Bo Hines, Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, offered fresh insights into how the U.S. government plans to build a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Strategic Reserve. What Happened: In an interview with Anthony Pompliano published on Tuesday, Hines emphasized the administration's goal to acquire Bitcoin without tapping taxpayer funds, instead pursuing innovative approaches such as rebalancing government assets and using non-tax revenue sources.

TL;DR Publicly traded companies added over 95,000 Bitcoins in Q1 2025, marking a 16.11% increase and a total value of $56.7 billion. Twelve companies joined as new holders, including Ming Shing with 833 BTC and Rumble with 188 BTC.

Bo Hines, Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, has outlined how he claims the US plans to grow its newly established Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) budget-neutrally. On Anthony Pompliano's podcast, Hines explained that the administration is exploring several budget-neutral strategies, including leveraging tariff revenue and revaluing Treasury gold certificates.

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed new April highs at the April 15 Wall Street open amid skepticism over BTC price strength. BTC/USD 1-hour chart.

While everyone is watching Bitcoin, XRP just pulled a sneaky breakout move. Is it a fakeout or the start of something bigger?

Prominent blockchain tracker Whale Alert, which monitors large cryptocurrency transfers, has spotted a massive crypto transaction that took place earlier today and carried tens of millions of dollars worth of XRP. The destination was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. — Coinbase.

Bitcoin hovers near $85.6K as inflation jumps to 3.6% and job fears spike. Investors eye Fed guidance and macro signals for BTC's next big move. The post Is Bitcoin Gearing Up for a Breakout? Price Analysis Ahead of Fed Update appeared first on Cryptonews.

After a sharp break below the $2 support level last week that caught investors by surprise, the XRP price is back up again and looking to break out into another surge. This is highlighted by an analyst on the TradingView website who explained that XRP is making major strides after the recovery.

Bitcoin ETFs finally reversed course on Monday with a modest $1.4 million inflow, breaking a week-long outflow streak. Ether ETFs, however, extended their losing trend with a $5.98 million exit led by withdrawals from Fidelity's FETH.

Michael Saylor, a vocal Bitcoin evangelist and the executive chairman of Strategy, has taken to his account on the X social media network (formerly known as Twitter) to celebrate the fact that the asset which his company has made a large bet on – Bitcoin – is finally surging.

XRP open interest is close to a 1-year low as of April 14, with the sum of open positions declining to 1.18 billion, down from a high of 3.67 billion in mid-January, according to the latest data retrieved by Finbold from market intelligence platform CryptoQuant.

Binance CEO Richard Teng recently tweeted a prediction about Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Teng anticipates "upward momentum" for Bitcoin, urging both countries and corporations to act now or "risk paying a premium later.

According to a US government official, Bitcoin could become an alternative to gold for the coming decades. Details here!

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark (CLSK) is moving away from its strategy of HODLing 100% of the BTC it mines.

Bitcoin Magazine MIT DCI Director Neha Narula: How Academia Interacts With The Bitcoin Ecosystem A talk with the director of DCI at MIT, Neha Narula, on the role academia plays in the Bitcoin ecosystem and how that might evolve over time. This post MIT DCI Director Neha Narula: How Academia Interacts With The Bitcoin Ecosystem first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Shinobi.

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied 7.41% in the last seven days and is, at press time on April 15, changing hands at $85,753.

The Fear and Greed Index has improved from a record low of 15 last week to 31 at the time of writing.

TL;DR Trump's team is considering funding the national Bitcoin reserve with tariff revenue, moving away from previous proposals that included selling gold. White House advisor Bo Hines sees this strategy as an urgent response to the global race to accumulate Bitcoin.

Babylon Labs launched its Genesis Chain, based on Cosmos SDK. The chain will use dual staking of BTC and the native BABY token.

In a market update, prominent crypto commentator Rekt Capital examined Bitcoin's latest dip through the lens of previous bull cycles, asserting that it closely resembles the 2017 pattern of multiple corrections en route to a parabolic top. Speaking in a video titled “Where's The Bitcoin ‘Banana Zone'?

Bitdeer Technologies Group is ramping up its self-mining operations and advancing U.S.-based manufacturing plans as it navigates a cooling crypto market. The post Bitdeer Bets Big on Bitcoin Mining as Crypto Market Cools and Tariff Turmoil Grows appeared first on Cryptonews.

El Salvador's Bitcoin (BTC) adoption as a legal tender has hit a rough patch in 2025, with the country's cryptocurrency holdings plunging by nearly $40 million.

The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), recently performed a major breakout of the whole year, as it finally surpassed a downward trendline that was suppressing the price all through January, February and March.

BTC's demand flipped positive for the first time in 2025, with exchange outflows signaling a fresh accumulation phase.

CryptoQuant analysts have revealed that the cryptocurrency market risk remains high despite the decline in Bitcoin prices.

Bitcoin price has bounced back in the past few days, but an emerging risky pattern points to a potential reversal in the near term.

Dennis Dioukarev has asked Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson about a potential national bitcoin policy.

Bitcoin's market dominance has surged past 60% in 2025, a level not seen since 2021. However, this milestone carries greater significance now due to the exponential growth of the cryptocurrency market, which has expanded from approximately 3,000–4,000 active projects in 2021 to millions today.

Pi Network's price has shown signs of recovery in recent days, reaching a two-week high after a notable uptrend.

Bitcoin Magazine Unchained Launches Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Legacy Project Unchained launches the Bitcoin Legacy Project, a multi-million-dollar initiative supporting bitcoin development, education, and advocacy. This post Unchained Launches Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Legacy Project first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Vivek Sen Bitcoin.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is acting like an asset eager to climb higher if macroeconomic obstacles were to ease, according to Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management. What Happened: Despite significant market turbulence, Bitcoin has demonstrated resilience, trading flat over the past month amid global economic challenges, signaling a maturing asset increasingly viewed as a hedge against macro uncertainties.

XRP and solana (SOL) are top candidates for a spot ETF approval in the U.S., driven by their high liquidity, with the Ripple-related token edging out among others for what could go live on the market earlier, Kaiko analysts shared in a Monday report.

The Bitcoin market continues to see a lot of action, in back and forth momentum. This is a market that is fairly stable, which is odd considering the overall attitude of the financial markets at the moment.

Michael van de Poppe, cryptocurrency analyst and trader based in Amsterdam, has shared a chart, believing it indicates that Bitcoin has high chances of skyrocketing to a new historic price record within the next three months.

Bitcoin price has shed 21% of its value from its record high of around $108,000 recorded in January 2025. Despite the uncertainty, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), which is currently the fourth-largest Bitcoin holder, has continued to accumulate.

XRP price has recorded marginal gains today and held its $2.15 support as the broader crypto market stayed in the green. Amid this, a top analyst revealed that Ripple's coin may have already hit its bottom.

The current market conditions have most cryptocurrencies in negative territory over the past month.

Bitcoin Magazine How a Bitcoin Treasury Converts Idle Reserves Into Strategic Capital With a Bitcoin treasury strategy, companies can transform reserves into structured assets—unlocking new investor demand and capital formation tools. This post How a Bitcoin Treasury Converts Idle Reserves Into Strategic Capital first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Nick Ward.

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. For the past 12 weeks, gold (XAU) has outperformed bitcoin (BTC) in a race to draw bids, but this trend may be on the verge of reversing, according to technical charts.

Bitcoin (BTC) just made a move that is hard to ignore. After three failed attempts to break a stubborn downtrend - January, February and March all said “nope” - BTC officially cracked through on April 15, sending signals across the crypto market that bulls might be waking up.

TL;DR Tether shifts its Bitcoin mining power to the OCEAN pool, reinforcing its commitment to decentralization and reducing reliance on traditional mining intermediaries. The deployment leverages the DATUM Gateway protocol, ensuring robust performance in low-bandwidth areas and granting miners the freedom to craft their own block templates.

Digital assets firm Bitwise has reported a 16.11% increase in the Bitcoin held by publicly listed companies during 2025 Q1. In a post on X, the firm said publicly traded companies added 95,431 BTC to their portfolio in the first quarter.

May 22 is the next important date to watch as the SEC must respond to Grayscale's spot XRP ETF filing by then.

With on-chain metrics and technical indicators suggesting a worrying slowdown, XRP is once again having difficulty holding its ground. XRP has experienced yet another price rejection close to the 100 EMA, a critical dynamic resistance line that the asset has not been able to break since late February following a brief test of the upper boundary of its descending trading channel.

Corporate interest in Bitcoin has surged in early 2025, with companies collectively holding around 688,000 BTC, according to Bitwise.

XRP (XRP) price is up 15% over the past seven from a low of $1.61. According to several technical analysts, a sustained recovery daily close above $2.20 will signal a strong trend reversal that could put double digits within reach.

Is Bitcoin still a tool for financial freedom, or is it quietly being absorbed by the system it sought to disrupt?

Trump's Director of Digital Assets had some interesting things to say recently.