BTC
$94,743.80
+
0.51%
ETH
$1,809.58
–
0.06%
USDT
$1.0005
+
0.02%
XRP
$2.3263
+
6.82%
BNB
$606.52
+
1.05%
SOL
$151.49
+
2.04%
USDC
$1.0001
+
0.01%
DOGE
$0.1811
–
0.47%
ADA
$0.7228
+
3.20%
TRX
$0.2468
–
0.97%
SUI
$3.6884
+
1.85%
LINK
$15.01
+
2.63%
AVAX
$22.26
–
0.69%
XLM
$0.2895
+
1.07%
TON
$3.3148
+
0.96%
LEO
$9.0128
–
0.01%
HBAR
$0.1964
+
3.37%
SHIB
$0.0₄1391
+
0.19%
BCH
$352.12
–
0.17%
LTC
$87.36
+
1.13%
By Shaurya Malwa, Sam Reynolds|Edited by Sam Reynolds
Updated Apr 28, 2025, 7:23 a.m. Published Apr 28, 2025, 6:35 a.m.
- Bitcoin traded above $93,000, down 1%, while the CoinDesk 20 remained flat during Asia morning hours.
- Monero surged over 40% in 24 hours, with trading volumes increasing significantly, despite no clear catalyst.
- The crypto market sentiment remains cautiously bullish amid macroeconomic challenges and regulatory changes.
Crypto markets traded flat during the Asia morning hours, with bitcoin (BTC) trading above $94,000 and the CoinDesk 20, a measure of the performance of the largest cryptocurrencies, little changed.
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XRP led majors gains with a 4% move higher from the past day, driven by a ProShares ETF approval that will see three futures-tracked products go live on April 30. Cardano’s ADA, BNB Chain’s BNB and ether (ETH) showed moves between 1% and 3%.
One exception to the relatively dormant market has been privacy coin Monero (XMR), up more than 40% in the past 24 hours. It traded over $320 in Asian morning hours Monday, a level last seen in May 2021.
Trading volumes zoomed from an average of $50 million on a 7-day rolling basis to over $220 million in the past 24 hours.
“There appears to be no clear catalyst behind $XMR’s recent rally,” Min Junng, a research analyst at Presto told CoinDesk in a Telegram message, Network activity remains consistent with typical levels, suggesting the move may be more speculative in nature.”
The privacy-centric token is based on the CryptoNote protocol, which ensures that all its transactions are unlinkable and untraceable.
Sentiment among traders carries over from last week with a near-term bullish view intact but with a cautious attitude as macroeconomic headwinds remain.
“Bitcoin has maintained a relatively stable range above $92k as Trump’s administration soften tariff policies of the crypto industry,” Jupiter Zheng, Partner, Liquid Fund and Research, HashKey Capital, told CoinDesk in a Telegram message. “This crypto-friendly attitude can boost Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to develop their own market direction, less correlated with US equities, and enable more growth and innovation in the industry.”
Broader equity markets showed mixed movements on Monday. A regional gauge advanced 0.6% while futures for the S&P 500 declined 0.6%, indicating a four-day US equities rally may snap. Gold pared last week’s gains after a record-breaking rally. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was also flat as were other major indexes around Asia.
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.
Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.
He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and SUN.
Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Asia. Sam was part of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb award in the breaking news category for coverage of FTX’s collapse. Prior to CoinDesk, he was a reporter with Blockworks and a semiconductor analyst with IDC.
