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According to Lookonchain, a whale with the address DNTpoX has realized significant consecutive losses on investments in MELANIA and TRUMP tokens. The investor finalized a loss of approximately $15.68 million after buying 30 million USDC worth of MELANIA a year ago and later selling the position for 14.32 million USDC. Additionally, the whale incurred a further loss of around $237,000 after selling 2.22 million TRUMP tokens nine hours ago. The tokens had been purchased a month prior for about $6.82 million, reportedly to attend a dinner hosted by Donald Trump.

On-chain analyst ZachXBT has alleged a pump-and-dump price manipulation scheme involving the RAVE token. According to his allegations, a group of insiders controlled over 90% of the token's circulating supply to manipulate the market. ZachXBT stated that the trading occurred on exchanges including Bitget, Binance, and Gate, and called on them to conduct internal investigations and take action against those involved. He also offered a reward of up to $10,000 for whistleblowers with relevant evidence, hinting at the possibility of further disclosures.

According to Onchain Lens, a wallet associated with prominent U.S. venture capitalist and Bitcoin maximalist Tim Draper has transferred 150.84 BTC, worth approximately $11.62 million, to a centralized exchange (CEX) believed to be Coinbase. The assets had been held for about one year. The transfer is suspected to be for selling purposes and is estimated to have resulted in a loss of approximately $2.57 million.

Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has announced the reopening of parts of the country's airspace, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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: 51.10% long, 48.90% short - Binance: 52.03% long, 47.97% short - OKX: 52.80% long, 47.20% short - Bybit: 53.19% long, 46.81% short

Circle has launched the "USDC Bridge" to support native cross-chain transfers of its stablecoin, Cointelegraph reported. The service is built on the existing Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), an infrastructure that already processes over $500 million in daily transfers. The USDC Bridge operates on a burn-and-mint mechanism, enabling transfers without wrapped tokens. It also provides features such as upfront fee display, automatic gas handling, and real-time status checks. The bridge currently supports at least 17 EVM-compatible chains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base, with a focus on reducing the complexity of existing bridging solutions.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of approximately $127.4 million on April 17, marking the seventh consecutive day of positive flows, according to data from Farside Investors. - BlackRock ETHA: +$30.8 million - BlackRock ETHB: +$1.2 million - Fidelity FETH: +$84.1 million - Bitwise ETHW: +$1.9 million - 21Shares TETH: +$3.6 million - Grayscale Mini ETH: +$5.8 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of approximately $663.9 million (974.4 billion won) on April 17, marking the fourth consecutive day of positive flows, according to data from Farside Investors. - BlackRock's IBIT: +$284 million - Fidelity's FBTC: +$163.4 million - Bitwise's BITB: +$38.2 million - Ark Invest's ARKB: +$117.9 million - Invesco's BTCO: +$3.9 million - VanEck's HODL: +$6.6 million - Morgan Stanley's MSBT: +$16.6 million - Grayscale's GBTC: +$4.2 million - Grayscale's Mini BTC: +$29.1 million

Whale Alert reported that 3,000 BTC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to OKX. The transaction is valued at about $231 million.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $380 million liquidated (90.82% shorts) - ETH: $165 million liquidated (87.77% shorts) - RAVE: $20.47 million liquidated (88.76% shorts)

DeFi protocol Rhea Finance has announced it was hacked for a total of $18.4 million in assets, more than double the $7.6 million initially reported. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the protocol's slippage protection mechanism to drain the funds from its reserve pool, resulting in substantial losses that include user assets. Rhea Finance stated it plans to use its protocol reserves and team operating funds to facilitate recovery and provide support to those affected.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had received very good news regarding Iran about 20 minutes ago, adding that progress with the country appears to be going very smoothly. He emphasized that the top priority is to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons.

Ethereum Layer 2 project Aztec has now sold all the ETH it raised from its token sale last year, having deposited the final 5,020 ETH ($12.33 million) to Coinbase nine hours ago, AmberCN reported. The project initially secured 19,388.4 ETH, worth $59.13 million, through its token sale last December.

Investment in crypto startups during the first quarter of this year totaled $5 billion, a 15% decrease from the same period last year, DL News reported, citing data from DeFiLlama. In response, Jonathan King, a senior investor at Coinbase Ventures, explained that quiet or difficult markets can present opportunities. He added that investments made during such periods are more likely to yield significant future returns, noting that this rationale is why Coinbase Ventures was a major investor in the first quarter.

An Iranian Defense Ministry spokesperson has stated that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on a ceasefire and other conditions. Brigadier General Reza Talaeinik specified that warships and vessels associated with hostile forces are not permitted to transit the strait. The spokesperson also described the current situation as temporary, adding that the strait could be closed again if circumstances in Lebanon change, Al Jazeera reported.

An address linked to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes deposited 3,000 ETH, worth $7.26 million, to Binance five hours ago, Onchain Lens reported. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to sell.

An address that previously lost $14.61 million on the MELANIA meme coin has deposited its entire holding of 2.22 million TRUMP tokens, worth $6.82 million, to Binance, AmberCN reported. Last month, the same address purchased $7.05 million in TRUMP to secure a high-ranking spot for a dinner with President Donald Trump.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has suggested that ETH has strengthened its potential to rise to $2,900 after breaking through the key resistance level of $2,385. He noted that with ETH turning this resistance into a support level, recent selling pressure has eased. Martinez added that a significant portion of the overhead supply has also been cleared, setting the stage for a further ascent. He predicts that as long as the price holds above this breakout zone, buying pressure will continue to lead the market.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has fallen three points from yesterday to 35. The index measures market sentiment by comparing the performance of Bitcoin against the top 100 cryptocurrencies, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, over the last 90 days. A period is defined as an altcoin season if 75% of these top altcoins outperform Bitcoin. Conversely, if Bitcoin outperforms the majority of altcoins, it is considered a Bitcoin season. A score closer to 100 indicates that market conditions favor altcoins.

An address believed to belong to an anonymous institution purchased 32,007 ETH ($77.49 million) from Binance, Onchain Lens reported. Over the past 24 hours, this address withdrew 225.12 million USDC from BitGo and deposited the funds across Deribit, Bybit, and Binance.

After surging 1415% over the past week, Ravedao (RAVE) has secured the 16th spot in overall cryptocurrency market capitalization. The milestone comes just four days after the token entered the top 30. RAVE is currently trading at $24.46.

The following is an analysis of the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair using a spot CVD chart. The top section shows a volume heatmap, while the bottom displays the cumulative volume delta (CVD). - The volume heatmap at the top tracks the volume of trades at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a certain range or moves significantly. These brighter areas may act as potential support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator at the bottom represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line tracks large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider CoinMarketCap has risen six points from yesterday to 62, maintaining its neutral status. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 signifies extreme fear and 100 represents extreme optimism. CoinMarketCap calculates the index based on several factors, including the price movements of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, market volatility, derivatives market data like the put-call ratio, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR), and its own search data. Note: We have changed the data source for our Fear & Greed Index updates from Alternative to CoinMarketCap, as we believe CoinMarketCap's data more sensitively reflects market conditions.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $77,000. BTC is trading at $76,937.58 on the Binance USDT market.

The Russian government has submitted a bill to the country's lower house of parliament that would introduce criminal penalties for operating cryptocurrency services without regulatory approval, Cointelegraph reported. Under the draft legislation, companies providing services related to the circulation of cryptocurrencies without a license from the Central Bank of Russia could face up to seven years in prison.