• US markets closed higher Monday after the administration granted tariff exemptions on certain tech products, though follow-up comments hinting at future levies tempered enthusiasm. The Dow rose 0.78%, the S&P 500 gained 0.79%, and the Nasdaq added 0.64%, supported by falling bond yields and broad-based sector gains. Europe stocks also closed higher as Trump's tariff exemptions boosted sentiment, and investors look ahead to the ECB’s expected rate cut on Thursday. Tuesday’s trading session opens with modest gains across major stock indices, as Asian markets continue to rebound following Wall Street’s positive close on Monday.
  • In crypto, the global crypto market cap increased 0.7% over the past 24 houts and is currently at $2.7tn. The total crypto market 24h volume decreased 4.4% to $78.7bn. Bitcoin is up 1% in the past day, now trading around $85,350, Ether is up 0.8%, currently trading around $1,630. The crypto memecoin sector fell 5% on Monday, as investors seemed to steer clear of low-liquidity assets amid heightened market volatility.
  • In the past 24 hours, crypto liquidations increased by 41% and totaled $199m, with 55.7% of them long positions.

source: Coinglass

  • According to data from Farside Investors, US Bitcoin spot ETFs opened the week with modest net inflows of $1.5m, with Blackrock's IBIT $36.7m inflows offsetting Fidelity's FBTC $35.2m outflows. ETH ETFs recorded net outflows of $6m, while 21Shares CETH recorded a net inflow of $1.8m, Fidelity's FETH brought the total flow to a negative with its net outflow of $-7.8m.
source: DefiLlama
  • Google announced on Monday that it will debut a new ads policy starting April 23, only allowing cryptocurrency exchanges and software wallets to advertise in the European Union if they hold a license under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.
  • The US SEC announced it has delayed its decision on whether to allow Ether staking in two Grayscale ETFs, pushing the review deadline to June 1, with a final decision expected by October 2025. The proposal, filed by the NYSE on Grayscale’s behalf, would permit staking of ETH holdings within the Grayscale Ethereum Trust and Ethereum Mini Trust.
  • Canada will debut its first Solana (SOL) spot ETFs on Wednesday, following approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). Issuers Purpose, Evolve, CI, and 3iQ received the green light to list SOL ETFs that will allow staking, enabling investors to earn yield on their holdings. The launch comes as SOL rose 2%, though analysts caution the funds may face weak demand, mirroring the poor inflows seen in U.S. SOL futures ETFs.
  • South Korea has blocked 14 unregistered crypto exchange apps from the Apple Store, including KuCoin and MEXC, as part of a broader crackdown on unlicensed digital asset operators. The move, announced by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) on April 11, follows Google Play’s similar action on March 26, which restricted access to 17 such platforms. Authorities say the bans aim to prevent money laundering and protect users.
  • According to Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence data, a whale withdrew 1,500 BTC ($128m) from OKX in the past 20 hours, while another whale withdrew 2,372 BTC ($201m) from Binance and Kraken in the past day, and currently holds 16,780 BTC ($1.42bn).
  • Also according to Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence data, Galaxy Digital deposited 25k ETH to Binance in just 3 days.
  • On April 18, $321.6 million worth of TRUMP tokens—equivalent to around 20% of the current circulating supply—are set to unlock, all allocated to the founder and team, according to Tokenomist. The memecoin has already plunged over 80% from its peak, falling from a $13 billion market cap to $1.5 billion, despite no major unlocks having occurred yet. With only 20% of the total supply currently in circulation and weak market demand, analysts warn the upcoming unlocks could trigger further intense sell pressure.
  • Strategy bought another 3,459 BTC ($285.8m) at an average price of $82,618 last week, bringing their total holdings to 531,644 BTC ($35.92bn), with an average buying price of $67,556.
  • Cybersecurity firm PeckShield said in an April 14 post to X that the decentralized exchange KiloEX had been exploited, with the hacker taking $7.5 million in total ($3.3 million Base, $3.1m opBNB and $1m BSC). KiloEX confirmed in a statement on X that the exploit has been contained, with the usage of the platform suspended and that they are tracing stolen funds.