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Shinhan Financial Group plans to integrate a crypto wallet into its new super-app, Shinhan SuperSOL, which is scheduled to launch this coming June, Newspim reported. The financial group is also expected to test a deposit token system, allowing users to convert their bank deposits into tokens for everyday payments.

CryptoQuant reported via X that Bitcoin holdings by miners are on the decline. Since the current cycle began, miner reserves have fallen from approximately 1.862 million BTC to 1.801 million BTC, representing a net sale of around 61,000 BTC. Major sellers include: - Riot Platforms: 4,026 BTC - MARA Holdings: 13,210 BTC - Core Scientific: 1,992 BTC

Lido has transferred 4.82 million LDO, worth $1.81 million, from Binance to a multisig wallet, according to AmberCN. The move is seen as the official start of the project's token buyback program. Lido previously passed a governance proposal to buy back $20 million worth of LDO to support the token's price.

Bitcoin (BTC) is facing selling pressure around the $76,800 mark, which is the realized price for short-term holders, CoinDesk reported, citing data from CryptoQuant. According to CryptoQuant, the $76,800 level represents the average purchase price for recent buyers and tends to act as resistance in a bearish market. The analytics firm noted that a rally in January was similarly rejected at this price point. When the price of BTC recently reached the $75,000 to $76,000 range, exchange inflows surged to approximately 11,000 BTC per hour, the highest level since last December. The proportion of exchange deposits from whale investors also expanded from under 10% to over 40%, suggesting significant profit-taking in this zone. CryptoQuant concluded that new demand will be necessary to absorb the sell-offs in the mid-$70,000s for a sustained upward trend.

Coinone announced it will delist Iskra (ISK) at 6:00 a.m. UTC on May 18.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has reiterated his view that the current market is a "no trade zone." He stated that while BTC's price might rebound slightly if the current situation reverts to its pre-war state, a deflationary bomb driven by artificial intelligence remains a potential threat. Hayes stressed that BTC will not see a meaningful rise until the Federal Reserve (Fed) supplies enough liquidity to plug the holes in bank balance sheets. He previously expressed a similar view last month.

Circle, the issuer of USDC, has stated that there is a huge opportunity for a stablecoin based on the Chinese yuan, according to Watcher.Guru.

Circle has praised KRWQ, a new won-pegged stablecoin jointly launched by IQ and Frax Finance. In a statement on its website, Circle noted that IQ is using KRWQ to improve the inefficiencies of the existing offshore Korean won non-deliverable forward (NDF) market and build a more transparent and accessible on-chain foreign exchange structure. The company emphasized that the stablecoin's integration with USDC has led to significant progress in liquidity, price discovery, and institutional participation.

Binance has announced the listing of CHIP pre-market perpetual futures, scheduled for 7:15 a.m. UTC on April 16. The contracts will offer up to 5x leverage.

Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) has surpassed WisdomTree's offering (WBTC) in total net inflows just one week after its launch, Cointelegraph reported. On April 15, MSBT recorded $19.3 million in net inflows, boosting its total to $103 million. This figure exceeds the $86 million in total net inflows that WBTC has accumulated since its launch in January 2024.

BTC perp long/short ratios on top exchanges by open interest The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 50.17% long, 49.83% short - Binance: 51.34% long, 48.66% short - OKX: 51.26% long, 48.74% short - Bybit: 52.64% long, 47.36% short

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Starknet (STRK) starting at 5:00 a.m. UTC on April 20 to support the network's upcoming upgrade.

As Bitcoin faces resistance around the $75,000 level, on-chain data indicates that investors are increasingly taking profits, CoinDesk reported. The outlet observed that holders are now selling into the rally. This trend is evident in the realized profit/loss indicator, which measures the size of profits or losses incurred when a coin is moved by comparing its current price to its price at the time of its last move. A reading above one suggests that profit-taking is on the rise, and the 30-day exponential moving average (EMA) for this metric is currently at a high of 1.16. With this profit-taking trend strengthening, Bitcoin will need to absorb the available sell-side supply to push above $78,100, CoinDesk concluded.

Bitcoin has entered a critical juncture and must definitively hold the $73,000 level to secure further upward momentum, according to analyst Ali Martinez. In a post on X, Martinez explained that for the third time in the last six months, BTC is retesting its 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) as a resistance level on the daily chart. He noted that in October of last year, BTC was rejected by this resistance, leading to a roughly 30% drop from $116,000 to $80,000. A similar failure to break through in January of this year resulted in a drop of about 39%. Martinez warned that if the current retest fails, it could form a triple top pattern, potentially sending the price back down to its low of $59,000. Conversely, if BTC breaks through the resistance and establishes a position above the 100-day SMA, it could rally to the $80,000–$84,000 range, he added.

South Korean government ministries will pilot the use of a blockchain-based digital currency for business promotion expenses instead of credit cards, Newsis reported. The initiative marks the second attempt by South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance to utilize blockchain technology for managing national treasury funds. Last month, the ministry launched a similar pilot program to distribute government subsidies as deposit tokens to businesses that installed electric vehicle charging stations.

Cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe noted on X that an asset rotation between Bitcoin (BTC) and gold has already begun. He explained that historically, BTC has repeatedly posted excess returns after a time lag following a peak in gold's value. Van de Poppe pointed to recent signs of this fund shift, observing that BTC has risen amid geopolitical risks related to Iran while gold has moved sideways. He added that the gold-to-Bitcoin value ratio has now fallen below two sigma, indicating that Bitcoin has entered a historically undervalued zone. According to the analyst, similar periods in 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2022 were followed by strong upward trends for BTC.

The Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The top section displays a Volume Heatmap, while the bottom shows the CVD. - The Volume Heatmap tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a particular range or experiences a significant move. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance zones. - The CVD indicator at the bottom breaks down buy and sell orders by trade size. When buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line moves upward. For example, the yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders ranging from $1 million to $10 million.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of approximately $67.9 million on April 15, according to data from Farside Investors. This marks the fifth consecutive day of net inflows, with no ETFs recording net outflows for the day. - BlackRock's ETHA: +$31.5 million - BlackRock's Staking ETHB: +$9.8 million - Franklin Templeton's EZET: +$1.8 million - Grayscale's Mini ETH: +$24.8 million

BitMEX Research has proposed a "canary fund" method to address the threat of quantum computing, Cointelegraph reported. The proposal involves a conditional approach that would only freeze vulnerable assets once a quantum attack is proven. BitMEX Research explained that the canary fund would be a special address where anyone could deposit BTC. While this address would have no private key, the funds could theoretically be moved using a quantum computer. If funds were ever moved from this address, it would serve as a signal that a quantum threat is active, automatically triggering the freeze. This method is presented as an alternative to the preemptive freezing of vulnerable BTC suggested in BIP-361, a plan that has faced criticism from the community for being overly interventionist.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party will begin full-scale discussions on legislating a basic act on digital assets after the June 3 local elections, ZDNet Korea reported. The party's task force discussed the legislative direction for the bill during a meeting of the National Policy Committee's first subcommittee on bill review on March 27. The plan is to continue these discussions in a new standing committee that will be formed following the elections. The party is also in talks with Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Jun-hyeon and People Power Party lawmaker Kang Min-guk, both secretaries of the National Policy Committee, to place the bill on the agenda.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $186 million (273.2 billion won) in net inflows on April 15, marking the second consecutive day of positive flows, according to data compiled by Trader T. BlackRock's IBIT led the inflows. -BlackRock (IBIT): +$291.85 million -Fidelity (FBTC): -$47.35 million -Bitwise (BITB): -$8.54 million -Ark Invest (ARKB): -$42.22 million -VanEck (HODL): -$3.7 million -Morgan Stanley (MSBT): +$19.32 million -Grayscale (GBTC): -$23.35 million

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Starknet (STRK) at 3:00 a.m. UTC on April 20 to support the network's mainnet upgrade.

The price of BLESS fell approximately 55% yesterday due to a token sale by the project's team, EmberCN reported, citing data from Arkham. On-chain data indicates that over the past nine hours, two addresses associated with the project moved a total of 300 million BLESS, valued at $3.83 million. Of this amount, 200 million BLESS ($2.15 million) was deposited into the Bitget exchange, while another 50 million BLESS ($500,000) was bridged to the BSC chain and is currently being sold. According to CoinMarketCap, BLESS is currently trading at $0.009844, down 57.09%.

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: $68.76 million liquidated (70.37% shorts) - ETH: $48.76 million liquidated (70.93% shorts) - RAVE: $16.43 million liquidated (52.85% shorts)

Iran's political landscape has decisively shifted toward a hardline, confrontational stance following a recent conflict, dimming prospects for negotiated solutions and increasing the risk of long-term regional instability, according to Eamonn Sheridan, an analyst at the investment platform Investinglive. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the removal of high-level Iranian leaders early in the conflict accelerated the rise of more radical figures, with the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba, being a key figure in this shift. Many members of the new leadership have long-standing ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a history of radical actions, and already occupy key positions within the political and security apparatus. Furthermore, the disruption of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz has become a key pressure tactic for Iran, increasing volatility in global energy markets and adding another layer of economic risk. Despite growing economic pressure and ongoing negotiations, significant differences remain between Iran and the U.S. Sheridan assessed that instead of leading to de-escalation, the war has strengthened the hardliners' grip, expanded their regional influence through the disruption of key energy transport routes, and increased the likelihood of a more entrenched and prolonged confrontation.