Author: Anthony M. Orbison

Mounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph. Since US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on US imports on April 2, core cryptocurrencies experienced double-digit price swings, worsening an ongoing market rout starting earlier this year. However, “[t]he silver lining is that economic uncertainty has historically accelerated institutional interest in digital assets as a diversification strategy,” David Siemer, co-founder and CEO of Wave Digital Assets, told Cointelegraph.Bitcoin has already shown “signs of resilience” amid the market turbulence, underscoring the cryptocurrency’s potential as a hedge against geopolitical disruption,…

Block announced it has released a new open source toolkit designed to help companies manage their Bitcoin treasury holdings more efficiently. The release includes a corporate Bitcoin holdings dashboard and a BTC-to-USD real-time price quote API, now available for all companies and developers via Block’s public GitHub repository under the Block Open Source initiative. As Bitcoin adoption grows among institutional treasuries, businesses are seeking better tools to track and report their holdings. Block’s new dashboard directly addresses these needs, offering real-time visibility, simplicity, and adaptability. The dashboard aims to help companies monitor the dollar value of their Bitcoin holdings through…

Over $75 million worth of Bitcoin shorts have been liquidated from the market in the past 60 minutes, according to data from TradingView. Total liquidation on the crypto market is up 80% in the last 24 hours already following Trump’s pausing of tariffs on multiple countries.JUST IN: $75,000,000 worth of Bitcoin shorts liquidated in the past 60 minutes.— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 9, 2025According to data from CoinGlass, most of the market is now bullish on Bitcoin, as the king coin has reversed trajectory. The asset is back up over $82,000, and may be set to continue climbing over the next…

US stock markets surged following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day pause on tariffs for certain countries. 1070 Total views 1 Total shares News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDUnited States President Donald Trump has issued a 90-day pause for “reciprocal tariffs,” and lowered the tariff rate to 10% on countries that do not retaliate with counter-tariffs.However, the President also said he would increase the reciprocal tariff rate on China to 125% due to the country’s counter-tariffs against the US. Trump wrote in an April 9 Truth Social post:”At some point, hopefully, in the near future, China will realize that…

Pakistan will channel part of its surplus electricity into powering Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, a significant shift in energy and tech policy aimed at turning excess capacity into economic opportunity, according to a report from Reuters. The announcement was made Wednesday by Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s Crypto Council and adviser to the finance minister, who also noted that talks have been held with several mining firms. Pakistan’s energy sector has long struggled with structural challenges, including high electricity tariffs and chronic overcapacity. Utilizing the surplus for digital infrastructure is seen as a way to…

Bitcoin experienced wild market fluctuations this week after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on 185 countries early this month. BTC fell to a low of $74,000 shedding nearly $13,000 in value as it entered April trading at $87,000 level. The leading cryptocurrency is hovering around the $$77,300 mark on Wednesday and is down more than 2% in the charts.Also Read: Pi Network Eyes $3 as Price Rebounds 28% Amid Token Unlock BuzzThe brief rebound in price is attributed to a steady accumulation of Bitcoin from leading institutional investors, said Tracy Jin, Chief Operating Officer of the cryptocurrency exchange MEXC…

Bitcoin (BTC) price made a swift move to $78,300 at the April 9 Wall Street open as “herd-like” price action in equities markets continued to spook risk-asset traders.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin gyrates as stocks make historyData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD retargeting five-month lows under $75,000 before rebounding leading into the NY trading session.A deepening US-China trade war kept stocks on their toes, having cost Bitcoin the $80,000 mark the day prior.Highly unusual market behavior had accompanied US tariff announcements, and China’s response with reciprocal tariffs saw the S&P 500 smash records with its roundtrip from…

Proving that custodial, centralized, altcoin casinos are not the only way to succeed in this industry, the privacy-focused bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin recently went multinational, bootstrapping a team in France and expanding its services to the whole eurozone. The move comes only a year after announcing their expansion into Costa Rica.  “Bull Bitcoin is probably the longest-running Bitcoin-only, self-custodial exchange,” Theo Mogenet, Europe General Manager for Bull Bitcoin, told Bitcoin Magazine in an interview. ”When you buy Bitcoin from us, it goes straight to your wallet, we never hold client funds—and it reflects Francis’s vision of privacy and the cypherpunk…

The global trade war may be a silver lining for Bitcoin’s growing recognition as a safe-haven asset next to gold, thanks to its liquidity and accessibility advantages compared to precious metals.Financial markets have been rattled since US President Donald Trump’s April 2 reciprocal import tariffs announcement, leading to record-breaking sell-offs for traditional stock markets and a Bitcoin (BTC) correction below $75,000.While gold remains the dominant refuge for investors during geopolitical stress, analysts say Bitcoin’s digital nature and 24/7 liquidity are helping it attract renewed interest.“You want to store value in something other than U.S. assets. But you don’t want to…

For companies exploring or actively executing a corporate Bitcoin strategy, success isn’t just about acquiring the asset. It’s also about communicating clearly—before, during, and after the decision. Shareholders, analysts, and the media don’t just respond to what you do with capital—they respond to how you frame it. And in the case of Bitcoin, that framing matters even more. Misunderstood or poorly timed communication can create volatility, uncertainty, and misplaced assumptions about intent. This guide provides a structured framework for communicating your Bitcoin strategy to shareholders in two key phases: Before you execute (pre-acquisition messaging) After you’ve begun acquiring and holding…