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According to CryptoQuant’s latest masterpiece, Ethereum’s liquidity on Binance has taken a nosedive, and it’s now down to a mere 5.01 – the lowest we’ve seen since the glorious start of 2026. How exciting! In the meantime, Ethereum’s 30-day turnover is struggling to hit 16.65 million ETH, which is far less than the 20 to 25 million ETH that used to flood in during its more popular days back in 2025.

Bitcoin has gained worldwide attention thanks to its new technology and rising value, and its underlying blockchain continues to offer interesting insights that spark discussion among users and experts. On January 18, 2021, BTC.com, a group that confirms Bitcoin transactions and adds them to the blockchain, successfully mined the 666,666th block.

Drift Protocol, in its latest lament, reveals that the April Fool’s Day debacle was no mere prank, but a six-month-long masquerade orchestrated by impostors backed by the enigmatic minds of Pyongyang. A comedy of errors, indeed!

One might almost blush at the elegance with which Ripple plans to revolutionize cross-border payments using the suave $XRP as a bridge asset.

But is it that simple, and will price keep rising? Let’s find out.

Resolv Labs has eliminated 36.73 million USR stablecoins that were stolen in a March hack. The hack resulted in the creation of 80 million unbacked tokens and a loss of about $34 million for the protocol. According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, Resolv Labs used a contract upgrade to destroy the stolen USR. The hacker had already exchanged roughly 34 million USR for 11,409 ETH (approximately $24.48 million), which is currently held at a specific digital address. Resolv Labs has recovered about 46 million USR in total, but the protocol still faces an estimated $34 million loss due to the value taken in ETH.

Since the world decided to play hardball with Russia’s financial affairs post-Ukraine, the bear has been forced to innovate. Enter Africa, where crypto is the new black, and job listings in Togo read like invitations to a clandestine financial soiree.

Between March 31st and April 5th, Strategy purchased 4,871 Bitcoin at an average price of $67,718, for a total investment of $329.9 million. As of today, Strategy holds 766,970 Bitcoin, with a total investment of $58.02 billion. The average purchase price for all of their Bitcoin is $75,644 per coin.

In a twist that even Bridget Jones wouldn’t see coming, the broader crypto market turned greener than Mr. Darcy’s eyes after a positive macro headline binge. About $325 million in crypto positions were liquidated, mostly shorts-because who doesn’t love a good short squeeze on a Monday?