Christine Harmon

Market Analyst

Covers: Bitcoin, Ethereum, macro trends, price analysis

Market Analyst at NFT News Today covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, macro trends, price analysis. King's College London data science background. Pioneered data-driven journalism at several startups. Loves spreadsheets and scoops equally.

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King's College London data science background. Pioneered data-driven journalism at several startups. Loves spreadsheets and scoops equally.

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Solana NFT marketplace charts show SOL at $88.18 with rising volumes post-Tether recovery

Blockchain

Solana Price Prediction: SOL Hits $88 on NFT Spike

SOL surges 3.5% to $88.18 after Tether's $147M hack recovery stabilizes USDT. Solana NFT volumes rise on Magic Eden and Tensor.

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Holographic screens display Solana price at $88.65, NFT volumes on Magic Eden, and Web3 charts in futuristic trading environment

Fintech

Solana Price Prediction: SOL Surges 4.2% to $88.65, NFT Boom

Solana price prediction signals strength as SOL climbs 4.2% to $88.65 on April 17, 2026. NFT platforms like Magic Eden record 8,200 SOL in 24-hour volume amid market recovery.

Blockchain

Charles Schwab Spot Crypto Trading Launches: BTC at $75K

Charles Schwab spot crypto trading launches April 17, 2026, enabling direct BTC and ETH buys amid $75K BTC peak. NFT floors like BAYC rise 2% on improved liquidity.

High-tech trading floor displays crypto ETF charts, BTC at $74,747, ETH data, Fear & Greed at 21, and surging NFT volumes on Blur and OpenSea

Blockchain

Crypto ETFs Unlock NFT Markets as BTC Hits $74,747

Spot crypto ETFs from BlackRock and Fidelity deliver BTC exposure at $74,747, easing Web3 and NFT access. NFT volumes surge 25% amid $50B inflows and Fear & Greed at 21.

Trading floor analysts viewing crypto ETF charts, Bitcoin at $75K, NFT floors, and market data in modern finance hub

Blockchain

Crypto ETFs Draw NFT Investors as BTC Hits $75K Amid Fear

Crypto ETFs offer NFT investors regulated Bitcoin exposure at $75,212 with Ethereum at $2,354. Fear & Greed Index at 23 signals caution, linking blockchain markets.

FBI cyber analysts at multi-monitor desks in high-tech operations center review blockchain scam data on curved screens amid server racks and forensic displays

Business

FBI Busts $5.4M Pig Butchering Scam Targeting NFT Investors with Fake Romances

FBI agents shut down a $5.4 million pig butchering scam on April 16, 2024, that used fake romances to lure NFT investors into phony OpenSea sites. On-chain data exposed Ethereum wallet drains amid extreme market fear.

Blockchain

St. Cloud Lawmaker Bill HF 1234 Enables Crypto Bank Custody as BTC Hits $74K

Minnesota Rep. Dan Wolgamott's HF 1234 allows banks to custody crypto and NFTs with audits. BTC reaches $74,657 amid market fear, stabilizing Web3 assets.

Blockchain

Rosen Law Launches FLOW Class Action as Fear & Greed Hits 23

Rosen Law probes FLOW for securities violations amid extreme fear. Fear & Greed Index at 23 while BTC hits $74,990 and ETH $2,354.

AI & Machine Learning

AI Chat Logs Court Evidence Hits NFT Traders as Fear Index Drops to 23

US lawyers warn AI chat logs serve as court evidence against NFT traders and Web3 creators. Fear & Greed Index at 23 signals extreme caution amid BTC at $74,739.

Business

Ethereum Price Surges to $2,371, Lifting CryptoPunks Floor 3.1%

Ethereum price surged 2% to $2,371.37 on April 15, 2026, driving CryptoPunks floor up 3.1% to 52.1 ETH on Blur. BAYC followed with 2.5% gains amid extreme market fear.

Blockchain

North Korea Crypto Heist Steals $60M, NFTs Drop 12%

WSJ blames Lazarus Group for $60M North Korea crypto heist on April Fools. NFT volumes fall 12% on Blur; BTC at $74,238 USD, Fear & Greed at 23.

Fintech

Tether Wallet Launches USDT for NFT Trades as BTC Drops to $73,901

Tether wallet launches April 15, 2026, for stable USDT NFT payments amid BTC 2.1% drop to $73,901 and Fear & Greed at 23. Connects to OpenSea, Blur for Ethereum L2 trades.

Fintech

FLOW Investor Lawsuit Alert Tanks NBA Top Shot Floor 12% as Fear Hits 23

GlobeNewswire's FLOW investor lawsuit alert on April 15, 2026, triggers 12% drop in NBA Top Shot floor price to 0.02 FLOW. Fear & Greed Index plunges to 23 amid BTC at $74,263.

AI & Machine Learning

Crypto Bros Target Anthropic AI: Fear & Greed Hits 23, NFT Volume at 4,800 ETH

Crypto bros integrate Anthropic AI for generative NFT art amid Fear & Greed Index at 23 extreme fear. BTC holds $74,658; Ethereum NFT volume reaches 4,800 ETH on Blur per Reservoir.

Blockchain

Crypto Dip Dilemma: Fear & Greed at 21, ETH +2.6%

Fear & Greed Index drops to 21 amid crypto dip on April 14, 2026. ETH surges 2.6% to $2,318.17, prompting NFT collectors to target BAYC floors on Blur.

Blockchain

$1.1B Crypto Outflows Fuel NFT Treasury Shift

$1.1B crypto fund outflows hit on April 14, 2026, per CoinShares, driving investors to NFT treasuries. ETH surges 7.3% to $2,368.83 as Fear & Greed Index plunges to 21.

Business

Crypto Perception Divide: F&G at 21 as BTC Up 4.9% to $74K

Crypto perception divide widens with Fear & Greed Index at 21 despite Bitcoin's 4.9% surge to $74,586 on April 14, 2026. NFT floors like BAYC dip amid shaken confidence.

Business

X Crypto Fix Targets NFT Liquidity for 500M Users

X Product Lead Hailey Julien teases X crypto fix to solve NFT liquidity issues, unlocking 500 million users for Web3. BTC surges 5.6% to $74,756 on April 14, 2026.

Blockchain

Ben McKenzie Crypto Scams Doc Reveals $4B NFT Rug Losses

Ben McKenzie's WNYC documentary exposes $4 billion in NFT rug pull losses since 2022, per Chainalysis. BTC hits $74,359 amid Fear & Greed at 21.

Blockchain

Bitcoin Safest Cryptocurrency at $74K Stabilizes NFTs

Bitcoin, safest cryptocurrency, trades at $74,383 amid extreme fear, with 55.2% dominance anchoring NFT portfolios. On-chain metrics and experts confirm BTC's resilience.

Blockchain

OneCoin Scam Victims Claim $225M DOJ Fund Shares in 2026

OneCoin scam victims qualify for pro-rata shares from DOJ's $225M restitution fund starting April 13, 2026. The $4B Ponzi warns NFT investors amid extreme market fear.

Business

Treasury Crypto Bill Cuts NFT Compliance Costs 20%

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges Senate passage of crypto legislation promising 20% NFT compliance cost cuts. Crypto Fear & Greed Index hits 12 as BTC reaches $72,107.

Blockchain

5,429 BTC Outflows Tighten NFT Liquidity on OpenSea and Blur Markets

Exchanges saw 5,429.77 BTC net outflows last week, pressuring NFT floor prices and volumes across Ethereum and Solana. Fear & Greed Index drops to 12 as CryptoPunks floors hit 28 ETH.

Cybersecurity

Cryptocurrency Scams Surge 150% to $4.5B: FBI IC3 Report Warns NFT Holders

FBI IC3's 2025 report documents a 150% surge in cryptocurrency scams to $4.5 billion in losses. NFT investors face rising phishing, fake mints, and wallet drains amid extreme market fear.

Business

BlackRock Q1 Earnings Reveal $20B Crypto Gains Lifting NFT Prices

BlackRock's Q1 2026 earnings report $20B gains from BTC and ETH holdings, validating blockchain maturity. NFT floor prices rise 4.2% to 0.15 ETH amid market recovery signals.

AI & Machine Learning

AI Agents Bittensor NFTs Surge 28% to 620 ETH

AI agents Bittensor protocols hit 620 ETH NFT volume on April 12, 2026, up 28% despite extreme market fear. Kite AI and Virtuals Protocol lead the decentralized AI-NFT boom.

Blockchain

AI Agents Crypto Surge Drives NFT Volume Spike

AI agents crypto from Bittensor, Kite, and Virtuals Protocol drive 15% NFT volume growth on Ethereum, per IndexBox on April 12. Protocols thrive amid Fear & Greed Index at 16.

AI & Machine Learning

AI Knee Diagnosis Hits 95% Accuracy, Boosts Medical NFTs

Cureus study on April 12, 2026, shows AI Knee Diagnosis at 95% accuracy on 10,000 MRIs. Ethereum medical NFTs like MediScan Protocol hold 0.05 ETH floors amid Web3 health volumes.

Fintech

Parsippany AI Data Scientist Wins IEEE Global AI Award

Parsippany AI data scientist Dr. Raj Patel won the IEEE Global AI Excellence Award on April 12, 2026. His frameworks power generative NFT art on Ethereum and Solana.

Business

Parsippany AI Prodigy Wins Global Award for NFT Generative Art

Parsippany data scientist Elena Vasquez wins the Global AI Innovation Award for her NeuroGenesis platform. It generates unique NFTs on Base using AI, slashing mint costs below $0.01.

Blockchain

AI Drones Wheat NFTs Tokenize Resilient Kansas Strains

AgriTech Labs deployed AI drones over Kansas wheat fields on April 12, 2026, to identify and tokenize resilient genetics as ERC-721 NFTs on Ethereum mainnet.

Business

Circle Launches cirBTC on Ethereum to Boost NFT Liquidity

Circle launched cirBTC, a 1:1 tokenized Bitcoin ERC-20 token on Ethereum mainnet, on April 11, 2026. BTC holders now access OpenSea and Blur NFT marketplaces with seamless liquidity and proof-of-reserves backing.

Blockchain

Bitcoin Mining Losses Hit Every Coin as Difficulty Drops

Bitcoin miners face losses exceeding $5,000 per BTC mined on April 11, 2026, despite a 4.2% difficulty drop. Declining hash rates threaten network security and the Ordinals NFT ecosystem.

AI & Machine Learning

Spotify AI Impersonators Steal Streams: NFTs Verify Tracks

AI fakes mimicking Drake flood Spotify streams and erode royalties. Web3 NFTs on Ethereum and Solana deliver blockchain verification for authentic music.

Blockchain

Owning One Cryptocurrency Optimizes NFT DeFi Liquidity

The Motley Fool recommends owning one cryptocurrency amid extreme fear. Ethereum leads NFT traders and DeFi users for optimal liquidity.

Blockchain

Crypto Mainstream Shift Lifts NFT Volumes 28%

JPMorgan's crypto custody launch on April 11, 2026, marks crypto's mainstream breakthrough. NFT volumes surged 28% on Ethereum and Solana amid rising ETH prices.

Blockchain

Crypto Mainstreaming Spikes NFT Volumes 25% on April 11, 2026

Crypto mainstreaming accelerates on April 11, 2026, driving NFT trading volumes up 25% to 8,000 ETH. Banks integrate blockchain payments, stabilizing blue-chip floors.

Blockchain

XRP 5-Year Outlook Predicts DeFi and NFT Surge

Analysts forecast XRP reaching $8.50-$12.50 by 2031, fueled by DeFi protocols and NFT growth on XRP Ledger. Current price stands at $1.36 amid Extreme Fear, signaling potential entry points.

Blockchain

Faith-Inspired NFT Collectibles Draw 2,500 Mints on ETH, Ordinals

Faith-Inspired NFT Collectibles on Ethereum and Bitcoin Ordinals attracted 2,500 unique wallet mints in four hours. Holy Pixels leads amid BTC rally to $72,968.

Blockchain

Faith-Based NFTs Attract 2,500 Christian Holders on Ethereum

Faith-based NFT collections on Ethereum draw 2,500 Christian holders. The Apostles hits 0.03 ETH floor amid Bitcoin's $71,989 peak and 15 ETH volume on OpenSea.

Blockchain

Grayscale Files S-1 for Spot Ethereum ETF

Grayscale Investments submitted an S-1 registration statement to the SEC on February 6 for its proposed spot Ethereum ETF, building on the success of Bitcoin ETFs. This filing marks a pivotal step toward institutional adoption of ETH, potentially boosting the NFT and Web3 ecosystems.

Cybersecurity

Ledger Connect Kit Supply Chain Attack Rocks Web3

A sophisticated supply chain attack on Ledger's Connect Kit library led to millions in crypto thefts, exposing vulnerabilities in Web3 wallet integrations. NFT holders and DeFi users were among the victims as dApps unknowingly drained funds.