A U.S. court sentenced Maximilien de Hoop Cartier to eight years in prison for 
helping launder more than $470 million through an unlicensed crypto exchange. 
Prosecutors said the network used U.S. banks, shell companies, and crypto 
accounts to move criminal proceeds overseas. Key Takeaways: Authorities 
sentenced a French national to eight years for running a […]

US Court Sentences French National to 8 Years in $470M Crypto Laundering Case

The ongoing blockade heightens geopolitical tensions, potentially driving up 
oil prices and increasing market volatility amid diplomatic uncertainty.
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XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.380. The price is now 
consolidating losses and faces hurdles near $1.3840 and $1.40. XRP price 
started another decline and traded below the $1.3840 zone. The price is now 
trading below $1.380 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a 
bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3840 on the hourly chart of 
the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move 
down if it stays below $1.3840. XRP Price Dips Again XRP price failed to stay 
above $1.40 and extended its decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price 
declined below $1.3880 and $1.3840 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The 
price even extended losses below $1.350. A low was formed at $1.3460, and the 
price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor recovery wave above the 
50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.4061 swing high to 
the $1.3460 low. The price is now trading below $1.380 and the 100-hourly 
Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh recovery move, the price might face 
resistance near the $1.3830 level and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the 
downward move from the $1.4061 swing high to the $1.3460 low. There is also a 
bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3840 on the hourly chart of 
the XRP/USD pair. The first major resistance is near the $1.3920 level. The 
main resistance could be $1.40. A close above $1.40 could send the price to 
$1.420. The next hurdle sits at $1.4250. A clear move above the $1.4250 
resistance might send the price toward the $1.450 resistance. Any more gains 
might send the price toward the $1.4650 resistance. Another Decline? If XRP 
fails to clear the $1.3840 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. 
Initial support on the downside is near the $1.3680 level. The next major 
support is near the $1.3620 level. If there is a downside break and a close 
below the $1.350 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.3450. 
The next major support sits near the $1.3320 zone, below which the price could 
continue lower toward $1.320. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for 
XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength 
Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – 
$1.3500 and $1.3450. Major Resistance Levels – $1.3840 and $1.4000.

XRP Price Softens Further, Grinding Losses Test Bullish Patience

The incident underscores vulnerabilities in US air defenses, potentially 
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Social media data shows trader calls for $90,000+ Bitcoin prices have 
registered a spike recently, a potential sign of FOMO brewing in the market. 
Bitcoin Has Seen An Uptick In Greedy Social Media Calls In a new post on X, 
analytics firm Santiment has talked about where the social media crowd is 
expecting Bitcoin to go next. The indicator of relevance here is the &#8220;Social 
Volume,&#8221; which measures the total number of posts/messages/threads containing 
unique mentions of a given term or topic that currently exist on the major 
social media platforms. Related Reading: Bitcoin Market Returning To Risk-On? 
Flow Pulse Surges 136% From March Lows As an initial filter, Santiment 
separated the social volume for Bitcoin-associated terms. Then, it further 
filtered it for terms related to price predictions. For bearish calls, the 
analytics firm has chosen the sub $50,000 to $59,000 price range, while for 
the bullish ones, it has selected the $90,000 to $99,000 range. Below is the 
chart shared by Santiment that shows how the Social Volumes related to the two 
types of calls have changed over the past month. As is visible in the graph, 
the Bitcoin Social Volume related to the sub-$60,000 prices shot up back at 
the start of April. This means that social media users were expecting a 
bearish outcome for the cryptocurrency. What followed this market pessimism 
was a recovery rally that took BTC to a peak above $79,000, instead of the 
outcome that the crowd was expecting. This is a pattern that has actually been 
observed time and again; digital asset markets tend to move against the 
expectations of the majority. From the chart, it&#8217;s visible that social media 
sentiment around Bitcoin has flipped recently, with the calls related to the 
$90,000+ levels overtaking the Social Volume of the sub-$60,000 levels. This 
optimism has interestingly maintained despite the pullback that BTC has seen 
since its high. Considering the past pattern, the high Social Volume of the 
$90,000+ terms may be not be a positive sign for the cryptocurrency. &#8220;Price 
predictions of a coin are a great way to see what the OPPOSITE likely path for 
prices will look like,&#8221; noted the analytics firm. Related Reading: Chainlink 
Exchange Outflows Hit 970,430 LINK, Largest Of 2026 The current social media 
optimism around Bitcoin is also visible from the perspective of another 
indicator known as the Positive/Negative Sentiment. As the below chart shows, 
this metric has spiked to a value of 1.38, which implies that there are 1.38 
bullish comments related to BTC for every bearish post. Solana is observing 
bullish sentiment of an even higher intensity, with positive comments 
outpacing negative ones by nearly 3:1. BTC Price Bitcoin has returned to the 
$76,700 mark following its retrace. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from 
TradingView.com

Bitcoin $90,000 Predictions Surge Across Social Media—Contrarian Signal?

Ripple&#8217;s partnership with Kbank could significantly enhance institutional 
crypto adoption in South Korea, influencing regional market dynamics.
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