The amount of Bitcoin held on the books of publicly traded companies rose by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025, according to crypto fund issuer Bitwise. Total company Bitcoin (BTC) holdings rose to around 688,000 BTC by the end of Q1, with firms adding 95,431 BTC over the quarter, Bitwise reported in an April…

Ex BOJ official says Bank to hold, not hike: "will be in a wait-and-see mode for a while” Goldman Sachs are wary of 500K of US job losses due to tariffs UBS has cut its China GDP growth forecast to 3.4% for 2025 Survey of firms shows efforts to revive U.S. manufacturing through tariffs…

Goldman Sachs sought out academic studies on how tariffs impact: The broader statistical evidence points to negative net employment effects. While the range of estimates is wide, academic studies generally find that a 1Opp increase in tariff rates raises employment in protected industries by 0.2-0.4% but that each 1pp increase in tariff-driven costs lowers…

UBS has cut its China GDP growth forecast to 3.4% for 2025 Downgraded on assuming current tariff hikes will remain and China rolls out additional stimulus UBS say the forecast comes with high margins of error more to come …

Crypto gaming and gambling campaigns are the most expensive way to acquire users with existing crypto wallets, ranking highest in cost among all sectors of the crypto industry, recent data shows. “Gaming and gambling campaigns are the most expensive, with a median CPW of $8.74 and a lower quartile of $3.40,” Web3 marketing firm Addressable…

Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple

Bitcoin Magazine Why the Bond Market Matters More Than Ever for U.S. Foreign Policy Scott Bessent’s Bond Market Strategy: The U.S. Ten-Year, Foreign Policy & the New Monetary Order Experts from the Bitcoin Policy Institute unpack why the 10-year Treasury yield is central to Donald Trump’s policy ambitions and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s…

Bitcoin (BTC) sought higher levels around the April 11 Wall Street open as the week’s final US inflation data gave bulls hope. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Analyst: PPI undershoot “great” for US trade war Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching highs of $83,245 as US Producer Price Index (PPI) data…

Name a more toxic situationship than this. I'll wait. With China's retaliation today, it shows that Xi isn't going to blink first and reach out. And from the looks of it, Trump also doesn't want to budge from his position. But if something were to happen, market players will have to hope it happens soon.…

Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 -0.1% German DAX -1.2% France CAC -0.3% UK FTSE 100 +0.6% Spain IBEX -0.1% Italy's FTSE MIB -1.0% On the week: Stoxx 600 -% German DAX -1.5% France CAC -2.5% UK FTSE 100 -1.0% Spain IBEX -1.0% Italy's FTSE MIB -2.0% The volatility is breathtaking at the moment…