Arthur Hayes said on a podcast that, because the Federal Reserve has not expanded liquidity, he will not put more money into Bitcoin. He expects his medium- to long-term target price to be between $250,000 and $750,000. He warned that if the Iran–U.S. conflict continues, Bitcoin could fall below $60,000 in the short term. Meanwhile, Charles Schwab will launch spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Research shows that after major shocks, Bitcoin has performed better than gold and the S&P 500, and its current price has rebounded to $67,300.

Peter Schiff said that Bitcoin has risen only 12% over the past five years and has underperformed the Nasdaq, the S&P 500, gold, and silver; Michael Saylor then responded that Bitcoin has been the best mainstream asset since August 2020, emphasizing the importance of the time frame.

The UK government is working to help AI company Anthropic expand its operations in the UK, including an expansion in London and a dual listing, with plans to raise it during the company CEO's visit. The move comes amid the backdrop that Anthropic has been placed on a U.S. government blacklist due to national security risks, and it is currently challenging that decision.

Gate News message, April 5, according to data, within the two months after major global shock events, Bitcoin generally performed better than gold and the S&P 500 index (a U.S. stock market benchmark index). In specific data, after the Trump administration announced large-scale tariff measures in April 2025, Bitcoin rose 24% in the following 60 days, gold rose 8%, and the S&P 500 rose 4%. In early March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Bitcoin also rose 21%, outperforming gold and the S&P 500 index.

Gate News message, Tom Lee's Bitmine purchased an additional 40,000 ETH valued at $82.07 million from centralized exchanges today. The transaction marks another significant ETH accumulation by the firm.

VanEck Research head Matthew Sigel said that demand for hedging in the Bitcoin derivatives market has reached the 99th percentile in history, suggesting that it may be suitable to establish long positions. At the same time, he warned that high capital expenditures in the artificial intelligence sector could put pressure on the market, especially in the S&P 500.

Gate News message, April 4, Delphi Digital posted on the X platform that this week’s altcoin market performance is still uneven, and the crypto market is moving sideways. The top five tokens by gain are: VVV up 21.87%, Render up 18.06%, Iota up 15%, MON up 13.33%, and JUP up 13.2%.

Gate News update. On April 4, after the U.S. stock market closed, the Dow fell 0.13%, the S&P 500 rose 0.11%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.18%. The crypto sector was mixed: SBET fell 4.18%, MSTR fell 2.4%, TRON rose by more than 11.37%, and MARA rose by more than 8.33%.

Gate News update: On April 3, according to CME's “FedWatch” data, ahead of the nonfarm payrolls release, the probability that the Federal Reserve will raise rates by 25 basis points in April is 0.5%, while the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 99.5%. The probability that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by a cumulative 25 basis points by June is 7.8%, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 91.7%, and the probability of raising rates by a cumulative 25 basis points is 0.5%.