Crypto Week Ahead: Will Bitcoin Break $90K? Here’s What Experts Predict
Bitcoin surged to $87.2K over the weekend, with growing institutional interest and long-term holder confidence driving momentum. Experts expect a breakout past $90K, with 2025 targets topping $120K. TRUMP memecoin jumped 9% despite a $320M token unlock, while XRP rose 1.16%. Most altcoins stayed flat, though STX, TAO, and FARTCOIN saw modest gains. Slovenia proposed a 25% crypto tax starting 2026, and Fed Chair Powell's comments on easing banking rules hint at a more welcoming environment for Web3 innovation and broader crypto adoption.
Before we proceed further, readers should note that the overall crypto market and coin prices are extremely volatile. There are no foolproof methods to ascertain how cryptocurrencies are expected to behave in the future.
This article is aimed at helping investors stay on top of the current market scenarios and the biggest events that have already taken place as well as some upcoming occurrences that are worth noting. Investors are advised to do their research before taking any calls.
Crypto Prices Over The Past Week
Last Monday (April 14), the overall crypto market cap stood at $2.69 trillion. BTC price stood at around $85,000. ETH price stood at around $1,600.
A week later, the overall market cap rose to $2.74 trillion.
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DeFi's total volume stands at $5.34 billion, at 8.27 percent of the total market 24-hour volume. In the case of stablecoins, the overall volume stands at $59.13 billion, at 91.53 percent of the total 24-hour market volume. As per CoinMarketCap, the overall market fear and greed index stood at ‘Fear’ with 34 points (out of 100).
BTC dominance, at the time of writing, stood at 63.14 percent.
Over the past seven days, Bitcoin achieved a high of $87,424.71 (on April 21) and a low of $83,904.25 (April 16).
Ethereum, on the other hand, saw a high of $1,682.391 (April 14) and a low of $1,557.21 (April 17).
Crypto Events To Note
Bitcoin rallied over the weekend, hitting $87.2K after a 2.42% jump, with analysts pointing to strong investor confidence and steady institutional accumulation. Pi42’s Avinash Shekhar noted long-term holders remain resilient despite short-term volatility. Unocoin’s Sathvik Vishwanath said Bitcoin is showing signs of consolidation before a possible breakout beyond $90K, with 2025 targets as high as $120K.
Meanwhile, memecoins made waves, with TRUMP jumping 9% despite a major token unlock. XRP rose 1.16% to $2.1, while altcoins largely stayed flat. CoinDCX highlighted Bitcoin’s breakout above $87K as a key moment, though most altcoins failed to follow suit, aside from minor gains in STX, TAO, and FARTCOIN.
On the regulatory front, Slovenia proposed a 25% capital gains tax on crypto profits, effective 2026. As Fed Chair Jerome Powell hints at easing crypto banking rules, the global environment is becoming increasingly supportive of innovation and adoption in the Web3 space.
What Crypto Traders Are Saying About Current Market Scenario
Alankar Saxena, CTO and co-founder, Mudrex, told ABP Live, “Bitcoin is gaining strong upward momentum, trading at $87,300 as investor confidence picks up once again. The weekly net positive spot Bitcoin ETF inflows boosted to the market sentiment indicating a potential trend reversal. Meanwhile, Bitcoin whales have accumulated 53,600 BTC in the past month, now controlling 67.77% of Bitcoin in circulation helping build momentum for the next leg of rally. Additionally, macroeconomic factors like the dollar index falling to a three-year low and increasing recession fears are prompting investors to turn to Bitcoin as a safe-haven asset. A close above the monthly high of $88,700 could trigger a decisive move towards $92,000 with strong support at $84,000.”
Srinivas L, CEO, 9Point Capital, said, “Last week, Bitcoin traded largely rangebound, consolidating after a period of high volatility. Notably, it has broken out of a downward channel that had persisted since the week Donald Trump officially assumed office. This technical breakout, coupled with improving macro sentiment, points to growing resilience in BTC. We expect a sideways to bullish tone in the coming week, with dips likely to be bought into.”
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