Trump: The eventual outcome of the Iran issue will be seen very soon

As of April 17, per Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has stayed positive for 9 straight days, currently standing at 0.0117%. U.S. market buying sentiment continues to improve, following 15 consecutive days of negative premiums. BlockBeats Note: The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index measures the gap between Bitcoin’s price on Coinbase (a top U.S. exchange) and the global market average. It’s a key indicator for tracking U.S. market capital inflows, institutional investment interest, and shifts in market sentiment. A positive premium means Coinbase’s Bitcoin price is above the global average—typically signaling strong U.S. market buying interest, active inflows of institutional or compliant funds, ample USD liquidity, and broadly optimistic investor sentiment. A negative premium, by contrast, means Coinbase’s price is below the global average, usually reflecting heavy U.S. market selling pressure, reduced investor risk appetite, heightened market risk aversion, or ca

April 17: Per HTX market data, Bitcoin is oscillating around $75,000, currently trading at $75,019 with a 24-hour gain of 0.45%. The altcoin market is seeing a rotation rally, with old-school meme coins leading the upswing before Polkadot ecosystem tokens emerged as top 24-hour gainers: - MOVR: $3.818 (24h +202.06%) - SIREN: $1.8497 (24h +122.59%) - METIS: $5.995 (24h +89.12%) - SOON: $0.2557 (24h +80.71%) - GLMR: $0.0172 (24h +48.28%) - KSM: $5.791 (24h +28.49%)

On April 17, markets shifted to repricing the "form of war" instead of the "existence of war." U.S.-Iran talks moved from a comprehensive deal to a temporary framework, with more ceasefire signals—apparently cutting the tail risk of extreme supply disruptions. This directly reduced demand for the safe-haven USD and boosted risk asset flows. But the U.S. also expanded shipping and energy-related sanctions on Iran—covering crude oil, refined products, and industrial metals—meaning supply-side constraints haven’t been lifted, just become more structural. This "expected easing vs. actual tightening" mismatch is distorting market pricing. Energy markets haven’t seen meaningful loosening, but the USD weakened as risk appetite picked up—creating a classic asset misalignment: safe havens are pricing in an optimistic scenario early, while commodities still reflect constrained supply. That’s why Wall Street is uniformly turning bearish on the USD. The shift isn’t about deteriorating fundamenta

April 17th – The Hong Kong government has decided to suspend plans for a basketball betting project, RTHK reports. Hong Kong’s Secretary for Home Affairs, Caspar Tsui, told the outlet in an interview that authorities have tracked rapid growth in the “prediction market” in recent years: monthly trading volume jumped from under $100 million two years ago to over $13 billion last year, with nearly 40% of transactions tied to sports. The government worries launching a new betting project now would draw more public attention and could push people toward illegal gambling via the prediction market. As a result, it will pause new betting project promotions and conduct further research before deciding next steps. Tsui noted existing regulated betting projects have a mature monitoring system to control risks, but the prediction market remains uncertain. “As a responsible government, we need to first research its impact and prevalence in Hong Kong,” he said. He added the government works cl

April 17 – A UBS research report noted the Federal Reserve remains on track for further monetary easing. Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently downplayed the need for tighter monetary policy amid rising energy prices, saying policymakers typically “look through” supply shocks like surging oil costs—especially when inflation expectations stay well anchored. While the Fed still wants more evidence of sustained moderation in core inflation before easing policy again, we expect a 50-basis-point rate cut later this year. Given U.S. Treasury yields are well above pre-conflict levels, we see ample room for them to decline; our year-end targets are 3.25% for 2-year Treasuries and 3.75% for 10-year Treasuries, respectively. (FXStreet)

April 17 – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army said in a statement on Monday that they are prepared to strongly retaliate against any enemy aggression or criminal acts. The statement noted that enemy attempts to invade Iran via land and sea operations and seize Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf have been foiled. “If the enemy dares to take any reckless invasive action against Iran, they will undoubtedly face Iran’s lethal response,” the statement added. “The enemy will gain nothing but self-inflicted disgrace and a humiliating strategic defeat.” (Xinhua)