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According to a report from CoinShares' research department, digital asset investment products recorded a net inflow of $1.2 billion this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive inflows. Total assets under management (AuM) rose to $155 billion, the highest level since February 1. Among them, Bitcoin led with an inflow of $933 million, bringing the year-to-date total inflow to $4 billion; Ethereum saw inflows of over $190 million for the third consecutive week; XRP returned to net inflow after a week of outflows.Regionally, the United States dominated this week's inflows ($1.1 billion), while Germany, Switzerland, and Canada also recorded positive inflows, indicating a broadening demand. Additionally, blockchain stock ETFs have cumulatively attracted $617 million over the past three weeks, setting a record for weekly inflows, reflecting growing interest from institutional investors in this sector. The market is currently focused on the FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which may create some disturbances in short-term sentiment.

According to SoSoValue data, last week's trading day saw a net inflow of $155 million for Ethereum spot ETFs.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net inflow of $138 million, bringing ETHA's historical total net inflow to $11.97 billion. The second was BlackRock ETF ETHB, with a weekly net inflow of $60.9053 million, and ETHB's historical total net inflow currently stands at $456 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETHE, with a weekly net outflow of $49.2393 million, and ETHE's historical total net outflow has reached $5.25 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.79 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio of 4.91%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12 billion.

The on-chain analysis platform Arkham posted on X that the Ethereum Foundation has unstaked approximately $48.9 million worth of ETH. Tracking data shows that the Ethereum Foundation has deposited WSTETH into Lido's unstETH contract, and after the unlocking process is completed, it will receive the corresponding ETH.The market's focus is on whether the ETH unstaked by the Ethereum Foundation will be sold further. Previously, the Ethereum Foundation has sold ETH multiple times for operational fund management, raising ongoing concerns in the market about potential selling pressure.

According to CoinDesk, while quantum computers cannot disrupt the Bitcoin mining mechanism or the blockchain ledger, they may potentially crack the elliptic curve encryption system that protects wallet ownership through Shor's algorithm. Currently, about 6.9 million BTC (approximately one-third of the total supply) face potential risks due to public keys being visible on-chain, including around 1 million early holdings by Satoshi Nakamoto; transactions generated after the Taproot upgrade in 2021 are also affected due to public key exposure.Ethereum has established a formal quantum resistance migration plan since 2018, with 4 full-time teams and over 10 independent development groups, and has launched a dedicated progress website at pq.ethereum.org. In contrast, Bitcoin currently lacks a unified response roadmap, and the existing BIP-360 proposal and BitMEX Research detection scheme have not received widespread support from core developers. Notable Bitcoin advocate Nic Carter pointed out that Bitcoin's response is "the worst," while Blockstream CEO Adam Back believes that current quantum systems are still in the laboratory stage, but he also agrees that optional upgrade solutions should be deployed in advance.Analysts point out that Bitcoin's anti-centralization governance culture makes coordinating large-scale security upgrades extremely difficult, and how to handle historical legacy issues such as Satoshi Nakamoto's holdings is particularly challenging. A related paper from Google warns that once quantum attacks become a reality, the window for response may have already closed.

According to data monitoring by CryptoSlam, the trading volume of NFTs on the Ethereum chain reached $3.934 million in the past 24 hours, an increase of 72.78%. The trading volume of BAYC exceeded $1.45 million, with a 24-hour increase of 266.35%; Countyard's trading volume was about $980,000, with a 24-hour increase of 88.1%.In addition, NFT trading on the Ethereum chain has surged significantly, with the trading volume now exceeding $55 million, surpassing the trading volume of about $37.095 million in March.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, an early Ethereum whale has once again transferred 10,000 ETH (approximately $23.21 million) to a multi-signature address, which may sell the received tokens soon. The address 0x26c...B9392 has accumulated a total of 12,001 ETH deposited to OKX over the past two months, with a total value of $24.62 million. Based on past experience, the ETH transferred to this address will typically flow to exchanges in batches later.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs is $23.3807 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was the BlackRock Staked ETH ETF ETHB, with a single-day net inflow of $32.252 million, bringing the historical total net inflow of ETHB to $32.252 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow yesterday was the BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net outflow of $7.714 million, bringing the historical total net outflow of ETHA to $28.6641 million. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.791 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.91%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12.099 billion.

Ethereum developer Tom Lehman has released a draft proposal for EIP-8182, which aims to make private transactions a native feature of Ethereum by introducing shared privacy pools, a fixed address system contract, and zero-knowledge proof verification precompiles at the Ethereum protocol layer.The proposal states that the solution will be implemented through a hard fork upgrade, without an administrator key, governance tokens, or on-chain upgrade mechanisms, with the goal of addressing the issues of decentralization and inconsistent trust models in privacy applications. As designed, users can make private transactions to any Ethereum address or ENS name using existing wallets, and it supports atomic "de-sensitization - interaction - re-privatization" processes.

The Ethereum Foundation announced on the X platform that it has completed the sale of 10,000 ETH through OTC, with an average price of $2,387. The counterparty for this OTC transaction was Bitmine.

AI digital asset trading agency platform Fere AI announced the completion of a $1.3 million financing round, led by Ethereal Ventures, with participation from Galaxy Vision Hill and Kosmos Ventures.The platform supports cross-chain networks such as Ethereum, Solana, and Base, allowing users to describe trading objectives in natural language, with AI agents handling trade execution. The new funds will be used to accelerate platform feature development and optimize trading execution strategies.

According to Artemis data, Ethereum generated $2.7 million in fees in 24 hours, leading Hyperliquid's $1.7 million.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 23) the total net outflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $75.936 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETH, with a single-day net inflow of $19.7581 million, bringing the total historical net inflow of ETH to $1.926 billion.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net outflow of $51.2987 million, bringing the total historical net inflow of FETH to $2.341 billion.As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs was $13.713 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Ethereum market value) of 4.89%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.979 billion.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens, Tether has once again minted 1 billion USDT on the Ethereum network, with a total minted amount of 3 billion dollars in the past 5 days.

Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on platform X to announce options expiration data: 1. 109,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio was 0.93, maximum pain point at $72,000, notional value of $8.55 billion. 2. 563,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio was 0.72, maximum pain point at $2,200, notional value of $1.32 billion.This week the market continued to rebound, with Bitcoin strongly breaking through $78,000. The Web3 conference in Hong Kong was also filled with a joyful atmosphere of rising prices, and altcoin markets are warming up. This is a monthly expiration, with 25% of options set to expire. In terms of holding period, the distribution of open contracts in the options market shows 12% at the end of May and 24% at the end of June. From the main options data, Bitcoin's main term implied volatility (IV) has continued to decline this month, with most term IVs dropping by 1% to 2%, falling below 40%, while ETH's main term IV has decreased even more, currently around 60%.Despite the price increase, the Skew has retreated, and the market does not exhibit FOMO sentiment. In the second quarter of this year, Bitcoin performed significantly better than in the first quarter in terms of both price and popularity. This month's continued rebound is a sign of capital inflow; if macro pressures bottom out by mid-year, then Bitcoin's bottom will also be confirmed.

Aave has released the latest developments regarding the rsETH security incident on platform X, disclosing that operations related to rsETH reserves have been suspended on the Ethereum mainnet and networks such as Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea, in order to prevent excess aETH rsETH from being withdrawn, thereby pushing the position closer to the 95% liquidation threshold.This measure aims to preserve as much capital as possible during the asset recovery plan process and reduce systemic risk. Aave stated that further developments and disposal plans will continue to be disclosed to the community.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the net inflow of Bitcoin ETFs in the United States is 4,349 BTC, the net inflow of Ethereum ETFs is 35,736 ETH, and the net inflow of Solana ETFs is 1,311 SOL.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, after increasing their holdings by 100,000 ETH at noon today, Bitmine has just deposited 75,600 ETH ($176 million) into Ethereum PoS staking. Currently, Bitmine should have staked a total of 3,471,000 ETH, accounting for 70% of their total ETH holdings (4,976,000 ETH).