A whale dumped nearly 24,000 ETH, cashing out $45 million and leveraged some major altcoin long positions

**April 4 (CNN) — The Middle East conflict has entered its second month, with the oil shortage crisis at risk of escalating into widespread shortages across nearly all sectors.** The conflict has severely restricted oil and natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, cutting global supplies by roughly one-fifth. This disruption has not only driven up fuel prices but also squeezed supplies of petrochemicals used in everyday goods—from shoes, clothing and plastic bags to more. As prices rise for materials like plastic, rubber and polyester, the pressure is spreading to every corner of the consumer market. Asia is currently the hardest-hit region: it accounts for more than half of global manufacturing and relies heavily on imported oil and other commodities. Dan Martin, Co-Head of Business Intelligence at Deloitte Forensic Advisory, noted this will quickly impact all commodities—including beer, noodles, potato chips, toys and cosmetics—since plastic bottle caps, shipping

April 4th — Developer Bala pulled off a live demo of a fully offline Bitcoin transaction at the recent Bitcoin Open Source Summit (BOSS Summit) in Dharamsala, India, wowing the Bitcoin community. Using Mesh Radio—a wireless mesh network built on Meshtastic LoRa tech—Bala completed the transaction with no internet, no ISP, no Wi-Fi, and no cellular data. Just pure radio waves: the transaction broadcast instantly, landed straight in the Bitcoin mempool, and seamlessly moved from “off-grid” to “on-chain.” Dubbed the “ultimate cypherpunk demo,” it showcased Bitcoin’s resilience as a seizure-resistant currency—ideal for scenarios like censorship, network blackouts, disasters, or times of uncertainty. Bitshala said in an official statement: “When we talk about building seizure-resistant money for uncertain times, this is exactly what we mean.” Relevant open-source repositories are now public, letting Meshtastic devices connect to Bitcoin Core. Transaction data splits into smaller ch

April 4 (local time) — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Public Relations Department announced Wednesday that the IRGC downed an enemy MQ-1 drone over Iran’s Isfahan Province. Also on Wednesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stated in a release that its air force conducted airstrikes against multiple targets in Tehran, Iran’s capital, on April 3. The strikes targeted several key Iranian infrastructure sites, including: - An IRGC air defense facility storing missiles for targeting airborne objects; - A military base tasked with protecting Iran’s weapons development facilities; - A ballistic missile storage location; - Several weapons production and research facilities. Iran has not responded to the strikes.

April 4th — Per OnchainLens monitoring, a recently created wallet has received 40,000 ETH (valued at roughly $82.12 million) from FalconX. The address is most likely linked to Bitmine. Wallet Address: 0x9783b6Ec1350a77D8D758A724B1052a027Cb67a7

April 4th — On April 3rd local time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told senior officials during a situation assessment that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would keep targeting Iran aggressively alongside the U.S. He noted the IDF was continuing to eliminate Iran’s military commanders and carry out airstrikes on infrastructure like bridges. Netanyahu also said the IDF had destroyed roughly 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity, weakening the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) funding and its ability to mass-produce weapons. (Source: Golden Finance)

On April 4th, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said Bitcoin spot ETFs are poised to surpass gold ETFs in assets under management (AUM) as market demand continues to grow. Seyffart noted Bitcoin has more diverse portfolio applications: it functions as "digital gold" and a store of value, while also offering asset allocation diversification, trading liquidity, and growth-risk asset traits. Gold, by contrast, has a relatively narrow investment logic. Fund flows reflect a shift in investor preferences: U.S. gold ETFs saw significant outflows in March, with net outflows of ~$2.92 billion. Over the same period, Bitcoin spot ETFs attracted ~$1.32 billion in net inflows. Despite the divergence in fund flows, Bitcoin and gold prices have tracked closely recently. Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin is down ~8.07% while gold has fallen ~8.25%. Market observers believe Bitcoin ETFs are transitioning from "alternative assets" to mainstream allocation tools as investor demand for digital