Bitcoin logs best monthly performance in 12 months during April

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Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data.

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0.07% TRX $0.3326 1.55% BCH $444.03 1.38% DOGE $0.1078 0.31% XLM $0.1587 0.33% crypto" class="cross-link" data-cross="1">ETH $2,304 0.16% BNB $616.99 0.26% SOL $83.73 0.04% HYPE $40.96 1.02% XMR $387.43 0.57% XRP $1.38 0.06% ADA $0.2481 0.40% BTC $78,237 0.05% Written by Ciaran Lyons ⁠, Staff Writer. Reviewed by Felix Ng ⁠, Staff Editor. Written by Ciaran Lyons ⁠, Staff Writer. Reviewed by Felix Ng ⁠, Staff Editor. Bitcoin logs best monthly performance in 12 months during April Latest News Published May 3, 2026 Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data.

Bitcoin has posted its best-performing month in a year, prompting analysts to forecast what could lie ahead for May, which has historically delivered returns of about 8%.

“Long way to go back to ATHs, but good to see some green,” Coin Bureau founder Nic Puckrin said in an X post on Friday, referring to Bitcoin’s (BTC) performance during the month of April, which saw a monthly return of 11.87%.

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