Qubic began a four-week transition on April 1, 2026, phasing out Monero mining in favor of Dogecoin and its Aigarth AI engine after accounting for over 51% of Monero's hashrate in 2025. By April 6, 2026 at 06:30 UTC, Monero's hashrate was listed at 5.25–5.41 GH/s with difficulty near 650 G, while XMR traded at $330.09 and XMRBTC at 0.004798. The next milestone is April 15–20, 2026, when Qubic's second phase ends and Monero-related tasks are removed.

XRP rose about 3% while the broader crypto market advanced, and price action has stayed compressed just under resistance. It has been trading within $1.28–$1.62, with $1.62 as the upside trigger and $1.28 then $1.15 highlighted as support. A break above $1.62 could open $1.88–$2.22, while slipping below $1.58 may point back toward $1.15.

Russia has submitted a package of three bills to the State Duma aimed at legalizing and regulating cryptocurrency activity, including rules for trading, custody, and investor access. The proposals set a 300,000 rubles (nearly $3,730) per-year purchase limit for non-qualified investors via one intermediary after passing a Bank of Russia test, while qualified investors face no cap. The draft also introduces mandatory tax reporting for residents and penalties for illegal crypto use, including fines and up to a two-year ban from operating exchanges.

On 6 April 2026 at 10:28, Bitcoin traded around $68,840, up about 2.4% on the week, as analysts warned that thin volume could make price moves unstable. A leveraged trader, James Wynn, was liquidated six times in the past two weeks on BTC-USD perpetuals on Hyperliquid, with total losses exceeding $500K. Analysts also pointed to $70,000 as a key near-term threshold, while some on-chain metrics suggested elevated risk of a short-term top.

Ethereum (ETH) is trading around $2,140 after a roughly 5% rise, rebounding from the $2,000 support area as traders watch whether momentum can extend higher. Analysts cited in the report point to a four-hour close above $2,200 as a key condition for targeting $2,400–$2,600, while a daily close below $2,000 is described as a trigger that could accelerate moves toward $1,980, $1,800, and $1,500.

Ethereum holders weighing a volatile first quarter are watching April’s US Senate progress on the CLARITY Act, which forecasters describe as a major regulatory trigger for institutional ETH adoption. The bill aims to clarify whether Ethereum and other large digital assets fall under securities or commodities rules, with an April markup seen as a potential pathway to more spot ETFs, regulated staking products, and bank-grade on-chain settlement.

Bitcoin rose 3.19% in 24 hours on Monday to $69,320, its highest level in more than a week, as a 45-day ceasefire proposal shifted risk appetite and forced short covering. Futures liquidations hit $273.8 million across 81,819 traders, with $196.7 million in shorts versus $77.1 million in longs, while BTC traded between $66,634 and $69,350. Prediction-market pricing remained cautious, with Polymarket’s April 7 ceasefire contract at 4% YES, down from 12% a week earlier.

Circle has published a post-quantum security roadmap for its layer-1 blockchain Arc, detailing a phased rollout that begins with opt-in quantum-resistant wallets and signatures at mainnet launch, which the company expects sometime in 2026. The plan later extends to validator-level protections and offchain infrastructure, alongside a privacy-focused quantum solution introduced after mainnet. Arc is already running on a public testnet and is positioned around enterprise use cases involving USDC.