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Risk-on tone as Bitcoin ETFs pull heavy flows; stablecoin fight and a __SUBJECT__ 92M exploit raise volatility |
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April 19, 2026 |
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Today’s Setup
ETF flows lift risk appetite while regulation and security events add cross-market risk
ETF flows: US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged roughly $1 billion in weekly inflows, including a $664 million single-day surge on April 17 that pushed total ETF assets back above $100 billion. Regulatory catalyst: Congress advanced drafts to create regulated dollar stablecoins and favorable tax treatment for payment stablecoins while banks lobby against stablecoin-yield provisions and the White House publicly criticized bank opposition. Security & token risk: A LayerZero-based exploit drained about $292 million from Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge and Binance and Bitget opened probes after a suspected insider-orchestrated 4,500% RAVE token pump, underscoring contagion risks.
Watch: Watch Bitcoin ETF flows and on-chain concentration for price direction, plus follow recovery and forensic tracing for rsETH and RAVE as investigations proceed.
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Top Stories
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Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge exploited for about $292M, pauser freezes contracts
Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge suffered a LayerZero-based attack that drained roughly $292 million, with attackers funding wallets via Tornado Cash and creating bad debt after using drained rsETH as Aave V3 collateral; Kelp’s emergency pauser multisig froze core contracts 46 minutes after the drain.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs record heavy inflows, single-day $664M surge lifts assets above $100B
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their strongest weekly performance in months with nearly $1 billion of inflows and a $664 million single-day haul on April 17, led by BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC, pushing total ETF assets over $100 billion.
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Congress advances regulated dollar stablecoins as banks intensify lobbying and White House pushes back
Legislative drafts including the GENIUS Act and the Digital Asset PARITY Act move forward to create regulated dollar-pegged stablecoins and favorable tax treatment for payment stablecoins, while banking groups ramp up lobbying against stablecoin-yield provisions and the White House criticized banks for opposing the compromise.
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Binance and Bitget probe RAVE after 4,500% surge tied to alleged insider transfers
Exchanges Binance and Bitget opened investigations into RAVE’s 4,500% rally amid allegations that insiders control more than 90% of supply; on-chain analysis shows about $42 million of RAVE moved to Bitget with roughly $32 million withdrawn, triggering forced liquidations while RaveDAO denies involvement.
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Institutional holdings and miner selling reshape Bitcoin’s available supply
MicroStrategy now holds 780,897 BTC tightening liquid supply while Morgan Stanley’s MSBT has purchased roughly $102.79 million in BTC since launch; at the same time miners sold about 32,000 BTC, a mix of flows that will influence near-term price direction.
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