Day: April 28, 2026

These Three Bitcoin Charts Say BTC Price Set for Recovery to $82,000

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Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded more than 28% from its February low below $60,000, and a mix of technical, liquidity, and on-chain signals suggests the recovery may still have room to run. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: Bitcoin is holding a support zone that has previously triggered 8%–10% rebounds. Binance stablecoin inflows are rising, boosting fresh deployable liquidity for crypto markets. BTC hits support with 8%–10% rebound history Since early April, Bitcoin has been trading within a well-defined ascending channel, with price consistently respecting both rising support and resistance…

Oil price hits $110 as Strait of Hormuz closure impacts global flows

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Oil prices have climbed to $110 per barrel amid uncertainty in US-Iran talks, and the Polymarket contract on crude oil reaching an all-time high by April 30 sits at 0.5% YES, up slightly from previous levels. The WTI Crude Oil April 2026 market is also active, with traders eyeing a potential 15% increase in likelihood given current volatility. Market reaction The rise to $110 follows the Strait of Hormuz closure, which affects 20% of global oil flows. The all-time high contract has traded $2,513 in USDC over the last 24…

Acting US AG Says Devs Will No Longer Be Charged Unless they Knowingly Help Third Parties Commit Crimes

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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the US Department of Justice and FBI are no longer targeting blockchain developers over platforms used for illegal activity, instead shifting focus to the users engaged in financial crime. Speaking at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal on Monday, Blanche said that the approach to enforcement has significantly changed under the Trump administration. The acting attorney general explained that as long as developers have nothing to do with illicit activity, the…

Robinhood Phishing Scam Uses Gmail Dot Trick to Send Real Emails

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Robinhood users are being warned about a new phishing attack that takes advantage of Gmail’s native “dot alias” feature and flaws in Robinhood’s account creation process to send malicious emails.   Robinhood users on Sunday began reporting on social media of emails originating from the platform’s mail server warning of an unrecognized device login, which linked to phishing websites in the “call to action” button. Source: David Gobaud Alex Eckelberry, a cybersecurity researcher and tech CEO, said the phishing campaign wasn’t the result of a hack but instead exploited a native…

Iran clashes with US, UAE at UN nuclear conference, deal odds plummet

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Iran’s confrontation with the US and UAE at the UN nuclear conference has pushed odds for a US-Iran nuclear deal by April 30 down to 1.0% YES, a sharp drop from 7% just 24 hours ago. Market reaction The April 30 nuclear deal market has collapsed from 68% YES a week ago to its current level, with traders largely abandoning any expectation of a resolution before the deadline. Daily trading volume is about $107,556 in face value but only $7,699 in actual USDC. The market is thin: $1,550 is enough…

Solana Clients Introduce Post-Quantum Solution Falcon

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Two of Solana’s most-used validator clients have implemented a test version of a new post-quantum signature solution, Falcon, to help prepare the Solana network for future quantum threats. In an announcement on Monday, Anza and Firedancer said Falcon is built for “high-throughput blockchain use” and that it can be activated “if and when the time comes” — an apparent reference to Q-Day, the point at which quantum computers become powerful enough to break public-key encryption. “The migration work is manageable, the transition can happen quickly when the time is right,…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Trends Higher, Larger Gains Could Be Ahead

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Dogecoin started a fresh increase from the $0.0970 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now facing hurdles near $0.0995 and might aim for a larger rally. DOGE price started a decent upward move above $0.0950 and $0.0985. The price is trading above the $0.0980 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $0.0978 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could continue to move up if it stays above $0.0970. Dogecoin Price…

Bitcoin Support Retest Primes Bulls For Next Attempt At $80K

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Bitcoin bulls fell $515 short of their $80,000 target after BTC (BTC) topped out at $79,485 on Monday, but a potential upside is that the brief pullback provides a necessary retest of key underlying levels.  In technical analysis, a break of structure is generally followed by a support-resistance retest as swing traders take profits at preset levels that align with metrics such as the Fibonacci retracement, exponential moving averages, Bollinger Bands, order book structure, and more. The support-resistance flip is also a feature traders look for to confirm that a longer-term…

MARA Forms Foundation to Support Bitcoin Network, Adoption

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Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings launched the MARA Foundation on Monday to support the health of the Bitcoin network and the communities that rely on it as a tool for financial sovereignty. The MARA Foundation said it plans to implement measures to “harden Bitcoin against security threats,” including quantum computing, while also expanding access to self-custodial Bitcoin (BTC) and offering a range of educational resources, MARA said after announcing the new foundation at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas on Monday. It also plans to support the “development of a…

Trump doubts Iran deal as uranium enrichment talks stall

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Trump expressed skepticism over Iran negotiations while mediators remain optimistic about the next few days. The market for Iran ending uranium enrichment by April 30 has collapsed from 50% a week ago to 0.9% YES. Market reaction Traders are clearly unconvinced by the mediators’ optimistic tone. The Iran uranium enrichment agreement odds cratered from 6% just 24 hours ago. A 15% expected move reflects skepticism, given Trump’s doubt and the ongoing deadlock over nuclear limits and the Hormuz blockade. Why it matters In the Iran peace deals market, the outlook…