Dogecoin has been among the top-traded tokens, which has been attracting enough liquidity, which has maintained the volatility. Meanwhile, the latest price action has remained stuck within a narrow range, hinting towards a drop in the bullish and bearish pressures. While the spot market remains uncertain, the whales seem to be confident of the upcoming price action as they continue to transfer huge amounts of DOGE but without impacting the DOGE price rally.
As per the data from a popular reporting platform, Whale Alert, an interesting transfer of over 478 million DOGE between two unknown wallets was reported. Another data from Santiment shows these whales have been on a selling spree since the first week of April. Despite the growing selling pressure over the token, the trade setup suggests the Dogecoin (DOGE) price is due for a major breakout, which may clear the path towards $0.2.
The short-term price action of Dogecoin suggests the token is stuck within a decisive symmetrical triangle and is ranging along the support to reach the edge of the consolidation. The Stochastic RSI has reached the upper threshold, while the bears are trying to trigger a bearish crossover. The historical pattern suggests that the RSI could remain around the upper threshold for a while, which may help the price to keep up the bullish momentum.
On the other hand, MACD has turned bullish after the selling pressure was outpowered by a notable increase in the buying pressure. With this, the Dogecoin (DOGE) price is expected to rise and test the resistance of the triangle. Meanwhile, the supporting volume has not yet registered, which may reduce the pace of the rally. However, a rise above $0.17 may validate a rise above bearish influence, and until then, the price is expected to remain consolidated within a narrow range.
The U.S. SEC’s Crypto Task Force is gearing up for a series of four roundtable discussions. The Task Force will host four roundtable discussions, exploring topics like tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi). These talks will bring together experts to discuss the future of digital finance.
The roundtables, running from April to June, are part of the SEC’s ongoing effort to establish clearer and more effective rules for the crypto industry.
SEC Kicks Off ‘Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity’
The first roundtable of the Crypto Task Force marked the beginning of the SEC’s effort to bring more clarity to cryptocurrency rules, which Commissioner Hester Peirce called the “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity.” The event, held last Friday in Washington, D.C., brought together crypto lawyers to discuss whether tokens should be considered securities.
At the roundtable, Miles Jennings, a16z crypto’s general counsel, criticized the SEC’s past approach to crypto, saying it failed to protect investors, support capital formation, or create efficient markets.
“The Crypto Task Force roundtables are an opportunity for us to hear a lively discussion among experts about what the regulatory issues are and what the Commission can do to solve them,” Peirce noted in a Tuesday announcement.
Key Topics For Upcoming SEC Roundtables-
The next roundtable, “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading,” is all set to be held on April 11. Other topics will include crypto custody (April 25), tokenization (May 12), and decentralized finance (June 6). All events will be held in Washington, D.C., and livestreamed.
The Crypto Task Force, launched on January 21 by Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda, was created to help the SEC set clear rules, offer practical paths for registration, build effective disclosure frameworks, and use enforcement resources wisely.
Furthermore, the SEC is also exploring how it could “provide some kind of framework or some kind of markers” to craft rules for NFTs as an asset category. This comes after the SEC announced last Thursday that crypto mining doesn’t violate securities laws.
Meanwhile, Paul Atkins, nominated by Trump to be the new SEC chair, will have his Senate hearing on Thursday. A former SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008, Atkins is also a supporter of crypto.
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The U.S. SEC’s Crypto Task Force is gearing up for a series of four roundtable discussions. The Task Force will host four roundtable discussions, exploring topics like tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi). These talks will bring together experts to discuss the future of digital finance. The roundtables, running from April to June, are part of …
Hyperliquid (HYPE) is under pressure, down 16% over the past seven days as technical indicators increasingly point toward bearish control. Momentum has weakened sharply, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) dropping below 40 and showing no signs of strong buying interest since late March.
At the same time, the Directional Movement Index (DMI) shows sellers gaining dominance, with a rising ADX suggesting a potential strengthening of the downtrend. As HYPE approaches key support levels, the market now waits to see if bulls can mount a recovery—or if further downside is ahead.
The ADX measures the strength of a trend regardless of its direction. Readings below 20 typically indicate a weak or range-bound market, while values above 25 suggest the presence of a strong trend.
With the current ADX moving closer to that 25 threshold, it suggests that trend strength is building—but hasn’t fully confirmed yet—indicating that traders should be on alert for potential continuation in price action.
Meanwhile, the +DI and -DI lines, which represent bullish and bearish directional movement, respectively, have shifted significantly.
The +DI has dropped sharply from 25.68 to 12.79, while the -DI has surged from 11.29 to 23.4, indicating that bearish momentum has clearly overtaken bullish pressure. This shift suggests that sellers are gaining control of the market, and unless the +DI line can reverse and regain ground, HYPE could be at risk of further downside.
Hyperliquid has seen its Relative Strength Index (RSI) fall significantly over the past two days, dropping from 63.03 to 39.39.
The RSI is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and magnitude of recent price changes, ranging from 0 to 100.
Readings above 70 typically indicate that an asset is overbought and may be due for a correction, while readings below 30 suggest it is oversold and could be primed for a rebound. Levels between 30 and 70 are considered neutral, but directional shifts within this range often reflect changing momentum.
With HYPE’s RSI now sitting at 39.39, the indicator suggests weakening bullish momentum and growing bearish pressure. The fact that the RSI hasn’t touched or exceeded the 70 mark since March 24 signals a lack of strong buying conviction in recent weeks.
This would align with the recent drop in momentum indicators like the RSI and the growing bearish pressure seen in directional movement data.
However, if buyers manage to step in and shift momentum, HYPE could attempt to reclaim higher levels. A break above the immediate resistance at $12.19 would be the first sign of recovery, potentially opening the door for a move toward $14.77.
If bullish momentum accelerates, the rally could extend as far as $17.33, which would mark a full reversal of the current bearish structure.
Ethereum price tumbles below $1,600 facing pressure amid $86 million DeFi capital flight to faster, low-cost rivals like Solana.
Capital Rotation Into Solana Spurs Concerns for Ethereum’s DeFi Dominance
Ethereum (ETH) is facing renewed competitive pressure after nearly $87 million in assets migrated from its ecosystem to rival blockchains in the week following former U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeal of a controversial decentralized finance (DeFi) regulation.
On April 10, Trump signed a bill overturning a Biden-era mandate requiring DeFi protocols to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules. The reversal was widely interpreted as a win for crypto-native projects, removing a major regulatory overhang that threatened the sector’s permissionless structure.
Ethereum cross-chain fund flows April 2025 | Source: WormholeBridge
But for Ethereum — the current hub of DeFi liquidity — the impact has been less than favorable.
According to data from Wormhole, the largest cross-chain bridge on Ethereum, Solana captured the lion’s share of outflows with over $54 million redirected into its ecosystem. Base, Arbitrum, and Avalanche followed, attracting $9.6 million, $5.8 million, and $3.9 million, respectively.
Rapid Transfers from Ethereum Sparks 21% rally for Solana
Notably, the Solana-bound assets were funneled into DeFi protocols such as Jupiter, Kamino, and MarginFi.
Based on the latest data from DefiLlama, Solana TVL has been on a steady rise since Trump’s signing repealed the DeFI law last week.
Solana DeFi Market Cap
As seen in the chart above, Solana TVL increased 12% from $6.1 billion on April 9, to hit the $6.9 million mark at press time on Wednesday, April 16. This shows that investors deposited over $800 million into various Solana native Defi protocols over the past week.
With Solana price currently trading at $135, up 21% on the weekly timeframe. Comparatively, Ethereum price is trading below $1,600 mark, with its 8% gain on the weekly candle, reflecting second lowest returns among the top 10 ranked crypto assets.
Looking Ahead:
The DeFi fund flows observed on the Wormhole bridge further reinforce the narrative that Ethereum could be losing market dominance, as deepening regulatory clarity encourages investors to switch towards rival Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocols.
The ongoing migration trend from Ethereum to faster, lower-cost networks. Ethereum still leads in total value locked (TVL), but this week’s data is a clear signal of shifting momentum.
More so, major institutional players venturing into crypto on new themes like Real-world Asset and securities Tokenization are increasingly opting for alternative layer-1 protocols like Hedera, Avalanche, while Solana and Cardano maintain a strong hold on retail dominance.
Solana, which suffered from performance concerns in 2022, has staged a significant turnaround in both uptime and developer activity.
The network processed over 60 million daily transactions this week, far surpassing Ethereum’s 1.1 million, and maintained average fees below $0.01, according to data from Solana Explorer.
Ethereum Price Forecast: ETH Eyes $1,700 Rebound as Momentum Shifts
Ethereum price forecast charts show early signs of a potential rebound after closing at $1,592.60, gaining 0.24% on the day.
The Bollinger Bands are starting to compress, suggesting a volatility squeeze, with the mid-band resistance at $1,695.42 acting as the first upside target. ETH price is currently attempting to reclaim ground within the lower half of the bands, signaling the possibility of a bullish reversal.
Ethereum Price Forecast
The Parabolic SAR dots have flipped below the candlesticks, which is a classic buy signal in trend-following strategies.
This adds further weight to a bullish Ethereum price forecast, especially as the MACD histogram shifts into green territory for the first time in weeks. The MACD line is rising toward the signal line, suggesting bullish momentum may soon dominate.
If ETH clears $1,695, a push toward the upper Bollinger Band at $1,960 becomes plausible. However, failure to maintain current support near $1,430, ETH price risks a retest of $1,397.19, where the SAR last confirmed support.
