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According to an on-chain analyst, the movement of dormant Bitcoins (BTC) increased by 121% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024.

This shift may signal that long-term investors are reacting to broader economic trends or anticipating market changes.

Dormant Bitcoin on the Move: What’s Driving the Trend?

In a recent post on CryptoQuant, the analyst revealed that investors moved around 28,000 dormant Bitcoins in Q1 2024. March was particularly noteworthy, with approximately 19,296 BTC moved. This was in contrast to the lower figures in January (approximately 3,034 BTC) and February (approximately 5,678 BTC).

“In the first three months of 2025, more than twice the amount of long-dormant Bitcoin has been moved compared to the same period in 2024,” the post read.

Comparing this to the first quarter of 2025, the total amount of Bitcoin moved was notably higher. Over 62,00 BTC, dormant for over seven years, was transferred. Specifically, investors moved 24,595 BTC in January, 21,820 BTC in February, and 16,456 BTC in March.

The analyst suggested that this surge in activity reflects a shift in sentiment among long-term Bitcoin holders. This shift could be driven by macroeconomic factors, evolving price expectations, or institutional liquidity demands. 

Notably, 2025 has proven to be a turbulent year for Bitcoin. Geopolitical shifts, rising trade tensions, and growing economic concerns have significantly impacted the market. 

Recently, Glassnode pointed out that Bitcoin has experienced its deepest drawdown of the cycle. In its weekly newsletter, the firm emphasized that investors are facing intense pressure. Furthermore, many are currently experiencing their largest unrealized losses ever.

“Current unrealized losses are largely concentrated among newer investors, while long-term holders remain in a position of unilateral profitability. However, an important nuance is emerging, as recent top buyers age into long-term holder status, as noted, the level of unrealized loss within this cohort is likely to increase,” the newsletter read.

However, Glassnode noted that BTC’s dip remains within the typical range of previous corrections seen in bull markets. Importantly, Bitcoin has also been on a recovery rally lately. 

Over the past week, its value has appreciated by 8.9%. Yet, daily losses stood at 2.2%. At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $92,164. The decline wasn’t isolated, as the broader crypto market also experienced a correction. 

Meanwhile, the increased movement of dormant assets is not limited to Bitcoin. A parallel trend has emerged in the Ethereum (ETH) market. Data from Lookonchain showed that in early February, a whale deposited its entire holdings of 77,736 ETH into Bitfinex after being inactive for six years.

In early April, Onchain Lens posted about an eight-year dormant whale moving 11,104 ETH worth 19.97 million.

“Of this, 247.93 ETH was sent to Coinbase and 10,856 ETH to a new wallet. The whale initially withdrew ETH for $2.51 million from Kraken and Gemini, 8 years ago,” Onchain Lens added.

This asset movement reflects investors’ strategic repositioning amid economic uncertainty.

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Barely two weeks after a hacking incident compelled KiloEx’s suspension, the platform is staging a comeback and offering a compensation plan for affected victims.

The comeback highlights the platform’s resilience even as bad actors remain a consistent threat to the crypto industry.

How KiloEx Will Compensate Victims of $7 Million Hack

The YZi Labs-backed decentralized exchange (DEX) revealed the news in an X (Twitter) post, detailing how it would compensate victims.

“Due to the security incident on April 14, 2025, where KiloEx was exploited by a hacker, some user activities were affected. We are now announcing resolution plans for traders, Hybrid Vault stakers, and VIP users,” wrote the DEX.

In a follow-up Medium post, KiloEx detailed how it would unite traders, Hybrid Vault Stakers, and VIP users.

• Instructions for KiloEx Traders

Traders’ limit orders will be canceled while taking profit, and stop losses will be executed as normal. Traders whose positions remained open during the platform suspension will remain active after the KiloEx platform resumes. However, those whose losses increased or profits decreased during this suspension will be fully compensated for the difference.

“Please close your position as soon as possible after the platform resumes,” KiloEx directed.

This directive comes as DEX will calculate compensation based on the platform’s resume time. Accordingly, traders who delay their position closure could incur differences between their actual PnL (profit and loss) and the compensation amount.

• Instructions for Hybrid Vault Stakers on KiloEx

Hybrid Vault Stakers’ principal and earnings during the suspension period remain unaffected. The platform recovered and fully reinjected all stolen funds into the Hybrid Vault.

Nevertheless, KiloEx will still, based on eligibility, incentivize this cohort of users with a Special Yield Boost Campaign upon resuming.

“Users will receive an additional 10% APY on top of the base platform yield. The bonus yield will be paid out in USDT,” read an excerpt in the Medium post.

• Instructions for KiloEx VIP Users

For this cohort of KiloEx $7 million hack victims, there will be a +1 level upgrade, excluding VIP7 users. However, all affected users, including VIP7, will also get a 30-day VIP status protection period.

Notably, the VIP status was determined based on a real-time snapshot taken at the time of the KiloEx security incident.

KiloEx Details Resumption Plans After Audits and Consultation

BeInCrypto reported that KiloEx suspended its platform following the attack, amidst collaborations with security partners to investigate the breach and track stolen funds. 

Like the Zksync incident, it also commissioned a bounty program to encourage whitehat assistance and recover user assets. Following these measures and due diligence, the platform is ready to resume operations.

“KiloEx is coming back! Following a thorough security audit by SlowMist, we are officially resuming soon,” the DEX shared.

Blockchain security firm SlowMist corroborated the report, detailing its involvement in resolving the KiloEx incident.

“Recently, SlowMist helped KiloEx communicate with the attacker via on-chain messages, leading to the recovery of $8.44 million in stolen funds,” SlowMist wrote.

Further, the security firm highlighted the role of on-chain messaging in the recovery, presenting it as a crucial communication tool in blockchain, including security incidents.

Despite the news about resumption and compensation, KiloEx’s native token, KILO, is down by over 5%. As of this writing, it was trading for $0.0425 on CoinGecko.

Meanwhile, it is worth noting that YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) incubated KiloEx. The DEX launched its token generation event (TGE) on March 27 in partnership with Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap. 

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The crypto market shows positive signs in the second half of April 2025. Several divergence signals have appeared, suggesting a potential recovery for Bitcoin and altcoins.

Divergence is a key concept in data analysis. It happens when the values of two metrics suddenly shift and move in opposite directions compared to their previous trend. This often signals a change in price momentum. Based on expert analysis and market data, this article highlights five major divergence signals—three for Bitcoin and two for altcoins—to help investors better understand the market outlook.

3 Divergence Signals in April Point to a Bitcoin Price Rally

Historically, Bitcoin and the DXY Index (US Dollar Index) move in opposite directions. When DXY rises, Bitcoin tends to fall, and vice versa. But from September 2024 to March 2025, Bitcoin and the DXY moved in the same direction.

This correlation broke in April when the US announced a new tariff policy. The inverse relationship seems to have returned.

Joe Consorti, Head of Growth at TheyaBitcoin, noted that Bitcoin started decoupling from the US dollar after the announcement of the sweeping tariff regime. A chart from his post shows that in April, while the DXY fell sharply from 103.5 to 98.5, Bitcoin surged from around $75,000 to over $91,000.

This divergence may reflect investors turning to Bitcoin as a safe-haven asset amid global economic uncertainty caused by the tariffs.

“Bitcoin has been diverging from the US dollar since the US announced its sweeping tariff regime. Amidst this global economic reordering, gold and bitcoin are shining,” Joe Consorti predicted.

Another key divergence comes from Tuur Demeester, an advisor to Blockstream. He pointed out a separation between Bitcoin and the NASDAQ Index, which represents tech stocks. Historically, Bitcoin closely followed the NASDAQ due to its ties to tech and macroeconomic sentiment.

But in April 2025, Bitcoin started showing independent growth. It no longer moves in sync with the NASDAQ. While some, like Ecoinometrics, argue that this divergence isn’t necessarily bullish, Demeester remains optimistic.

“Bitcoin divergence” and “Bitcoin decoupling” will be dominant headlines for 2025,” Tuur Demeester said.

Specifically, NASDAQ has faced downward pressure from interest rate concerns and slowing growth. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has shown strength, with significant price gains. This suggests that Bitcoin is cementing its role as a standalone asset less tied to traditional markets.

Data from CryptoQuant highlights another divergence—this time in investor behavior. Long-term Bitcoin holders (LTH, those who’ve held BTC for over 155 days) began accumulating again after the recent local peak.

In contrast, short-term holders (STH) are selling off. This divergence often signals the early stage of a re-accumulation phase and hints at a future price rebound.

“Why This Divergence Matters? LTH behavior is generally associated with macro conviction, not speculative moves. STH activity is often emotional and reactive, driven by price volatility and fear. When LTH accumulation meets STH capitulation, it tends to signal early stages of a re-accumulation phase,” IT Tech, an analyst at CryptoQuant, predicted.

Altcoin Recovery Round the Corner

Divergence signals also appeared for altcoins, indicating a positive short-term outlook.

Jamie Coutts, Chief Crypto Analyst at Realvision, pointed to a key divergence using the “365-day new lows” indicator. This metric tracks how many altcoins hit their lowest point in the past year.

In April 2025, although altcoin market capitalization dropped to a new low, the number of altcoins hitting new 365-day lows decreased significantly. Historically, this pattern often precedes a recovery in altcoin market caps.

“Divergence shows downside momentum was exhausted,” Jamie Coutts said.

In simpler terms, fewer altcoins hitting rock bottom means less panic-selling. It suggests that negative market sentiment is weakening. At the same time, rising prices show renewed buying interest. These factors hint that altcoins may be gearing up for a recovery—or even an “altcoin season,” a period when altcoins outperform Bitcoin.

Another technical divergence comes from the RSI (Relative Strength Index) on the Bitcoin Dominance chart (BTC.D), noted by analyst Merlijn The Trader. This chart reflects Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market capitalization.

“Bearish Divergence Spotted on BTC.D. Higher highs on the chart. Lower highs on RSI. This setup doesn’t lie. Altcoin strength is brewing. Watch for trade setups,” Merlijn said.

This pure technical divergence suggests that BTC.D might soon undergo a strong correction. If that happens, investors may shift more capital into altcoins.

The altcoin market cap (TOTAL3) rebounded by 20% in April, from $660 billion to over $800 billion. The divergence signals discussed above suggest that this recovery could continue.

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Ethereum, the world’s leading blockchain platform, will deploy the Pectra upgrade on its mainnet, scheduled for rollout on May 7, 2025.

The Pectra upgrade enhances the network’s performance and scalability and introduces groundbreaking features, particularly with EIP-7702, making Ethereum more user-friendly and secure.

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Timeline Confirmed

Tim Beiko, a key figure in Ethereum’s development team, announced on X that the Pectra upgrade will officially launch on the mainnet on May 7, 2025, at epoch 364032. Initially planned for April 30, the upgrade was delayed due to technical issues on the testnet.

This cautious approach shows Ethereum’s commitment to stability and security, ensuring seamless network operation post-upgrade. Coinbase has also begun preparations to support the upgrade, ensuring necessary updates are implemented promptly after Pectra’s launch.

Pectra is Ethereum’s most significant upgrade, incorporating 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs). It builds on major upgrades like Dencun (March 2024), focusing on improving Layer 2 (L2) scalability, optimizing validator experiences, and enhancing user-friendliness.

These changes solidify Ethereum’s leadership while laying the groundwork for decentralized applications (dApps) to thrive.

Tim Beiko: Key Highlights of the Pectra Upgrade

Tim Beiko tweeted an overview of the upcoming Pectra update, with some notable highlights. One of Pectra’s standout features is EIP-7702, which extends standard Ethereum accounts (EOAs) with smart contract functionality.

“EIP-7702 enables use cases like transaction batching, gas sponsorship, or social recovery, all without migrating your assets” Tim tweeted.

Pectra also introduces several improvements for validators. Validators can increase their effective balance up to 2048 ETH, allowing them to accrue staking rewards directly without creating additional validators. Large validators can consolidate balances, reducing bandwidth strain on the P2P network.

“It also removes the pre-merge PoW follow distance, shortening the delay to process validator deposits, and introduces execution-layer triggerable withdrawals, which enable more trustless staking constructions.” Tim shared.

The Pectra upgrade will double the average number of blobs per block, from 3 to 6. This increase will enable L2 solutions to scale faster, meeting growing market demands. It’s a critical step in Ethereum’s scalability roadmap, especially as L2 platforms like Arbitrum and Optimism continue to grow.

“Raising this limit was in part possible due to another EIP (7623), which bounds the worst-case block sizes on the network!’ Tim tweeted.

Significance for the Ethereum Ecosystem

Pectra is a strategic leap forward for Ethereum to maintain its dominance in the blockchain space. By increasing blob capacity and improving validator efficiency, Ethereum can handle more transactions per second, fostering dApp growth and attracting new users.

These changes will better position Ethereum to meet future demands while providing an infrastructure for developers.

The Pectra upgrade has garnered positive feedback from the Ethereum community. In Tim Beiko’s announcement, some X users expressed excitement. However, one user noted the need for better public education, stating, “Too bad 99% of people have no idea what that means.”

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Ripple’s XRP has managed a 3% price increase over the past week, in line with the broader crypto market rally that has lifted several major coins. 

However, despite the bullish momentum, a key technical indicator is flashing a warning signal that could undermine XRP’s recent gains.

XRP’s Rally on Thin Ice

XRP’s Chaikin Money Flow (CMF)—an indicator that measures the volume-weighted flow of money into and out of an asset—has been trending downward even as the token’s price has continued to rise. This momentum indicator is currently at 0.03 and trending toward the center line.

The trend forms a bearish divergence between XRP’s price action and CMF, a warning sign of weakening momentum. Typically, the CMF tracks the flow of capital into an asset, so when it declines while prices rise, it suggests that the rally lacks solid support from sustained demand. 

In other words, XRP traders may be buying based on short-term hype rather than long-term conviction. This means its recent gains are vulnerable to being erased, especially if broader market sentiment shifts or profit-taking sets in. 

Further, the altcoin’s negative Balance of Power (BoP) supports this bearish outlook. As of this writing, the indicator is at -0.76, highlighting the weakening demand for XRP. 

When an asset’s BoP is negative like this, sellers exert more influence over price action than buyers. It is a bearish signal that indicates further downside pressure on XRP if the trend continues.

XRP Faces Crucial Test at $2 Support

XRP currently trades at $2.18, holding above support formed at $2.03. If demand weakens further, XRP bulls might be unable to defend this support level, causing the altcoin to fall back below $2, to trade at $1.61.

However, a resurgence in new demand for XRP will invalidate this bearish outlook. In that scenario, its price could rally to $2.29 and charge toward $2.50.

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