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According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale address that had been inactive for 1.6 years has purchased 3,000 ETH at a price of $2,333 per ETH, totaling approximately $7 million. The wallet currently still holds 3 million USDC and may continue accumulating ETH.
According to a Reuters report, Nobitex—the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Iran—has processed at least approximately $2.3 billion in funds via the Tron and BNB Smart Chain networks since 2023. Some of these funds originated from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), which is under U.S. sanctions, and are linked to other sanctioned entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hamas, and Hezbollah. Data from blockchain analytics firms Arkham and Elliptic, along with insights from multiple analysts, indicate that related transactions on Tron alone exceeded $2 billion, while those on BNB Smart Chain totaled approximately $317 million; tens of millions of dollars continued flowing even after hostilities erupted. The report notes that Tron was founded by Justin Sun, and BNB Smart Chain was launched by Binance; both blockchains intersect financially and governance-wise with World Liberty Financial—a crypto project led by Donald Trump. Since its founding in 2018, Nobitex’s sanctioned-related transactions have cumulatively amounted to at least approximately $366 million.
According to DL News, CoinMarketCap data shows that the meme coin sector rose nearly 20% over the past month, with its total market capitalization climbing to $34 billion—still down approximately 75% from its peak of nearly $140 billion in December 2024. Analysts say this rally is primarily driven by improved risk appetite, heightened on-chain speculation, and sharp gains among a few top-tier tokens—factors that may not fully reflect the sector’s overall health. Dogecoin remains the highest-market-cap and highest-trading-volume meme coin, yet it is down 87% from its 2021 all-time high. Additionally, the SEC and CFTC recently proposed a five-category token classification framework that classifies meme coins as collectibles; Canary Capital has also filed an application with the SEC for a Pepe ETF.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the whale address 0xE595 has fully sold its 12,223 AAVE tokens at an average selling price of $92, incurring a loss of approximately $514,000. Data shows that this address continuously purchased AAVE from October 23, 2025, to April 8, 2026—a period exceeding five months—accumulating a total investment of $1.65 million, with an average purchase price of $135.
According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter said that cryptocurrency venture capital firm Pantera Capital Management is urging London-listed Satsuma Technology Plc to sell its remaining approximately $50 million worth of Bitcoin and return the proceeds to shareholders. Satsuma has confirmed that certain shareholders have requested the return of funds and that the company is evaluating related proposals. According to other sources familiar with the matter, these shareholders have also demanded a change in management; currently, Satsuma’s CEO Henry Elder and CFO Andrew Smith have resigned. Earlier this month, the company announced plans to cut costs and disclosed its purchase of Bitcoin valued at £1.4 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale address 0xa87 has opened a 20x leveraged long position of 7,000 ETH, with a position value of approximately $16.34 million. Previously, this whale went long on BTC and realized a profit of $1.9 million.
According to Arkham monitoring, trader Murad’s portfolio has rebounded to $12 million, a 50% increase from its all-time low of $7.8 million. However, the portfolio remains down 82% from its peak. Murad has never sold SPX or any other meme coins he holds.
According to on-chain analytics platform Arkham (@arkham), BlackRock purchased approximately $900 million worth of Bitcoin within a single week. The estimated average cost basis for its ETF clients is currently around $87,000.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), the address 0x65B…5Ce93 has purchased a total of 7,447.7 ETH on-chain over the past six hours, spending approximately $17.52 million, with an average cost of about $2,353 per ETH. The position currently shows an unrealized profit of approximately $24,000.
According to on-chain analyst Murphy (@Murphychen888), BTC’s price has risen to around $79,000. The open interest (OI) in the futures market has rebounded to its recent high of 472,000 BTC, indicating continued leverage accumulation. During yesterday’s peak period, short positions paid funding fees to longs at an average rate of $604,000 per hour—lower than the April 17 peak ($790,000) but still significantly above the 7-day average ($197,000). Murphy notes that elevated OI combined with deepening negative basis creates conditions where a price rebound could trigger forced liquidations or margin calls among shorts, generating strong buying pressure and sparking a short squeeze. Historically, similar conditions preceded rebounds on March 9 and April 13; currently, opening new short positions offers unattractive risk-reward odds.
According to on-chain analytics platform Nansen (@nansen_ai), whales and public figures’ wallets have continued accumulating $HYPE over the past 24 hours, while exchange supply dropped by 22.86% during the same period. Specifically, high-balance address [Adeub6BN] executed five consecutive purchases in a single afternoon, each ranging from $51,000 to $99,000; address lajay.sol bought approximately $66,000 worth of $HYPE again 8 hours ago; and Token Millionaire [GJvewfRj] directly withdrew $HYPE from the Meteora liquidity pool.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a whale address 0x65B4 sold 10,829 ETH (approximately $24.91 million) at $2,300 per ETH three days ago, and then repurchased 7,448 ETH (approximately $17.5 million) at $2,350 per ETH one hour ago.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), three newly created wallets withdrew 100,000 ETH—worth approximately $234 million—from BitGo, potentially linked to Bitmine.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the wallet address Whale0x9eC9 withdrew a total of 10.86 million CHIP tokens—worth approximately $1.26 million—from MEXC and Binance within the past 12 hours.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $96.43 million. Among them, BlackRock’s ETHA saw net inflows of $53.59 million, and Fidelity’s FETH saw net inflows of $40.62 million—combined accounting for approximately 98% of the day’s total inflows. Grayscale’s mini-ETH (ETH) recorded net inflows of $11.37 million, while Grayscale’s ETHE experienced net outflows of $9.15 million. All other funds reported zero net inflows.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s net inflow into Bitcoin spot ETFs totaled $331.9 million. Among them, BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net inflow of $246.9 million—accounting for approximately 74% of the day’s total inflow; Fidelity’s FBTC saw a net inflow of $56.69 million; Bitwise’s BITB, $15.43 million; Ark’s ARKB, $11.91 million; Morgan Stanley’s MSBT, $11.31 million; and WisdomTree’s BTCW, $6.26 million. Grayscale’s GBTC experienced a net outflow of $16.56 million on the same day, while all other funds reported zero net inflows.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), wallet address 0x2Dc…1AA2D purchased 80 billion PEPE tokens again after an 8-month hiatus, spending approximately $3.08 million. Previously, on August 14, 2025, this address withdrew 660 billion PEPE tokens at an average price of $0.0000122. Following this top-up, its average holding cost dropped to approximately $0.0000074; however, it remains underwater by roughly $5.094 million as of now.
According to the Aave Governance Forum, Gordon Liao, a Circle team member, has submitted an ARFC proposal recommending a two-step adjustment to the USDC interest rate model parameters on Aave v3 Ethereum Core to address the current liquidity shortage in the USDC pool. Current context: Following the rsETH incident on April 18, the USDC pool utilization has remained persistently near 100%, with available liquidity falling below $3 million. The borrowing rate has been stuck at the 14% cap for an extended period, and the pool’s total supply has contracted by approximately $60 million over the past 24 hours. As a result, the market is unable to clear via price mechanisms. The proposal’s core measures are as follows: Step 1 (to be executed immediately by Risk Administrators): Increase Slope 2 from 10% to 40%, decrease the optimal utilization rate from 92% to 87%, and temporarily suspend the Slope 2 risk oracle for USDC. Step 2 (to be completed within 5–7 days via governance vote): Further increase Slope 2 to 50% and reduce the optimal utilization rate to 85%. The proposal argues that many current borrowers are insensitive to interest rates and primarily borrow to bypass withdrawal queues and exit positions. Active leverage, meanwhile, is key to attracting new suppliers. Raising the maximum supply rate to the 40%–50% range is expected to draw in USDC liquidity within hours, driving utilization below the kink point and restoring the market’s normal clearing functionality.
According to South Korean media outlet Newsis, a man in his twenties, who worked as a company finance staff member in South Korea, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the Busan District Court for embezzling corporate funds to invest in cryptocurrencies. The court determined that between 2021 and 2025, he transferred company funds into his personal account approximately 680 times, embezzling a total of roughly 570 million KRW, which he used for cryptocurrency trading, overseas travel, and daily expenses. He also forged certificates of corporate deposit trust balances to conceal his crimes.
Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Aave's TVL has fallen below $30 billion. The data has dropped from $45.8 billion before the rsETH incident to the current $29.6 billion, with an outflow amounting to $16.2 billion.