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Bitcoin Still on Track for All-Time High This Quarter as Investors Reallocate Assets: Standard Chartered
Bitcoin will hit an all-time high of $120,000 this quarter and reach $200,000 by the end of the year as investors increasingly pull money from U.S. assets, and based on other indicators, an analyst at Standard Chartered said in a note Monday.
The bank’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research Geoffrey Kendrick highlighted rising yields–which have correlated with past Bitcoin price jumps–accumulation of Bitcoin by whales, and the past week’s ETF flows suggesting “safe-haven reallocation from gold to BTC” as signals for a price jump, reiterating his bullish forecasts of recent months.
Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Sets Course to $3,000 After Bullish Breakout
Trading volumes spiked on April 22 and 23 when approximately $23 billion worth of ETH exchanged hands as the token broke above its 21-day exponential moving average (EMA).
President Donald Trump’s decision to take a step back on the implementation of high tariffs on all imported goods influenced ETH’s rally but historical patterns also show that this could be the beginning of a bullish cycle for the token as momentum indicators just stepped out of extreme levels.
Solana Tops Blockchain Activity With Over 26M Active Users
Solana led blockchain activity from April 21–28, 2025, with 26.543M active addresses, ahead of Unichain, Tron, BNB Chain, and Base, highlighting a surge in public blockchain user engagement.
The public blockchain Solana had the most active addresses from April 21 to April 28, according to statistics gathered in 2025. Solana maintained its top position with 26.543 million active addresses. The report also identified Unichain, Tron, BNB Chain, and Base as the next four public blockchains in terms of activity. Each of these ecosystems exhibited ongoing engagement, with active networks exceeding 4 million addresses each.
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Ripple’s XRP to See Billions in Inflows From Wall Street Following Heightened XRP ETF Green Light
ProShares is launching three futures-based XRP ETFs on April 30. ProShares received silent approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before proceeding with the ETFs. The XRP ETFs are futures-based rather than spot because the latter, which requires actual crypto holdings, requires more regulatory approval. The three ETFs include the Ultra XRP ETF (2x leverage), the Short XRP ETF, and the Ultra Short XRP ETF (-2x leverage). The SEC gave silent approval for the ETFs because it did not make any objections. A futures ETF merely tracks the price of an asset without having a one-to-one backing of the actual asset.
Stripe Tests New Stablecoin Project as $3.7T Market Looms
Stripe is preparing to test a new stablecoin payments product aimed at companies based outside the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
The company’s CEO, Patrick Collison, confirmed on social media that Stripe had been planning this offering for nearly a decade and is now opening it up to pilot users.
The announcement comes after Stripe received regulatory approval to acquire Bridge, a payments platform founded by former Coinbase executives Zach Abrams and Sean Yu. Bridge’s infrastructure offers an alternative to traditional systems like SWIFT for cross-border transactions.
🛠️ Protocol Watch
SEC Approves ProShares to Introduce Three XRP Futures ETFs Offering 2x Leverage
In a pivotal move for crypto investors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tacitly approved three XRP-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from ProShares.
Slated to debut April 30, 2025, these futures-based funds mark a watershed moment for XRP, offering traders leveraged and inverse strategies without direct crypto exposure. The decision arrives just weeks after Ripple’s legal clash with regulators concluded, clearing a path for institutional adoption.
GameFi Tokens Show Signs of Life After Gala Games, White House Tie-Up
Gaming tokens have seemingly been on the sidelines since the 2021 crypto boom. In fact, data from SoSoValue shows that they were the worst-performing crypto basket over the last 12-month period, enduring a 62% drop in the period, compared to a 174% rise on PayFi tokens.
However, under the Trump administration’s crypto-friendly stance, it might be changing.
Gala Games—a blockchain-based gaming platform—says it became the first crypto gaming company to partner with the White House, bringing a Web3 game Easter Egg Hunt to the 2025 Easter Egg Roll. White House official X’s account also mentioned on the social media platform about the tie-up amid a plethora of other collaborations with tech giants.
🌍 Regulatory Radar
The Federal Reserve revoked its guidance for banks that required them to inform the regulator before engaging in any cryptocurrency-related activity on Thursday.
What Happened: The Fed retracted its 2022 supervisory letter that mandated banks to notify in advance about their cryptocurrency endeavors, among other risk management practices and compliance controls, according to a press release.
The central bank said it no longer expects such notifications and will instead monitor banks’ cryptocurrency activities through the regular supervisory process.
UK Sets Out New Crypto Rules to Date Wider Financial Services Strategy
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