On Apr 17, 2025, 14:34 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has dropped below 84,000 USDT and is now trading at 83,999.359375 USDT, with a narrowed 0.50% decrease in 24 hours.

According to PANews, Global Payments has announced a $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay, with 45% of the shares coming from FIS and 55% from private equity firm GTCR. As part of the transaction, FIS will acquire Global Payments' issuing solutions business, valued at $13.5 billion. GTCR will complete the sale with 59% in cash and 41% in stock, and will hold a 15% stake in Global Payments post-merger, continuing to engage in future strategic developments. The deal is expected to be finalized in the first half of 2026.

OKX market data shows that BTC fell below 84,000 USDT and is now at 83,985.8 USDT, a 24-hour drop of 0.44%. (This newsletter is generated with the assistance of AI)

According to BlockBeats, data from Coinglass reveals that the funding rates on major centralized and decentralized exchanges (CEX and DEX) continue to indicate a bearish market sentiment. The funding rates for key cryptocurrencies are shown in the accompanying data. Funding rates are fees set by cryptocurrency trading platforms to maintain the balance between contract prices and the prices of the underlying assets, typically applied to perpetual contracts. This mechanism facilitates the exchange of funds between long and short traders, without the trading platform collecting these fees. It serves to adjust the cost or profit of holding contracts, ensuring that contract prices remain close to the underlying asset prices. A funding rate of 0.01% is considered the baseline. When the funding rate exceeds 0.01%, it suggests a bullish market sentiment. Conversely, when the funding rate falls below 0.005%, it indicates a bearish market sentiment.

As we move towards a global rebalancing of capital, I believe the next direction to trade is Bitcoin.

베이스 팀(코인베이스)이 조라에서 실험용으로 출시한 '베이스는 모두를 위한 것' 토큰은 급등과 내부자 거래 의혹이 제기된 후 95% 폭락했습니다. source: https://ko.spaziocrypto.com/amhohwa/silheomyong-tokeun-onbeiseu-cungdolryul-95-gamso/

Odaily Planet Daily News: Grey, president of Blackstone Group, said that the capital market has strong potential momentum, and if the tariff issue is resolved, the market will rebound very quickly. (Jinshi)

Eliza Labs, the developer behind the AI agent framework ai16z, announced the launch of auto. fun, a new no-code platform allowing users to launch AI agents on Web3 applications. According to an April 17 announcement, auto. fun allows for the creation, deployment and monetization of AI agents by non-developers without programming knowledge source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai16z-s-eliza-labs-launches-ai-powered-pump-fun-alternative-auto-fun?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

South Korean traders slowed down their activity in Q1, switching to BTC and KRW as safer assets. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/south-korean-crypto-market-retail-risk-off/

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Ethereum Foundation announced that the sixth batch of Ethereum Protocol Scholarship Program (EPF6) is open for application. The application for EPF6 will end on April 30. The sixth phase will be held from June to November 2025. Participants will have the opportunity to contact mentors from the core development community.

The 'Base is for everyone' token, launched as an experiment on Zora by the Base team (Coinbase), collapsed by 95% after a rapid surge and accusations of insider trading. source: https://en.spaziocrypto.com/crypto/experimental-token-on-base-crashes-by-95/

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In a landmark move poised to reshape its education system, China has announced the full-scale integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into classrooms, curricula, and teaching materials across all education levels.

Family offices are investing more in Ethereum than Bitcoin through crypto ETPs, showing stronger interest in Ethereum among smaller investors. Larger institutions still dominate Bitcoin ETPs, but Ethereum is attracting a broader and more diverse range of players.

China could perhaps follow Trump’s lead and use the confiscated bitcoins as strategic reserves, with the central government managing and disposing of related assets in a unified manner.