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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

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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

Bitcoin is attempting to clear the $75,000–$77,000

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Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeHTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!XRP flips green after a 63% wipeout as retail fear hits a 2-year extreme – n

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XRP flips green after a 63% wipeout as retail fear hits a 2-year extreme – now one Wall Street metric is spiking

XRP flips green after a 63% wipeout as retail fear

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Bitcoin 'plebs eat first' mining pool Parasite finds its second BTC block A bitcoin mini

Bitcoin 'plebs eat first' mining pool Parasite finds its second BTC block



A bitcoin mining pool built to reject both the industrial pay-per-share model and the pure lottery approach has now proved its design works. Twice.

Upstart mining pool Parasite Pool mined block 945,601 on Friday morning, its second block since launching in April 2025 and roughly 48 days after the pool's first block at #938,713 in late February.

The block carried 7,398 transactions and 0.002 $BTC in fees, landing with bitcoin trading at $76,213.

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— Parasite Pool (@Parasite_wtf) April 18, 2026

The pool operates on a hybrid model that has no parallel in mainstream mining. A winning miner that solves a block receives 1 $BTC outright, with the remaining 2.125 $BTC plus fees distributed proportionally among all pool participants based on shares submitted since the previous block.

There are no fees to take part in this pool, and payouts are routed through the Lightning Network.

Mining secures bitcoin by having computers compete to solve a cryptographic puzzle every 10 minutes, with the winner earning the right to add the next block of transactions to the blockchain and collecting a reward.

That reward is currently 3.125 $BTC plus whatever transaction fees are bundled in, worth about $238,000 at Friday's price, down from 6.25 $BTC after the April 2024 halving and scheduled to drop again to 1.5625 $BTC in 2028.

The competition is dominated by industrial operators running warehouse-scale facilities of specialized ASIC hardware that pulls enough electricity to rival a small city.

Mining pools exist to smooth the variance of who finds blocks, bundling the hashrate of thousands of participants so the proceeds get split by contribution rather than winner-take-all.

Parasite is founded by ZK Shark, the pseudonymous creator of Ordinal Maxi Biz (an NFT col

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🌅⚡ Solana (SOL) — Speed Meets Momentum Solana (SOL) is holding steady as the market consolidates, showing resilience and maintaining interest thanks to its high-speed ecosystem. 📊 Current Market Updat

🌅⚡ Solana (SOL) — Speed Meets Momentum

Solana (SOL) is holding steady as the market consolidates, showing resilience and maintaining interest thanks to its high-speed ecosystem.

📊 Current Market Update:

- SOL holding near key support levels
- Price moving in a consolidation range
- Market sentiment cautiously optimistic

⚡ Technical Highlights:

- Strong support acting as a base
- Resistance ahead will define breakout direction
- Low volatility suggests accumulation phase

🌐 Why SOL Stands Out:
Solana is known for its fast transactions and growing ecosystem, especially in NFTs and DeFi, keeping it among top-performing chains.

💡 Trading Perspective:

- Bullish Scenario: Break above resistance → strong upward move
- Bearish Scenario: Loss of support → short-term dip
- Neutral Zone: Sideways movement → accumulation

📈 Final Take:
SOL continues to show strength — and quiet consolidation could be setting up the next rally.

Speed + momentum = potential. 🚀

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⚡ Solana (SOL) — Speed Meets Momentum

🚀 Bitcoin (BTC) — Calm Before the Next Big Move? Bitcoin (BTC) is currently holding steady, showing resilience despite recent volatility and macro uncertainty. Price action suggests the market is in a

🚀 Bitcoin (BTC) — Calm Before the Next Big Move?

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently holding steady, showing resilience despite recent volatility and macro uncertainty. Price action suggests the market is in a consolidation phase.

📊 Current Market Update:

- BTC holding near key support levels
- Price moving sideways in a tight range
- Market sentiment cautiously optimistic

⚡ Technical Highlights:

- Strong support acting as a base
- Resistance ahead will define breakout direction
- Low volatility suggests accumulation phase

🌐 Macro Influence:
Global events and US dollar strength continue to influence BTC’s direction, making it a headline-driven market.

💡 Trading Perspective:

- Bullish Scenario: Break above resistance → strong upward momentum
- Bearish Scenario: Loss of support → short-term correction
- Neutral Zone: Continued consolidation → accumulation

📈 Final Take:
BTC is at a critical stage — quiet markets often lead to explosive moves. The next breakout could set the tone for the entire crypto space.

Stay ready — opportunity builds in silence. 👀🚀

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Bitcoin (BTC) — Calm Before the Next Big Move?

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestVote to help HTX win & share 300 USDT!Top Solana Executive Buys $10,000 XRP: Details A senior executive at the Solana Foundati

Top Solana Executive Buys $10,000 XRP: Details


A senior executive at the Solana Foundation has revealed a $10,000 $XRP purchase made directly on the Solana network.

The move has since sparked discussions and excitement in the crypto community. Notably, the $XRP purchase came after a major integration involving Solana, Ripple, $XRP, HexTrust, and LayerZero.

Key Points

A Solana executive revealed a $10K $XRP buy via wXRP, sparking buzz across crypto communities.

The purchase used Solana DeFi rails, swapping $USDT for 6,561 wXRP ahead of an $XRP-focused conference.

wXRP enables $XRP holders to access trading, yield, and memecoin exposure within Solana’s ecosystem.

While price impact is unclear, the integration expands $XRP’s reach and could drive long-term demand growth.

Solana Exec Reveals wXRP Purchase

Vibhu Norby, who serves as Solana’s chief product officer, shared on X that he bought $10,000 worth of $XRP using Solana-based infrastructure.

According to the details he posted, about 10,000 $USDT was swapped for 6,561.236 wrapped $XRP (wXRP) on April 17. The purchase comes just as he prepares to speak at the $XRP Las Vegas on May 1. Notably, he plans to discuss how Solana DeFi expands $XRP’s use cases during the upcoming conference.

Top Solana Executive Buys $10,000 XRP: Details

Ethena eyes $0.12 breakout as bullish momentum buildsOver the past few days, the Ethena ($ENA) token has recorded multiple gains in the range of 8% to 15%, lifting its price from around $0.09 to appro

Ethena eyes $0.12 breakout as bullish momentum buildsOver the past few days, the Ethena ($ENA) token has recorded multiple gains in the range of 8% to 15%, lifting its price from around $0.09 to approximately $0.11.
This steady climb reflects a broader shift in short-term sentiment, with bulls gradually regaining control after weeks of weakness.
What stands out now is how price action is approaching a level that many consider decisive: $0.12.
Ethena ($ENA) bullish momentum builds
$ENA is now trading above its 20-day moving average near $0.0909 and its 50-day moving average around $0.0992.
Holding above both levels typically signals that short and medium-term momentum has turned positive.



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