TL;DR Renowned Bitcoin analyst PlanB reignited controversy by strongly criticizing Ethereum, labeling it centralized and premined. He argued that its node size and issuance changes undermine its decentralization. PlanB also questioned Vitalik Buterin's dominant role in Ethereum's development.

Dogecoin (DOGE) and Pepe (PEPE) have rallied in the past 24 hours as meme coins appear to be ready to make a strong comeback based on how trading volumes are behaving.

The Cardano price has formed a rare bullish chart pattern, indicating a potential 110% surge; however, a sharp decline in a key metric raises concerns. Cardano (ADA), a popular layer-1 network, was trading at the important resistance level of $0.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time high, and Bitcoin (BTC) also showed strength, rising above $88,000.

If you put $1,000 into XRP today, how much could it be worth? With XRP gaining momentum, we look at the numbers.

XRP is about to emerge from its slumber. An extreme tightening of the Bollinger Bands alerts analysts: a volatility explosion is coming.

ADA has been consolidating tightly on the back of retail and volume spikes.

In the last 24 hours, XRP has rebounded from $2.06 to $2.14 as bullish sentiment supports the asset's rally. This development might have triggered other actions on the broader cryptocurrency market.

Crypto tokens have started the week well, with Bitcoin and other top coins rising by over 1%. One reason for the rally is the rising probability that President Trump will remove Jerome Powell as Fed Chair.

Crypto analyst Charting Guy (@ChartingGuy), posting to X on April 20, has mapped the daily XRP/US Dollar chart on Bitstamp onto a textbook Wyckoff re‑accumulation schematic and argues that the pattern is now far enough advanced to imply a summer markup toward— and potentially beyond— the $3.70 region. “Wyckoff Pattern Ignites XRP Bull Case The chart spans the five‑month base that began with preliminary supply (PSY) in late November.

XRP is trading 2.96% higher to start the week at $2.10, snapping a multiday slump with signs of renewed momentum in the futures market. The token is down 2.24% over the past seven days and has lost 11.78% over the last month—but bullish sentiment is beginning to reemerge.

We are never shy about holding ETH to account as crypto's second largest asset and the DeFi intuition gateway for traditional investors. But mainstream adoption requires a growth story, and so far this year ETH is (put kindly) failing to lead.

Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project's co-founder, Vitalik Buterin.PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded with a new posting stating, “Ethereum is really not looking good now.

XRP is trading at $2.12 to $2.13 with a market capitalization of $123.66 billion and a 24-hour volume of $2.06 billion, bouncing between $2.05 and $2.14 in a tight range that hints at brewing volatility. XRP XRP's short-term technical setup on the 1-hour chart exhibits a bullish trend, having steadily climbed from $2.03 to $2.

Last week Jesse Pollak started creating ‘content coins' on Base social media platform Zora. Now it's launching a token amid some raised eyebrows.

Dogecoin price remains in a technical bear market today. It trades at $0.1617, down by 65% from its highest level in December.

XRP is flashing bullish signals as a Bollinger Band squeeze unfolds on the four-hour chart, according to trader and analyst Ali Martinez. A Bollinger Band squeezemarked by narrowing bands due to low volatilityoften precedes a strong price breakout.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is struggling to regain momentum as bearish pressure mounts. Currently trading near $0.155, the once-popular meme coin remains in a prolonged downtrend.

Dogecoin fans worldwide celebrated Dogeday on April 20, highlighting the memecoins cultural status and strong community. However, the holiday failed to spark any price rally for DOGE.

The price of XRP has risen by 4% in the past 24 hours, after a new Bitso report revealed that usage of the token is exploding in Latin America. The post XRP Usage Soars in Latin America – Is $10 XRP Incoming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

After weeks of tightening price action, Cardano (ADA) has finally made its move — and it is upward. As reported by analyst Ali Martinez, the popular cryptocurrency just broke out of a symmetrical triangle pattern it had been trading inside since early April.

Former Senatorial candidate and pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has commented on a recent report that revealed certain crypto firms are looking to apply for bank licenses. Deaton expressed surprise that Ripple wasn't among these firms, considering the efforts the crypto firm has made so far to disrupt the financial landscape.

Dog-themed cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) has seen an increase in trading activity, with its 24-hour trading volume soaring by 80%, reaching $850 million per CoinMarketCap data. This increase in volume coincides with a rise in DOGE's price over the last 24 hours, up 5.07% in that time frame to trade at $0.1617 as of press time.

Tomasz Stańczak, one of the Ethereum Foundation's co-executive directors, shared on April 21 that the group will focus more energy on solving user experience issues and improving the core Ethereum ETH network.

Cardano price appears to be inching towards a key breakpoint as it continues to consolidate within a symmetrical triangle pattern visible on its price chart. According to cryptocurrency analyst Ali, this formation could help ADA in a major price movement.

Taking to social media platform X, Ethereum Foundation (EF) Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stanczak has highlighted Vitalik Buterin's role in the nonprofit organization. Vitalik Buterin, an Ethereum cofounder, generally contributes to the growth and development of the network.

The dollar value of staked tokens on Solana has briefly surpassed that of Ethereum, leading to bullish sentiments among SOL holders. According to data from Nansen.ai CEO Alex Svaniek, Solana's staking market cap recently reached $53.96 billion.

Bitcoin surpasses 87,000 dollars again, dragging along altcoins BNB, SOL, and XRP. This bullish movement rekindles debates about its status as a safe haven asset, amid a backdrop of global economic instability.

ADA flipped TRX to become the ninth-largest cryptocurrency.

Over the past week, XRP's price has remained range-bound amid the broader market's recovery attempt.

Vitalik Buterin proposed, through the Ethereum Magicians forum, that the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) could be replaced with a RISC-V architecture, making a fundamental change to the underlying execution layer of Ethereum and improving the virtual machine's handling of smart contracts. The change, according to Buterin, could improve efficiency, enable long-term scalability, and simplify the execution layer.

The Ethereum Foundation seems to have had enough of the criticism from the crypto industry and its community, especially about its less-than-stellar performance in recent market cycles.

On April 20, Dogecoin holders celebrated the annual DogeDay, the event that first gained traction in 2021.

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has kicked off the week with a 4% gain, following the strong start of other major cryptocurrencies. Traders and analysts say the recent sideways action could soon give way to a significant bullish breakout.

TL;DR Solana briefly surpassed Ethereum in total staked value (TVL), with over $53.9 billion in SOL delegated by more than 500,000 unique wallets.

PlanB, a well-known Bitcoin analyst famous for the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, recently criticized Ethereum as ETH's price and dominance have dropped significantly since the beginning of the year.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities.

The price of Cardano (ADA) has started to move sideways after pausing above the $0.50 support.

TL;DR Balance Foundation Dual-Chain Debut: The EPT token launches simultaneously on BNB and Ethereum, enhancing liquidity and cross-chain interactions. Community-Centric Design: With a 10 billion token supply, the project rewards early supporters and active contributors through innovative tokenomics and a targeted airdrop.

Back in 2021, at the height of the meme coin bull run, Shiba Inu ran over 7,000,000% to outperform the more established Dogecoin. This performance was achieved with the expectation that Shiba Inu was the “Dogecoin killer” and that the meme coin would eventually flip DOGE to become the leading meme coin.

According to Hoskinson, these digital dollar tokens allow the U.S. to expand its currency's reach far beyond borders, into places where traditional banking can't go. “All the US has to do is open the floodgates and let people dollarize,” he said.

An XRP price breakout might be imminent, according to signals from the cryptocurrency's technical setup.

It was supposed to be another cautious Monday on the crypto market. What investors got instead was a double strike: Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $87,000 for the first time in weeks, and XRP's trading volume spiked 73% in 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap.

Zora, an Ethereum-based platform recognized for its focus on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and creator-centric content, has announced the launch of its native token.

Ethereum co-founder has proposed replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture. The proposal, shared on the Ethereum Magicians forum, could drastically improve the network's scalability, efficiency, and simplicity, especially for zero-knowledge applications.

Dogecoin's chart has turned into what independent market analyst Kevin calls “literally doing nothing” for almost a month and a half. In a broadcast on X, the veteran technician recounted that the memecoin's last decisive move was a sharp sell‑off more than six weeks ago; since then price has compressed into a narrow band, threatening to lose the structural support it reclaimed at the end of March.

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has found major success with its Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Bitcoin ETF has grown to over $30 billion in assets, while its Ethereum ETF reached $1 billion in just two months. With strong performance from these two leading cryptocurrencies, BlackRock seems in no rush to expand into XRP.

XRP (XRP) has dropped nearly 40% since hitting its multi-year high of $3.40 three months ago. Still, its ability to hold above key technical support levels, combined with a potentially market-shifting derivatives listing, has prompted some analysts to maintain a bullish outlook for the months ahead.