Goldman Sachs accelerates on bitcoin. The American bank has filed an application to launch an ETF designed not to track the price of BTC, but to generate income from it.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up 12% since the Iran war began, outperforming gold by 22 percentage points as the cryptocurrency emerges as an apolitical alternative to weaponized financial rails, according to Bitwise's Matt Hougan. The Surprising Performance Bitcoin has performed well since the start of the Iran conflict on February 28, catching many off guard.
Bitcoin smashed through $76,000 Tuesday morning. The world's biggest cryptocurrency rocketed to a four-week high after a brutal short squeeze wiped out hundreds of millions in leveraged positions overnight.
Heavy ETF outflows are being interpreted as a reflection of retail panic rather than institutional conviction.
Investors who thrive on bitcoin's BTC$74,015.91 wild price swings may be in for disappointment. Major banks are preparing to introduce new products that could dampen volatility in a market that has already become significantly calmer in recent years.
The bitcoin 30-day average funding rate has been negative for 46 consecutive days, matching the duration of the 2022 bear market bottom.
Bitcoin is struggling to break and hold above the key $75,000 resistance level while ether, solana decline.
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Bitcoin's oldest and most dormant wallets, including those believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto, could be permanently frozen under a new developer proposal called BIP-361, introduced in April 2026. The idea has split the Bitcoin community, with some supporting stronger security and others calling it a violation of Bitcoin's core principles.
Analysts cited easing geopolitical tensions and improving liquidity as driving Bitcoin's uptick, but warned of a “weak and unstable” market.
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.
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.