Cryptocurrency prediction markets project that Bitcoin ($BTC) is likely to end April trading above the $70,000 level, following weeks of consolidation below it. This outlook comes as Bitcoin re-established itself above $70,000 during a short market rebound. By press time, Bitcoin was trading at $74,535, up about 5.34% over the past 24 hours, while gaining
Prominent Bitcoin investor Fred Krueger has predicted that the flagship cryptocurrency will break its all-time highs again this year. The new peak will be highly consequential, according to the analyst. The main consequences The predicted ATH will disprove the theory that Bitcoin’s price strictly adheres to a four-year halving cycle. The persistent “Quantum FUD” will
In brief Bitcoin is up around 13% since the Iran conflict began on February 28, outperforming the S&P 500 and gold. The options market shows easing bearish pressure reflected in the improving 25-delta skew, signaling reduced demand for downside protection. Myriad users see a 75% chance that oil hits $120 next, despite the ceasefire and
Despite ongoing tensions between the US and Iran in the Middle East, Bitcoin (BTC) continues to hold strong. Bitcoin, although it fell to the $70,000 level after the first round of talks between the US and Iran over the weekend ended without a result, rose again above $74,000 following news that a second round of
Avalanche is moving beyond finance and into outer space, with a new network designed to verify telescope data in real time. SkyMapper has introduced a dedicated Avalanche-based network that cryptographically records observations from telescopes around the world, turning each data point into a secure, verifiable digital record. The new network, SkyMapper L1, collects data from
The $XRP Ledger added native support for zero-knowledge (ZK) proof verification by integrating with Boundless, a ZK proving network, in what the company claims is the first deployment of its kind on the ledger. The move is designed to let financial institutions transact privately on the public blockchain while meeting regulatory requirements. It addresses a
In a significant move for the institutional digital asset sector, Paxos Labs has successfully raised $12 million in a seed funding round. This strategic investment, led by prominent venture firm Blockchain Capital and first reported by Fortune, signals growing confidence in enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure. The New York-based startup, an entity under the established stablecoin issuer
The next Bitcoin ($BTC) halving is slowly approaching, with the event now roughly halfway into its current cycle. Specifically, the halving is expected to occur in mid-April 2028, at the block height of 1,050,000. As of the time of writing, there are only 105,000 blocks left before the halving is 50% complete, as evidenced by
Visa (V) has made its first foray into running blockchain infrastructure, the company said on Tuesday, operating as an “anchor validator” node on the Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain. Visa, a long-time collaborator of the payments services provider, configured and managed the validator node entirely in-house, following six months of joint work with Tempo’s engineering team to
Bitcoin’s approach toward $75,000 is drawing increased attention from analysts, who told CoinDesk the level could mark a key shift in the market’s current rangebound structure. “A clean break above $75,000 wouldn’t just be another move higher; it would represent a structural breakout from consolidation and likely shift the market into a new upward trend,”