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With the Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale waking up after 14 years of dormancy and moving over 80,000 Bitcoins worth $8 billion, speculation is ripe that Bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver is behind these transfers. Market speculators also believe that the whale is active once again following his recent release from prison. Amid this massive whale moment, BTC
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Ethereum price tumbles below $1,600 facing pressure amid $86 million DeFi capital flight to faster, low-cost rivals like Solana.
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.
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.
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Based on the latest data from DefiLlama, Solana TVL has been on a steady rise since Trump’s signing repealed the DeFI law last week.
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.
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 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.
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.
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Asset manager RexShares’ move to become the first to launch the Solana and Ethereum Staking ETFs in the US has hit a roadblock. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent a letter explaining why these funds may not qualify as ETFs. SEC Replies To RexShares On Solana & Ethereum Staking ETFs According to a Bloomberg report, the SEC sent a letter to ETF Opportunities Trust, the entity that issues several ETFs, including the ones Rex Shares manages, stating that the staked Solana and Ethereum funds may fail to meet the legal definition of an investment company, which is a requirement for them to list on the stock market. The Commission said that it was concerned that RexShares improperly filed the registration statements for these funds and that the disclosures in these statements describing them as investment companies may be “potentially misleading.” As CoinGape reported, the asset manager had chosen… Read More at Coingape.com
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Ripple has gone ahead with one of the biggest RLUSD tokens burn since introducing the stablecoin. The crypto has already achieved various milestones and is growing in terms of user adoption. So, this step could mark a significant point towards increasing its demand. Here’s why.
According to the Ripple stablecoin tracker’s X post, the blockchain-based digital payment network has burned 12 million RLUSD stablecoin tokens on Tuesday. The on-chain stats confirm that at 11:05 UTC on April 22, the firm went ahead with sending the token to a burn wallet, which would remove their existence from the ecosystem forever.
Notably, such practices are made to reduce the excess supply of the token, creating scarcity, eventually boosting the demand. Another important point to note is that the transaction also focused on introducing cross-chain liquidity, as explained by the experts.
XRPL dUNL validator, Vet, reveals that the individual who requested the burning had moved the RLUSD from one blockchain to another. As a result, the supply of the tokens reduced on the XRP Ledger and increased on the Ethereum blockchain.
This acted as a liquidity bridge without affecting the circulation of the tokens. Interestingly, the RLUD Treasury minted 12 million (equal to the burning amount) within seconds after that.
Similar to most top stablecoins, RLUSD is also pegged to the dollar at a 1:1 ratio. Interestingly, its adoption has been constantly growing since various top exchanges listed the token. Recently, Ripple stablecoin got listed on the Aave V3 Ethereum Core Market, gaining additional investor attention.
Amid that and the RLUSD tokens burning, its trading volume is up by more than 200%, currently at $102.96 million. In addition, its market capitalization stands at $294.07M, with 294.04M RLUSD in circulation. Interestingly, under the impact of this and the recovery of the crypto market, the XRP price is soaring.
Notably, Ripple Labs’ integration of RLUSD stablecoin with the payment network highlights the digital asset among users. Experts anticipate that RLUSD will occupy 50% of the stablecoin market capitalization and many other milestones in the near future.
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