A defendant tried to use an AI avatar in a legal appeal. It didn't work
A defendant in a New York appeals court has been slammed by a judge for using an artificial intelligence avatar to represent himself in a recent case. A New York appeals court faced an unusual situation in late March when Jerome Dewald, representing himself in an employment dispute, submitted an AI-generated avatar to present his legal arguments via video, a livestream of the hearing shows. It’s the latest example of artificial intelligence tools trickling their way into courtrooms. Within seconds of the video starting, Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels called for it to stop, asking whether the avatar was counsel for the case. “I generated that,” 74-year-old Dewald responded, adding, “That is not a real person.”The judge appeared displeased, retorting, “It would have been nice to know that when you made your application,” stating that the defendant had previously appeared before the court and been able to testify verbally in the past. “I don’t appreciate being misled,” the judge added. She asked the defendant if he was suffering from an ailment that prevented him from articulating before adding, “You are not going to use this courtroom as a launch for your business,” and then yelling, “Shut that off,” pointing to the video screen. Appellate Division, First Department Stream. Source: YouTubeDewald later apologized, explaining he thought the AI avatar would deliver his arguments more eloquently than he could.Speaking to The Associated Press, Dewald said he applied to the court for permission to play a prerecorded video, then used a San Francisco tech company to create the AI avatar. He originally tried to generate a digital replica of himself but was prevented by time constraints before the hearing. “The court was really upset about it,” Dewald conceded, adding, “They chewed me up pretty good.”Related: Meta’s Llama 4 puts US back in lead to ‘win the AI race’ — David SacksAI entering the legal worldThe incident highlights growing challenges as AI enters the legal world. In 2023, a New York lawyer was blasted for citing fake cases generated by ChatGPT in a legal brief as part of a lawsuit against a Columbian airline.In March, Arizona’s Supreme Court began using two AI-generated avatars, similar to the one that Dewald used in New York, to summarize court rulings for the public.In September, the US Federal Trade Commission took action against companies it claimed misled consumers using AI, including a firm that offered an AI lawyer.Magazine: ‘Chernobyl’ needed to wake people to AI risks, Studio Ghibli memes: AI Eye
Bitcoin hashrate tops 1 Zetahash in historic first, trackers show
The Bitcoin network hashrate has topped 1 Zetahash per second (ZH/s) for the first time in Bitcoin’s 16-year history, according to several blockchain data sources.Bitcoin’s hashrate crossed the milestone on April 5 at a peak of 1.025 ZH/s, according to mempool.space data, while BTC Frame data said it hit 1.02 ZH/s a day earlier.Data from Coinwarz says that Bitcoin hashrate soared to as high as 1.1 ZH/s on April 4 at block height 890,915 — however, the same data indicates that Bitcoin first crossed 1 ZH/s on March 24.Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen back below 0.95 ZH/s on April 7 since reaching 1 ZH/s. Source: BTC FrameDiscrepancy in Bitcoin hashrate trackers The differences result from the varying approaches used to calculate hashrate — such as when block times and difficulty adjustments are measured, which Bitcoin nodes and miner pools are used to pull data from and more.Bitcoin cypherpunk Jameson Lopp also previously pointed out that estimating Bitcoin’s hashrate with one “trailing block” as opposed to five can result in a difference of over 0.04 ZH/s.“Viewing the raw Hashrate metric can be deceiving due to random variations in block times,” added Blockware Solutions head analyst Mitchell Askew, who pointed out that Bitcoin’s 30-day moving average hashrate is still around 0.845 ZH/s mark in a note to Cointelegraph.Notching 1 ZH/s is a massive network achievementDespite the discrepancies, the feat highlights the massive amount of computational power and increasing decentralization of the Bitcoin network, making it more secure than ever and significantly reducing the likelihood of a 51% attack.The Bitcoin network’s reported rise to 1 ZH/s — equivalent to 1,000 Exahashes per second — marks a 1,000x increase since late January 2016, when Bitcoin first hit 1 EH/s for the first time. The second-largest proof-of-work crypto network, Litecoin, currently boasts a hashrate of 2.49 Petahashes per second according to Coinwarz — making it around 40,000 times less computationally powerful than Bitcoin.Source: Pierre RochardAskew noted that the huge rise in hashrate has coincided with more commercial Bitcoin mining firms competing to solve Bitcoin blocks in recent years.“Miners are doubling down: expanding sites and plugging in more efficient machines,” Askew said, adding that less efficient miners could soon be washed out unless Bitcoin’s (BTC) price rallies again in the coming months.MARA Holdings is the largest Bitcoin miner with more than 50 EH/s of compute power, while the largest share of hashrate is channeled to Bitcoin mining pools Foundry USA Pool and AntPool, according to the Hashrate Index.Related: Bitcoin price drops below $80K as stocks face 1987 Black Monday rerunAt least 24 publicly listed Bitcoin companies have machines set up to mine Bitcoin, according to CompaniesMarketCap.com. Among the other large miners contributing hashrate are Riot Platforms, Core Scientific, CleanSpark, Hut 8 Mining and TeraWulf.Bitcoin’s hashrate soars as BTC plummets on recession fearsThe new all-time high in Bitcoin hashrate came in the middle of a sharp market downturn — with Bitcoin (BTC) falling nearly 10% over the last four days to $78,750, while US stocks saw an estimated $6.6 trillion loss on April 3 and 4 — the largest two-day loss ever.Much of the fall has been attributed to US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which many industry analysts say are sparking recession fears.Magazine: Financial nihilism in crypto is over — It’s time to dream big again
Crypto plunges as Trump tariff 'medicine' brutalizes global stock markets
Cryptocurrency prices tumbled as the US stock futures market opened sharply lower on April 6 as the Trump administration doubled down on its global tariff strategy.The Trump administration hit all countries with a 10% tariff starting April 5, with some slapped at higher rates, including China at 34%, the European Union at 20%, and Japan at 24%.Bitcoin (BTC) dropped over 6% in the last 24 hours and was trading around $77,883. Meanwhile, Ether (ETH) shed over 12% in the same time frame and was trading at $1,575, according to CoinGecko. The total crypto market cap dropped over 8% to $2.5 trillion. Prices have clawed back some losses since. Bitcoin has recovered 1.4% to $78,500. Meanwhile, Ether regained $1,594.Source: Autism CapitalAt the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures market sentiment for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, returned a score of 23 in its latest April 7 update, which is considered extreme fear.In a statement, Charlie Sherry, head of finance at Australian crypto exchange BTC Markets, said the drop is unsurprising because global markets are generally more illiquid on Sundays.“As a result, a few large sell-offs can have a disproportionate impact, pushing prices down quickly,” he said. “There’s no mystery behind the trigger: President Trump’s recent tariff talk has rattled macro markets, with global trade relations suddenly looking uncertain.” Some traders, however, predict a Bitcoin breakout could be around the corner. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has also speculated that while the tariffs are rattling markets, they could result in a Bitcoin rally. The US Stock Futures market has also opened down. Futures tied to the S&P 500 dropped nearly 4%, according to Google Finance. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures sank by over 8%. Trading resource the Kobeissi Letter said in an April 6 post to X that the drop in US stock market futures puts S&P 500 futures in ”bear market territory,” adding that the US stock market has now erased an average of $400 billion per trading day for the last 32 days. Source: Kobeissi LetterTom Dunleavy, a managing partner at venture capital firm MV Global, said it could be the “worst three-day move for US stocks of all time” if “tonight’s futures hold.” Trump Administration doubles down on tariffsCrypto-friendly billionaire investor Bill Ackman speculates that US President Donald Trump could postpone the tariffs to allow countries to make counteroffers or deals.In an April 6 statement on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump doubled down on the tariffs, saying the US has massive financial deficits with China, the European Union and many others, which the levies will solve.Related: ‘National emergency’ as Trump’s tariffs dent crypto prices“The only way this problem can be cured is with TARIFFS, which are now bringing tens of billions of dollars into the USA. They are already in effect, and a beautiful thing to behold,” he said.He also told reporters aboard Air Force One that he wasn’t intentionally trying to cause a market sell-off but added that “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.” At the same time, US National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said in an April 6 interview with ABC’s This Week program that more than 50 countries have reached out to the president to negotiate fresh trade deals.“They’re doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff,” he said. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged US trading partners in an April 2 interview with Bloomberg against taking retaliatory steps, arguing “this is the high end of the number” for tariffs if they don’t try to add more levies in response. Magazine: Financial nihilism in crypto is over — It’s time to dream big again
Memecoin platform Pump.fun brings livestream feature back to 5% of users
Alon Cohen, co-founder of the Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, is set to bring back live streaming on the platform — five months after suspending the feature after several incidents involving harmful content. Posting on X on April 4, Cohen said the feature has returned with “industry standard moderation systems in place and transparent guidelines.” He said it had been rolled out to just 5% of users. Source: Alon CohenPump.fun’s website describes the purpose of its new live-streaming moderation policy as being “to cultivate a social environment on pump fun that preserves creativity and freedom of expression and encourages meaningful engagement amongst users, free of illegal, harmful, and negative interactions.”Breaches of the moderation policy could see creators having their livestreams and Pump.fun accounts terminated. The policy prohibits certain types of content, including violence, animal abuse, pornography and youth endangerment. However, it also creates ambiguity by claiming that “pump fun does not intend to universally define what content is ‘appropriate’ or ‘inappropriate.’” “There is an implicit assumption that some content — perhaps much content — generally defined as NSFW will in fact appear on pump fun,” Pump.fun’s moderation policy states. The platform added it reserves the right to “unilaterally determine the appropriateness of content where necessary and to moderate it accordingly.”Live-streaming return comes as memecoin market crumblesPump.fun removed its live-streaming feature last November after it became awash with extreme content as memecoin creators turned to increasingly shocking tactics to promote their tokens. Some users were allegedly threatening violence or self-harm if a token didn’t reach a price goal. The platform said its unprecedented growth had put a strain on its moderators, and that it would pause the live-streaming functionality indefinitely to ensure the safety of its users “until the moderation infrastructure is ready to deal with the heightened levels of activity.”At the time, Mikko Ohtamaa, co-founder of algorithmic trading firm Trading Strategy, said that if Pump.fun continued to allow live-streaming without appropriate moderation, it would quickly be shut down once a mainstream audience became aware of what was going on.“I advocate for freedom of speech, but these streams are causing practical issues where people are breaking the law in live broadcasts. This will trigger a shutdown when the mainstream media catches a wind on this,” Ohtamaa said.Pump.fun’s decision to reintroduce its live-streaming feature comes as interest in memecoins has been down significantly following a series of high-profile rug pulls such as Libra (LIBRA) and Melania Meme (MELANIA). That’s coupled with the poor price performance of tokens like Trump (TRUMP) — which, according to CoinGecko, is now down over 90% from its January highs.Related: Libra founder: Memecoin critics only ‘bitch’ when left out of insider dealsData from Dune Analytics showed in March that the graduation rate for tokens launched on Pump.fun — that is, the percentage of tokens that achieve a large enough market cap to become tradable on a regular decentralized exchange — had fallen to under 1%, down from highs of around 1.67%. Combined with a sharp drop in the number of tokens being launched on the platform, this has seen the total number of tokens graduating from highs of around 5,400 per week in January to under 1,500 in March.The number of tokens launched on the Solana network has also fallen dramatically overall. Only 31,651 launched on April 5, according to Solscan, less than one-third of the 95,578 created at the peak of the memecoin frenzy on Jan. 26.Magazine: New ‘MemeStrategy’ Bitcoin firm by 9GAG
Conor McGregor’s token creators to refund bidders after failed launch
Investors who bid on the REAL (REAL) token promoted by former UFC champion Conor McGregor will receive a full refund after the project failed to raise above its $1 million minimum requirement.“We need to be real. We didn’t hit our minimum raise,” the developers of the Real (REAL) token, Real World Gaming said in an April 6 X post, adding that “All bids will be refunded in full.”“This is not the end,” RWG said.The team only managed to raise $392,315 in USDC (USDC) over a 28-hour presale on April 5 and 6 — less than half of the minimum required and approximately 11% of the $3.6 million target, which was conducted via a sealed-bid auction. The public sale of 60 million REAL tokens (3% of the total 2 billion REAL supply) initially targeted a fully diluted value of $120 million, with the sealed bid auction starting at $0.06 per token.Details of the REAL token launch. Source: RWGOnly 668 participants were involved, according to RWG’s data.Related: Celeb tokens that burned bright, then burned out, in 2024McGregor, a UFC fighter turned entrepreneur and Ireland political candidate, initially claimed that his token would be more legitimate than other celebrity-endorsed tokens, which have frequently resulted in rug pulls:“This isn’t some celebrity-endorsed bullshit token, it’s a REAL game changer that will improve the crypto ecosystem as well as make REAL change in the world,” McGregor said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph.Source: Conor McGregorWas REAL launched at a bad time?The REAL token launched in the middle of a sharp market downturn — with Bitcoin (BTC) falling, while US stocks saw an estimated $6.6 trillion loss on April 3 and 4 — the largest two-day loss ever as US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans continue to raise recession fears.Memecoins have also been cooling off since the launch of the Official Trump memecoin on Jan. 18, 2025. The Libra (LIBRA) token scandal involving Argentine President Javier Milei in late February also exacerbated the downward trend.The once-$100 billion memecoin market has now fallen below $44 billion and is down 13% over the last 24 hours, CoinGecko data shows.Magazine: XRP win leaves Ripple a ‘bad actor’ with no crypto legal precedent set
Jameson Lopp sounds alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks
Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, sounded the alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks, a social engineering scam that uses similar addresses from a victim’s transaction history to fool them into sending funds to the malicious address.According to Lopp’s Feb 6 article, the threat actors generate BTC addresses that match the first and last digits of addresses from the victim’s transaction history. Lopp analyzed the Bitcoin blockchain history for this type of attack and found:”The first such transactions did not appear until block 797570, July 7, 2023, which had 36 such transactions. Then, all was quiet until block 819455, December 12, 2023, after which we can find regular bursts of these transactions up until block 881172, January 28, 2025, then there was a 2-month break before they started up again.””Over these 18 months, just shy of 48,000 transactions were sent that match this profile of potential address poisoning,” Lopp added.Example of a poisoned address attack. Source: Jameson LoppThe executive urged Bitcoin holders to thoroughly check addresses before sending funds and called for better wallet interfaces that fully display addresses. Lopp’s warning highlights the emerging cybersecurity exploits and fraudulent schemes plaguing the industry. Related: Crypto exploit, scam losses drop to $28.8M in March after February spikeAddress poisoning scams and exploits claim billions in stolen user fundsAccording to cybersecurity firm Cyvers, over $1.2 million was stolen through address poisoning attacks in March 2025. Cyvers CEO Deddy Lavid said these types of attacks cost users $1.8 million in February.Blockchain security firm PeckShield estimates the total amount lost to crypto hacks in Q1 2025 to be over $1.6 billion, with the Bybit hack accounting for the vast majority of the stolen funds.The Bybit hack in February was responsible for $1.4 billion in losses and represents the biggest crypto hack in history.Cybersecurity experts have tied the attacks to North Korean state-affiliated hackers that use complex and evolving social engineering schemes to steal cryptocurrencies and sensitive data from targets.Common Lazarus Group social engineering scams include fraudulent job offers, zoom meetings with fake venture capitalists, and phishing scams on social media.Magazine: 2 auditors miss $27M Penpie flaw, Pythia’s ‘claim rewards’ bug: Crypto-Sec
Bitcoin falls below $80K — Will PI, OKB, GT and ATOM outperform BTC and altcoins?
Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) began showing early signs of decoupling from the US stock markets. Bitcoin was relatively flat over the week, while the S&P 500 plunged by 9%. The sell-off was triggered following US President Donald Trump’s April 2 global tariff announcement, which escalated further on April 4 as China retaliated with new tariffs on US goods. Even gold was not spared and was down 1.9% for the week.Alpine Fox founder Mike Alfred highlighted in a post on X that a gold bull market is bullish for Bitcoin. During previous cycles, gold led Bitcoin for a short while, but eventually, Bitcoin caught up and grew 10 times or more than gold. He added that it would not be any different this time.Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360Although the short-term outperformance of Bitcoin is an encouraging sign, traders should remain cautious until further clarity emerges on the macroeconomic front. If the US stock markets witness another round of selling, the cryptocurrency markets may also come under pressure.A handful of altcoins are showing strength on the charts, but waiting for the overall sentiment to turn bullish before jumping could be a better strategy. If Bitcoin breaks above its immediate resistance, what are the top cryptocurrencies that may follow it higher?Bitcoin price analysisBitcoin bulls have failed to push the price above the resistance line, but they have not ceded much ground to the bears. This suggests that the bulls have kept up the pressure.BTC/USDT daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe 20-day exponential moving average ($84,241) is flattening out, and the relative strength index (RSI) is just below the midpoint, signaling a balance between supply and demand.This advantage will tilt in favor of the bulls on a break and close above the resistance line. There is resistance at $89,000, but if the level gets taken out, the BTC/USDT pair could ascend toward $100,000.The $80,000 is the vital support to watch out for on the downside. If this level cracks, the pair could plummet to $76,606 and then to $73,777.BTC/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe pair has been consolidating between $81,000 and $88,500. The moving averages on the 4-hour chart are sloping down marginally, and the RSI is just below the midpoint, signaling the continuation of the range-bound action in the near term. If buyers push the price above $85,000, the pair could rally to $88,500. This level could attract sellers, but the pair may jump to $95,000 if the bulls prevail. The bears will be back in the driver’s seat if the price breaks below the $81,000 to $80,000 support zone. The pair may then dump to $76,606.Pi Network price analysisPi Network (PI) has been in a strong downtrend since topping out at $3 on Feb. 26. The relief rally on April 5 shows the first signs of buying at lower levels.PI/USDT daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAny recovery is expected to face selling at the 20-day EMA (0.85), which remains the key short-term level to watch out for. If the PI/USDT pair does not give up much ground from the 20-day EMA, it indicates that the bulls are holding on to their positions. That opens the doors for a rally above the 20-day EMA. The pair could then jump to the 50% Fibonacci retracement level of $1.10 and next to the 61.8% retracement level of $1.26.The $0.40 level is the critical support on the downside. A break and close below $0.40 could sink the pair to $0.10.PI/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe 4-hour chart shows that the bears are defending the 50-simple moving average, but a minor positive is that the bulls are trying to keep the pair above the 20-EMA. If the price rebounds off the 20-EMA, the bulls will attempt to kick the pair above $0.80. If they do that, the pair could travel to $1.20.On the contrary, a break and close below the 20-EMA suggests that the bears have kept up the pressure. The negative momentum could pick up on a break below $0.54. The pair may then retest the vital support at $0.40.OKB price analysisOKB (OKB) turned up sharply on April 4 and closed above the moving averages, indicating that the bulls are attempting a comeback.OKB/USDT daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe up move continued, and the bulls pushed the price above the short-term resistance at $54 on April 6. The OKB/USDT pair could reach the resistance line of the descending channel, which is likely to attract sellers. If the price turns down sharply and breaks below $54, the pair may oscillate inside the channel for a few more days.On the other hand, if buyers do not give up much ground from the resistance line, it increases the likelihood of a break above the channel. The pair could climb to $64 and then to $68.OKB/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe pair will complete an inverted head-and-shoulders pattern on a break and close above the neckline. The up move may face selling at the resistance line, but on the way down, if buyers flip the neckline into support, it increases the possibility of a break above the resistance line. If that happens, the pair could start its march toward the pattern target of $70.Sellers will have to fiercely defend the neckline and quickly pull the price below the 20-EMA to prevent the rally. The pair may drop to the 50-SMA and thereafter to $45.Related: Solana TVL hits new high in SOL terms, DEX volumes show strength — Will SOL price react?GateToken price analysisGateToken (GT) has been finding support at the 50-day SMA ($22.05) for a few days, which is an important level to watch out for.GT/USDT daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe flattish moving averages and the RSI just below the midpoint do not give a clear advantage either to the bulls or the bears. A break and close above $23.18 could push the price to $24. This remains the key overhead resistance for the bears to defend because a break above it could catapult the GT/USDT pair to $26.This positive view will be invalidated in the short term if the price breaks and maintains below the 50-day SMA. The pair may sink to $21.28 and then to $20.79.GT/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe pair turned down from the resistance line of the descending channel pattern, indicating selling on rallies. The break below the moving averages suggests the pair may remain inside the channel for some more time.Buyers will gain the upper hand on a break and close above the resistance line. Such a move suggests that the corrective phase may be over. The pair could rally to $23.18 and then to $24.Cosmos price analysisCosmos (ATOM) is trying to form a bottom but is facing selling at $5.15. A minor positive in favor of the bulls is that they have not allowed the price to break below the moving averages.ATOM/USDT daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewIf the price rebounds off the moving averages with force, it signals buying on dips. That improves the prospects of a break above the $5.15 resistance. If that happens, the ATOM/USDT pair could surge toward $6.50 and then to $7.17.Contrarily, a break and close below the moving averages suggests a possible range formation in the near term. The pair could swing between $5.15 and $4.15 for a while. Sellers will be back in command on a slide below $4.15.ATOM/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe bulls and the bears are witnessing a tough battle at the 20-EMA on the 4-hour chart. If the price remains below the 20-EMA, the pair could tumble to the 50-day SMA and later to $4.15. Buyers are expected to fiercely defend the $4.15 level.Instead, if the price stays above the 20-day EMA, it signals solid demand at lower levels. The bulls will then try to push the pair to $5.15. A break and close above this resistance could start a new up move.This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.
Bitcoin price drops below $80K as stocks face 1987 Black Monday rerun
Bitcoin (BTC) turned up volatility into the April 6 weekly close as fears of a stock market crash contrasted with bullish BTC price targets.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewCNBC’s Cramer: 1987 crash not “off the table yet”Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping below $80,000 on the day, down 3% since the start of the week.The days in between had seen several bouts of flash volatility as US trade tariffs and recession concerns stoked major losses across risk assets.US stocks in particular recorded significant losses, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index finishing the April 4 trading session down nearly 6%.“Trump’s tariff announcement this week has wiped out $8.2 TRILLION in stock market value — more than was lost during the worst week of the 2008 financial crisis,” author and financial commentator Holger Zchaepitz summarized in a response on X.Bloomberg World Exchange Market Capitalization chart. Source: Holger Zschaepitz/XThe poor close caused some to wonder how the coming week would open, with comparisons to the “Black Monday” 1987 crash surfacing across social media.“It’s tough to build a new, weaker, world order on the fly,” Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” segment, argued on X over the weekend.“Frantically trying to do it but don’t see anything yet that takes the October 87 scenario off the table yet. Those who bottom-fished are sleeping with the fishes …so far.”S&P 500 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewCramer had previously warned over a 1987 scenario playing out live on air, but subsequently reasoned that control mechanisms in the form of market circuit breakers “could slow things down.”Bitcoin circles also saw some daring predictions of how markets would behave in the short term. Max Keiser, the popular yet controversial Bitcoin supporter, even called for BTC/USD hitting a giant $220,000 before the end of the month.“A 1987 style mega crash will push Bitcoin to $220,000 this month as trillions in wealth seek the ultimate safe haven: Bitcoin,” he wrote in part of an X response to Cramer. Bitcoin resists copycat BTC price diveAmong traders, the diverging sentiment over Bitcoin and stocks was increasingly apparent.Related: Bitcoin crash risk to $70K in 10 days increasing — Analyst says it’s BTC’s ‘practical bottom’After withstanding the worst of the tariff shock last week, many argued that the coming days could even result in pronounced BTC price upside.$BTC – #Bitcoin: Ofcourse we can go lower first. However I think we will see the last push of this cycle soon. pic.twitter.com/dp6otpgE16— Crypto Caesar (@CryptoCaesarTA) April 5, 2025Bitcoin is gearing up for a breakout next week — the $150K run might just be starting!$BTC #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/jNWNoiHnwo— @CryptoELlTES (@CryptooELITES) April 5, 2025“$BTC Volatility going lower and lower while the $VIX (Volatility Index) on Stocks has closed at the highest level since the Covid Crash in 2020,” popular trader Daan Crypto Trades acknowledged in his latest analysis.“This is pretty unheard off and due to this compression I’m pretty confident a large move for crypto is going to occur next week as well. Whether it’s up or down comes down to whether stocks can find a bottom early in the week or not I’m assuming.”BTC/USD vs. VIX volatility index chart. Source: Daan Crypto Trades/XFellow trader Cas Abbe suggested that recent $76,000 lows on BTC/USD may end up as a classic fake breakdown.“This looks no different than the post-ETF dump and August 2024 crash,” he told X followers. “I’m waiting for a weekly reclaim of $92,000 to confirm the uptrend.”BTC/USDT 1-week chart. Source: Cas Abbe/XThis article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.