According to market data, the ETH/BTC exchange rate continued to decline to 0.04776, with a 24-hour decrease of 0.23%.

Bitcoin transaction fees reached 20 BTC per block due to the impact of the Rune Mint, and miner profits were twice as high as before the halving.

According to data from mempool.space, Bitcoin network transaction fees have skyrocketed. Currently, the fee without priority is 20 Sat/byte, low priority fee is 1314 Sat/byte, medium priority fee is 1659 Sat/byte, and high priority fee is 2000 Sat/byte.

According to data, on April 20, 2024, at 8:09, BTC successfully completed its fourth halving at block height 840,000. The mining reward for the Bitcoin network was reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. The last halving occurred on May 11, 2020.

Digital currency mining platform ANTPOOL announced an upgrade to its BTC transaction acceleration service, which aims to prioritize users' transactions on the blockchain. ANTPOOL stated that after the BTC halving, the network experienced historic congestion, and their transaction acceleration service is committed to providing users with a fast channel for transactions, ensuring that users' transactions are confirmed with priority.

Data shows that after approximately 9 blocks following the halving of Bitcoin, Runes miners have already paid a fee of 78.6 BTC (approximately $4.95 million).

Data shows that after the fourth halving at block height 840,000, the mining rewards (block rewards + transaction fee rewards) for the next 10 blocks were 7.61 BTC, 10.11 BTC, 19.19 BTC, 27.13 BTC, 32.94 BTC, 26.28 BTC, 20.80 BTC, 15.3 BTC, 12.59 BTC, and 20.74 BTC, with an average of 19.26 BTC, significantly higher than the approximately 7 BTC rewards before the halving.

A mid-term approach to price modelling Bitcoin is something entirely new, something never before observed. Because of this, many of the trusted tools in our financial toolkits might simply not do a very good job of modelling its performance, and it’s causing apprehension among analysts who are used to deploying certain modelling tools to make sense of asset pricing.

The market shows BTC has fallen below $62,000, now reported at $61,950, with a daily decline of 6.75%. The market is volatile, please be prepared for risk control.

According to Coinglass data, the nominal value of open BTC option positions on the entire network is $21.03 billion, and the nominal value of open ETH option positions is $9.35 billion.

Matrixport expressed that some people believe the market may be on the verge of a rise in altcoins. Despite the significant increase in some meme coins and altcoins, based on the market share of Bitcoin, this bull market may still be in its early stages, indicating relatively limited growth in other cryptocurrencies and an increasing market share for Bitcoin.

A person who mined Bitcoin early on moved 50 BTC, worth over $3 million, after 14 years of not touching them. The transfer included sending some of the Bitcoin to the Coinbase exchange. This is one of the few instances of Bitcoin from the "Satoshi era" being moved, with other significant transfers happening in 2023. The miner received the Bitcoin as a reward in April 2010, during the period when Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was active on online forums.

Bitcoin scores an accidental multi-year high as BTC price volatility sends altcoins shooting lower.

Lookonchain monitoring shows that after the market decline, the whale address starting with 1L7gnfB once again withdrew 598 BTC (approximately $37.78 million) from Binance. Since the BTC price began to decline from its peak on March 14th, the whale has withdrawn a total of 10,158 BTC (approximately $680.83 million) from Binance, with an average price of $67,026.

According to Coinglass data, the current balance of Bitcoin wallet on Binance is 542,309.97 coins, ranking first in CEX; 133.76 coins flowed out in the past 24 hours, 8542.66 coins flowed in the past 7 days, and 2094.72 coins flowed out in the past 30 days.

Coinglass data shows that the nominal value of open positions for BTC options on the entire network is 20.61 billion US dollars, and the nominal value of open positions for ETH options is 8.61 billion US dollars.

10x Research has released an analysis article pointing out that as Bitcoin mining companies prepare to sell most of their Bitcoin inventory, the cryptocurrency market may face significant challenges during the six-month summer calm period. These inventories were carefully built over the past few months and may disrupt market dynamics. The analysis points out that after the halving, Bitcoin miners may liquidate BTC worth $5 billion, and the suspense of this sell-off may last for four to six months, which explains why Bitcoin may consolidate in the coming months.

Since 2024, the Bitcoin ecosystem has witnessed a large influx of capital into startups. According to Crypto-fundraise.info data, in the past few months, a total of 43 projects centered around Bitcoin have raised a total of $127.19 million in financing.

US Senator Marsha Blackburn answered some questions about Bitcoin at a Bitcoin policy summit on Tuesday. The senator was asked what attracted her to Bitcoin, given her background in advocating for consumer rights and privacy. Marsha Blackburn replied, "Bitcoin has many attractive features for me. Firstly, when you talk about freedom and privacy, Bitcoin allows individuals to enjoy these. In addition, Bitcoin's decentralized nature, without government intervention, is also important for people." Currently, one of the hot issues on Capitol Hill is raising credit card fees. People are beginning to pay attention to how expensive it is to use credit cards. Therefore, this provides them with another option, which relieves them of the burden of paying heavy card fees. The senator pointed out that she has "been committed to consumer rights and consumer protection issues for many years," and emphasized that Bitcoin "is a very good and reliable choice." As we move forward, people are becoming more and more familiar with Bitcoin, and more and more accustomed to using it. There will be more transactions accepting Bitcoin as a payment method in daily life. Bitcoin is a reliable choice for protecting consumer rights and consumers.

According to market data, Bitcoin has risen above $69,000, currently trading at $69,003.52, with intraday losses narrowing to 3.12%. The market is volatile, so please be prepared for risk control.