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According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Grapefruit Trading has staked 33,370 ETH (valued at approximately $76.13 million) to the Ethereum 2.0 network.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a wallet associated with Metalpha has deposited 8,771 ETH—worth approximately $20 million—into Binance.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a mysterious whale address linked to Erik Voorhees has made another purchase, buying 2,920 ETH at an average price of $2,284 for $6.67 million in USDT. This address has previously accumulated a total of 123,184 ETH, spending approximately $266 million—this latest transaction represents a continued accumulation.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $103.51 million. Fidelity’s FETH saw the largest outflow at $62.26 million; BlackRock’s ETHA recorded a net outflow of $26.31 million; Grayscale’s ETHE had a net outflow of $8.38 million; 21Shares’ TETH experienced a net outflow of $2.86 million; and Grayscale’s Mini ETH saw a net outflow of $3.70 million. Bitwise, Invesco, Franklin, and VanEck all reported zero net flows for the day.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $268.46 million yesterday, ending the previous day’s net inflow trend. Fidelity’s FBTC saw the largest outflow at $128.99 million; BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net outflow of $98.02 million; Grayscale’s GBTC saw a net outflow of $26.78 million; Ark Invest’s ARKB recorded a net outflow of $12.62 million; Invesco’s BTCO had a net outflow of $9.97 million; and VanEck’s HODL experienced a net outflow of $5.10 million. Only Morgan Stanley’s MSBT (+$7.35 million) and Grayscale Mini Bitcoin ETF (+$5.67 million) posted net inflows. Bitwise, Franklin, Valkyrie, and WisdomTree all reported zero net flows for the day.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), just as blogger Zach publicly questioned the LAB project, an address linked to the project—0xf09…2Bd0b—received 3.66 million LAB tokens (approximately $14.07 million) nine hours ago from the multisig address 0x36F…0C291. The funds originated from the LAB token deployment address. Subsequently, this address transferred 2.125 million of those tokens to two contract addresses, whose specific purpose remains unclear.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a whale address, 0xAFa5, purchased 1,515.5 XAUT (tokenized gold) for $7.15 million USDC at an average price of $4,720 per XAUT.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a wallet associated with BIT previously deposited 403,290 HYPE tokens (worth approximately $17.3 million) into HyperLiquid, then sold 200,000 HYPE in two batches, realizing $8.447 million in USDC at an average price of ~$42.24 per HYPE. The wallet currently holds 203,290 HYPE, valued at approximately $8.65 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) team deposited 1.46 million ENS tokens—worth approximately $9.32 million—into Binance from its token time-locked wallet roughly three hours ago.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, over the past 5 hours, a whale has opened a long position on 1.97 million TON with 3x leverage, valued at $5.39 million, with a liquidation price of $0.944.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), led by Michael Saylor, has been accelerating its Bitcoin acquisitions this year. JPMorgan analysts stated that if the current pace continues, the company's total Bitcoin purchases for the year could reach approximately $30 billion. So far this year, Strategy has added 145,834 Bitcoin to its holdings, valued at around $11 billion. Analysis indicates that a significant portion of the company's purchases occurred when Bitcoin was below its average cost of roughly $75,000, reflecting a more "opportunistic" allocation strategy.At the current rate, Strategy's total Bitcoin purchases in 2026 could significantly exceed the approximately $22 billion levels seen in 2024 and 2025. Analysts noted that the company has re-accelerated its buying since April, suggesting its strategy is becoming more dependent on market conditions and financing availability. Meanwhile, Strategy's stock continues to trade at a premium of approximately 26% to its net asset value (NAV), providing favorable conditions for the company to continue purchasing Bitcoin through equity and debt financing. The company currently holds approximately 818,334 BTC, with a total value exceeding $65 billion. (The Block)
According to Odaily Planet Daily, on-chain analyst Ai Yi monitored that over the past 11 hours, address 0xe5f…cceaf purchased $480,000 worth of SATO at an average price of $1.4304, buying right at the peak. This makes it the address with the highest purchase amount in the last 24 hours (and also the new second-ranked address), currently facing an unrealized loss of $276,000. 23 hours ago, it withdrew 1.23 million USDC from Hyperliquid, likely for position building. The wallet still has 750,000 USDC unused, and SATO is its only Memecoin. Although it has dropped significantly, it has not reduced its position for now.
According to The Block, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Coinbase and Stripe to launch Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments, enabling AI agents to conduct transactions using stablecoins. Coinbase stated that developers can build “agent-based payment” solutions using the x402 protocol, allowing AI agents to make micro-payments in USDC. This feature enables AI agents to instantly pay for web content, APIs, MCP servers, and other agents. AWS noted that developers can choose between Coinbase and Stripe wallets and fund those wallets using either stablecoins or fiat currency.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of 261 BTC today, Ethereum ETFs had a net inflow of 663 ETH, and Solana ETFs saw a net inflow of 240,595 SOL.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a wallet associated with Metalpha deposited 27,000 ETH (worth approximately $62.78 million) into Binance in the past hour.
that, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi’s monitoring, address 0x8Ad…Ab818 deposited 14,062 ETH (worth $32.82 million) into Binance. This batch of ETH was just redeemed from Etherfi, suspected to be for selling.
investment bank TD Cowen on Thursday raised its price target for Strategy (MSTR) to $395 from $385, believing the market underestimates the capital efficiency of the company’s bitcoin accumulation strategy following its increased issuance of STRC perpetual preferred stock. Analysts Lance Vitanza and Jonnathan Navarrete indicated that the new target still implies over 110% upside from Strategy’s Wednesday closing price of $186.82.The analysis notes that Strategy is gradually reducing common equity financing and increasingly relying on STRC perpetual preferred stock, which yields 11.5%, to fund bitcoin purchases. STRC is also a core component of Michael Saylor’s “42/42 plan,” which aims to raise $42 billion each through equity and fixed-income instruments over three years.TD Cowen believes the market underestimates the effect of the STRC structure on boosting “BTC Yield,” a metric measuring the company’s growth in bitcoin holdings per fully diluted share. The report raised its BTC Yield forecast for Strategy’s fiscal 2026 to 18.2% from 16.7%, and for 2027 to 9.6% from 5.4%. Additionally, analysts argue that concerns about Strategy being a “perpetual dilution machine” are exaggerated. The company’s annual preferred stock dividend payments, currently around $1.5 billion, represent only about 2.2% of the value of its 818,334 BTC reserve.In TD Cowen’s base case scenario, bitcoin is expected to reach $140,000 by the end of 2026. In a bull case, bitcoin could rise to $175,000, with Strategy potentially purchasing over $5 billion in bitcoin per quarter. (The Block)
According to Odaily, crypto market analyst and founder of Into The Cryptoverse, Ben Cowen, stated that the crypto market is experiencing an "extinction event" for millions of altcoins, a process necessary for Bitcoin to enter a sustainable bull market cycle. He believes that the "shitcoin purge" has actually been underway since 2021, but a larger-scale clearance is still needed to restore a healthy market structure. Capital is continuously flowing from high-risk tokens to Bitcoin, with the rising BTC dominance rate serving as a clear signal.Data shows that GeckoTerminal tracks over 25 million deployed tokens, with more than 11.6 million projects failing in 2025 alone, primarily due to the burst of the Meme coin bubble. CoinShares researcher Luke Nolan stated that the claim "95% of tokens are worthless" is reasonable.Although Bitcoin has returned above $81,000, Ben Cowen remains cautious, believing that BTC is still in a bear market phase. He warns that if it fails to hold the key resistance level around $88,880, the price could correct to the $58,000-$62,000 range. Against the backdrop of delayed Fed rate cuts and ongoing geopolitical risks, the crypto market continues to face short-term pressure. "2026 is more likely to be a reset year rather than a year for reaching new highs." (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: Garrett Jin, representative of the "BTC OG Insider Whale," published an analytical article titled "A Painted Ceasefire," warning crypto traders not to be lulled by the surface-level market trends. While the market appears stable, underlying risks are continuously building. He pointed out that following Trump’s visit to China, the window for a US-Iran military conflict could reopen at any time. This current ceasefire is merely a delay in confrontation, not the beginning of favorable developments. Market sentiment is currently highly optimistic, with Saudi Arabia and Iran reaching a cooperation memorandum, impressive earnings reports from tech companies, rising South Korean stocks, and Bitcoin approaching the $82,000-$83,000 range. However, macro-level hidden dangers are gradually emerging: a liquidity drought in large corporate transactions, airline bankruptcies, banks provisioning for potential war losses in advance, and Berkshire Hathaway’s cash reserves hitting a new all-time high. Garrett Jin predicts that late May could be a key turning point. If tech giants continue to exceed performance expectations, the risk window may be delayed until the July earnings season. (Garrettsignal)
According to ABC News, sources revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspicious trades in the oil market ahead of a major statement by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding war with Iran. The Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are examining at least four such trades, in which traders collectively bet over $2.6 billion on oil prices falling before the decline occurred.