Historical data shows Bitcoin price rallying within 150 days of gold hitting new all-time highs. The price of gold surged to a new all-time high of $3,357 per ounce on April 17, igniting speculation on whether Bitcoin would follow. Bitcoin-gold comparison. Source: TradingView In 2017, Bitcoin rallied to $19,120 after gold witnessed a 30% hike a…
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BTC bought between three and six months ago and moving onchain has spiked. It is a classic precursor to “significant” volatility, the latest analysis says. Bitcoin speculators may spark “significant” BTC price volatility as a large tranche of coins moves onchain. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on April 18, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned…
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Crypto firms and whales continue accumulating Bitcoin, as analysts predict a steady weekend for crypto valuations without White House announcements. Whales and institutions are increasing their Bitcoin holdings ahead of Easter, as market analysts predict a weekend with less volatility after two weeks of heightened volatility driven by escalating global trade tensions. A wallet linked…
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AI startups raised $73 billion in the first quarter, largely boosted by a March $40 billion funding round into OpenAI. Artificial intelligence startups received the lion’s share of venture capital investments across the globe in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from Pitchbook. “Investors still have an AI FOMO [fear of missing…
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Mantra’s comparison to the Terra Luna collapse is inaccurate despite price chart similarities because the token crashes are fundamentally different, crypto community members said. The recent collapse of the Mantra (OM) token triggered comparisons to the infamous Terra ecosystem crash in May 2022, with some commentators referring to Mantra as the “next Terra.” Still, many…
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XRP’s latest pullback to $1.61 could be part of a classic chart pattern, according to one analyst, with an ambitious target of $20 if the bulls regain their footing. XRP price is up 15% over the past seven days from a low of $1.61. According to several technical analysts, a sustained recovery daily close above $2.20…
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First-quarter growth in Bitcoin trading volume reflects members’ long-term confidence in BTC despite its underperformance, said Xapo Bank. Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank, a private bank and Bitcoin custodian, reported a surge in Bitcoin trading volumes in the first quarter as its high-net-worth members scooped up Bitcoin amid market turbulence. Xapo Bank said that Q1 trading volume…
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Emblem Vault CEO Jake Gallen says he lost over $100,000 in digital assets after a suspicious meeting on Zoom. The chief executive of non-fungible token platform Emblem Vault is warning X users to be wary of the video meeting app Zoom after a nefarious threat actor known as “ELUSIVE COMET” recently stole over $100,000 of…
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Ethereum’s transparent smart contracts could address the “black box” problem of Big Tech controlling AI, said Eric Connor. There is a “huge opportunity” for Ethereum to become a decentralized partner in solving current problems with artificial intelligence platforms, according to a former core Ethereum developer. Ethereum’s “biggest mainstream moment is waiting in the wings with…
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Ethereum’s co-founder pointed to Railgun and Polymarket as examples of apps with a good social philosophy, while Pump.fun and FTX are examples of bad social philosophy. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues it’s Ethereum’s application layer, not its infrastructure layer, where Ethereum needs “good social philosophy” the most. The app layer is where developers build decentralized…
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