Asset management firm Metalpha withdraws 8500 ETH from a CEX, worth $24.85 million

April 3rd: Ant Group announced that its professional lobster product DTClaw has launched internal testing. Unlike the "common shrimp" tools currently on the market—limited to basic tasks like document organization, meeting minutes and information gathering—DTClaw is positioned as a "professional shrimp," offering 24/7 exclusive online AI smart assistant services for professional users including financial experts, marketing specialists and data analysts. DTClaw supports hundreds of professional skills spanning high-value use cases such as finance, investment, data analysis, research and development, and testing. It is deeply integrated with enterprise office, finance, sales and marketing systems to enable workflow automation. Users can deploy it with one click, cutting Token consumption by 50%. (Source: Jinse)

On April 3, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. posted that the **Bitcoin Exchange Position Index (BEPI)** is a comprehensive indicator measuring long/short aggressiveness in derivatives markets, tracking the current open position direction of futures traders. The index’s 30-day Simple Moving Average (SMA-30d) hit a local high of +3.0 on March 17, when Bitcoin traded at $73,925. It has since trended lower consistently, now sitting at -3.1—signaling ongoing short position accumulation. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has fallen from $74,883 to $66,603, with the SMA-30d moving in lockstep with price declines, further confirming a weakening market structure. The **Liquidation Oscillation Index (LOI)** has rebounded from 2.9% in mid-March and is steadily climbing, hitting 18.6% today. This signals ongoing forced long liquidations, preventing the market structure from recovering. Red bars (indicating dominant short liquidations) have been absent since October 2025. Until the 30-day Moving Average (

April 3rd: China’s Qingming Festival overlaps with Western Easter, prompting many global financial markets to observe holidays or close early. **Market Status:** - Equities: Europe, U.S., Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Australia stock markets closed for the day. - CME: Precious metals and WTI crude futures suspended all session; forex, U.S. stock, and U.S. Treasury futures closed early. - ICE: Brent crude futures suspended all day. - Chinese exchanges: Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange halted night trading. **Key Data Alert:** The U.S. March non-farm payrolls report will be released at 8:30 PM ET tonight. Markets forecast a 60,000 job gain—breaking the prior negative growth trend. While U.S. stocks, international gold, silver, and oil are closed today, the data’s critical impact on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path could drive sharp market moves when trading resumes next Monday. Traders should cl

On April 3rd, CoinGlass noted that Bitcoin (BTC) whale order book data shows the price is confined to a range. Sell orders are concentrated around $67,500 and in the $67,950-$68,050 zone. Buy orders sit in the $65,600-$65,800 range, with strong support near $64,900. The current market isn’t in a trending phase—it’s consolidating. If the upper sell wall is absorbed, the bias tilts bullish; if lower buy orders are pulled or filled, the bias leans bearish. Until then, price remains trading within the range whales have established.

On April 3, CZ’s new book *Freedom of Money* claimed the No. 1 spot in Amazon’s Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency New Releases category. Previously, CZ noted the book was set to launch next week—barring any additional edits from the publisher—with the e-book now open for pre-order. The English print edition will roll out simultaneously next week, while other language versions are slated for release in the coming months. All proceeds from the book will go to charity, not for personal profit.

On April 3, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that a whale who opened a $3,005.72 ETH long position two months ago has been liquidated, suffering a $1.264 million loss. Three hours prior, the whale (address 0x351…29365) sold 1,323 ETH on-chain at an average price of $2,050.2, totaling $2.71 million—marking their first on-chain activity since opening the position on January 28.