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Bitcoin held steady on Thursday, continuing its sideways movement after a robust April rally lost steam. The world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency traded at $94,943.4<\/strong> by 05:09 GMT, maintaining recent gains but showing signs of fatigue as ETF inflows cooled<\/strong> and concerns around U.S. economic growth<\/strong> resurfaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bitcoin\u2019s April surge was propelled by eight consecutive days of ETF inflows<\/strong>, pushing prices from March lows (~$70K) to near $95K. However, this week marks a turning point, as institutional buying slowed<\/strong> and ETFs recorded net outflows<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ETF support had been critical in sustaining bullish momentum. The recent cooldown<\/strong> signals a potential pause in institutional demand, raising questions about whether Bitcoin can hold current levels without a renewed catalyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Market sentiment took a hit after U.S. GDP data<\/strong> showed an unexpected economic contraction in Q1<\/strong>, highlighting growing downside risks. While President Trump delayed tariffs<\/strong> on some U.S. allies, the administration escalated trade tensions with China<\/strong>, renewing fears over global growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crypto assets like Bitcoin \u2014 which are sentiment-driven and speculative<\/strong> \u2014 tend to retreat when risk appetite weakens<\/strong>, making the current macro backdrop increasingly challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite April strength, the broader altcoin market remains lackluster<\/strong>, reflecting caution in investor positioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin held steady on Thursday, continuing its sideways movement after a robust April rally lost steam. The world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency traded at $94,943.4 by 05:09 GMT, maintaining recent gains but showing signs of fatigue as ETF inflows cooled and concerns around U.S. economic growth resurfaced. \ud83d\udd0d Key Takeaways Bitcoin up ~20% in April, reversing its …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":108592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,6827,49,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-cryptocurrencies","category-daily-economic-reports","category-economic-reports","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114215,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114214\/revisions\/114215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udcbc ETF Inflows: From Catalyst to Caution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udcc9 Altcoins Drift After April Gains<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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