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On April 17, local time, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated during a meeting with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir that Iran is firmly committed to achievin

Iranian Parliament Speaker: U.S. Breaches Hinder Regional Peace Process

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On April 17, Tempo, a Layer 1 blockchain developed by Stripe and Paradigm, introduced a privacy feature called Zones. This solution is designed for permissioned parallel blockchain operations, specifi

Tempo Launches Privacy Solution Zones for Permissioned Parallel Blockchain Operations

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ZRX (0x Protocol) is currently trading at $0.108, up 2% in the last 24 hours, with a market cap of $92M. Staking rewards for ZRX have surged to 202%, a 405% increase from previous levels, attracting h

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropRetail fear across US equity markets has reached levels not seen in over two decades. The ROBO

Retail fear across US equity markets has reached levels not seen in over two decades. The ROBO Put/Call Ratio has jumped to 1.0 for the first time in at least 20 years. The reading exceeds the 0.91 peak during the 2008 Financial Crisis and the 0.95 reached during the 2020 pandemic selloff. The ratio has doubled since December, marking the sharpest rise since the 2022 bear market began. “This ratio tracks retail opening buy orders in options, with the current reading showing retail traders buying nearly equal amounts of puts and calls...Fear is becoming overdone in this market,” The Kobeissi Letter noted. Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens ROBO Put/Call Ratio at 1.0 in the US Equity Market. Source: X/The Kobeissi Letter Market sentiment is also evidenced by the CNN Fear & Greed Index, which has fallen to 23, placing it at the threshold of extreme fear territory. Bearish Positioning Reaches Rare Extremes The surge comes amid a broad rise in short interest across all major US indexes. According to data from Global Markets Investor, the median short interest for the S&P 500 now stands at approximately 3.7%, its highest level in 11 years. The Nasdaq 100 has reached roughly 2.7% short interest, a 6-year high. The Russell 2000 sits near 5.0%, its highest in 15 years. The last time all three indexes showed such elevated short positioning simultaneously was during the 2010-2011 European debt crisis. That convergence is significant because it suggests bearish conviction extends beyond any single sector or market-cap segment. “All three indexes have seen short interest rise sharply since mid-2024, accelerating further in 2026,” the post added. BeInCrypto recently reported that hedge funds shorted global equities at the most aggressive pace in 13 years, with short sales outpacing long purchases by a ratio of 7.6 to 1. The simultaneous alignment of ext

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Market Rally! Claim Your Airdrop Blockchain Forum 2026, Moscow PEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotates to Risk Assets Pepe coin, the frog-themed meme c

PEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotates to Risk Assets

Pepe coin, the frog-themed meme cryptocurrency jumped over 8% during Thursday’s U.S. market hours to hit $0.000004 high. This upswing follows the broader recovery in the meme coin market as capital rotates to higher-risk assets, supported by stable market sentiment. However, a stagnant trend in $PEPE’s open interest indicator suggests a lack of speculative force in the market. Can $PEPE price manage to reclaim the $0.000005 barrier?

Meme Coin Market Climbs 12% Amid Risk-On Sentiment Shift

In the last 24-hours, the meme coin sector witnessed a significant surge of over 12% to reach a market cap of $39.8 billion, according to Coingecko data. The buying pressure followed a sudden capital rotation to these volatile assets, as the escalation of the middle-east war has triggered a risk on sentiment.

Hopes for an extended U.S.–Iran ceasefire has stabilized markets, with Bitcoin reclaiming the $75,000 mark. The Fear and Greed Index of the cryptocurrency was at 56 as of April 16, 2026, which is squarely in the neutral zone. It is a level of equilibrium in the market sentiment and investors are not really scared or greedy.

Meme coins saw noticeable price increases during the day. $PEPE price climbed 9% to $0.000004, leading the segment. DOGEgained 3.07%, reaching $0.09601, while SHIB rose 3.41% to $0.00000606. These stable conditions showed positive price action in the meme sector in general.

However, the Pepe Open Interest (OI), projecting the outstanding value of outstanding futures and options contracts, averages around $194 million on Thursday. According to coinglass, the OI value has remained stagnant since early February, indicating a wait-and-see approach from institutions and traders. It suggests that while existing positions aren’t being aggressively closed, no significant “new money” is ente

PEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotate

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled on Thursday that the central bank's next move on interest rates will need to carefully account for Japan's currently low real interest rates, even as the cou

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$ZKC REJECTION AFTER WEAK PUMP Entry: 0.0725 – 0.0735 Stop Loss: 0.0755 Targets: 0.0700 0.0680 0.0655 Weak pump followed by rejection, lower highs forming with downside continuation likely. Let’s go o

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropPEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotates to Risk Assets Pepe coin, the frog-themed 

PEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotates to Risk Assets



Pepe coin, the frog-themed meme cryptocurrency jumped over 8% during Thursday’s U.S. market hours to hit $0.000004 high. This upswing follows the broader recovery in the meme coin market as capital rotates to higher-risk assets, supported by stable market sentiment. However, a stagnant trend in $PEPE’s open interest indicator suggests a lack of speculative force in the market. Can $PEPE price manage to reclaim the $0.000005 barrier?

Meme Coin Market Climbs 12% Amid Risk-On Sentiment Shift

In the last 24-hours, the meme coin sector witnessed a significant surge of over 12% to reach a market cap of $39.8 billion, according to Coingecko data. The buying pressure followed a sudden capital rotation to these volatile assets, as the escalation of the middle-east war has triggered a risk on sentiment.

Hopes for an extended U.S.–Iran ceasefire has stabilized markets, with Bitcoin reclaiming the $75,000 mark. The Fear and Greed Index of the cryptocurrency was at 56 as of April 16, 2026, which is squarely in the neutral zone. It is a level of equilibrium in the market sentiment and investors are not really scared or greedy.

Meme coins saw noticeable price increases during the day. $PEPE price climbed 9% to $0.000004, leading the segment. DOGEgained 3.07%, reaching $0.09601, while SHIB rose 3.41% to $0.00000606. These stable conditions showed positive price action in the meme sector in general.

However, the Pepe Open Interest (OI), projecting the outstanding value of outstanding futures and options contracts, averages around $194 million on Thursday. According to coinglass, the OI value has remained stagnant since early February, indicating a wait-and-see approach from institutions and traders. It suggests that while existing positions aren’t being aggressively closed, no significant “new money

BitcoinWorldDrift Secures Critical $127.5M from Tether for User Compensation After Devastating Hack In a landmark move for decentralized finance, the Drift protocol has secured a crucial $127.5 millio

Drift Secures Critical $127.5M From Tether for User Compensation After Devastating Hack

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your AirdropDrift Protocol has announced a collaboration with Tether (USDT) and other partners totaling ne

Drift Protocol has announced a collaboration with Tether (USDT) and other partners totaling nearly $150 million to fund user recovery and a protocol relaunch following its April 1 exploit on Solana (SOL). The package includes a $100 million revenue-linked credit facility, an ecosystem grant, and loans to designated market makers. USDT will serve as the settlement asset when the protocol relaunches. Recovery Pool and Token for Impacted Users The funds, out of which $127.5 million is reportedly from Tether, will support a dedicated user recovery pool fed by exchange revenue and committed support capital. Drift stated that any assets recovered through ongoing law enforcement and blockchain forensics efforts will also flow into the pool. To distribute recovery assets, Drift will issue a new transferable token to users affected by the April 1 exploit. The team said additional details on token mechanics will follow in the near term. The April 1 attack drained between $270 million and $285 million from Drift’s vaults. Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic attributed the operation to North Korean state-linked actors who spent six months infiltrating the protocol’s inner circle. Attackers posed as a quantitative trading firm, built trust at conferences, and compromised devices through a malicious TestFlight app and a VSCode vulnerability. They then manipulated Drift’s multisig approvals using Solana’s durable nonces feature to drain core vaults holding USDC, SOL, and JLP tokens. The incident slashed Drift’s total value locked from $550 million to roughly $230 million. The Drift (DRIFT) token dropped over 30% in the immediate aftermath. The protocol’s TVL was $243 million as of this writing. Drift Protocol TVL. Source: DefiLlama Hardened Security and USDT-Centered Relaunch Before relaunching, every protocol component will pass independent audits from OtterSec and Asymm

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edge soared to 1.2742 USDT, a new high with a 24-hour increase of 13.45%. It currently trades at 1.1689 USDT on HTX.

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