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04-05

Shibarium Activity Drops 94% Overnight Amid Network Reset

Shibarium transactions plunge 94% as network enters major reset phaseLow transaction count hides ongoing system upgrades and backend synchronizationSHIB price dips slightly as cautious sentiment grips broader crypto marketShiba Inu’s layer-2 network has entered a reset phase after a sudden drop in v...

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Trapped in $1.8K–$2.4K Range

Ethereum’s price action continues to reflect a market in equilibrium, where neither buyers nor sellers have established decisive control. Following the sharp corrective phase earlier in the year, ETH has transitioned into a broad consolidation structure, with volatility compressing as the market sea...

Iran Official Sets Conditions for Opening the Strait of Hormuz

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on April 5, according to China Central Television News, Mehdi Tabatabai, Deputy Director of the Iranian Presidential Office responsible for news and communications, issued a stern statement regarding regional developments and the issue of transit through the Strait of ...

Bitcoin's Halving Cycle Loses Influence as Institutional Capital Gains Control

Bitcoin shifts from halving cycles to institutional capital dominance globallySaylor says Wall Street influence now drives Bitcoin price directionStrategy advantage grows as institutional demand reshapes crypto market dynamicsBitcoin is entering a new phase as institutional influence begins to outwe...

Whale sells 30.99M STO for $1.92M, misses $52.33M profit

ChainCatcher report: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), the address 0x78F…07a2B received 30.99 million STO tokens, worth approximately $5.98 million, one hour ago, and then deposited 10 million STO tokens—valued at $1.92 million—into Bitget 45 minutes ago. Tracing the source of t...

Ethereum Net Taker Volume Turns Positive for First Time in 3 Years

The price of Ethereum has been hovering around $2,000 for nearly a month, with the technical structure showing no clear path to recovery. According to the latest on-chain data, the “King of Altcoin” is witnessing a rare signal that could mean that it is at the beginning of a positive trend.ETH Net T...

Michael Saylor Challenges Bitcoin Bearish Claims, Citing Outperformance Since 2020

ChainCatcher report: Economist and cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff posted a message urging investors to sell Bitcoin, which was rebutted by Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy. Earlier, Schiff stated that over the past five years, Bitcoin’s price had risen only 12%. During the same period, the Na...

Bitcoin Fails as a Safe Haven Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Declines with Risk Assets

Click the link to join the meeting: https://meeting.tencent.com/p/7277739262 Today (April 5), the crypto market sentiment is dominated by macro risk-off pressures overshadowing crypto narratives. Affected by the Middle East situation, risk assets are under pressure, and Bitcoin’s “safe-haven”属性 has...

Michael Saylor Challenges Bitcoin Bearish Claims: BTC Outperformed Major Assets Since 2020

BlockBeats news, on April 5, economist and cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff posted a message urging the sale of Bitcoin, which was refuted by Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy.Peter Schiff earlier stated that over the past five years, Bitcoin's price has risen only 12%. During the same period, t...

White House Denies Rumors of Trump's Hospitalization

Odaily Planet Daily report: On April 4 local time, news of Trump being seriously ill and hospitalized rapidly went viral across U.S. networks. In response, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung posted a rebuttal: “This Easter weekend, President Trump has been working nonstop in the White...

Solana Tests Quantum Safety, Speed Drops 90% in Trials

Post-quantum tests on Solana show 90% speed drop due to signatures up to 40 times larger than current cryptography.Public key exposure increases vulnerability, making Solana more at risk in a future quantum attack scenario.Developers test interim fixes like Winternitz Vaults, but full network upgrad...

OPEC+ Warns of High Costs and Long Delays in Energy Facility Repairs Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 5, according to Reuters, the OPEC+ committee meeting on Sunday expressed concern over attacks on energy assets during the potential conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, noting that repairing such facilities is costly and time-consuming, thereby impactin...

Oil price approaching critical point; key developments expected in mid-April

Editor’s Note: This article argues that what truly drives oil prices is not merely whether the conflict ends, but when the critical threshold is crossed.Over the nearly four-week-long conflict in Iran, the oil market is experiencing a classic case of "time pricing." Strategic reserve releases have d...

OPEC+ Warns That Energy Facility Repairs Will Disrupt Oil Supply

BlockBeats report, April 5: According to Reuters, the OPEC+ committee meeting on Sunday expressed concern over attacks on energy assets during the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, noting that repairing such facilities is costly and time-consuming, thereby affecting supply. The statement ...

Bitcoin Whales Record $337M Loss in Q1 2026 as BTC Traders Face Prolonged Downtrend

Bitcoin [BTC] has traded within a descending channel since its $126k peak in October 2025. Amid this prolonged downtrend, the king coin fell below the STH Realized Price, implying that all recent buyers were holding at a loss. Checkonchain data showed that over 45.8% of the total supply currently si...

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