Kraken Maps Warsh-Led Fed Scenarios That Could Shift Crypto out of Range โ€“ Economics Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Kraken outlines three Fed scenarios that could steer crypto market direction. Warsh-led policy shifts may boost liquidity and lift broader risk assets. Markets await Senate hearing and Fed signals to confirm policy path. Federal Reserve Shift Could Reset Risk Assets Monetary policy expectations in 2026 increasingly hinge on potential regime change at the U.S. Federal Reserve, with implications for crypto and broader risk assets. Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo outlined on April 15 three distinct scenarios under a Kevin Warsh-led central bank. Each path presents varying degrees of…

Bitcoin Should Prepare For Quantum Despite No Looming Threat

Blockstream CEO Adam Back, an early pioneer of the crypto movement, said Bitcoiners should be looking at building quantum-resistant solutions now, even if the threat is still decades away.ย  โ€œQuantum computing still has a lot to prove. Current systems are essentially lab experiments. Iโ€™ve followed the field for over 25 years, and progress has been incremental,โ€ Back said at Paris Blockchain Week on Tuesday. โ€œThat said, Bitcoin should prepare,โ€ Back said, adding that the โ€œsafest approachโ€ is to build optional upgrades that allow migration to quantum-resistant cryptography if needed. Concerns…

Tim Draper Renews Bitcoin Target, Sees $250K in 18 Months as Inflation Pressures Weigh on Dollar โ€“ Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Tim Draper renewed a $250K BTC target, resetting his long-term forecast again. Bitcoinโ€™s outlook remains tied by Draper to inflation and weakening dollar dynamics. Confidence now depends on bitcoin adoption validating Draperโ€™s extended timeline. Renewed Bitcoin Prediction Resets Tim Draperโ€™s Market Case Venture capitalist Tim Draper has doubled down on his long-term bitcoin outlook after revisiting the early setbacks that shaped his conviction in the asset. In an Apr. 14 post on social media platform X, he retold how his first attempt to gain exposure unfolded, why later…

Nasdaq Logs 11th Straight Gain, S&P 500 Hits Record Close Amid Iran Peace Talks โ€“ Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Gold fell 1.05% to $4,791 on April 15, 2026, as U.S.-Iran diplomacy reduced safe-haven demand on COMEX. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.59% to 24,016.02, logging its 11th straight daily gain on tech strength. Bitcoin held near $74,175 above key support, buoyed by spot ETF inflows despite resistance at $75,000. S&P 500 Sets All-Time High at 7,022 Gold pulled back from an intraday high of $4,871.51 on the COMEX, settling near $4,800 per troy ounce, a decline of approximately 1.05% on the day. Traders reduced safe-haven positions after optimism…

Bitcoin Signal That Has Predicted Every Bottom Before A Price Explosion Has Just Triggered Again

Bitcoin may be approaching another pivotal point in its long-term market cycle, according to a recent analysis shared by crypto analyst @CryptoTice on X. The analyst argues that a time-based signal that historically appeared at major market bottoms has triggered again, a development he suggests has previously preceded large upward expansions in price. A 14-Month Timing Pattern That Has Marked Bitcoin Bottoms The signal highlighted by CryptoTice centers on a recurring 14-month period that has historically followed Bitcoinโ€™s most significant market downturns. In the chart attached to the analystโ€™s post,…

TRON Network Deepens Role in Agentic AI Infrastructure as B.AI Launches โ€“ Press release Bitcoin News

PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2026 โ€” TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications ( dApps), welcomes the launch of B.AI on the TRON network. B.AI is a financial infrastructure built for the AI agent era, designed to address the core challenges agents face in model access, payments, settlement, identity, and coordination. As demand grows for infrastructure supporting agent-driven payments and commerce, the launch underscores how TRONโ€™s scale, stablecoin liquidity, and low transaction costs serve as a…

Viral Jack Neel and Jiang Xueqin Podcast Clip Revives Bitcoin Deep State Theory โ€“ Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: A viral clip from Jack Neel Podcast Episode 86 shows Jiang Xueqin claiming the CIA created Bitcoin in 2026. Jiangโ€™s theory, built on game theory framing, has reached 2.3M YouTube subscribers with zero documentary evidence. Crypto analysts and rebuttals on Youtube say Bitcoinโ€™s open-source code directly contradicts Jiangโ€™s surveillance thesis. Predictive Historyโ€™s Jiang Xueqin Says Bitcoin Is a Deep State Surveillance Tool The clip, pulled from Episode 86, Part 2 of the Jack Neel Podcast and amplified by several crypto accounts, features Jiang Xueqin, a Chinese-Canadian high school…

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Bitcoin Could Rally Toward $78,000โ€”Then Fall To New Lows In Q2, Top Analyst Predicts

Bitcoin (BTC) is pressing up against a major decision point after failing to break above the $76,000 resistance level. Following consecutive rejections in that area, the cryptocurrency has shifted into consolidation once again.ย  Bitcoin Set For A โ€˜Final Pushโ€™ One of the latest bullish takes came on Wednesday from market analyst Ted Pillows, who recently suggested that Bitcoin has broken out of a broader 7-month downtrend.ย  In his view, this shift is supported by a technical signal on the weekly chart: a weekly MACD bullish cross. Pillows argues that, together,…

Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed Casino Operator High Roller to Launch US Prediction Market Contracts โ€“ iGaming Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: High Roller Technologies (NYSE: ROLR) signed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com to distribute CFTC-regulated event contracts The deal covers prediction markets across finance, sports, and entertainment in the U.S. Third-party estimates project the mature U.S. prediction market could exceed $1 trillion in annual trading volume Online Casino Operator Bets on Regulated Event Contracts Under the deal announced Monday, event contracts from Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA), a CFTC-registered designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization, will be distributed through High Rollerโ€™s customer-facing platform. High Roller plans to…