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Crypto Outshines Crashing Stocks: Bitcoin Nears $90K as $1.5T Vanishes From Wall Street
On Monday, the cryptocurrency market experienced a notable uptick as bitcoin reached an intraday high of $88,527, reflecting renewed interest. While bitcoin recorded a decent 2.61% gain by evening, several alternative digital assets outperformed, securing more substantial increases. Among them, convex finance token (CVX) stood out, climbing 21.04% within a 24-hour period. Trump Policy TriggersSource link
Can Bitcoin Benefit From Trump Firing Powell? Turkey’s Lira Crisis May Provide Clues
The week has begun on an interesting note, with the U.S. dollar crashing to three-year lows alongside losses on Wall Street, yet bitcoin, which usually follows the sentiment on Wall Street, stands tall.This could just be the beginning. The shift away from the USD and toward seizure and censorship-resistant assets like BTC and stablecoins could accelerate if President Donald Trump follows through with his reported plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, which have pushed the DXY and U.S. stock markets lower today.That's the lesson from Turkey, which has seen its currency, the lira (TRY), collapse over the years mainly due to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's repeated interference in the central bank's operations. The sliding lira has triggered a...
Metaplanet Continues Bitcoin Buying Spree, Adding $28 Million in BTC to Holdings
The Japanese investment company owns 4,855 digital coins.Source link
From 920 EH/s to 868 EH/s: Bitcoin’s Hashpower Takes a 50 EH/s Hit
After the network achieved an all‑time high of 926 exahash per second (EH/s) and experienced a 1.42% difficulty bump to 123.23 trillion, roughly 52 EH/s have exited the network since April 17. Difficulty Spike and Hashrate Drop Lengthen Block Times Bitcoin’s computational capacity has eased since last Thursday, when it reached 920 EH/s—just shy ofSource link
Bitcoin Holding Near $87k While Stocks Slump a ‘Strong Sign’ of Maturing BTC Sentiment
Bitcoin (BTC) is taking a stand even as the broader stock market keeps sliding down to its tariff-related lows on Easter Monday.The top cryptocurrency is up 2.3% in the last 24 hours and now trading for $86,800 for the first time since April 3—the day after the Trump administration unveiled its new tariff policy. Mainly buoyed by bitcoin, the broader market gauge CoinDesk 20 Index has risen 1.17% in the same period of time, with most tokens relatively unchanged.Crypto-linked stocks have also remained stable, with Coinbase (COIN) and Strategy (MSTR) down 1.2% and 1.3% respectively, and major bitcoin miners such as MARA Holdings (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), and Core Scientific (CORZ) slumping between 2% and 3%.The crypto market’s resilience is...