Akash Girimath

Bitcoin’s sustained bullish market structure over the past three weeks has triggered a clear risk landscape signal that could hint at an extension of the ongoing rally. The Risk Index—Glassnode’s proprietary metric that quantifies systemic risk on a scale of 0 to 100—is hovering at zero, the lowest possible level, indicating a “cleared risk landscape,” according to a Thursday Telegram post from the market intelligence firm. It also serves as a primary gauge of market health, with a 25 threshold...

Bitcoin has been on a steady uptrend in April, with shallow pullbacks, allowing altcoins to extend their gains. Pudgy Penguins meme coin PENGU led altcoin gains, up 12.6% on the day, while Cosmos (ATOM), Aptos and Bitcoin Cash saw gains of over 5% over the past 24 hours. The altcoin surge comes as Bitcoin hovers around $78,000, up nearly 2% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. If the bullish momentum persists, the leading crypto could revisit $80,000 for the first time in over t...

Bitcoin's rally to $78,000 ran into resistance last week, with Schwab's digital assets strategist pointing to two investor cost basis levels that could keep prices rangebound—even as ETF inflows and ceasefire optimism provide underlying support. The leading crypto is currently trading at around $76,800, down from last week’s high of $77,900, according to CoinGecko data. It is up 2.3% over the past 24 hours, supported by $1.4 billion in crypto fund inflows last week—the strongest weekly total sin...

Crypto investment products posted their strongest weekly inflows since January, adding $1.4 billion as Bitcoin broke out of a two-month trading range amid ceasefire optimism and cooling inflation data. Digital asset funds saw their third consecutive week of positive flows, with total assets under management reaching $155 billion, according to a CoinShares report published Monday. The weekly inflow represents 0.91% of total AuM, the highest intensity year-to-date. Digital asset investment produc...

Bitcoin’s recent rally toward $76,000 faces a dilemma, leaving investors split on its near-term outlook. Funding rates for Bitcoin—a fee paid by derivatives traders to maintain the alignment between spot and futures prices—have remained negative for over a month and hit the highest level this year, according to Coinglass data. Negative funding rates indicate investors are shorting the recent rally with the expectation of a reversal. The divergence between bearish derivatives positioning and bull...

Bitcoin’s push toward $76,000 faces significant headwinds that could slow down or halt its ascent, according to a recent report. The leading crypto is currently trading at around $74,370, up 0.4% over the past 24 hours, after inching toward the $76,000 mark on Wednesday, according to CoinGecko data. Hourly Bitcoin exchange inflows spiked to approximately 11,000 BTC as the leading crypto neared the $76,000 mark, according to a CryptoQuant report published Wednesday. That marks the highest level...

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs continue to attract significant inflows in April, with experts citing easing geopolitical tensions and improving risk appetite among investors. Bitcoin ETFs drew in $411 million on Tuesday, marking the second-largest inflow of the month behind April 6’s $471 million, according to SoSoValue data. The inflow coincides with the leading crypto’s recent rally in April. Bitcoin surged from around $68,100 on April 1 to $75,600 on Tuesday, noting over 10% gains, according to Coin...

Bitcoin’s sustained uptrend over the past few weeks comes amid an improving risk-on sentiment across the broader financial markets. The leading crypto is trading at around $74,420, up 5.2% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. The S&P 500 index closed Monday with a 1% gain, marking its highest daily close since the U.S.-Iran war began on February 28. Bitcoin is up around 13% since February 28, underscoring the asset’s safe-haven behavior during times of crisis. The S&P 500 and Japa...

While Bitcoin hovers above $71,000, attempting to find a stable foothold, a subset of altcoins has tanked sharply, with Fartcoin leading the drop. The meme coin is down 28% from its Thursday morning peak to around $0.178, according to CoinGecko data. A closer look at the week's price action shows that Fartcoin surged from $0.166 on Tuesday to $0.247 yesterday, securing a 48% gain in under two days. That sudden spike in buying pressure was followed by a V-reversal, liquidating $48 million in lon...

Bitcoin soared alongside broader financial markets Tuesday, after President Trump announced a two-week conditional ceasefire with Iran. The leading crypto extended its Tuesday gains, peaking at $72,379 Wednesday morning. Bitcoin is currently trading around $71,610, up 3.5% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. The rally liquidated $425 million in short crypto positions, with long liquidations adding another $170 million, per CoinGlass data. Altcoins including Zcash, LayerZero, and...

Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest single-day inflow since late February as investors positioned ahead of President Trump's Tuesday-night deadline on Iran. The funds added $471.3 million on Monday, led by BlackRock's IBIT with $181.9 million, followed by Fidelity's FBTC at $147.3 million and ARKB at $118.8 million, according to SoSoValue data. Every ETF recorded net inflows or held flat, with none seeing outflows. The inflows come as Bitcoin trades at around $69,200, down 1% over the past 24 hour...

Bitcoin and broader financial markets climbed in early Asian and London trading Monday after reports emerged of potential ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran. The leading crypto hit a weekly high of $69,350 Monday morning, and is currently trading at $69,245, up 3.5% on the day according to CoinGecko data. Oil dropped 1.4% from Friday's close, while the Nikkei gained 0.85% and S&P 500 futures rose 0.64%. Safe-haven gold, on the other hand, hovered near breakeven. The moves come on the hee...

Algorand has extended its rally over the past week, supported by a recent citation in a Google research paper singling out the blockchain as an early adopter of post-quantum protocols. Algorand jumped around 13% in the past 24 hours to $0.12, according to CoinGecko data, far outpacing the broader crypto market. It is up over 44% in the past week, a move experts attribute to growing interest in the quantum-resistant narrative. Google's whitepaper, "Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies agains...

Bitcoin and the broader financial markets, including gold and U.S. stocks, tumbled after U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on the war in the Middle East Wednesday. In the address, Trump provided an update on the U.S. military campaign against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury. He declared major victories after one month of operations, claiming that Iran’s navy had been destroyed, its air force ruined, key terrorist leaders eliminated, and missile capabilities “dramatically curta...

Bitcoin's start-of-the-month rally has pushed it close to $70,000, with altcoins and the broader crypto market following suit. Algorand, Stable and Morpho have taken the top spots, notching 23%, 17% and 13% gains over the past 24 hours respectively, according to data from price aggregator CoinGecko. Other tokens including, Provenance Blockchain, Jupiter and Render have achieved gains of over 5% in the past day. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has grown 2.7% in the past 24 hours t...

Bitcoin is holding around $66,000, as U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly pivoted towards prioritizing an exit from the Iran war. According to administration officials cited by The Wall Street Journal, Trump is willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. Per the WSJ, Trump has decided the U.S. should achieve its main goals of hobbling Iran's navy and missile stocks, winding down hostilities while applying diplomatic pressure on T...

Bitcoin’s weekend drop pushed it close to $65,000 as U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a ground operation in Iran, escalating the ongoing war in the Middle East. Just days ago, the President said he's "not desperate" to end the war with Iran. Bitcoin is up 1.2% over 24 hours, and is currently hovering around $67,500, according to price aggregator CoinGecko. Investor sentiment has taken a hit due to the weekend drop, with users on prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt’s parent compa...

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market continue to stack losses this week as March comes to a close, with experts anticipating rangebound price action and increased volatility in the near term. The leading crypto dropped to lows of $66,400 Friday, Bitcoin’s lowest level since March 9. It is currently trading at $66,633, down 3.9% in the past 24 hours and 5.6% on the week, according to CoinGecko data. Bitcoin’s drop this week is primarily driven by macroeconomic risk-off conditions resulting from...

Bitcoin slipped back under $70,000 Thursday morning amid reports that the Pentagon is preparing for a "final blow" in Iran. The cryptocurrency's recent string of higher lows faces its first major test as President Donald Trump's five-day pause of strikes against Iran expires Friday, with Axios reporting that the U.S. military is developing options in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a "massive bombing campaign." On prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt's parent company D...

Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in nearly $2.5 billion over the past month, erasing almost all year-to-date outflows and displaying what Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas calls "incredible fortitude" amid Bitcoin's 40% price drawdown. The March streak has been underscored by nine days of inflows exceeding $150 million, including a $458.19 million day on March 2 and back-to-back $200 million days on March 16 and 17, according to SoSoValue data. Yeah bitcoin ETFs now $2.5b for month and one...