April 5, 2025, marks what would be the 50th birthday of Satoshi Nakamoto—the mysterious figure behind Bitcoin. While no one knows who Nakamoto truly is, the date is taken from his old P2P Foundation profile and has become a symbolic day in crypto history.
The cryptocurrency market has shown subtle strength over the past 24 hours, with the global market cap inching up by 0.69% to $2.68 trillion. Trading activity picked up, with total volume rising 10.35% to reach $98.18 billion. Despite the recovery, the Fear & Greed Index dropped to 27, placing the market in the “Fear” zone.
Macro investor and fund manager Dan Tapiero believes that Bitcoin is gearing up for an explosive breakout against the S&P 500 index (BTC/SPX).
Robert Kiyosaki, expert on investments and financial education, also known for his classic book on personal finance management “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, has dropped a comment on the current stock market crash and what is happening to Bitcoin during it.
Arthur Hayes, the founder of BitMEX, believes that Bitcoin's price movements are closely tied to market expectations around future changes in fiat currency supply.
Bitcoin needs to reclaim $86k to start recovery. EOS leads weekly gains for altcoins.
Despite the bloodbath on Wall Street this week, Bitcoin price and the broader crypto market have been showing massive strength, firmly holding around $83,000 and not being part of the volatility induced by Trump tariff wars. In the US stock market crash over the last two days, the Nasdaq Index has plunged over 2000 points,
Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, continues to exhibit uncertain momentum since hitting its all-time high above $109,000 in January 2024. Since then, the digital asset has experienced diminished bullish activity and steady downward pressure, reflected by its latest price of approximately $82,000, marking a marginal weekly drop of about 0.6%.
The American businessman turned politician believes Bitcoin is a hedge against the current economic downturn, which has seen the benchmark index for stocks, the S&P 500, drop by over 13% since the year started. Ramaswamy gave his sentiments on the crypto in a reply to a late Friday X post by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.
Despite a sharp market sell-off following the president's tariff announcement, the Federal Reserve isn't rushing to change course. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing Annual Conference, emphasized that the Fed is not yet ready to change interest rates.
Bitcoin's potential decoupling from equities may enhance its role as a hedge, attracting capital amid economic uncertainties and inflation. The post Bitcoin shows signs of decoupling from US equities, could reclaim $100K appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bitcoin (BTC), the worlds leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is outperforming traditional financial markets, including the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100. While the Nasdaq 100 has plunged over 16% year-to-date, Bitcoin is down by just 12%, signaling a growing decoupling between crypto and U.S. equities.
Whale Alert has flagged a massive Bitcoin transaction involving 1,474 BTCvalued at over $123 millionmoved from Kraken to an anonymous wallet on April 4th. This significant outflow comes as the crypto market experiences a strong rebound, regaining momentum after weeks of volatility.
After dipping to a low of $1.96, XRP has made a strong comeback, gaining more than 4% in the last 24 hours. The price has jumped above the $2.11 mark and is now aiming to break higher levels.
Robert Kiyosaki, author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” now says silver is a superior investment to gold or Bitcoin. He cites increasing industrial demand and dwindling supply as driving factors that could send silver prices significantly higher in the not-too-distant future.
The post-Trump trade war economy: What it means for crypto investors.
Bitcoin's recent price trajectory has continued to show considerable instability. After briefly climbing past the $87,000 mark earlier this week, the cryptocurrency experienced a significant pullback, declining to $81,332 earlier today.
Last week, with tariffs looming and macro uncertainty unresolved, the move upward felt more like wishful thinking than fundamental confidence. This editorial is from last week's edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it's finished.
XRP rallies amid stalled SEC action and ETF optimism. Investors eye Ripple's court filings and broader crypto regulation.
April 5, 2025, marks what would be the 50th birthday of Satoshi Nakamoto—the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. This alleged birthday is based on the date listed in his P2P Foundation profile.
Over 1,000 BTC have been moved after seven years.
A few days ago, Bitcoin witnessed a brief upward move close to the $88,000 mark due to the renewed bullish momentum across the general crypto market. However, BTC seems to have lost its steam as its price has fallen below $83,000.
Bitcoin (BTC) price could head back toward the $100,000 level quicker than investors expected if the early signs of its decoupling from the US stock market and gold continue. Source: Cory Bates / X The “gold leads, Bitcoin follows” relationship is starting Bitcoin has shrugged off the market jitters caused by US President Donald Trump's April 2 global tariff announcement.
Bitcoin is under critical selling pressure as bulls fail to reclaim the $90,000 level, while bears struggle to break below the $81,000 support zone. The market remains stuck in a tightening range, with macroeconomic uncertainty and global instability continuing to weigh heavily on investor sentiment.
Bitcoin is once again behaving like a risk asset, according to MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor. He argues that Bitcoins short-term correlation with stocks stems from its extreme liquidity, calling it the most liquid and salable asset on the planet.
XRP price soared 12% in two days, climbing to $2.12 as renewed buying pressure emerged. China's trade tariffs fueled a Bitcoin-led crypto rally.
Coinbase is preparing to launch U.S.-regulated, 24/7 bitcoin and ethereum futures, aiming to modernize trading access and introduce perpetual-style contracts amid rising demand. Coinbase Sets May 9 Launch for Regulated 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures Trading in US Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on April 4 that it will introduce the first U.S.
US President Donald Trump's new reciprocal tariffs on 180 countries have reignited global trade tensions, which has led to fresh interest in Bitcoin (BTC) as a strategic financial asset, according to VanEck's head of digital assets, Matthew Sigel. Following the April 2 announcement, Bitcoin dipped to the $81,000 range amid broader risk-off sentiment.
The global M2 money supply has surged to an all-time high of $108.4 trillion, raising fresh questions about Bitcoin's next move.
Wall Street experienced one of its steepest declines since March 2020; however, in contrast to that earlier downturn years ago, bitcoin's price remained largely unaffected during Friday's equity market turmoil. This divergence has sparked widespread discussion about BTC potentially functioning as a “hedge.” Bitcoin's Uncorrelated Performance in March 2025 Turns Heads U.S.
Bitcoin has seen yet another bounce in the past day, adding to the recent series of rebounds. Here's what on-chain data says regarding if BTC is going anywhere with them.
Max Keiser, international journalist and current cryptocurrency advisor to the Bukele Administration, has referred to the resilience of bitcoin in the face of the new tariff-based trade order enacted by President Trump.
Blockchain monitoring firm Whale Alert identified a massive Bitcoin transfer involving 1,474 BTC, valued at over $123 million, on April 4th as the crypto market gradually reclaims previous price losses.
The undervaluation signal points to a potential buying opportunity if the market rebounds.
According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post published earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) may not have reached the peak of the current market cycle just yet. A key on-chain metric suggests that there could be one final leg up for the leading cryptocurrency before this bull market concludes.
As stock markets crumbled for a second day on April 4, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the Trump administration's “reciprocal tariffs” could significantly affect the economy, potentially leading to "higher inflation and slower growth."Addressing the public at a conference on April 4, Powell maintained a cautious approach and noted that tariffs could spike inflation “in the coming quarters,” complicating the Fed's 2% inflation target, just months after rate cuts indicated a soft landing.
Markets plunged after President Trump announced global tariffs, triggering the worst stock performances since 2020 and a sharp crypto pullback.
Bitcoin Magazine The Future of Bitcoin Mining is Distributed Troy Cross argues that Bitcoin mining's future lies in global distribution, not U.S. dominance, to protect its neutrality and value against nation-state attacks. This post The Future of Bitcoin Mining is Distributed first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Troy Cross.
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Can bulls hold the line or will $68K beckon?
Bitcoin is currently trading above critical support, but bulls are struggling to reclaim the $90,000 level — a threshold that could signal the start of a meaningful recovery rally. Despite brief rebounds, BTC remains under pressure, with market sentiment still fragile.
On today's show, Bitcoin climbs after China retaliated against President Trump's tariffs, while stocks continue to crater following their worst day since 2020. Plus, the Senate Banking Committee advances two key pro-crypto Trump nominations: Paul Atkins for SEC chairman and Jonathan Gould for comptroller of the currency.
Following legal restrictions, Genius Group begins downsizing and liquidating part of its Bitcoin Treasury to support ongoing operations.
The cryptocurrency market showed notable resilience on April 4, 2025, as Bitcoin (BTC) bounced amid a broader dip for stocks and gold. Ethereum (ETH) and XRP also posted gains despite global macroeconomic pressures, particularly amid tariff jitters since US President Donald Trump's shocker earlier in the week.
Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Friday, despite stock markets continuing to sell off amid China's retaliatory tariffs. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $83,871.08 +2.2% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,806.68 +1.2% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $122.04 +5.7% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.12 +3.8% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1705 +7.3% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001226 +0.4% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 7.3% and daily active addresses growing by 6.5%.