Analyst Doctor Profit sets short entries between $83K and $85.5K as Bitcoin struggles with resistance near $80K. Technicals show weakening momentum, while the April 29 FOMC meeting and Powell's term end inject macro uncertainty.
Wintermute trader Jasper de Maere outlines three Bitcoin scenarios after Trump's five-day pause on Iran strikes: diplomatic progress could push BTC to $74K-$76K; breakdown to retest $65K; and best case to $80K. Focus shifts to March 27 options expiry.
Glassnode reports Bitcoin reclaims $80K, breaking through True Market Mean and short-term holder cost basis. US spot ETF buying returns, while derivatives show negative funding rates and $2B short gamma at $82K, setting up a potential short squeeze.
Ethereum staking queue swells past 300K ETH for first time since July 2023, while exit queue completely clears. Institutional investor BitMine adds over 580K ETH to staking in a week, driving the surge.
A Slash employee spent $81,267 in AI tokens within a week building a meme shooter game. Rather than penalizing him, the company publicly urged everyone to play it, aiming to write off the cost as marketing—exposing the escalating crisis of runaway AI spending across tech firms.
Listed bitcoin miners' weighted average cash cost reached ~$79,995 per BTC in Q4 2025, while BTC traded at $68-70k, causing ~$19k losses per coin. Over $70 billion in AI/HPC contracts have been announced. By end of 2026, AI could contribute 70% of miners' revenue, reshaping them into data center operators.
Bitcoin climbed to $80,529 after Donald Trump announced Project Freedom tied to stranded cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz. The move sparked over $160 million in BTC short liquidations and extended a month-long rally.
Bitcoin plunged from $80K to $76K in 72 hours, wiping out over $2.5B in leveraged positions. White House advisor David Sacks pushes final version of Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. BTQ completes initial Bitcoin Quantum testnet. Fear & Greed Index hits 14 (Extreme Fear).
