April 16: Bitcoin spot ETFs see $26.05M inflows, 3-day streak
On April 16 (ET), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $26.0511 million, extending a 3-day streak of net inflows. Ethereum spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $18.0209 million, marking 6 consecutive days of inflows. Solana spot ETFs recorded total net inflows of $15.5003 million, while XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows of $11.8656 million. $ETH $BTC $XRP
Public Bitcoin Miners Sell 32K BTC in Q1, Surpassing Full-Year 2025 Total
Publicly listed Bitcoin miners sold over 32k BTC in Q1 2026, surpassing total sales for all of 2025 and setting a new quarterly record, including companies such as MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific and Bitdeer; hashprice stands at around $33/PH/s/day, below the ~$35 breakeven level, with about 20% of miners operating at a loss, while total BTC holdings of miners declined from about 1.86 million in 2023 to around 1.8 million, amid rising hashrate, reduced block rewards and macroeconomic pressure. $BTC
Tether Commits $127.5 Million to Support Drift Protocol Recovery
Drift Protocol has partnered with Tether and other backers to support user recovery following the April 1 exploit. Tether plans to provide up to $127.5 million, with an additional $20 million from partners. The package includes a $100 million revenue-linked credit line, ecosystem grants, and loans for market makers. Most exchange revenue, along with committed support funds, will be used to establish a dedicated recovery pool aimed at covering $295 million in outstanding user losses. $ETH $BTC $USDC
The S&P 500 is up on the year and $5.5 trillion richer than it was two weeks ago. $550 billion added per trading day for 10 straight days.
This kind of run that normally happens when a war ends, not while one is actively ongoing with a naval blockade live and a ceasefire expiring in 7 days.
The market has decided the war is a buying opportunity. Whether it's right is a different question entirely. $ETH $BTC
RaveDAO's price has surged 3765% in the last 7 days, with major trading volume concentrated in Binance and OKX Futures, exceeding $13 billion.
Analysts have described this as a potential “deception tactic” or classic pump-and-dump setup, where the deposits created apparent selling pressure to lure short sellers, followed by aggressive spot buying that triggered a violent short squeeze in the token’s extremely low circulating supply (~23–25%). $RAVE
Just In: Hackers minted 1 billion $DOT tokens on the Ethereum mainnet and then sold them off.
According to Certik, the attack was primarily due to a Hyperbridge gateway vulnerability, which allowed attackers to forge messages and manipulate the administrator of a Polkadot token contract on Ethereum, profiting approximately $237k.
🚨Just Moments ago President Donald Trump just posted this rendering on his social media page showing a massive glowing Trump Tower planted right on the Moon’s lunar surface $GIGGLE $FUN $OG
- 🇺🇸JD Vance says no deal after 21 hours of talks - Calls failure “worse for 🇮🇷Iran than U.S.” - Says Iran refused to accept U.S. terms - U.S. demands clear commitment: no nuclear weapons - Also wants Iran to avoid tools enabling rapid nuclear buildup - Says such assurances have not been seen yet - U.S. presents “final and best offer” - Decision now depends on Iran’s response - Talks remain at a critical turning point $ETH $BTC
Chainalysis: Stablecoin Economic Volume Could Reach $719T by 2035
According to a new report from Chainalysis, inflation-adjusted real economic transaction volume of stablecoins could grow from $28 trillion in 2025 to $719 trillion by 2035, with upside potentially approaching $1.5 quadrillion under additional macro catalysts.
The report highlights an estimated $100 trillion global intergenerational wealth transfer beginning in 2028 as a key driver, as millennials and Gen Z show significantly higher adoption of crypto assets. It also projects that stablecoin payment processing volume could reach parity with traditional networks such as Visa between 2031 and 2039. $LINK
According to Lookonchain, Arthur Hayes bought another 26,022 HYPE yesterday for about $1.1M, his first HYPE buy in nearly 3 months. He now holds 247,334 HYPE worth about $10.44M, with unrealized gains above $2.5M. Bitwise is also advancing its Hyperliquid index ETF filing. $ETH $BTC $HYPE
- 🇺🇸Trump says U.S. clearing Strait of Hormuz - U.S. Navy ships crossed Strait of Hormuz - U.S. preparing operations to remove sea mines - 🇮🇷Iran warns U.S. ships could be attacked within 30 minutes - Iran denies any U.S vessels crossed the strait - New round of U.S-Iran talks just started in Pakistan. - Reports say U.S. may unfreeze some Iranian funds - Negotiations hit stalemate over Hormuz control - Iran insists on preserving military gains - More talks expected as tensions remain high $ETH $BTC
🚨This woman boarded a flight and vanished after she stole $4 billion in crypto from millions of investors, the FBI still can’t find her 9 years later $ETH $BTC
Bhutan has #sold 70% of its Bitcoin holdings over the past 18 months.🚨
Bhutan has sold 70% of its $BTC holdings over the past 18 months. Arkham data reveals that the country's stash has dropped from roughly 13,000 BTC in October 2024 to the current 3,954 BTC (worth approximately $280.6 million), with $215.7 million in BTC transferred out this year alone. Furthermore, it's been over a year since Bhutan recorded a mining inflow exceeding $100,000, suggesting that the kingdom may have halted its hydropower-backed Bitcoin mining operations.
Exclusive: Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is relocating its staff from the UAE to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok due to the war.
WuBlockchain has learned that following the devastating impact of the War, Binance has offered its employees four relocation options: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok. $ETH $BNB