US equity markets slipped on Tuesday as investors weighed new tariff signals from the Trump administration, including potential levies on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors and possible exemptions for automakers, whilelack of visible progress in talks between the US and its allies on easing tariff policies added to caution in the market. The Dow (-0.38%), S&P 500 (-0.17%), and Nasdaq (-0.05%) all posted modest losses, with trading subdued amid lower volatility.
In crypto, the global crypto market cap decreased 2% over the past 24 hours and is currently at $2.64tn. The total crypto market 24h volume decreased 4% to $74.1bn. Bitcoin is down 2% in the past day, now trading around $83,700, Ether is down 4%, currently trading around $1,570. The crypto memecoin sector fell 3.5%.
In the past 24 hours, crypto liquidations increased by 12% and totaled $223.6m, with 71% of them long positions.
According to data from Farside Investors, US Bitcoin spot ETFs posted their second consecutive day of net inflows totaling $76.4 million, almost 51 times higher than the previous day, with BITB (+$38.2m), IBIT (+$11m), ARKB (+$13.4m), EZBC (+$4.9m), and BTC (+$8.9m) all seeing positive flows. ETH ETFs recorded net outflows of $14.2 million—more than twice the previous day’s total—driven by Grayscale’s ETHE (-$10.6m) and Fidelity’s FETH (-$3.6m).
Several major crypto exchanges, including Binance, KuCoin, and MEXC, experienced service disruptions on April 15 due to a large-scale network outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides the cloud infrastructure for many centralized platforms. The outage affected order processing, chart data, and asset transfers, though user funds remained secure. Most services were restored by afternoon CET. The incident reignited concerns about the crypto industry’s reliance on centralized infrastructure and underscored the need for decentralized cloud alternatives.
ZKsync, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution developed by Matter Labs, disclosed a security breach on Tuesday in which approximately $5 million in ZK tokens were stolen after a hacker compromised an admin account overseeing the airdrop contract. The attacker exploited access to the account by calling a function designed to sweep unclaimed tokens, effectively draining the remaining airdrop reserves. The ZKsync team said on X that the core protocol and token contract remain secure, and no user funds were affected. The breach triggered a sharp reaction with ZK’s price briefly plunging 20%.
Janover, a US real estate-focused fintech firm recently acquired by a group of former Kraken executives, has become the first US. public company to adopt a crypto treasury strategy focused on Solana (SOL), accumulating 163,651 tokens worth approximately $21 million. As part of a new partnership, Kraken will delegate a portion of its staked SOL to validators operated by Janover, strengthening the firm’s crypto infrastructure. Janover’s stock has surged over 1,700% since the authorizing its new treasury policy on April 4, while it continues to operate its AI-powered commercial real estate platform.
According to Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence data, two newly created wallets (likely the same whale) spent $5m USDC to buy 630,339 TRUMP at $7.93 in the past day.
A developer behind the TRUMP token removed $4.6 million in USDC from the token’s Solana-based liquidity pool just ahead of its first scheduled token unlock, and bridged the funds to Ethereum before sending them to a Coinbase Prime address. The move has raised concerns about insider selling, especially as the wallet still holds 15.3 million TRUMP tokens. Despite recovering slightly, TRUMP continues to face ongoing sell pressure from both whales and smaller retail wallets, and its recent price performance has lagged behind other Solana-based meme tokens.
According to Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence data, Galaxy Digital deposited another 12,500 ETH ($20.28m) to Binance 10 hours ago, now having deposited a total of 37,500 ETH ($60.4m) in the past 4 days.
According to Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, in a recent White House interview, the Trump administration is exploring funding a US Bitcoin Reserve using tariff revenues and revalued gold certificates, starting with seized BTC and aiming to expand through budget-neutral methods.
CyberKongz, the Ethereum-based NFT collection known for its pixelated ape avatars and blockchain gaming integrations, announced on X that the SEC has concluded its two-year investigation, which included a Wells Notice in December, and will not pursue enforcement.
US President Trump is reportedly collaborating with longtime associate Bill Zanker on a crypto-based video game resembling a digital real estate simulation, similar in style to “Monopoly Go,” according to Fortune. The Trump-branded game blends blockchain infrastructure with property-building gameplay and is expected to launch later this month.
