The past few months have not been easy for miners. Mining profitability has fallen to the lowest levels ever recorded, while Bitcoin continues to fluctuate near the $60,000 level.
Bitcoin miners finally had a reason to celebrate as their revenue posted its strongest growth in four months, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the first time since January. However, the momentum has slowed dramatically as Bitcoin fell below $66,000 on Tuesday before staging only a modest recovery the following day.
Over the past seven days, prices of most major cryptocurrencies showed positive momentum despite the trend among market leaders — Bitcoin and Ethereum, which declined by 4% and 6% respectively. Bitcoin remains near $77.7k, while Ethereum trades around $2.1k. Against this backdrop, several altcoins from the top 100 by market capitalization posted double-digit gains, significantly outperforming the broader market.
NVIDIA released its financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, which ended on 26 April 2026. The company reported strong growth in key indicators amid high demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and data centres.
Donald Trump’s family reportedly earned around $1.55 billion from token sales linked to the World Liberty Financial project, increasing the family’s overall wealth by approximately $660 million. These conclusions were published by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index after accounting for previously undisclosed transactions.
Ripple ($XRP) continues expanding its operations with new strategic moves. This time, the company signed a major financial agreement and attracted additional investment. According to Bloomberg, Ripple Prime reportedly secured a $200 million credit facility from investment management firm Neuberger Berman to expand its margin trading operations.
Over the past seven days, the price of every cryptocurrency among the top 100 largest by market capitalization showed growth. Bitcoin and Ethereum rose by 6% and 4%, surpassing the $82,000 and $2,400 marks respectively, while some major altcoins increased by as much as 80% during the same period.
The price of the leading cryptocurrency faced resistance around the $80,000 level. According to Bloomberg, the rise is being constrained by market positioning on the Deribit exchange.
Over the past 30 days, Zcash has gained more than 30%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin still holds several advantages, including ongoing development of privacy-focused projects and internal restructuring that clarified its direction, while Bitcoin itself has seen relatively little change during the same period.
Today’s sharp rise in Bitcoin prices has once again drawn attention to the balances of institutional investors, with particular focus on the current profit/loss status of Michael Saylor and his company Strategy regarding their Bitcoin positions.
An unknown trader turned about $8.5 into nearly $10,000 thanks to an investment in the BELIEF token, according to analysts from the Lookonchain platform.
Some cryptocurrency mining companies are forced to sell their coins, but the market is absorbing this supply. Miners continue to reduce their Bitcoin holdings. According to analytics platform CryptoQuant, since 2022, miners have sold about 61,000 BTC ($4.5 billion at current prices).
An unusual event has drawn attention in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoins that were believed to be lost for about 10 years have reappeared, along with a large transfer from wallets linked to an Irish criminal.
A trader whose wallet starts with 0x78c6 earned $2.09 million in $USDC over two months after investing $101,539 in the $SIREN token. Net profit amounted to $1.98 million — nearly 20 times the initial investment, according to the analytics platform Lookonchain.
Although the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged yesterday evening as expected, hawkish statements from Fed Chair Jerome Powell triggered a sharp decline in Bitcoin ($BTC) and altcoins. Among the altcoins that outperformed $BTC and most other altcoins were Dexe ($DEXE), Quant ($QNT), River ($RIVER), Kaspa ($KAS), and JUST ($JST).
Independent analyst Shanaka Perera explained how much Iran is earning from Bitcoin mining, despite the cryptocurrency having declined 46% since October 6, 2025.
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