SHIBIZENS NEWS UPDATE | Last 24h (Apr 17, 2026) Market Overview 🔸 BTC: $77,332 🔸 ETH: $2,433 🔸 Total Market Cap: $2.60T 🔸 CMC20: 159.99 🔸 Altcoin Index: 37/100 🔸 Fear & Greed: 62 Top 10 Crypto News 1. Bitcoin traded above $77K, reaching ~$78K intraday Move followed geopolitical developments around the Strait of Hormuz. 2. ~$400M in crypto shorts liquidated within ~4 hours 3. X cashtag trading pilot generated ~$1B in volume Applies to stocks and crypto trading activity. 4. Spot ETF flows (Apr 16): BTC: +$26.05M ETH: +$18.02M (6-day inflow streak) SOL: +$15.50M XRP: +$11.87M 5. Kraken parent Payward to acquire Bitnomial Deal valued at up to $550M (cash + stock). Includes licensed U.S. derivatives infrastructure. 6. Tether involvement in DeFi liquidity and recovery efforts remained active Includes capital deployment and infrastructure expansion. 7. VerifiedX “Prism” Bitcoin privacy layer remained in rollout phase Adds confidential balances and private transaction features. 8. Drift Protocol recovery process ongoing Includes funding package and planned recovery token structure. 9. Institutional crypto expansion continued across TradFi platforms Includes recent launches and integrations of crypto trading services. 10. Bitcoin and crypto market remained driven by macro and ETF flows
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