This Week in the Crypto Market: April 14-19, 2025

The cryptocurrency market tended to recover in the past week. The cryptocurrency market, which declined with the sentences of US President Donald Trump in the previous weeks, witnessed new money inflows this week. The evolution of the US to moderate policies and Trump’s positive comments have been the lifeblood of many altcoins, especially Bitcoin. Bitcoin settled in the $85,000 region. Crypto experts predicted that recovery rises will continue in the second quarter.

Especially Trump’s statements signaled new rises. Trump stated that negotiations with China will start and that Europe is open to trade deals. On the other hand, pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates increased.

Here is what happened this week…

Metaplanet Keeps Buying Bitcoin

Japan-based technology company Metaplanet continues to buy Bitcoin despite the uncertainties created by tariffs in global markets. Taking US-based technology company MicroStrategy as an example, Metaplanet announced that it purchased 319 BTC at an average price of $82,549. The company’s coffers received $26.3 million for these BTCs. With the latest purchase, Metaplanet’s Bitcoin holdings reached 4,525 BTC. The company seems confident that Bitcoin will rise further in the coming period.

World Liberty SEI Accumulates

World Liberty Financial, backed by the Trump family, bought SEI again at the beginning of the week. Why World Liberty Financial, which buys SEI at regular intervals, focuses on this project remains a mystery. World Liberty continues its buying trend, even though it has lost about $350 million in altcoin purchases. The DeFi project recently purchased 4.89 million SEI worth $775 thousand. Allegations that the team obtained insider information and manipulated SEI have occupied the agenda.

Bitcoin Clings to the $85,000 Level

Bitcoin, the leader of cryptocurrencies, re-entered the $ 80,000 region with the recovery rise it realized at the beginning of the week. As the Bitcoin price rose to $ 85,000, Bitcoin dominance rose above 64 percent. Bitcoin, which declined due to tariff wars and uncertainties about the future, held firmly to the $ 75,000 support. The leading cryptocurrency, which started to rise from this support point, spent the week around $ 85,000. Especially Trump’s positive rhetoric contributed to the strengthening of the Bitcoin price.

Solana Voices in Canada

There has been an important development on behalf of cryptocurrencies in Canada, where the US has applied commercial pressure. In Canada, the ETF of Solana, one of the five largest altcoins by market capitalization, was launched. The launch of the world’s first stake-backed spot Solana ETFs in Canada attracted attention. As it is known, US President Donald Trump stated that his country would be in the center of the crypto field. Toronto-Dominion Bank’s Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) approved four asset managers to list new products. “The OSC today approved ETF issuers Purpose, Evolve, CI and 3iQ to list the world’s first spot Solana ETFs in Canada,” a shared image read. The SOL price rose from $ 128 to $ 134, accompanied by positive developments in the market.

Will the US Continue to Reserve Bitcoin?

White House Digital Assets Director Bo Hines stated that the tariffs imposed by the US will benefit in the long run. Hines stated that tariffs are one of the budget-neutral purchasing methods being explored for the Bitcoin reserve. The White House crypto expert stated that revenue from tariffs could be used to buy Bitcoin without using taxpayer money. While the situation in question has been the subject of debate, the US revenue from tariffs has exceeded $ 30 billion.

Stunning Bitcoin Report from Coinbase

According to a report published by US-based crypto exchange Coinbase, the cryptocurrency market will be on the rise later in 2025. Coinbase’s global head of research, David Duong, said that the current state of the cryptocurrency market is a bear market and that the processes will soon reverse. Duong said that the crypto winter will continue for a while and that Bitcoin will continue to rise as of the third quarter. It was noteworthy that Coinbase also postponed its expectations for the crypto bull. In this period when individual investors suffered huge losses, the cautious behavior of institutions revealed the uncertainties in the market.

Base Involved in Cryptocurrency Manipulation

Base, the layer-2 blockchain powered by Coinbase, had one of the most interesting events of the week. The Base blockchain issued memecoins in support of Zora. Crypto traders were quick to capitalize on Base’s move, but suffered heavy losses. Coinbase launched the “Base is for everyone” memecoin, reflecting its “Contentcoin” vision. Memecoin lost over 50 percent of its value in a short time after its launch, but rose 300 percent from where it fell thanks to the efforts of the Base team. Crypto investors were disturbed by Base’s manipulations.

Galaxy Research Eyes Solana Inflation

Crypto organization Galaxy Research stated that Solana’s current inflation is hurting the long-term outlook of the SOL price, this inflation structure needs to be changed quickly. Galaxy presented a proposal called “Multiple Choice Stock-Weight Aggregation” to reduce SOL’s inflation rate. This proposal takes a market-based approach and aims to stabilize SOL circulating supply. With spot Solana ETFs being discussed in the US, preventing SOL inflation could be the harbinger of a big rally.

“Bitcoin is a Risky Asset”

Bitcoin critic and gold advocate Peter Schiff stated that the demand for Bitcoin is meaningless. Schiff stated that Bitcoin, which is reflected as digital gold, is a risky asset and has nothing to do with gold. Stating that investors should move away from Bitcoin, Schiff claimed that the declines will continue.

Trump Ignites Bull Market

US President Donald Trump made striking statements this week. Trump stated that they are very close to reaching an agreement with European countries on tariffs and that there will be very few rough edges in these agreements. Trump also reported that negotiations with China have started. Drawing attention with his statements that the trade wars that have been going on for weeks will end, Trump said that he could also dismiss Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump reminded that the Fed should put politics aside and cut interest rates urgently. Trump’s rhetoric has been a driving force for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.