The Federal Reserve is highly likely to keep interest rates steady in April, with a 99.5% probability. Looking ahead to June, there's a 94.1% chance of maintaining rates, a 0.5% chance of an increase, and a 5.4% chance of a cut.

Prediction markets show stark wealth concentration, with 84.1% of Polymarket traders losing money, while just 0.04% hold over 70% of profits. Legislative efforts like the BETS OFF Act aim to regulate betting on sensitive events, as concerns rise over user protections amid the entry of major financial institutions.

Solana (SOL) is trading at $88.87, with a daily gain of 3.84%. Analysts indicate that maintaining support above $87 is crucial to potentially reach $120. Liquidation clusters influence price action, and a breakout above $107 could confirm upward momentum.

During the period from 12:45 to 13:00 (UTC) on 2026-04-17, the ETH price recorded a +0.65% return, closing in the 2355.76 - 2382.28 USDT range, with a 15-minute amplitude of 1.13%. During this time, market attention rose rapidly, on-chain and derivatives trading activity increased significantly, and short-term volatility intensified. The main driving force behind this unusual move is that the net exchange fund inflow-outflow phenomenon has been amplified. On-chain data show that within 10 minutes, approximately $420,000 worth of ETH was continuously transferred out of trading platforms, reflecting a significantly stronger investor willingness to hold tokens,

A wallet acquired 590,900 HYPE from Galaxy Digital's OTC for about $25.92 million. Six linked addresses hold a total of 4,114,234 HYPE, valued at roughly $180.53 million, all sourced from Galaxy Digital.

Abraxas Capital has deposited 1,993 BTC valued at $148.3 million to a centralized exchange, bringing their total transfers to 9,582 BTC worth $691 million since March 14. They now hold 20,337 BTC valued at $1.51 billion, indicating continued institutional accumulation.

A Danish National Bank report shows only 4% of Danes own cryptocurrency, unchanged since 2023 and below other European nations. Most holders invest small amounts, with adoption hindered by cautious banks and risk concerns, mainly among younger, wealthier individuals.

A European financial institution has integrated its bank-issued stablecoin USDCV into MetaMask, enabling users to hold and use the dollar-backed digital asset within the wallet, reflecting the growing collaboration between traditional finance and crypto.

Gate News, according to the exchange’s official announcement, Gate will delist the trading markets for 12 tokens including GX, IMAYC, LOOT, PLANCK, AURASOL, WATER, HMT, WAMPL, DEFI, FWOG, WLTH, LIQ. The delisting affects services such as spot trading pairs, quantitative grid trading, Yu'ebao, and leveraged trading. The specific timeline is as follows: related token deposit services have been suspended; all new leveraged borrowing and collateralized borrowing will be closed before 2026-04-16 16:00 (UTC+8); trading services will be suspended at 2026-04-22 11:00 (UTC+8). Among them, IMAYC will not support withdrawals for now due to an on-chain abnormality; withdrawals will resume once the issue is resolved. After the trading markets are taken offline, users who still hold the relevant tokens in Gate as of after 2026-05-06 may apply for repurchase. The repurchase price range varies from GX 0.000006594 USDT to WAMPL 0.15774 USDT, and the maximum compensation amount per user is 100 USDT. Users need to submit their applications during 2026-05-06 to 2026-05-13.

A trader known as epsteinfiles has placed a $12,300 bet with Lookonchain, predicting that MicroStrategy will hold over 1 million BTC by December 31, 2026, with a flawless track record in past bets.