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🚨 Institutional Moves, Political Bombshells, TikTok Exposé, and Memecoin Mania

April 17, 2025 | Market Mood: Fear 😬, but Bulls Aren’t Hiding 🐂

Day Trading Editorial Team
April 18, 2025

😱 FEAR & GREED INDEX

SHIB got BBQ’d, whales are on a buying spree, and Congress might get rugged by Trump. Markets are scared — but the smart money’s out shopping.
Fear is high — but so is accumulation.

Fear and Greed Index

How’s your Fear & Greed Index looking today?

👇 Pick one, no shame in your crypto game:

LATEST GAINERS 📈

LATEST LOSERS 📈

STOCKS

Source: barchart.com

MICRO VOLUME CRYPTO

Source: coingecko.com

CRYPTO

Source: coingecko.com

This Week in Degens: Memes Pump, Tokens Dump

New meme coins aren’t stopping anytime soon. This week, $BABY (BabySwap), $INF (Inferno), $KWAII (Kolwaii), and several others jumped by four digits.
After a couple of successful weeks, $OM (Mantra) took a massive hit. This week, it dropped by 90%, amid increasing questions about the token’s supply distribution.
$PUMP (PumpBTC) had a great run this week despite market conditions, surging by more than 350% due to recent CEX listings and expanded trading options.

Market Overview: 😶‍🌫️ Fear Lingers, But Crypto Keeps Climbing

Despite macro chaos and policy whiplash, crypto markets stayed surprisingly solid this week. Bitcoin refused to blink, holding above $85,000 even as fear dominated investor sentiment.

Meanwhile, institutional activity ramped up, with BlackRock added another 455 BTC in a day, and Circle minted $250M more USDC on Solana.

AI + crypto is starting to look like the next major market narrative, especially after Greeks.live's big April 13 reveal. But it's not all green candles. High-flyers like Mantra got wrecked, proving that the risk/reward scale is still very much tilted.

We’re watching a market that's growing up fast, but not without growing pains. Price action says bullish, but sentiment says panic. The tension between those two may define the next few months.

🔮 What to Watch

🏛️ Congressional Clampdown Incoming: New bills could finally ban Congress from trading stocks (no more “Nancy trades”). If it passes, expect ripple effects across both TradFi and crypto sentiment.
📈 Crypto Market Movements: Whales are circling, and regulators are poking around. Institutional flows and policy shifts will steer the ship… or capsize it.
🌍 Trade Wars = Market Jitters: Further announcements regarding tariffs and international trade agreements may introduce additional volatility in both traditional and crypto markets.

👀 Headlines You Shouldn’t Sleep On

🏛️ Trump: “Congress Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Trade Stocks”

In an unexpected populist twist, Trump suggested banning Congress members from trading stocks. With growing public anger over insider gains, this could shift political pressure onto crypto disclosures as well. If this becomes a real push, expect volatility.

📉 XRP’s Rollercoaster: ETF Hopes vs. Brutal Liquidations

XRP saw wild swings this week. Hype around a potential ETF drove speculation, but that didn’t stop a brutal 33,928% liquidation imbalance. Meanwhile, Ripple added RLUSD to its payments stack, and a 60-day pause hit the SEC appeal. The XRP saga continues, and it's pure chaos.

🪙 Bitcoin Shrugs Off Sell Pressure (Again)

Despite rumors of a Chinese BTC dump, Bitcoin held strong above $85K like it didn’t even notice. BlackRock scooped 455 more coins, futures open interest popped, and whales kept stacking. The market's nervous, but Bitcoin’s out here flexing like it owns the place.

🧠 AI & Crypto Keep Merging

Glider just raised $4M (shoutout a16z), and Greeks.live is teasing AI-powered trading moves. AI and crypto aren’t just flirting anymore, they’re building a whole life together. This isn't vaporware. It's the foundation of the next market meta.

🌍 Powell: “Crypto Is Going Mainstream”

At a high-profile event, Fed Chair Jerome Powell made it clear: crypto isn't fringe anymore. Pair that with VanEck’s ETF push, and it’s clear that institutions aren’t just dipping toes, they’re diving in. Retail might still be nervous, but Wall Street’s suiting up..

🙃 TikTok Factories Just Leaked the Receipts

Chinese suppliers are airing luxury’s dirty laundry on TikTok, revealing that your $150 Lululemon leggings cost about $5 to make. These viral videos don’t just expose brand markups, they show how shoppers can bypass U.S. tariffs and buy directly for a fraction of the price. This has retail giants like Nike and Chanel sweating buckets.

🔥 FEATURED: 97% Gone — Why Bitcoin Might Be Your Only Lifeboat 💸

Still trust the dollar? It’s already lost 97% of its value since the Fed showed up. This week, we break down why fiat’s quietly bleeding out, and why Bitcoin might be the only real hedge left.

💀 Fiat's Fatal Flaw: Understand how endless money printing and inflation have nuked your purchasing power, and why it’s only getting worse.

🪙 Bitcoin’s Design Advantage: Fixed supply. No middlemen. Immune to Fed shenanigans.

📊 Smart Hedging: Explore historical charts, macro comparisons, and why more institutions are calling Bitcoin “digital gold” (for real this time).

This isn’t just another Bitcoin pitch, it’s a data-backed case for why now might be the time to rethink your money seriously.

👉 Read the full breakdown

📚 RESOURCES WE LIKED THIS WEEK

🤖 DeepSeek = Deep Profits? The Best AI Tokens to Trade in 2025

Dive into the murky depths of whale manipulation! This resource explores the concept of a "bear raid" and how large crypto market players can use this tactic to trigger sell-offs and accumulate assets cheaply.

👉 Read the alpha leak

🕵️‍♂️ Dark Skippy Attacks: The Sneaky Exploit You’ve Never Heard Of

Sounds like a cartoon villain, but “Dark Skippy” is a legit exploit creeping through Ethereum L2s. It’s sneaky, it’s growing, and most traders have no clue it exists. Here’s what it does, how it works, and how to keep your bags safe.

👉 Protect your bags

🛠️ DIY DeFi AI: Build Your Own Crypto Agent

Feeling ambitious? This guide walks you through creating your own AI-powered crypto trading agent using open tools and data. Automation isn’t just for hedge funds anymore.

👉 Build your bot

🌎 Cardano Goes Latin: Big Moves in Brazil

Cardano just teamed up with one of Brazil’s top universities, and this isn’t just for headlines. It’s a legit step toward real-world use cases in research, dev, and community building across Latin America. Adoption isn’t just coming. It’s arriving in style.

👉 Check out the partnership