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A small number of oil tankers and cargo ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to multiple media reports. Reuters reported on April 5 that a tanker carrying Iraqi crude passed through the strait and is scheduled to unload at a Malaysian port in mid-April. Citing an anonymous source, the report added that Iran has allowed several ships linked to Malaysia to pass. This follows an earlier report from Al Jazeera that Iran would permit Iraq to use the strait without restrictions. Separately, the BBC reported on April 4 that a large container ship belonging to France's CMA CGM had also transited the waterway. Shipping analytics firm Kpler noted this was the first vessel from a major Western European shipping company to do so since the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran began. Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) also announced that one of its LNG carriers had previously passed through the strait.

Analytics firm Santiment reported that the ratio of Bitcoin transactions in profit to those in loss reached 2.95:1 last weekend. The figure is calculated by comparing a coin's price at the time it is moved to its price at acquisition. Historically, a ratio approaching 3.0 has been interpreted as a signal of a short-term price top.

South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has reported to the National Assembly that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is expected to enter a de-escalation phase by the end of April, depending on the extent of U.S. airstrikes. The assessment was disclosed on April 6 during a briefing by lawmakers Park Sun-won of the Democratic Party and Lee Sung-kwon of the People Power Party, who serve as secretaries for the Intelligence Committee, Kookje Shinmun reported. According to the NIS, the U.S. is struggling to convert its tactical military victories into a political surrender from Iran. Meanwhile, Iran is leveraging its control over energy supply chains but faces a strategic dilemma due to unsuccessful negotiations via Pakistan and is deliberating on how to respond to U.S. demands to abandon its nuclear program. The NIS concluded that the outcome of intensive U.S. airstrikes over the next three to four days will determine whether the conflict moves into a lull by the end of the month.

A Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist has once again warned that Bitcoin could plummet to $10,000 if it fails to hold the $75,000 level, CoinDesk reported. Mike McGlone argued that BTC's price was around $10,000 before the massive quantitative easing of 2020-2021, a level he described as having the most concentrated trading volume since CME futures trading began in 2017. With the period of abundant liquidity now over, McGlone suggested BTC could return to this equilibrium price. He further contended that the explosive growth of the crypto market could be a hindrance to BTC. Unlike in the past when Bitcoin dominated the market, McGlone explained that millions of tokens now cause capital outflows. He also predicted that Tether's assets under management (AUM) will surpass those of ETH and BTC this year.

Bitchat, a decentralized P2P messaging app developed by Block CEO Jack Dorsey, has been removed from the Apple App Store in China for violating internet service regulations. According to Cointelegraph, the app operates solely on Bluetooth and mesh networks without an internet connection and has been used by protestors in various countries, including Iran, to bypass government internet shutdowns. Chinese authorities stated that the app violated regulations that prohibit the launch of services capable of mobilizing public opinion without prior review.

This chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair, with the top section showing a Volume Heatmap and the bottom displaying the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The Volume Heatmap tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price remains in a certain range for an extended period or moves significantly. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator shows buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line indicates large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - PCI: +42.16%, now $0.0616, Volume $6.86M - HIFI: +26.06%, now $0.0113, Volume $279.83K - ABT: +21.35%, now $0.4178, Volume $2.11M - ORDER: +20.77%, now $0.0584, Volume $26.66M - APR: +16.22%, now $0.2315, Volume $10.36M Top 5 Losers (24h) - ARIAIP: -45.10%, now $0.004, Volume $1.17M - EVER: -25.60%, now $0.0045, Volume $20.24K - FOXY: -9.73%, now $0.000096, Volume $2.69K - UOS: -8.72%, now $0.0074, Volume $13.88M - PUFFER: -8.38%, now $0.0279, Volume $9.27M

Toss is planning to build its own mainnet and issue a native digital asset, BlockMedia reported. The company is discussing a plan to issue its own native token on a Layer 1 blockchain network for use in payments and financial services. It is also considering a structure that would add a Layer 2 solution on top of the mainnet to ensure scalability and liquidity. In parallel, Toss is developing a Web3 wallet. The goal is to embed this wallet function directly into the existing Toss app, allowing users to store digital assets and make payments without installing a separate application.

An address associated with the StakeStone team deposited 16 million STO, valued at $2.87 million, to Bitget eight hours ago, according to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa. The tokens were transferred from the STO token distribution address.

Arc, Circle's (CRCL) Layer 1 chain optimized for stablecoins, has announced a quantum resistance roadmap, Wu Blockchain reported. The plan involves applying quantum resistance across its entire infrastructure, including wallets and validators, and adding a post-quantum signature feature to the mainnet as an opt-in model for users. Circle noted that the advancement of quantum computing could threaten existing public key-based cryptocurrency security systems by 2030 or earlier. The company also warned against "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" attacks, in which encrypted data is collected now to be decrypted in the future using quantum computers.

On-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa reported that Ethereum OG thomasg_eth deposited 6,708 ETH ($26.49 million) to Coinbase over the past five hours. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to sell. The same address previously purchased $19.5 million worth of ETH on March 21.

24-hour crypto futures liquidations The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $112.28 million liquidated (92.67% shorts) - ETH: $88.16 million liquidated (63.51% shorts) - SOL: $9.41 million liquidated (59.78% shorts)

Social Dominance Top 5 - Bitcoin: 30.5% (-1.4%) - Ethereum: 11.1% (+0.7%) - XRP: 2.65% (-0.75%) - Bernie Sanders: 0.55% (-0.25%) - Litecoin: 0.55% (+0.1%) AI Search Volume Top 5 - Ethereum (11%) - Solana (10%) - EdgeX (4%) - Surf (3%), up two spots - Polygon (3%), up five spots

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex announced it has established a $100 million user protection fund, creating a dual asset protection system in combination with its existing proof-of-reserves framework. Founded in the U.S. in 2014 as a hub for altcoin trading, Poloniex withdrew from the American market after its acquisition by Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun in 2019. The exchange has been aggressively listing memecoins since 2025.

The Iranian parliament reviewed several bills on April 5 concerning its jurisdiction over the Strait of Hormuz, discussing legal, environmental, security, and economic issues, according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency. The parliament agreed to form a dedicated committee to draft a comprehensive plan and legal documents for exercising this jurisdiction. The move follows a plan passed by the parliament's National Security Committee on March 30. That plan outlines a control role for the Iranian military and would ban passage for ships from the U.S., Israel, and any country that imposes unilateral sanctions on Iran. It also includes provisions for navigational safety, environmental protection, financial management, customs systems, and legal cooperation with Oman, which lies across the strait.

Bluefin (BLUE), a decentralized derivatives exchange based on Sui (SUI), announced the launch of a new portfolio feature. The tool allows users to view their net assets, positions, and profit and loss at a glance across all products, including perpetual futures, spot, lending, pools, and vaults.

The United States and Iran are in discussions with regional mediators over a temporary 45-day ceasefire that could lead to an end to the war, Axios reported, citing four U.S., Israeli, and regional sources. The sources said a partial agreement within 48 hours is unlikely but added that this last-minute effort is the only chance to prevent a major escalation of the conflict. A 10-day deadline President Trump had imposed on Iran was scheduled to expire on the night of April 6. However, Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, on April 5 that he was extending it by 20 hours. The new deadline is 12:00 a.m. UTC on April 8. Trump told Axios that the U.S. is in deep negotiations with Iran and that an agreement could be reached before the new deadline.

A U.S. Republican candidate has warned that the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY) could be effectively dead if not passed before the summer. John E. Deaton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, told DL News that the upcoming midterm elections will likely consume the U.S. political agenda, leaving little bandwidth to discuss crypto regulation. He pointed out that if the election results are highly unfavorable for the Republican Party, the Democratic Party could gain control of not only the House but also the Senate. In that scenario, Senator Elizabeth Warren, known for her anti-crypto stance, would be the most likely candidate to chair the Senate Banking Committee, making the bill's passage nearly impossible, Deaton said.

Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend Cardano (ADA) deposits and withdrawals at 5:00 a.m. UTC on April 8 due to a change in deposit addresses.

Zetachain (ZETA), a Layer 1 blockchain project focused on AI interoperability, announced today that it has integrated Alibaba's latest AI model, Qwen 3.6-Plus, into its proprietary AI layer, Anuma. Qwen 3.6-Plus is China's largest AI model and ranks first globally in token count, according to OpenRouter. Zetachain explained that on Anuma, users can utilize the Qwen 3.6-Plus model alongside other advanced AI models like GPT-5.4 while maintaining conversational context. The model, which was released about four days ago, supports a context of up to one million tokens on Anuma and boasts an output speed approximately three times faster than other models. This integration is part of Zetachain's ongoing effort to build AI interoperability by continuously adding major global AI models to its Anuma layer. The project previously onboarded Minimax, another of China's largest AI models, in March and integrated Google's latest AI model, Gemma4, last week.

Falling Japanese government bond prices indicate the market is pricing in a potential interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a research note, Tomohisa Fujiki of Citi Research explained that expectations for a rate hike have become more strongly reflected in market prices over the past two weeks. Fujiki added that the market is now forecasting up to a 70% probability of a rate hike at the April meeting and is also pricing in the possibility of two or more hikes by the end of the year. Currently, the 10-year Japanese government bond yield is up 2 bp to 2.400%, its highest intraday level since February 1999.

Solana (SOL) is testing quantum-resistant cryptography but is facing a significant network slowdown, CoinDesk reported. The Solana Foundation, in partnership with quantum resistance specialist Project Eleven, has been testing quantum-resistant signatures. However, the tests revealed that while security is enhanced, transaction processing speeds are reduced by approximately 90%. Unlike the Bitcoin or Ethereum networks, Solana's architecture directly exposes public keys, a design that could leave the entire network vulnerable should quantum computing threats materialize. Given this performance issue, Solana is now exploring alternatives to protect individual wallets rather than implementing a full network-wide update.

An analysis suggests that the overwhelming dominance of ETH futures volume compared to its spot market counterpart is not a positive sign, indicating that the market is heavily influenced by speculative demand. On-chain analyst Darkfost noted that ETH futures trading volume is seven times greater than spot volume. According to the analyst, while many investors are maintaining a cautious stance amid geopolitical uncertainty, this does not seem to apply to traders who favor high-risk speculation. Ethereum futures open interest (OI) currently stands at 6.4 million ETH, not far from the all-time high of 7.8 million ETH recorded last July. Darkfost explained that widespread leverage is unlikely to provide a structural foundation to support prices and could amplify volatility through position adjustments or forced liquidations. "While the current situation remains difficult to interpret, it is generally not considered a good signal for the market," the analyst added.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo explained that three phenomena typically signal the end of a bear market. First, the price must decisively break above the average cost basis of recent investors. Next, the prevailing wait-and-see sentiment, often driven by vague hopes, gives way to active buying as investors begin to chase rising prices. Finally, this process causes the overall average cost basis to increase, marking a trend reversal from bearish to bullish.

KB Financial Group is set to meet with Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire to strengthen their partnership and discuss the implementation of innovative future financial infrastructure, Maeil Business Newspaper reported. The two companies first entered into a partnership in June 2025. Their current collaboration focuses on several key areas: - Exploring the use of the global stablecoin USDC in South Korea - Cooperating on international payments - Assessing the feasibility of issuing a won-based stablecoin