The popular meme coin is the top performer once again.

Bitcoin price is rising and close to testing the barrier at $88,500, while the altcoins are not moving as they remain stuck below their respective resistance.

Bitcoin bouncing from the 50-day moving average and a push past late March resistance levels has definitely reawakened bullish sentiment. With BTC now holding around $88,450 and edging closer to reclaiming its 200-day moving average, the market's looking at $95,000 as the next stop.

Bitcoin is climbing again to $89,000 and now it's eyeing a key resistance level of $90,000 to break. Perhaps, popular crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe, Bitcoin might take a small dip to $76,604 before going higher. He also believes that a deal between the U.S. and China could help push the price up again.

Gold blasted past $3,500 a troy ounce for the first time ever on Tuesday after Trump escalated his feud with Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell.

Sentiment toward the asset class remains mixed but is showing "signs of recovery," Head of Research James Butterfill said.

Amid the latest market recovery, Ethereum (ETH) attempted to break out from its multi-month downtrend, leading some market watchers to suggest that a new rally could start soon. However, as price struggles to hold the $1,600 level as support, the cryptocurrency risks losing recent momentum.

Polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took the top spot in digital collectible sales after surging 20% in the last seven days. On April 22, NFT data tracker CryptoSlam showed that Polygon NFTs overtook Ethereum, reaching a $22.3 million volume in the past week.

Nasdaq-listed Upexi's shares jumped 630% after announcing a $100 million raise to build a Solana-based treasury, with 90% allocated to SOL acquisition.

Former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal believes that one Solana (SOL) competitor looks to be in a position for a massive breakout. Pal tells his 1.1 million followers on the social media platform X that the Tom DeMark (TD) Sequential Indicator is flashing bullish for the layer-1 platform Sui (SUI).

XRP, SOL, and ADA are among the well-known altcoins deemed securities in the case.

Bitcoin is decoupling from the US stock market and starting to trade more like precious metals, in another signal of Bitcoin's growing role as a safe-haven asset against global economic disruption.Bitcoin's (BTC) price is showcasing its growing maturity as a global asset, becoming “less Nasdaq — more gold” over the past two weeks, according to Alex Svanevik, co-founder and CEO of the Nansen crypto intelligence platform. Bitcoin staged a 12% recovery in the two weeks leading up to April 22, despite ongoing tariff escalation between the world's largest trading nations.

The “Buy Bitcoin” sign, immortalized by Christian Langalis during a live Congressional hearing nearly eight years ago, is back in the spotlight as the top cryptocurrency confronts bearish pressures due to macroeconomic uncertainties. What happened: Langalis, a then 22-year-old Cato Institute intern, impulsively drew the placard and held it up behind then-Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen during her testimony.

Burwick Law, a New York-based firm, has raised legal concerns about Metaplex's plan to transfer over 54,000 unclaimed SOL, worth roughly $7.3 million, into its DAO treasury. In an open letter shared on X on Apr.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has purchased an additional 330 BTC worth $28.2 million, lifting its total holdings to over $423 million and positioning it as Asia's largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

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Galaxy Digital, one of the leading asset managers in crypto, shifted positions from Ethereum (ETH) to Solana (SOL).

The persistent increase in Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) has fueled speculation about the potential for an altcoin season. While some analysts anticipate a correction in BTC.D that could open the door for altcoins to gain traction, a market expert has raised caution.

Bitcoin (BTC) is on the cusp of breaking out relative to the Nasdaq 100 Composite, with the current BTC/Nasdaq ratio sitting at 4.96. This means it now takes nearly five Nasdaq units to match the value of one bitcoin.

Strategy adds 6,556 Bitcoin worth $556 million to its holdings, bringing its total to 538,200 BTC as institutional crypto adoption grows.

Cardano (ADA) has broken through a key resistance level at $0.630, signaling a strong bullish reversal amid a broader cryptocurrency market recovery. This breakout, which began on April 21, was marked by a significant increase in trading volume, surpassing 68 million ADA during the breakout candlea clear indicator of growing investor interest and momentum.

Bitcoin (BTC) remained resilient above $88,000 early Tuesday, supported by safe-haven demand as the Japanese yen surged past the key 140 level against the U.S. dollar. Investors flocked to traditional and digital hedges amid growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, including concerns over U.S. trade tariffs and speculation around a potential change in Federal Reserve leadership.

In a notable shift, options data reveals rising bullish sentiment for bitcoin (BTC) and the euro (EUR) as investors rotate away from U.S. assets. Despite sharp declines in the U.S. stock market, short- and near-dated bitcoin risk reversals turned slightly positive, indicating growing demand for call options over putsa sign of bullish expectations.

Galaxy Digital, led by Mike Novogratz, has reportedly exchanged over $100 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) for Solana (SOL), signaling a notable shift in institutional crypto strategy. On-chain data from Wu Blockchain indicates that Galaxy moved 65,600 ETHaround $105 millionto Binance over the past two weeks, while simultaneously withdrawing approximately 752,240 SOL, valued near $98.4 million.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is capturing attention after outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) in key on-chain metrics amid a broader market rally. According to IntoTheBlock, DOGE surpassed BTC in large transaction volume and daily active addresses by 41.12% and 34.91%, respectively.

Cathie Woods ARK Invest has officially added Solana (SOL) to its portfolio, marking its first direct investment in the token. According to Solana Floor, the purchase was made via the SOLQ ETFa Canada-based staking fund that offers exposure to SOL and its staking rewards without requiring users to manage wallets or assets directly.

Bitcoins (BTC) recent price movement has raised questions about whether its bull run is losing steam or simply pausing. On-chain analyst Julio Moreno highlights a significant resistance zone forming between $91,000 and $92,000, which aligns with the Traders Realized Pricethe average price current holders paid for their BTC.

HashKey Capital, the investment division of crypto infrastructure firm HashKey Group, has unveiled Asias first XRP tracker fund. Announced via an X (formerly Twitter) thread on April 18, the move aims to drive institutional adoption of XRP, one of the leading digital assets for cross-border payments.

XRP has rebounded from $2.06 to $2.14 in the past 24 hours, gaining 3.49% as bullish momentum builds. The rally comes alongside a surge in trading volume, which jumped 50.45% to $2.43 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.

The week kicked off with a sharp drop in the U.S. dollar, which hit a three-year low, and losses across Wall Street. Yet, Bitcoin (BTC) is defying the trend, climbing 2.3% in the past 24 hours to trade around $86,800.

Bitcoin (BTC) surged 2.3% in the past 24 hours, reaching $86,800 for the first time since April 3, defying broader market weakness driven by tariff concerns. The rise comes as U.S. equities plunge, with the SP 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones down over 3% each.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a major shift in the blockchains technical infrastructure by replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, an open-source architecture praised for its built-in encryption and scalability benefits. Shared over the weekend on Ethereums core developer forum, the proposal could mark a pivotal change in how Ethereum executes smart contracts.

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin goes live on Aave V3 with minimal activity, aiming to boost enterprise adoption and DeFi integration across platforms.

Fartcoin has just flipped Bonk to become the second-largest Solana memecoin by market cap, following a 15% rally that pushed its market cap above the $1 billion mark.

Galaxy Digital sells over $105M in Ethereum to buy Solana as ETH drops 50% YTD. Here's why institutions are shifting and what whale activity reveals about Ethereum's future.

Solana attracts major institutional investment, including a $100M PIPE deal with Upexi and increased corporate treasury adoption, pushing price toward potential breakout.

The speculations on a sooner-than-expected XRP lawsuit dismissal have soared as Paul Atkins has been sworn in as the new US SEC chair. Optimism surged as pro-crypto voices anticipated that Atkins would accelerate pro-digital asset reforms.

Astra Fintech has announced the launch of a $100 million fund aimed at accelerating innovation within the solana ecosystem. This initiative seeks to identify and support high-potential builders and startups, building on Astra's successful track record with projects like Mulex, DEPE, and Mone, and its sponsorship of the Seoulana event.

Bitcoin has now been seeing a consistent price increase, indicating a resumption in upward momentum. So far, the asset has regained some of its losses from its recent period of correction, with its price now trading above $87,000, closing in on the $90,000 psychological level.

XRP holds at $2.08 as Ripple's Hidden Road acquisition and Coinbase's futures launch boost institutional adoption despite short-term price hesitation.

Upexi, a consumer goods firm listed on Nasdaq, saw its stock price skyrocket by 335% following its bold announcement to dive into the cryptocurrency space. The company raised $100 million, with plans to create a Solana (SOL)-backed corporate treasury. While $5.

Cardano breaks out of a symmetrical triangle pattern with massive accumulation and growing narratives around Bitcoin DeFi and ETF possibilities propelling ADA toward potential breakout.

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.

Ethereum maintains bullish structure above $1,550 support despite recent pullback from $1,650, with analysts projecting potential rallies to $2,700-8,000 through 2025.

Ethereum Foundation sent 1,000 ETH to the Kraken exchange on April 22, likely to sell. This could lead to a potential drop in price.

Ethereum is quickly losing ground to Bitcoin, with the ETH/BTC ratio falling to its lowest level in five years. According to CoinGecko data, the ETH/BTC ratio now stands at 0.01787, a level not seen since January 2020.

Bitcoin nears $90,000 as Treasury buybacks, dollar weakness, and Michael Saylor's new $555 million purchase fuel analyst predictions of $100,000+.

Sentiment around the Dogecoin price is still surprisingly bullish despite having dropped by more than 60% over the last few months. This is strengthened by the fact that investors still believe that the crypto bull market is far from over.