VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt. Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury bonds with exposure to Bitcoin BTCUSD — at the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit 2025 on April 15. The new 10-year…

Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York. As a journalist, he has covered every futures market traded…

BTCS Inc. (NASDAQ: BTCS) has announced a significant expansion of its AI-powered blockchain analytics platform, ChainQ, by integrating complete Bitcoin blockchain historical data dating back to the 2009 genesis block. The enhancement includes substantial performance improvements for faster data processing and query execution. The upgraded platform features AI-driven search capabilities…

Milan, April 16, 2025 – The Clear Summit 2025 reached over 500 professionals from the world of finance, 200 of whom attended in person at the event organized by CheckSig. Interested in understanding how Bitcoin and crypto-assets are changing investment portfolios, they followed the speeches of industry and university leaders, regulators, politicians, and journalists. In…

A Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) executive floated a $1 million Bitcoin price scenario if the United States were to buy 1 million BTC.  In a Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Zach Shapiro, the head of policy for the Bitcoin-focused BPI think tank, said that a 1 million Bitcoin BTCUSD purchase by the US would have a massive…

VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt. Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury bonds with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) — at the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit 2025 on April 15. The new 10-year…

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery rally has stalled since Sunday, raising the risk of a bearish shift in key indicators. Since Sunday, the $86,000 mark has emerged as a resistance and supply zone, with bulls failing to keep gains above that level.…

On April 16, 2025, a notable tweet by Gordon (@AltcoinGordon) sparked discussions about Bitcoin accumulation trends, signaling a pivotal moment in the cryptocurrency market. At 10:00 AM UTC on the same day, Bitcoin’s price was recorded at $65,320, marking a 2.5% increase from the previous day, according to CoinMarketCap data. The tweet’s mention of ‘connecting…

For many years after its inception bitcoin was seen as an investment that traded unlike traditional assets, but as it’s tumble in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, these days it’s trading much like any other risky investment. Bitcoin fell sharply in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on…

Despite there being signs of a potential rise in the price of BTC, a bear hypothesis is increasingly circulating. However, it is a non-trivial hypothesis, not simplistic, but relatively complex. It therefore requires a slightly detailed explanation. The consolidation phase of Bitcoin (BTC) price First of all, it is necessary to highlight that the price…