Prediction markets trading volume had been tracking monthly gains as the 
sector gains popularity among short-term traders, but competition is also 
increasing.

Polymarket’s monthly volume declines for first time since August

Despite short-term bearish bets from a successful Hyperliquid whale, a growing 
US Fed balance sheet and rising inflation support Bitcoin in the long term.

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The UK&#8217;s naval deployment may escalate regional tensions, impacting global oil 
flow and prompting further international military involvement.
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Onchain data published Wednesday shows KULR, a tech company focused on thermal 
management and energy storage, moving 300 bitcoin into Coinbase Prime, a 
transfer analysts say looks less like a custody shuffle and more like a sell. 
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management firm that launched a bitcoin treasury […]

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The potential collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire could destabilize global 
markets, elevate geopolitical tensions, and impact energy security.
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US President Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘on life support’

Altcoins are showing signs of strength as the market prepares for a decisive 
week shaped by the CLARITY Act markup vote and price action testing key 
resistance levels across the board. The timing matters — and top analyst 
Darkfost has identified a shift in altcoin behavior that is worth paying 
attention to even against a backdrop that remains genuinely difficult. Related 
Reading: XRP Breaks $1.46 Despite $434M In Futures Selling – Discover What 
Comes Next The macro environment has not become friendly. US-Iran tensions 
continue to weigh on global risk appetite, with the ongoing conflict 
contributing to inflationary pressure that complicates the Federal Reserve&#8217;s 
path and keeps uncertainty elevated across financial markets. Against that 
backdrop, the fact that altcoins appear to be waking up is the notable 
development rather than a given. The context for what &#8220;waking up&#8221; means 
requires the preceding damage. The altcoin sector corrected by more than 50% — 
a decline driven partly by Bitcoin&#8217;s own correction, given its continued role 
as the market&#8217;s primary directional driver, but equally by a structural 
problem unique to this cycle. There are now approximately 51 million altcoins 
in existence, with 46% launched on Solana, 36% on Base, and 10% on BNB Smart 
Chain. That level of supply dilution across 51 million competing assets 
creates a liquidity fragmentation problem that no amount of market recovery 
can fully resolve — and it forms the structural headwind against which any 
genuine altcoin recovery must prove itself. 2% Above Their Key Level in 
February. 21% Today Darkfost&#8217;s data puts the current altcoin recovery in the 
precise historical context that gives it meaning. Among altcoins listed on 
Binance, approximately 21% have now reclaimed the 200-day moving average — the 
technical level that separates assets in structural recovery from those still 
trapped in downtrends. That reading represents performance not seen since 
September 2025, marking a genuine shift from the conditions that defined the 
worst of the correction. The February comparison is the most alarming data 
point in the analysis. At the depth of the altcoin decline, only 2% of 
Binance-listed altcoins were holding above their 200-day moving average. The 
progression from 2% to 21% over the intervening weeks is not noise — it is a 
directional shift in market structure that reflects the gradual return of 
investor interest to a sector that had been almost entirely abandoned. 
Darkfost&#8217;s framing is constructive but measured. The improvement is real, and 
the direction is encouraging — 21% represents a meaningful starting point for 
participants looking to build altcoin exposure before a broader recovery takes 
hold. The indicator is one of the most useful available for timing re-entry 
into the altcoin market, and its current trajectory is the most positive 
reading since before the correction deepened. The honest caveat Darkfost 
preserves is equally important. Calling an altseason from this position would 
be premature. The road from 21% to the kind of broad-based participation that 
characterizes a genuine altseason is long, and liquidity across 51 million 
competing assets remains constrained. The direction has changed. The 
destination is not yet confirmed. Related Reading: 21Shares Is Launching A 
Hyperliquid ETF: Here Is What Investors Need To Know Altcoins Attempt Recovery 
As Market Cap Reclaims Key Long-Term Support The total crypto market cap 
excluding the top 10 assets is trading near $201 billion after recovering from 
the sharp selloff that defined the first quarter of 2026. The chart shows that 
altcoins remain in a fragile but improving structure following a decline that 
pushed the sector below $160 billion during the February capitulation phase. 
Since then, buyers have gradually regained control, allowing the market to 
reclaim the psychologically important $200 billion region. Technically, the 
structure is beginning to stabilize. Price has recovered above the 200-week 
moving average, which currently sits near the $195 billion area and has 
historically acted as a key long-term trend indicator for the altcoin market. 
Holding above that level matters because previous cycles often used the 
200-week average as the transition zone between broad bearish conditions and 
early-stage recovery phases. Related Reading: Altcoin CEX Volume Ratio Hasn’t 
Looked Like This Since The 2021 Bull Run: Capital Rotation Or Bear Market 
Rally? At the same time, the chart also shows that the market remains below 
the declining 50-week and 100-week moving averages. Those levels, currently 
between roughly $220 billion and $240 billion, continue to act as overhead 
resistance and define the broader downtrend structure that altcoins still need 
to overcome before a sustained expansion phase can begin. Featured image from 
ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com

Polymarket’s monthly volume declines for first time since August

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