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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Bitcoin falls back to $76,000 as Iran reportedly shuts Hormuz again One of the biggest s

Bitcoin falls back to $76,000 as Iran reportedly shuts Hormuz again


One of the biggest short squeezes of 2026 came and went in a single session.

Bitcoin climbed to $78,000 late Friday, triggering $762 million in liquidations across 168,336 traders with $593 million of that on the short side, per CoinGlass.

By Saturday evening hours in Asia, bitcoin had pulled back to $76,091, up just 0.8% on the day, as Iran broadcast that the Strait of Hormuz was closed to maritime traffic again less than 24 hours after its foreign minister declared it fully open.

Two tanker owners told Bloomberg their vessels received Iranian radio transmissions shutting the waterway, with one supertanker reporting gunfire and aborting transit.

State news agency Nour said Hormuz had returned to "strict management and control by the armed forces" in response to a U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping. Several oil tankers that had raced toward the strait Friday on the initial reopening news turned back.

Friday's breakout rally ended up in a $590 million shorts rout, with bets on bitcoin accounting for $381 million in liquidations, the largest share, followed by ether shorts at $167. Shorts outweighed longs by nearly four to one, the cleanest short-heavy breakdown in a liquidation event since February.

The setup had been building for weeks. Funding rates on bitcoin perpetuals were pinned negative, meaning shorts were paying longs a premium to hold their positions.

Friday's Hormuz reopening was the catalyst that flipped it. Crude oil dropped nearly 10% to $85.90 per barrel on the initial headline, and bitcoin broke above the $76,000-$78,000 zone that has capped every rally attempt since the February 5 crash.

President Donald Trump then told reporters Friday night that Iran had agreed to an "unlimited" suspension of its nuclear program, though Tehran never confirmed the claim.

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DOGE Tests $0.10 Barrier While Whales Quietly Load Up 330M TokensPrice and Resistance: Dogecoin fluctuates between $0.095 and $0.098, seeking to consolidate a solid close above the critical psychologi

DOGE Tests $0.10 Barrier While Whales Quietly Load Up 330M TokensPrice and Resistance: Dogecoin fluctuates between $0.095 and $0.098, seeking to consolidate a solid close above the critical psychological resistance of $0.10.
On-chain Activity: Large holders have increased their balances by 330 million $DOGE, raising total whale holdings to 18.43 billion coins.
Derivatives and X: Open interest on CoinGlass remains steady at $1.3 billion, while X (Twitter) launches new interactive financial cashtag features.
Dogecoin is once again capturing attention in the memecoin segment this Friday. Currently, the asset is testing the $0.10 barrier following a gradual recovery that allowed it to register higher lows on the 4-hour chart.



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XRP Mimics 2017 Fractal, Trader Predicts Price in 90 Days
Double-digit price predictions for XRP are back in the spotlight as some analysts suggest the asset may be repeating its historic 2017 price pattern.


The outlook has raised expectations of a dramatic breakout in the coming months, as the coin surged 8% over the past week. Notably, XRP is trading at $1.44, its highest price in three weeks. Amid the ongoing bullish momentum, market watchers are drawing parallels with historical patterns.

Key Points

XRP mirrors its 2017 fractal, with traders eyeing a potential breakout toward $32 in 90 days.

The coin is up 8% weekly, trading near $1.44, its highest level in three weeks.

Analyst CryptoCupra says XRP’s current consolidation pattern resembles its explosive 2017 rally setup.

Skeptics argue past fractal predictions haven’t worked, while XRP must first reclaim $2–$3 resistance.



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Iran's Friday announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened during the current ceasefire triggered one of the sharpest oil reversals of the year.

Brent crude fell 12.95% to $86.52, and WTI dropped 14.26% to $81.19, both their lowest levels since Mar. 11 and the largest single-day declines since Apr. 8. US stocks surged, bond yields dropped, the dollar weakened, and Bitcoin registered an intraday high of $78,336.

Traders stripped the war premium they had spent weeks layering into crude prices, and risk assets repriced accordingly.

Yesterday, the Strait was opened on Iranian terms. Commercial vessels required authorization from Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization and the IRGC and had to transit through Iran-designated safe lanes, but the US blockade on Iranian shipping remains fully in place until a broader diplomatic settlement.

That window has already narrowed. As of Apr. 18, Iran said it had closed the Strait again after the US left its blockade in place, pushing the market back into a countdown toward the Apr. 22 ceasefire deadline.

Only eight oil and gas tankers moved during the reopening, underscoring how far the route remains from anything resembling normal traffic.

Bitcoin now has just 4 days before ceasefire deadl

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestDaily $5000U Airdrop Rain: Claim Yours Now!Bitcoin is attempting to clear the $75,000–$77,000 resistance zone after two reject

Bitcoin is attempting to clear the $75,000–$77,000 resistance zone after two rejections in March. Options market data offer a detailed look at positioning, volatility expectations, and underlying sentiment, according to on-chain analytics provider Glassnode.Implied volatility has been easing rather than expanding across all maturities. Both short- and longer-dated contracts are being repriced lower, as the term structure stays flat. Moreover, one-month implied volatility is at 41.5%, just below the three-month level.Demand for protection is also softening. Put premiums have lost ground against calls, pointing to reduced hedging interest and a gradual repositioning toward a more constructive stance. The shift is most visible at the front end of the curve, where one-week skew has fallen roughly six points and one-month skew about three points over the past week.With options now appearing fairly priced, participants are undecided about whether to capitalize on the current volatility or prepare for the next leg.Yet flows over the past seven days have turned notably bullish. Some 32% of taker activity has come from outright call buying, reflecting active upside positioning rather than simply the unwinding of protective hedges. That buying is helping to underpin the price advance.The $75,000 level itself has become a significant gamma trigger. Bullish flows have created roughly $5 billion in negative gamma exposure between $74,000 and $78,000. A clean break higher through that band could therefore accelerate mechanically as market makers adjust their hedges.That said, downside protection at the $70,000 strike is still in place, with net premium still tilted toward puts. However, the imbalance is not widening, suggesting demand for insurance is steady rather than accelerating.As it stands, the options market is sending mixed signals. Skew is compressin

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