was “fully open and ready for full passage.” He added that sea mines had been removed, or were being removed, with the help of the United States.

Earlier today, Trump posted again that Chinese President Xi Jinping was “very happy” that the Strait of Hormuz was open or rapidly opening. He also said that a meeting coming up in China could be historic.

The market reacted fast as Bitcoin jumped to a 10-week high above $78,000, reaching around $78,400 for the first time since February 4.

At press time, $BTC is trading at $77,163 and is up 3% on the day. Over the past seven days, Bitcoin has been up 6.37%. Ethereum rose 3% after the announcement and is up 5.88% over the weekly period.

Why Markets Moved So Fast

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important oil shipping routes in the world, carrying roughly one-fifth of global crude supply.

Any threat to the route can push oil prices higher and pressure global markets. Reopening the passage reduces supply fears and lowers immediate stress in risk assets.

The rally also came as Trump claimed more progress in talks with Iran. He said both sides would work together to clear mines from the strait.

Trump also said a permanent peace deal between the US, Israel, and Iran was “mostly complete,” with more talks likely this weekend. He added Iran had agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely and would not receive frozen US funds.

Conflicting Signals Remain

The rally came despite mixed responses from Tehran. Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian rejected claims that the strait was fully open.

He said Iran would continue c

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The Pentagon is in early discussions with major American manufacturers including automotive leaders General Motors and Ford Motor about redirecting a portion of their factory capacity and workforce to

The Pentagon is in early discussions with major American manufacturers including automotive leaders General Motors and Ford Motor about redirecting a portion of their factory capacity and workforce toward producing military munitions and equipment, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar with the matter.Senior defense officials have been meeting with corporate executives to explore how commercial industrial capacity can be leveraged to support and supplement traditional defense contractors. The goal is to rapidly scale the domestic production of high-demand military hardware such as missiles, drones, and advanced tactical systems as global conflicts continue to strain existing U.S. stockpiles. The outreach is part of a broader Trump administration push to place America's defense industrial base on what officials are calling a "wartime footing." Ongoing conflicts, particularly in Ukraine and involving Iran, have significantly depleted military supplies, prompting Washington to look beyond its conventional defense supply chain for solutions. Aerospace and industrial manufacturers GE Aerospace and Oshkosh Corporation are also among the companies engaged in these preliminary conversations. This initiative signals growing concern within the U.S. government over the nation's limited domestic weapons production capacity. By bringing commercial manufacturers into the fold, the Pentagon aims to build more resilient and scalable supply chains capable of meeting rising national security demands especially in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. While the discussions remain in early stages, the move reflects a significant strategic shift: 

The Pentagon is in early discussions with major Am

Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowBitcoin Derivatives Flash the First Warning Sign of a Quantum Selloff, Says Joshua Lim Actors and figures: Joshua Lim (FalconX) estimates that 1.7 million $BTC, valued at 

Bitcoin Derivatives Flash the First Warning Sign of a Quantum Selloff, Says Joshua Lim
Actors and figures: Joshua Lim (FalconX) estimates that 1.7 million $BTC, valued at $127 billion, are exposed to quantum attacks.

Dates and signals: The April 16 analysis highlights that derivatives and long-term options will show red flags before on-chain activity.

Market scenarios: An institutional hard fork could trigger massive liquidations and unprecedented price volatility.

The arrival of quantum computing is the greatest technical and political challenge in the cryptocurrency market. Joshua Lim, co-head of markets at FalconX, stated that quantum risk in Bitcoin will initially manifest in the derivatives markets.

1/ I’ve spent most of the last few weeks since the Google, Caltech papers to think about tradable implications around quantum computing and crypto

specifically what happens to the market around q-day pic.twitter.com/nNBuMjwU9x

— Joshua Lim (@joshua_j_lim) April 16, 2026

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading around $75,024, as the sector analyzes how to protect Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.1 million $BTC. The volume of options and the bias of long-term “puts” already reflect a demand for protection against extreme systemic events.

Typically, forks like the one in 2017 occurred in a retail market of $45 billion. However, with a current market cap of $1.5 trillion, such an event under the quantum risk in Bitcoin would have much more drastic consequences.

Lim argues that the problem is not just mathematical; it is deeply sociopolitical. The community must decide whether to burn old coins through governance or allow a state actor with quantum power to attempt to claim those inactive assets.

The Satoshi Dilemma and Market Stability

Migrating to post-quantum cryptography is technically conceivable through proposals like BIP 361. Nevertheless, the fate of “Satoshi era” coins remains the big question mark that could tank the price if 

Bitcoin Derivatives Flash the First Warning Sign o

Ethereum is slowly gaining mainstream momentum as the financial domain prepares itself to move on chain. ETH is now being debated as the core blockchain powering the era of tokenization, with Raoul Pa

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The US government has moved around $606,000 worth of BTC to a Coinbase Prime wallet, research from on-chain intelligence portal Arkham shows. While the value of the cryptocurrency involved was minuscu

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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!A payments race measured in trillions raises the stakes In recent times, XRP

A payments race measured in trillions raises the stakes
In recent times, XRPL is not competing only against other crypto networks. It is competing for a seat in a global settlement stack that already includes stablecoin networks, bank consortia, and state-linked rails.

Cross-border payment flows have been estimated at hundreds of trillions of dollars annually, with projections rising to $290 trillion by 2030 in widely cited industry research.

A payments race measured in trillions raises the s

On April 18, according to monitoring by Farside Investors, the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF saw a net inflow of $663.9 million yesterday, with IBIT recording a net inflow of $284 million, FBTC a net inflow o

Bitcoin ETF Sees $663.9 Million Net Inflow, Ethereum ETF Sees $127.4 Million Net Inflow

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Market Rally! Claim Your Airdrop Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow RaveDAO (RAVE) Explodes 1200% and Enters the Top 25 Crypto Rankings — Here’s Wh Vertical increase: T

RaveDAO (RAVE) Explodes 1200% and Enters the Top 25 Crypto Rankings — Here’s Wh

Vertical increase: The $RAVE token went from trading below $1 to surpassing $21 in a few days in April 2026, achieving a 1200% surge.

Real utility: The success is attributed to “sold-out” events in Hong Kong and anticipation for the Lisbon Dance Summit, scheduled from April 29 to May 2.

Historic ranking: With a rising market cap and million-dollar volume, the Web3 entertainment protocol solidifies its place among the 25 largest cryptocurrencies.

The RaveDAO ($RAVE) platform has been the star of one of the most impressive rallies in recent crypto market memory. The project, which merges electronic music culture with blockchain technology, climbed positions meteorically thanks to a combination of massive events and active community governance.

In technical terms, this parabolic movement was supported by a trading volume that exceeded hundreds of millions of dollars daily. The RSI entered extreme overbought territory, while the daily MACD showed an explosive bullish divergence after breaking consolidation at $0.50, driving the market capitalization to record levels.

RaveDAO’s business model is based on the “Live-to-Earn” concept, where revenue generated by NFT ticket sales and consumption at real-world events funds token buybacks and burns. This tangible utility differentiates $RAVE from other purely speculative assets, creating constant organic demand.

Furthermore, the structure of its tokenomics plays a crucial role in the upward volatility. With a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens and barely 25% in circulation due to strict vesting schedules, any increase in buying pressure translates into disproportionate price movements.



RaveDAO (RAVE) Explodes 1200% and Enters the Top 2

On April 18, Jiang Zhuoer, founder of the B.TOP mining pool, stated that he sold 25% of his Ethereum spot position at $2420, and combined with the sale on April 8, he has now sold 50% of his position 

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