Bitcoin edged up 1.3% to $83,210.9 early Tuesday, recovering slightly after an 11% drop in Q1 2025. The worlds largest cryptocurrency also remains down 24% from its January peak.

Metaplanet acquired 696 Bitcoin in Q1 by executing a put options strategy, securing an effective purchase price of 13.48 million yen per BTC. Tokyo-based Metaplanet Inc.

Most altcoins are well in the green today.

Puts trade pricier than calls out to the May-end expiry reflecting concerns of a price drop.

In a new essay published on March 31, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes lays out a case for a $250,000 Bitcoin price target by year-end, grounded in his belief that the US Federal Reserve has effectively capitulated to fiscal dominance and resumed de facto quantitative easing (QE) for US Treasury markets. The essay, laced with vivid satire and underpinned by rigorous macroeconomic analysis, argues that the Fed's recent shift in policy signals a structural return to fiat liquidity expansion—an environment historically beneficial to Bitcoin and other hard assets.

Cardano is advancing Bitcoin DeFi integration through Hydra and Aiken, while its native token ADA shows signs of recovery.

Strategy purchased 22,048 Bitcoin for $1.92 billion, bringing its total holdings to 528,185 BTC worth $35.63 billion despite Bitcoin's price drop to $82,000.

Bitcoin development company Strategy — formerly MicroStrategy— is pushing forward with its Bitcoin buying spree in 2025, snapping up nearly $2 billion worth of the orange coin over the past week.

Bitcoin has factored in a mild price increase of 1.39% in the last 24 hours. The cryptocurrency has seen a prolonged hold-up at the $80K level in the past two months.

Metaplanet purchased the bitcoin for an average purchase price of around 14.6 million yen for a total spend of 10.15 billion yen

The Japanese company Metaplanet is aggressively pursuing its strategy of adopting Bitcoin as a cash reserve. This new fundraising marks its second major operation in two months, consolidating its position as the largest Bitcoin treasury in Japan.

The latest purchase makes Tether the world's sixth-largest Bitcoin holder with over 92,000 BTC in its reserves.

While Western darknet markets faltered, Russian platforms dominated Bitcoin and TRON drug sales, analysts at TRM Labs say. Darknet marketplaces saw a slight revenue bump in 2024, bringing in over $1.

Bitcoin's selling pressure has fallen sharply, suggesting a period of consolidation through April and May. On a Apr. 1 post on X, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr.

Japan's MicroStrategy Metaplanet Inc. has added another 696 Bitcoin to its portfolio, taking its total holdings to 4,046 BTC. Besides, it also comes amid the firm reporting robust income from its BTC holdings in the first quarter of the year.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has warned that the U.S. Dollar could lose its reserve status to Bitcoin. This comes on the heels of plunging global financial markets and rising domestic debt.

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, acquired 8,888 Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2025. According to crypto analytics firm SpotOnChain, the purchase is worth approximately $735 million and raises Tether's total Bitcoin holdings to 92,647 BTC, valued at around $7.64 billion.

According to a prominent market player, Bitcoin's next phase is underway and expected to be bullish. The former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Paul spotted notable market trends, hinting that the current bearish phase is closing and that the next phase could see Bitcoin hit new highs.

Tether purchased 8,888 BTC worth $735 million in Q1 2025, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to over 92,000 BTC valued at more than $7.6 billion.

The drawdown in the price of Bitcoin at the start of this week comes off as a major buying opportunity for USDT issuer Tether Holdings Ltd. According to an on-chain data update from HODL15Capital, the stablecoin giant has purchased another 8,888 BTC in an epic buy-the-dip strategy.

Bitcoin (BTC) price closed March in an indecisive manner, as short-term holders conflicted with long-term investors. The upcoming reciprocal tariffs from the United States this week have caused mixed reactions from global investors amid concerns of possible U.S. recession.

Bitcoin price recovered slightly to $83,210 after suffering 11% losses in Q1 2025 as markets remain cautious ahead of Trump's April 2 tariff announcements.

April is here, and the crypto market is starting to show signs of a potential rally. Historically, the month has seen crypto prices rise by 12% to 30%, and with President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day” just one day away, the excitement has doubled.

Is Bitcoin at $80,000 out of reach? For some analysts, it's quite the opposite: this threshold could represent a buying opportunity.

Bitcoin may be inching towards a critical level - Where billions in short liquidations could ignite sudden upside.

As Bitcoin (BTC) attempts to reclaim the $84,000 barrier again, the flagship crypto risks closing the Month in red numbers. Some analysts suggest that BTC's Q2 performance could mimic its 2017 rally.

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a new “consolidation zone” as exchange inflows tag multiyear lows, new analysis says.In a post on X on April 1, Axel Adler Jr., a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, declared that Bitcoin sellers had “dried up.” Average exchange inflows down 64% since November Bitcoin sell-side pressure has eased considerably since its first push above the $100,000 mark in late 2024, data shows.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their second-largest monthly outflow in March as the crypto community showed mixed reactions toward the market movements.

A crypto analyst known for accurately calling Bitcoin's pre-halving correction last year believes that BTC needs to reclaim a key technical indicator as support to regain bullish momentum.

American space technology company SpaceX has successfully launched Maltese Bitcoin mogul Chun Wang and three other crew members into orbit.

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Network Value to Transactions (NVT) Golden Cross is currently showing a trajectory that could suggest a bearish outcome for the BTC price. Bitcoin NVT Golden Cross Is Near Overheated Territory Right Now As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, the NVT Golden Cross has a high value at the moment.

Gold prices have surged to a new high of $3,117 per ounce, driven by trade war fears and central banks' aggressive gold purchases. Some experts suggest that the rally in gold could be a precursor to an explosion in bitcoin acquisition. Goldman Sachs Raises Year-End Gold Price Forecast On the eve of what U.S.

A Californian lawmaker has added Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto rights to the amended Assembly Bill 1052 (AB1052) to recognize digital assets as a payment method, secure self-custody, and protect investors. Related Reading: Dogecoin Not Part Of D.O.G.

After cloning last week on a bullish outlook, Gold (XAU/USD) price opened the last week of the first quarter of 2025 in a bullish outlook. Gold price has surged over 3 percent since Thursday to trade at about $3,113 per ounce on Monday, during the mid-London session.

Tether, the issuer behind the USDT stablecoin, has continued its Bitcoin investment strategy, purchasing an additional 8,888 BTC on the last day of Q1 2025.

What if the dollar wavered under the weight of its own contradictions? Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the global asset management giant, issues a striking warning: Bitcoin could supplant the American dollar as the world's benchmark currency.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned that the US risks losing the dollar's global reserve currency status to Bitcoin if it fails to control its rising national debt.

USDT stablecoin issues Tether added a massive 8,888 Bitcoins to its BTC holdings, worth $735 million, during the first quarter of 2025, while reinforcing its long-term commitment to BTC accumulation. This accumulation happened at a time when the BTC price declined over 12% in Q1, marking one of its worst-performing Q1s in the past seven

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns that rising US debt could threaten the dollar's global dominance and boost Bitcoin's appeal as an alternative. The post BlackRock CEO Warns US Fiscal Instability Could Elevate Bitcoin's Global Role appeared first on Cryptonews.

A recent Fidelity Digital Assets report questioned whether Bitcoin price had already seen its cyclical “blow off top” or if BTC (BTC) is on the cusp of another “acceleration phase.” According to Fidelity analyst Zack Wainwright, Bitcoin's acceleration phases are characterized by “high volatility and high profit,” similar to the price action seen when BTC pushed above $20,000 in December 2020.

Bitcoin ruthlessly crushes the hopes of Ether. The ETH/BTC ratio has just hit its lowest level in five years, at 0.02193.

Peter Schiff, a well-known Bitcoin skeptic, has once again called out Bitcoin enthusiasts, challenging their resolve amid the market's ongoing volatility.

According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post published earlier today, the Network Value to Transactions (NVT) Golden Cross suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) currently holds a high market capitalization while network transaction volume remains low. This has raised concerns that BTC's price may be inflated.

As markets remain uncertain, more companies are starting to ask - Is Bitcoin the next big treasury move?

Research outline Bitcoin's March 2025 recap: Rebounding amid cautious optimism Investor sentiment exclusive: 5.

XRP slides 19.9% as SEC silence on appeal strategy weighs on sentiment. All eyes now on Paul Atkins' confirmation and XRP-spot ETF prospects.

A research-heavy French investment firm has published a quantitative paper explaining the reasons Strategy stock outperforms bitcoin. French Asset Manager Tobam: Three Reasons Strategy Outperforms Bitcoin Paris-based asset manager Tobam has researched exactly why Michael Saylor's Strategy (MSTR) has continued to outperform bitcoin ( BTC), the very asset responsible for boosting its stock price.

Hut 8, a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining company with a market capitalization of approximately $1.2 billion, announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to establish a new mining subsidiary named American Bitcoin.