Avalanche cryptocurrency shows strong potential for a 21% price rally to $25.15 if it breaks above the $21 resistance level amid increased whale activity.

AVAX's large transaction volume jumped by 169%, indicating strong interest from whales and institutions.

Two Layer 1s are gaining momentum again: Solana (SOL) is drawing bullish forecasts with a $143 price target, while Avalanche (AVAX) is showing early signs of recovery after reversing a bearish trend. Both tokens are reclaiming market attention as capital inflows rise and sentiment improves.

Avalanche's AVAX token has broken out of its multi-week correction phase, demonstrating remarkable strength despite ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting cryptocurrency markets.

The crypto market registered a notable uptick on Monday, getting off to a strong start to the new week. Price action remained subdued last weekend as Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies traded sideways.

The price of Avalanche (AVAX) is currently 20.42 USD, marking a slight daily decline of 0.79%, but with a weekly increase of 2.52%, according to CoinMarketCap data updated as of April 22, 2025. The recent performance of AVAX suggests a phase of consolidation, with contrasting signals between technical corrections and bull cues.

The altcoins have been badly hit in this current bull market. Will Avalanche (AVAX), Toncoin (TON), and Kaspa (KAS) be able to recover?

In January 2025, the crypto industry made massive donations to Trump's investment fund. A month later, the SEC miraculously dropped its lawsuits against those same donors.

The Avalanche ecosystem has grown significantly in the past year backed by institutional investors seeking to tokenize RWAs. AVAX price has already broken out of a multi-week correction phase, amid rising crypto bullish momentum.

Consensys, Solana and Uniswap quietly donated to the Trump's inauguration fund.

New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump's inauguration fund after the results of the 2024 election. According to FEC filings made public on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams donated more than $245,000, Solana Labs donated $1 million, and software firm Consensys sent $100,000 in January 2025 to support the then-president-elect's inauguration.

New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump's inauguration fund after the results of the 2024 election. According to FEC filings made public on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams donated more than $245,000, Solana Labs donated $1 million, and software firm Consensys sent $100,000 in January to support the then-president-elect's inauguration.

Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, believes that Solana is currently the best blockchain to scale decentralized finance (DeFi) at the layer 1 level. This stance reignites the debate on the limitations of Ethereum's modular model.

Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams has voiced strong support for Solanas approach to decentralized finance (DeFi), calling it superior to Ethereums rollup-centric direction. In a recent statement, Adams praised Solanas better road map, team, and approach for building DeFi directly on a monolithic Layer 1 blockchain.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams warns that Ethereum's heavy focus on Layer 1 scaling could let Solana overtake it in the DeFi race.

Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams has opined that Solana has a "better roadmap, team, and approach" for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) directly on the monolithic layer-1.

As Solana continues its ascent, experts are not writing off Ethereum's chances to compete favorably in decentralized finance (DeFi). Uniswap founder Hayden Adams wants Ethereum to hone in on Layer 2 scaling to even the odds with Solana.

Uniswap's token has dropped to a crucial support level even as Unichain, its layer-2 network, continued its strong momentum. Uniswap (UNI) price dropped to $5.

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a tight range for a few days, but a minor positive is that the bulls have kept the price above $83,000. Usually, a low volatility period is followed by a range expansion, but it is difficult to predict the direction of the breakout with certainty.Cryptocurrency analysts remain bullish on Bitcoin's prospects because gold's rally in 2017 and 2020 was followed by a sharp rise in Bitcoin's price.

Ava Labs President John Wu discusses Avalanche's accomplishments in bringing TradFi and gaming enterprises onchain.

The crypto market registered a substantial drop on Wednesday before recovering towards the end of the day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged concerns about inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs. However, markets recovered as crypto remained strong in the face of adversity even though traditional stock markets took a beating.

The price of Avalanche (AVAX) has halted its fall above the $15 support.

Recent crypto whale metrics surrounding DeFi tokens have garnered immense investor optimism, suggesting that price gains for some coins are imminent despite the ongoing market uncertainty. Whale data on Thursday, April 17, indicated that large-scale investors stacked over $20 million in AAVE and UNI.

Solana, Cardano, and Avalanche are currently leading the cryptocurrency market losses, with each experiencing drops of over 5% in the past 24 hours.

Operation Avalanche showcased how the Secret Service worked across borders with Canadian law enforcement and blockchain analysts to disrupt a sophisticated $4.3M Ethereum phishing operation. The joint effort identified compromised wallets and alerted victims before additional assets could be stolen. The post Secret Service & Canada Target $4.3 M Ethereum Phishing Scam in “Operation Avalanche” appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $85,000, signaling that the bulls are trying to form a higher low at $83,000. The short-term price action remains susceptible to news related to the US tariffs and the ongoing trade war with China.Gold has been a clear winner during the current bout of macroeconomic uncertainty.

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.

The altcoins underperformed relative to the broader market in today's trading, despite some encouraging recent news emerging for the Solana ecosystem.

Starknet (STRK) remains under pressure, but signs of stabilization are beginning to emerge. Despite releasing 127.6 million tokens into circulation in its next unlock, the project is pushing forward with adoption efforts, including enabling STRK payments in 15,000 shops worldwide.

Co-authored by Uniswap Labs and Across, this new standard aims to simplify how users trade assets across blockchains. This new token standard from Uniswap is designed to give everyone—from developers to everyday users—a smoother experience.

Avalanche displayed impressive performance in the past seven days, gaining over 35% to hover at $20 during this publication. The bullish outlook emerged as the protocol's total value locked (TVL) bounced back in April, ending the downtrends that dominated since early January. The shifting sentiments have sparked debates about AVAX's potential price recovery.

Avalanche's 16% weekly surge and VanEck's ETF filing boost investor confidence as price targets $30 with rebounding DeFi ecosystem activity.

Avalanche surged 16%, with TVL recovery and a potential breakout toward $30 resistance in sight.

Token unlocks continue to shape the crypto market, influencing wider sentiment and liquidity. This week, three projects—StarkNet (STRK), TRUMP, and Polyhedra Network (ZKJ)—are scheduled for major unlocks.

The price of Avalanche (AVAX) is trading at the bottom of the chart as it has touched the $15 support twice.

The cryptocurrency market slipped by 1.56% in the past 24 hours on Sunday, pulling the global market cap down to $2.66 trillion as major assets saw mixed performance. Altcoins Diverge as Trading Volume Declines This week in crypto markets, bitcoin ( BTC) maintained its dominance, trading at $83,781 with a slight 1.

Avalanche (AVAX) is carving a niche as a blockchain network with boundless scalability but one expert is highlighting its real-world use case in finance. Crypto expert Olivia Vande Woude says Avalanche will change the landscape for traditional finance as we know it.

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing strength as buyers have pushed the price above $82,500, but higher levels are likely to attract solid selling from the bears. CryptoQuant analysts said in a recent market report that Bitcoin could face resistance around $84,000, but if the level is surpassed, the next stop may be $96,000.Although trade tensions between the United States and China have flared up, institutional crypto investment firm Bitwise remains bullish on Bitcoin.

Balancer has deployed its v3 protocol on Avalanche, marking another expansion into one of the fastest-growing DeFi ecosystems.

The SEC is set to list the VanEck Avalanche Trust, a new spot ETF. It would give investors exposure to the AVAX token without needing to buy or store it directly.

According to a document submitted on Thursday to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nasdaq has requested a regulatory amendment to allow the listing of VanEck's Avalanche ETF. This request represents the latest step in a series of similar initiatives featuring some of the leading fund management companies, aiming to ride the wave of growing interest in alternative digital assets to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

The VanEck Avalanche ETF is one of a slew of funds proposed in recent months to track altcoins.

Avalanche (AVAX) soared to an intraday high of $18.75 after news of Nasdaq filing to list the VanEck Avalanche ETF, but it had pulled back to $17.73 at press time. While the price surge sparked excitement among crypto enthusiasts, the correction has raised questions about whether AVAX can breach the $20 mark.

Nasdaq filed a 19b-4 form on behalf of VanEck to list an eventual Avalanche (AVAX) ETF. The VanEck Avalanche ETF was filed in March, along with a proposal from Grayscale.

TL;DR Nasdaq has officially submitted an application to the SEC to list VanEck's proposed Avalanche ETF, offering regulated exposure to the AVAX token without direct purchase. VanEck continues to expand its crypto ETF portfolio, adding Avalanche to its prior filings for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.

American stock exchange Nasdaq has filed an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list and trade shares of the VanEck Avalanche Trust, a proposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to offer indirect exposure to the AVAX token.The filing, signed by Nasdaq's executive vice president and chief legal officer John Zecca, requests approval to list and trade shares of the VanEck Avalanche ETF under the company's Rule 5711(d), which governs the trading of commodity-based trust shares. If approved, the VanEck Avalanche ETF would allow investors to gain exposure to the price of Avalanche (AVAX) without directly holding them.

The volume profile tool highlighted the key AVAX support levels for investors to keep an eye on.

Uniswap faced resistance around the $5.5-level. Until it can climb beyond it, traders must maintain a bearish outlook.