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Bitcoin BTC$74,847.17 analysts sounded bullish early this week and the market is proving them right. The cryptocurrency’s price has hit four-week highs above $74,000.As the rally continues, several key levels are now in focus. Let’s take a look at those in detail.$75,000 the ‘release point’This may be the most important because of its implications for derivatives positioning and dealer hedging flows. Dealers, or market makers, are entities that keep markets liquid and ensure a seamless trading experience by stepping in to buy or sell assets, taking the opposite side of your trade.Dealer’s gamma exposure is most negative at $75,000. (Amberdata)At…

The US Department of Justice has launched a compensation process for victims of the $4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin, using forfeited assets taken from some of the scheme’s architects.The Justice Department said on Monday that more than $40 million in forfeited assets is available to compensate anyone who purchased OneCoin between 2014 and 2019 and recorded a net loss.Jay Clayton, the US Attorney for Manhattan, said the compensation process was “an important step toward returning funds to those harmed.”OneCoin was launched in 2014 with the goal of surpassing Bitcoin (BTC), and despite rising to become the second-largest cryptocurrency by…

Sony Pictures announced during CinemaCon 2026 an animated feature based on FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed Bloodborne game. The movie will also be produced by popular YouTuber Seán William McLoughlin, better known as Jacksepticeye. Sony Pictures kicked off the Las Vegas event on April 13 with a big slate of announcements, starting with a teaser scene from Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Among other news, The Legend of Zelda movie has wrapped up filming, but that’s probably not what video game fans are most excited about. FromSoftware’s 2015 action-RPG masterpiece, Bloodborne, will become an animated feature, and superfan McLoughin is attached to produce.…

Nikita Bier may have just told crypto what X is about to ship.”Crypto has had a rough year. Maybe we should launch something to fix it,” X’s head of product wrote Tuesday in a post that pulled in more than 677,000 views within hours. Crypto has had a rough year. Maybe we should launch something to fix it.— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) April 14, 2026 Elon Musk confirmed last month that X Money will go live in April with peer-to-peer transfers, bank deposits, a debit card, and cashback rewards, built with Visa and a licensed subsidiary in more than 40 U.S.…

Steve Aoki told CoinDesk in August 2021 that NFTs would be “part of culture” within five years. Almost exactly five years later, he is liquidating what’s left of his crypto portfolio.Arkham Intelligence data shows Aoki’s wallet sold 1.785 billion SHIB for roughly $10,300 and swapped 7.25 ETH for approximately $15,900 on Monday, routing $29,650 in USDT to Gemini. Two weeks earlier, the same wallet sold 4.155 billion PEPE through 1inch for $14,700. Smaller stablecoin movements of $600 to $1,700 through MetaMask filled in the gaps between the larger exits.These sales are pocket change but the losses are not.Aoki paid over…

For years, fans of Bloodborne have been clamoring for anything new related to Sony and From Software’s dark horror adventure. Rumors of remakes and adaptation have been widely circulated online, and while the former has seemingly been shot down, the latter has just been confirmed by Sony themselves (as Sony Pictures) at CinemaCon, a trade show for the movie industry currently taking place in Las Vegas.As reported by Variety, Sanford Panitch, the president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, announced the film as an “R-rated” animated feature during the studio’s presentation at the show. According to the report, Panitch…

Ethereum is the winner from today’s crypto market rally, surging more than 8% to its highest level since early February. Ether has outperformed its crypto brethren today, surging 8.1% over the past 24 hours to hit $2,380 in early trading in Asia on Tuesday morning. It is the highest the asset has traded since February 2, just after it crashed from $3,000 in a couple of days. Santiment reported on Tuesday morning that the number of Ethereum whale wallets holding at least 100,000 ETH has jumped 5.5% in the past week. “You can expect a level of correlation with…

Sony Pictures announced at CinemaCon on Monday that they are making an R-rated animated feature film based on the video game Bloodborne. While no details on the movie’s plot were revealed, it is expected that it will follow a hunter battling beasts in the city of Yharnam. There were no announcements on the film’s director, screenwriter, voice cast or release date.Upcoming New Video Game Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Release Dates and BeyondThe Bloodborne movie is produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation, and YouTuber and gamer Seán McLoughlin, aka JackSepticEye. Lyrical Media is co-financing the Bloodborne movie with Sony Pictures.The…

Bitcoin’s price has risen to slightly below $75,000 today, reaching a level we haven’t seen since March 17th. This nearly 1-month high comes amid renewed hopes of potential de-escalation of the war between the US, Israel, and Iran, as Vice President JD Vance teases progress in the negotiations. We made significant progress in talks with Iran. Ball is now in Tehran’s court. We expect they will move toward opening the Strait of Hormuz. – Said Vance. Source: TradingView As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, the news sparked a rally across the broader crypto industry, adding around $100 billion to its total market capitalization.…

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has criticized a White House report that claimed banning stablecoin yields would only have a negligible impact on banks, arguing that the conclusion was reached by asking the “wrong question.”The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers claimed in a research paper on Wednesday, on the “Effects of Stablecoin Yield Prohibition on Bank Lending,” that under a baseline scenario, banning stablecoin yield may only increase bank lending by $2.1 billion, representing a marginal net increase of about 0.02%.ABA chief economist Sayee Srinivasan and vice president for banking and economic research Yikai Wang said in a statement…