XRP climbed back to $1.34 over the past 24 hours, while derivatives liquidations skewed heavily toward shorts. Short liquidations hit $2.03 million versus just under $161,700 in longs, creating a 1,237% long-short liquidation imbalance. Key levels highlighted include resistance near $1.35 and support around $1.28, with a Tokyo conference set to begin tomorrow where XRP will be a major topic.

On April 6, 2026, the altcoin market excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum was described as down about $450 billion over three months, while the Altcoin Season Index stood at 32. Analysts pointed to selective technical rebounds—TradingView's TOTAL3 was near $706 billion above its 50-period SMA, with RSI at 60.69—while stressing that many setups remain conditional on Bitcoin holding key support.

Bitcoin (BTC) moved back to $70,000 as the broader crypto market rebounded, with short positions seeing about $300 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Total liquidations in that window reached $325 million, while BTC later slipped to $69,502 but was still up 3.9% in 24 hours. Trading volume was reported up more than 105% to $34.9 million.

Cardano (ADA) saw trading volume rise 77.8% over the last 24 hours while its price stayed in a narrow $0.25–$0.26 band. Despite the activity spike, ADA remains below the 50, 100 and 200 EMA, and derivatives data shows mixed positioning, with long/short ratios above 1 across major exchanges but uneven liquidation patterns.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies said it held $11.4 billion across crypto, cash and equity on April 5, led by 4,803,334 ETH valued at $2,123 per token. The company also confirmed its move from NYSE American to the NYSE at the open on April 9, 2026, while MAVAN has staked 3,334,637 ETH with annualized staking revenue cited at $196 million.

Strategy restarted Bitcoin buying last week, adding 4,871 BTC for $329.9 million and lifting its stash to 766,970 BTC. The company also disclosed a $14.46 billion first-quarter unrealized loss on digital assets and a $2.42 billion deferred tax benefit. It updated its ATM plans with new $21 billion offerings for STRC and MSTR, plus a new $2.1 billion STRK program.

Crypto analyst LP says Bitcoin has not printed a definitive bottoming structure yet, even as BTC holds support and tries to retake $70,000. He argues prior bear-market bottoms typically arrived after repeated low sweeps and capitulation, and he continues to watch for a potential move toward $63,000. BTC was last seen near $69,100, up over 3% in 24 hours.

XRP moved mostly sideways on Sunday after a choppy week, down about 2% over the past seven days before rising 4.80% in the last 24 hours to $1.34. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz revisited his long-circulated line that "XRP cannot be dirt cheap," saying it was meant to explain how the token works in payments rather than signal a price target. Analysts also flagged key levels including $1.31, $1.05–$1.09, and possible liquidity zones near $1.28 and $1.35.