SPX BTC Hit Highest Weekly Closes, Bull Market or Short Squeeze

S&P 500 weekly closes surge above $7,000, the NASDAQ above $24,000, and BTC surges on institutional inflows. Soft US inflation data and strong SPX BTC correlation fueled short squeezes and a risk-...

Analyst Flags Weekend Shakeout, Says $72K Could Fuel Bitcoin

Michaël van de Poppe notes recurring weekend dips, with Bitcoin likely to rebound as early-week momentum returns. Bitcoin holds a critical $72K–$71.4K support zone, while resistance between $76.6K–$79...

Hex Trust Brings 1:1 Backed Wrapped XRP to Solana’s Ecosystem – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Wrapped XRP launched on Solana this week, backed 1:1 by Hex Trust with roughly 834,498 wXRP in circulation. LayerZero’s OFT standard bridges wXRP across chains, giving Solana DeFi acces...

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Dips 1.1% as Miners Dump Record BTC Stash

Joerg Hiller Apr 18, 2026 20:25 BTC mining difficulty fell to 135.5T on Saturday, while public miners sold over 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026 alone—more than all of 2025 comb...

Secrets to Navigating Bitcoin Market Phases

A recent thorough examination unveiled insights into the most effective strategies for entering the Bitcoin market, contrasting dollar-cost averaging (DCA) with lump-sum investments. The in-depth stud...

Crypto hacks hit record $450M in two weeks, Bitcoin market unfazed

The pace of crypto hacks is at an all-time high, with $450 million lost across 45 protocols in two weeks. Bitcoin’s prediction market for price above $60K on April 19 sits at 99.9% YES, unchanged from...

Billionaire Who Praised Bitcoin Four Days Ago Secretly Sold BTC Today—At a Loss

Billionaire Who Praised Bitcoin Four Days Ago Secretly Sold BTC Today—At a Loss – Bitcoin Sistemi ...

Bitcoin ETFs Add $664 Million as Assets Top $100 Billion Again

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs drew $663.91 million, pushing net assets above $100 billion. Ether ETFs added $127.49 million for seven straight days of inflows, showing steady institutional demand growth...

Bitcoin DCA Beats Lump Sum in Key Drawdown Zone

A Bitcoin study of 400,000 scenarios found DCA beat lump-sum buying in Bitcoin’s 20% to 70% drawdown zone. A new Bitcoin market study has added fresh detail to the long-running debate over how to ente...

Best Crypto Presale: BTC Breaks $78K While Pepeto Targets 1000x and Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL) Catch the Rally

The best crypto presale to own before this rally extends is the one with a verified exchange already running, and Bitcoin breaking $78,000 today after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz and $1 billion...

Coinbase Says MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Buying Tightens Supply More Than Market Expects

Coinbase Institutional published an analysis on April 17, arguing that MicroStrategy’s persistent Bitcoin (BTC) buying reduces liquid float far more than the market appreciates. Michael Saylor a...

White House to Outline Plans for Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Soon, Trump Crypto Advisor Says

Patrick Witt, the Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, has provided an update on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, stating that they plan to announce plans toward...

Can Bitcoin Buyers Join The Breakout Party? Analyst Says Not Yet

Bitcoin seems to have finally broken out of weeks of stagnation with an 11% rally, signaling a notable shift in its market momentum. Expectedly, this move has drawn renewed attention from various mark...

SEC Sues Crypto Executive Over $16M Bitcoin Latinum Scheme

SEC files lawsuit against Donald Basile over $16M crypto scheme, alleging false claims about insured Bitcoin Latinum token and misuse of funds. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a ...

Polymarket Strait of Hormuz Odds Crash After Iran Fires on Tankers – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Iran reportedly fired on at least one tanker and turned back 20+ vessels on April 18, pushing Polymarket’s April 30 normalization odds down 41% to 28%. The Strait of Hormuz May normaliz...

$8.8B in crypto longs at risk if Bitcoin nears $67,180 CME gap

$8.88 billion in crypto long positions face liquidation if Bitcoin drops to close the $67,180 CME gap, a scenario that has pushed the prediction market for Bitcoin hitting $60,000 in April higher as t...

XRP Price Rise Reignites $3 Target As Cardano Founder Unloads On Bitcoin Maxis and Remittix Nears $30M Raised

XRP has surged back into the spotlight as renewed buying pressure pushes it toward the critical $3 level, while fresh controversy from Cardano’s founder and accelerating momentum behind Remittix’s nea...

Luxembourg invests 1% of sovereign wealth fund in Bitcoin via ETFs

Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund has allocated 1% of its assets to Bitcoin through ETFs. On Polymarket, the question of Bitcoin reaching an all-time high by March 31, 2026, sits at 10% YES, up from ...

Bitcoin CME Options Open Interest Stays Put-Heavy as Price Stalls Around $76,000

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin futures open interest fell 4.20% in 24 hours to $58.44B, led by a 35.92% OI collapse at BingX. CME posted a rare 2.61% OI gain while put options dominated its options book, sign...

Monero Drops 3% on 12th Birthday as Bitcoin Rally Stalls

On Saturday, Monero (XMR) price plunged by around 3% after witnessing a correction in Bitcoin (BTC) price, forcing its price below $345 with a market capitalization of $6.33 billion. The cryptocurrenc...

Why Kevin Warsh could be Bitcoin’s most consequential Fed chair

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Kevin Warsh is set to become the first Federal Reserve chair with disclosed crypto holdings, and the first whose policy instincts could still squeeze the sector harder th...

This Bitcoin mining pool lets users keep a whole BTC. It just found its second block

A bitcoin mining pool built to reject both the industrial pay-per-share model and the pure lottery approach has now proved its design works. Twice. Upstart mining pool Parasite Pool mined block 945,60...

Wall Street’s Biggest Wealth Manager Now Has a Public Bitcoin Wallet

Arkham Intelligence has identified the on-chain wallets behind Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF. The bank’s BTC holdings are now publicly traceable in near real time. The Morgan...

Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure Fades as Record Q1 2026 BTC Outflows Signal a Supply Turning Point

TLDR: Publicly listed Bitcoin miners sold over 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026, marking the largest quarterly outflow ever recorded on-chain. The 2024 halving cut block rewards to 3.125 BTC while hash rate kept...

BlackRock clients add $284M in Bitcoin amid geopolitical tensions

BlackRock’s clients added $283.96 million worth of Bitcoin to their portfolios, a move that coincides with lower odds on Polymarket for Bitcoin dipping below $60,000 by the end of April. Market reacti...

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin and Ethereum prices drop

Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, sending Bitcoin and Ethereum lower while the Polymarket contract on the UK sending warships through the strait by April 30 sits at 6% YES. Market re...

Strategy (MSTR) Stock Soars Nearly 12% Amid Bitcoin Bounce and STRC Dividend Overhaul

Quick Overview Strategy shares soared 11.8% Friday while bitcoin advanced 2.75% after Iran announced plans regarding the Strait of Hormuz Market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate reduction this ...

Essential Bitcoin World Live Feed Operating Hours: Your Complete Guide To 24/7 Cryptocurrency Coverage

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Bitcoin STHs realize gains: Correction or short squeeze, what’s ahead?

The current market setup is approaching an inflection point where bulls will need to step up. From a technical perspective, Bitcoin’s [BTC] 2.57% rally on the 17th of April pushed the price back above...

BTC back to $76,000 as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again

Bitcoin immediately dropped to $76,000 as Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed once again, one day after President Trump declared that the strategic oil passage was reopened to traffic e...

Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Faces Major Resistance Zone After 5% Weekly Surge

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Bitcoin ETFs pull $1B inflow following Strait of Hormuz reopening

Make CryptoSlate preferred on US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their largest single-day capital inflow since January on April 17, as the reopening of a critical Middle East...