Bitcoin closed April 2026 with a 12.07% monthly gain, its strongest performance of the year and a reversal of earlier losses. The move follows a volatile first quarter, where January and February recorded declines of 10.17% and 14.4%, respectively, before March posted a 1.81% increase. The April recovery places Bitcoin back into positive territory for
Bitcoin just sent a subtle but powerful signal to the market. A massive batch of options expired, and the data revealed a shift many traders had been waiting for. The crypto derivatives market often leads price action, and this event offered critical insight into what comes next. Over 23,000 $BTC options expired with a notional
Bitcoin , the largest cryptocurrency, is set to surge in the next four years, propelling its market capitalization to $16 trillion by 2030, Ark Invest said in its annual research report, Big Ideas. The more than 10-fold growth — market cap is currently about $1.5 trillion — will be driven by accelerated institutional adoption and
Bitcoin ($BTC) had a positive performance in April, closing the month with a positive return of 11.8%. While expectations for May remain positive, analysts at the analytics firm CryptoQuant have warned of a possible correction in Bitcoin. According to CryptoQuant, the recent rise in Bitcoin was driven by increased demand for futures contracts. This futures-led
Bitcoin rose more than 1.2% during the European morning to reach just shy of $77,500 for a lift of about 1.7% in the last 24 hours. The broader digital asset market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), also ticked higher, up around 0.95%. Bitcoin’s gains came on above-average volume, with 24-hour activity running
A wallet address linked to the publicly traded Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms (RIOT) has moved a substantial amount of Bitcoin to a crypto services firm. On-chain data from Lookonchain reveals that this address deposited 500 $BTC, valued at approximately $38.24 million, to NYDIG just five hours ago. Market analysts often interpret such large deposits
Bitcoin’s position relative to Alphabet Inc. is drawing renewed attention as the second quarter approaches its close, with market data showing a wide valuation gap despite concurrent gains in both assets. According to the latest data, Bitcoin has a total market capitalization of approximately $1.54 trillion, while Alphabet has reached about $4.62 trillion after a
Bitcoin could be setting up for a multimonth price decline, after a rally in April driven mainly by futures traders while spot demand declined, according to the crypto analytics firm CryptoQuant. Bitcoin gained around 20% in April, rising from $66,000 to a peak of $79,000 in a rally “driven entirely by growth in perpetual futures
A group of Bitcoiners has launched a new open-source AI tool that generates evidence-based responses to misconceptions about Bitcoin’s environmental impact, energy use and its role in the financial system. Nordic-based Bitcoin education platform Bitcoin Beyond 66 said it built “The Bitcoin Evidence Base” at a time when there is a “growing body of peer-reviewed
Mike McGlone, a guest on Scott Melker’s show The Wolf Of All Streets, discussed possible scenarios for the cryptocurrency world in light of macroeconomic data. In his analysis, McGlone, who specifically highlighted energy costs and liquidity crunch, warned investors against an “unexpected decline.” McGlone argues that the sudden rise in oil prices (WTI) has put