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YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Buy altcoins when the US President is wrecking the global economy? Let’s examine.

Golden Crossover Signals ‘Altcoin Buy’ Euphoria Ahead

As of April 2025, the 30-day average trading volume of altcoins (quoted in stablecoins) had dipped below their yearly average (calculated on a 365-day timeframe), entering what has historically been a profitable accumulation zone, according to data resource CryptoQuant.

Altcoin Trading Volume Drops Below Yearly Average. Source: Cr

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — The crypto market is falling rapidly in 2024, but it’s not the only one under pressure. U.S. Treasury bonds — once considered the safest assets — are also sliding. Investors are simultaneously pulling capital out of stocks, crypto, and long-term government debt, raising an important question: Is the broad retreat signaling deeper stress across global financial markets, especially the crypto market in 2025?

First Thing First: US Treasuries Are Losing Investors’ Trust

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been moved to a medium-security prison in California. The prison is known for its violent environment and gang-related activity. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed his location through its inmate database.

Source: X SBF Moved to Victorville Prison After Brooklyn and Oklahoma Stay

Before this transfer, he spent over 18 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. In late March 2025, he was brief

Solana (SOL) found support near $95 and recovered some losses. A bullish candle pattern is forming but the bulls face hurdles near $120.

Solana Price Recovery Faces Key Resistance

In the last technical analysis, we discussed the chances of more losses in Solana below the $120 support zone. The bears remained in action and pushed SOL price below the $112 support zone with a close below the 50-day simple moving average (blue). The price extended losses and even dived below the $100 pivot level.

Bitcoin surged over 10% in a single day on April 19. The rally came in response to a sudden reversal in U.S. trade policy, announced just hours after President Donald Trump publicly encouraged investors to buy into the market. The sequence of events reminded the historic market recovery in early 2009 under President Barack Obama. 

Trump Encouraged To “Buy” Before Before Announcing Tariff Pause

On April 9, President Trump posted on Truth Social: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT.” This came j

Since its launch, Pi network coin has been declining and recently, it crashed to just $0.5648—a drop of more than 81% from its peak. Some even called the Pi coin a scam. However, now after weeks of downfall, the Pi Network (PI) token is showing signs of a possible turnaround. The Pi coin is currently trading at $0.59, up 2.8% from a day ago and and 4% from a week ago. But does the current surging price really mean that Pi is ready to explode, or is the current excitement just short-term noise?

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Emmer On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as the new SEC Chair with a 52–44 vote. The crypto industry saw the appointment as a shift from Gary Gensler’s enforcement-focused approach to a new direction in crypto policy.

Atkins previously served as SEC Commissioner between 2002 and 2008 under President George W. Bush. After his term, he launched Patomak Global Partners, a firm guiding financial and crypto firms on U.S. regulations. He also co-chairs

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved options trading on multiple spot Ether ETFs on April 9, 2025. The decision allows exchanges like Nasdaq to list and trade options linked to major Ethereum ETFs such as BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH), Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH), and Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ETHW).

SEC Ether ETF Options Approval Document. Source: SEC.gov

The SEC

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Charles Hoskinson, the Cardano founder, said Bitcoin $250000 is possible by the end of 2025 or early 2026. He argued that current and future crypto tariffs are already priced into the market.

In his statement, Hoskinson explained that global markets may face a three to five-month stall as traditional finance (TradFi) adapts. During this adjustment, crypto markets could pause, but later recover due to Bitcoin’s ability to bypass borders.

He described future crypto ta

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Bitpanda received its third MiCA license on April 10, 2025, this time from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). The announcement came from Bitpanda’s official X account. The company is based in Vienna and has already secured similar licenses in Germany and Malta. These licenses are issued under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), a European Union-wide law that came into full effect on Dec. 30, 2024.

Bitpanda MiCA License Austria. Source: Bitpanda

Technical indicators for Cardano’s native token ADA suggest a possible breakout in the current cycle. As of April 10, ADA is trading at $0.6258, up 9.18% in the last 24 hours. The price movement comes amid a modest pullback in volume—down 7.61% to $1.36 billion—but a strong increase in market cap, now standing at $21.92 billion. 

Pattern Projects Token to Capture 3.5% Market Share

One of the more compelling signals comes from a long-term pattern seen in ADA’s market dominance chart. A classic

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — 21Shares submitted a Form S-1 filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 9 for a spot Dogecoin ETF. The application aims to launch a fund that directly tracks the price of Dogecoin (DOGE). This follows similar filings from Bitwise and Grayscale.

21Shares Spot Dogecoin ETF Prospectus Announced by James Seyffart. Source: X @JSeyff

The Dogecoin ETF would be backed by physical holdings of the token. 21Shares named Coinbase Custody as the proposed

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Veteran trader Peter Brandt shared a chart on April 10 suggesting that Bitcoin’s recent decline is likely a technical retest of a major bullish pattern. He pointed to the inverse head and shoulders (H&S) structure, which completed in November 2024, marking a breakout above the $44,000–$45,000 neckline.

Bitcoin Retests Bullish Pattern. Source: Peter Brandt on X

This chart pattern, known for indicating trend reversals, formed after a prolonged bear market and signale

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Nasdaq filed a request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list the VanEck Avalanche ETF. The submission falls under Rule 5711(d), covering commodity-based trust shares. If approved, the ETF will offer indirect access to the AVAX token.

John Zecca, Nasdaq’s executive vice president and chief legal officer, signed the filing. VanEck Digital Assets will sponsor the trust. A third-party custodian, unnamed in the document, will hold the AVAX tokens.

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Ukraine’s securities regulator proposed a Ukraine crypto tax on some transactions. The draft suggests taxing crypto income when digital assets are turned into fiat or used for goods or services. The rate would be 18% income tax plus a 5% military levy, totaling 23%.

The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) released the proposal on April 8. The tax would not apply to crypto-to-crypto transactions. According to the NSSMC, this rule would bring Ukrain

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Paul Atkins is now officially the SEC chair after the U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment on April 9 with a 52-44 vote. The vote followed party lines and completed Donald Trump’s push to call Paul Atkins head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Paul Atkins SEC Confirmation Vote. Source: U.S. Senate

The SEC confirmation ended delays caused by Atkins’ financial disclosures. He is set to replace Mark Uyeda, who served as acting chair since January 20 after Ga

XRP tested the $1.60 support and recovered over 15%. The price is showing some bullish signs, but it faces hurdles near the $2.50 resistance.

XRP Price Hits Crucial Support And Recovers Ground

In the past few days, the cryptocurrency market saw a major decline despite. Bitcoin, ETH, and XRP saw bearish moves. XRP declined below the $2.50 support to move further into a bearish zone. There was a clear move below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $0.4964 swing low to the $

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — On April 8, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States saw a total outflow of $326.27 million, according to Farside Investors and SosoValue. It was the largest daily withdrawal since March 10 and marked the fourth day in a row of consistent capital exits.

Bitcoin ETF Daily Outflows Snapshot. Source: Farside Investors

BlackRock’s ETF, IBIT, had the largest outflow, losing $252.29 million in one day. That is IBIT’s biggest single-day outflow since Feb. 26. Its total hist

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — The Federal Reserve has not said anything officially. But many analysts believe it is quietly adding money into the financial system.

They say this because the Reverse Repo Facility, which is one of the Fed’s tools, has dropped a lot. In 2022, the balance was more than $2.5 trillion. By April 2025, it fell to just $148 billion. That’s a 94% drop.

This facility lets banks and financial companies park their extra cash with the Fed overnight in exchange for Treasury se

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) —  The Trump administration raised import tariffs on mining equipment from Indonesia (32%), Malaysia (24%), and Thailand (36%). These countries were key manufacturing hubs for major companies like Bitmain, MicroBT, and Canaan.

US Bitcoin mining has relied heavily on hardware from Southeast Asia. The companies moved production there to avoid the earlier 25% tariff on Chinese goods, which had been in place for years. The latest policy now affects these alternative produc