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Coinbase published an analysis on April 17, arguing that MicroStrategy's ongoing purchase of Bitcoin (BTC) significantly reduces liquid float more than the market achieves.

Michael Saylor reinforced this sentiment the next day, posting "It is impossible to besiege Bitcoin" on X (Twitter).

Treasury bonds for digital assets press on Bitcoin float

Hold Wrapped Ether (WETH) reserves in Aave V3 after the attackers exploited KelpDAO's liquid staking token rsETH and used it as collateral to borrow against the lending protocol.

Solidity developer and contract auditor 0xQuit warned depositors via platform X, indicating that the WETH pool has effectively been compromised and partial withdrawals may only become possible after Aave's umbrella covers the financial gap.

Reports indicated that Kelp DAO lost over $292 million after attackers drained the funds through various decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols on Ethereum and Arbitrum.

On-chain investigator Zach XP T pointed out the incident and identified six wallets controlled by the attacker that were actively transferring the stolen funds.

Arkham Intelligence has identified the blockchain wallets for Morgan Stanley's new Bitcoin spot fund (BTC). The bank's Bitcoin holdings are now publicly available for near-real-time monitoring.

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) began trading on the NYSE Arca exchange on April 8. It was considered the first Bitcoin spot fund issued by a major US bank.

TRON founder Justin Sun met with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov on April 18 during an official diplomatic session that focused on blockchain development and expanding virtual assets in Central Asia.

Following the meeting, a video conference took place in February 2026 between Sun and Farhat Eminov, the head of the National Council for Virtual Assets and Blockchain Technologies in Kyrgyzstan.

The investigator on the series Zack XP T accused some insiders of executing a coordinated scheme to pump the price and then sell suddenly for the Rive DAO (RAVE) cryptocurrency through major centralized trading platforms.

These accusations came after the price of RAVE rose by about 5,600% within one week, as the token surged from $0.25 to $14.19 before sharply correcting downwards.

MicroStrategy (which is now Strategy) proposed to convert the dividends of its preferred shares Stretch (STRC) from monthly payments to bi-monthly payments. This change will double the payment frequency while maintaining an annual rate of 11.5% unchanged.

The company submitted a preliminary power of attorney on April 17, 2026. Shareholders will vote at the annual meeting on June 8.

Banking associations have expanded their collective campaign against the stablecoin yield provision in the CLARITY Act. These groups are now targeting several members of the Banking Committee.

This pressure has escalated the dispute between banks and the White House over whether yield-bearing stablecoins threaten traditional deposits.

Iranian Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf accused President Donald Trump of making seven claims in one hour, all of which were incorrect. This statement came hours after the S&P 500 recorded its fastest recovery since 1982.

Qalibaf published this criticism via platform X (Twitter) and Telegram late on Friday evening, directly challenging Washington's narrative regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the broader ceasefire conditions.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned users on April 18 to stop visiting any eth.limo links after the popular ENS gateway was attacked by a DNS registrar.

The eth.limo team confirmed the hack within minutes, announcing that its domain had been hijacked and that it is working with all parties involved to resolve the issue.

What happened to eth.limo

Eth.limo is a free open-source gateway that allows users to access the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) content through traditional web browsers. It translates ENS names into HTTPS URLs, enabling anyone to visit decentralized sites without running an IPFS node.

Altcoin holders waited for most of 2025. They watched Bitcoin rise to a new all-time high near $126,000, and they expected what always happened — the usual cycle, the altcoin wave, the season that rewards patience with huge gains. But that never happened.

Benjamin Quinn, the founder of IntoTheCryptoverse, clarified that he was not surprised. He named what is happening, and that changed everything.

Representative Sherry Beasley (Republican-South Carolina) disclosed a purchase ranging between $100,000 and $250,000 in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) managed by BlackRock on March 4, through a professionally managed account for her husband at UBS Financial Services.

The disclosure was made to the House of Representatives clerk on April 16, as part of the 45-day reporting period under the STOCK Act. This comes at a time when the Senate is considering legislation that could make the federal government a large-scale buyer of Bitcoin (btc).

The Cashtags feature on platform X has achieved approximately $1 billion in global trading volume since its beta launch on Tuesday, as explained by the platform's product head Nikita Bir.

This trading milestone was reached just 48 hours after the platform introduced the Smart Cashtags feature for digital assets and stocks.

The Cashtags feature in X has transformed the timeline into a trading gateway.

Please shut down the Polymarket platform for about an hour on April 22, during which the second version V2 will be released, which is a complete restructuring of trading contracts, order books, and the collateral system.

The upgrade permanently replaces the first version V1. All API integrations and SDK clients must transition before the switch or cease operations.

XRP holders can now directly access Solana's (SOL) decentralized finance system through the wrapped XRP (wXRP), a token backed 1:1 that allows them to earn yield, swap, and lend without selling their original position.

The wrapped token was launched thanks to Hex Trust's custody and the LayerZero cross-chain bridge, and is already supported by the Phantom wallet, Jupiter exchange, Meteora, Titan Exchange, and byreal_io.

Bitcoin (btc) rose above $78,000 on Friday, reaching its highest level in over two months as the double bottom breakout confirmed momentum towards the $80,000 area.

Following this rise, Iran's reopening of the Strait of Hormuz under ceasefire conditions has led to a broad move towards risk-taking across stocks and cryptocurrencies. Nevertheless, analysts remain deeply divided on whether Bitcoin can maintain this rise and surpass the strong resistance above.

Every major regulatory victory, landmark ruling, and piece of legislation that shaped the digital currency industry has a lawyer behind it. They are a driving force behind the mainstream acceptance of digital assets. But 15 firms and individual lawyers have made their mark in modern financial history.

They wrote memos, defended causes, testified before Congress, and built the legal frameworks that enabled institutional capital to enter digital currencies with confidence.

The price of RaveDAO (رافداو) has tested the $20 peak again after a rebound, which may help form a double top giving the bears control during hours of weakening momentum.

The momentum indicators are diverging, and the open interest has reached nearly record levels, with blockchain data indicating a distribution. Each individual signal increases the likelihood of a pullback towards Fibonacci support in the mid-cycle.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on April 17 the opening of the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels. This announcement came as part of a 10-day ceasefire between Israeli occupation and Lebanon that went into effect today.

The opening remains conditional, however. Ships must follow the coordinated routes determined by the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization. Access is only available for the remainder of the ceasefire.

Alternative currencies are gearing up for decisive moves this week. Whale accumulation, token openings, and structural reversal patterns are competing across three monitored setups. Therefore, BeInCrypto analysts have identified three alternative currencies to watch this week.

Chain flows on the chain, identifying locations of exchange-traded funds, and the chart structure create specific decision points over the next 48-72 hours.