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According to Cointelegraph, the TRUMP token surged 50% following its March announcement of a luncheon at Mar-a-Lago but has since declined over 33% as of this Monday, currently trading at $2.80. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that several crypto whales have recently withdrawn large quantities of TRUMP tokens from exchanges including Binance and Bybit; some individual addresses now hold over 1 million TRUMP tokens—valued at approximately $3.2 million. The luncheon is scheduled for April 25, with the top 297 TRUMP holders invited to attend, and the top 29 eligible for a private reception. CoinCarp data shows that over 91% of the token supply is concentrated in the top 10 wallets. Analysts note that limited market liquidity and high concentration of holdings amplify price volatility, and future price movements may be driven by the U.S. midterm elections and related events.
According to Cointelegraph, JP Richardson, CEO of Exodus, stated that financial institutions have accelerated their participation in the cryptocurrency market this year—including stablecoin market capitalization reaching an all-time high, Morgan Stanley launching a Bitcoin ETF, Schwab opening a waitlist for spot Bitcoin trading, Franklin Templeton establishing a cryptocurrency division, and Fannie Mae accepting Bitcoin as collateral for loans. Unlike previous cycles, institutional investors have stood out during this bull run, while retail participation has declined sharply. Data from CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost shows that inflows into small accounts holding less than 1 BTC on Binance have hit a record low, with retail activity dropping to its lowest level in nine years. Some retail investors have shifted toward equities and commodities markets. Analysts attribute the absence of retail investors primarily to the cost-of-living crisis and inflationary pressures.
According to BlockSec Phalcon, the HandlerV1 contract managed by Hyperbridge on the Ethereum network was found to contain a Merkle Mountain Range (MMR) proof replay vulnerability, resulting in approximately $242,000 in losses. The vulnerability stems from the lack of binding between proofs and requests, enabling attackers to replay historical valid proofs alongside newly forged requests to perform malicious actions—such as altering administrator privileges. In the specific incident, the attacker changed the Polkadot (DOT) token administrator and then exploited those privileges to mint additional DOT tokens for profit. Observed attack transactions include: changing the DOT token administrator and minting new tokens (losses of ~$237,400), changing the ARGN token administrator and minting new tokens (losses of ~$3,800), and host withdrawal operations. The vulnerability was discovered by PhalconSecurity and analyzed via PhalconExplorer. Previously, the Hyperbridge gateway contract was attacked, leading to the unauthorized minting and subsequent dumping of 1 billion DOT tokens on Ethereum.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), over the past 24 hours, nine newly created wallets withdrew 87.76 million Binance Coins (BNB) from Binance, worth $14.9 million.
According to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, approximately 1 billion Polkadot (DOT) tokens have been minted and dumped on the Ethereum network. Details of the incident are still under further verification. According to CertiK monitoring, the Hyperbridge gateway contract was attacked; the attacker forged messages to tamper with the admin privileges of the Polkadot token contract on Ethereum, and profited approximately $237,000 by minting and selling 1 billion tokens.
Garrett Jin, agent of “1011 Insider Whale,” published an analysis stating that the U.S. government announced a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, effective 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 13, prohibiting all vessels from entering or departing Iranian ports. This measure aims to cut off Iran’s oil revenue derived from this energy hub and reverse its current economic advantage in the ongoing conflict. Over the past six weeks, Iran has levied steep fees on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and restricted energy exports for certain countries, triggering significant volatility in both cryptocurrency markets and global oil prices. The U.S. action is expected to impact market risk pricing for major crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The analysis notes that although the U.S. holds the initiative, Iran may continue exporting oil by escalating the conflict, relying on Chinese support, and utilizing decentralized gray markets—meaning war risks and market volatility will persist.
According to on-chain analyst Yujin, over the past 20 hours, the suspected controller of BNB Life withdrew 57.88 million BNB Life tokens (approximately $9.37 million) from Binance via six wallets. Recently, the price of BNB Life surged sixfold—from $0.037 to $0.22—within half a month. Additionally, at the end of February, the same entity withdrew 59 million BNB Life tokens from Binance via two wallets. Currently, this controlling party holds approximately 116.9 million BNB Life tokens on-chain—11.7% of the total supply—with an estimated value of $21.71 million.
According to The Block, U.S. musician Garrett Dutton (stage name G. Love) lost 5.9 BTC—worth approximately $420,000—after downloading and using a counterfeit Ledger wallet app from the App Store and entering his recovery phrase. On-chain analyst ZachXBT discovered that the attacker laundered the stolen Bitcoin via the KuCoin platform. This incident once again exposes the security risks posed by fake wallet apps, reminding users to exercise heightened caution when downloading and using cryptocurrency-related applications, and to avoid entering sensitive information through unofficial channels.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the whale address 0x54d2 holds 131,000 ETH (approximately $288 million). Two weeks ago, this address purchased 5,039 ETH at $1,985 per ETH (valued at approximately $10 million) and has just sold 5,000 ETH at $2,202 per ETH (valued at approximately $11.01 million), realizing a profit of $1.09 million.
According to the official announcement, Binance will suspend GLMR token deposits and withdrawals on the Moonbeam network at 20:00 (UTC+8) on April 13, 2026, to support its network upgrade. The project team will carry out the network upgrade at block height 15,190,604 (expected at 21:00 UTC+8 on April 13, 2026).
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the whale address 0x54d…e6029 recently placed a limit buy order for 5,000 WETH on Cowswap, with a total value of approximately $11.01 million. This address previously accumulated ETH at $1,985 on March 30; if it sells at the current price, it would realize a profit of roughly $1.085 million. The whale conducts swing trading using “inherited” funds, with individual transaction sizes reaching $10 million.
According to on-chain analyst Yujin’s monitoring, RAVE’s spot price surged from $0.3 to $6.2 this morning over the past three days—a roughly 20x increase. During this period, the RAVE team first transferred 30.58 million RAVE tokens (valued at approximately $42 million) to Bitget, attracting short-selling capital. Subsequently, within the past two days, they withdrew 31.94 million RAVE tokens from Bitget back onto-chain and sharply pumped RAVE’s spot price across exchanges including Bitget.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the address 0x338…bf8ea opened a 25x leveraged short position of 6,700 ETH last night, with a position value of approximately $14.75 million. The entry price was $2,209.4, and the liquidation price was $2,218.7—leaving only a $9 margin before liquidation.
The Aave DAO has approved a governance proposal to provide Aave Labs with a total grant of $25,000,000 in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens, the latter vesting linearly over four years. The grant includes: 5 million units of aEthLidoGHO flowing from the Collector Contract within six months; 15 million units of aEthLidoGHO flowing from the Collector Contract within twelve months; and 75,000 units of AAVE flowing from the Ecosystem Reserve within forty-eight months. The proposal stipulates that any unspent funds remaining after the twelve-month grant period will be returned to the DAO treasury or otherwise disposed of per subsequent governance decisions.
At the current price, if this address did not sell upon transferring into Aster, the holding return is approximately 462%, with an unrealized profit of about $86,000.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on X, stating that the current U.S. inflation structure has gradually become clearer. Although the March CPI recorded the largest month-on-month increase since 2022, core CPI remained largely unchanged, indicating that inflationary pressures have not yet broadly diffused. This trend warrants continued monitoring in upcoming PCE data and over the coming months. So long as this structure persists, it suggests inflation has not yet become systematically embedded in the U.S. economy—instead remaining a temporary phenomenon, potentially linked to geopolitical conflicts. However, if the U.S.-Iran conflict drags on, inflation could gradually evolve into a systemic risk and begin impacting economic growth, at which point the Federal Reserve may be forced to continue raising interest rates.
Visser stated, “If Bitcoin’s trading price breaks above $76,000 and Ethereum breaks above $2,400, I believe that would mark the beginning of a sustainable rally this year, as I don’t think we’ll enter a recession.” At press time, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $71,646—about a 6.1% increase away from $76,000—while Ethereum was trading at approximately $2,215—about an 8% increase away from $2,400.
Whale 8DHkza withdrew 850,488 TRUMP tokens (approximately $2.4 million) from Bybit over the past two days; whale 7EtuAt withdrew 105,754 TRUMP tokens (approximately $298,000) from Binance 17 hours ago and currently holds a total of 1.13 million TRUMP tokens (approximately $3.2 million).
Thus, the 1.72 billion NOM tokens—59% of the circulating supply—that they withdrew from Binance on April 1 via seven wallets were all transferred back into Binance within the past day and a half.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), the bullish whale address 0x0EA…34a54—who earlier today accumulated $4.7 million worth of WBTC at a cost of $72,720.78—exited its entire position four hours ago. This whale sold 64.7 WBTC at $72,536, incurring a loss of $12,000.