The popular meme coin is the top performer once again.
Bitcoin bouncing from the 50-day moving average and a push past late March resistance levels has definitely reawakened bullish sentiment. With BTC now holding around $88,450 and edging closer to reclaiming its 200-day moving average, the market's looking at $95,000 as the next stop.
Bitcoin is climbing again to $89,000 and now it's eyeing a key resistance level of $90,000 to break. Perhaps, popular crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe, Bitcoin might take a small dip to $76,604 before going higher. He also believes that a deal between the U.S. and China could help push the price up again.
Gold blasted past $3,500 a troy ounce for the first time ever on Tuesday after Trump escalated his feud with Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell.
Amid the latest market recovery, Ethereum (ETH) attempted to break out from its multi-month downtrend, leading some market watchers to suggest that a new rally could start soon. However, as price struggles to hold the $1,600 level as support, the cryptocurrency risks losing recent momentum.
Polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took the top spot in digital collectible sales after surging 20% in the last seven days. On April 22, NFT data tracker CryptoSlam showed that Polygon NFTs overtook Ethereum, reaching a $22.3 million volume in the past week.
Bitcoin is decoupling from the US stock market and starting to trade more like precious metals, in another signal of Bitcoin's growing role as a safe-haven asset against global economic disruption.Bitcoin's (BTC) price is showcasing its growing maturity as a global asset, becoming “less Nasdaq — more gold” over the past two weeks, according to Alex Svanevik, co-founder and CEO of the Nansen crypto intelligence platform. Bitcoin staged a 12% recovery in the two weeks leading up to April 22, despite ongoing tariff escalation between the world's largest trading nations.
The “Buy Bitcoin” sign, immortalized by Christian Langalis during a live Congressional hearing nearly eight years ago, is back in the spotlight as the top cryptocurrency confronts bearish pressures due to macroeconomic uncertainties. What happened: Langalis, a then 22-year-old Cato Institute intern, impulsively drew the placard and held it up behind then-Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen during her testimony.
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has purchased an additional 330 BTC worth $28.2 million, lifting its total holdings to over $423 million and positioning it as Asia's largest corporate Bitcoin holder.
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Galaxy Digital, one of the leading asset managers in crypto, shifted positions from Ethereum (ETH) to Solana (SOL).
The persistent increase in Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) has fueled speculation about the potential for an altcoin season. While some analysts anticipate a correction in BTC.D that could open the door for altcoins to gain traction, a market expert has raised caution.
Bitcoin (BTC) is on the cusp of breaking out relative to the Nasdaq 100 Composite, with the current BTC/Nasdaq ratio sitting at 4.96. This means it now takes nearly five Nasdaq units to match the value of one bitcoin.
Strategy adds 6,556 Bitcoin worth $556 million to its holdings, bringing its total to 538,200 BTC as institutional crypto adoption grows.
Bitcoin (BTC) remained resilient above $88,000 early Tuesday, supported by safe-haven demand as the Japanese yen surged past the key 140 level against the U.S. dollar. Investors flocked to traditional and digital hedges amid growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, including concerns over U.S. trade tariffs and speculation around a potential change in Federal Reserve leadership.
In a notable shift, options data reveals rising bullish sentiment for bitcoin (BTC) and the euro (EUR) as investors rotate away from U.S. assets. Despite sharp declines in the U.S. stock market, short- and near-dated bitcoin risk reversals turned slightly positive, indicating growing demand for call options over putsa sign of bullish expectations.
Galaxy Digital, led by Mike Novogratz, has reportedly exchanged over $100 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) for Solana (SOL), signaling a notable shift in institutional crypto strategy. On-chain data from Wu Blockchain indicates that Galaxy moved 65,600 ETHaround $105 millionto Binance over the past two weeks, while simultaneously withdrawing approximately 752,240 SOL, valued near $98.4 million.
Dogecoin (DOGE) is capturing attention after outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) in key on-chain metrics amid a broader market rally. According to IntoTheBlock, DOGE surpassed BTC in large transaction volume and daily active addresses by 41.12% and 34.91%, respectively.
Bitcoins (BTC) recent price movement has raised questions about whether its bull run is losing steam or simply pausing. On-chain analyst Julio Moreno highlights a significant resistance zone forming between $91,000 and $92,000, which aligns with the Traders Realized Pricethe average price current holders paid for their BTC.
The week kicked off with a sharp drop in the U.S. dollar, which hit a three-year low, and losses across Wall Street. Yet, Bitcoin (BTC) is defying the trend, climbing 2.3% in the past 24 hours to trade around $86,800.
Bitcoin (BTC) surged 2.3% in the past 24 hours, reaching $86,800 for the first time since April 3, defying broader market weakness driven by tariff concerns. The rise comes as U.S. equities plunge, with the SP 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones down over 3% each.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a major shift in the blockchains technical infrastructure by replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, an open-source architecture praised for its built-in encryption and scalability benefits. Shared over the weekend on Ethereums core developer forum, the proposal could mark a pivotal change in how Ethereum executes smart contracts.
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin goes live on Aave V3 with minimal activity, aiming to boost enterprise adoption and DeFi integration across platforms.
Galaxy Digital sells over $105M in Ethereum to buy Solana as ETH drops 50% YTD. Here's why institutions are shifting and what whale activity reveals about Ethereum's future.
Bitcoin has now been seeing a consistent price increase, indicating a resumption in upward momentum. So far, the asset has regained some of its losses from its recent period of correction, with its price now trading above $87,000, closing in on the $90,000 psychological level.
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.
Ethereum maintains bullish structure above $1,550 support despite recent pullback from $1,650, with analysts projecting potential rallies to $2,700-8,000 through 2025.
Ethereum Foundation sent 1,000 ETH to the Kraken exchange on April 22, likely to sell. This could lead to a potential drop in price.
Ethereum is quickly losing ground to Bitcoin, with the ETH/BTC ratio falling to its lowest level in five years. According to CoinGecko data, the ETH/BTC ratio now stands at 0.01787, a level not seen since January 2020.
Bitcoin nears $90,000 as Treasury buybacks, dollar weakness, and Michael Saylor's new $555 million purchase fuel analyst predictions of $100,000+.
Sentiment around the Dogecoin price is still surprisingly bullish despite having dropped by more than 60% over the last few months. This is strengthened by the fact that investors still believe that the crypto bull market is far from over.
Ethereum still has its scalability issue. It can only handle 14-15 TPS.
Bitcoin's (BTC) commanding position in the crypto ecosystem continues to strengthen.
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States recorded their highest daily inflows in three months, fuelled by renewed risk-on sentiment after President Donald Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, the now Bitcoin proxy firm founded by Bitcoin (BTC) bull Michael Saylor, made headlines once again on Monday by acquiring an additional 6,556 BTC, bringing its total BTC holdings to an impressive 538,200 BTC. This latest purchase, amounting to approximately $556 million at an average price of $84,785 per Bitcoin, comes amid increasing market volatility, mainly characterized by BTC's inability to surpass the $90,000 mark since early March of this year.
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $381.4 million in net inflows on Monday, marking their largest daily inflow since Jan. 30.
According to on-chain data reported by Wu Blockchain, Galaxy Digital transferred 65,600 ETH, equivalent to approximately 105 million dollars, to Binance and subsequently withdrew 752,240 SOL, valued at approximately 98.37 million dollars. This operation represents a clear signal of strategy change by the company, which seems to want to reduce its exposure to Ethereum to decisively focus on Solana, a blockchain that in recent months has shown signs of steady and robust growth.
A widely followed crypto strategist says Bitcoin is about to flip bullish as multiple technical indicators flash green for BTC. Trader Kevin Svenson tells his 161,100 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin's relative strength index (RSI) indicator on the weekly chart has confirmed a bullish breakout after last week's candle close.
Bitcoin (BTC) held steady above $88,000 early Tuesday as the Japanese yen crossed the psychological level of 140 against the U.S. dollar, as tariff concerns and risks of a Federal Reserve chairman shuffle in the states broadened the appeal of safe-haven assets.
This week kicked off on a positive note for Bitcoin ETFs, as institutional investors are making a strong comeback. On Monday, Bitcoin ETFs recorded over $380 million in net inflows, marking their largest single-day inflow since January 30.
In a surprising development, options linked to bitcoin (BTC) and the euro-dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate are indicating strength against the U.S. dollar despite a downturn in the U.S. stock market. This trend suggests the "sell America" trade is gathering pace.
Bitcoin (BTC) traders see a BTC price reversal already beginning as classic resistance stops bulls in their tracks. BTC/USD 1-hour chart.
Bitcoin (BTC) traders see a BTC price reversal beginning as classic resistance stops bulls in their tracks. BTC/USD 1-hour chart.
A Morgan Stanley analyst has issued a major warning that may impact risky assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Jasmy, Cardano, Kaspa, and PEPE. His statement came as these tokens attempted to bounce back. The Ethereum (ETH) price has risen to $1,575, a slight increase from the year-to-date low of $1,385.
Strategy, previously referred to as MicroStrategy, has purchased an additional 6,556 Bitcoin in a $555.8 million acquisition. The firm acquired the Bitcoin between April 14 and April 20, spending an average of $84,785 per coin.
With Bitcoin's current price at $88,178, combined with its historical resilience and expert forecasts, the overall outlook remains cautiously optimistic.
US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had their largest day of net inflows since late January, as crypto markets remained buoyant over the Easter weekend.The 11 Bitcoin (BTC)-tracking funds saw a joint net inflow of $381.3 million on April 21, largely carried by a $116.1 million inflow into the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), according to CoinGlass data. It's the largest inflow day for the ETFs since the funds had a $588.1 million joint net inflow on Jan. 30, days after Bitcoin hit a peak and was trading with a six-figure price tag.
Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital has apparently swapped $100 million worth of ether (ETH) for solana's SOL.