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Cryptocurrency prices have dropped due to increasing U.S.-China trade tensions. The White House announced a significant tariff on Chinese imports and placed restrictions on chip exports. Bitcoin (BTC) fell over 2.2%, and the broader market index, CoinDesk 20, declined by 3.75%. Market indicators show a downturn in other risk assets, like Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures. The stability previously seen in Bitcoin appears to be waning. Analysts suggest the recent decline indicates a new bear market cycle. Several metrics suggest that a bullish cycle might have ended. This downturn is seen as an opportunity for traders to hedge more effectively in spot trading. Prime brokers have adjusted their models, noting that the market's next...

© Reuters BTCS Inc. (BTCS) expands ChainQ platform with Bitcoin BTCS Inc. (BTCS), a blockchain technology-focused company, announces a major expansion of its AI-powered blockchain analytics platform, ChainQ. This latest enhancement introduces all historical Bitcoin blockchain data, coupled with substantially improved performance, further solidifying ChainQ as a premier solution for blockchain data exploration and analysis. Unprecedented Access to Bitcoin’s Historical Data With the addition of Bitcoin’s complete historical blockchain dataset, ChainQ enables users to seamlessly analyze Bitcoin transactions, addresses, and patterns dating back to its 2009 genesis block. This vast dataset provides researchers, investors, and developers...

Semler Scientific, a healthcare technology firm, has reported significant paper losses on its Bitcoin investments, amounting to approximately $41.8 million since Dec. 31, 2022. This decline coincided with a sharp correction in the crypto market, as Bitcoin prices fell from $93,500 at the start of January to $82,350 by the end of March. The company holds 3,182 BTC, valued at around $263.5 million as of March 31, 2023. In its latest SEC filing, Semler also projected revenues between $8.8 million and $8.9 million for the first quarter, alongside operational losses estimated between $1.3 million and $1.5 million. As of the end of March, the firm reported holding approximately $10 million in cash and cash equivalents. In a separate...

Singapore, Singapore, April 16th, 2025, Chainwire HTX DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization committed to building a transparent and community-driven Web3 financial hub, has successfully completed its Q1 2025 $HTX token burn. According to on-chain data, a total of 11,338,023,612,750.992 $HTX tokens, valued at over US$19.2 million were burned this quarter. Despite a volatile market backdrop—where Bitcoin retraced more than 30% from a high of nearly $110,000 to around $70,000, and global crypto trading volume declined by 27% according to Coingecko—HTX DAO remained steadfast in executing its deflationary strategy. The Q1 burn saw only a 15% decrease compared to the previous quarter, demonstrating HTX DAO’s strong commitment to...

© Reuters Are All Bitcoin Hardware Wallets in Danger? Critical Vulnerability Discovered The ESP32 chip, which is frequently found in less expensive Bitcoin hardware wallets, has a recently discovered critical vulnerability. The random number generator on the chip has an insufficient entropy problem, which is currently listed under CVE-2025-27840. This defect severely impairs the chip’s capacity to produce secure private keys, putting users at risk of malicious firmware updates or brute-force key-pair attacks that might result in illegal Bitcoin transactions. Established by Espressif Systems, the ESP32 chip is a well-liked low-power microcontroller that has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in. Because of its affordability and versatility, it...

Forget about Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Forget about speculative meme coins. And forget about risky altcoins. At a time when many cryptocurrencies are losing value, the single best crypto investment opportunity of 2025 could turn out to be stablecoins. That might be surprising, given that stablecoins are designed to be, well, stable. They always trade for $1, so you won't become a crypto millionaire by investing in them directly. But there are a number of ways to invest in them indirectly, and that's where things get interesting. **What is a stablecoin?** The easiest way to think about stablecoins is that they are digital dollars. That's because they are typically pegged 1-to-1 to the U.S. dollar and fully backed by cash and cash...

© Reuters. AB DAO and Bitget Launch Dual Reward Campaign, Distributing $2.6M Worth of $AB Globally Singapore, Singapore, April 16th, 2025, Chainwire Today, AB DAO officially announced the launch of a dual reward campaign in collaboration with Bitget (bitget.com), the world’s second-largest digital asset trading platform. In celebration of AB’s Token Generation Event (TGE), the campaign will distribute a total of 213,307,000 $AB, valued at approximately $2.6 million USD, to users worldwide—aiming to ignite participation and accelerate ecosystem activation. Campaign 1: PoolX Staking – Stake AB & BGB to Earn $AB Airdrops Staking Period: April 16, 2025, 10:00 – April 30, 2025, 10:00 (UTC+8) Total Airdrop Pool (NASDAQ:POOL)...

President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will delay imposing his tariffs for 90 days could provide a unique buying opportunity for crypto investors. Quite simply, it could be the time to load up on cryptos that will continue to perform well, even when higher tariffs go into effect this summer. Right now, I have two names on my crypto investment radar: Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Render (CRYPTO: RENDER). Both are top 50 cryptocurrencies based on market cap, and both are up during the past 30 days, despite the tariff-induced volatility. In addition, I'm keeping my eye on one red-hot sector of the crypto market that could yield some interesting investment opportunities later in 2025. Bitcoin The obvious no-brainer pick here is...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was created as a joke by two friends in 2013. Cryptocurrency was becoming very serious back then with the rise of Bitcoin, and they wanted to lighten the mood. The Doge meme was sweeping the internet at the time, and they used it as inspiration to launch Dogecoin. It went on to become one of the world's most valuable cryptocurrencies in 2021 when its market capitalization topped $90 billion, helped by influential figures like Elon Musk who started promoting it online. But Dogecoin failed to find a real use case, and since speculative frenzies never last, the meme token lost 90% of its value by mid-2022. Investors spent the next two years licking their wounds, until Dogecoin staged another incredible rally when...

Tariffs have been the most important news story so far this year. The president has caused investors a lot of uncertainty with rapid-fire announcements affecting global trade and the flow of capital. The market has responded with extreme volatility. Investors can try to identify stocks that will successfully navigate the turmoil. Or they could simply adopt a wait-and-see approach. However, maybe it's time to consider a different asset class altogether. There's at least one billionaire out there who believes one cryptocurrency has more than 15,000% upside from its price on April 12. Is it time to buy? Are tariffs good or bad? There are people on both sides of the tariffs argument. On the pro side are those who see tariffs partly as a...

© Reuters Reuters China is exploring new rules for handling seized cryptocurrencies as local governments grapple with a growing stockpile of tokens from criminal cases, Reuters reported on Wednesday. With crypto trading banned on the mainland, authorities have turned to private firms to liquidate assets — a makeshift solution now drawing scrutiny. Legal experts and regulators are calling for clearer oversight, amid rising cases and speculation China could mirror Trump’s proposed U.S. crypto reserve strategy, the report said. China’s holdings, estimated at $1.4 billion in bitcoin, rank the state among the world’s top crypto holders, the report added. Crypto price today: altcoins drop; Ethereum, Solana lead declines Most altcoins...

As investor sentiment shifts globally, the Dollar Index (DXY) has continued its losing streak and entered a steep downward spiral, breaking below important support levels. With a significant intraday increase of 1.48%, Bitcoin is demonstrating strength and resilience in the meantime, reaching $85,885. This dollar-to-BTC performance difference begs the well-known question: is the two assets’ inverse correlation still in place? According to the charts, the DXY has fallen below 100 for the first time in several months, raising serious concerns in conventional financial circles. International trade repositioning, changing interest rate expectations and macroeconomic uncertainty are probably the main causes of the dollar’s collapse in...

Tariffs have been the most important news story so far this year. The president has caused investors a lot of uncertainty with rapid-fire announcements affecting global trade and the flow of capital. The market has responded with extreme volatility. Investors can try to identify stocks that will successfully navigate the turmoil. Or they could simply adopt a wait-and-see approach. However, maybe it's time to consider a different asset class altogether. There's at least one billionaire out there who believes one cryptocurrency has more than 15,000% upside from its price on April 12. Is it time to buy? **Are tariffs good or bad?** There are people on both sides of the tariffs argument. On the pro side are those who see tariffs partly...

Bitcoin Whale Accumulation Hits Highest Level Since April 2024 According to on-chain data provider Glassnode, the number of addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC to 10,000 BTC has just surged to 2,014, up from 1,944 as of March 5. Although the number of large addresses holding over 1,000 BTC has been surging consistently, it has picked up a stronger pace in recent weeks. The data shows that a total of 2,014 wallets are now holding massive amounts of Bitcoin, indicating a significant growth in large-scale and institutional adoption. This uptick in whale accumulation marks the highest level of large Bitcoin holdings since April 2024—a period that preceded a strong bullish rally in the crypto markets. As such, Bitcoin holders are...

Matt Cole, CEO of Strive Asset Management, recently urged financial software developer Intuit to reconsider its stance on bitcoin, describing the company's policies as having a potential "anti-bitcoin bias" that may impact long-term shareholder value. In an open letter to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi and board Chair Susan Nora Johnson, Cole highlighted a recent incident where Intuit’s Mailchimp platform disabled the Trojan Bitcoin Club’s account for mentioning cryptocurrency. While Mailchimp later reinstated the account, Cole argued that the episode indicates a "broader pattern of deplatforming" affecting various bitcoin-related entities. Cole suggested that Intuit’s actions could pose reputational and legal risks, particularly as...

Second Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Just Appeared: Details A second monument honoring Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has surfaced — this time in the coastal crypto-hub of El Zonte, El Salvador. Nearly 6,000 miles from its twin in Lugano, Switzerland, the new statue marks another symbolic checkpoint on Bitcoin’s geopolitical journey. Identical in design to the monument that went up in Lugano previously, the El Zonte statue appeared in April 2025. A distance of 9,625 kilometers separates the two cities, but the message appears unified: a global acknowledgment of Bitcoin’s cultural gravity. El Zonte, often dubbed “Bitcoin Beach,” has long been ground zero for El Salvador’s crypto experiment. The government’s full-scale...

Matt Cole, CEO of Strive Asset Management, urged financial software developer Intuit to reverse what he described as "censorship policies" and an “anti-bitcoin bias” that could jeopardize long-term shareholder value. In an open letter dated April 14 addressed to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi and board Chair Susan Nora Johnson, Cole pointed to a recent incident in which Intuit’s Mailchimp email marketing platform disabled the account of the Trojan Bitcoin Club, a student organization at the University of Southern California, for mentioning the cryptocurrency in emails to its members. “We are concerned that Intuit’s censorship policies and anti-bitcoin bias threaten to destroy the shareholder value the company has worked so hard to create,”...

© Reuters. Michael Saylor Issues Mysterious Post As Bitcoin Breaks Out: 'Meet Me At The Top' Michael Saylor, a vocal Bitcoin evangelist and the executive chairman of Strategy, has taken to his account on the X social media network (formerly known as Twitter) to celebrate the fact that the asset his company has made a large bet on — Bitcoin — is finally surging. Saylor celebrates Bitcoin spike with bullish message The Strategy founder tweeted, addressing the global Bitcoin community, “Meet me at the top,” as if hinting that he expects the world’s largest cryptocurrency to skyrocket much higher than the level it has managed to reach by now. Bitcoin has surpassed the $86,000 price level, soaring by 2.83% over the past few hours. After...

© Reuters. What's Next for Bitcoin? Binance CEO Shares Market Prediction Binance CEO Richard Teng recently tweeted a prediction about Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Teng anticipates "upward momentum" for Bitcoin, urging both countries and corporations to act now or "risk paying a premium later." In a tweet posted to his official X account, Teng stated, "Countries and corporations that buy Bitcoin early will benefit from the upward momentum. Those who delay adoption risk paying a premium later." Teng’s comments come at a time when Bitcoin is gaining traction, with rising institutional demand and growing interest from sovereign wealth funds and nation-states. However, recently, the Bitcoin...

For many investors, this might seem like the worst possible time to invest in Bitcoin. After all, Bitcoin is now down nearly 25% from an all-time high of $109,000 in January. And tariff uncertainty and market volatility will continue to weigh heavily on the crypto market for the foreseeable future. But all is not lost. In fact, if history is any guide, now might be the best possible time to add to your Bitcoin position. Here's why. Bitcoin as a store of value Since President Donald Trump announced Liberation Day on April 2, the global financial markets have turned upside down. Even President Trump admits that investors are getting a little "yippy." Iconic American tech stocks have lost trillions of dollars in market value. The U.S...