đ BITCOIN: BREAKOUT ATTEMPT Bitcoin climbed back toward $75,000, its highest since early February, while Ethereum surged even harderâââup 7% to nearly $2,400, a two-month high. BTC briefly topped the key $76,000 resistance before pulling back near $74,300. Derivatives funding rates on Binance have stayed negative for 46 straight daysâââa streak last seen after the FTX crash in 2022. Analysts say such extended bearish positioning has historically preceded sharp upside squeezes. đ
âŽď¸ GEOPOLITICS MOVES THE MARKET The weekâs main driver: Trump announced Iran still wants peace talks. BTC gained 8.1% and ETH 12.4% over 7 days. Three key tests ahead: the April 15 tax deadline (~$2.8B in expected crypto selling), ceasefire expiry on April 22, and the FOMC meeting on April 28â29.
đ ALTCOINS & MARKET DATA The ETH/BTC ratio hit its highest since January. Ethereum added 284,000 new users in Q1 and stablecoin supply reached a record $180B. XRP gained 6% weekly, leading all assets with $120M in global ETP inflows. Bitcoin miner stocks surgedâââKeel Infrastructure +20.5%, MARA +5.8%, Hut 8Â +4.8%.
đŚ WALL STREET GOES DEEPER INTO CRYPTO Goldman Sachs filed with the SEC on April 14 for a Bitcoin Premium Income ETFâââa covered-call fund generating yield from BTC options. The bank wonât hold Bitcoin directly. Earliest possible launch: late June 2026. This follows Morgan Stanleyâs own spot Bitcoin ETF launch last weekâââthe first bank-issued BTC ETF on record.
đď¸ POLITICS & REGULATION Trumpâs Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh disclosed over $192M in assets including stakes in Solana, dYdX, Optimism, Polychain Capital, and Flashnetâââa Bitcoin Lightning Network startup. He has pledged to divest. His Senate confirmation hearing is set for April 21. France passed a law requiring self-custody crypto wallet holders with âŹ5,000+ to report to tax authorities. Elon Musk confirmed the DOGE government efficiency department shuts down by July 4. DOGE coin trades near $0.12. đŤ
đ SECURITY ALERT The FBI reported US crypto scam losses hit $11.4B in 2025, up 22% year-over-year, with 181,565 complaints averaging $62,600 per loss. Never share your seed phrase! đĄď¸
đ˛ FUN FACT OF THE WEEK This week, the Bitcoin network quietly crossed the 50% mark of its current halving cycleâââwe are now exactly halfway to the next halving, expected around April 12, 2028. Bitcoinâs annual inflation rate currently sits below 1%âââlower than gold. Yet BTC is up only ~15% since the April 2024 halving, the most muted post-halving performance in its history, reflecting a maturing market. The countdown to the next halving is officially on! âł
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