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With Bitcoin around $74,700, hotter March inflation, steady jobs data, retail sales due Apr. 21, and the next Fed meeting on Apr. 28-29, the market is heading into resistance with macro no longer offering easy help.
Gino Matos 8 min read 
Goldman plans to sell covered calls on Bitcoin-linked ETPs for yield, sometimes overwriting up to 100% exposure.
Bigger U.S. tax refunds, new crypto rules, and faster payouts are turning refund season into a real-world test of Bitcoin’s retail demand.
US XRP ETFs swung to about $12 million in April inflows after March outflows, with XRP eyeing its first green month since September 2025.
STRC lets Strategy buy 13,000+ BTC with almost no price swing — now analysts are warning about what happens if the music stops.
Bitcoin triggers a historic short squeeze after PPI misses by 0.7 points, but the Fed signal spooked pros.
Vessel traffic through Hormuz fell into single digits in early March as the conflict spread into shipping, fuel, and trade flows with knock-on risks for the macro backdrop behind Bitcoin.
Redemption pressure is forcing gates across major private credit funds, tightening liquidity and exposing structural fragility in a $1.7T market.
WLFI insiders borrowed $150 million against nearly all supply and Dolomite’s liquidity is now dangerously trapped.
