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04-17

Sony to tokenize IP assets on the blockchain and launch a fund for the Soneium ecosystem

According to ME News, on April 17 (UTC+8), Kazuhito Hashino, Head of On-chain Business at Soneium, Sony’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, stated that Sony’s blockchain business is transitioning from an experimental phase to commercialization. The former “Advanced Infrastructure Business Exploration Depart...

Huang Licheng places ETH profit-taking orders at $2,365–$2,425

Huoju Finance reports that, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, on April 17, Huang Licheng, known as "Maji," slightly increased his positions in ETH, BTC, and HYPE over the past half-hour, then simultaneously placed sell orders to partially take profits. The ETH sell order was the largest, with pr...

Bitcoin RHODL Ratio Reaches Third-Highest Level, Suggesting Market Bottom

Odaily Planet Daily report: Glassnode’s on-chain Bitcoin metric, the RHODL Ratio, is currently at 4.5, the third-highest level on record, signaling conditions more consistent with a market bottom than a cycle top.The RHODL Ratio compares the value held by long-term holders (holding for 6 months to 3...

Bitcoin Miners Sell 32K BTC in Q1 2026 Amid Profit Pressures

About 20% of the Bitcoin mining industry is operating at a loss right now. That single fact explains much of what has been unfolding across the sector in early 2026, as publicly traded miners race to sell off holdings just to keep the lights on.Profits Squeezed To The BoneHashprice — the daily reven...

Magi Places ETH Profit-Taking Orders Near Current Price, Targeting Up to $2,425

ChainCatcher report, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, Huang Licheng slightly increased his positions in ETH, BTC, and HYPE over the past half-hour, then simultaneously placed sell orders to partially take profits. The ETH sell order was the largest, with profit-taking set to activate once the p...

xAI to Supply Tens of Thousands of GPUs to AI Startup Cursor

ME News reports that on April 17 (UTC+8), according to monitoring by Beating, xAI plans to provide substantial computing power support to the AI programming startup Cursor, enabling it to train its latest programming model, Composer 2.5, on xAI’s infrastructure. Business Insider revealed that Cursor...

Bitcoin RHODL Ratio Reaches Third-Highest Level, Suggesting Market Bottom May Be Near

ChainCatcher report, according to CoinDesk, Glassnode’s on-chain Bitcoin RHODL ratio is currently at 4.5, the third-highest level on record, signaling conditions more consistent with a market bottom than a cycle top. The RHODL ratio compares the value of Bitcoin held by long-term holders (holding 6 ...

SGB Launches Stablecoin Minting and Redemption Service

BlockBeats report: On April 17, Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) announced the launch of its stablecoin issuance and redemption services. Businesses and high-net-worth clients can now directly exchange between fiat currency and stablecoins via their SGB accounts, enabling 24/7 instant settlement without re...

Dogecoin Price Fakes Out After $295M DOGE Buy

Key InsightsDogecoin price had a clear fake-out yesterday as it attempted to break out of a descending triangle on the 12-hour chart.Whale Alert has tracked the movement of 2.56B DOGE tokens, worth $295M, from Robinhood into private wallets.Spot Dogecoin ETFs launched back in November 2025, but thei...

xAI Quietly Tests Grok 4.3 Beta on Official Website

ME News reports that on April 17 (UTC+8), according to monitoring by Beating, multiple users discovered that the model selection menu on xAI’s official website, Grok.com, now includes a “Grok 4.3 (beta)” option labeled as “Early Access.” Previously, the primary version on xAI’s web platform was the ...

CoinGecko Report: Crypto Market Cap Drops 20.4% in Q1 2026, CEX Volume Falls 39%

ChainCatcher reports that CoinGecko’s Q1 2026 Cryptocurrency Industry Report reveals that the crypto market shifted from a sharp correction into a prolonged “winter,” with total market capitalization declining 20.4% ($622 billion) to $2.4 trillion by the end of Q1 2026, a roughly 45% drop from its p...

SGB Launches Stablecoin Minting and Redemption Service for Instant Cross-Border Settlement

ChainCatcher report: Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has launched a stablecoin minting and redemption service, enabling enterprises and high-net-worth clients to directly convert between fiat currency and stablecoins via their SGB accounts, achieving 24/7 instant settlement without relying on traditional ...

Glassnode's RHODL Ratio Hits 4.5, Suggesting Bitcoin Bottom May Be Near

The RHODL ratio, by Glassnode, a key on-chain metric tracking the balance between long-term and short-term bitcoin BTC$75,742.21 holders, is flashing signals more consistent with a market bottom than a cycle top, after hitting a ratio of 4.5.Currently sitting at its third highest level on record, th...

OpenAI Report: AI May Create Jobs Rather Than Cause Mass Unemployment

ME News reports that on April 17 (UTC+8), according to monitoring by Beating, a study by OpenAI on over 900 occupations reveals that the disruption AI may cause in the labor market may not be as tragic as commonly perceived. The report indicates that although jobs such as data entry, bookkeeping, an...

Ethereum Whales Accumulate in Spot Market Amid Retail Selling Pressure

The Ethereum [ETH] community is divided.On one side, large players are stepping in… but mostly in the Spot market, not Futures. On the other, short-term traders continue to push and pull prices.The market looks active, but does the community actually believe in it?ADSpot market whale-heavy, retail d...

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