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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation Challenge Market Updates: France Moves to Curb Crypto "Wrench Attacks"; Meta-1 Scam Op

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Market Updates: France Moves to Curb Crypto "Wrench Attacks"; Meta-1 Scam Operator Receives 23-Year Jail Term; Tether Commits $150M to Drift Recovery

French authorities are stepping up efforts to protect cryptocurrency investors amid a sharp increase in violent, targeted attacks.

Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week, Jean-Didier Berger, minister delegate to the interior minister of France, said the government has already introduced preventive steps. Specifically, these include a dedicated platform to reduce so-called "wrench attacks," in which criminals use force to access digital assets.

The initiative is already seeing strong uptake, with thousands of users reportedly signing up. Berger also confirmed ongoing coordination with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on a broader national security strategy, which is expected to be developed in the coming weeks.

The urgency behind these measures is reflected in recent figures. French outlet RTL reported 41 crypto-related kidnappings so far in 2026. This suggests an incident roughly every two and a half days.

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Renowned Analyst Benjamin Cowen Issued a Warning Despite Bitcoin’s Rise


In his latest video, Benjamin Cowen, a leading analyst in the cryptocurrency market, evaluated Bitcoin’s current price movements using historical data and “seasonality.”

Analyzing Bitcoin’s return to the $77,000 level, Cowen warned investors about potential weakness in the coming weeks.

Cowen noted that Bitcoin’s current trajectory bears striking similarities to the “US midterm election years” cycles of 2018 and 2022. According to the analyst, Bitcoin hit a low of $60,000 in February, followed by a higher low in late March and early April.

However, Cowen argued that this was not an absolute bullish signal, but rather that “time-based capitulation” within a bear market was more significant than price-based decline.

One of the most striking points in the analysis was the risks projected for late April and early May. Cowen predicts that Bitcoin could reach a local peak at the end of April, similar to 2018, and then decline again at the beginning of May after sweeping that high.

The Fed meeting on April 29th stands out as one of the biggest risk factors for the markets. Bitcoin is currently facing resistance at the 100-day moving average. If this level is breached, the next major resistance point is expected to be the 200-day moving average.

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Cowen stated that tracking USDT and USDC dominance is critical for understanding market direction, and noted that stablecoin dominance finds support at the 100-day moving average.

This suggests that the tendency for investors to move risky assets (like Bitcoin) to cash remains strong, and Bitcoin could retest the $60,000 level later this year.

Benjamin Cowen says Bitcoin is highly likely to be rejected from the bear market resistance band, and a true bottom

Renowned Analyst Benjamin Cowen Issued a Warning

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In a recent tweet, Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) shares a security disclosure regarding vulnerabilities in zcashd and Zebra, which were discovered and patched, including a bug that could crash nod

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Market Updates: CoinGecko Reports 39% Drop in Q1 CEX Volumes, Arthur Hayes Discloses 90% Bitcoin Position, Key Researcher Josh Stark Exits Ethereum Foundation
A fresh analysis from CoinGecko indicates that the cryptocurrency market has entered a sustained “crypto winter” in the first quarter of 2026, reversing much of the momentum seen in late 2025.

According to the report, total crypto market capitalization declined by more than 20% in Q1 2026. Trading activity also weakened sharply. Spot volumes across the top 10 centralized exchanges dropped to $2.7 trillion in Q1, down from $4.5 trillion in the previous quarter, a steep 39% decline.

Bitcoin reflected this broader weakness, falling 22% over the same period. This came despite having reached an all-time high of roughly $126,000 six months earlier.

Notably, Bitcoin underperformed traditional equity markets during the same period. The NASDAQ Composite declined 7.1%, while the S&P 500 fell 4.8%, marking their weakest quarterly performance since 2022.

CoinGecko links the broader risk-off environment to a combination of geopolitical and monetary policy pressures. Market sentiment was dampened following US–Israeli strikes on Iran in February 2026.

Meanwhile, expectations of tighter monetary policy, associated with the nomination of Kevin Warsh, further weighed on risk assets.



Market Updates: CoinGecko Reports 39% Drop in Q1

Dollar slides as Hormuz war premium Dollar index DXY erases its Iran war gains as Hormuz blockade scales down, safe‑haven flows unwind, and traders pivot from conflict hedges to ceasefire politics. Th

Dollar slides as Hormuz war premium Dollar index DXY erases its Iran war gains as Hormuz blockade scales down, safe‑haven flows unwind, and traders pivot from conflict hedges to ceasefire politics.
The U.S. dollar gave back all of its war‑related gains on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” to commercial shipping, sending the dollar index (DXY) down 0.5% intraday to its lowest level since February 27. According to data from Gate, the move marks a full reversal of the safe‑haven bid that drove the greenback higher when the U.S.–Iran conflict first erupted.
As tankers resumed passage through one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints, positioning in currency markets flipped from defence to détente, with traders now pricing a durable ceasefire and negotiations toward a broader agreement. Jayati Bharadwaj, head of foreign exchange strategy at TD Securities, summed up the shift bluntly: “Safe-haven buying has begun to fade. That is the reason for the dollar’s decline.”



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Despite the ongoing chats about Shiba Inu (SHIB) losing its composure in the current market narratives, the real SHIB data is telling a different story altogether. The latest weekly stats posted by Sh

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Weekly Data Points to Growing Demand and Lower Supply

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation Contest Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow Polkadot recovers 17% after Hyperbridge exploit: Will DOT’s gains continue? The Hyperbridge exp

Polkadot recovers 17% after Hyperbridge exploit: Will DOT’s gains continue?

The Hyperbridge exploit caused Polkadot [$DOT] to lose a significant portion of its market cap, but it has since fully recovered.

The altcoin’s price crashed after a hacker minted 1 billion $DOT tokens on Ethereum [$ETH] but only sold them for $237K due to lack of liquidity. The team clarified that the actual loss had ballooned to $2.5 million as the team made efforts to recover the funds.

However, the assurance that Polkadot’s core network security remained intact fueled a 17% price recovery.

What drove $DOT’s price recovery?

A statement released by the team after the exploit assured users of security, as the core network had not been affected. It’s the bridged $DOT tokens on Ethereum.

As a result, the community sentiment returned to 82% bullish from 954.1K voters, as per CoinMarketCap. Consequently, the price of the altcoin rallied from $1.146 to $1.354.

The relief brought about a rebound in network activity. As per Artemis data, the number of transactions increased by 1,400, from 10.5K to 11.9K, in just a day.

Additionally, daily active users (DAU) increased by 1.67x even though the figures remained relatively low. DAU rose from 3,000 to 5,000, indicating users were gradually returning to the network

The Total Value Locked (TVL) also experienced a surge of about 11.29% in a day, while the stablecoin market cap grew to $77.83 million after the massive drop.

Moreover, the altcoin commanded a significant amount of daily trading volume of about $403 million. However, the revenue of the network remained low as it attempted to get back on its feet.



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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation Contest Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow Will Bitcoin’s Major Rally Continue? Here’s What the Experts Say Cryptocurrency analysis platfo

Will Bitcoin’s Major Rally Continue? Here’s What the Experts Say

Cryptocurrency analysis platform Santiment assessed Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent rise to the $77,000 level and the overall market sentiment.

Santiment, an analytics company that closely tracks Bitcoin’s price movements, examined Bitcoin’s rise to the $77,000 level in its latest market assessment. Despite the price increase, the prevailing skeptical approach among investors is noteworthy.

According to the analysis, Bitcoin’s push to new highs hasn’t generated as much enthusiasm in the market as expected. On the contrary, many traders are skeptical about the sustainability of this rise. Santiment notes that this skeptical atmosphere in the market could actually create a healthy foundation for the continuation of the rally.

The question of “Has the bottom been reached?” remains a major topic of discussion among market participants. Santiment experts state that conversations on social media platforms and on-chain data indicate that investors are still expecting a major correction. Historically, periods of skepticism often coincide with phases of sustained price increases.

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It is noted that the continued low supply of Bitcoin on exchanges is reducing selling pressure. In particular, the fact that whales are not aggressively selling at current levels is interpreted as a signal that long-term confidence is being maintained.

According to Santiment, this “skepticism” that emerged during Bitcoin’s $77,000 rally indicates that the market hasn’t overheated yet. If this cautious stance continues among investors instead of FOMO (fear of missing out), Bitcoin’s potential to test higher levels could strengthen.



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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation Challenge The Ethereum Foundation exposed 100 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (D


The Ethereum Foundation exposed 100 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)‐linked IT workers embedded across roughly 53 crypto projects.

Ethereum Foundation Levels Up Its Security With A Detective Program

The North Korean secret crypto-agents don’t rest, so the Ethereum Foundation decided it was time they put on the detective’s hat to track them before they too fell victims to them, just as Drift Protocol was at the beginning of the month. And so, yesterday afternoon the Foundation announced on an official blog post the starking results yielded by the ETH Rangers Program (and yes, everything related to North Korean hackers inevitably sounds straight out of an RPG or action movie).

The ETH Rangers Program has wrapped up and the results speak for themselves: $5.8M+ recovered, 785+ vulnerabilities reported, 100+ DPRK operatives identified, and so much more.

A decentralized defence for a decentralized network.

Read the full recap 👇

— EF Ecosystem Support Program (@EF_ESP) April 16, 2026

According to the blog post, the Ethereum Foundation teamed up with Secureum, The Red Guild, and Security Alliance (SEAL) in late 2024 to roll out said program. The initiative offered stipends to people carrying out public‐goods security work across the Ethereum ecosystem.

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The program’s mission consisted in backing independent security initiatives that strengthen Ethereum’s overall robustness, while spotlighting and rewarding contributors with a proven history of delivering high‐impact security work for the broader network.

After six months, the results of the program speak for itself.

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#Market sentiment around major altcoins finally seems to be improving after several rough weeks. Advertisement According to the data provided by SoSoValue, there has been an uptick in institutional ca

#Market sentiment around major altcoins finally seems to be improving after several rough weeks.  Advertisement According to the data provided by SoSoValue, there has been an uptick in institutional capital entering spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).The growing institutional interest has also led to some notable bullish momentum within the altcoin sector. HOT Stories Shiba Inu (SHIB) Most Stable It Has Ever Been, Hyperliquid (HYPE) on Verge of New ATH, XRP Price Spikes Through First Resistance: Crypto Market Review Veteran Chartist Brandt Rejects Bitcoin Bull Flag Narrative Solana (SOL) has reclaimed the $90 price level while the Ripple-affiliated  XRP is trading around $1.46.  Advertisement However, with Bitcoin remaining on rather shaky ground, altcoins might not be out of the woods just yet. Much-needed recovery The XRP ETF market is currently commanding a total market capitalization of $592.92 million.Fund flows have remained positive for four consecutive trading days. Advertisement You Might Also Like Sat, 04/11/2026 - 22:00 $789 Million Fresh Capital: Bitcoin ETFs See Highest Weekly Inflow Since February ByCaroline Amosun The Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) leads the pack in terms of total assets with an impressive $287.20 million market cap. However, the Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) is capturing the lion's share of daily activity with $11.78 million in trading volume over the last 24 hours alone. The Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) also maintains a strong foothold with a $227.15 million market cap and $4.03 million in daily volume.The Solana ETF market is currently experiencing similar bullish momentum. The total market capitalization for SOL ETFs currently sits at $375.89 million. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) is the absolute heavyweight in the category, holding a commanding $271.49 million market cap.  The Fidelity Solana Fund (FSOL) manages $33.91 million. Smaller offerings include funds from VanEck and 21Shares.

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