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Thursday2026/0423
04-17

Israel Lifts Most Wartime Restrictions Nationwide

Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 17, according to CCTV News, Israel’s Home Front Command stated that wartime restrictions across the country have been largely lifted, as the ceasefire with Lebanon continues and the ceasefire status with Iran remains in effect. The Home Front Command issued a s...

Intchains Group Limited (ICG) surges 11.21% to $1.29 on April 17.

ME News: On April 17 (UTC+8), according to CoinFound’s cryptocurrency-related stock data, Intchains Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICG) is currently trading at $1.29, with an opening price of $1.16 today, marking a daily gain of 11.21%. (Source: CoinFound)

ChainCatcher: Maji Brother's long positions in BTC and ETH have generated a floating profit exceeding $2.59 million.

ChainCatcher report, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, Magi Brother’s long positions have generated an unrealized profit of $2.597 million. His total long positions in BTC, ETH, and HYPE, valued at $58.78 million, are all currently in profit, with the ETH long position alone yielding an unreali...

Israel Announces Lifting of Most Wartime Restrictions Nationwide

BlockBeats news, on April 17, according to CCTV News, Israel’s Home Front Command stated on the 17th that, as the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel continues and the ceasefire status with Iran remains in place, wartime restrictions across the country have been largely lifted.On that day, Israel's...

Magjida's ETH long position generates $194.7M in profit

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, Maggi Brother’s long positions have generated an unrealized profit of $2.597 million. His total long positions in BTC, ETH, and HYPE, valued at $58.78 million, are all currently in profit, with the ETH long position alone yielding a...

Polish Prime Minister Accuses Crypto Firm of Russian Ties and Political Funding

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that a cryptocurrency company linked to "Russian organized crime and intelligence agencies" is funding political opponents and exerting influence on domestic cryptocurrency regulatory legislation. During Friday’s parliamentary vot...

Dogecoin Breakout Mirrors Past Trend, Signals Potential Major Move

Dogecoin is showing signs of history repeating itself as a recent breakout begins to mirror a previous trend that led to a major rally. With structure aligning and momentum slowly building, the current setup is raising expectations that a larger move could be on the horizon.Descending Triangle Break...

BTC Breaks $73,610, Could Trigger $2.21B in Long Liquidations on Major CEXs

According to ChainCatcher, data from Coinglass shows that if BTC falls below $73,610, the total liquidation value of long positions on major CEXs will reach $2.221 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $81,264, the total liquidation value of short positions on major CEXs will reach $913 million.

ETH below $2,323 could trigger $1.044 billion in long liquidations on major centralized exchanges.

According to ChainCatcher, data from Coinglass shows that if ETH falls below $2,323, the total liquidation value of long positions on major CEXs will reach $1.044 billion. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,563, the total liquidation value of short positions on major CEXs will reach $531 million.

Stablecoin Payment Platform Slash Completes $100M Funding at $1.4B Valuation

Stablecoin payments and financial management platform Slash has raised $100 million in a Series C round at a $1.4 billion valuation, led by Ribbit Capital, with co-leaders Goodwater Capital and Khosla Ventures, and participation from NEA and YC. The funds will be used to accelerate product developme...

U.S. major stock indices open higher; crypto-related stocks surge, with MSTR up 8.21%

BlockBeats news, on April 17, at the opening of U.S. equities markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.07%, the S&P 500 index increased 0.66%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.87%.Among cryptocurrency-related stocks, MSTR rose 8.21%; COIN increased 3.00%; CRCL gained 1.37%; SBET rose 2.84%;...

Ethereum Hits 200.4M Transactions in Q1 2026, Price Lags Behind

TL;DR:Ethereum processed 204 million transactions in Q1 2026, surpassing the 200 million threshold in a single quarter for the first time.Network activity showed a U-shaped recovery, rising from lows of 90 million in 2023, driven by L2 networks and stablecoins.Despite the operational record, ETH onl...

Analysts say Iran's statement on the Strait of Hormuz lacks clarity.

BlockBeats news, on April 17, according to WSJ, a shipping industry analyst said that Iran’s Foreign Minister announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is “fully open” to vessels using designated Iranian routes, but this has not convinced the shipping industry that maritime traffic through the s...

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Launches Podcast Advocating Innovation-Friendly Regulation

According to Decrypt, U.S. SEC Chair Paul Atkins launched the first episode of the official podcast "Material Matters" on April 17, discussing a pro-innovation regulatory stance with Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda. Atkins stated that the U.S. should become the global destination of choic...

XRP Ledger RWA Activity Surges 875% as Tokenized Assets Near $2.5 Billion

XRP Ledger RWA Surge Nears $2.5B as Tokenization Boom Signals Institutional Breakout The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is drawing fresh attention as real-world asset (RWA) tokenization picks up far faster than many expected at this stage of the cycle. Market analyst JRCyptex reports that RWA activity on the net...

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