Bitcoin logs best monthly performance in 12 months during April

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%.

It marked Bitcoin’s best-performing month since April 2025, when it returned 14.08%. However, it still came in slightly below its historical April average of 12.98%, according to CoinGlass.

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