Fear remains the key emotion in the crypto space even as enthusiasts remain optimistic of a recovery in the foreseeable future. While most majors and meme coins are still under selling pressure, Bitcoin has benefited from its stability.

Crypto analyst Quinten recently revealed that Bitcoin has entered oversold levels. However, analyst Dr. Cat has warned that, contrary to public opinion, this development is bearish, not bullish, for the flagship crypto.

Revitalized activity after certain much-awaited upgrades has Hedera Hashgraph taking the number one spot on DeFi.

In this edition of Weekly Crypto Regulations News, the SEC reveals plans for a crypto custody roundtable, Russia urges stablecoin development after wallet freezes, and Canada leads with spot Solana ETFs featuring staking. The post Weekly Crypto Regulation News Roundup: SEC Sets Roundtable, Russia Eyes Stablecoins, and Canada Approves Solana ETFs appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto exchange Binance is collaborating with governments to shape their crypto policies. A new report by the Financial Times states that several countries have shown interest in Bitcoin reserves and have sought Binance's advice.

Without sufficient absorption, the risk of continued structural compression remains elevated.

Arizona is also leading the crypto reserve legislation race and Galaxy Research proposed a new voting system for Solana emissions.

Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra has opined that Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is merely a speculative tool:

This week on Public Keys: Reading tea leaves during Circle and eToro quiet periods, Bitcoin miners selling a lot of Bitcoin, and Semler's plan for paying the DOJ.

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor, a vocal promoter of Bitcoin, stoked renewed chatter among crypto circles with his recent enigmatic tweet. Thursday's message stating merely “Bitcoin is Calling” left many asking if a forthcoming significant purchase looms.

Bitcoin ETFs snapped back with a $108 million inflow on Thursday, April 17, recovering nearly two-thirds of the prior day's outflow thanks to strong entries into Blackrock and Fidelity products. Ether ETFs, meanwhile, were frozen in place with no net flows.

Colosseum is something like a hackathon organizer mixed with Y Combinator for Solana startups. I tend to view its hackathon entries as a proxy for what Solana builders are interested in, and I see its hackathon winners as a potential proxy for what Solana venture investors find valuable.

A Brazilian court has sentenced the men behind Bitcoin investment scam Braiscompany to a combined 170 years behind bars.

Even though XRP recently dropped below the psychological threshold of $2 due to intensified volatility, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency's network remains robust.

Bitcoin has spent the past week locked in a sideways range after rejecting from a swing high. Volatility has dried up, and price action remains muted as the market coils tighter.

Having traversed murky waters, all hope is not lost for Ethereum (ETH) after recently reclaiming the psychological threshold of $1,600.

Solana's dApp ecosystem earned more than all other chains combined in the last 12 months, with a revenue of $2.8 billion.

Chinese local governments have been quietly selling confiscated cryptocurrencies worth around $1.4 billion, operating in a regulatory gray area that experts warn could foster corruption and undermine the country's official ban on crypto trading.

Current market price data shows renewed buying activity from large Bitcoin (BTC) holders, sparking talk of a potential rally. According to the market outlook, whales are now buying around three times more Bitcoin than what is being mined daily.

Prominent Bitcoin pundit Davinci Jeremic has shared a bullish outlook for XRP despite his long-standing reservations about the Ripple-linked coin.

SOL's next move could help the bulls in the market.

On April 7, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) posted a rare spike to 60, a level seen as a barometer of extreme market fear and uncertainty. According to Dan Tapiero, CEO of 10Tfund, the VIX has hit 60 only five times in the last 35 years, and data suggests a rebound for risk assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) in 6 to 12 months.

XRP is currently showing signs of indecision, trading sideways with limited momentum as traders await a clearer signal. Over the past 24 hours, XRP's trading volume has dropped by 20.37%, now sitting at $2.4 billion—a decline that reflects cooling interest in the short term.

The head of the Presidential Crypto Advisory Committee, Bo Hines, highlighted ways the United States could improve its Bitcoin (BTC) reserves. This comes on the heels of positive developments around digital asset regulation in the country.

Bitcoin (BTC) institutional adoption is growing as more publicly traded companies add the asset to their balance sheets. Over the last three months, institutions have capitalized on price dips to establish good entry positions for the asset class.

Ethereum price continues to struggle just below the $1,590 mark on Friday, having failed to establish steady support above $1,600 this week. Can bullish-leaning derivatives trading signal fuel an ETH price breakout in the days ahead?

Project Eleven is offering 1 Bitcoin to whoever cracks ECC using Shor's algorithm on quantum hardware by April 5, 2026.

Ethereum (ETH) must address its scalability constraints to sustain the growth of layer-2 (L2) networks and avoid future transaction bottlenecks, according to The DeFi Report.

Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, shares how simply holding Bitcoin since 2011 would have yielded higher returns than investing in early crypto projects. Explore why long-term BTC holding remains a winning strategy.

Solana's rise to a top-10 cryptocurrency has been driven by its speed, developer activity, and growing DeFi and NFT ecosystems. But its journey hasn't been without bumps.

The wider altcoin market, led by memecoins, has signaled a bullish breakout soon amid ongoing trade war negotiations. ETH/USD has been following a similar fractal pattern in the ongoing macro bull run to the 2020/2021 cycle. Ethereum (ETH) price has stabilized around $1,583 in the past three days.

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.

Solana is showing signs of pre-breakout behavior as it consolidates below an important price threshold. According to a new technical analysis shared by RLinda on the TradingView platform, the $136 level is currently a decisive resistance point, and Solana's current trading behavior suggests that a move above this level could ignite a fresh bullish push even as the global market situation is bearish.

Bitcoin is showing bullish indicators, with its price above the 50-day simple moving average. However, low volumes raise concerns.

Ripple Labs-owned Hidden Road has announced that its subsidiary, Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC, has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to operate as a FINRA-member broker-dealer.

After several solana-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) debuted on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), solana climbed more than 11% over the past seven days, earning its place as the leading gainer among the ten largest crypto assets by market capitalization. Solana Advances 11% on TSX ETF Debut; Polymarket Bettors Wager on U.S.

The HashKey XRP Tracker Fund's debut Friday marked the first of several planned collaborations between the Asia-based asset manager and Ripple Labs.

A widely followed crypto analyst says that the top crypto by market cap may be on the verge of an explosive breakout.

Based on historical data, July could be the next bullish month for the XRP price, which continues to consolidate amid this crypto market downtrend. Despite the market downturn, crypto analysts like CasiTrades are confident that the altcoin could still reach a new all-time high (ATH) in this market cycle.

Bitcoin price consolidated around the $85,000 support level on Friday, April 18, despite escalating sell-offs in the broader US stock market. On-chain divergence data highlights a sharp investor pivot toward Bitcoin since Trump's “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2.

Bitcoin's sideways price action contrasts with rising spot CVD - a trend that could hint at possible stealth accumulation and future volatility if resistance breaks.

Ethereum's price was in a tight range this week as crypto investors remained on the sidelines and exchange-traded fund outflows rose. Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $1,580 on Friday, where it has remained throughout the week.

The price of Solana (SOL) has broken above the moving average lines and is approaching the next resistance level at $140.

HashKey Capital has launched the HashKey XRP Tracker Fund, the first fund in Asia focused exclusively on tracking the performance of XRP.

Pedro Guerra, chief of staff to Vice‑President Geraldo Alckmin, has reaffirmed that he intends to press ahead with the idea of adding Bitcoin to Brazil's sovereign reserves, arguing that the country can no longer afford to ignore “the most rigorously stress‑tested monetary network on the planet.

Bitcoin's spot price could take a hit after the US Federal Reserve reported some of the worst manufacturing data in recent history, according to several cryptocurrency analysts.On April 17, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index — a monthly survey of 250 US-based manufacturers — reported the sharpest declines in overall business activity since 2020. The data puts Bitcoin (BTC) “under short term pressure,” researchers at Bitunix, a crypto exchange, said in a post on the X platform.

According to onchain analytics from Arkham Intelligence, in the past 27 days, North Korea's hacking arm Lazarus Group, has orchestrated the transfer of 3,932 BTC, valued at $331.99 million. Even after dispatching such a considerable portion, the remaining cache still cements North Korea's standing as the third-largest nation-state bitcoin holder.

Ethereum (ETH) has been consolidating since it dropped sharply to around $1,375 in early April following President Donald Trump's tariff announcement.