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Markets

Bitcoin tops $79,000 as crypto rally gathers steam; Circle, Coinbase, Strategy lead

BTC pushed to an 11-week high with dynamics for a short squeeze building, one analyst noted.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on April 22 Wednesday (CoinDesk)

Markets

A make or break moment: why $79,200 could act as a launchpad or a ceiling for bitcoin

True Market Mean and Short-Term Holder cost basis form a critical $78.2K to $79.2K range that could define the next major move.

True Market Mean (CheckonChain)

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Coinbase premium' just posted its longest bullish streak since October's record high of $126,000

Bitcoin's Coinbase premium has been positive for 14 straight days, the longest bullish streak since BTC hit its all time high of $126,000 in October.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Markets

Bitcoin slides toward $75,000 amid Warsh hearing, stalling U.S.-Iran talks

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee's Senate confirmation hearing and report of stalled Iran talks.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Videos

Strategy Surpasses BlackRock as World's Biggest Bitcoin Holder

Strategy now holds 815,061 BTC, edging past BlackRock's IBIT for the first time since Q2 2024, after a $2.54 billion bitcoin purchase. It's the first time a single corporate treasury has outpaced the world's largest spot bitcoin ETF. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Strategy Surpasses BlackRock as World's Biggest Bitcoin Holder

Finance

Crypto scammers offer ‘safe passage’ through Hormuz. At least one ship may have been conned.

Marisks, a maritime risk company, alerted ships stranded by the Hormuz blockade to scammers posing as Iranian authorities asking for bitcoin or USDT.

Oil tanker viewed from above. (Venti Views/Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy overtakes BlackRock IBIT in bitcoin holdings after bear market buying

Leveraged accumulation and new capital tools push MSTR ahead of the world’s largest spot bitcoin ETF.

MSTR vs IBIT (BITBO and

Markets

Bitcoin is now calmer than South Korea's stock market. Here's why it matters

Bitcoin's comparative stability during geopolitical turmoil has reinforced its appeal as a hedge.

A tree reflected in still waters at night. (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin bounces above $76,000 as DeFi suffers $14 billion exodus after KelpDAO hack

Crypto steadied despite rising Iran tensions, but DeFi is reeling from one of the largest exploits of the year.

Ship on turbulent waters. (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin faces near-term pressure as liquidity tightens, Hilbert Group CIO says

Russell Thompson warned of a sharp tightening in global liquidity that could weigh on risk assets and bitcoin in the near term, before expected U.S. policy action provides relief.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)