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Key takeawaysSmart money consists of institutional investors with advanced tools and knowledge that can influence crypto market trends.Key concepts like order blocks, liquidity zones and fair value gaps can help traders align with smart money strategies.Real-time tracking tools such as Glassnode, Nansen and CoinGecko allow traders to follow smart money’s moves and capitalize on them.Following the movements of smart money is akin to navigating the open sea, using its wake to position yourself for success in the crypto market.Smart money refers to the money being invested by individuals or organizations that know the markets inside and out. We’re talking about…

The US government Bitcoin audit scheduled for this Saturday will reveal the exact cryptocurrency holdings across federal agencies. This first-ever comprehensive accounting of government-held Bitcoin comes at a time when crypto markets are experiencing quite significant volatility and investors are actively seeking greater transparency about US Bitcoin holdings.Also Read: Top 3 Cryptocurrencies That Could Take Top Charts In AprilHow the US Bitcoin Audit Impacts Markets, Prices, and RegulationsSource: Watcher GuruThe Department of Treasury will be disclosing their Bitcoin and also other digital assets on April 5, following President Trump’s executive order. This unprecedented assessment of government crypto reserves could actually…

Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, acquired 8,888 Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2025, according to onchain data.Onchain transaction data shows that Tether moved its newly acquired Bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $750 million at the time of writing, from a Bitfinex address to a wallet it controls. Data provided by onchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence shows that the firm currently holds 100,521 BTC, worth about $8.46 billion.Tether’s Bitcoin balance chart. Source: Arkham IntelligenceThe news follows mid-February reports that Tether could be forced to sell part of its Bitcoin holdings to comply with proposed US regulations. JP Morgan wrote in…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought nearly $2 billion of Bitcoin, taking advantage of a recent price dip despite growing market concerns tied to US President Donald Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement.Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, acquired 22,048 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.92 billion at an average price of $86,969 per Bitcoin.The company now holds over 528,000 Bitcoin acquired for $35.63 billion at an average price of $67,458 per BTC, announced Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy, in a March 31 X post.Source: Michael SaylorStrategy is the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder and surpassed the 500,000 Bitcoin holdings milestone on March 24, days after Saylor hinted at…

Summary: The Bill Miller IV Interview Bill Miller IV, CIO of Miller Value Partners and Bitcoin 2025 speaker, joins Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Culture Bit” to lay out a markets-first case for Bitcoin as the world’s ultimate denominator of capital. Bill explains why Bitcoin is more than digital gold: it’s a response to engineered outcomes, financial entropy, and institutional inertia. He hits hard on why Michael Saylor and Strategy’s ‘strategy’ matters, why more corporations will follow, and why the time for fence-sitting on Bitcoin is over for investors of all-types. This should come as no surprise given comments on Bitcoin by…

Bitcoin (BTC) ticked higher at the March 31 Wall Street open as traders stayed risk-averse on the short-term BTC price outlook.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin RSI teases bearish continuationData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed local highs of $83,914 on Bitstamp, with BTC/USD up 1.5% on the day.With hours to go until the quarterly candle close, Bitcoin saw some much-needed relief, even as US stocks opened lower.Market momentum remained tied to upcoming US trade tariffs set to go live on April 2, with gold also slipping after touching fresh all-time highs of $3,128 per ounce.XAU/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewCommenting…

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a new “consolidation zone” as exchange inflows tag multiyear lows, new analysis says.In a post on X on April 1, Axel Adler Jr., a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, declared that Bitcoin sellers had “dried up.”Average exchange inflows down 64% since NovemberBitcoin sell-side pressure has eased considerably since its first push above the $100,000 mark in late 2024, data shows. Analyzing BTC inflows to major crypto exchanges, Adler revealed a sharp drop in the 7-day average total sent for sale.“The average selling pressure on top exchanges has dropped from 81K to 29K BTC per day,” he summarized…

Losses to crypto scams, exploits, and hacks dropped to just $28.8 million in March, far from February’s spike to $1.5 billion in losses after the Bybit hack.Code vulnerabilities accounted for the most losses, at over $14 million, while wallet compromises were used to steal over $8 million, blockchain security firm CertiK said in an April 1 post to X.The most significant loss for the month was the $13 million March 25 smart contract exploit of the decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra.money.After accounting for returned funds, a total of $28.8 million was stolen through exploits, hacks and scams in March. Source: CertiKIn…

A recent Fidelity Digital Assets report questioned whether Bitcoin price had already seen its cyclical “blow off top” or if BTC (BTC) is on the cusp of another “acceleration phase.” According to Fidelity analyst Zack Wainwright, Bitcoin’s acceleration phases are characterized by “high volatility and high profit,” similar to the price action seen when BTC pushed above $20,000 in December 2020.  While Bitcoin’s year-to-date return reflects an 11.44% loss, and the asset is down nearly 25% from its all-time high, Wainwright says the recent post-acceleration phase performance is in line with BTC’s average drawdowns when compared to previous market cycles. Bitcoin historical downside…

The US dollar could lose its status as the world’s reserve currency to Bitcoin or other digital assets if the United States does not get its debt under control, according to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.Fink wrote in his Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors that “decentralized finance is an extraordinary innovation” that makes “markets faster, cheaper, and more transparent.” But “that same innovation could undermine America’s economic advantage if investors begin seeing Bitcoin as a safer bet than the dollar.”According to Trading Economics, the US debt equaled 122.3% of the country’s gross domestic product in 2023. That is a considerably higher…