Bitcoin Price Dips to $75,557 as Fear Index Hits 29

Bitcoin's price fell to $75,557 USD on April 20, 2026, down 0.3% in 24 hours. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index hit 29, signaling fear among traders.

Ethereum traded at $2,310.50 USD, down 0.8%. XRP held at $1.43 USD, off 0.1%. BNB rose 0.4% to $628.72 USD. USDT stayed at $1.00 USD.

CoinGecko provides real-time prices. Trading volume remains robust.

• Asset: BTC · Price (USD): 75,557 · 24h Change: -0.3%
• Asset: ETH · Price (USD): 2,310.50 · 24h Change: -0.8%
• Asset: USDT · Price (USD): 1.00 · 24h Change: 0.0%
• Asset: XRP · Price (USD): 1.43 · 24h Change: -0.1%
• Asset: BNB · Price (USD): 628.72 · 24h Change: +0.4%

Fear & Greed Index at 29 Reflects Post-Halving Caution

Alternative.me calculates the Fear & Greed Index from volatility, momentum, social sentiment, and surveys. A 29 score indicates fear. Traders brace for corrections after the April 2024 halving.

Bitcoin's halving cuts miner rewards to 3.125 BTC per block from 6.25 BTC every 210,000 blocks. This enforces scarcity.

"Long-term holders remain resilient amid fear," Glassnode co-founder Rafael Schultze-Kraft said in an April 18, 2026, report. Glassnode's exchange reserves metric shows reserves down 5% since March 2026, easing sell pressure.

Europe's MiCA rules, live since January 2026, standardize crypto custody. Coinbase custodies assets for institutions like pension funds.

Historical data shows fear phases often precede rebounds. The index bottomed at 24 before the 2021 bull run, per Alternative.me archives.

JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou noted, "Post-halving fear masks accumulating conviction."

Institutional ETF Inflows Prop Up Bitcoin Price

BlackRock's IBIT ETF holds $25 billion in assets under management, per its April 15, 2026, SEC filing. Fidelity's FBTC follows with $18 billion.

These spot ETFs offer Bitcoin exposure without self-custody. Inflows since January 2024 approval total $52 billion, outpacing gold ETFs, JPMorgan reports.

"Bitcoin acts as digital gold in portfolios," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said on the Q1 2026 earnings call. Pension funds and endowments diversify aggressively.

Glassnode tracks ETF-linked addresses growing 15% monthly. Reduced liquid supply bolsters price floors.

Bitcoin handles 400,000 daily transactions. Nodes secure the network.

Federal Reserve rate pauses since March 2026 lift risk assets, including crypto. Bitcoin correlates 0.65 with Nasdaq, per CoinMetrics.

Post-Halving Supply Shock Drives Long-Term Bitcoin Strength

Halvings drop annual inflation below 1%, mirroring gold. Past events fueled rallies: 2012 saw price surge from $12 to $1,000; 2016 from $650 to $20,000; 2020 from $8,700 to $69,000.

CoinDesk explains miner ASIC upgrades sustain hash rates. MicroStrategy owns 252,220 BTC as treasury reserve, per its Q1 filing.

"Halvings create structural scarcity," CoinDesk markets editor Omkar Godbole wrote on April 19, 2026.

Nation-states eye BTC reserves. MiCA aids platforms like Revolut and Binance.

Ethereum wraps BTC in DeFi for lending. Solana challenges payments, but Bitcoin leads store-of-value.

Traders eye $70,000 support. On-chain activity climbs with DeFi oracles. Taproot boosts privacy; Lightning scales to millions of micropayments per second.

Institutions flee Grayscale trusts for ETFs. Bitcoin weathers macro storms. Glassnode data highlights holder conviction at fear levels, pointing to rebound potential.