On April 8, per HyperInsight monitoring, "Pal" Huang Lizheng briefly boosted his leverage to 25x, holding an ETH long position of ~300 coins that pushed his total position size to $25.16 million. He then placed sell orders in the $2260-$2300 range, planning to partially take profits on a ~$1.8 million position. Sources note the address has accumulated $1.5 million in profits during this rally, with account funds growing to $2.57 million. Its current ETH liquidation price stands at $2066.

April 8: Following the U.S.-Iran two-week ceasefire agreement, crude oil prices plummeted. Meanwhile, HIP-3 ecosystem project TradeXYZ on the Hyperliquid platform saw a sharp surge in trading volume, with its 24-hour volume topping $5.01 billion. Currently, RWA trading volume on Hyperliquid makes up 47.1% of total volume, approaching a historical high.

On April 8th, CryptoQuant data shows Bitcoin’s (BTC) balance across exchanges continues to decline. Over the past year, roughly 100,000 BTC has been withdrawn from exchanges, leaving approximately 867,000 BTC still held on these platforms. Analysts note Bitcoin continues to benefit from investors choosing to pull supply off exchanges rather than consistently redepositing coins back into the market.

April 8 (local time) From CCTV News: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council released a statement on Sunday (April 8 local time) congratulating the Iranian people on a victory. The statement notes the U.S. has in principle committed to the following obligations: - Ensure no further military actions against Iran - Recognize Iran’s continued control of the Strait of Hormuz - Accept Iran’s uranium enrichment activities - Lift all primary and secondary sanctions on Iran - Revoke all relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors - Provide compensation for damages to Iran - Withdraw U.S. combat forces from the region - Cease all military operations on all fronts

April 8th Greeks.live analyst Adam noted Bitcoin rallied to $72,000 quickly after U.S.-Iran tensions eased again. Key options metrics show: - Near-term implied volatility (IV) continues to decline, with expiry-term IV also falling; - Skew has tilted increasingly bearish, creating downside incentives; - Meanwhile, as realized volatility (RV) climbed, the volatility risk premium (VRP)—which rebounded sharply yesterday—pulled back again. From an options perspective, the rebound above $70,000 delivered a more notable positive signal to the market. This is primarily because it eased fears of a black swan event triggering a sharp selloff, rather than reflecting expectations of sustained price gains.

April 8 — Iran has not rolled out a formal toll plan or pricing standards for the Hormuz Strait, its Ambassador to China Fazli said in Beijing on Wednesday (April 8). Addressing the much-discussed question of whether the strait will charge tolls, Fazli noted Iran will base its decision on toll rates for other global waterways and international law. ### Notes on American English adaptation: 1. **Conciseness**: Replaced "has not yet introduced" with "has not rolled out" (more colloquial for policy launches) and simplified "refer to... to make a decision" to "base its decision on" (streamlined for news brevity). 2. **Clarity**: Added "Wednesday (April 8)" (Americans often pair dates with weekdays in quick updates) and split the statement into two short paragraphs for readability. 3. **Natural phrasing**: Used "much-discussed question" instead of "widely discussed issue" (more conversational in U.S. media) and "toll rates" (common term for pricing vs. "standards" alone). 4. **Fo