Well now, the markets of these United States opened this Monday with Bitcoin struttin’ at about $70,925.76, down roughly 0.78% in the past day, while traders gnawed on President Trump’s order to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after those peace talks with Iran went kerplunk this weekend.
That Iran skirmish on the horizon makes a veritable powder keg for a week that was already crowded like a mule with saddle bags of catalysts for the crypto coin trade.
April 13: The Senate Comes Out of Easter and the Clock Starts Ticking
The US Senate has crawled back from its Easter recess today. CLARITY Act talks pick up at once, with the Senate Banking Committee aiming for a markup in the last two weeks of April. Senator Bernie Moreno has said plainly that if the bill doesn’t crook its way to the Senate floor by May, the midterm politics will shelve crypto legislation for the rest of 2026.
The ABA’s formal pushback on stablecoin yield lands smack into those reopened negotiations.
April 14: PPI Data and BlackRock Earnings
Tuesday brings a double-header to the market saloon. The Producer Price Index rides in at 8:30am ET- wholesale inflation- and the first read on whether Hormuz’s energy shocks are snaking into the broader supply chain.
A hotter print would stiffen the Fed’s higher-for-longer stance and swat the markets awake.
That same morning, BlackRock unveils its Q1 2026 earnings. With about $14 trillion under management and a stout stake in Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, any whispers about institutional crypto flows or tokenisation plans tend to move sentiment quicker than a gossip in a shuck of corn.
April 15: Tax Deadline
The tax filing deadline adds a fresh squall of selling pressure.
Crypto holders managing capital gains from 2025’s peak have till midnight to file, and some will liquidate to cover their bills before the ink dries.
The same day, the Federal Reserve releases its Beige Book at 2pm ET-a ledger of economic conditions across all twelve Fed districts. With the Iran-war energy shock still rummaging through the economy, this will be the plainest read yet on how inflation’s pangs travel beyond oil and gasoline into the bustle of business.
April 16: Jobless Claims and SEC Roundtable
Initial Jobless Claims drop at 8:30am ET. The same day, the SEC hosts a public roundtable on options market structure-the same officials steering the commission’s crypto regulatory crusade, so any signals from the session may be worth more than a choir of church bells.
All Week: Fed Officials’ Speeches
Several Federal Reserve officials dispense speeches this week, with the last public signals before the pre-meeting blackout around April 19. The most closely watched appearance is Governor Christopher Waller’s “Economic Outlook” address on Friday, April 17.
CME FedWatch now shows over 98% odds of no rate cut at either the April 29 or June 17 meetings. Any deviation from that hawkish tone jolts crypto instantly.
The Strait of Hormuz blockade, effective from Monday morning, hangs over the whole affair like a wet sock on a sunbeam.
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2026-04-13 18:21