U.S. retail sales data weak, market expects Fed rate cuts to heat up

Why is Bitcoin rising today? Trump plans to declare the end of the war, and the short covering potential is being strengthened.

U.S. President Trump plans to announce that Iran’s military targets have been achieved, the war is nearing its end, and the U.S. and Iran are in talks to negotiate a ceasefire. This situation is boosting market sentiment and pushing Bitcoin higher. K33 Research shows that Bitcoin ETF shorts have reached a historical high, and the market structure indicates signs that a bottom may be forming, suggesting a possible near-term uptrend.

Markets Down 25%, Sentiment Up 80%: 5 Macro Catalysts—From Trade Easing to Fed Printing that Could Ignite the Next Explosive Surge.

Market sentiment is rising despite a 25% decline, signaling early accumulation behavior. Macro factors like easing policy and weaker dollar support altcoin recovery potential. Infrastructure and narrative-driven tokens may lead the next market phase. The crypto market has plunged into a

The traditional credit market has flipped—does AI or blockchain control the choke points of the new world

The global credit market is shifting from traditional vertically integrated models to a horizontally modular architecture, with artificial intelligence and blockchain becoming key technologies. Artificial intelligence can improve underwriting efficiency and reduce risk, while blockchain redefines the settlement process, significantly lowering costs. In the future, platforms with competitive advantages will leverage these technologies, and traditional institutions that lack technical support will face profit challenges.

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee: High oil prices have limited impact on the U.S. economy, and most investors overlook opportunities amid the crisis

Gate News reports that on April 1, Tom Lee, chairman of the Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, stated on the X platform that, from the perspective of the major regional economic structure in the United States, high oil prices are not an absolute negative for the overall economy. Texas benefits from the energy industry, New York relies on public transportation to reduce sensitivity to oil price fluctuations, and Florida has relatively short commuting distances; these regions can, to some extent, buffer the impact of rising oil prices. Additionally, Tom Lee emphasized that the “crisis” itself contains both “danger and opportunity,” but most investors tend to focus only on risks and overlook potential opportunities.

U.S. EIA crude oil inventories for the week of March 27 came in at 5.451 million barrels, far exceeding expectations

Gate News reports that on April 1, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced crude oil inventories for the week ending March 27 at 5.451 million barrels, well above market expectations of 814,000 barrels, with the previous value at 6.926 million barrels.

St. Louis Fed President Musalem: The Iran war energy shock will raise overall inflation

Gate News reports that on April 1, the President of the St. Louis Fed, Mousalem, stated on Wednesday at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington that energy shocks related to the war with Iran will definitely impact overall inflation and may exert pressure on core prices. Mousalem said, "I expect increases in commodity prices to feed into overall inflation on a one-for-one basis, and there will be a period of high overall inflation." He added, "Core inflation will also be affected to some extent by pass-through; I will closely monitor the degree of pass-through and the correlation between the two."