Bitcoin Real-Time News Update | April 18, 2025

1. Bitcoin Price Fluctuates at High Levels, Short-Term Breakthrough of $85,000

Early this morning, the price of Bitcoin briefly surpassed $85,000, then retreated to around $84,982, with a 24-hour increase of 1.36%. Analysts point out that the current market presents a 'wide fluctuation' pattern, with consecutive daily bullish candlesticks over several days, but significant selling pressure above, leading to frequent long upper shadows in candlesticks, necessitating caution against potential pullback risks. Trading strategy suggests focusing on swing trading, looking for high sell and low buy opportunities in the $84,000-$86,000 range.

2. Market Risk Aversion Rises, Short-Term Holders Under Pressure

According to Glassnode data, although Bitcoin's realized market capitalization has reached a historic high of $872 billion, the monthly growth rate has dropped to 0.9%, reflecting a slowdown in capital inflow and insufficient willingness from new investors to enter. At the same time, the market value to actual value ratio of short-term holders remains below 1, indicating that most short-term investors are in a state of loss, with market risk aversion dominating.

3. U.S. Miners Face Tariff Pressure, May Shift Overseas

The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs of 24%-36% on imported mining machines from Southeast Asia, in addition to a 10% blanket tariff, leading to a significant increase in costs for U.S. mining companies. Mining machine company Luxor Technology states that high tariffs may render the return on investment for mining machines zero, prompting some companies to explore deployment plans outside the U.S. (such as Southeast Asia and Europe).

4. Futures Market Slightly Up, CME Bitcoin Futures Up 1.01%

New York late trading data shows that the CME Bitcoin futures main contract is priced at $85,385, with a daily increase of 1.01%, and a cumulative rise of 1.53% for the week; Ethereum futures slightly decreased by 0.16%, priced at $1,587.50.