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Bitcoin attempted to recover the $75,000 level as US stocks chase after a second day of fresh all-time highs. Is the bull market back on? Bitcoin (BTC) treaded water at Thursday’s Wall Street open as the S&P 500 reached new all-time highs. Key points: Bitcoin stays locked on $74,000 after its local highs preceded a new record for the S&P 500. Read more

Bitcoin's latest recovery has pushed the flagship digital asset back toward the $75,000 level, tracking a broader return in risk appetite as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East lifted global equities to fresh records. However, the move is running into a quieter constraint than geopolitics or crypto-specific sentiment: the bond market still shows a […] The post Bitcoin’s recovery hits a Fed ceiling with no sign of cheaper money appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Traditional equities like the S&P 500 are staging a historic comeback, shaking off weeks of geopolitical anxiety to chart new all-time highs. Yet Bitcoin, which has historically been a synchronized beneficiary of risk-on sentiment, is noticeably dragging its feet, leaving investors questioning what is missing from its narrative. The S&P 500 closed higher by 0.8% […] The post Why S&P 500’s $6 trillion melt up rally exposes Bitcoin amid range-bound weakness appeared first on CryptoSlate.

"There'll be one capitulation event, like the FTX crash, before Bitcoin bottoms," the X user forecasted.

A Chinese professor's incendiary claim that Bitcoin was engineered by the CIA as a surveillance tool just as BTC is fighting for a breakout. The post Bitcoin is CIA Operation: Professor Jiang Believes appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin's debate about quantum computers produced a published draft with real political consequences on Apr. 14. Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 361 (BIP 361), titled “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset,” landed in Bitcoin's official proposal repository with a three-phase plan to phase out ECDSA and Schnorr signature spends entirely once a quantum-resistant output type exists […] The post Bitcoin’s quantum migration plan forces the network to choose between frozen and stolen coins appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Back said at Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin’s post-quantum shift may reveal the true size of the stash held by Satoshi Nakamoto, estimated at between 500,000 and 1 million BTC. Blockstream CEO Adam Back said Thursday that a future post-quantum migration of Bitcoin could help clarify how many coins linked to Satoshi Nakamoto remain accessible, because any owner wanting to protect vulnerable holdings would need to move them to a new address format. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week, Back said such a migration would likely give users ample time to move funds and argued that coins left unmoved after that process could reasonably be treated as lost. “This migration to post-quantum address format may tell us how many of those coins [Satoshi] still has,” said Back, adding that the pseudonymous creator has an estimated 500,000 to 1 million Bitcoin (BTC). Read more

Executives at Paris Blockchain Week said European firms interested in Bitcoin treasury strategies are working around shallower capital markets and tighter constraints than in the US. European companies exploring Bitcoin treasury strategies are unlikely to replicate the playbook pioneered by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, according to industry executives, who pointed to structural differences between US and European capital markets. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week 2026, Thomas Vogel, a partner in the Paris and Frankfurt offices of Latham & Watkins, said the constraints on issuing financial instruments in Europe differ significantly from those in the US, making a direct replication of the model difficult. “If you issue convertibles in the US, the constraints are not the same as when you issue them out of a French balance sheet or a balance sheet in Europe,” Vogel said, pointing to differences in market depth, regulation and investor behavior. Read more

Bitcoin is hovering near $75,000 as steady institutional demand meets a wall of supply, while the options market is biased toward downside hedges.

Bitcoin is pushing up against a patch of resistance right as the bigger economic picture gets trickier. The price is pushing toward $75,000, with some important on-chain sellers stepping in and two big US data releases on deck. These will determine whether Bitcoin can break through $ 78,1 and get knocked back again. According to […] The post Bitcoin is squeezing into the $78k ‘True Market Mean’ with Fed and retail data set to decide next move appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust is also within striking distance of overtaking three other US spot Bitcoin ETFs that launched in January 2024. Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has just surpassed the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund (WBTC) in total net inflows, despite launching just over a week ago.  The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) added $19.3 million of investor inflows on Wednesday, bringing its total net inflow to $103 million. The figure has now passed WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund’s (WBTC) total net inflow of $86 million, which it had been accumulating since launching in January 2024, Farside Investors data shows.  Read more

Back said the safest approach is to build optional upgrades that would allow Bitcoin to migrate to quantum-resistant cryptography once it's needed. Blockstream CEO Adam Back, an early pioneer of the crypto movement, said Bitcoiners should be looking at building quantum-resistant solutions now, even if the threat is still decades away.  “Quantum computing still has a lot to prove. Current systems are essentially lab experiments. I’ve followed the field for over 25 years, and progress has been incremental,” Back said at Paris Blockchain Week on Tuesday. “That said, Bitcoin should prepare,” Back said, adding that the “safest approach” is to build optional upgrades that allow migration to quantum-resistant cryptography if needed. Read more

Short-term Bitcoin traders took profit on 63,000 BTC over the past 24-hours. Will profit-taking continue to stall the rally? Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally stalled above $76,000 stalled on Tuesday after short-term profit-taking by traders reached its highest level in 2026.  The activity coincided with continued accumulation by long-term holders, and this opposing interaction between the two cohorts may continue to impact Bitcoin’s attempts to break into the $80,000 range. New Bitcoin short-term holders moved their holdings as BTC in profit sent to exchanges reached 63,000 BTC on April 14, the highest level in 2026, since the 44,800 spike on Jan. 14. Read more

Ether looks poised to gain a price advantage over BTC as the ETH/BTC ratio soars to a 10-week high. The ETH/BTC ratio has climbed to a 10-week high, suggesting that Ether (ETH) is gaining momentum against Bitcoin (BTC) in the charts.  Ether’s footing has improved as clearer DeFi regulations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were applauded by the crypto community. At the same time, Bitmine has added 71,524 ETH to its Ether treasury on April 13.  The ETH/BTC ratio broke through a descending trendline resistance that had been in place since August 2025. A daily close above this trend line marks the first breakout in months. Read more

New Bitcoin macro analysis found its "addressable market" surpassed the $38 trillion gold market cap, driven by geopolitical instability and financial sanctions. Bitcoin (BTC) has a target market that is “probably a lot bigger” than gold’s $30 trillion market cap, says a crypto industry executive. Key points: Bitcoin should continue to outperform during geopolitical crises, says Bitwise’s Matt Hougan. Read more

Bitcoin paused its rally toward new range highs while the S&P 500 came within an inch of a fresh year-to-date high, leading analysts to warn that traders are overconfident. Bitcoin (BTC) circled $74,000 at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks edged higher on news that the US and Iran may be open to another round of ceasefire negotiations. Key points: Bitcoin consolidates as analysts warn that stocks may be too optimistic over geopolitical relief. Read more

There’s only one way Bitcoin will hit $1 million by 2030 — and veteran trader Peter Brandt says it’s not going to happen.

Bitcoin is struggling to break and hold above the key $75,000 resistance level while ether, solana decline.

Tax season is now more connected to Bitcoin’s retail demand. Bitcoin has spent the first half of April trading in the low $70,000s, with recent moves through the $71,000 to $75,000 zone keeping the asset close enough to its highs for retail attention to return quickly. But there’s a more important change happening beneath the […] The post Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

EToro is set to acquire self-custodial wallet provider Zengo, and the trading platform’s CEO predicted a Bitcoin rally above $250,000 after another quarter of crypto market downside. EToro said Wednesday it agreed to acquire self-custodial crypto wallet provider Zengo, deepening the trading platform’s push into onchain products as digital assets remain central to its business. The deal will let eToro add Zengo’s wallet technology and broaden its offering in areas such as tokenized assets, prediction markets, perpetuals and yield products, according to the company. Terms were not disclosed. Bloomberg reported the transaction is worth about $70 million, mostly in cash, citing a person familiar with the matter. CEO Yoni Assia said at Paris Blockchain Week during a fireside chat that the acquisition fits eToro’s effort to attract a more crypto native user base while expanding beyond regulated brokerage products into self-custody infrastructure. Read more