Bitcoin Closes April Up 12% as Strategys MSTR Posts First Positive Month Since July
In briefBitcoins April gains hovered just under 12%, marking its second positive monthly close since September 2025.Michael Saylors Strategy made four BTC purchases in April totaling $4.13 billion, with MSTR stock closing the month up 33%.CryptoQuant warns that “price gains are speculative rather than structural” as the demand metric remains negative, highlighting a divergence. Bitcoin ended April with double-digit gains despite an uncertain geopolitical outlook and conflicting signals on investor demand. The leading crypto rallied just under 12% last month, marking only its second positive monthly close since September 2025. Bitcoin‘s gains came amid tumultuous geopolitical conditions, including the extended conflict between Israel, the U.S., and Iran, as well as the UAE’s exit from OPEC, ending its 59-year membership. Oil surged to $120 per barrel, with U.S. WTI crude hitting $110, as the Middle East war exacerbated geopolitical tensions. President Trump received a high-level briefing Thursday from Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine on new military options against Iran, according to the Independent. Plans under discussion include a “short and powerful” wave of strikes on Iranian infrastructure, a possible operation to take control of parts of the Strait of Hormuz, and even a special forces