Bitcoin traded flat near $84,500 on Friday, holding its range as U.S. markets observed Good Friday. With equities, bonds, and commodities largely offline, the crypto market offered a rare window into investor sentiment absent broader liquidity and institutional flow.

Bollinger Bands and XRP: the story between the popular technical analysis indicator and third biggest cryptocurrency continues to develop, as was previously observed multiple times by U.Today.

Large Bitcoin holders are doubling down on accumulation while mid-sized and retail investors ease selling, fueling optimism for a bullish continuation.

On April 18, 2025, bitcoin's price held near $84,549 as traders weighed momentum and moving averages for direction. Bitcoin On the daily chart, bitcoin ( BTC) has traded in a defined range since forming a lower high near $88,772 and finding support around $74,434.

This week, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Solana, and Hype in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) It was a quiet week for Ethereum that only managed a small 1% price increase.

The price of XRP continues to coil just above the mid‑$2 region, but veteran market technician CasiTrades (@CasiTrades) believes the consolidation is the calm before a violent impulse higher. In a four‑hour chart published on X on 17 April, the analyst traces an Elliott Wave count showing the token finishing a textbook Wave 2 correction that began after December's cycle high near the 0.118 Fibonacci band at $3.40.

Prominent blockchain platform Whale Alert, which tracks down large cryptocurrency transactions, has spotted a massive crypto transfer carrying more than one hundred million dollars' worth of Bitcoin.

TL;DR Altcoins could see a strong rally in Q2 2025 due to clearer and more favorable regulations, according to Swiss bank Sygnum. Bitcoin's dominance is expected to decline as other cryptocurrencies gain traction among users and projects with solid economic strategies.

Ripple has announced a collaboration with HashKey Capital to launch the HashKey XRP Tracker Fund, the first investment fund in Asia designed to track the performance of XRP.

Bitcoin is consolidating at a key resistance within a descending channel. With volume declining and price nearing a pivotal area, traders are watching closely for either a strong rejection or a volume-backed breakout.

As gold prices break new highs, many Bitcoiners are seeking ways to get exposure to the precious metal, but have been met with some hurdles along the way.Although physical gold is accessible in the form of jewelry, gold bars and coins, many industry executives are concerned about aspects like its quality, liquidity when selling, and buying at a premium above spot prices. On the other hand, gold advocates are confident that the precious metal is much easier to buy than Bitcoin (BTC), given the complexities of storing private keys and a steep learning curve for new crypto investors.

The price of XRP last traded above $3 in January 2025. Since then, despite its resilience on the cryptocurrency market, the coin has not retested the price level.

Spar, an international grocery chain, has begun accepting Bitcoin in a Swiss store, potentially paving the way for wider crypto adoption across its global retail network.

Hidden Road has received regulatory approval to operate as a broker-dealer, just days after being acquired by Ripple.

With Easter 2025 fast approaching, cryptocurrency traders are paying close attention to Bitcoin (BTC) price action — hoping to spot trend reversals, chart patterns, or any other signals that can clue them in as to how the leading digital asset will trade in the coming weeks and days.

Welcome to the US Morning Crypto News Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead.

Market turbulence has left many in loss, but long-term Bitcoin holders remain largely unaffected, analysts at Glassnode say.

This decision underscores the growing trend of traditional businesses incorporating digital assets into their balance sheets. As more companies adopt Bitcoin as a reserve asset, the question arises.

Crypto analytics firm Swissblock is saying that the bearish trend for Bitcoin (BTC) could be over. Swissblock says Bitcoin's bearish structure is “crumbling” as the crypto king breaks out of a bearish compression pattern into a bullish quadrant – a price zone that signals likely upward price momentum.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been instrumental in shaping the narrative and future of XRP. According to All Things XRP, Garlinghouse is steering XRP towards a monumental breakthrough, driven by its unparalleled potential to revolutionize global payments.

As Bitcoin (BTC) attempts to stabilize above the crucial $80,000 support level, a new warning from market analyst Leviathan has raised concerns about an alleged strategy by China that could significantly impact the leading cryptocurrency. China's ‘Secret' Bitcoin Strategy In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Leviathan claimed that China plans to sell off its Bitcoin holdings, potentially driving the price down to $40,000.

Donald Trump's war with Fed chair Jerome Powell could be about to trigger a bitcoin price and wider market "black swan"

Welcome to your Good Friday edition of the daybook. With markets on a shortened schedule for the Easter holiday, today's update is shortened as well.

HashKey's new fund, seeded by Ripple, will give institutions exposure to XRP , with no wallet or direct trading required.

XRP is having a great start to April. First, there was hope that Ripple's long legal fight with the SEC might end soon. Then came the launch of a 2x leveraged XRP ETF by Teucrium. Now, there's even bigger news – Hong Kong-based HashKey Capital has launched Asia's very first XRP Tracker Fund..

The crypto market may be quiet, but XRP news is heating up. Ripple's latest move, through its upcoming acquisition of Hidden Road, could transform both its role in crypto and its ambitions in cross-border payments. Ripple News: Hidden Road Gains U.S.

HashKey Capital has launched the first regulated XRP Tracker Fund in Asia, according to an April 18 statement. The XRP Tracker Fund closely follows the price of XRP, the third-largest crypto asset by market capitalization and a token widely used in Ripple's global payments infrastructure.

The turmoil gripping the cryptocurrency market in 2025 has left many uncertain about where the many coins and tokens might go, and Finbold elected to ask artificial intelligence (AI) to predict XRP's price this Easter.

China is the second-largest holder of Bitcoin, after the United States. It holds no fewer than 194,000 BTC tokens. Unlike the US, China does not have a clear policy on how to handle its Bitcoin reserve. A shocking claim from crypto analyst Leviathan suggests that China may be quietly selling its massive BTC reserves.

Bitcoin (BTC) speculators could spark “significant” BTC price volatility as a large tranche of coins moves onchain.In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on April 18, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned that a Bitcoin market shake-up is now due. CryptoQuant: “Volatility is coming” for BTC price Bitcoin short-term holders (STHs) are signaling that the current calm BTC price behavior may not last long.

The QDay Prize is offering a single Bitcoin to anyone who can break elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). The challenge requires using only a quantum computer.

Global grocery giant Spar has rolled out Bitcoin-based payments in Switzerland, marking another step in the growing adoption of cryptocurrency for everyday transactions.A Spar supermarket in Zug, Switzerland, has implemented Bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning Network. The store's Bitcoin payments went live on BTC Mao, a community-driven project highlighting stores that accept BTC payments, DFX Swiss, a crypto-to-fiat payment solution firm, announced in an April 17 LinkedIn post.

Shiba Inu (SHIB 0.68%) has amassed a following among a certain group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts who value community and follow the hype. It probably helps that Shiba Inu's price has climbed astronomically since its launch in August 2020, despite the extreme volatility.

HashKey Capital, the investment arm of HashKey Group, has launched Asias first XRP tracker fund, marking a major step toward institutional adoption of the Ripple-linked token. Ripple, the enterprise blockchain firm behind XRP, is providing seed funding for the product.

Ethereum ETFs continue to lag significantly behind their Bitcoin counterparts, with all nine spot ETH ETFs reporting zero net flows. In contrast, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a solid $108 million in net inflows, largely led by BlackRocks IBIT ETF, which alone attracted $80.96 million.

Bitcoin advocate and MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor has once again affirmed his strong belief in Bitcoin as the future global reserve currency. In a recent tweet, Saylor shared the 21 Truths of Bitcoin with his followers on X, highlighting why he considers BTC the most valuable asset in the world.

Financial commentator Peter Schiff has predicted that the U.S. will not be buying any Bitcoin.

Bitcoin's recent price action has analysts watching critical support zones.

Trump made many campaign promises to ease regulations on crypto businesses. His administration appears to be delivering and setting the stage for a bitcoin bull market.

Bitcoin holds steady at $84.6K as Trump criticizes the Fed, Kraken expands into ETFs, and Barry Silbert reflects on missed gains by not holding BTC. The post Bitcoin Holds $84.6K — Trump & Kraken Steal the Show appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hidden Road, acquired by Ripple Labs has secured a broker-dealer license that will help the firm expand its services for institutional clients.

Tether buys $32 million in Bitdeer shares, increasing its stake above 21% as Bitcoin miners struggle with falling prices and rising costs.

The Ripple vs. SEC case has been paused for 60 days after the court approved a joint appeal. Is it the beginning of the end for the XRP lawsuit?

Bitcoin could reach $155,000 by following gold's rally, with historical patterns showing Bitcoin trails gold's price movements by 100-150 days.

Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm HashKey Capital has announced the launch of an XRP fund, with plans to convert it into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the future.According to an April 18 announcement, the fund, officially titled the HashKey XRP Tracker Fund, is reportedly “the first investment fund in Asia designed to track the performance of XRP.” Furthermore, XRP developer Ripple will serve as the fund's anchor investor, seeding the initial investment.

As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade in the mid-$80,000 range, optimism on social media appears to be strengthening around the leading cryptocurrency. Crypto analysts suggest that BTC may be gearing up for its next move upward, with some eyeing a potential target of $95,000.

While the uncertainty persists amid US economic events, the European Central Bank has announced a 2.25% interest rate cut, influencing investor sentiments to buy crypto tokens. The crypto market has been in complete turmoil since the beginning of the year, and the Trump trade war has continuously escalated it.

JPMorgan analysts say Bitcoin has failed to meet expectations as a safe-haven asset, as gold and traditional assets attract inflows amid global uncertainty.