Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) climbed over 4% in 24 hours to nearly $70,000 after a Reuters report suggested a U.S.-Iran ceasefire plan could come into effect Monday, potentially reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The Ceasefire Catalyst

The ceasefire push is being described as a last-ditch effort to prevent the “massive strikes on Iranian civilian infrastructure” President Trump threatened over the weekend. 

OPEC agreed to increase oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a symbolic effort to relieve energy market stress.

However, recent ceasefire headlines citing unidentified sources have proven unreliable, often being debunked or rejected by Iran. 

If that pattern repeats, markets…

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Is it a good thing that bitcoin ISN’T being held by nation-states?A month in- where are we at?

As last week’s article more thoroughly laid out, we’re currently in the midst of the single-worst energy crisis of not only our lifetimes, but in world history [IEA]. That crisis is coming as the result of a full-blown regional war in the Middle East.

Not knowing anything other than that, one would expect oil (given the fundamentals of the situation) would be expected to be in the $150 area and neutral reserve assets like gold should be strong, the stock market to be down massively and Bitcoin, not-yet widely adopted as a neutral reserve asset, would likely be quite weak given its high beta to…

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The Accumulation Machine

Last week’s purchases were mostly funded through $227.3 million in sales of the company’s STRC preferred stock. The remainder came from $72 million in common stock sales.

A CryptoQuant report flagged Strategy’s 30-day accumulation at roughly 44,000 BTC through late March, making it one of only two institutional channels absorbing supply at scale alongside spot ETFs, which purchased approximately 50,000 BTC over the same period.

At 766,970 BTC, Strategy holds roughly 3.8% of Bitcoin’s total circulating supply of 20.01 million coins and remains by far the largest corporate holder of the asset.

The $5 Billion Underwater Position

Strategy has spent roughly $58.02…

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Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) multi-week consolidation has raised questions about whether the market has already formed a bottom.

One prominent analyst outlines a data-driven framework to identify high-probability accumulation zones ahead of a potential bull cycle.

On-Chain Metrics Signal Strong Support

Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez pointed to the UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD), which shows where Bitcoin last moved on chain.

A large cluster of holders accumulated BTC between $63,111 and $70,685, indicating a strong support zone where investors may defend their positions.

A long-term trendline, in place for nearly a decade, is also being retested in the $56,000 to $60,000 range.

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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is up 5% over the past 24 hours as Ripple executives arrived in Japan for the XRP Tokyo 2026 conference on April 7, focusing on institutional adoption, RWA tokenization, and DeFi expansion.

The Japan Conference

XRPL Japan is hosting XRP Tokyo 2026 with several Ripple executives including Christina Chan, Tatsuya Kohrogi, and Markus Infanger set to speak. 

The event also features Securitize Japan’s Eiji Kobayashi, Evernorth’s Meg Nakamura, SBI Ripple Asia’s Takafumi Shimoyama, and A16z Crypto’s SungMo Park.

Japan holds strategic importance for Ripple and XRP through longstanding partnerships with SBI Holdings. 

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed growing demand…

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Bitcoin is up 4% on Monday, attempting to reclaim $70,000 amid hopes of potential U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Bitcoin ETFs saw $8.99 million in net inflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $71.2 million in net inflows.  

Meme coin market capitalization jumped around 3% over the past 24 hours to $34.2 billion.

Trader Commentary:  

Trader Michael van de Poppe said Bitcoin is showing strong momentum alongside rising volatility, possibly fueled by easing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. A breakout above $71,000 could confirm a bullish move, with the next major resistance near $80,000.

Trader CryptosBatman noted Ethereum has broken out of an inverse head and shoulders pattern on the…

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Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) shares are climbing this Monday. A broad rally across the cryptocurrency sector is driving the upward momentum.

Crypto Market Cap Hits $2.38 Trillion

It currently trades at $69,660.95. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) followed suit, jumping 5.39% to $2,151.12, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

Short Interest Data Shows Decline

Short interest in Coinbase has decreased. Total shorted shares fell from 23.61 million to 22.64 million. Currently, 11.51% of the company’s float is held short.

Technical Analysis

At $177.20, the stock is up 9.02% over the past 12 months, which is a backward-looking gain that suggests the longer-term trend has been positive but not smooth.

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Bitcoin Moves Against Wynn’s Bet…Again

Lookonchain, citing data from Hyperliquid perpetual exchange, stated that Wynn opened several short positions at entry prices between $66,975 and $67,264.

Then Bitcoin surged to $69,500 late Sunday, triggering unrealized losses that eroded margins and led to automatic liquidations. The latest liquidation was executed at $67,955.

This was Wynn’s sixth liquidation over the past two weeks. No open positions remained active.

From a high of more than $84 million, the trader’s account balance had fallen to $914 at the time of writing. Additionally, these bets resulted in more than $22 million in combined losses, a stark reversal from $76 million in…

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