The 10-year US Treasury yield has spiked, which is unusual in a bearish equity market. Typically, long-term yields fall in such conditions as the Fed prepares to cut rates to support the economy.

In a thread on X, business cycle analyst Tomas (@TomasOnMarkets) explains where the global economy currently stands and what that means for risk assets, including Bitcoin. Describing what he terms a “short and shallow” full business cycle that started in 2023, faded in 2024, and bottomed out in early 2025, Tomas believes this fleeting cycle was masked in part by a weak Chinese economy and a rapidly strengthening dollar.

Bitcoin and Ether extended losses on Wednesday as renewed US-China trade tensions and looming tariffs drove a broader 7% drop in the crypto market. The post Bitcoin, Ether Extend Losses as Investors Brace for Prolonged Tariff Impact appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin price came crashing down under $75,000 for the second time in the past week as Donald Trump's 104% tariff on China went into effect. Riskier assets like equities and crypto have been facing the most heat in this tariff war, with BTC extending its weekly losses to 11%, with altcoins led by Ethereum (ETH)

Ethereum (ETH) has begun to show signs of recovery following a sharp decline earlier this week that brought its price down to $1,471. As of today, the asset is trading at around $1,570, representing a 4.8% increase over the past 24 hours.

A shift to easing by the Fed could spark a crypto rally, while a hawkish stance may suppress risk assets.

Ethereum price failed to recover above $1,620 and dropped below $1,500. ETH is now consolidating losses and might face resistance near the $1,520 zone.

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $78,000 zone. BTC is now consolidating losses and might face resistance near the $77,800 zone.

Bitcoin has bounced back from its latest low as on-chain data shows the Whale Transaction Count has witnessed a spike on the network. Bitcoin Whale Transaction Count Has Just Seen A Large Spike As pointed out by analyst Ali Martinez in a new post on X, whales notably upped their activity during the recent price surge.

This pause highlights a cautious approach, with a $5.91 billion unrealized loss reported for Q1 2025.

Bitcoin sharply fell below $75,000 as Asian and Pacific stock markets opened on Wednesday morning, shedding 6% in a single day. Global financial markets are sinking under pressure from the US imposing a 104% tariff on Chinese imports.

Tim Draper is all in on Trump's trade offensive, calling it a powerful reset to end global freeloading, crush weak leadership, and spark massive U.S. innovation.

The Trump administration's sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper, says Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud.“As machine prices rise in the U.S., they could paradoxically decrease in the rest of the world,” Mellerud said in an April 8 report.

Solana has announced a new privacy-enhancing feature for its blockchain called Confidential Balances.

The Bitcoin (BTC) price crash to $74,000 has left traders speculating whether the cryptocurrency has finally hit a bottom. However, a CMT-certified analyst suggests that Bitcoin's price correction is far from over.

Until $240 is flipped to support in the short-term, TAO traders can remain bearishly biased.

Despite tariff fears having an outsized impact on AI tokens, Bittensor's subnet ecosystem is posting impressive returns. In two months, its subnet tokens' market cap grew from $4 million to over $200 million.

Bitcoin could challenge gold as a hedge against inflation over the next decade, according to Blockstream CEO Adam Back.

M^0, an EVM protocol for stablecoin coordination, has expanded to Solana, the team told Lightspeed exclusively.

A Bitcoin user accidentally paid nearly 0.75 BTC in transaction fees, worth around $60,000, after making a panic-driven error on April 8, 2025.

Despite being considered extremely expensive, the Ethereum blockchain has remained one of the top networks in the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies. However, the leading blockchain has undergone a major shift as its overall transaction fees plummeted significantly to levels not seen in years.

Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotech firm, claims to have revived the dire wolf using ancient DNA and gene-editing technology.

Bitcoin (BTC) futures saw a dramatic surge in trading activity over the past few days, revealing a hyper-reactive, highly leveraged, and structurally cautious market. Across all major derivatives exchanges, daily futures volume soared from $109.39 billion on April 4 to $227.53 billion by April 8, a 108% increase in just four days.

After a daily loss of 1.83% Stellar's price is currently at $0.22, aggravating the bearish state of the asset. As a result of the overall decline in the market, XLM is now in danger of a death cross, a bearish technical signal that appears when the 50-day moving average falls below the 200-day moving average.

Solana has faced intense selling pressure over the past week as the broader crypto market reels from the impact of US President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. Fears of a prolonged trade war and mounting macroeconomic tensions have triggered a wave of panic selling across risk assets, with Solana among the hardest hit.

Billionaire and Block CEO Jack Dorsey says that Bitcoin (BTC) is at risk of failure if it doesn't manage to tackle one critical use case. In a new interview on the Presidio Bitcoin YouTube channel, Dorsey is asked to imagine that he fast-forwarded to the future where Bitcoin has failed.

Arthur Hayes is calling it: China's yuan devaluation is setting the stage for a tidal wave of capital to rocket into bitcoin and ignite a historic bull run.

Daily traders on Ethereum DEXs have dropped sharply to a 12-month low, reflecting a broader cooling in the crypto market and waning speculative activity.

ETH whales are also buying the dip.

Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, is looking beyond meme coins to establish Solana as the infrastructure for what she calls “internet capital markets.”

Solana (SOL) developers have rolled out a sweeping upgrade to their privacy tooling under the banner of “Confidential Balances,” introducing a new suite of cryptographic extensions that discreetly shield token movements while preserving regulatory compliance.

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated tariffs on China to 104%, shaking global markets. Bitcoin dropped over 3% alongside declines in the Nasdaq, S&P, and Dow, as investors reacted to mounting economic pressure. The post White House to Increase Tariffs on China by 104%, BTC Down 3% appeared first on Cryptonews.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered commercial real estate firm Janover, Inc. is announcing that it has raised approximately $42 million through an offering of convertible notes and warrants from multiple investors, including Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital.

The executive power in Moscow has imposed a total ban on crypto mining in parts of Irkutsk oblast. With its cheap energy, the Siberian region, sometimes called “the mining capital of Russia,” has attracted a significant number of miners in the past few years.

Crypto and equities traders were hopeful for a last-minute solution that would prevent the US from enacting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States, but in a press conference, the White House confirmed that the tariffs would start on April 9. Markets deteriorated when Peter Navarro, trade adviser to US President Donald Trump, stated that tariffs were “not a negotiation.

Sats Terminal, a Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregation protocol, has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to streamline fragmented services across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Sats Terminal Secures $1.7M The funding round, announced April 8, was co-led by Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates, with participation from Draper Dragon, BitcoinFi Accelerator, and others.

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Partners with Mastercard to Bring Bitcoin Payments to Over 150 Million Merchants Kraken teams up with Mastercard to launch crypto payment solutions in the UK and Europe, enabling customers to spend bitcoin at millions of retailers. This post Kraken Partners with Mastercard to Bring Bitcoin Payments to Over 150 Million Merchants first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Nik.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao: Why Mempools Are Important For Censorship Resistance A talk with Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao on the importance of Bitcoin's open and decentralized mempool for its use as a censorship resistant money. This post Bitcoin Core Maintainer Gloria Zhao: Why Mempools Are Important For Censorship Resistance first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Shinobi.

CoinShares head of research James Butterfill called the infamous “Bitcoin death cross” indicator “total nonsense,” citing historical data suggesting that these events often precede positive returns rather than prolonged declines. Butterfill made the statement in an April 8 post, one day after Bitcoin (BTC) registered a death cross pattern.

CoinShares head of research James Butterfill called the infamous “Bitcoin death cross” indicator “total nonsense,” citing historical data suggesting that these events often precede positive returns rather than prolonged declines. Butterfill made the statement in an April 8 post, one day after Bitcoin (BTC) registered a death cross pattern.

Arthur Hayes said that Trump's planned tariffs are positive catalysts for the price of Bitcoin (BTC) going forward.

Cboe Global Markets, a premier derivatives and securities exchange network, is preparing to launch the Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index futures.

Bitcoin's price movement is starting to look positive after a brief stretch of crashes on Sunday and Monday. After breaking down to $74,000 on Monday, bearish momentum looked ready to drag Bitcoin's price down further.

Ethereum-based M^0 stablecoin platform expands to Solana in the latest showcase of its "chain-agnostic" approach to digital dollar deployments.

The leading cryptocurrency fell on trade-linked jitters, but it did not hit a five-month low seen the day before.

The new token extensions enable users to confidentially shield balances, transfer tokens and mint or burn assets.

Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin by market capitalization, keeps collapsing against Bitcoin (BTC).

How did Janover go from real estate loans to a Solana validator network — and what explains its 840% stock jump in less than 24 hours? A tiny SaaS firm goes full crypto Janover (JNVR), a relatively unknown software company