XRP has regained market attention following the recent slash in Ripple’s penalty by the SEC. This has led to a rise in open interest for XRP, despite the overall market’s bearish sentiment. Several on-chain indicators have turned positive, suggesting that the current consolidation phase may be approaching its conclusion. Analysts anticipate a potential rebound in XRP’s price, led by increased accumulation around the $2 level.
XRP Faces $8 Million Liquidation Amid Consolidation
XRP’s price has been struggling to confirm a clear direction, as buying and selling pressure intensifies around the $2 mark. This has led to a period of strong consolidation on the price chart. Data from Coinglass shows that XRP saw total liquidations of approximately $8.07 million over the past 24 hours, with buyers taking the bigger hit, facing $6.58 million in liquidations. While sellers closed around $1.49 million in short positions.
The accumulation rate is extending as analysts revealed that the accumulation phase for the XRP price has been longer than in previous cycles, indicating that the market may just be taking more time to develop. As XRP continues its consolidated momentum, whales are also increasing their holdings. This might create a strong upward push if XRP breaks above.
Additionally, recent positive developments regarding the SEC vs Ripple lawsuit have had a positive influence on XRP price. According to a Wednesday update from lawyer James Filan, Circuit Judge José Cabranes signed the court order on April 16, putting the appeal “in abeyance,” or on hold, by mutual agreement.
On the other hand, Brad Garlinghouse said Ripple might pay its settlement with the SEC using XRP and called the lower $50 million fine a big step forward. In an April 11 interview, he pointed out that crypto rules in the U.S. seem to be improving. Ripple had put aside $125 million for the case but will now keep most of that money.
As a result, the open interest jumped by 20% in five days, with the long/short ratio now at 1.1. This shows that 52% of traders expect XRP to rise.
What’s Next for XRP Price?
XRP price has been hovering above the descending resistance line. However, buyers are struggling to send the price above EMA trend lines. As of writing, XRP price trades at $2.07, declining over 2.1% in the last 24 hours.
The 20-day EMA ($2.10) is flat, and the RSI is near neutral, signaling a balance between buyers and sellers. This hints that XRP price might continue to consolidate within a range-bound area. If the price falls below $2, bears may take control, potentially pushing XRP down to $1.62 or even $1.3.
On the upside, if buyers can move the price above the 50-day SMA and hold it there, XRP could climb toward the resistance line at $2.6. However, sellers are likely to defend that level strongly, as a breakout above it could indicate a trend reversal.
Bitcoin price eyes $100,000 as Charles Schwab, with $10 trillion AUM, prepares to launch spot crypto trading.
Schwab’s Spot Crypto Trading Ambitions Signal Institutional Demand for Bitcoin
Bitcoin may be on the verge of a new bullish cycle as financial powerhouse Charles Schwab, managing over $10 trillion in assets, prepares to launch direct spot crypto trading.
During its 2025 Spring Business Update, Schwab CEO Rick Wurster confirmed that the firm is “on a great path” to offer spot digital asset trading within 12 months—pending regulatory clarity.
The strategic move could inject significant capital inflows into Bitcoin and other major tokens.
Schwab’s Spot Crypto Plans hints Regulatory Clarity and Fresh Liquidity
Charles Schwab’s expansion into the spot crypto market marks a major shift in institutional posture toward Bitcoin. Unlike ETFs or futures products, spot crypto access enables Schwab clients—retail and high-net-worth alike—to directly buy and sell digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Currently offering crypto-linked ETFs and Bitcoin futures, Schwab aims to expand into spot markets amid a surge in demand: the company reported a 400% increase in traffic to its crypto-focused content, with 70% of visitors being potential new clients.
“We’re hopeful and likely to be able to launch direct spot crypto in the next 12 months,” said Wurster, signaling readiness to capture first-mover advantage among traditional brokerages.
Bitcoin Price Forecast Today: $100K Within Sight as Bulls Reclaim Key Technical Zone
Analysts suggest Schwab’s entry could mirror the market impact of BlackRock and Fidelity’s ETF launches in early 2024.
Bitcoin price forecast today suggests a potential surge toward $100,000, driven by institutional optimism and a technically improving structure.
The daily chart shows BTC/USD trading at $85,067, slightly above the midline of the Bollinger Bands at $82,811, signalling a stabilization phase after recovering from April’s mid-month sell-off.
The tight candlestick range near the upper Bollinger Band boundary at $87,659 reflects consolidation with upward, indicative of accumulation before a breakout.
Bitcoin price forecast | BTCUSD
Volume remains modest at 9,670, but the Average Daily Range (ADR) at 3.06 shows compression following the volatility spike on April 9, typically a precursor to directional expansion.
If bulls hold above $82,800, the path toward $90,000 and ultimately $100,000 becomes increasingly viable, particularly amid positive news like Schwab’s $10 trillion move into spot crypto trading.
Conversely, a daily close below $82,000 would expose BTC price to a short-term pullback toward $78,000, the lower Bollinger Band limit, risking deeper correction.
After weeks of struggling, Bitcoin is finally making a strong comeback and has now jumped to $85k. But that’s not the biggest news. In a recent interview, Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, made a jaw-dropping prediction, he believes Bitcoin will eventually hit $1 million!
Bitcoin Could Reach $1 Million
In a recent interview in Pakistan, where he was recently named the strategic advisor for the Pakistan Crypto Council, CZ opened up about the future of crypto, youth adoption, and the role governments might play in the coming years.
From the streets of Lahore to the global stage.@cz_binance sat down with PCC CEO @Bilalbinsaqib to talk crypto regulation, youth empowerment, and Pakistan’s place in the Web3 revolution.
— Pakistan Crypto Council (@cryptocouncilpk) April 11, 2025
During an interview, when asked if Bitcoin could realistically hit $1 million, CZ didn’t hesitate. “Yes, I believe it will happen,” he said. However, he also made it clear that this kind of growth takes time.
He explained that many people want success to happen instantly, but the crypto market is still young. Big things, he said, often take years to grow. “We’re still in the early stages. Good things don’t happen overnight.”
Countries Will Race to Buy Bitcoin
Further into the interview, CZ also predicted a future where countries compete to stock up on Bitcoin. Since the U.S. has already treated Bitcoin as a reserve asset, other countries might follow soon.
He believes that the richest countries will be the first to invest in large amounts of Bitcoin. That move could send Bitcoin’s price soaring, leaving slower adopters struggling to catch up.
Other Experts Predict The Same
CZ isn’t the only one who sees a bright future for Bitcoin. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Block and former CEO of Twitter, thinks Bitcoin’s market value could cross $20 trillion by 2030. That would push the price to at least $1 million.
Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, believes Bitcoin might hit that number by 2025, though many think that timeline is a bit too hopeful.
Meanwhile, Cathie Wood of Ark Invest predicts Bitcoin could even reach $1.5 million by the end of this decade.
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After weeks of struggling, Bitcoin is finally making a strong comeback and has now jumped to $85k. But that’s not the biggest news. In a recent interview, Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, made a jaw-dropping prediction, he believes Bitcoin will eventually hit $1 million! Bitcoin Could Reach $1 Million In a …
During the 2025 edition of the Paris Blockchain Week, BeInCrypto sat down with Alexis Yellow, CEO of Yellow, a crypto project working on an entirely new paradigm based on Satoshi’s initial vision for Bitcoin.
He talks about the upcoming Yellow Tokens, a new smart contract mechanism, and making crypto projects more utility-driven.
Alexis, can you introduce yourself?
I’m Alexis, a software engineer by background. I worked at the European Space Center early in my career, but my crypto journey started quite unexpectedly.
Back in 2013, an old friend from school reached out—he was working at Goldman Sachs and told me about a project that needed help. He said, “There are 12 people in Silicon Valley printing fake money.” That project turned out to be Ripple.
Ripple ended up being our first client, and that experience really helped me grasp the potential of crypto.
Despite the skepticism surrounding the space, I saw real innovation. Ripple’s CTO was a Bitcoin Core contributor, and Vitalik Buterin was involved with the team before Ethereum.
Actually, Buterin was planning to join Ripple. He was especially excited about their consensus mechanism, which inspired me, too.
One thing that always stuck with me was Satoshi’s idea: We need systems where trust isn’t a prerequisite. That idea shaped a lot of my thinking.
Around 2018–2019, I decided to start Yellow. We later merged with a French exchange technology company called OpenWare. Combining my market experience with their tech, we launched Yellow Network.
So, it’s a trading infrastructure designed to let institutions, like Société Générale, trade directly with major players like Binance without needing to trust them.
Trading with exchanges like Binance without trusting them, do you mean trust as a counterparty?
Exactly that’s at the core of Satoshi’s vision. At Yellow, we’re working on a different model of trustlessness using state channels, which represent a new paradigm compared to traditional blockchain systems like Bitcoin or Ethereum.
In those systems, you have tens of thousands of nodes, say, around 30,000, validating each transaction. It’s a powerful model for security, each validator has a financial incentive to be honest, and there’s no way to roll back a confirmed transaction.
The same applies to staking networks. But that structure just doesn’t work for high-frequency trading. You can’t have 30,000 nodes verifying every microsecond trade. It’s simply too slow and inefficient.
For example, some networks try to solve this by reducing the number of validators to 21, but that compromises the level of trust and decentralization. Our approach is fundamentally different. The Lightning Network inspires it, but we’ve taken it in a new direction.
With the Lightning Network, you can move money instantly by opening a state channel. At Yellow Network, we use similar state channels but instead of transferring funds directly, we transfer profit and loss in real time.
For instance, if you buy a Bitcoin for $100,000 and it rises 5%, the $5,000 profit is immediately transferred to your wallet. The trade is settled instantly, peer-to-peer, with cryptographic proof.
To ensure security and fairness, we’ve built a smart contract called ClearSync. If a counterparty refuses to settle, as we saw with the HyperLiquid issue recently, ClearSync can step in and arbitrate the trade.
It verifies the claim and, if valid, ensures the rightful party receives what they’re owed. So, it’s a trustless system that still allows for the speed and flexibility traders need.
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No, it’s peer-to-peer trading. Nothing is faster or more efficient than a direct state channel between two parties. Profit is transferred instantly. That’s the core of this new paradigm: trustless trading, where settlement happens in real time.
Let’s say we’re trading and the connection drops, no problem. If I made a profit, it’s already secured. I might not receive the asset, like Bitcoin, but my profit in dollars is locked in. There’s no need to trust the other party to settle correctly.
Is it effective profit or a claim to profit?
It’s effective profit, denominated in dollars or whatever currency is locked as collateral. Here’s how it works – two parties lock in $20,000 to trade Bitcoin. That amount represents the maximum they’re willing to risk.
If the trade results in a $5,000 profit for one side, that amount is instantly settled, even if the other party refuses to finalize the trade.
If both agree to settle, I send you $100,000, you send me one Bitcoin, and both our collaterals unlock.
Can you switch to stablecoin?
Absolutely. In fact, we’re working with stablecoin issuers to create partnerships and potential investments in Yellow.
Can you give us an idea of the size of the Yellow Group? How many people are there? How many transactions do you process ?
We haven’t officially launched. Before the war in Ukraine, we had a large team of over 100 people. Many have since relocated, mostly to Poland, but we still have staff in Ukraine. Right now, we’re about 50 people globally.
Meanwhile, you can track activity on our analytics site, BundleBear. On Polygon, we’re already the fourth most active app. On Linea, a new protocol by Consensys, we’re number one with over 229,000 users despite not being live yet.
We can see on your website that you are offering your technology so that you can list any token without going through a CEX or a DEX. Is that part of the project?
Exactly. The Yellow Wallet is like a Layer 3; it lets users interact with any chain seamlessly. It now supports cross-chain swaps, like moving tokens from Polygon to Binance Smart Chain, with zero fees. It’s designed to remove friction from cross-chain trading.
Seamless cross-chain swaps, all in your Yellow Wallet!
Swap between BNB, Base, Arbitrum, AVAX, Polygon, OP, Linea, and Scroll with ease.
No, not for the state channels themselves. We don’t monetize trades directly. The Yellow token plays a security role, a “necessary evil,” like ETH or BTC.
Your security deposit gets burned if you behave badly and refuse to settle. It ensures honesty in a peer-to-peer environment. Think of it like a miner losing their reward for trying to cheat.
How do you make money from the usage of your service?
The token economy is the foundation. Just like ETH or BTC derive value from usage and network participation, the Yellow token does too.
It’s needed to place security deposits in the network, and over time, its utility and adoption by industry players will drive its value.
If someone cheats, their token gets burned—creating deflationary pressure and reinforcing good behavior.
Is the token already traded?
Not yet, but we’re planning to launch in the next couple of months. We’ll mint 10 billion Yellow tokens; ideally, that number stays close to that.
If too many tokens get burned, it could indicate issues in the system. It’s a built-in signal to monitor the health and integrity of the network.
Are you going to start it with an airdrop or something of the sort?
No, we’re focused on utility-based distribution. Most tokens will be sold directly in the markets where they’re used. Ethereum didn’t launch with an airdrop. Neither did Bitcoin.
This is a B2B infrastructure project—just like Ethereum and Ripple. While the network is open to everyone, our core users are businesses and institutional players.
That said, the beauty of crypto is that the ecosystem is open. Anyone who believes in the project can get involved and benefit from the network effect, without needing to be a developer or an insider.
Anything important that we left out?
Yes, very few cryptocurrencies are used in the real world today. Bitcoin has proven its value as a store of wealth.
Ethereum demonstrated its utility during the ICO boom. USDT fills a vital gap in places where dollars are hard to access.
We believe Yellow can become the fourth pillar. It’s solving a real need in crypto markets: scalable, trustless, high-frequency trading. And we’re making it open source so the whole industry can benefit.
It’s obvious that Web3 applications will need infrastructure to reach the scale of platforms like Twitter or YouTube.
At Pragma today, @Yellow‘s Louis Bellet shared the secret weapon Ethereum already has to achieve this today.
I think this approach, state channels for speed and smart contracts for resolution, will redefine how trading infrastructure works. It’s ideal for gaming and other fast-paced applications where blockchains never truly fit.
Blockchain isn’t always the answer, especially if you’re using 30,000 nodes to validate a game move. That’s just not efficient.
With Yellow, the trading side is handled through cryptographic state channels not full decentralization. But if something goes wrong, we still fall back to a smart contract to arbitrate. That’s the balance we’re bringing.
Also, we’re working on a new ERC standard for this. In the next 3–4 years, I expect that 10–20% of new crypto projects will adopt this architecture.
Overall, We’re not just building a product, we’re introducing a new philosophy for how decentralized systems can operate more efficiently.
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