Though Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest rally broke the recent ceiling close to $71,000, it did little to diminish the losses incurred since the start of 2026. The move, however, appears to have led Claude’s artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate that the world’s premier cryptocurrency will continue creeping higher by April 30. Specifically, after starting the year at approximately $88,000 and rising toward $97,000 in January, Bitcoin faced a significant crash as February approached, which has left it seemingly trapped below $71,000 and 17.59% in the red year-to-date (YTD)