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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community April Creation ContestPost To Earn Bonus Bitmine, the world’s largest Ethereum treasury firm, has scaled its holdings to 4.97 million ETH, or 4.12% o

Bitmine, the world’s largest Ethereum treasury firm, has scaled its holdings to 4.97 million ETH, or 4.12% of the circulating supply.

The firm is now about 1 million ETH away from its 5% supply target, or about 6 million ETH. 

The firm reported that it bought 101,627 ETH, the largest bid since December 2025. In the first and second weeks of April, it scooped 71.3K ETH and 71.9K ETH, respectively. In other words, last week’s bid was 41% higher than the previous buying.  In fact, in the last week of March, Bitmine acquired 65.3K ETH, underscoring an increased pace of purchases in the past four weeks. Commenting on April’s accelerated buying spree, Tom Lee, Bitmine’s chairman, said, Our base case; ETH is in the final stages of the ‘mini-crypto winter.’ We see growing signs that the ‘mini-crypto’ winter is coming to an end. As downside tail risks for the US-Iran war diminish, ETH has risen 41% from its early February lows.Since February, the altcoin has bounced from $1.74K to the 2026 peak of $2.46K. At the time of writing, ETH traded at $2.31K, underscoring that it had given back part of the recent gains.

However, according to Lee, the ongoing crypto winter was nearing an end. He added, 

While many believe the crypto winter may last through the Fall of 2026, our view remains that the crypto winter is much closer to ending.

Every major crypto winter since 2015 has coincided with an equity drawdown of at least 20%. In fact, the 2025 crypto drawdown moved in sync with the 20% decline in the S&P 500. But in 2026, the equity decline has been milder at -8%.On-chain data echoed Lee’s projections.

According to Realized Price Bands, a key metric that has flagged past cycle tops and bottoms, ETH was currently at a pivotal price zone.

Notably, ETH was attempting to reclaim the realized price (on-chain cost basis for holders) at $2,300. 

Whenever ETH defended the realized price

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12 European Banks Back Fireblocks for MiCA-Compliant Euro Stablecoin

Fireblocks will supply tokenization technology, wallet infrastructure, and custody services

A consortium of 12 European banks operating under the Qivalis venture has selected Fireblocks to build the infrastructure for a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin, with a launch targeted in the second half of 2026, pending approval from Dutch regulators.

Qivalis, incorporated in Amsterdam and backed by major institutions including BBVA, BNP Paribas, ING, and UniCredit, plans to issue a fully regulated, 1:1-backed euro token structured as an electronic money institution under Dutch supervision. De Nederlandsche Bank, the Netherlands' central bank, would grant the required approval under the European Union's Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation framework.

Fireblocks will supply tokenization technology, wallet infrastructure, and custody services, along with compliance tools covering identity verification and sanctions screening. A Fireblocks spokesperson described the project as a "regulated euro-native settlement instrument" built for European institutions rather than relying on dollar-based alternatives.

The stablecoin is designed primarily for institutional use, including settlement, treasury operations, and tokenized asset transactions. Qivalis was established in late 2025 as a joint venture to pool governance across European banks under a single structure for euro stablecoin issuance.

Dollar-denominated stablecoins currently account for roughly 99% of the approximately $320 billion global stablecoin market, according to DeFiLlama data, with euro-pegged tokens representing a marginal share. European banks and policymakers have been accelerating efforts to reduce that imbalance in digital payments and settlement infrastructure.



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On April 21, U.S. President Trump stated that he does not wish to extend the ceasefire again. Iran can improve its situation by reaching an agreement. Iran has just been allowed to attend talks in Pak

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Bitcoin is less volatile than South Korea's stock market right now

Bitcoin has a well-earned reputation as a volatile asset that has historically doubled or halved in a matter of months. That may be changing.

Bitcoin's 30-day realized volatility, currently 42%, has remained below 50% this month, according to TradingView data. Compare that with South Korea's benchmark Kospi stock index, whose market capitalization is about twice the largest cryptocurrency's, which hit 74% last week and is still around 51%. Another more volatile equity market is Pakistan, whose KSE 100 index is also around 51%.

Bitcoin’s volatility — a measure of how wildly prices have swung — has steadily declined in recent years, particularly since the introduction of spot ETFs in the U.S. in January 2024. These investment vehicles have increased institutional participation, bringing in more risk-managed capital flows that have helped dampen price swings.

The relative stability underscores its appeal as a geopolitical hedge, holding its value when macro forces like wars wreak havoc on traditional assets. $BTC has historically outperformed gold, the S&P 500 and other traditional assets during wars, as River, a bitcoin-only financial institution, pointed out early this month.

Still, most major regional markets and their global counterparts exhibited less volatility than $BTC in the period. Which raises the question: Why makes South Korea, the world's 14th-largest economy, different?



Bitcoin is less volatile than South Korea's stock

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Ripple Unveils Multi-Phase Plan To Make The XRP Ledger Quantum-Ready By 2028

On April 21, CNN reported, citing sources, that it is currently unclear when U.S. Vice President Vance will leave Washington for Pakistan. The White House plans to hold further meetings on Tuesday to 

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Cut the red tape: 39 financial giants demand an emergency fast-track for Europe's blockchain pilot



European financial firms and technology groups are urging lawmakers to speed up changes to rules governing distributed ledger technology, warning the region risks falling behind the U.S. in digital finance.

In a joint letter, 39 signatories including Boerse Stuttgart Group, Nasdaq and fintech associations across several European Union (EU) countries asked the European Commission and Parliament to separate the digital ledger technology (DLT) pilot regime from a broader legislative package under review.

They argue that handling the rules on their own would allow quicker updates, Bloomberg reports. The DLT pilot, in place since 2023, lets firms test how tokenized versions of assets like shares and bonds can trade and settle using blockchains.

It sits within a wider set of 18 financial laws now moving through the EU’s legislative process, a path industry groups say could take years.

The coalition is pushing for practical changes, including expanding the types of assets allowed, raising transaction limits to 150 billion euros ($176 billion) and removing expiry dates on licenses. These changes, they argue, would give firms room to build real markets rather than small trials.

The letter comes as the U.S. shapes laws regulating the space, including the Genius Act, meant to help bring crypto further into mainstream finance.

The European Commission has signaled it prefers to pass the full legislative package together as part of its broader plan to mobilize savings into investment.

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Security over speed’: Why Vitalik Buterin’s narrative shift matters for Ethereum





'Security over speed': Why Vitalik Buterin's narrative shift matters for Ethereum

Halfway through 2026, the year already feels like it’s diverging from the 2025 cycle.

Back then, Layer-1 networks were all about upgrades, strengthening fundamentals, and boosting developer activity. The goal was simple: attract deeper on-chain liquidity and become the go-to chains for DeFi activity. Naturally, “speed” was the main narrative, driving most of the scaling efforts.

But that story might already be shifting. At a Hong Kong festival, Vitalik Buterin outlined a new Ethereum [ETH] roadmap. Instead of trying to compete on speed, the focus is moving toward making the network more secure. It’s a clear pivot away from the earlier “faster is better” mindset.



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